Necron research

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This article covers Necron research.

Tier 1

Research	Type	Description	Unlocks	Recipients	Requires	Base Cost
Dimensional Corridor	Action	Grants infantry the ability to teleport to cities and Monoliths.	Dimensional Corridor Teleports to a tile adjacent to a city or Monolith. Consumes action points Consumes movement Cooldown: 3 Technology: Dimensional Corridor Cost: 15			36
Flayed Ones	Unit	(Only with Assault Pack DLC) Close combat infantry unit that ignores enemy overwatch.	Flayed Ones
Royal Pyramid	Building	Building that produces heroes as well as generates influence and increases loyalty.	Royal Pyramid	Slave Mastaba
Core Refinements	Trait	Increases the production output of Summoning Cores.	Core Refinements
Trusted Slaves	Trait	Increases the ore output of Al-Khemic Quarries.	Trusted Slaves
Hypostyle Temple Hypostyle Temple	Building	Building that produces ground vehicles as well as generates energy and increases loyalty.	Hypostyle Temple	Slave Mastaba

Tier 2

Research	Type	Description	Unlocks	Recipients	Requires	Base Cost
Cryptek	Unit	Hero unit with powerful support abilities.	Cryptek		Template:Royal Pyramid tech	54
Shelters Shelters	Building	Building that increases population limit.	Shelters	Slave Mastaba
Immortals	Unit	(Only with Reinforcement Pack DLC) Medium-range armoured infantry unit.	Immortals
Nebuloscope	Trait	Allows Tomb Blades to ignore ranged damage reduction.	Template:Nebuloscope Necron		Template:Hypostyle Temple tech
Shield Vane	Trait	Increases the armour of Tomb Blades.	Template:Shield Vane Necron		Template:Hypostyle Temple tech
Canoptek Workers	Trait	Increases the production output of Hypostyle Temples.	Canoptek Workers		Template:Hypostyle Temple tech

Tier 3

Research	Type	Description	Unlocks	Recipients	Requires	Base Cost
Annihilation Barge	Unit	Anti-infantry vehicle unit.	Annihilation Barge		Template:Hypostyle Temple tech	77
Canoptek Spyder	Unit	Monstrous support unit that clears tiles and founds new cities.	Canoptek Spyder
Destroyer Lord	Unit	Hero unit with exceptional close combat capabilities.	Destroyer Lord		Template:Royal Pyramid tech
Empyreal Accumulators	Trait	Increases the energy ouput of Energy Cores.	Empyreal Accumulators
Baroque Shrine Baroque Shrine	Building	Building that increases loyalty.	Baroque Shrine	Slave Mastaba
Efficient Reanimation Protocols Efficient Reanimation Protocols	Trait	Increases the healing of Reanimation Protocols.	Template:Efficient Reanimation Protocols

Tier 4

Research	Type	Description	Unlocks	Recipients	Requires	Base Cost
Preliminary Excavation Preliminary Excavation	Trait	Increases the tile acquisition radius of cities.	Template:Preliminary Excavation			104
Slave Mastaba Slave Mastaba	Building	Building that constructs new buildings as well as generates energy, influence and increases loyalty.	Slave Mastaba	Slave Mastaba
Atomic Flayers	Trait	Increases the armour penetration of gauss weapons.	Atomic Flayers
Heavy Destroyers	Unit	Powerful anti-armour infantry unit.	Heavy Destroyers
Haunting Inscriptions	Trait	Increases the influence output of Stelae.	Haunting Inscriptions
Scarab Hive	Action	Grants Canoptek Spyders the ability to construct Canoptek Scarabs.	Scarab Hive Summons Canoptek Scarabs. Consumes action points Consumes movement Cooldown: 5 Range: 1 Technology: Scarab Hive Cost: 10		Canoptek Spyder

Tier 5

Research	Type	Description	Unlocks	Recipients	Requires	Base Cost
Canoptek Wraiths	Unit	(Only with Specialist Pack DLC) Extremely mobile infantry unit that passes through terrain and enemies with equal ease.	Canoptek Wraiths			135
Extra Infantry Armour	Trait	Increases the armour of infantry.	Extra Infantry Armour: Increases the armour. Requires: Extra Infantry Armour	Cryptek Destroyer Lord Flayed Ones Heavy Destroyers Immortals Lord Necron Warriors Transcendent C'tan Triarch Praetorians
Reanimation Rituals	Trait	Increases the growth rate of Necron cities.	Template:Reanimation Rituals
Immortal Forms Immortal Forms	Trait	Increases the healing of Living Metal.	Template:Immortal Forms		Template:Hypostyle Temple tech
The Lord's Command The Lord's Command	Trait	Reduces the cost of Rapid Rise.	Template:The Lord's Command
Triarch Stalker	Trait	Versatile walker unit that on attacking relays its target to allied Necrons for increased ranged accuracy.	Template:Triarch Stalker		Template:Hypostyle Temple tech

Tier 6

Research	Type	Description	Unlocks	Recipients	Requires	Base Cost
Doomsday Ark	Unit	Vehicle unit with devastating firepower.	Doomsday Ark		Template:Hypostyle Temple tech	171
Necrodermic Blades	Trait	Increases the armour penetration of melee weapons.	Necrodermic Blades
Quantum Shielding	Trait	Grants Annihilation Barges, Doomsday Arks and Triarch Stalkers increased armour that goes on cooldown at the start of the next turn if damage is taken.	Quantum Shielding Increases the armour. Goes on cooldown at the start of the next turn if damage is taken. Cooldown: 2 Passive action Technology: Quantum Shielding		At least one research of Annihilation Barge Doomsday Ark Triarch Stalker
Cryptek Datastyles	Trait	Increases the research output of Forbidden Archives.	Cryptek Datastyles
Triarch Praetorians	Unit	Elite jump infantry unit.	Triarch Praetorians

