# Necrons Meta: 40k Winning Tournament Lists // Lexmechanic > Necrons in the Warhammer 40k 11th edition meta: share of undefeated and X-1 tournament lists, top detachments, the consensus list and the models it needs. Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/metamerge/necrons § WIN · 11th edition # Necrons Meta: Rank 3 of 28 in the 11th edition field: 7.7% of recent winning lists, holding. What its winners run, merged down to the models. Necrons ranks 3rd of 28 factions in the 11th edition field, holding 7.7% of the winning tournament lists the feed carries: 66 lists across 14 detachment builds. Its largest build, Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead, took 23 of them, 22 of which could be read and merged into the list below. A player of that build owns 4 datasheets in its spine, 25 models in all. Rank by winners #3 of 28 Share of winners 7.7% Winning lists (GT) 66 lists Last 2 weeks v prior 2 Holding 24 v 23 Feed as of 2026-09-17 [Open in Meta Merge](/metamerge?faction=necrons) [Necrons stratagems](/print/stratagems/necrons) 14 builds · 66 winning lists ## What is winning The detachment builds that won for Necrons at Grand Tournaments, largest share first. Most of them play Purge the Foe. | № | Detachment | Lists | Share of winners | Record | Top disposition | Biggest win | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | I | Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead | 23 | 35% | 99-1-20 | Purge the Foe | WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · 578p | | II | Awakened Dynasty | 16 | 24% | 73-14 | Take and Hold | WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · 578p | | III | Starshatter Arsenal | 8 | 12% | 34-8 | Priority Assets | La Voz Open 2026 · 147p | | IV | Hypercrypt Legion + Hand of the Dynasty | 4 | 6% | 16-4 | Take and Hold | La Voz Open 2026 · 147p | | V | Cryptek Conclave + Skyshroud Spearhead | 2 | 3% | 8-1-1 | Priority Assets | Doonhamer Open 2026 · 124p | | VI | Cursed Legion + Hand of the Dynasty | 2 | 3% | 8-2 | Purge the Foe | Meta 40k - Szeptember - WCQ · 38p | | VII | The Phaeron's Armoury + Obeisance Phalanx | 2 | 3% | 8-2 | Priority Assets | Belgian Open GT September 2026 · 24p | | VIII | Cryptek Conclave + Hand of the Dynasty | 2 | 3% | 9-2 | Priority Assets | The MANCHESTER 40k SUPER-MAJOR - SUMMER · 226p | | IX | Hand of the Dynasty + Obeisance Phalanx | 2 | 3% | 9-2 | Take and Hold | WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · 578p | | X | The Phaeron's Armoury + Cursed Legion + Obeisance Phalanx | 1 | 2% | 4-1 | Priority Assets | Doonhamer Open 2026 · 124p | | XI | The Phaeron's Armoury + Cursed Legion | 1 | 2% | 4-1 | Priority Assets | BAYERN MAJOR 40k 2026 · 114p | | XII | Hypercrypt Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead | 1 | 2% | 5-0 | Reconnaissance | Orchard of OHNO 2026 40K GT · 37p | | XIII | Skyshroud Spearhead | 1 | 2% | 4-1 | Purge the Foe | Les stratèges d ambre le retour · 36p | | XIV | Cursed Legion | 1 | 2% | 5-1-0 | Purge the Foe | HUXLEYS OPEN 2026 - WARHAMMER 40K · 99p | Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead · 22 of 23 lists merged ## The list Take the spine, choose from the flex, and treat the rest as tech. Copies count only the lists that take a unit; the loadout is the one most of them run. ### Spine in four lists in five or more 3 datasheets - 1 × Nekrosor Ammentar Warlord Every build 185 pts 22/22 lists - 1–3 × Lokhust Lord 70 pts 22/22 lists 1x Lord's blade · 1x Resurrection Orb · 16 of 22 run this loadout - 1–2 × Lokhust Destroyers Deepening Madness (Upgrade) 190 pts 21/22 lists 6x Lokhust Destroyer · 6x Close combat weapon · 6x Gauss cannon · 18 of 21 run this loadout ### Flex a real choice, in a third of the lists or more 12 datasheets - 1 × C'tan Shard of the Void Dragon Every build 345 pts 16/22 lists - 1 × Lychguard 160 pts 16/22 lists 10x Lychguard · 10x Dispersion Shield · 10x Hyperphase sword · 14 of 16 run this loadout - 1–2 × Skorpekh Destroyers 85 pts 16/22 lists 3x Skorpekh Destroyer · 1x Plasmacyte · 3x Skorpekh hyperphase weapons · 13 of 16 run this loadout - 1–2 × Skorpekh Lord 90 pts 15/22 lists 1x Enmitic annihilator · 1x Flensing claw · 1x Hyperphase harvester - 1–2 × Ophydian Destroyers Every build 80 pts 14/22 lists 3x Ophydian Destroyer · 3x Ophydian