Necrons

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Four by Four pt.2

This past weekend was both a bumper one on the competitive scene but also probably one of the last big weekends for a while as more countries lock down again, so thisweek's Competitive Innovations was split in two so...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Four by Four pt.1

The weekend past was another huge one for competitive 40K, with no less than four fully fledged GTs taking place across the US, bringing us an very exciting spread of lists to look at, including Necrons making multiple showings...

Hammer of Math: Killing Necrons

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at what is likely going to be a significant challenge for many armies; killing a block of 20 Necron Warriors. With the release of the latest iteration of Codex: Necrons we've seen...

The Goonhammer Hot Take: Necron FAQ

A month in to the glorious new era of Necrons being actually fun to use competitively, we today received the first FAQ for their new Codex. This covers several of the questions that we had about some of their...

9th Edition Imperial Armour Compendium: The Goonhammer Review

Forge World formed a key part of competitive play in 8th Edition, offering a wide range of additional options for some factions alongside some very cool models for players who wanted to try something different. The impact was, shall...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Codexes Catch On

Welcome once again, seekers of list-based novelty. This weekend's event profile looks pretty similar to last week's - a couple of small GTs, and a large number of RTTs. With the new books still at least moderately warm off...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Northern Front and New Books

The past weekend was another relatively quiet one on the scene in terms of big events, with just a single GT to look at, but smaller events are still churning on and with new books just having come out...

Hammer of Math: Command Protocols

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at a completely new mechanic within the Necron codex: Command Protocols. When Space Marines got their massive monofaction boost in the form of Combat Doctrines back in September 2019, it was only...

Codex: Necrons Round-up

We can't tell you how excited we are that after what seems like three long years of scraping by with rules that made the army a competitive afterthought, Necrons have gotten a full revamp. The new codex introduces a...

Immortal Warriors – The Lore of Codex: Necrons 9th Edition

The armies and factions of Warhammer 40,000 are all brutal and impressive in their own ways. As new books release, we dive into the lore presented in each, and how it shapes the fictional universe we love and make...