David Leniewski — Necrons

Necrons/Awakened Dynasty/Strike ForceArchived

12th place · 4-1Archived from The MANCHESTER 40k SUPER-MAJOR — SUMMER 2026

29–30 Aug 2026 · Urmston, GB · played by David Leniewski

Submitted for 11th ed. · 11th Edition matched play — August 2026·Source: The MANCHESTER 40k SUPER-MAJOR — SUMMER 2026 results

600·Updated Aug 31 by GrimSlate Archive

Strike Force2,000 limit

1,995pts

Units

Models

3/3

The read

Anti-armour sits in the top third, spread across the list; objective control and anti-horde are in the bottom 12%.

«the top third» means above roughly 72% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapevs the p50 ring

The shape, not the verdict. Area is not a score — two lists with the same area can play nothing alike. The bars beside it are the reading that counts, and each spoke is this list's percentile under baseline assumptions.

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Anti-armour

Strong against heavy armour

Above average · 2.43 per 100 pts · mostly C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer (34%)

360 pts

Gap · Objective control

Few bodies to hold objectives

Bottom 8% · 1.67 per 100 pts · best available: C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer (14%)

360 pts

Gap · Anti-horde

Almost no answer to massed infantry — bottom 12% of lists

Bottom 12% · 3.96 per 100 pts · best available: C'tan Shard of the Void Dragon (20%)

345 pts

Gap · Reach

Short-ranged — has to close the distance

Below average · 0.58 per 100 pts · best available: Overlord (15%)

110 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageAdequate

Answers 1 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringThin

9 scoring bodies, 29 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachAdequate

Deep Strike on 3 units, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerAdequate

Average T6.8, 7.2 W per model and 8 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

34weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-armourp72 ×.2

Anti-elitep44 ×.2

Anti-infantryp28 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-armour is the clearest answer here; Objective control is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package11 read

Army ×9Detachment ×1Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 10 conditional ones it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Army

Reanimation Protocolsconditional
Annihilation Protocolconditional
Command Protocolsconditional
Hyperphasingconditional
Power Matrixconditional
Worthy Foesconditional
Technosorcerous Augmentationsconditional
Cold Fervourconditional
Cosmic Distortionconditional

Detachment

Command Protocolsconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

PROTOCOL OF THE CONQUERING TYRANT1 CP
PROTOCOL OF THE ETERNAL REVENANT1 CP
PROTOCOL OF THE HUNGRY VOID1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 1,995(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 9
Largest single investment: C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer(18%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeC'tan Shard of the Void Dragon20%
12 units contribute
anti-infantryC'tan Shard of the Nightbringer22%
12 units contribute
anti-eliteC'tan Shard of the Nightbringer22%
12 units contribute
anti-armourC'tan Shard of the Nightbringer34%
12 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Deep Strike3
FLY4
Lone Operative1
Anti-VEHICLE1
Battleline1

Leader groups

Overlord → Necron Warriors
Orikan the Diviner → Necron Warriors
Lokhust Lord → Lokhust Destroyers
C'tan Shard of the Nightbringerunattached
C'tan Shard of the Void Dragonunattached
Illuminor Szerasunattached
Nekrosor Ammentarunattached
Skorpekh Lordunattached

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

1Good8Possible9Difficult

Good — The list has several independent ways to meet this condition.

Display Of Might

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

A Grievous Blow
Bring It Down
Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
Engage On All Fronts
No Prisoners
Plunder
Secure No Man's Land

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

A Tempting Target
Assassination
Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Defend Stronghold
Forward Position
Outflank
Overwhelming Force

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.

The read

Anti-armour sits in the top third, spread across the list; objective control and anti-horde are in the bottom 12%.

«the top third» means above roughly 72% of sampled reference list shapes for that capability — a comparison, never win odds.

Shapevs the p50 ring

Every axisabove averagebelow

Open a row to see the units behind it.

