Unit of the Week: Flayed Ones

[NTaW]

 

Welcome to the Necron Unit of the Week Series!

 

Each week a different unit will be highlighted for discussion until we have amalgamated a full list of our available options and their relevant tactics as 8th edition evolves. We already have a few previous entries but things change as FAQs and Chapter Approved books get released and we playtest new ideas so please feel free to reopen a topic when new options become relevant for discussion.

 

Please keep in mind this isn't to lament the status of featured units or compare them to others but to try and find their potential for all types of gameplay. Comments that do not adhere to this goal will be removed as they are not constructive to the topic.

 

This week’s unit is:

 

 

As a loose guide, here are some questions we could answer to help out any who happen upon our metallic corner of the B&C:

 

• What size unit do you feel works best?

• What Code do you prefer?

• Do you deploy them with your army or from reserve?

• Are there any stratagems that help?

• Has Flesh Hunger ever contributed to losses from Morale?

• What do you think the best targets are for Flayed Ones?

 

Now over to you!

 

[BaconCouch]

Best targets theorhetically would be something like a huge blob of conscripts, guardsmen, kabalites, or ork boys, where the weight of attacks would shine.

 

Problem is getting them there. Currently, they don't have a delivery mechanism.

[Tyriks]

Lack of AP hurts on a lot of targets. If you bring them, try to throw them at stuff that has bad saves (orks, tyranids, cultists) or that primarily uses their invuln (demons, harlequins) since the lack of AP won't hurt as bad.

 

Obviously, for Dynasty traits most are a waste. I honestly always forgot about their morale shenanigans when I used them, so I can't comment on that.