The new Chapter Approved rules for the Necrons have been spotted, but the question is; did they get any better? Come find out!



Scanner is at it again, and this time we’re getting a look at the new rules for the Necrons from the upcoming Chapter Approved book. Let’s take a look.

The new Necron Warlord Trait:

Enduring Will can be given to you Necron Character Warlord and will reduce any damage inflicted on you Warlord by 1, to a minimum of 1. This is going to help keep your Warlord alive a little bit longer.

The Veil of Darkness is the new Relic and can be given to a Necron Character (other than a C’Tan Shard) as long as you have a Necron Warlord. It can be used once per battle, at the end of any of your Movement phases.

This will allow you to remove the bearer from the battlefield, and one other friendly <Dynasty> Infantry unit within 3″ of the bearer. You’ll then be able to set up the bearer and friendly model, if you chose to remove a friendly model, anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9″ from any enemy models, and the second model must be set up wholly within 6″ of the bearer.

They’re also getting access to two new Stratagems, both costing 2 Command Points.

Repair Subroutines can be used at the start of your turn, before making any Reanimation Protocols rolls. Select a Canoptek unit from your army that is on the battlefield, and that unit gains the Reanimation Protocols ability until the end of your turn.

Enhanced Reanimation Protocols is also used before making Reanimation Protocols rolls for a unit from your army. You can re-roll Reanimation Protocols rolls of 1 for that unit this turn.

The Necrons are getting some nice additions to their army rules with the new Warlord Trait, Relic, and two new Stratagems. Reanimation Protocols just got that much better for Necron Players, and might pose to be a possible game changer if you use the Stratagems at the right time.

What do you think about the new rules for the Necrons? Are you looking forward to anything in particular? Let us know in the comments below.

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