As necros how do I counter Imperial Guard?

[PogFrog]

I am playing story right now and i cannot win agains Imperial guard they just keep spaming units and nade launchers. How do i counter?

[The Cunning Fox (raZoleg)]

You're playing the most imba race, you could literally steamroll them. use the shroud thingy your lord has and insta-blind them, then rip them to shreds. Flayed ones can also deepstrike and tear their ♥♥♥♥ apart, scout with wraiths, as you attack, spawn the flayed ones behind anamy lines and tie up shooty units.

[Peridot]

Originally posted by Raz:

You're playing the most imba race

Tau stealth suit spam disagrees

[Sturm Sniper]

Originally posted by Golden_Labs:

Tau stealth suit spam disagrees

Ork Flash Gitz: ♥♥♥♥♥ please.

[76561198200638999]

- If it's 1-2 squads, just jump to them with your Necron lord and let him do the killing. They cannot scratch his paintjob unless they have a priest or commissar attached, and even then the Lord will probably come out mostly unharmed.
- Necron Warrior mass, with the lord using his Solar pulse to blind the guardsmen. In multiplayer the IG would run away as soon as this happned, but the AI isn't smart enough. Just remember to upgrate the warriors, the upgrate not only gives you more health but also increases damage.
- Do the Wraith upgrate and build a few of them. Upgrated Wraiths are almost immune to ranged damage. Use their phase out ability to move close to the guardsmen, and then use each individual warith to target a single squad and force them into melee. Meanwhile, move forward with your Warrior horde.
- Destroyers, grenades cannot do ♥♥♥♥ against Vehicle armor. Tomb Spyders work too.
- Monolith. Don't forget that it can build units even when it is active.
- The Deciever's fake Monolith doesn't do actual damage, but has the knockback as does the real one.

Another tip: spam generators and do the resource upgrates at them. Thermo generators are especially valuable to you. Don't forget to build listenig posts either, it generates "time", which deterimnes how fast your units build/reinforce and how fast your research is done.

[Peridot]

Originally posted by Sturm Sniper:

Originally posted by Golden_Labs:

Tau stealth suit spam disagrees

Ork Flash Gitz: ♥♥♥♥♥ please.

(immediate spam at anything that detects stealth)

[Sturm Sniper]

Originally posted by Golden_Labs:

(immediate spam at anything that detects stealth)

Ah, so you'll slowly drown my big mek and flash gitz in 13-20 DPS shots? Or your Tau blood?

[Peridot]

Originally posted by Sturm Sniper:

Originally posted by Golden_Labs:

(immediate spam at anything that detects stealth)

Ah, so you'll slowly drown my big mek and flash gitz in 13-20 DPS shots? Or your Tau blood?

I think your forgetting very little survives 80 fusion cannons for very long

[PogFrog]

Originally posted by Uncle Skull:

- If it's 1-2 squads, just jump to them with your Necron lord and let him do the killing. They cannot scratch his paintjob unless they have a priest or commissar attached, and even then the Lord will probably come out mostly unharmed.
- Necron Warrior mass, with the lord using his Solar pulse to blind the guardsmen. In multiplayer the IG would run away as soon as this happned, but the AI isn't smart enough. Just remember to upgrate the warriors, the upgrate not only gives you more health but also increases damage.
- Do the Wraith upgrate and build a few of them. Upgrated Wraiths are almost immune to ranged damage. Use their phase out ability to move close to the guardsmen, and then use each individual warith to target a single squad and force them into melee. Meanwhile, move forward with your Warrior horde.
- Destroyers, grenades cannot do ♥♥♥♥ against Vehicle armor. Tomb Spyders work too.
- Monolith. Don't forget that it can build units even when it is active.
- The Deciever's fake Monolith doesn't do actual damage, but has the knockback as does the real one.

Another tip: spam generators and do the resource upgrates at them. Thermo generators are especially valuable to you. Don't forget to build listenig posts either, it generates "time", which deterimnes how fast your units build/reinforce and how fast your research is done.

ok, thanks for the tips! I rarely use wraith so i will definetley try this strat out.

[The Cunning Fox (raZoleg)]

Yes, the wraiths are your eyes.

[Ashardalon]

wraiths are awesome
sinse they are alone they dont have the normal reassemble
letting them reassemble randomly at any time
even if they go down they often just wake up again later in the middle of the enemy squad
only problem they have is after being revived they go back to the standart stance instead of aggresive

[76561198200638999]

Originally posted by 1hawk3:

ok, thanks for the tips! I rarely use wraith so i will definetley try this strat out.

One more fun thing to do - use Lord Destroyer to posses Leman Russes and the odd Basilisk, guardsmen die fast under artillery and the Russ is so good all-around that its a crime not to get one if you can.

Originally posted by Golden_Labs:

I think your forgetting very little survives 80 fusion cannons for very long

- Trakks & Trukks being repaired by cloaked grots
- Fighta Bomma, FW have setup time and low hp
- Mad Dok's invul. juice
- Flash Gitz with doks/Warboss and Big Mek attached, 2 trukks so they don't eat fire while they move closer
- Stormboy squads that equal the number of fire warrior squads so they get tied up in melee and properly raped unless they try running

lol

[Peridot]

Originally posted by Uncle Skull:

Originally posted by 1hawk3:

ok, thanks for the tips! I rarely use wraith so i will definetley try this strat out.

One more fun thing to do - use Lord Destroyer to posses Leman Russes and the odd Basilisk, guardsmen die fast under artillery and the Russ is so good all-around that its a crime not to get one if you can.

Originally posted by Golden_Labs:

I think your forgetting very little survives 80 fusion cannons for very long

- Trakks & Trukks being repaired by cloaked grots
- Fighta Bomma, FW have setup time and low hp
- Mad Dok's invul. juice
- Flash Gitz with doks/Warboss and Big Mek attached, 2 trukks so they don't eat fire while they move closer
- Stormboy squads that equal the number of fire warrior squads so they get tied up in melee and properly raped unless they try running

lol

still cant see the stealth suits, they can shred warlords in a few seconds in the campaign.

[League of Legends]

Think you all forgot about the kroot spam with 300 meat or bodies eaten. (Of course you would still need your godly stealth suits) the shapers preserve

[Peridot]

Originally posted by Shreker of Worlds:

Think you all forgot about the kroot spam with 300 meat or bodies eaten. (Of course you would still need your godly stealth suits) the shapers preserve

I forgot they ate corpses
I only used them before I discovered the stealth suit spam

[Ashardalon]

they are great to support firewarriors
almost the same vision range as the pathfinders
and if something jumps onto your firewarriors their jump attack pushes them off
they are a great distraction and meatshield