Nid Vs Necron

[alborland]

When Nids Attack we consume the bio mass. But are the Necrons something that could be consumed? would it benefit the hive to attack them?

[Space is pretty big]

They absorb energy as well, so I guess they can use the gause cannons like pixie sticks.

[Ryojin]

Well iron and other metal ions are very necessary to life (blood cells, especially haemoglobin) on Earth so I'd figure that other live organisms would also benefit from getting those substances as well. We don't know much about the physiology of Tyranids, but I'd assume they need some metal substances to keep their bodies working. Necrons would propably be a great source for those nutrients.

Necrons might also have Carbon and Calcium in them in some forms, which are also substances that make up the organic chemistry that makes living things. ^^

[Evex]

In the Codex it states on page 11, in that big map of Hive Fleet Behemoth's path of carnage, that two of the tendrils of Behemoth changed direction to avoid some Necrons, and then couldn't find any more biomass, so they went into hibernation. So it looks like the Nids' aren't fond of Necrons...

[Inquisitor Stingray]

I'd say Evex has it right. If the Tyranids were capable of grinding down Necrons, they'd provide the biggest threat imaginable to the latter, seeing as the Necrons aren't unlimited in numbers and have no way of reproducing.

[Davor]

Thing is, When you fight a race, you are not fighting a race to consume the enimies, but to kill them off so you can consume the PLANET.

So my guess is, it wasn't worth it for Hive Fleet Behemoth to fight the Necorns, since the end result wouldn't be efficient since the losses would be so much higher with Necrons, or maybe there was a huge Necron Sleeper cell in there.

The planet should still have vegitaion, after all it wasn't just a giant Death Star that the Necrons were in.

[fnorrll]

Davor is right. The battle isnt the feeding ground, its the world and all the bunnies and veggies on it after you beat the opposing defenses. So why they would avoid cron worlds, i dont know. Bad writing? I guess theyd rather fight a battle where they can refeul as they go. Although Iv always thought if they can re harvest their own dead corpses with any level of efficiency, nids would be undefeatable. Every casualty wouldnt really matter for much. With that in mind, doesnt matter who they are facing.

[Evex]

Necrons aren't alive, and they despise life. They would rather live on an airless rock, than a green planet filled with bunnies. So no biomass for the Tyranids.

Also, from what I understand Necron guns would rip the Nids' apart at the molecular level. Not many corpses to reuse.

I'm sorry to say that in the end, even if the Imperium falls, the Necron may beat the Tyranids.

[Davor]

Not in the new fluff, Necrons do not live on airless rock. There is lots of Necrons now who want to become flesh again. Some Necrons even try to consume flesh and become flesh now.

[Deathnid]

Gooby Plz. tyranids dont need fleash, they get their bio-mass from the planet, the enemy is like a boom gate in the way (or in tau's case, a speed bump)

[pipsickness]

I remember possibly reading something about the tyranids being drawn to the imperiums terriotory by the emporers pschic beacon (can't remember what it's called). Is that right?

[Evex]

Such things have been said.

[rainthezangoose]

i was under the idea that Tyranids avoided the Necrons because they couldnt eat them. but now they can in the NEW book?

[zephoid]

A large number of necron worlds cannot support life. therefore there is no reason why nids would want to engage the necrons and no biomass to consume, so why attack.

Knowing the tendencies of humans, who knows if this world will be life supporting in 64 million years. It makes quite a lot of sense that tomb worlds could not support vegetation that nids would want. Harvesting only single cell organisms is probably not worth the effort.

[guidebot]

Remember that Tyranids also gnaw through a lot of the mineral wealth of a planet. Atmospheres and seas are drunk. Tyranids don't necessarily need life as such, just the right material. A dead world could still be of interest if they were thirsty and it had seas of nitrogen or something.

One of saturns moons is like that; it has lots of ice + elements you need for life as we understand it, but (as far as we know) no life of its own. I think a thirsty hive ship would stop off from a refreshing sip.