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'''Necron Overlords''' are the highest and most powerful of the [[Necron]] race, ruling many [[Tomb World]]s. 

==Overview==
More powerful than even a [[Necron Lord]], at its command are uncountable legions of Necron Warriors, terrifying war machines, and a vast array of devastating weaponry.  Normally equipped with a [[Staff of Light]], Necron Overlords are brilliant strategists, capable of calculating every possible outcome in the ensuing conflict and formulating strategies to ensure that everything goes to plan.  Only the most unlikely situations can outfox him and only the most potent foes have any chance of beating him in combat.  The most powerful Necron Overlords are those that rise to the rank of '''Phaeron''', ruling over an entire [[Sector]].{{Fn|1}}

Overlords are aided by powerful aid-de-camps known as [[Royal Warden]]s{{Fn|7}} They are equipped with a variety of weaponry and equipment which include a [[Warscythe]], [[Staff of Light]], [[Hyperphase Sword]], [[Voidblade]], [[Resurrection Orb]]{{Fn|8}}, or [[Hyperphase Glaive]]s.{{Fn|7}}

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==Phaeron==
{{redirect|Phaeron|the [[Word Bearers|Word Bearer]]|Kor Phaeron}}
'''Phaeron''' is a rank of especially powerful [[Necron Overlord]]s and thus they are, in effect, the most powerful of the [[Necron]] race.  Commanding an entire [[Necron Dynasty]] which includes vast empires of [[Tomb World]]s, a Necron Overlord who has risen to the rank of Phaeron rules over an entire [[Sector]] and has a court of lesser Overlords to do his bidding.{{Fn|1}} Perhaps the most well-known and accomplished Phaeron in [[M41]] is [[Imotekh the Stormlord]], who rules over the eighty Tomb Worlds of the [[Sautekh Dynasty]].{{Fn|2}}

A "female" Phaeron is known as a '''Phaerakh'''.{{Fn|11}}

===Notable Necron Overlords===
*[[Ahhotekh]] - '''Overlord-Regent''' of the [[Suhbekhar Dynasty]]
*[[Ahmontekh]] - Phaeron of the [[Suhbekhar Dynasty]]{{Fn|5}}
*[[Akanabekh]] - Phaeron{{Fn|3j}}
*[[Amonhotekh]] - Overlord of the [[Szarekhan Dynasty]]{{Fn|15}}
*[[Anathrosis]] - Phaerakh of the [[Ogdobekh Dynasty]]
*[[Anrakyr]] - Overlord{{Fn|3k}}
*[[Aramakh]] - Overlord of [[Sautekh Dynasty]]. Deceased by [[Salamanders]]{{Fn|6}}
*[[Amunteaph]]
*[[Ankra]]
*[[Atun]] - Phaeron of the [[Atun Dynasty]]{{Fn|3b}}
*[[Galmakh]]
*[[Hapthatra]] - Overlord that sits on the new [[Triarch]]{{Fn|13}}
*[[Hasist]]{{Fn|4}}
*[[Hasmoteph]] - Phaeron
*[[Imotekh]] - Phaeron of the [[Sautekh Dynasty]]{{Fn|3b}}
*[[Irpekh]] - Phaeron{{Fn|16}}
*[[Jade Overlord]]
*[[Khyrek]] - Former Phaeron of the [[Mephrit Dynasty]]
*[[Korovoskh]] - unknown Dynasty
*[[Kothorahn]] - unknown Dynasty
*[[Krispekh]] - Phaeron of the [[Nihilakh Dynasty]]
*[[Krozha]]
*[[Mesophet]] - Overlord that sits on the new [[Triarch]]{{Fn|13}}
*[[Nakhmas]]
*[[Naszar]] - Overlord in the service of the [[Sautekh Dynasty]]. Rules over the Sautekh client dynasty, the [[Sekemtar Dynasty]].{{Fn|3d}}
*[[Neshkafar]] - [[Szarekhan Dynasty]]
*[[Kephrekh]] - Phaeron of the [[Nepheru Dynasty]]
*[[Oblis]] - Phaeron of the [[Nekthyst Dynasty]]
*[[Ogdovakh]] - Overlord in the service of the [[Sautekh Dynasty]]. Rules over the Sautekh Fringe Worlds.{{Fn|3d}}
*[[Oltyx]] - Briefly became Phaeron of the [[Ithakas Dynasty]] before leading them to [[Drazak]] and becoming the legendary [[Flayer King]] [[Valgûl]].{{Fn|14}}
*[[Ossuaria]] - Phaerakh of the [[Rytak Dynasty]]. Member of the [[Awakened Council]].{{Fn|11}}
*[[Rakszan]] - Former Phaeron of the [[Khansu Dynasty]]{{Fn|3c}}
*[[Sarkoni Emperor]] - Overlord of the [[Empire of the Severed]]{{Fn|3e}}
*[[Shemvokh]] - Phaeron of the [[Nihilakh Dynasty]]{{Fn|9}}
*[[Simut]] - Overlord of the [[Szarekhan Dynasty]]{{Fn|10}}
*[[Sylphek]] - Phaeron of the [[Nephrekh Dynasty]]
*[[Szarekh]] - The last Silent King of the [[Triarch]]{{Fn|3a}}
*[[Szaron]] - Overlord of [[Somonor]]{{Fn|3f}}
*[[Taranekh]]{{Fn|18}}
*[[Thaszar]] - Phaeron of the [[Sarnekh Dynasty]]{{Fn|3e}}
*[[The Undying]]
*[[Thoekh]] - Phaeron of the [[Charnovokh Dynasty]]
*[[Trazyn the Infinite]] - Overlord of [[Solemnace]]{{Fn|3h}}
*[[Vitokh]] - Overlord in service of the [[Altymhor Dynasty]] who enslaved the Imperial world of [[Aryand]]{{Fn|3g}}
*[[Vordreska]]
*[[Xun'bakyr]] - The ''Mother of Oblivion''
*[[Zahndrekh]] - Overlord of [[Gidrim]] and vassal of the [[Sautekh Dynasty]].{{Fn|3i}}
*[[Zarathusa]] - [[Mephrit Dynasty]]
*[[Zabareas]]
*[[Zanatek]] - [[Szarekhan Dynasty]]{{Fn|17]]