Strength · Anti-armour

Strong against heavy armour

Above average · 2.43 per 100 pts · mostly C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer (34%)

360 pts

Gap · Objective control

Few bodies to hold objectives

Bottom 8% · 1.67 per 100 pts · best available: C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer (14%)

360 pts

Gap · Anti-horde

Almost no answer to massed infantry — bottom 12% of lists

Bottom 12% · 3.96 per 100 pts · best available: C'tan Shard of the Void Dragon (20%)

345 pts

Gap · Reach

Short-ranged — has to close the distance

Below average · 0.58 per 100 pts · best available: Overlord (15%)

110 pts

Estimates from weapon profiles alone — terrain, mission scoring, stratagems and target priority are not modelled.

Battle readinessheuristic, not a score

Threat coverageAdequate

Answers 1 of the four target archetypes at or above average.

Mission scoringThin

9 scoring bodies, 29 OC on the table at deployment.

Delivery and reachAdequate

Deep Strike on 3 units, 0% of the points off the table turn 1.

Staying powerAdequate

Average T6.8, 7.2 W per model and 8 units with an invulnerable save.

Matchup lensthe same axes, re-weighted

34weighted percentile

What carries it

Anti-armourp72 ×.2

Anti-elitep44 ×.2

Anti-infantryp28 ×.2

Plan around

Anti-armour is the clearest answer here; Objective control is the pressure point to plan around.

Rules package11 read

Army ×9Detachment ×1Warlord ×1

The army, detachment, enhancement and leader rules the maths read — including 10 conditional ones it did not fold into the numbers.

Which rules, and the stratagems they unlock

Army

Reanimation Protocolsconditional
Annihilation Protocolconditional
Command Protocolsconditional
Hyperphasingconditional
Power Matrixconditional
Worthy Foesconditional
Technosorcerous Augmentationsconditional
Cold Fervourconditional
Cosmic Distortionconditional

Detachment

Command Protocolsconditional

Warlord

Warlord designation

Stratagems these units can trigger

PROTOCOL OF THE CONQUERING TYRANT1 CP
PROTOCOL OF THE ETERNAL REVENANT1 CP
PROTOCOL OF THE HUNGRY VOID1 CP

Legal-looking opportunities for these units and phases, not automatic bonuses — board state, CP and the exact trigger still decide.

Composition & risk

Points on the table turn 1: 1,995(100%)
In reserves: 0(0%)
Scoring bodies on the table: 9
Largest single investment: C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer(18%)

Redundancy, special tools and leaders

Who carries each answer

anti-hordeC'tan Shard of the Void Dragon20%
12 units contribute
anti-infantryC'tan Shard of the Nightbringer22%
12 units contribute
anti-eliteC'tan Shard of the Nightbringer22%
12 units contribute
anti-armourC'tan Shard of the Nightbringer34%
12 units contribute

No single unit owns an offensive answer — losing any one of them leaves the list functional.

Special tools

Deep Strike3
FLY4
Lone Operative1
Anti-VEHICLE1
Battleline1

Leader groups

Overlord → Necron Warriors
Orikan the Diviner → Necron Warriors
Lokhust Lord → Lokhust Destroyers
C'tan Shard of the Nightbringerunattached
C'tan Shard of the Void Dragonunattached
Illuminor Szerasunattached
Nekrosor Ammentarunattached
Skorpekh Lordunattached

Secondary mission fit18 cards vs this list's shape

1Good8Possible9Difficult

Good — The list has several independent ways to meet this condition.

Display Of Might

Possible — The list can attempt this, but it depends on positioning or a key unit.

A Grievous Blow
Bring It Down
Burden Of Trust
Cleanse
Engage On All Fronts
No Prisoners
Plunder
Secure No Man's Land

Difficult — This condition is hard to support with the current list shape.

A Tempting Target
Assassination
Beacon
Behind Enemy Lines
Centre Ground
Defend Stronghold
Forward Position
Outflank
Overwhelming Force

Fit is about list shape, not about what you will draw. A «difficult» card is still scorable — it just needs the game to go your way.