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Lore

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

Raf Cordero - October 16, 2020

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...

Competitive Play

Codex Necrons: Competitive Roundtable

James "One_Wing" Grover - October 16, 2020

With Codex Necrons out in the wild, we've assembled a trio of tournament players to give you their take on how it's going to perform in a competitive setting. Let's find out what they think! In case you missed...

Gaming

Crusade Focus: Necrons

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 15, 2020

Similar to the Imperial forces in Codex: Space Marines (whose Crusade rules we reviewed earlier this week), Necrons got their own set of Crusade rules in their new codex, fleshing out the faction with new agendas, relics, traits, and...

Battle Reports

Editor Showdown Battle Report – Space Marines vs. Necrons

James "One_Wing" Grover - October 14, 2020

The 9th Edition Marine and Necron codexes appearing at the same time handed us an exciting opportunity. As anyone who has encountered my alter-ego OVERLORD WINGS will know, I'm a keen Necron player, while fellow editor Corrode has been...

Gaming

The Space Marine and Necron Codexes are out today!

Liam "Corrode" Royle - October 10, 2020

Today is the 10th of October, an exciting day for 40k as the first two codexes of 9th edition are finally released - one each for Space Marines and Necrons! We were lucky enough to get preview copies of the...

Army Showcase

Army Showcase: Rockfish’s Necrons

May "Rockfish" Herrington - October 10, 2020

Finishing your own army is core to the Warhammer 40,000 hobby. In our Army Showcase series, Goonhammer contributors take a look at the armies we’ve been collecting for years, and the new ones we’ve just finished – what drew us to...

Hammer of Math

Hammer of Math: Reanimation Protocols

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - October 6, 2020

This week's Hammer of Math looks at the biggest change to the Necrons since the discovery of green translucent plastic rods; the 9th Edition changes to Reanimation Protocols. Readers who aren't familiar with the new codex are encouraged to...

Hobby

How to Paint Everything: Necrons Updated!

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 5, 2020

Necrons are back, baby! Not like last time, where they had shit rules. Or the time before that, where they had insanely good rules. Or the time before that, when they would just leave if you killed 75% of...

Humor

The Kids’ Table: New Necron Units

Greg Chiasson - October 3, 2020

While Goonhammer’s A-Team is busy going through the new Necrons Codex properly, we’ve dispatched our B-Team to offer a look at the new Datasheets in the books. Clearly with a big 40k release like this you want to do...

Competitive Play

The Goonhammer Review: Codex Necrons 9th Edition

James "One_Wing" Grover - October 3, 2020

Cover Image Credit: Games Workshop We could do a sensible introduction to this. We really could. Perhaps should even. Nevertheless... HERE WE GO MORTALS! OVERLORD WINGS IS BACK! After suffering through the whole of 8th with an extremely underpowered Codex, Necrons are at...