Over the last few months many have noticed rumors surrounding GW releases have been to reduced to a slow drip, instead now get the ludicrous rumors and speculation. At BoK we often hold on to many rumors that sound too implausible in the hopes of scrying the world for verification, this has led us to keep one particular Necron rumor sealed because of possible game breaking power. With the new Necrons seemly a few weeks (because one manager of a random GW store couldn’t be talking out of his ass) from rebirth I think it is time to let this one out of carbonite. It needs notation that this rumor comes in two versions that could end up conflicting with one another, so here is both so the Internet can decide.

Ok, babbling over on to the rumor…

Rumor has it that a new Necron shooting attack can cause large swaths of your opponent’s army to die in a new interesting way. How it works is simple…

Necron Shoots Unit Necron Hits Unit Necron player allocates where the wound will be (how this is worded I have no idea) All identical models to the one just shot are now hit Roll to wound all models that are identical Make armor saves were applicable

Here is an example. I shoot Necron weapon at a squad of Long Fangs. I hit and chose my wound to be rolled on a Missile Launcher Long Fang. All Missile Launcher Long Fangs IN THE ENTIRE ARMY are now hit. Now think take this a step further. What if I shoot a Ork Boy?

Here is the other way this weapon could work.

Necron Shoots Unit Necron Hits Unit Even though I only hit once I roll to wound every model in that unit. Opponent makes armor saves where applicable

Now this doesn’t sound as scary as the first example, but it is basically GK Cleansing Fire power for Necrons. This version also fits in with chatter about multiple weapons that deal with horde armies.

Enter highly speculative realm that shouldn’t be taken as facts.

My fear though is that both these rumors are true. Here is a way it could potential work. One type of Necron gets the lesser version of the weapon, another Necron lets us say a Special Character gets the power to strike at all identical models army wide. I have a feeling that either way this weapon will be short-range, one shot, low str, and no ap value otherwise we are looking at some game breaking territory.

At least one of these rumors is correct which one though…

Here is another rumormonger (Yakface from Dakkadakka) take on rule which could very well be true…

Okay, a much more full description of the rule is like this: This rule applies ONLY to the units the special Necron character is engaged with (it doesn’t affect every model in the enemy army of the same type). It happens after the Necron character has killed someone in combat and after all blows have been struck on both sides. Roll a D6 for every type of model (friend or enemy) that the special character killed that turn. On a 4+ all other models in combat of that type take a wound (armor/inv saves can be taken as normal). Example: If the Necron character kills an Ork Slugga boy in close combat and got the 4+ roll, all other Slugga boyz in the same combat would take a wound, but NOT the nob (as he’s a different type of model). Any Shoota boyz, for example, in the same combat would be unaffected as well. If he killed a marine and got the roll, all other marines would take a wound, but not the vet sgt, etc. It would seem that if this Necron was fighting against another Necron player, then he has the potential to hurt his own forces if the same type of units were facing off; if he was attached to a unit of warriors that was fighting against an enemy unit of warriors, for example.

Well there you have it folks we are in the stretch run.

If you are curious on what models will be getting a plastic rework or Finecast love just follow the link and look at what cannot add to the cart…

Necron Soon to be New Releases

Here is where you can find all the old BoK rumors for Necrons.

https://bloodofkittens.com/blog/2011/04/30/future-tact-necrom-rumor-review/

https://bloodofkittens.com/blog/2011/05/12/future-tact-necron-random-unit-review/

https://bloodofkittens.com/blog/2011/05/27/future-tact-necron-random-unit-review-2/

https://bloodofkittens.com/blog/2011/06/18/future-tact-necron-random-unit-review-3/

https://bloodofkittens.com/blog/2011/07/02/future-tact-necron-random-unit-review-4/

Also if haven’t gotten enough of Necron rumors Madcow over at Heresy-Online has a great rumor compiler here is a copy and paste job.

Or follow the thread over on Heresy-Online here for any updates.

Necron Rumor List