Tournament strategy

[moochops]

So I'm playing in my first (local) tournament and my first round draw is dark eldar. I have never had any luck against the cursed poison wranglers. Barring throwing in the towel before I start, does anyone have any ideas about what to hold back, what to blitz forward, what to shield with and what to provide synapse?

Tyranids 1500 points
Hive tyrant (wings, 2x TL devourers, electroshock grubs)
Hive tyrant (wings, 2x TL devourers, electroshock grubs)
Zoanthrope
Zoanthrope
Venomthrope
Termagants x 30 (devourers x20, fleshborers x10)
Tervigon (cluster spines, electroshock grubs)
Carnifex (2x TL devourers, spine bank)
Carnifex (2x TL devourers, spine banks)
Carnifex (2x TL devourers, spine banks)

dark eldar

Archon, Shadowfield, Webway Portal Huskblade, Parasites Kiss

Medusa

10 Kabalites ,splinter Cannon

Raider,lance, Nightshields, Splinter Racks

5 Kabalites, Splinter Cannon

Raider, Lance, Nightshield, Splinter Racks

5 Kabalites, Blaster

Venom, Splinter Cannon

5 Kalites, Blaster

Venom, Splinter Cannon

5 Grotesque, Abberatio, Agoniser

5 Jetbikes, Cluster Caltrop, Heatlance

Razorwing

Razorwing, lances

Voidshield Generator + Voidshield

Mission - crusade (5 objectives), dawn of war

Going forward the other games are purge the alien (hammer and anvil) and the scouring (vanguard strike).

Ideas, suggestions..?

[Kark]

I am most successful with aerial tyranids. 3 tyrants and 3 crones. Flamers will hit vehicles and crew inside at the same time. 24'' of movement helps with catching them. Swooping means DE will only hit You on 6s. Voidshields are banned in my tournaments so I don't really know what that is. You can pick rippers with deepstrike and lictors to help You with objectives. Also taking allies make tyranid army very competitive, IK or necrons are best choice so far.

[moochops]

Should probably add the lists are now set. It's pretty small and they haven't limited choices much. Not sure how to deal with the void shields. I was thinking the egrubs on the HTs to drop them still have 6 devourer shots
More flyers would be good. The tyrants tend to do most of the work but I find they take the pressure off the backfield units making them a bit more effective.
So, working with what I've got whats the best plan of attack?

[gigasnail]

It's not a bad list, if you're already locked in. Hide the venomthrope T1, keep everything shrouded until you get the flyrants in the air. Expect the venom to get focused down, but don't sweat it because that's what he's there for. Advance up and kill; bubble wrap the terv with gants. If he doesn't kill the venom, so much the better. Two egrub flyrants and the dakkafexes should make short work of the VSG, then get to chopping.

[gigasnail]

Remember those DE craft are open topped, so you will roast the passengers as well as the boat with egrubs.

[moochops]

Thanks. Any ideas about target priority? The grotesques seem to be the biggest point sink but the toughest nut to crack. Try to take down with the fexes or bog down with spawned gaunts.
I get the feeling with their mobility the dark eldar will dictate who gets to what.
Also the scoring is interesting. Scored turns 5 6 and 7. Winner on each turn gets 5, lower 2 and draw is 3 and the total is added together for the match. Might change the tactics?

[Jabberwocky]

Try and place the objectives where he won't want the VSG if possible, so he can't make use it it's regenerating shields late game.

Keep the flyrants together and focus down boats with your templates to kill the passengers at the same time. Let the dakkafex mop up survivors.

Some of his army will be pushing forward. Make sure those grotesques can't charge your MCs.

[moochops]

Nice. Feels like a plan. Now all I have to worry about is basing everything by Saturday
By putting the objectives where his VSG won't want to be does that mean off to the side, out in the open? Haven't faced them before. Seemed like an odd choice for a super mobile army unless it's just there for turn 1 protection if he doesn't go first against shooty lists.

[phayze]

WOAH WOAH SOMETHING'S WRONG! Splinter cannon is a heavy weapon choice for kabalite warriors. unless they are trueborn, they can only purchase a cannon if they number 10 or more. he'll have to swap it for a blaster or change his list.

[Jabberwocky]

Apr 21, 2015 21:39:33 GMT moochops said:

Nice. Feels like a plan. Now all I have to worry about is basing everything by Saturday
By putting the objectives where his VSG won't want to be does that mean off to the side, out in the open? Haven't faced them before. Seemed like an odd choice for a super mobile army unless it's just there for turn 1 protection if he doesn't go first against shooty lists.

He'll likely try and place it fairly central and as forward as possible in his deployment, with 1-3 objectives within close range. I'd try and get most of the objectives towards the edges and further apart from eachother.