Tyranid 1000 point list

[heavyturtle]

Tyranids 1000 Point list

HQ:280
Flyrant: 280(ouch!)
-x2 twin linked devourers
-wings
-hive commander
-regeneration

TROOPS: 300
19 Hormagaunts:100
19 Hormagaunts:100
3 Warriors: 100
-barbed strangler

ELITES: 140
Venomthrope: 45
Venomthrope: 45
Zoanthrope: 50

FAST ATTACK: 155
Hive crone: 155

HEAVY SUPPORT: 135
Carnifex: 135
-crushing claws

This list is equally for fun and competition. the hive crone can be replaced if your enemy is not bringing flyers, because thats its purpose... to kill flyers. the carnifex will destroy almost any armor with ease, but be carefull, 4 wounds can drop supprisingly quickly. use the zoanthrope and warriors as synaptic support as 2 groups of 1 venom cover your gaunts with farts. the only downside of this list, is that the hive tyrant is fragile, and will have to be your warlord. keep him back, and keep him in cover, untill your enemy is focused on gaunts. if your competition is courtious and drops their fliers, exchange the crone for a warrior prime.

any ideas? any improvements?

[yowster12]

Are you allowed Forge World?

If so I would exchange the 2 Venoms for a Malantrope. It forces you to clump up closer for the shrouded but its a synapse node that is hard to kill. Also could drop one venom and the Zoey. Drawback is you lose 2WC


Otherwise I like your list.

[gigasnail]

i'd seriously consider dropping HC and regen off your flyrant. you outflank some hormies, if there's no synapse nearby when they pop up it's not a good look. regen is too expensive (IMO, opinions vary here) for what it does.

i'd drop the CC off the fex and put X2 devourers on it. if your heart is set on a single melee fex, at least give it AG.

i'm not a fan of the hormie units; i prefer to use gargoyles for the same function (they're faster, they can shoot, they can catch annoying things like WK/RT, can take necron wraiths pretty much out of the fight with blind, their options for failed IB tests are better).

[heavyturtle]

Thank you for your input! Me and my freinds agreed not to use forgeworld models and rules, and the plan is to flank with either the gaunts or the fex. I think as good as a dakkafex is, crushing claws will smash a leman russ or predator easily, and tyranids are short on anti-vehicle power. The twin linked devs are good anti infantry, but thats what nids are already good at.

[yowster12]

You can't flank a fex. Its only troops me thinks. Codex at home.

[gigasnail]

troops only with HC, yes.

[gigasnail]

Aug 16, 2014 12:49:29 GMT heavyturtle said:

I think as good as a dakkafex is, crushing claws will smash a leman russ or predator easily, and tyranids are short on anti-vehicle power. The twin linked devs are good anti infantry, but thats what nids are already good at.

this sounds good on paper, except you will never catch a vehicle, or only do so late in the game. a dakkafex will contribute for turn 1, unless they castle way far back. then he contributes turn 2.