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MarksmanCypher · 11-09-2006

Well, yesterday I played two games against my friend and his Necrons. He used two different lists - the first game used this:

1 x Nightbringer
1 x Lord w/ Resurrection Orb
13 Warriors
14 Warriors

I used my standard list:
Daemon Prince w/ Dreadaxe; Flight/Aura/Essence/Strength/Stature; Bolt of Change; Spiky; Close COmbat Weapon.

What did I learn?

Stay away from the Nightbringer.

Single handedly, that... that... thing!... took out my Daemon Prince and an entire unit. The other units fell to mass amounts of Gauss shots. He was horrendous. I needed to kill 21 necrons to force a Phase Out, and I only managed to destroy 8. 8! You should see his 4+ rolls, though. I kept knocking them down, but time after time they would get back up. In one turn, I took out 13 Necrons, and only 2 of them stayed down. He is insane with his 4+ rolls.

The second game we played, I used the same list, but he took:

Destroyer Lord w/ Warscythe, Solar Pulse, Phase Shifter
Lord w/ Res Orb; Veil of Darkness
6 Scarab bases
30 Warriors
1 Wraith

This time, it was his turn to fall to the might of Chaos.

The mission was Escalation, and so he started with only his Warriors and Lord on the table. When his Destroyer Lord came on with the Scarabs, three squads rapid fired and charged - somehow, the Lord still lived; meaning he had nothing to shoot at in his turn! A poor scatter for the Veil of Darkness destroyed a good 7 or 8 models, and my Daemon Prince came on and charged the other unit - 5 hits, 5 wounds. They ran from combat (as you would) and were cut down.

Two games against Necrons - one win, one loss.

What did I learn? Stay away from the Nightbringer. Shoot NOTHING at him, and assault him with NOTHING. Target the Warriors. If I had've sent my Daemon prince in there, I might have been able to do some more damage. Don't risk anything. I did two wounds to the Nightbringer with a Dreadaxe. That was it. Two wounds and 8 warriors, and I lost a Daemon Prince and 51 wounds of Thousand Sons. Brutal.

Learnt alot, but he knows how to use the Nightbringer - he keeps him with all of his warriors, so if I go too close, I'm going to get assaulted. Sometimes, there isn't much you can do.

There are some seriously nasty armies out there.

Next time, I'm taking a Battle Cannon!

11-09-2006	#19 (permalink)
MarksmanCypher Trooper Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 111 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Latest Games - What did I learn? Well, yesterday I played two games against my friend and his Necrons. He used two different lists - the first game used this: 1 x Nightbringer 1 x Lord w/ Resurrection Orb 13 Warriors 14 Warriors I used my standard list: Daemon Prince w/ Dreadaxe; Flight/Aura/Essence/Strength/Stature; Bolt of Change; Spiky; Close COmbat Weapon. What did I learn? Stay away from the Nightbringer. Single handedly, that... that... thing!... took out my Daemon Prince and an entire unit. The other units fell to mass amounts of Gauss shots. He was horrendous. I needed to kill 21 necrons to force a Phase Out, and I only managed to destroy 8. 8! You should see his 4+ rolls, though. I kept knocking them down, but time after time they would get back up. In one turn, I took out 13 Necrons, and only 2 of them stayed down. He is insane with his 4+ rolls. The second game we played, I used the same list, but he took: Destroyer Lord w/ Warscythe, Solar Pulse, Phase Shifter Lord w/ Res Orb; Veil of Darkness 6 Scarab bases 30 Warriors 1 Wraith This time, it was his turn to fall to the might of Chaos. The mission was Escalation, and so he started with only his Warriors and Lord on the table. When his Destroyer Lord came on with the Scarabs, three squads rapid fired and charged - somehow, the Lord still lived; meaning he had nothing to shoot at in his turn! A poor scatter for the Veil of Darkness destroyed a good 7 or 8 models, and my Daemon Prince came on and charged the other unit - 5 hits, 5 wounds. They ran from combat (as you would) and were cut down. Two games against Necrons - one win, one loss. What did I learn? Stay away from the Nightbringer. Shoot NOTHING at him, and assault him with NOTHING. Target the Warriors. If I had've sent my Daemon prince in there, I might have been able to do some more damage. Don't risk anything. I did two wounds to the Nightbringer with a Dreadaxe. That was it. Two wounds and 8 warriors, and I lost a Daemon Prince and 51 wounds of Thousand Sons. Brutal. Learnt alot, but he knows how to use the Nightbringer - he keeps him with all of his warriors, so if I go too close, I'm going to get assaulted. Sometimes, there isn't much you can do. There are some seriously nasty armies out there. Next time, I'm taking a Battle Cannon! __________________ Lurking in the Shadows of 40k Terra.