1850 Tourney list, looking for feedback!

[roxor08]

Hey guys, it's been a while since my last post, but I've still been reading! I'm looking for some feedback on my list I've designed for an upcoming tournament. Tournament uses Frontline's tournament circuit rule set so I think most can imagine how that works.


List 1
Primary CAD

Dakkaflyrant - Hive commander, E. Grubs
Dakkaflyrant - E. Grubs

Malanthrope

30 Gants
Tervigon

Mawlock
Mawlock
Tyrannofex - Adrenal Glands

Secondary CAD

Dakkaflyrant - E. Grubs

3 deep striking rippers

Tyrannofex - Adrenal Glands

Total = 1845

I know the Tervigon has fallen out of favor as a troops choice because my troop section constitutes 325 points of my list. The tournament has ruled that spawned gants DON'T receive OS benefits, so there's that too.

I had difficulty deciding between the above troop selection versus using 3-4 deep striking ripper swarm units which would cost me 135 or 180 respectively. So as an alternative, check out the list below:

List 2
Primary CAD

Dakkaflyrant - E. Grubs
Dakkaflyrant - E. Grubs

Malanthrope

3 Deep striking rippers
3 Deep striking rippers
3 Deep striking rippers
3 Deep striking rippers

23 Gargoyles

Mawlock
Mawlock
Tyrannofex - Adrenal Glands, E. Grubs

Secondary CAD

Dakkaflyrant - E. Grubs

Venomthrope

3 deep striking rippers

Tyrannofex - Adrenal Glands, E. Grubs

Total = 1848

Notable differences:
All MC's have E. Grubs to handle knights, Additional shrouded bubble, no need for reserve manipulation so dropped Hive commander, and my main scoring element is in the rippers. Likewise, my bubble wrap hasn't necessarily been compromised. 7 MC's in List 2, and 8 in List 1.

Any thoughts on this guys?

[blucord]

I like list two better, dies suck about the lil babies not getting OS...

[jimmyp]

List two mate! I'm a fan of tyrannofex acid spray and mawlocs as well, great models!
Rippers are great now I used them last week and my housemate was what can those things do, I took loads of objectives!
Reading the thread on trapdoor spider helped me loads for strategy.

[gigasnail]

List 2.

[shadowfinder]

I know that rippers are all the rage but i have had little luck with them. The tervagon has been a solid profomer for me and the gaunts are a better tarpit the rippers personaly. I'll say list 1.

[gigasnail]

...that's because you don't use rippers to tarpit with...