Hierotek Circle

ReconSecurity

KILL GRADE [8]

1	2	3	4	5
2	3	5	6	8

What to Know

Tactical Overview

Meet the Hierotek Circle: a 9-op Necron kill team led by Crypteks. They're tough with 3+ saves, 10-14 wounds, and Living Metal healing D3+1 per turn. Their unique Reanimation Protocols can bring operatives back from the dead, making them resilient. Playstyle is versatile: Crypteks and Apprenteks use Magnify for powerful shooting, while Immortals and Deathmarks provide ranged firepower. They're not fast (Move 5-6) but control the board with support actions and ploys like Undying Androids for defense. Favor shooting over melee, with accurate options and strategic flexibility to outlast opponents. Get ready to command an undying legion!

Core Abilities

Unusual Shooting ✓

Deathmark: Deathmarked: ranged weapons gain Seek vs enemies with Deathmarked tokenDeathmark: Multi-Dimensional Vision: ignore obscuring when shootingMagnify: treat friendly operative as active for cover and obscured, gains Ceaseless

Unusual Melee ✗

Super Conceal ✗

Out of Order Movement ✓

Reanimation Protocols: operative set up when reanimated in Ready step.Strategic Ploy: Command Underlings: free Dash actions in Strategy phase.

Activation Manipulation ✓

Psychomancer: Vision of Madness: prevents enemy activation with Madness token roll

APL Modifiers ✓

Chronomancer: Aeonstave [Stun]Plasmacyte Accelerator: +1 APL to friendly DEATHMARK or IMMORTAL

Bitter Demise ✓

Reanimation Protocols: Incapacitated operatives place markers for later reanimation with 1 wound.

Block Rerolls ✓

Operative: Nightmare Shroud: cannot reroll attack dice.

Damage Reduction ✓

Technomancer: Reinforce Metal: subtract 1 from damage of 3 or more on selected operative.

Faction Rules

Reanimation Protocols: Incapacitated operatives may be reanimated later with 1 wound.
Magnify: Some weapons treat another visible friendly operative as the shooter.
Living Metal: Operatives regain D3+1 wounds each Strategy phase.

Strategic Ploys

Relentless Onslaught: Ranged weapons gain Balanced within 8" of target
Undying Androids: Retain one defence dice without rolling if no cover
Command Underlings: Cryptek or Apprentek grants free Dash to nearby operatives
Methodical Elimination: Melee weapons gain Accurate 1, Accurate 2 if stationary or retaliating

Firefight Ploys

Cortical Control: ignore distance for support action targeting
Reanimated Function: treat marker as operative for control
Dimensional Ambush: perform Guard with Conceal, change to Engage
Living Lightning: tesla carbine gains Blast, loses Devastating

Equipment

Magnification Conduits: Once per turning point, another friendly operative can be treated as active for Magnify weapon rule.
Phase Shifter: Once per turning point, worsen enemy Piercing by 1 when shooting a friendly Cryptek.
Tesla Weave: Once per turning point, inflict D3+1 damage on enemy operatives after they Charge.
Tesseract Cube: Chance to gain 1CP in Ready step, up to 2CP per battle, with risk of failure.

Rules Commentary

3 Q&As

How does the Steadfast rule interact with rules that treat the total APL stat of enemy operatives as 1 lower, e.g. PHOBOS STRIKE TEAM Terror?

The Steadfast rule would treat the relevant operative's APL stat as 3, but the total APL of those contesting a marker would still be reduced by 1. For example, if one friendly operative that had both the Steadfast rule and was affected by Terror contested a marker, the total APL would be 2; if two friendly operatives with the same conditions contested a marker, the total APL would be 5, etc.

How does the Magnify weapon rule interact with an enemy operative that's wholly within an area of smoke, when the friendly operative that's being treated as the active operative for determining a valid target, cover and obscured is within 2" of that enemy operative?

Smoke grenades and similar rules (e.g. MANDRAKE Weave Darkness) have no effect in this scenario.

Can an operative on guard interrupt and perform a point-blank shot against an enemy operative within control range of another friendly operative using the Magnify weapon rule?

No.

