Dormant Monolith

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Dormant Monolith
Race	Necrons
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey M	Build Cost 225  Additional Cost 450  for 2nd 900  for 3rd Return Value 45  Additional Return 90  for 2nd 180  for 3rd Build Time 100 s Built By Builder Scarabs Requires Nothing Limit 3
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	5000/1
Armour	Building High
Resource Bonus	+10
Control Radius	20
Sight Radius	35 (cannot detect)

Contents 1 Dormant Monolith 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Deep Strike 4 Buildable Units 4.1 Infantry 4.1.1 Builder Scarabs 4.1.2 Necron Warriors 4.1.3 Wraith 4.1.4 Necron Lord 4.1.5 Immortals 4.1.6 Flayed Ones 4.1.7 Pariahs 4.2 Vehicles 4.2.1 Tomb Spyder 4.2.2 Destroyer 4.2.3 Heavy Destroyer 4.2.4 Lord Destroyer 5 Add-ons 5.1 Awakened Monolith 5.2 Engaged Monolith 5.3 Restored Monolith 6 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Dormant Monolith

The Dormant Monolith barely pokes above the ground when it first emerges, but like an iceberg the majority of its mass is hidden from view. As the Necrons expand their presence, the Monolith rises out of the ground, producing ever-greater tools of destruction to use on the living.

Tactics

As the monolith is the only unit production building for the Necron force, it can be rather difficult to quickly churn out a large fighting force, especially at the start of a game when workers need to be produced from the same building. It is often desirable to construct a second Monolith as it essentially doubles your production capability. However, doing so can delay your advancement to higher tiers due to the cost of producing a second Monolith.

Another issue is that unlike the main base of nearly every other race, the Monolith has a zone of control roughly equal to that of a Listening Post/Obelisk, much smaller than normal. This will force you to spread your base out more, including your valuable power generators, more than normal. You won't be able to wall your important buildings in behind a line of turrets as easily as most other races, which is why the teleport ability of the Necron Warriors and Flayed Ones is so important to take advantage of. You will most likely need to eventually build a second Monolith inside one of the control zone "gaps" in your main base in order to keep most of your valuable power generators away from the front lines.

Abilities

Deep Strike

	Deepstrike			Hotkey: E
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Visible Terrain
	Range	Unlimited
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	Passive ability
Effects	When built the Flayed Ones don't automatically enter the battlefield but instead remain in the Monolith waiting to Deep Strike out. The Dormant Monolith has capacity to store 5 squads of Flayed Ones. This allows the squad to enter the battlefield at any visible location. If desired the Flayed Ones can subsequently be loaded back into the Monolith to Deep Strike back out after a 10 s delay.

Buildable Units

Infantry

Builder Scarabs

	Builder Scarabs				Hotkey: S
	Cost	0  0	Build Time	18 s
	Squad Size	1/3	Limit	5
	Requires	Nothing

Necron Warriors

	Necron Warriors				Hotkey: N
	Cost	0  3	Build Time	30 s Build time increases with the number of Necron Warriors on the field
	Squad Size	3/8	Limit	None
	Requires	Nothing

Wraith

	Wraith				Hotkey: W
	Cost	60  2	Build Time	45 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	None
	Requires	Summoning Core

Necron Lord

	Necron Lord				Hotkey: L
	Cost	175  0	Build Time	60 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	1
	Requires	Nothing

Immortals

	Immortals				Hotkey: I
	Cost	135  2	Build Time	36 s
	Squad Size	3/5	Limit	None
	Requires	Awakened Monolith

Flayed Ones

	Flayed Ones				Hotkey: F
	Cost	120  3	Build Time	36 s
	Squad Size	4/8	Limit	None
	Deep Strike	Yes
	Requires	Summoning Core

Pariahs

	Pariahs				Hotkey: P
	Cost	200  4	Build Time	10 s
	Squad Size	4/8	Limit	1
	Requires	Engaged Monolith

Vehicles

Tomb Spyder

	Tomb Spyder				Hotkey: T
	Cost	250  2	Build Time	60 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	3
	Requires	Greater Summoning Core

Destroyer

	Destroyer				Hotkey: D
	Cost	250  3	Build Time	30 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	None
	Requires	Greater Summoning Core

Heavy Destroyer

	Heavy Destroyer				Hotkey: H
	Cost	300  3	Build Time	30 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	None
	Requires	Engaged Monolith

Lord Destroyer

	Lord Destroyer				Hotkey: O
	Cost	350  3	Build Time	30 s
	Unit Size	1	Limit	2
	Requires	Energy Core

Add-ons

Awakened Monolith

	Awakened Monolith				Hotkey: M
	Cost	340	Build Time	70 s
	Requires	Summoning Core
Effects	Moves the Necrons into Tier 2 with the following effects:</b> Allows for the production of Immortals The Greater Summoning Core can be built New upgrades are available from the Forbidden Archive and Summoning Core Strengthen Powergrid can be researched Cost of the Necron Lord increased by +50  (stacks with additional Awakened Monolith and Engaged Monolith add-ons to a maximum of 475  ) Hitpoints of the Necron Lord increased by 450 (stacks with additional Awakened Monolith and Engaged Monolith add-ons to a maximum of 4500) Hitpoints of the Flayed Ones increased by 150 (stacks with additional Awakened Monolith and Engaged Monolith add-ons to a maximum of 1450)

Engaged Monolith

	Engaged Monolith				Hotkey: M
	Cost	400	Build Time	70 s
	Requires	Awakened Monolith, Greater Summoning Core
Effects	Moves the Necrons into Tier 3 with the following effects:</b> Allows for the production of Pariahs and Heavy Destroyers The Energy Core can be built New upgrades are available from the Forbidden Archive Plasma Battery Storage can be researched Cost of the Necron Lord increased by a further +50  (stacks with additional Awakened Monolith and Engaged Monolith add-ons to a maximum of 475  ) Hitpoints of the Necron Lord increased by 450 (stacks with additional Awakened Monolith and Engaged Monolith add-ons to a maximum of 4500) Hitpoints of the Flayed Ones increased by 150 (stacks with additional Awakened Monolith and Engaged Monolith add-ons to a maximum of 1450)

Restored Monolith

	Restored Monolith				Hotkey: M
	Cost	1000	Build Time	60 s
	Requires	Engaged Monolith with at least 50% health, Energy Core, Captured Relic
Effects	The Monolith becomes fully restored and free to move around and attack as a vehicle. The Monolith's building footprint remains behind. See Restored Monolith.

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