Editing Royal Warden (section)

==Crunch==
At last, the Necrons have their own [[Primaris Lieutenant]]. He is a support character with a relic gauss blaster (Rapid Fire 2 and D2 compared to the base Immortal). His Relentless March grants a <DYNASTY> CORE unit +1 to its Move characteristic. During the command phase, he can let a <DYNASTY> CORE unit within 9" fall back and remain able to shoot and charge. This can seriously boost the effectiveness of a large blob of Warriors or Immortals; while they have a Royal Warden nearby, their relatively-short-ranged shooting can't be turned off simply by being charged. This guy got even better with a 2021 rules update that gave CORE to most of the good melee units; now your heavy hitters can pull the [[Canoptek Wraith|Wraith]] trick.

The main drawback is that Necron HQ slots are extremely competitive due to the [[Cryptek|Crypteks]] and unique characters, so an army that doesn't absolutely need to keep a critical unit from getting stuck in melee is usually better served by going with something else.

If you're a [[Mephrit Dynasty|Mephrit boy]], you gain the '''Conduit of Stars''' relic. This is a direct upgrade for the Royal Wardens' gun with +1 strength +6” range and +1 base shot. (S5 AP-2 d2, rapid fire 2, 30” —> S6 AP-2, d2, rapid fire 3, 36”). [[Voltaic Staff]] is often a better upgrade but there is the meme of getting 6 shots instead of 2 at 15-18 inches.

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