With 8th edition in full swing, we’re going to start sharing more battle reports. Next up: Can the sons of Nurgle overcome the undying robotic horde of the Necrons?

Game Setup

Points:
The game was ran using Power Levels. Jason’s Death Guard was sitting at 77PL, while Seth’s Necrons were at 76PL

Mission: 
Only War was our mission. The Victory Condition was Domination.

Deployment: 
Corners of the table (picked by Seth).

Armies

Death Guard: 
Battalion Detachment — Typhus, Plaguecaster, (3) units of five Plague Marines,  (1) unit of ten Poxwalkers, (2) Rhinos
Super Heavy Detachment — Renegade Imperial Knight
Auxiliary Detachment — (1) squad of five Havocs with Missile Launchers

Necron:
Battalion Detachment — Destroyer Lord w/ Warscythe, Cryptek, (1) unit of five Lychguard, (1) unit of ten Warriors, (1) unit of ten Warriors in a Night Scythe, (1) unit of ten Immortals w/ Gauss, Triarch Stalker, (2) units of two Destroyers and a Heavy Destroyer

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Highlights and Score Breakdown

• Seth took first blood!
• Even though the Necron reanimation protocol has changed in 8th, it’s still hard to take out a unit. They keep coming back. Focus fire and take them out unit by unit if possible.
• Seth’s army had a lot more troops on the ground, helped him get around easier to the objectives.
• Poxwalkers again proved to be super resilient, even left on their own. Disgustingly Resilient coming through again.
• Seth’s dice were rolling red hot this game too. Will that be first game luck or can it continue? Jason’s die on the other hand, were ice cold…

Final Score:
Jason: 5 VP
Seth: 12 VP

After 4 rounds, Jason admitted defeat and Seth’s Necrons take their first win in 8th Edition, crushing the Death Guard under their metal feet.