Sautekh Dynasty
Gunmetal silver, black panels, gauss green. The definitive Necron look — clean, cold and mechanical. The quality tell is the glow: crisp object-source lighting on the weapon rods and eyes rather than a flat green coat.
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Necrons paint schemes
Ancient metal and gauss glow — weathering and OSL doing all the talking.
Necrons are a metals army. The whole scheme hangs on two effects: how convincing the metal is — silver, bronze, or corroded — and how the green energy glow plays against it. Done well, the glow looks like it's lighting the model from inside.
Because the base recipe is fast, Necrons are one of the best-value armies to commission at tabletop standard, with a huge ceiling once edge glow, verdigris and tomb-world basing enter the picture.
Szarekhan Dynasty
Warm bronze and gold with turquoise accents — royal rather than skeletal. The patina work matters here; the best versions look like artefacts excavated from a tomb world.
Novokh Dynasty
Blood-red armour plates over silver chassis — the war-paint dynasty. Strong on the table, and a good choice when a client wants Necrons that don't look like everyone else's.
Oxidised & tomb-world schemes
Heavy verdigris, rust and dust — Necrons that have been asleep for sixty million years. A weathering showcase, usually paired with cracked-earth or half-buried bases.
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Commissioning
Thinking about your own army in one of these schemes? The Warhammer 40,000 studios in the directory take commissions, or you can describe your project and we'll match you with painters who suit it.