Codex Necrons: Artwork & Unit Updates

Codex Necrons is coming this week and it looks to be just as lavish as expected – plus have a handful of rules:

Codex Necrons Artwork

First up, we wanted to get a bunch of artwork out there, from the Apple iTunes store and Black Library.  This codex looks like it wont be scrimping in the artwork and visual department.  There are some new pieces of Necron art that up there with the very best GW has ever offered:

Hey, look – Colorful Necrons!

Necron Unit Updates

Then some last bits of Necron unit info and tidbits that we just couldn’t cram into our weekend schedule – so more for you now!

via Blood of Kittens (go check out TastyTaste, he’s put together a fantastic roundup!)

HQ:

Nemesor Zandrekh: WS5 BS5, Adaptive Tactics – Must pick a new Warlord Trait at the beginning of every turn.

Vargard Obyron: WS5 BS5

Illuminor Szeras:

Orikan: Orikan once Empowered stays empowered

Anrakyr: WS5 BS5

Trazyn: WS5 BS5

Overlord: 80pts WS5 BS5

Destroyer Lord: WS5 BS5

Necron Lord: 2 Wounds

Cryptek: 2 Wounds

Elites:

Deathmarks:

Lychguard: 25 pts each. 3+ Invulnerable Save

Flayed Ones: 4 Attacks, Shred, AP5

Triarch Stalker: Targeting Relay – +1 BS to a single Necron unit within 12″ inches

Triarch Praetorians: 25 pts each, 2 Base Attacks, Rod of the Convnent 12″ range

C’Tan Shard Nightbringer: 240 pts, Eternal warrior, Fleshbane, Gaze of Death – 12″ AP2 Roll 3D6 and subtract the target’s Leadership; the target unit suffers a number of Wounds equal to the result.

C’Tan Shard Deceiver: Eternal warrior, Hit and run, Dread – All Enemy Units within 12″ Inches -2 LD. Grand Illusion – After Scout moves, but before Seize Initiative roll Redeploy D3 units within 12″and the C’Tan Shard Deceiver or put in reserves

Troops:

Warriors:

Immortals:

Fast Attack:

Night Scythe:

Ghost Ark:

Canoptek Wraiths: T5

Canoptek Scarabs:

Tomb Blades: 16 pts each

Destroyers: 2 Wounds

Heavy Support:

Doom Scythe: Death Ray – 24″ S10 AP1, Heavy 1, Blast, Lance

Doomsday Ark: 170 pts Doomsday Cannon – Stationary 72″ S10 AP1, Heavy 1 Large Blast. Combat Speed 24″ S8 AP3 Blast

Annihilation Barge:

Monolith:

Canoptek Spyders:

Obelisk: AV 14, 14, 14

Lords of War:

Imotekh the Stormlord: WS5 BS5

Full Necron Rumor Roundup

So now, do you think the Codex has what it will take to give Codex: Wave Serpent Eldar a run for the money?

Author: Larry Vela

Dad, Gamer, Publisher, Pilot, Texan. All games all the time since junior-high. I started BoLS Interactive in 2006. I’m a lifelong tabletop & RPG gaming enthusiast, and internet publisher working to entertain and inform my readers every day. I've been playing RPGs and Tabletop Games since the 1970s. I'm been playing and covering Warhammer and Warhammer 40K for over 35 years.