Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-46.162.84.254-20130704080553/@comment-6078851-20140708150911

@ los,

in regards to necron power sources i wasn't saying anything about them running out but just pointing out that the accumulation of power requires a lot of work/technology on their behalf, whereas in comparison tyranids only need to consume for all their power needs.

necron weaponry does indeed disintigrate/atomise whatever is being shot at, but it doesn't remove the constituent parts from existance - the organic matter still remains organic matter, it just becomes microscopic organic matter, which can still be consumed (at least i don't think necron weaponry removes the constituent parts from existance, but i could be wrong).

and about tyranids eating necrons, i haven't read/heard anything that states explicitly whether or not tyranids can consume necrodermis, but i believe that necrodermis is eminently consumable - metals are vital for advanced organisms, and since necrodermis is living metal i think tyranids would have no trouble at all in consuming it. but that's just my opinion as i don't know for a fact one way or the other.