hyperphase weapons · 1x Plasmacyte · 8 of 14 run this loadout - 1–2 × Lokhust Heavy Destroyers 160 pts 11/22 lists 3x Lokhust Heavy Destroyer · 3x Close combat weapon · 3x Enmitic exterminator · 6 of 11 run this loadout - 1 × Overlord with Translocation Shroud Destroyer Ankh 110 pts 11/22 lists 1x Overlord's blade · 1x Resurrection Orb · 9 of 11 run this loadout - 1 × Imotekh the Stormlord Warlord 100 pts 10/22 lists - 1–2 × Flayed Ones 55 pts 10/22 lists 5x Flayed One · 5x Flayer claws · 9 of 10 run this loadout - 1 × Canoptek Reanimator 75 pts 9/22 lists 2x Atomiser beam · 1x Reanimator's claws · 8 of 9 run this loadout - 1 × C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer 360 pts 8/22 lists - 1 × Technomancer Murdermind 95 pts 8/22 lists 1x Staff of light · 7 of 8 run this loadout ### Tech in fewer than a third: one player's answer to one matchup 13 datasheets - 1 × Canoptek Wraiths 220 pts 7/22 lists 6x Canoptek Wraith · 6x Particle caster · 6x Vicious claws · 5 of 7 run this loadout - 1–2 × Canoptek Scarab Swarms 40 pts 7/22 lists 3x Canoptek Scarab Swarm · 3x Feeder mandibles - 1 × C'tan Shard of the Deceiver 330 pts 5/22 lists - 1 × Overlord Destroyer Ankh 110 pts 5/22 lists 1x Resurrection Orb · 1x Voidscythe - 1 × Plasmancer Murdermind 75 pts 4/22 lists 1x Plasmic lance - 1–2 × Tomb Blades 70 pts 4/22 lists 3x Tomb Blade · 3x Close combat weapon · 3x Nebuloscope · 3x Particle beamer · 2 of 4 run this loadout - 1 × Transcendent C'tan 340 pts 2/22 lists 1x Crackling tendrils · 1x Seismic assault - 1 × Night Scythe 125 pts 2/22 lists 1x Armoured bulk · 1x Twin tesla destructor - 1 × Chronomancer Murdermind 85 pts 2/22 lists 1x Chronomancer's stave - 1 × Canoptek Tomb Crawlers 50 pts 2/22 lists 2x Canoptek Tomb Crawlers · 2x Claws · 2x Twin gauss reaper - 1 × Illuminor Szeras 175 pts 1/22 lists - 1 × Triarch Stalker 110 pts 1/22 lists 1x Heat ray · 1x Stalker's forelimbs - 1 × Necron Warriors 80 pts 1/22 lists 10x Necron Warrior · 10x Close combat weapon · 10x Gauss flayer ### Consensus list 1,575 pts One list, taken from the copies and loadouts most of this build's lists run. 425 pts are left for flex, most often Lokhust Heavy Destroyers (11/22), Imotekh the Stormlord (10/22), Flayed Ones (10/22). META CONSENSUS (1575 points) Attached Units: Strike Force (2000 points) Cursed Legion and Skyshroud Spearhead Force Dispositions: Purge the Foe Nekrosor Ammentar (185 Points) • Warlord • 1x Blade tail and whip coils ◦ 1x Enmitic disintegrators ◦ 1x Nullstone Field Generator (Aura) ◦ 1x Unmaker Gauntlet Lokhust Lord (70 Points) • 1x Lord's blade ◦ 1x Resurrection Orb Lokhust Lord (70 Points) • 1x Lord's blade ◦ 1x Resurrection Orb Lokhust Destroyers (190 Points) • Enhancement: Deepening Madness (Upgrade) • 6x Lokhust Destroyer • 6x Close combat weapon ◦ 6x Gauss cannon Lokhust Destroyers (190 Points) • Enhancement: Deepening Madness (Upgrade) • 6x Lokhust Destroyer • 6x Close combat weapon ◦ 6x Gauss cannon C'tan Shard of the Void Dragon (345 Points) • 1x Canoptek tail blades • 1x Spear of the Void Dragon • 1x Voltaic storm Lychguard (160 Points) • 10x Lychguard • 10x Dispersion Shield ◦ 10x Hyperphase sword Skorpekh Destroyers (85 Points) • 3x Skorpekh Destroyer • 1x Plasmacyte • 3x Skorpekh hyperphase weapons Skorpekh Lord (90 Points) • 1x Enmitic annihilator ◦ 1x Flensing claw ◦ 1x Hyperphase harvester Ophydian Destroyers (80 Points) • 3x Ophydian Destroyer • 3x Ophydian hyperphase weapons ◦ 1x Plasmacyte Overlord with Translocation Shroud (110 Points) • Enhancement: Destroyer Ankh • 1x Overlord's blade • 1x Resurrection Orb 26 datasheets · 18 of 22 lists ## The models What a winning Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead player puts on the table: the usual number of models per datasheet, and how most of them build it. 25 models in the spine · 51 with the flex · 4 datasheets in the spine | Datasheet | Lists | Models | When taken | How it is built | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Lokhust Lord | 18/18 | 2 | 1–3 | 2× Lokhust Lord | | Nekrosor Ammentar Every build | 18/18 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Nekrosor Ammentar | | Lokhust Destroyers | 17/18 | 12 | 6–12 | 12× Lokhust Destroyer | | Lychguard | 15/18 | 10 | Always 10 | 10× Lychguard | | Ophydian Destroyers Every build | 