Operative Selection

OPERATIVES

↘ 1 Hierotek Circle 💀 operative selected from the following list:
- CHRONOMANCER operative with one of the following options:
  - ○ Aeonstave
  - ○ Entropic lance
- PSYCHOMANCER
- TECHNOMANCER
↘ 1 PLASMACYTE ACCELERATOR operative
↘ 1 PLASMACYTE REANIMATOR operative
↘ 5 Hierotek Circle 💀 operatives selected from the following list:
- APPRENTEK
- DEATHMARK
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DESPOTEK with one of the following options:
- ○ Gauss blaster; bayonet
- ○ Tesla carbine; bayonet
GUARDIAN with one of the following options:
- ○ Gauss blaster; bayonet
- ○ Tesla carbine; bayonet
Other than DEATHMARK and GUARDIAN operatives, your kill team can only include each operative on this list once.

Operative Datacards

9 operatives

Chronomancer

3 6" 3+ 14

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Aeonstave	5	3+	3/3	Blast 2" Blast The target you select is the primary target. After shooting the primary target, shoot with this weapon against each secondary target in an order of your choice. Secondary targets are other operatives visible to and within x of the primary target. Secondary targets are in cover and obscured if the primary target was. , Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. , Stun Stun If you retain any critical successes, subtract 1 from the APL stat of the operative this weapon is being used against until the end of its next activation. , Magnify* Aeonstave - Weapon Rules Blast The target you select is the primary target. After shooting the primary target, shoot with this weapon against each secondary target in an order of your choice. Secondary targets are other operatives visible to and within x of the primary target. Secondary targets are in cover and obscured if the primary target was. Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Stun If you retain any critical successes, subtract 1 from the APL stat of the operative this weapon is being used against until the end of its next activation.
⚡ Entropic Lance	4	3+	5/3	Devastating 3 Devastating Each retained critical success immediately inflicts x damage on the operative this weapon is being used against. If the rule starts with a distance, inflict x damage on that operative and each other operative visible to and within that distance of it. , Piercing 1 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. , Magnify* Entropic Lance - Weapon Rules Devastating Each retained critical success immediately inflicts x damage on the operative this weapon is being used against. If the rule starts with a distance, inflict x damage on that operative and each other operative visible to and within that distance of it. Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes.
⚔ Aeonstave	4	4+	3/4	Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. , Shock Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes. Aeonstave - Weapon Rules Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes.
⚔ Entropic Lance	4	4+	3/6	-

Unique Actions

Interstitial Command 1AP

SUPPORT . Select one other friendly Hierotek Circle operative (excluding APPRENTEK and CRYPTEK) visible to and within 6" of this operative, or visible to and within 6" of a friendly DESPOTEK operative that's visible to this operative. That selected operative can immediately perform a 1AP action for free; it cannot move more than 2" during that action, perform an action it's already performed during this turning point, or perform that action again during this turning point.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or while counteracting.

Timesplinter 1AP

SUPPORT . Select one other expended friendly Hierotek Circle operative visible to and within 5" of this operative. Remove it from the killzone and set it back up visible to and within 5" horizontally of this operative, in a location it can be placed. Note that a Comms Device from universal equipment only affects the first distance of this rule.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, during the first turning point, or if a friendly operative has already performed this action during this turning point.

Countertemporal Nanomine 1AP

Place your Countertemporal Nanomine marker visible to this operative, or on Vantage terrain of a terrain feature that's visible to this operative. Whenever an enemy operative is within 4" of your Countertemporal Nanomine marker, subtract 2" from its Move stat. When this operative is next activated, is incapacitated or this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), remove that marker.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Chronometron 1AP

SUPPORT . Select one friendly Hierotek Circle operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the start of this operative's next activation, until this operative is incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), subtract 1 from the Atk stat of an operative's weapons whenever it's shooting that selected operative.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Psychomancer

3 6" 3+ 14

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Abyssal Lance	5	3+	2/2	Blast 2" Blast The target you select is the primary target. After shooting the primary target, shoot with this weapon against each secondary target in an order of your choice. Secondary targets are other operatives visible to and within x of the primary target. Secondary targets are in cover and obscured if the primary target was. , 2" Devastating 1, Piercing 2 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. , Magnify* Abyssal Lance - Weapon Rules Blast The target you select is the primary target. After shooting the primary target, shoot with this weapon against each secondary target in an order of your choice. Secondary targets are other operatives visible to and within x of the primary target. Secondary targets are in cover and obscured if the primary target was. Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes.
⚔ Abyssal Lance	4	4+	4/4	Devastating 1 Devastating Each retained critical success immediately inflicts x damage on the operative this weapon is being used against. If the rule starts with a distance, inflict x damage on that operative and each other operative visible to and within that distance of it. Abyssal Lance - Weapon Rules Devastating Each retained critical success immediately inflicts x damage on the operative this weapon is being used against. If the rule starts with a distance, inflict x damage on that operative and each other operative visible to and within that distance of it.

