Foodhammer 1750 points

[nameless]

Hey Guys, looking for some input here on a local tournament.

Foodhammer is a one day, 4 game tournament that benefits the local food bank. The full rules have not been released, but based on what they were last year I have made the following assumptions:

• 2 Detachments allowed No limit
• FW Allowed
• No super heavy/GC (but knights will probably be okay)
• 1500 1750 points
• Lets combo eternal war + Maelstrom games

As a base for my list, I've come up with the following:
HQ Flyrant
HQ Flyrant
EL Malenthrope
HS Tyrannofex
Living Artillery Node
Warriors (BS)
Exocrine
Biovores

EDIT - Got some more info, looks like they are going for bigger games. 1750.


That leaves me with 380 points. The Malenthrope is something I'll be working on to convert. The Tyrannofex is a nice conversion that is based and painted and the warriors are a bit of a conversion. I mention this because I'd like to get the extra hobby points in there so I'd rather not leave those three out (Tyranids are not easy to convert!).

Here are some options I've been considering for the remainder.

Option 1
TR 10 Gants
TR 10 Gants
HS Dakkafex
HS Dakkafex/Stonecrusher Fex

I have all of this painted with is nice (except the stone crusher). Dakkafexes are one of our best units. The gants are pretty useless. They can act as T1 cover giving a 3+ (even when lacking terrain) to everything else. Of course, I'd end up getting my army caught by a bad MTC roll...


Option 2
TR Rippers (DS)
TR Rippers (DS)
FA 15 Gargoyles
FA Dimachaeron

All of that would need to be painted and the Dima bought or converted. The gargoyles are a lot better at providing T1 and T2 cover for my army.


Option 3
TR Rippers (DS)
TR 10 Gants
FA Crone
HS Carnifex (AG + SB)

My crone is nicely painted and I've got the tenticlids on flying base stems magnetized to the wings (looks pretty cool). Unfortunately, I can't cut enough points to get a dakkafex, so I'm forced to a AG melee one or a BL Dev + Deathspiiter combo.


One other options is to remove the flyrant and replace it with a crone + something else. This probably isn't the most ultra-competitive tournament so that's the only reason why I'm considering that option.



Any thoughts on those options, or options of your own?

[Yautja]

Personally with 380p to spare I'd take:
ELITE- Venomthrope
TROOPS- Tervigon with Grubs
TROOPS- 30 Guants

[Jabberwocky]

I've used DS rippers in maelstrom and found them very useful since they have OS.

I wouldn't bother with a half-dakkafex if you can't afford it properly. Better to use those points elsewhere.

All the other decisions are really down to play style. I can see a Dima being fun to run, especially since you don't have a lot of combat units at the mo and it'll be able to catch anything that tries to come downfield toward your artillery.

[nameless]

Sept 1, 2014 6:32:05 GMT Yautja said:

Personally with 380p to spare I'd take:
ELITE- Venomthrope
TROOPS- Tervigon with Grubs
TROOPS- 30 Guants

This is basically what I used to run (with claws as they are modelled that way).

I'm not sold on that combo any more though. All too often it only hung in the back and rarely did anything more.

[nameless]

Sept 1, 2014 11:49:27 GMT Jabberwocky said:

I've used DS rippers in maelstrom and found them very useful since they have OS.

I wouldn't bother with a half-dakkafex if you can't afford it properly. Better to use those points elsewhere.

All the other decisions are really down to play style. I can see a Dima being fun to run, especially since you don't have a lot of combat units at the mo and it'll be able to catch anything that tries to come downfield toward your artillery.

Yeah that's a good point. I realized that I could take Grubs off of the Tfex to allow for a crone and dakkafex so that's an option too.

There is a member here would made a realy nice Dima out of a tervigon kit. I may try to do that and see if I can get it finished in time.

[Yautja]

I was the same but I've been moving my Tervigon up more and more. It's nice to have each newly spawned babies starting further up too. I've had my Zoanthrope and Warriors babysit the backfield as BS has a nice 36" range and Zoanthrope historically doesn't manage much for (apart form tonight!).

[Kwodd]

Expect knight spam! Especially without the threat of LoW.

[nameless]

Still unsure about the knights, but I think I'm going to go with the following:

Combined Arms Detachment

• HQ Hive Tyrant (TL Dev x2, Electro grubs)
• HQ Hive Tyrant (TL Dev x2, Electro grubs)

• EL Malanthrope

• TR Ripper Swarm (Deep strike)
• TR Ripper Swarm (Deep strike) [may do 10 termagants instead]

• FA Dimachaeron
• FA Hive Crone

• HS Carnifex (TL Dev x2)
• HS Tyrannofex (Electro grubs + Adrenal Glands)


Living Artillery Node

• Biovore (x3)
• Exocrine
• Tyranid Warriors (Stranglethorn cannon)



I guess my big debate is between a 2nd carnifex or keeping the Crone. The crone would be more help against knights (as is the Dima) but the Carnifex is a better all arounder. I'll update with some results from testing games as I get them played.