Spore Mine List 1500

[setekh]

2 Tervigons
2 3-beast venomthrope broods
6 3-mine Mucolid Spore clusters
2 Harpies
1 6-mine Spore Mine clusters
1 3-beast Biovore brood
2 Sporocysts

My theory is this list would be really obnoxious, because spore mines aren't scoring and don't yield kill points. So they're inconsequential game-wise, but they'll kill you if you don't take care of them. Then the Tervigons would hang out near the Sporocysts getting the synapse buff and pumping out Gants with the Venomthropes giving them shrouded. Meanwhile the Harpies and Biovores are raining spores down from above/a distant and making more mine clusters if they miss.

[blucord]

I love this list, orks and guard beware!! This is beautiful...absolutely beautiful

[Bot]

Damnit! I had hoped I'd be the "first" one with a spore mine themed list.

I'll just add my own take on a spore themed list here instead of starting a new thread. (It's a 2000 pts list though and with self allies).

HQ

- Deathleaper

Elite

- 3 Zoanthropes w/ Tyrranocyst
- 3 Zoanthropes w/ Tyrranocyst
- 3 Lictors

Fast Attack

- 6 Spore mines
- 6 Spore mines
- 6 Spore Mines

Troops

- 3 Mucolids
- 3 Mucolids
- 3 Mucolids
- 3 Mucolids
- 3 Mucolids
- 3 Mucolids

Heavy support

- 3 Biovores
- 3 Biovores
- 3 Biovores

Allies

HQ

- Tyranid prime

Elite

- 3 Venomthrope

Fast Attack

- 6 Spore Mines

Troops

- 3 Mucolids
- 3 Mucolids

Heavy support

- Sporocyst

That should be 1995 points.

I have Lictors and deathleapers to infiltrate and direct pods or mines.

Zoanthropes to crack open Transports so that the spore mines can reach the juicy stuff. I originally thought of taking Tervigons in the list, but they are just a tad too expensive for my taste (And when they die, they kill my little gaunt babies. ). Also, it did free up some points to include more spore mines and Mucolids.

The Venomthropes stays "backfield" with the Tyranid prime, giving cover and synapse to the biovore units. The Sporocyst extending the synapse range of the prime while it at the same time produces more Spore mines and mucolids.

I can't wait to try this. Will probably convert a spore Tyranid prime, Venomthrope, Zoanthropes so that it'll look better. Perhaps even spore Biovores. I love how the new units gives us the option to make lists as crazy as these. xD

[edit]

Nov 4, 2014 4:42:15 GMT setekh said:

2 Tervigons
2 3-beast venomthrope broods
6 3-mine Mucolid Spore clusters
2 Harpies
1 6-mine Spore Mine clusters
1 3-beast Biovore brood
2 Sporocysts

My theory is this list would be really obnoxious, because spore mines aren't scoring and don't yield kill points. So they're inconsequential game-wise, but they'll kill you if you don't take care of them. Then the Tervigons would hang out near the Sporocysts getting the synapse buff and pumping out Gants with the Venomthropes giving them shrouded. Meanwhile the Harpies and Biovores are raining spores down from above/a distant and making more mine clusters if they miss.

Let me know how well the list plays.

Also, I was wondering about the harpies, aren't you afraid that they'll outrun(fly) your synapse? I don't have my book right here and I can't remember what Instinctive behaviour they have.

[yowster12]

Nov 5, 2014 11:58:15 GMT Bot said:

Damnit! I had hoped I'd be the "first" one with a spore mine themed list.

I'll just add my own take on a spore themed list here instead of starting a new thread. (It's a 2000 pts list though and with self allies).

HQ

- Deathleaper

Elite

- 3 Zoanthropes w/ Tyrranocyst
- 3 Zoanthropes w/ Tyrranocyst
- 3 Lictors

Fast Attack

- 6 Spore mines
- 6 Spore mines
- 6 Spore Mines

Troops

- 3 Mucolids
- 3 Mucolids
- 3 Mucolids
- 3 Mucolids
- 3 Mucolids
- 3 Mucolids

Heavy support

- 3 Biovores
- 3 Biovores
- 3 Biovores

Allies

HQ

- Tyranid prime

Elite

- 3 Venomthrope

Fast Attack

- 6 Spore Mines

Troops

- 3 Mucolids
- 3 Mucolids

Heavy support

- Sporocyst

That should be 1995 points.

I have Lictors and deathleapers to infiltrate and direct pods or mines.

Zoanthropes to crack open Transports so that the spore mines can reach the juicy stuff. I originally thought of taking Tervigons in the list, but they are just a tad too expensive for my taste (And when they die, they kill my little gaunt babies. ). Also, it did free up some points to include more spore mines and Mucolids.

The Venomthropes stays "backfield" with the Tyranid prime, giving cover and synapse to the biovore units. The Sporocyst extending the synapse range of the prime while it at the same time produces more Spore mines and mucolids.

I can't wait to try this. Will probably convert a spore Tyranid prime, Venomthrope, Zoanthropes so that it'll look better. Perhaps even spore Biovores. I love how the new units gives us the option to make lists as crazy as these. xD

[edit]

Nov 4, 2014 4:42:15 GMT setekh said:

2 Tervigons
2 3-beast venomthrope broods
6 3-mine Mucolid Spore clusters
2 Harpies
1 6-mine Spore Mine clusters
1 3-beast Biovore brood
2 Sporocysts

My theory is this list would be really obnoxious, because spore mines aren't scoring and don't yield kill points. So they're inconsequential game-wise, but they'll kill you if you don't take care of them. Then the Tervigons would hang out near the Sporocysts getting the synapse buff and pumping out Gants with the Venomthropes giving them shrouded. Meanwhile the Harpies and Biovores are raining spores down from above/a distant and making more mine clusters if they miss.

Let me know how well the list plays.

Also, I was wondering about the harpies, aren't you afraid that they'll outrun(fly) your synapse? I don't have my book right here and I can't remember what Instinctive behaviour they have.

It tends to not matter much as they are LD10