Best Tyranid Units (6 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. Malanthrope - 60%
3. Dakkafex [+/- AG] - 67%
4. Biovores [LAN] - 36%
4. Gargoyles - 36%
6. TBD - Current Poll

[WestRider]

This is where it starts getting really tough for me. We've got the really obvious choices out of the way, and now it's into the next tier of usable, but not auto-include.

[nameless]

Yep. I like the Tyranno here, but I could see the Hive Crone. So far, all over the place.

[tag8833]

Wow, the Tervigon got a couple of votes.

[Yautja]

Sept 18, 2014 22:56:35 GMT tag8833 said:

Wow, the Tervigon got a couple of votes.

Why not? OS unit that spawns more OS units*. Can equip CC and Grubs to make it a surprising vehicle wrecker too.


*Yes I am aware not everyone accepts this, but it's never been questioned where I play.

[gigasnail]

It's the cost, on top of the nerfs. Troop terv is bad.

[coredump]

It also depends on what you play. I play the Crone and think it is a better choice than the gargs... but I also haven't gotten around to playing the gargs... so maybe I would change my mind...


I also think we are in the area of the Dimathingy... but no real experience to be sure.

[gigasnail]

Sept 18, 2014 23:46:51 GMT coredump said:

It also depends on what you play. I play the Crone and think it is a better choice than the gargs... but I also haven't gotten around to playing the gargs... so maybe I would change my mind...

Why not both?

[coredump]

Oh, I wasn't comparing FA choices, it's just that I picked crone for my 4th best over gargs. Perhaps if I ran gargs (which I know are good) I would 'realize' they are even better than crones.

The only reason I am not running both is points.... I am also running LAN and a TFex and my Psyker bomb, etc. at some point will redid my list, and try and get some other rungs in there, like gargs and hive guard.... Might try running two crones again.....

[WestRider]

Sept 18, 2014 23:46:51 GMT coredump said:

It also depends on what you play. I play the Crone and think it is a better choice than the gargs... but I also haven't gotten around to playing the gargs... so maybe I would change my mind...

My voting the other way around on those two was pretty similar, I think. I've run Gargs constantly since very late 4th Ed, but only got a Crone about a month ago. So I rated the Gargs higher, because I know what they can do inside and out.

[gigasnail]

i went with crone, but we're way past the point of splitting hairs lol.