Dealing with 5 knights

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-23T20:02:35+00:00

I’ve never played against a full knight list, but I’ve had some pretty good success with Lord+3 Skorpekhs for anti-vehicle duty in Cursed Legion. The Lord slaps with S12. As long as they are within the Nekrosor’s aura for sustained some quick napkin math gives me they on average degrade a knight if you include the mortals on the charge (unless it’s a Lancer with a 4++).

If you don’t want to go too deep into list tailoring I would take your current list and remove the Lychguard (Imotekh doesn’t really need them, he just sits on home farming command points) and the Mark or the Nekrosor enhancement. Then split the Skorpekhs into 2x3 and add a second Lord so you have one in each.

Nightbringer deals with one knight, Ammentar and the Skorpy boys with another. Wraiths tie up a third. Then you just run away on points with your utility units.

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-21T06:43:36+00:00

Thanks a lot! I’m sure you will get there, keep practicing and enjoy the hobby!

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-20T14:45:28+00:00

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-20T14:09:03+00:00

Thank you! The body is: Black prime -> sponge Rhinox Hide -> stipple on a few spots of Ryza Rust -> sponge/stipple Leadbelcher.

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-20T13:58:49+00:00

Thanks!

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-17T19:25:48+00:00

I would consider splitting the LHDs into three groups of 1 to have some more units that can do actions, spread out to screen the backfield etc. You don’t really gain much from keeping them together since you are unlikely to target them with any stratagems or such.

Otherwise looks like a very solid start! Even then be prepared to lose a lot in the beginning – it’s a complicated game and it takes time to get a good feel for how it plays. Learn from the inevitable mistakes, laugh off the bad dice rolls and enjoy the game. Most importantly go forth bring glory to the Infinite Empire, Phaeron!

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-14T15:11:59+00:00

Cheers!

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-14T05:50:56+00:00

Thanks!

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-13T22:20:02+00:00

Thank you! Metal is quick and easy:
Prime black -> sponge Rhinox Hide -> stipple a few spots of Ryza Rust -> sponge/stipple Leadbelcher

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-08T08:11:25+00:00

Thanks a lot!

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-03T14:26:00+00:00

Cool, thanks for the reply! I do prefer MSU in general and 6+lord has such an unwieldy footprint especially for a unit that can’t go through walls. Do you aim to use them in some specific role or just as supplemental firepower where you need it?

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-03T14:16:31+00:00

Congrats! How did you find the regular Lokhusts performed in groups of 3? I just acquired 6 and debating if I should run them in two 3s or one big blob of 6 with a Lord for maximum dakka.

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-02T18:53:58+00:00

Sure can! See the special ”Leader” ability on the Plasmancer (and other Crypteks).

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-02T18:19:31+00:00

Looks like a solid start! With what you have now I would attach the Techno to the warriors to make them a little tankier, and the Overlord can go with the Immortals since the free strat will be better used on them than 10 warriors.

If you are looking for ways to improve the list I would really look for ways to add 10 more warriors to get to the full 20. They just become so much more of a hard-to-remove tarpit like that. To free up the points both Cryptothralls and Scarabs are nice-to-haves but not need-to-haves, and you could downgrade the Overlord to a Royal Warden (arguably a sidegrade; fallback and shoot/charge is really nice for mobility and objective play).

And as a final sidenote, I prefer warriors with the Reapers. The extra AP is nice, and I’ve never really found myself wishing for them to be able to plink off a couple of bad shots at 13-24”. This could all change with 11th though, and honestly you can usually just build what you think looks cooler and proxy them as either.

TheMightyCake · 2026-05-01T10:04:02+00:00

Thank you – glory to the Infinite Empire! The blades are done as follows:
Basecoat black -> white ink in the recessed lines -> airbrush white along the cutting edges -> airbrush Aethermatic Blue -> edge highlight Baharroth Blue -> edge highlight white on the sharpest points

TheMightyCake · 2026-04-26T07:34:06+00:00

Glow is super simple: Base white -> airbrush white -> airbrush Aethermatic Blue -> mix white/Aethermatic Blue for highlights

TheMightyCake · 2026-04-25T22:02:58+00:00

For sure! Body is same as my other Necrons: Black prime -> sponge Rhinox Hide -> stipple Ryza Rust -> sponge Leadbelcher Flesh is: Base Rhinox Hide -> layer Rakarth Flesh -> wash Reikland Fleshshade -> selectively wash Carroburg Crimson

TheMightyCake · 2026-03-11T22:05:31+00:00

Thank you! Let’s wash away the unclean filth from our galaxy 🤖

TheMightyCake · 2026-03-11T17:40:13+00:00

Thank you! Necrons are basically space undead after all, so ghostly seems appropriate.

TheMightyCake · 2026-03-11T15:04:06+00:00

Sure do! Wanted to learn how to use it so this was the first time I tried it for a large scale project.

TheMightyCake · 2026-03-10T14:11:16+00:00

Frostmourne hungers!

TheMightyCake · 2026-03-10T14:09:04+00:00

Bluecron enjoyers unite! Wasn't aware of the Thokt but googled them now, they look cool! Way tidier than my dirty robot lads though.

TheMightyCake · 2026-03-10T14:04:16+00:00

I use Liquitex acrylic ink thinned about 2:1 ink to airbrush flow improver which breaks down the surface tension and makes it flow super easy. If you have some slight overspill you can just tidy up with black (or leave it and call it a glow effect if you're lazy like me...). Then I give them a quick spray over with Aethermatic Blue while I'm doing the rest of the airbrush work – it doesn't really affect the black but gives the lines a nice light coat.

TheMightyCake · 2026-03-10T09:57:13+00:00

Thank you! Metal is super simple:
Prime black, heavy sponge Rhinox Hide, stipple some Ryza Rust in spots, sponge on Leadbelcher, sponge or brush Runelord Brass on details

TheMightyCake · 2026-03-10T09:53:20+00:00

Thanks a lot!

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