Games Workshop just announced the Necrons will be ready to order later this week. So today we’re going to be taking a look at back at all the previews we saw last week across, and the new releases.
Games Workshop was pleased to announce the Necrons Codex, as well as a couple other new releases will be going up for pre-order next weekend.
Over the years, the Necrons have evolved and developed as a faction, and today they’re a richly realised part of the fabric of Warhammer 40,000. Codex: Necrons is the next step in that evolution, providing new rules that’ll allow you to customise your army more than ever before, whether you’re dedicating your force to a particular dynasty or combining your favourite units with new Stratagems.
To help you commemorate the occasion, Codex: Necrons is being released in lavishly realised collector’s edition – if you’re a dedicated fan, make sure to grab your copy before stocks run out!
Additionally, with so many new Stratagems (not to mention Powers of the C’tan) coming out, there’s a set of datacards on the way to help you keep track of them mid-game, allowing you to plan your strategies like a true phaeron!
That’s not all – as if Forgebane didn’t offer enough savings, there’s a new Start Collecting! set on its way for Necrons, featuring a specially selected set of units for kicking off your army. With enough for not one but two Patrol Detachments in the same set, it’s a pretty great way to expand an existing collection too.
Even though we’ll be seeing rules previews throughout the week of the upcoming Necron codex we already got a look at the Beta Codex in last week’s Full Necron Codex Book Video SPOTTED article.
The latest preview video is from Super Wargamer and it shows us everything between the covers of the book. It’s a constant scroll, and he mentions that it is a “beta” version of the codex, but as we saw above some parts to match up with the Games Workshop confirmations from Sunday:
You can find it over on Super Wargamer’s YouTube channel, and if it isn’t there anymore it may have gotten taken down. It was viewable at the time this article was written.
This is a Beta Codex, some points might change slightly, but i don’t believe they will, have fun everyone
Here are some of the previous rules that were spotted for the Necrons, that have now all been credited to Super Wargamer:
Tesseract Vault is going to have 28 Wounds, a 3+ Save, Toughness 7, and a 4+ invulnerable. making it extremely hard to take down. The only weapon it has is a Tesla sphere which has a 24″ range, Assault 5, Strength 7, does 1 Damage, but it does cause 3 hits instead of 1 for each hit roll of a 6+.
BIKES!!! Tomb Blades have the Biker and Fly keywords making them a very useful unit to have on the battlefield, and with a 14″ Move they’re going to be pretty quick at the same time. They’re no the most durable of units, but they definitely make up for it in their abilities and attacks like a -2 S5 shot!
Transcendent C’tan is going to have an 8″ Move, 2+ WS/BS, Strength 7, Toughness 7, 8 Wounds, 4 Attacks, Leadership 10, a 4+ Save/Invulnerable Save. Its Crackling tendrils are going to be Melee only, but they had an AP -4 that are doing D6 Damage, and not to mention you’ll have the ability to pick a Fractured Personality ability before the battle. If you’re willing to try your luck though you can roll 2D6 before the battle to randomly determine two abilities and apply them both to this model for the duration of the battle.
Dynastic Codes 
Games Workshop ended up confirming the first batch of rumors last week with their first preview of the upcoming codex.
And, as if Forgbane itself weren’t already exciting enough news for Necrons fans, we can confirm that hot on its heels will be a brand new codex for the everliving legions arriving before the end of March. So you won’t have to wait long before your Necrons can benefit from a whole swathe of new rules, Stratagems and – for the first time ever – unique dynasty rules for the most powerful of the ancient empire’s armies. We’ll be previewing this new codex in-depth soon, but in the meantime, here’s a peek at the Dynastic Codes – powerful rules for customising your collection – to whet your appetite.
Overall it looks like the cat may be out of the bag for the new Necron book as this video has over 10,000 views seemingly in one day.
Are you looking forward to these changes coming our way for the Necrons, if they are true? Drop us a line and let us know in the comments below.
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