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DAWN OF WAR 4PLANNER

Playing as Necrons

Necrons vs Orks

Reverse perspective

Your best matchup. Hold a line, refuse to be flanked, and let attrition resolve it.

Opening plan

Warriors and nothing clever. Improved reanimation early; the Orks will feed you the value.

Scouting checklist

  • Count Boy Huts to judge the size of the first push
  • Look for rokkit launcha research before fielding constructs

Timeline

Danger timings

When this matchup typically turns, and what turns it.

  1. 03:30First Boyz mass arrives — do not be caught spread out
  2. 07:00Nobz with power klaws threaten your heavier units

Core interactions

What decides this matchup

  • Immortals soft-counter massed Boyz through tesla arcs
  • Being surrounded denies reanimation — position matters more than damage
  • Do not chase retreating Orks; you cannot catch them

Execution

Recommended builds

Editorial, pre-release

Nobody has played this matchup — the game is unreleased. This guide reasons from provisional statistics and will be rewritten from real games after launch.