==Images==
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Necron Overlord2.jpg|A Necron Overlord
40k-43-necron-overlord.jpg|Necron Overlord{{Fn|19}}
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==Miniatures==
<center><gallery mode="packed">
Necron Overlord.jpg|Necron Overlord Miniature (2011)
OverlordAnnihilationBarge.jpg|Necron Overlord (2012)
NecronOverlord7.jpg|Necron Overlord (2015)
NecOverlord9th.jpg|Necron Overlord (2020){{Fn|7}}
NecronOverlord10th.jpg|Necron Overlord (2023)
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==See also==
*[[Silent King]]
*[[Nemesor]]

==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat700019a&prodId=prod1380034a&rootCatGameStyle=| Necron Overlord]
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**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 6
**{{Endn|3b}}: pg. 10
**{{Endn|3c}}: pg. 12
**{{Endn|3d}}: pg. 13
**{{Endn|3e}}: pg. 16
**{{Endn|3f}}: pg. 22
**{{Endn|3g}}: pg. 25
**{{Endn|3h}}: pg. 58
**{{Endn|3i}}: pg. 60
**{{Endn|3j}}: pg. 82
**{{Endn|3k}}: pg. 62
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Black Crusade: Hand of Corruption]], pg. 82
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Deathwatch: The Outer Reach]], pgs. 114-115
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Dataslate: Space Marines Strike Force Ultra (Background Book)]], pg. 8
*{{Endn|7}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/06/13/warhammer-40000-preview-whats-in-the-boxgw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: Warhammer 40,000 Preview – What’s in the Box? (Posted on 13/06/2020)] (Last accessed on 13 June 2020)
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Necrons (8th Edition)]], pg. 88
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Psychic Awakening: Pariah]], pg. 14
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Indomitus (Novel)]], Part 2 Chapter 1
*{{Endn|11}}: [[The Infinite and the Divine (Novel)]], Chapter 4
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Codex: Necrons (7th Edition)]] - Necron Overlords
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Codex: Necrons (9th Edition)]], pg. 31
*{{Endn|14}}: [[The Twice-Dead King: Reign (Novel)]] - Epilogue
*{{Endn|15}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/06/20/free-combat-patrol-rule-downloads-let-you-fight-fast-balanced-skirmishes-in-the-new40k/ Warhammer Community: Free Combat Patrol Rule Downloads Let You Fight Fast, Balanced Skirmishes in the #New40k] [https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/KamkbkN2o97jMiNu.pdf Amonhotekh's Guard PDF (Posted on 20/06/2023)] (Last accessed on 15 Apr. 2024)
*{{Endn|16}}: [[White Dwarf 499]], pg. 110 — ''Necron Dynasties''
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Warhammer Combat Cards]], Card Description
*{{Endn|18}}: [[Imperium 07]] — ''Necrons: Names and Titles''
*{{Endn|19}}: [[Magic: The Gathering's Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000]] - ''Necron Overlord''

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