Scarab
Scarabs are a small constructs used by the Necrons, used to break down organic and non-organic matter.1-p45 Essentially mindless feeding machines, they are a silver colour, tarnished by millennia like the rest of the Necron army. They fly ahead of the main army in swarms so thick that they've been known to blot out the sun. They appear out of nowhere, deadly, but making no sound except for the rustle of carapace over carapace.
A squad is made up of between 3 and 10 Scarabs with no weapons, but their claws are sufficiently sharp to slice through an enemy's armour. Because of their size they can find cover easily, but when in swarm they are vulnerable to massed ordnance. They may be armed with Disruption Fields for attacking heavily armoured targets.
A common Scarab tactic is to use them to stall stronger elements of the enemy army in close combat, such as Greater Daemons and Avatars.
Mindshackle Scarab
Main article:Mindshackle Scarabs
A smaller variant of standard Scarabs, mindshackle Scarabs are the Necrons chief method of controlling alien races. At the bearer's command, they bury into the victims brains and turn them into little more than a puppet for the scarab's master.1
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