The artwork got me thinking.Necrons are always depicted as endless hordes of silent, glittering warriors. Still, most army's seem to be composed mostly out of destroyers and monoliths nowdays. Something seemed odd. And so my thoughts eventually ended up thinking about a necron army themed around warriors, warriors, warriors, and nothing but warriorsWell, almost nothing but warriors. But the main focus of the army would be ordinary warriors.
PowersNow, I'm not a cron player, but I figured that ordinary necron warriors are capable of taking down almost anything, even land raiders. Given enough warriors, anything will fall. Furthermore, taking a lot of them will ensure that anything that gets near will get a huge amount of gauss heading its way.
To add, ordinary necrons seem to be some of the toughest things around. Not only do they get a 3+ save, but the entire army also has a pseudo 4+ invulnerable save. Especially if you take a lot of them, which ensures being in WBB-range
Still, I guess a lord with a resurrection orb will bee needed. But how about taking only warriors beyond that? For a 1500 point-army, that would make
75 warriors!. Phase out would require the opponent to take out 57 warriors!
WeaknessesThis army would have its obvious weaknesses. HtH would be one. But taking small squads could probably counter this. just sacrifice the squad and make sure the antagonist are met with a healthy dose of firepower afterwars. This shouldn't be done too often.
But then again, that might not be necessary. With 75 warriors all carrying 24" range weapons, there should be little place left to hide.
How would this army work? Actually, it's really quite simple. Just walk towards the enemy, and shoot. Make it a battle of attrition. You're most likely to be the last one standing.
So, would this work? Has anyone ever tried this? Is there something I've missed that would make the theme work better? Your comments are welcome.
Mortil