14/18 | 3 | 3–12 | | | Skorpekh Destroyers | 14/18 | 3 | 3–12 | | | Skorpekh Lord | 13/18 | 1 | 1–2 | 1× Skorpekh Lord | | C'tan Shard of the Void Dragon Every build | 12/18 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× C'tan Shard of the Void Dragon | | Overlord with Translocation Shroud | 11/18 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Overlord with Translocation Shroud | | Flayed Ones | 9/18 | 5 | 5–10 | 5× Flayed One | | Lokhust Heavy Destroyers | 9/18 | 3 | 3–4 | 3× Destroyer w/ enmitic exterminator · also seen: Destroyer w/ gauss destructor | | Canoptek Reanimator | 9/18 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Canoptek Reanimator | | Imotekh the Stormlord | 9/18 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Imotekh the Stormlord | | Technomancer | 8/18 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Technomancer | | Canoptek Wraiths | 7/18 | 6 | 3–6 | 6× Wraith w/ claws and particle caster · also seen: Wraith w/ claws | | Canoptek Scarab Swarms | 6/18 | 3 | 3–6 | 3× Canoptek Scarab Swarm | | C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer | 5/18 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer | | Tomb Blades | 4/18 | 3 | 3–9 | 3× Tomb Blade | | Overlord | 4/18 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Overlord | | C'tan Shard of the Deceiver | 3/18 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× C'tan Shard of the Deceiver | | Plasmancer | 3/18 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Plasmancer | | Chronomancer | 2/18 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Chronomancer | | Night Scythe | 2/18 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Night Scythe | | Transcendent C'tan | 2/18 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Transcendent C'tan | | Necron Warriors | 1/18 | 10 | Always 10 | 10× Warrior w/ gauss flayer | | Canoptek Tomb Crawlers | 1/18 | 2 | Always 2 | 2× Tomb Crawler w/ twin gauss reaper | 23 lists · largest event first · 12 shown ## The sources The lists behind the numbers above, from the largest event down. - Arnaud ALLOT WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 578p 2026-08-11 5-1 - Qifan Zhu WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 578p 2026-08-11 5-1 - Geir Dutta WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 578p 2026-08-11 4-1 - Matt Bell The MANCHESTER 40k SUPER-MAJOR - SUMMER · Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 226p 2026-08-29 5-1 - Joshua Bush The Utah Cup 2026 - Warhammer 40K · Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 130p 2026-08-08 5-1 - Geir Dutta Invasion 2026 40k · Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 106p 2026-09-11 5-1 - Thomas Berry Edmonton Wargaming Open 2026 · Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 72p 2026-08-22 4-1 - björn håkansson Skövde Battleforge VIII · Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 71p 2026-08-29 5-0 - James Grover Oxford Onslaught Major 40k · Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 63p 2026-08-15 4-1 - George Willcox Oxford Onslaught Major 40k · Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 63p 2026-08-15 4-1 - Jack Kerins Mahon South East Siege III: Revenge of the Anhrathe · Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 40p 2026-08-22 4-1 - Wez Jesson-Moore Brewtown Bloodbath 2 · Cursed Legion + Skyshroud Spearhead 39p 2026-09-11 5-0 ## How this is computed A list counts here when it went undefeated or lost once at a Grand Tournament in the weeks the feed covers; the smaller events the tool can add are left out of this page. The feed carries no losing lists, so no share on it is a win rate. 1 list could not be read and is counted as a winner but left out of the merges. The list is sorted by take rate across the build's readable lists: a datasheet in 80% of them or more is spine, 35% or more is flex, and the rest is tech — one player's answer to one matchup. The consensus list takes the number of copies and the loadout most of those lists run for each datasheet, then drops the least-shared datasheets until it fits 2,000 points. Model counts come from the 11th edition catalogue, not from how an export spells its models out. [Dark Angels Meta](/metamerge/dark-angels) [Space Marines (Astartes) Meta ](/metamerge/space-marines-astartes)