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NecronsArmy page › All 52 units

Necron Warriors

Battleline · 10 models, 85 pts or 20 models, 190 pts
Why it's takenTop 3% for objective control per pointOC 21.1 per 100 pts · In 36 of 320 public lists
Lists11% · in 36 of 320 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateNecron Warriors against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Necron Warriors kills

Damage for its points

24SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 190 pts kill ~52 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta24SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★69SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.54SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.35SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.33SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.36SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Necron Warriors is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

262SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 190 pts: about 653 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points262SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Cheap bodies that hold objectives 3 of 6
  • Small squads are playable again 1 of 6
  • A nightmare when properly supported 1 of 6
  • Marines now chew through them 2 of 6
  • The coherency change hurt big blobs 1 of 6
  • Too fragile when alone 1 of 6

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Necrons and across the game

SWORD

In Necrons

Night Scythe27
Canoptek Macrocytes26
Necron Warriors24
Overlord23
Canoptek Tomb Crawlers22

Across the game· shooters

Artillery Team Astra Militarum · just ahead25
Necron Warriors 24
Shadow Weaver Platform Aeldari · level with it24

SHIELD

In Necrons

Lokhust Destroyers292
Necron Warriors262
Flayed Ones238
Plasmancer234
Seraptek Heavy Construct234

Across the game· shooters

Gladiator Valiant Space Marines · just ahead266
Necron Warriors 262
Land Speeder Vengeance Dark Angels · level with it262

With a leader

Necron Warriors with Orikan the Diviner190 + 90 = 280 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Necron Warriors aloneOrikan the Diviner's rulesOrikan the Diviner's attacks
Squad44 ÷ 190 pts =23per 100
With leader50 ÷ 280 pts =18per 100▼5

The leader adds 6 pts of kills a turn (2 from rules, 4 from attacks) for 90 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Necron Warriors aloneOrikan the Diviner's rulesOrikan the Diviner's wounds
Squad523 ÷ 190 pts =275per 100
With leader899 ÷ 280 pts =321per 100▲46

The leader adds 376 pts to what the enemy must spend (277 from rules, 99 from wounds) for 90 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SWORD and SHIELD against 100 top lists, the squad and the pair compared at one size. The leader's points are always counted.

How we got these numbers

Starshatter ArsenalWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 24 · 190 pts kill ~52 pts in one activation

SHIELD 262 · about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 653 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Necron Warriors, 20 models, 190 pts
  • 20 Close combat weapon, 20 Gauss reaper
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 320