Combat Patrol Necrons Magnetization Recommendations

What’s in the Necrons Combat Patrol

The Necrons Combat Patrol is the 10th-edition Warhammer 40,000 starter army for the Necron dynasty. Eighteen miniatures, a pre-built Combat Patrol roster, and you have a playable Necron army out of the box.

• 1x Overlord with tachyon arrow — 40mm round base
• 1x Canoptek Doomstalker — 90mm round base
• 3x Skorpekh Destroyers — 50mm round bases
• 1x Plasmacyte — 28mm round base
• 10x Necron Warriors — 32mm round bases
• 3x Canoptek Scarab Swarms — 40mm round bases

Overlord with Tachyon Arrow

The Overlord is the only model in the box with right-hand weapon options — the tachyon arrow is included, but the kit can also be built with a staff of light, voidscythe, or hyperphase sword from the wider Overlord range. Magnetize the wrist with 3mm x 2mm N52 disc magnets so you can change loadouts between games or between detachments.

3mm magnets need a 3mm drill bit and a hand vise that fits it.

Canoptek Doomstalker

The Doomstalker is a single-build kit — no weapon swaps to magnetize. The 90mm round base is the magnetization point. Use a Large Thick flush-fit magnet, a pre-magnetized 90mm base, or three 25mm peel-and-stick magnets in a triangle pattern on the underside.

Skorpekh Destroyers

The three Skorpekh Destroyers in the Combat Patrol are single-pose, each with a fixed loadout. The Plasmacyte that accompanies them is also a single pose. Base magnets only for these — see the base section below.

Necron Warriors

The 10-strong Necron Warrior squad uses the gauss reaper as the squad-level weapon option in the wider kit. The push-fit Combat Patrol sprues build with gauss flayers by default. If you assemble Warriors from the multi-part box instead and want to swap between gauss reaper and gauss flayer, magnetize the forearm joint with 2mm x 1mm disc magnets.

Scarab Swarms

Scarab Swarms are fixed and small. Base magnets only.

Base Magnets

The Combat Patrol spans 28mm, 32mm, 40mm, 50mm, and 90mm bases. Pick whichever format matches how you build the army.

28mm - Plasmacyte

32mm — Necron Warriors

40mm — Overlord, Scarab Swarms

50mm - Skorpekh Destroyers

90mm — Canoptek Doomstalker

Movement Trays

The Warrior squad moves as a single unit. The Skorpekh trio + Plasmacyte share a formation. The Scarab Swarms run in a small group. Plasteel & Adhesive trays match base size and squad shape.

10-Man Straight Formation (32mm) — Necron Warriors

5-Man Cloud Formation (40mm) — Skorpekh Destroyers + Scarabs

3-Man Triangle Formation (40mm) — Scarab Swarms

Character & Wargear Tab Trays

The Overlord attaches to the Warrior squad in most Combat Patrol lists. The Plasmacyte attaches to the Skorpekh squad. Character & Wargear Tab Trays slot into the parent movement tray and slide off when the character or wargear model moves between units.

Drill Bits, Glues & Polarity Tools

Magnetizing the Overlord arm and Warrior weapon swaps needs a drill bit matched to the magnet diameter, a superglue that holds magnets in plastic, and a polarity tool.

Drill bits. The medium metric bundle covers 4mm through 6mm magnets — useful as the army grows into Doomsday Arks and Monoliths.

Glue. Maxi-Cure is the thick CA superglue we use to seat magnets in plastic. Insta-Set sprays over the top to flash-cure the bond so the magnet doesn’t drift while it sets.

Polarity tool. The Magnicator V2 holds a magnet in known polarity, so every wrist socket and weapon stub lines up the same way.

Magnetize the rest of your Necrons

Models a Combat Patrol buyer magnetizes next: Ghost Ark & Doomsday Ark, Triarch Stalker.

More Necron Magnetization Recommendations

See our other Necron recommendations on the Necrons blog for individual model guides on the Doomsday Ark, Ghost Ark, Triarch Stalker, and more.