Best Tyranid Units (2 of 15)

[nameless]

Our best Tyranid units

Lets get a group consensus of our best (in a competitive sense) unit. Lets worry about individual upgrades later (aside from Melee vs dakka.

Ranking (these are links)
1. Flyrant (2 TL/Dev + Wings) [+/- Electroshock grubs] - 85%
2. TBD - Current

[nameless]

This is where things get interesting. I voted Malanthrope, but it is close to a dakkafex I think.

Next added, Gants I guess?

[jimmyp]

I vote mawloc he looks the dogs bollocks and love how he does terror from the deep! Terminators dead when he comes on with a hit roll! Big smiles then!

[armyofterror]

Ya definitely a lot tougher than our best unit. I went with dakkafex. Easily could have gone to mawloc/crone/T-fex/venomt. Only reason I didn't vote for Malanthrope is because I didn't want to vote for a FW model. At $60+ model and a $40 book to run him means he is out of reach for a lot of our players.

[nameless]

Sept 14, 2014 18:56:24 GMT armyofterror said:

Only reason I didn't vote for Malanthrope is because I didn't want to vote for a FW model. At $60+ model and a $40 book to run him means he is out of reach for a lot of our players.

Cost of rules or models has nothing to do with this poll. Purely a game play aspect in a competitive sense.

[gigasnail]

malanthrope/dakkafex tied for me. hard choice, but went with malanthrope because you'll likely want one (or two, or one and a venom) in every list.

i like this poll.

[coredump]

For me, the lack of Devilfex puts a bigger whole in my list than a lack of Malanthrope, especially since I can get most of the malan advantages from other units. (not as well, but still)

[nameless]

Sept 14, 2014 23:38:20 GMT coredump said:

For me, the lack of Devilfex puts a bigger whole in my list than a lack of Malanthrope, especially since I can get most of the malan advantages from other units. (not as well, but still)

I get what you're saying. I could say that devilfex are to hive tyrants as zoanthrope+venomthropes are to the malanthrope.

I know it's not quite the same due to slot problems though. I Judy know I'd be lost without early turn 2 or 3 plus cover saves.

[Yautja]

Although I voted Dakkafex, I wish to clarify that it's on the basis it has AG also, as that's how mine roll