Elven Ambassadoral Tournament 2000 List

[shadowfinder]

Thanks to a few comments here, play testing. I have decided to go with the List below.
The tournament and Mission are found here. www.40kambassadors.com/missions.php

Play testing the mission have shown that you need to play attention to the mission or you can lose easy.

The list should give me all the Fire Power I will need. As well as giving me options for deployment.
I had list with the Tox and Haus. in it and it did well. But They didn't help in two games really that a dakka fex couldn't do. I dislike mawloc's but having one that can go after death stars or odd objectives will be help full.


So please take a comment and give me your thoughts on the list. I have already turned the list in so no changes can be made, Innless I messed up the formatting and they have me redo it. So please give comments.

You to west Rider as I know you will be in the tournament and have likely turned in your list as well. Would love to know what you are bringing for DK.

+++ Elven Ambassador Tournament (2000pts) +++

++ Tyranids: Codex (2014) (Combined Arms Detachment) (1545pts) ++

Tyrannocyte (75pts) 5x Deathspitters

Tyrannocyte (75pts) 5x Deathspitters

Tyrannocyte (75pts) 5x Deathspitters

+ HQ (460pts) +

Hive Tyrant (230pts) [Twin-linked Devourer with Brainleech Worms, Twin-linked Devourer with Brainleech Worms, Wings]

Hive Tyrant (230pts) [Twin-linked Devourer with Brainleech Worms, Twin-linked Devourer with Brainleech Worms, Wings]

+ Elites (95pts) +

Lictor Brood (50pts) [Lictor]

Venomthrope Brood (45pts) [Venomthrope]

+ Troops (30pts) +

Mucolid Spore Cluster (15pts) [Mucolid Spore]

Mucolid Spore Cluster (15pts) [Mucolid Spore]

+ Fast Attack (285pts) +

Spore Mine Cluster (25pts) [5x Spore Mine]

Tyranid Shrike Brood (260pts)
Tyranid Shrike [Adrenal Glands, Devourer, Flesh Hooks, Lashwhip & Boneswords, Toxin Sacs]
Tyranid Shrike [Adrenal Glands, Devourer, Flesh Hooks, Lashwhip & Boneswords, Toxin Sacs]
Tyranid Shrike [Adrenal Glands, Devourer, Flesh Hooks, Rending Claws, Toxin Sacs]
Tyranid Shrike [Adrenal Glands, Devourer, Flesh Hooks, Rending Claws, Toxin Sacs]
Tyranid Shrike [Adrenal Glands, Devourer, Flesh Hooks, Rending Claws, Toxin Sacs]

+ Heavy Support (450pts) +

Carnifex Brood (150pts) Carnifex [Twin-linked Devourer with Brainleech Worms, Twin-linked Devourer with Brainleech Worms]

Carnifex Brood (150pts) Carnifex [Twin-linked Devourer with Brainleech Worms, Twin-linked Devourer with Brainleech Worms]

Carnifex Brood (150pts) Carnifex [Twin-linked Devourer with Brainleech Worms, Twin-linked Devourer with Brainleech Worms]

+ Fortification (70pts) +

Aegis Defense Line (70pts) [Comms Relay

++ Tyranids: Codex (2014) ( Allied Detachment) (385pts) ++

+ HQ (230pts) +

Hive Tyrant (230pts) [Twin-linked Devourer with Brainleech Worms, Twin-linked Devourer with Brainleech Worms, Wings]

+ Troops (15pts) +

Mucolid Spore Cluster (15pts) [Mucolid Spore]

+ Heavy Support (140pts) +

Mawloc (140pts)

[jurassicpork]

Any particular reason you have devs on the shrikes instead of scytals? IMHO if you're paying to upgrade them to wreck (please do not swear) in CC, they might as well do it better, considering they get some weak close range / overwatch shooting from the flesh hooks

[N.I.B.]

+1
I always run my Shrikes when I'm not assaulting, have no use for Devourers. Always go with cc upgrades. You need that bonus attack, especially in combats were you depend on rending to do the work.

[almostmercury]

I'm just not sure about the single Mawloc and Lictor. I'd either drop a Carnifex and Tyrannocyte to get another Mawloc and a couple Lictors, or I would drop the Mawloc and Lictor to get Rippers or something. 85% of your list is focused, but the last 15% feels unreliable.