Unique Actions

Interstitial Command 1AP

SUPPORT . Select one other friendly Hierotek Circle operative (excluding APPRENTEK and CRYPTEK) visible to and within 6" of this operative, or visible to and within 6" of a friendly DESPOTEK operative that's visible to this operative. That selected operative can immediately perform a 1AP action for free; it cannot move more than 2" during that action, perform an action it's already performed during this turning point, or perform that action again during this turning point.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or while counteracting.

Harbinger Of Despair 1AP

Place your Despair marker visible to this operative, or on Vantage terrain of a terrain feature that's visible to this operative. When this operative is next activated, is incapacitated or this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), remove that marker.
Whenever an enemy operative is within 2" of your Despair marker, your opponent must spend 1 additional AP for that enemy operative to perform the Pick Up Marker and mission actions. Whenever determining control of a marker, treat the total APL stat of enemy operatives that contest it as 1 lower if at least one of those enemy operatives is within 2" of your Despair marker. Note this isn't a change to the APL stat, so any changes are cumulative with this.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Nightmare Shroud 1AP

Until the start of this operative's next activation, until it's incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), whenever an enemy operative within 4" of this operative is shooting, fighting or retaliating, your opponent cannot re-roll their attack dice and cannot retain attack dice results of less than 6 as critical successes (e.g. as a result of the Lethal, Rending or Severe weapon rules).

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Vision Of Madness 1AP

Select one enemy operative visible to this operative. Until the start of this operative's next activation, until it's incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), that selected operative gains one of your Madness tokens.
Whenever your opponent would activate an enemy operative that has one of your Madness tokens, you can roll one D6: if the result is equal to or higher than that enemy operative's APL, they cannot activate it during this activation. If that operative is successfully activated, or there are no other enemy operatives eligible to be activated, remove its Madness token.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Technomancer

3 6" 3+ 14

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Staff Of Light	6	3+	3/4	Rending Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead. , Magnify* Staff Of Light - Weapon Rules Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead.
⚔ Staff Of Light	4	4+	3/5	Rending Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead. Staff Of Light - Weapon Rules Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead.

Unique Actions

Interstitial Command 1AP

SUPPORT . Select one other friendly Hierotek Circle operative (excluding APPRENTEK and CRYPTEK) visible to and within 6" of this operative, or visible to and within 6" of a friendly DESPOTEK operative that's visible to this operative. That selected operative can immediately perform a 1AP action for free; it cannot move more than 2" during that action, perform an action it's already performed during this turning point, or perform that action again during this turning point.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or while counteracting.

Canoptek Repair 1AP

SUPPORT . Select one friendly Hierotek Circle operative visible to and within 6" of this operative to regain up to 2D3 lost wounds.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or if a friendly operative has already performed this action during this turning point.

Augment Weapon 1AP

SUPPORT . Select one friendly Hierotek Circle operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the start of this operative's next activation, until it's incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), select two of the following weapon rules for one weapon from that selected operative's datacard to have: Lethal 5+, Rending, Saturate, Severe. Note that if you select a staff of light or arcane conduit, you only select the additional weapon rules for either the ranged or melee profile of that weapon.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Reinforce Metal 1AP

SUPPORT . Select one friendly Hierotek Circle operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the start of this operative's next activation, until it's incapacitated or until this action is performed again by a friendly operative (whichever comes first), whenever an attack dice inflicts damage of 3 or more on that operative, subtract 1 from that inflicted damage.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Plasmacyte Accelerator

2 7" 5+ 5

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Spark	4	4+	2/3	Range 4" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Piercing 1 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. Spark - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes.
⚔ Claws	3	5+	1/2	-

Additional Rules

Scuttler

Whenever this operative has a Conceal order and is in cover, it cannot be selected as a valid target, taking precedence over all other rules (e.g. Seek, Vantage terrain) except being within 2". This operative can perform the Fall Back action for 1 less AP. This operative cannot use any weapons that aren't on its datacard, or perform unique actions other than Accelerate.

