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==Disciplines of Techno-Sorcery==
*'''Atomancer'''{{Fn|11b11}}
*'''Chronomancer''' (Harbingers of Eternity): Masters of time and knowledge of the future flows through their every act. They can rarely be trusted as they always have an idea of how any event will unfold. They wield [[Aeonstave]]s with sapphire heads, capable of trapping a enemy in a bubble of slow-time, a [[Chronometron]] capable of changing time, and the ability to [[Timesplinter Cloak|crystallise time]] around themselves in a way that blocks their enemies' blows.{{Fn|2a}} A subsect of Chronomancy is known as '''Astromancy''', whose disciples, also known as '''Astraturges''' or '''Stellasayers''', are able to use the stars to divine the future.{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|9}}
*'''Datamancer''':{{Fn|6a}}
*'''Gravmancers''': Manipulate the warping power of gravity.{{Fn|16a}}
*'''Observationer''': Astronomical interpretations are their purview and their skulls contain bristling manes of observational orbs and astrolabes.{{Fn|10}}
*'''Paradomancer'''{{Fn|11b11}}
*'''Penumbrancers''': Said to have insidious abilities{{Fn|16a}}
*'''Photachromancers'''{{Fn|11b11}}
*'''Plasmancer''' (Harbingers of Destruction): Masters of raw energy who can shoot devastating blasts and [[Solar Pulse|pulses of light]] that illuminate the entire battlefield from their [[Eldritch Lance]]s in battle. Their [[Gaze of Flame|gaze of flickering witch-fire]] falters the onset of even the bravest attacker.{{Fn|2a}}
*'''Prokaryomancer'''{{Fn|11b11}}
*'''Psychomancer''' (Harbingers of Despair): Masters of influencing the organic mind and psychological warfare. With their [[Abyssal Staff|Abyssal Staves]] they can spread madness among enemy ranks. They are also capable of [[Nightmare Shroud|causing dread]] in their enemies and of [[Veil of Darkness|dematerialising and rematerialising]] their comrades.{{Fn|2a}} Psychomancers are often regarded as the most sinister of Crypteks.{{Fn|15}}
*'''Tactical Cryptek''': Specialise in military strategy.{{Fn|6c}}
===Antithetik Disciplines===
Despite their arrogance and entitlement, even Crypteks have scientific fields which they deem taboo. Dubbed '''Antithetik Disciplines''', these include such fields as the origins and mysteries of the [[C'tan]] and the quantum socio-political mechanisms of conflict. Typically, Crypteks who study these fields require special permission from a [[Necron Overlord]], [[Triarch Praetorian]], and in some cases even the [[Silent King]] himself.{{Fn|11b11}}
==Cryptek Technologies==
**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 32
**{{Endn|2c}}: pg. 13
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Necrons (8th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 39
**{{Endn|3b}}: pg. 89
**{{Endn|7a}}: pg. 61-63
**{{Endn|7b}}: pg. 90
*{{Endn|8}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/01/04/get-a-first-look-at-this-years-exclusive-store-anniversary-models/ Warhammer Community: Get a first look at this year’s exclusive Store Anniversary models (Posted on 04/01/2021)] ''(last accessed 4 January 2021)''
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Sons of the Hydra (Novel)]], Part II, Chapter ζ: ''Snake Oil''
*{{Endn|10}}: [[The Bleeding Stars (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|11}}: [[White Dwarf 499]]:**{{Endn|11a}}: pg. 82**{{Endn|11b}}: , pg. 86
*{{Endn|12}}:
[[Magic: The Gathering's Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000]]
- ''Cryptek'', ''Chronomancer'', ''Plasmancer'', ''Psychomancer'', ''Technomancer''
*{{Endn|13}}: [https://archive.ph/KXnLS Warhammer Community: The Big Summer Preview – Deathwatch Kill Teams descend into the Tomb World] ''(archived from [https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/9lpgtcwy/the-big-summer-preview-deathwatch-kill-teams-descend-into-the-tomb-world/ the original] 18 July 2025, last accessed 18 July 2025)''
