Tyranid kill team lists

[TheHiveKing]

So, i have drafted up a few kill team lists and i want to know what you all think about them. 

List #1: GENESTEALERS!!

Brood lord
10 stealers

200

List #2 Hormies
2 Zoanthropes

20 hormies 

200

list #3 Even More Hormies

1 zoanthrope

30 hormies.

200
Which one do you think will suck the least?

[Osedaxx]

2 Zoans and the 20 Hormies.

If you don't want to make friends replace the Zoans with Hive Guard though....

[TheHiveKing]

Jun 20, 2015 20:37:57 GMT Osedaxx said:

2 Zoans and the 20 Hormies.

If you don't want to make friends replace the Zoans with Hive Guard though....

If i replace the zoans with hive guard i wouldn't have any synapse

[Osedaxx]

Well maybe 1 Zoan and 1 Hive Guard. Either way, the HG are so mean in KT

[dakkafex]

Hormies are fast and have to get in CC to do damage, while Zoanthropes are slow and have to stay far from foes because in CC are dead, so I find difficult to keep hormies in synapse range or at least dangerous for Zoas; in addition, it isn't a big deal if you aren't in synapse: you 'll charge the closest enemy at worst, and that is probabbly the same thing you would do if you were in synapse, but that is only my opinion.

I find very funny the stealers variant, even dough I know it will really sucks quite for sure.

[phayze]

well are you just playing 200 points as a kill team? or are you using GW's kill team rules? If you are, zoanthropes are near worthless, as they removed the Brotherhood of Psykers special rule.

my lgs had a kill team tourney a few months ago. multiple durable units are great, Hive guard are amazing (t6, with 3+? yes please!), and warriors are pretty durable themselves. I'd agree with the broodlord/genestealers if I wasn't worried about any marine player up against you. too much ap5.

I ran the new necrons: 3 jet bikes and the rest were flayed ones. destroyed almost everyone I faced, except for my friend. he ALSO ran necrons: 7 praetorans stock.

[dakkafex]

Hive guards are thougness 6 but only 4+ (not 3+) and for 55 (please do not swear) points they fire only 2 shots at BS3 (yes: they are S8 AP4, but each guard will hit only once per turn and You can play only 3 HG...) and they also have instinctive behaviour with Ld 7!!! So they need synapse not to start shooting snap shots or to the closest enemy, and what is the cheapest synapse creature? The Zoanthrope. In conclusion if You want to use HG in Kill Team You'll bring a Zoa (50 points) and then You can bring only 2 Guards (You are now at 160 points and You are firing 4 "awesome" shots at BS3!).

I find that the best KT's list is a Zoa with 18 Devilgants and a normal Gant; but Thehiveking is not searching the best kill team list, he's looking for the less worse.

[TheHiveKing]

Jun 22, 2015 17:54:29 GMT dakkafex said:

Hive guards are thougness 6 but only 4+ (not 3+) and for 55 (please do not swear) points they fire only 2 shots at BS3 (yes: they are S8 AP4, but each guard will hit only once per turn and You can play only 3 HG...) and they also have instinctive behaviour with Ld 7!!! So they need synapse not to start shooting snap shots or to the closest enemy, and what is the cheapest synapse creature? The Zoanthrope. In conclusion if You want to use HG in Kill Team You'll bring a Zoa (50 points) and then You can bring only 2 Guards (You are now at 160 points and You are firing 4 "awesome" shots at BS3!).

I find that the best KT's list is a Zoa with 18 Devilgants and a normal Gant; but Thehiveking is not searching the best kill team list, he's looking for the less worse.

in the kill team i play you sonly allowed 1 elite choice.

[dakkafex]

Jun 22, 2015 22:21:28 GMT TheHiveKing said:

Jun 22, 2015 17:54:29 GMT dakkafex said:

Hive guards are thougness 6 but only 4+ (not 3+) and for 55 (please do not swear) points they fire only 2 shots at BS3 (yes: they are S8 AP4, but each guard will hit only once per turn and You can play only 3 HG...) and they also have instinctive behaviour with Ld 7!!! So they need synapse not to start shooting snap shots or to the closest enemy, and what is the cheapest synapse creature? The Zoanthrope. In conclusion if You want to use HG in Kill Team You'll bring a Zoa (50 points) and then You can bring only 2 Guards (You are now at 160 points and You are firing 4 "awesome" shots at BS3!).

I find that the best KT's list is a Zoa with 18 Devilgants and a normal Gant; but Thehiveking is not searching the best kill team list, he's looking for the less worse.

in the kill team i play you sonly allowed 1 elite choice.

So HG are even worse, because You can play 3 of them but without synapse, so I think they'll do nothing but not die.

[Moontyranid]

warriors with DS never failed me