Unique Actions

Accelerate 1AP

Select one friendly DEATHMARK or IMMORTAL operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the end of that operative's next activation, add 1 to its APL stat.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Plasmacyte Reanimator

2 7" 5+ 5

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Atomiser Beam	4	4+	3/4	Range 6" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Atomiser Beam - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes.
⚔ Claws	3	5+	1/2	-

Additional Rules

Scuttler

Unique Actions

Reanimate 1AP

Select one of your Reanimation markers visible to and within 6" of this operative. Roll one D6: on a 3+, a friendly operative is REANIMATED ; if you spent 1 additional AP, a friendly operative is automatically REANIMATED (you don't need to roll one D6). An operative that's REANIMATED from this unique action is set up expended if it was already expended during this turning point.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Apprentek

3 6" 3+ 11

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Arcane Conduit	4	3+	4/5	Piercing 1 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. , Magnify* Arcane Conduit - Weapon Rules Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes.
⚔ Arcane Conduit	3	4+	3/5	-

Additional Rules

Apprentek Assistance

This operative has the same unique actions as your CRYPTEK operative selected for the battle, but can only perform one CRYPTEK unique action per turning point.

Deathmark

2 5" 3+ 10

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Synaptic Disintegrator	4	2+	4/3	Devastating 2 Devastating Each retained critical success immediately inflicts x damage on the operative this weapon is being used against. If the rule starts with a distance, inflict x damage on that operative and each other operative visible to and within that distance of it. , Heavy ( Dash only) Heavy An operative cannot use this weapon in an activation or counteraction in which it moved, and it cannot move in an activation or counteraction in which it used this weapon. If the rule is Heavy (x only), only that move is allowed. , Piercing 1 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. , Severe Severe If you don't retain any critical successes, you can change one of your normal successes to a critical success. Synaptic Disintegrator - Weapon Rules Devastating Each retained critical success immediately inflicts x damage on the operative this weapon is being used against. If the rule starts with a distance, inflict x damage on that operative and each other operative visible to and within that distance of it. Heavy An operative cannot use this weapon in an activation or counteraction in which it moved, and it cannot move in an activation or counteraction in which it used this weapon. If the rule is Heavy (x only), only that move is allowed. Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. Severe If you don't retain any critical successes, you can change one of your normal successes to a critical success.
⚔ Fists	3	3+	3/4	-

Additional Rules

Deathmarked

Whenever this operative ends the Shoot action, the target gains one of your Deathmarked tokens if it wasn't incapacitated (the primary target, if relevant). Whenever a friendly Hierotek Circle DEATHMARK operative is shooting an enemy operative that has one of your Deathmarked tokens, that friendly operative's ranged weapons have the Seek weapon rule.

Unique Actions

Multi-Dimensional Vision 1AP

Until the start of this operative's next activation, whenever it's shooting, enemy operatives cannot be obscured.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

Immortal Despotek

2 5" 3+ 11

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Gauss Blaster	4	3+	4/5	Piercing 1 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. Gauss Blaster - Weapon Rules Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes.
⚡ Tesla Carbine	5	3+	3/3	2" Devastating 1 Tesla Carbine - Weapon Rules
⚔ Bayonet	4	3+	3/4	-

Additional Rules

Steadfast

Whenever determining control of a marker, you can treat this operative's APL stat as 3. If you do, this takes precedence over all other rules, meaning any changes to its APL stat are ignored for this.

Unique Actions

Interstitial Command 1AP

SUPPORT . Select one other friendly Hierotek Circle operative (excluding APPRENTEK and CRYPTEK) visible to and within 6" of this operative. That selected operative can immediately perform a 1AP action for free (excluding Accelerate ); it cannot move more than 2" during that action, perform an action it's already performed during this turning point, or perform that action again during this turning point.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or while counteracting.

Immortal Guardian

2 5" 3+ 10

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Gauss Blaster	4	3+	4/5	Piercing 1 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. Gauss Blaster - Weapon Rules Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes.
⚡ Tesla Carbine	5	3+	3/3	2" Devastating 1 Tesla Carbine - Weapon Rules
⚔ Bayonet	4	3+	3/4	-

Additional Rules

Steadfast

Faction Rules

3 rules

Reanimation Protocols

Faction Rule

Incapacitated operatives may be reanimated later with 1 wound.