Tier 7

Research	Type	Description	Unlocks	Recipients	Requires	Base Cost
Nameless Causeway Nameless Causeway	Building	Building that produces aircraft as well as generates energy, influence and increases loyalty.	Nameless Causeway	Slave Mastaba		212
Dimensional Stability Dimensional Stability	Trait	Reduces the influence cost of Dimensional Corridor.	Template:Dimensional Stability		Dimensional Corridor
Extra Vehicle Armour	Trait	Increases the armour of vehicles.	Extra Vehicle Armour: Increases the armour. Requires: Extra Vehicle Armour	Annihilation Barge Canoptek Scarabs Canoptek Spyder Canoptek Wraiths Doomsday Ark Doom Scythe Monolith Night Scythe Obelisk Tesseract Vault Tomb Blades Triarch Stalker	At least one research of Template:Nameless Causeway tech Template:Hypostyle Temple tech
Gloom Prism	Trait	Increases the witchfire damage reduction of Canoptek Spyders and adjacent allied units.	Gloom Prism Increases the witchfire damage reduction of the Canoptek Spyder and adjacent allied units. Radius: 1 Passive action Technology: Gloom Prism		Canoptek Spyder
Shelter Compression	Trait	Increases the population limit of Shelters.	Shelter Compression
Monolith	Unit	Heavily armed and armoured skimmer unit with an eternity gate.	Monolith		Template:Hypostyle Temple tech

Tier 8

Research	Type	Description	Unlocks	Recipients	Requires	Base Cost
Dispersed Targetting	Trait	Increases the armour penetration of blast and template weapons.	Dispersed Targetting			257
Doom Scythe	Unit	Versatile airborne fighter unit.	Doom Scythe		Template:Nameless Causeway tech
Hammer of Wrath	Action	Grants Destroyer Lords, Tomb Blades, Canoptek Spyders, Transcendent C'tan, Triarch Praetorians and Triarch Stalkers the ability to perform more devastating attacks.	Hammer of Wrath Increases the damage. Requires action points Cooldown: 3 Technology: Hammer of Wrath	Canoptek Spyder Tomb Blades Transcendent C'tan Triarch Stalker	At least one research of Canoptek Spyder Template:Hypostyle Temple tech Transcendent C'tan Triarch Praetorians Triarch Stalker
Baroque Covenant	Trait	Increases the loyalty output of Baroque Shrines.	Baroque Covenant
Accelerated Regrowth Accelerated Regrowth	Trait	Increases the hitpoint restoration from Necrodermis Repair.	Template:Accelerated Regrowth
Transcendent C'tan	Unit	Monstrous creature unit with an array of devastating powers.	Transcendent C'tan

Tier 9

Research	Type	Description	Unlocks	Recipients	Requires	Base Cost
Orphic Starkness	Trait	Increases the production output of Nameless Causeways.	Orphic Starkness		Template:Nameless Causeway tech	306
Unearthed City Unearthed City	Trait	Increases the tile acquisition radius of cities.	Template:Unearthed City
Dimensional Sanction Dimensional Sanction	Trait	Removes the action and movement cost of Dimensional Corridor.	Template:Dimensional Sanction		Dimensional Corridor
Obelisk	Unit	Super-heavy skimmer unit with powerful anti-air capabilities.	Obelisk		Template:Hypostyle Temple tech
Seismic Assault	Action	Grants Transcendent C'tan and Tesseract Vaults the ability to perform a devastating strikedown.	Template:Seismic Assault		Transcendent C'tan
Viridian Discharge	Trait	Increases the armour penetration of tesla weapons.	Viridian Discharge

Tier 10

Research	Type	Description	Unlocks	Recipients	Requires	Base Cost
Static Targetting	Trait	Increases the accuracy of units against enemy units in cities.	Static Targetting: Increases the accuracy against units in cities. Requires: Static Targetting			360
Ineffable Obstacles Ineffable Obstacles	Trait	Increases damage reduction of units in cities.	Template:Ineffable Obstacles
Slave Enrichment	Trait	Increases the production output of Slave Mastabas.	Slave Enrichment
Gauss Pylon	Action	(Only with Fortification Pack DLC) Grants cities the ability to raise powerful gauss fortifications from the ground.	Template:Gauss Pylon
Dire Necrodermis Dire Necrodermis	Trait	Removes the cooldown of Necrodermis Repair.	Template:Dire Necrodermis
The Bound Coalescent	Action	Grants Transcendent C'tan the ability to merge with Obelisks to create Tesseract Vaults.	The Bound Coalescent Merges with an Obelisk to create a Tesseract Vault. Consumes action points Consumes movement Range: 1 Technology: The Bound Coalescent		Transcendent C'tan

Necrons

Units & Heroes Heroes Lord • Cryptek • Destroyer Lord Infantry Necron Warriors • Flayed Ones • Immortals Heavy Destroyers • Canoptek Wraiths • Triarch Praetorians Vehicles Tomb Blades • Annihilation Barge • Canoptek Scarabs • Triarch Stalker Doomsday Ark • Monolith • Obelisk • Tesseract Vault Monstrous Creatures Canoptek Spyder • Transcendent C'tan Aircraft Night Scythe • Doom Scythe Stationary Royal Court • Gauss Pylon
Buildings Main Royal Court • Slave Mastaba Resource production Energy Core • Shelters • Stelae Baroque Shrine • Al-Khemic Quarry • Forbidden Archive Unit production Royal Pyramid • Summoning Core • Hypostyle Temple • Nameless Causeway
Research • Faction Quest