Crons competitive?

[B-rock]

is there anyone who knows of a good 1850 cron list that plays well in 5th?

no money limit i have enough of every unit to fill any list!

[murrburger]

:/

3 monoliths, spam warriors, reserve warriors, and hope they don't come in.

I'm only half-kidding by the way.

I think it would be a little bit better if you designed your own list, then asked us to look at it. Or, if you don't know where to start, ask about the strengths and weakness of the Necron army, and try and put it together yourself.

It's no problem if someone wants help, and puts in a nice effort, or something like that... But I don't think anyone is eager to spoon-feed you a list if you just boldly ask for one.

[blackjack]

"Crons competitive?"

No.

(wait for a new codex)

[Dingareth]

9-15 Destroyers, 2 Lords, 30 Warriors, and as many Immortals you can fit in after that.

[B-rock]

Lol I like that answer lol.

[Lerra]

Crons are honestly not bad. They are not a top tier competitive force, but they can still hold their own if played by a good general. And it's possible to win competitive events with a bit of luck. A lot of players don't know how to beat Necrons in 5th ed.

We've got a local 'cron player who came in 2nd at the last tournament with an 1850 list like this:

Deceiver
1 Monolith
3 squads of destroyers
1 squad of heavy destroyers
2-3 squads of necron warriors
1 squad of scarabs (7 or 8 models I think)

[eagleboy7259]

Not at all, you can piss people off if you take a c'tan but really no. Heavy Destroyers are the only tank busters in the whole army and they compete for heavy support slots with Monoliths and drop like flys if you're opponent sees them coming. The only other thing Necrons have is Pariahs which are almost certainly not worth their points because they don't have the Necrons special rule and they have no good delivery system to get them into range to whack a tank. Destroyer lords can do that too but they are basically on a suicide mission then. Immortals rock and are probably the one competitive unit in the whole dang book. So when it comes down to it, Dingareth basically hit the nail on the head.

[B-rock]

i am taking 2lords with solar pulse and veil
30 warriors
15 destroyers
10 immortals

but what about a monolith

[eagleboy7259]

Monolith = awesome. The only way for necrons to get their scoring troops onto objectives minus running to them. You can drop in front of them and then camp on them forcing people to go around or pop the 'lith but lets be honest, who can kill a 'lith? If it weren't for everybody else's mech other their and the 'crons inability to kill them id be all 'lith then

[B-rock]

so do i take one or not