Hierotek Circle 💀

The body of a slain Necron becomes wreathed in an eerie glow. Severed limbs reattach and broken bodies reform in a shower of emerald sparks. Eye-lenses flicker once more and the Necron rises again to rejoin the fight.

The first time each friendly Hierotek Circle 💀 operative is incapacitated, before it's removed from the killzone, place one of your Reanimation markers within its control range. Then remove it as incapacitated, also removing any tokens and rules effects it had (e.g. CHRONOMANCER operative's Chronometron action, Poison tokens, APL stat changes, being implanted, etc.). In the Ready step of each Strategy phase, select one of your Reanimation markers and roll one D6: on a 1-2, leave that Reanimation marker in the killzone and repeat this process with a different one of your Reanimation markers (if any); on a 3+, an operative is REANIMATED. You can only select each of your Reanimation markers once per turning point, and once you roll a 3+, you don't select any more for that turning point. Whenever an operative is REANIMATED: - Set up the operative that Reanimation marker was placed for (it's no longer incapacitated). It must be placed within 3" of that Reanimation marker and not within control range of enemy operatives (if you cannot do so, treat the roll as 1-2 instead). - It has 1 wound remaining. - It has an order of your choice and is ready. - Remove that Reanimation marker. For the purposes of the kill op, your opponent treats your starting number of Hierotek Circle 💀 operatives as 5 (in other words, their kill grade goes up whenever a friendly Hierotek Circle 💀 operative is incapacitated, to a maximum kill grade of 5). REANIMATED operatives don't retroactively change any other VPs your opponent has scored, e.g. from tac ops.

Magnify

Faction Rule

Some weapons treat another visible friendly operative as the shooter.

Hierotek Circle 💀

Necron Crypteks may impose their will over their thralls and underlings, projecting their consciousness into these lesser beings in order to enhance their combat ability and ensure the obliteration of the enemy.

Some Hierotek Circle 💀 APPRENTEK and Hierotek Circle 💀 CRYPTEK weapons in this team's rules have the Magnify weapon rule below. *Magnify: Whenever this operative is performing the Shoot action with this weapon, if the target is visible to this operative, and another friendly Hierotek Circle 💀 APPRENTEK or Hierotek Circle 💀 CRYPTEK operative has an Engage order and is visible to this operative, you can use this rule. If you do, treat that operative as the active operative for the purposes of determining a valid target, cover and obscured. If you do, this weapon has the Ceaseless weapon rule until the end of that action.

Living Metal

Faction Rule

Operatives regain D3+1 wounds each Strategy phase.

Strategy Ploys

4 ploys

Relentless Onslaught

Strategy Ploy

Ranged weapons gain Balanced within 8" of target

Hierotek Circle 💀

Necrons are relentless and implacable, making up for their lack of accuracy with unthinking determination.

Whenever a friendly Hierotek Circle 💀 operative is shooting an operative within 8" of it, that friendly operative's ranged weapons have the Balanced weapon rule. Note that when you're using the Magnify weapon rule, this operative must still be within 8" of the target to use this rule (not the other friendly operative from which you're determining a valid target).

Undying Androids

Strategy Ploy

Retain one defence dice without rolling if no cover

Command Underlings

Strategy Ploy

Cryptek or Apprentek grants free Dash to nearby operatives

Methodical Elimination

Strategy Ploy

Melee weapons gain Accurate 1, Accurate 2 if stationary or retaliating

Hierotek Circle 💀

Necrons often trade speed of movement for steadfast resilience and unrelenting firepower.

Friendly Hierotek Circle 💀 operatives' melee weapons have the Accurate 1 weapon rule. Whenever a friendly Hierotek Circle 💀 operative is fighting during an activation in which it hasn't moved more than its Move stat, or whenever it's retaliating, its melee weapons have the Accurate 2 weapon rule instead.

