Tesla Weapons

Tesla weapons are another class of arcane Necron armament, unleashing living arcs of lightning that leap hungrily from one target to the next. When a tesla weapon strikes, its crackling bolt does not simply stop at its victim but chains outward, jumping between nearby foes and multiplying its destruction with each leap. A single shot fired into a packed formation can rebound again and again, immolating warriors who never stood in the weapon's original path.

This arcing energy makes tesla weapons especially devastating against massed infantry and swarming enemies, where every target becomes a conductor for the next lethal discharge. The bolts seem almost alive, writhing and forking with a malevolent purpose that reflects the incomprehensible science of their makers. Necron warriors and war machines field tesla carbines, cannons, and destructors, filling the battlefield with a storm of sky-blue lightning.

Like all Necron technology, tesla weaponry is a relic of a civilisation whose mastery of energy long predates the rise of younger races. Its workings defy mortal understanding, and captured examples are studied in vain by those who would unlock their secrets. On the battlefield, the sudden, sprawling web of lightning that erupts from a tesla volley is a grim reminder that the Necrons wield forces the galaxy's other powers can scarcely imagine, let alone match.