White Dwarf - Issue 52 by Games Workshop

Author:Games Workshop
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: 40000, citadel miniatures, white dwarf, warhammer, games workshop, hobby
Published: 2015-01-08T16:00:00+00:00

1 A Catacomb Command Barge, Nemesor Zahndrekh, Trazyn the Infinite or Anrakyr the Traveller may be taken in place of an Overlord.

2 Vargard Obyron may be taken in place of a Lord.

3 Illuminor Szeras or Orikan the Diviner may be taken in place of a Cryptek.

The heart of the Necron Decurion is the Reclamation Legion, solid and dependable phalanxes of Necron Warriors and Immortals backed up by Tomb Blades, all commanded by an Overlord. A well-led Reclamation Legion is all but unstoppable.

Having looked at the awesome new Decurion Detachment (and if you haven’t read our feature yet, page 14 really is the place to start), we thought we’d take a look at the Reclamation Legion, a new formation from the Codex which offers a handy core for your Decurion. The Reclamation Legion is built from a solid wedge of durable Necron infantry and Tomb Blades, with the option for up to three Monoliths. The Reclamation Legion can lay down a withering, overwhelming wall of gauss and tesla fire, all the while advancing upon the foe as steadily as the march of death itself. Here’s how to unleash it in your games:

Reclaiming the dynasty. As you can see, the Reclamation Legion is big – so large, in fact, that it could be your whole army in smaller games. In this case, all the units in the Reclamation Legion get the special rules listed on the right. The second way to use the Reclamation Legion is to add it, as a stand-alone formation, into a Battle-forged or Unbound army. This is great if you also own a few extra Necron units, such as a Tesseract Vault or Doom Scythe and you want to use all your models. The units in the Reclamation Legion still get all their abilities, and you get to use more units in your game. Everyone wins.

The third and undeniably most satisfying way is to unleash your Reclamation Legion as the lynchpin of a wider Necron Decurion Detachment. Doing this gives you the most characterful and well-organised army possible, and also provides a host of great abilities.

Unleash the Legion. Everything within the Reclamation Legion formation gets three new rules: Move Through Cover, Relentless and Enhanced Reanimation Protocols. Each of these abilities gives your Necrons a little something extra:

Relentless. Essentially this special rule enables your models to stride forwards and fire their weapons at full effect, even with heavy weapons, so it tends to be the sort of thing that squads with heavy weapons get excited about. At first glance, since Necrons don’t have them, it seems a bit of a curious addition, but it does have one tremendous advantage: your units will be able to fire their weapons at full effect and then assault (normally units who have used Rapid Fire weapons can’t launch a charge). This doubles your attacks in the first round, so it’s almost always worth being the aggressor.

Move Through Cover. This handy special rule is often underrated (let’s face it, nothing gets blown up), but don’t be too hasty – it lends your army an edge in the Movement phase and that’s no bad thing.

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