Firefight Ploys

4 ploys

Cortical Control

Firefight Ploy

ignore distance for support action targeting

Hierotek Circle 💀

Crypteks and their Apprentek servants may project their will directly into the minds of their Canoptek constructs, even across vast distances.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly Hierotek Circle 💀 APPRENTEK or Hierotek Circle 💀 CRYPTEK operative performs a SUPPORT unique action. Until the end of that action, for the purposes of selecting another friendly operative, ignore the distance requirement (only visibility is a requirement).

Reanimated Function

Firefight Ploy

treat marker as operative for control

Hierotek Circle 💀

The continual reanimation of fallen Necrons enables the Hierotek Circle to steadily tighten its grip on its objectives.

Use this firefight ploy when determining control of a marker. Select one of your Reanimation markers. Until the start of the next turning point, whenever determining control of a marker, treat that Reanimation marker as a friendly Hierotek Circle 💀 operative that has an APL stat of 1. For the purposes of the Martyrs tac op (Approved Ops 2025), this ploy has no effect.

Dimensional Ambush

Firefight Ploy

perform Guard with Conceal, change to Engage

Hierotek Circle 💀

Shifting between dimensions, a Deathmark reveals its position only when a kill shot presents itself.

Use this firefight ploy during a friendly Hierotek Circle 💀 DEATHMARK operative's activation, if it has a Conceal order. During that activation, that operative can perform the Guard action regardless of the killzone and while it has a Conceal order (see close quarters rules, Kill Team Core Book), but when you perform the free Shoot or Fight action during the interruption, you must change its order to Engage.

Living Lightning

Firefight Ploy

tesla carbine gains Blast, loses Devastating

Hierotek Circle 💀

Tesla weapons project living lightning that grows in power, leaping between targets as it drains life from the living.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly Hierotek Circle 💀 IMMORTAL operative is performing the Shoot action and you select a tesla carbine. Until the end of that action, that weapon doesn't have the 2" from its Devastating weapon rule but has the Blast 2" weapon rule.

Faction Equipment

4 items

Magnification Conduits

Faction Equipment

Once per turning point, another friendly operative can be treated as active for Magnify weapon rule.

Hierotek Circle 💀

This device allows any Necron well-versed in arcane hypertechnology to peer through the occular lenses of a nearby thrall and channel ranged attacks through the body of their dominated underling.

Once per turning point, when a friendly Hierotek Circle 💀 APPRENTEK or Hierotek Circle 💀 CRYPTEK operative is performing the Shoot action, you can use this rule. If you do, select one other friendly Hierotek Circle 💀 operative (excluding PLASMACYTE ) that has an Engage order and is visible to that friendly operative. Until the end of that action, that other friendly operative can be treated as the active operative for the Magnify weapon rule.

Phase Shifter

Faction Equipment

Once per turning point, worsen enemy Piercing by 1 when shooting a friendly Cryptek.

Hierotek Circle 💀

At a moment's notice, a Cryptek can use this device to flit between dimensions to avoid incoming fire.

Once per turning point, when an operative is shooting a friendly CRYPTEK operative, at the start of the Roll Defence Dice step, you can use this rule. If you do, worsen the x of the Piercing weapon rule by 1 (if any) until the end of that sequence. Note that Piercing 1 would therefore be ignored.

Tesla Weave

Faction Equipment

Once per turning point, inflict D3+1 damage on enemy operatives after they Charge.

Hierotek Circle 💀

Upon the Cryptek's command, an insubstantial web of tesla energy flickers from Necron to Canoptek construct, searing any enemy caught within its leaping arcs.

Once per turning point, when an enemy operative ends the Charge action with friendly Hierotek Circle 💀 operatives within its control range, you can use this rule. If you do, inflict D3+1 damage on that enemy operative.

Tesseract Cube

Faction Equipment

Chance to gain 1CP in Ready step, up to 2CP per battle, with risk of failure.

Hierotek Circle 💀

This device uses dimensional technology to hold considerably more than its size suggests, becoming a vault for all manner of resources, knowledge and artefacts recovered by the Hierotek Circle.

In the Ready step of each Strategy phase, when you gain CP, if a friendly CRYPTEK operative isn't incapacitated, isn't within control range of enemy operatives and hasn't been REANIMATED this turning point, you can use this rule. If you do, roll one D6: on a 1, you cannot use this rule for the rest of the battle; on a 4+, you gain 1CP. Once you've gained 2CP from this rule, you cannot use it for the rest of the battle.

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