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Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition
Codex: Necrons
The Necrons are a deathless race of alien androids, rulers of the galaxy in a long-forgotten era. Now, having slumbered in stasis for millennia, they are rising up to conquer it again. Clad in self-repairing bodies of living metal and wielding weapons that harness the most devastating energies of the cosmos, the Necrons are a terrifying enemy. Fearless, relentless, and utterly without mercy, they advance in serried ranks and lay down withering storms of fire fit to annihilate even the mightiest of foes. The hyper-resilient Necron soldiery are supported by murderous specialist units, techno-sorcerous war machines, mindless Canoptek constructs, and shards of shattered star gods. They are led to war by undying nobles wielding weapons of devastating power, driven by the absolute conviction that they are the rightful rulers of the stars. And if the long sleep has reduced many Necrons to mindless monsters, or ravaged their sanity and transformed them into murderous demigods? Such madness only makes them an even greater and more terrible threat.
Codex: Necrons is your essential guide to one of the 41st Millennium's greatest threats – a millennia-old alliance of ancient androids who long ago sacrificed their very essence for greater power. In this book, you'll discover the history of the Necrons, from the very earliest days of the universe, to the War in Heaven, and their awakening, all illustrated with stunning art. Once you've read the lore, you can build your army using a vast suite of rules that bring the Necrons to life, with rules for the dynasties (including ones of your own creation!), datasheets, Stratagems, and much, much more.
This 120-page hardback book contains:
- The history of the Necrons – from their ancient origins to the Era Indomitus
- Stunning art that brings the lore to life
- A showcase of incredibly painted miniatures to inspire your own collection and colour schemes
- Crusade rules that let you develop your Necron army in thrilling narrative campaigns
- Special abilities and bonuses like Command Protocols for your Necron forces
- Datasheets for Necrons units for your reference
- Stratagems, Powers of the C'tan, and more!
Codex: Necrons is your essential guide to one of the 41st Millennium's greatest threats – a millennia-old alliance of ancient androids who long ago sacrificed their very essence for greater power. In this book, you'll discover the history of the Necrons, from the very earliest days of the universe, to the War in Heaven, and their awakening, all illustrated with stunning art. Once you've read the lore, you can build your army using a vast suite of rules that bring the Necrons to life, with rules for the dynasties (including ones of your own creation!), datasheets, Stratagems, and much, much more.
This 120-page hardback book contains:
- The history of the Necrons – from their ancient origins to the Era Indomitus
- Stunning art that brings the lore to life
- A showcase of incredibly painted miniatures to inspire your own collection and colour schemes
- Crusade rules that let you develop your Necron army in thrilling narrative campaigns
- Special abilities and bonuses like Command Protocols for your Necron forces
- Datasheets for Necrons units for your reference
- Stratagems, Powers of the C'tan, and more!
- GenresScience Fiction40k
120 pages, Hardcover
Published October 10, 2020
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June 29, 2023
As one of the codices written early on in 9th edition this book has suffered a little as the inevitable 'power creep' that always occurs within the games life cycle has rendered the army list to being less than top tier.
However, the rules as written givee you some great new units, and all the rules you need to play story driven Crusade games with your favourite homicidal undead space robots !
Lovely art as usual, a selection of nicely painted miniatures, and an update on Necron lore round out the book and make it a worthwhile purchase.
It seems odd writing this review on the eve of the release of the next edition of 40k, but this book is actually pretty much perfect as a template for how a 9th edition codex should be written.
Later volumes became overburdened by stratagems or needlessly fiddly layers of extra rules which eventually made the game difficult to play for all but the really committed.
However, the rules as written givee you some great new units, and all the rules you need to play story driven Crusade games with your favourite homicidal undead space robots !
Lovely art as usual, a selection of nicely painted miniatures, and an update on Necron lore round out the book and make it a worthwhile purchase.
It seems odd writing this review on the eve of the release of the next edition of 40k, but this book is actually pretty much perfect as a template for how a 9th edition codex should be written.
Later volumes became overburdened by stratagems or needlessly fiddly layers of extra rules which eventually made the game difficult to play for all but the really committed.
March 1, 2022
The Necrons are back in 9th edition, and they are as terrifying as they ought to be.
I'm very satisfied with their datasheets and rules, as a Necron player myself, but more importantly the Necron lore included in this book is absolutely fascinating. It's given me a new understanding of the Necrons in an almost sympathetic way, especially for the Silent King (my most prized model). GW really nailed it with the story of the Necrons, and though they are a bit too expensive still (even after the Chapter Approved 2022 which DID help a lot), the bone androids are an absolute threat on the tabletop.
I'm very satisfied with their datasheets and rules, as a Necron player myself, but more importantly the Necron lore included in this book is absolutely fascinating. It's given me a new understanding of the Necrons in an almost sympathetic way, especially for the Silent King (my most prized model). GW really nailed it with the story of the Necrons, and though they are a bit too expensive still (even after the Chapter Approved 2022 which DID help a lot), the bone androids are an absolute threat on the tabletop.
December 16, 2021
Necrons einfach bestes Volk
Trayzn ist einer der coolsten Charaktere überhaupt, die ganze Lore ist, obwohl vergleichsweise wenig, wirklich spannend.
Sehr schöne artworks enthalten, sehr gut lesbare Beschreibungen und Geschichten. Allerdings sehr teuer für das gebotene.
Trayzn ist einer der coolsten Charaktere überhaupt, die ganze Lore ist, obwohl vergleichsweise wenig, wirklich spannend.
Sehr schöne artworks enthalten, sehr gut lesbare Beschreibungen und Geschichten. Allerdings sehr teuer für das gebotene.
May 14, 2023
A rulebook that contains lore and rules surrounding the Necron faction of the game Warhammer 40k? Loved it. Great lore and these were the guys that got me into Warhammer. If you have no idea what I’m talking about I doubt you’d enjoy this book. But I enjoyed it. And that’s what matters.
November 17, 2020
Great to see necrons getting a new update. They really needed it in my opinion.
October 25, 2021
you know what? pretty good for a rule book
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