The ground rumbles and gigantic structures shift as aeons-dormant legions of metallic warriors are awoken by custodial protocols. Shaking off the fug of a deep and eternal sleep, the reality-rending weapons of the Necrons whirr into life and cruel Overlords begin to put into action their plans to return the galaxy to the cold grip they once held it in.
Who better to lead these undying phalanxes to rebuild their glorious lost empire than the most resolute and determined of all the Phaerons?
Few Necrons are so terrible and ruthless as Imotekh the Stormlord. Awoken into a galaxy littered with the ruins of his people’s fallen empire, Imotekh had no time for the petty squabbles of his noble superiors, and ruthlessly snatched the throne of the Sautekh Dynasty for himself.
Imotekh’s machine mind fizzes with hyperlogical strategic abilities that give his intricate plans the uncanny feeling of prescience, and with a casual gesture he can blacken the skies with teeming invasion forces. Thanks to his Gauntlet of Fire and Staff of the Destroyer, he’s pretty handy in a fight too – and just look at that cloak.
This auspicious Phaeron is just one of the new miniatures in Codex: Necrons – awakening protocols for the rest aren’t quite complete yet.* The fourth Codex of the new edition of Warhammer 40,000 contains everything you could possibly want to know about the severe and uncompromising Necron Dynasties.
Alongside detailed lore covering the history of the dynasties, galleries of their miniatures, 47 datasheets, and Crusade rules, there are five full Detachments – each with unique Enhancements and Stratagems – that exemplify the way these immortal alien androids do battle.
The Awakened Dynasty returns from the Index, and is still the perfect way to run a silver tide of Necron Warriors that your enemy just cannot put down. More esoteric forms of warfare are enabled by the Hypercrypt Legion, which lets Necron units hyperphase into Strategic Reserves at the end of the enemy turn. Bring along a Monolith or two to make use of their Eternity Gates to return units, and trigger powerful Stratagems like Hyperphasic Recall.
Contingents of noble Overlords who prefer to enact their master plans from the front line benefit greatly from bonuses provided by the Obeisance Phalanx, while the Canoptek Court taps into buried Necron technologies to empower Crypteks and their mindless constructs in areas of the battlefield they control.
For those that prefer something simpler, the Annihilation Legion unlocks the true murderous potential of the Destroyer Cults. Even death cannot put an end to the Eternal Madness of these deranged killers, who will continue to butcher their foes on a 4+ when taken down in the Fight phase – just what the Skorpekh Lord ordered.
Codex: Necrons also features a range of tweaks and updates to various datasheets and rules, making it a must-have to ensure the warriors of your dynasty are in tip-top fighting shape after their very long nap. For more reveals today, check out the Preview hub.
* Some say they just want their chroming repolished and their actuators tightening ahead of their big reveal.