My First Crack at a Necrons List

So, as many people also have, I picked up a copy of the Necrons codex this weekend and am looking through what kind of lists are available. So far, I have kind of settled on a specific build, but I am sure things will change in the coming weeks as the reality of a lot of these choices comes to the surface.

I will say this right off the bat: Necrons are frustrating to build lists with because it is just impossible to get everything you want into an army, with good choices appearing throughout the book. I happen think that is a good thing!

Be sure to ground yourself prior to assembly...

Imotekh and his Flying Douchebags
HQ: 650
Imotekh the Stormlord 225
Royal Court: 4x Cryptek of Destruction 140
Necron Overlord w/ Warscythe, Command Barge 180
Royal Court: 3x Cryptek of Destruction 105

Elites: 450
Triarch Stalker 150
Triarch Stalker 150
Triarch Stalker 150

Troops: 720
5x Warriors w/ Ghost Ark 180
5x Warriors w/ Ghost Ark 180
5x Warriors w/ Ghost Ark 180
5x Warriors w/ Ghost Ark 180

Heavy: 180
Annihilation Barge 90
Annihilation Barge 90

Total: 2000

So a little explanation, I suppose:

Well first, off, we have the rules for the Royal Courts, stating that only one member can be placed in each unit, but, we can simply grab a Cryptek from each Court and put it into a warrior unit. This gives us a couple good 2x Str8 shots coming out of most of the Ghost Arks, with Imotekh grabbing a ride on the last with a single Cryptek.

Another cheeky little rule I noticed is that there is absolutely no need for Imotekh to be on the table in order to use his abilities, simply a requirement that he be in your army. It is always a good thing to have more tactical options available that you thought (heck, you can reserve your whole list and still lightning up the enemy for the number of turns it takes him to come on).

Next off, a little summary:
10x AV13/11 Vehicles
8x Twin-linked Str7 Tesla Arc Shots (Annihilation Barges)
7x Str8 shots (Crypteks)
Imotekh's Str8s of Magic Science Lightning, along with his decent one shot Str6 AP1 mini-jaws
Necron Overlord to strafe over harder vehicles to break (Str7 2d6 pen on vehicles when you fly over them)
3x Double Multi-melta (Stalkers)

What we see is an army that will present a really tough nut to crack and frustrate a lot of armies. I am obviously going to have to proxy up the Triarch Stalkers for the time being, but I really think they are an essential part to making this work.

If Imotekh was not so crazy good for a mech army, I would definitely have put in two Overlords on Barges and an 8th Cryptek in there, but alas, this special character looks worth his points.

Damn you Imotekh for being so awesome and eating up all my vehicle points...