Warhammer 40,000 Battle Report #63 – Demons vs Necrons

The Maelstrom rings to the sound of gunfire once more! Today my armies face off with one another, commanded by Griff and Eric. Fresh generals pick up battle tested forces; who will emerge victorious?

The Armies

The Tithe

Chaos Demons – 2,000

Demonic Incursion

Demon Lord

325      Moloch, He Who Feasts: Bloodthirster of Insensate Rage; 2x Greater Reward, Lesser                               Reward

Murderhorde

145      Skulltaker: Juggernaut

260      Bloodcrushers of Khorne: two additional Bloodcrushers; Banner of Blood, Instrument of                                     Chaos, Bloodhunter

130      Bloodletters of Khorne: Banner of Blood, Instrument of Chaos

130      Bloodletters of Khorne: Banner of Blood, Instrument of Chaos

130      Bloodletters of Khorne: Banner of Blood, Instrument of Chaos

96        Flesh Hounds of Khorne: one additional Flesh Hound

96        Flesh Hounds of Khorne: one additional Flesh Hound

96        Flesh Hounds of Khorne: one additional Flesh Hound

96        Flesh Hounds of Khorne: one additional Flesh Hound

Forgehost

165      Soulgrinder: Demon of Khorne; Phlegm Bombardment

165      Soulgrinder: Demon of Khorne; Phlegm Bombardment

165      Soulgrinder: Demon of Khorne; Phlegm Bombardment

Dagon Dynasty

Necrons – 2,000

Decurion Detachment

Reclamation Legion

Overlord: Warscythe

Tomb Blades: six additional Tomb Blades; Nebuloscopes, Shieldvanes

Immortals: five additional Immortals; Gauss Blasters

Immortals: five additional Immortals; Gauss Blasters

Warriors

Warriors

Monolith

Judicator Battalion

Triarch Stalker

Triarch Praetorians: Rods of Covenant

Triarch Praetorians: Rods of Covenant

Canoptek Harvest

Canoptek Spyder

Canoptek Wraiths: Whip Coils

Canoptek Scarabs: three additional Swarms

Deathmarks

Deathmarks: five additional Deathmarks

After Action Review

I’ve been wondering how this game would go for a long time now. The Demons have made a mess of every army they have faced so far with their insane speed and confusing target priority. However, the Necrons have proven resilient to every foe they have seen thus far. This game was set up to be the first loss for one of the two armies.

I think the Necrons may have spread a bit thin for the approach, allowing a ragged Khorne line to slam home across the front. The part of the Demons army that I expected to do the most damage was the Soulgrinders, and they really didn’t get much done at all. Between cover and those dastardly Reanimation Protocols, they just couldn’t manage to punch down more than one or two men at a time.

However, the Demon Invulnerable Saves turned on later in the game, and for a moment the forces of Khorne were just completely invincible. The game was already swinging in favor of the Demons at that point, but it just turned into the final nail in the coffin. This was especially true when the Bloodthirster hit home. He might have taken a lot of damage after the initial charge against the Warriors, but after that he simply would not die. Between the Dark Blessing and Corpulescence rolls, coupled with the Feel No Pain Warlord Trait, he just refused to go down. With a final body count of six Warriors, five Praetorians, ten Immortals, and the Overlord, he brought back a truly mighty tally for the lord of war.

Stay tuned, more battle reports are coming soon!