But, I guess you've play tested it.

[shadowfinder]

Sept 25, 2015 5:58:19 GMT N.I.B. said:

+1
I always run my Shrikes when I'm not assaulting, have no use for Devourers. Always go with cc upgrades. You need that bonus attack, especially in combats were you depend on rending to do the work.

The reason this guys have guns is the are not hunting all the time. The get to sit on the objective in the back field. countering any unit that comes back. being able to shoot is sometimes better. With the bone-swords I don't need the extra attacks as I want to remain in combat for I don't get shot at.

Sept 27, 2015 16:14:32 GMT almostmercury said:

I'm just not sure about the single Mawloc and Lictor. I'd either drop a Carnifex and Tyrannocyte to get another Mawloc and a couple Lictors, or I would drop the Mawloc and Lictor to get Rippers or something. 85% of your list is focused, but the last 15% feels unreliable.

But, I guess you've play tested it.

The lictor is in the list to make elites a little harder then just kill one unit and get 9 point. It is one of the missions and gives me just a little more of a edge for that FOC. The lictor can be placed to make it very hard for my opponent to get him making him move to my advantage. Well that is what I tell my self.


Ripper are good but they don't have the survivability or threat that the mawloc brings. The lictor is for Line breaker or pin-point objective snagging. He is not their for guiding in the mawloc. If he does it is happy circumstance. Ripper not a combat threat. The mawloc can clear off small unit in the back if needed.

The mawloc is their for his ability to redeploy mainly as the some of the missions it is needed. Gives me a threat vs blobs making them spread out. Also if he hits he can make a mess out Grav centurions or bikes of all flavors. Lastly he is a big scary monster that people tend to focus on. Cause when he hits thing tend to disappear. If not he gets shot a lot and with 6 wounds sometimes survives.

Sorry about the rambling answer college is sucking up most of my brain theses day's.

[PumpkinHead]

Good luck! One of the eldar players is bringing 3 wraithknights with scatter laser spam on bikes.

[shadowfinder]

Oct 8, 2015 20:49:20 GMT PumpkinHead said:

Good luck! One of the eldar players is bringing 3 wraithknights with scatter laser spam on bikes.

I shouldn't be fighting that as it is in the second bracket. Yep I think it is abuse puppy. I don't know why people think that is fun to play against for people. Taking 3 LoW when you know 80% of the people attending will not be bringing even one is crazy. Oh well people get their kicks of different things I guess.

I have a feeling we will see a Limit to LoW option next year after that. I know my list or army in general has no chance VS that list Sadly.

[gigasnail]

They play hard lists to sup on the delicious tears of their enemies.

[PumpkinHead]

I don't know how the tournament plans on crowning a winner with only 4 rounds. Unless there is going to be 2 winners, one for each bracket.

[WestRider]

Yeah, they're doing a winner for each bracket this time. Next year, they're planning on setting it up as a 2 day event, so they can do a single 5 Game bracket.

Also, on the triple WraithKnight list, AP is a bit of a troll, and enjoys breaking odd comp systems that aren't well thought through.

[gigasnail]

Yeah my friend james' old henchman spam list was like that. We used to use it as an example of how dumb most comp systems were.

[shadowfinder]

Oct 9, 2015 15:30:32 GMT WestRider said:

Yeah, they're doing a winner for each bracket this time. Next year, they're planning on setting it up as a 2 day event, so they can do a single 5 Game bracket.

Also, on the triple WraithKnight list, AP is a bit of a troll, and enjoys breaking odd comp systems that aren't well thought through.

I have seen this a few time in the ITC with him. But I don't see him offering a different format. He just like winning. I can understand the troll reference. I will see how he is at this tournament. He may get the tournament format changed if he is not carful.

I just want people to have a fun time rolling some dice. Last year was that way and I hope we can keep that in the unique format, as I like it.

I can see some reworking the rules. I just hate when people go out of their way to break things for no real reason except that they can.

Hears hoping for a great tournament.

See you there West Rider and Good Luck if we don't play each other. See you in the finals.

[gigasnail]

you can't really expect people to not build the best list possible under whatever rules format they play in. is everyone going to play a 100% min/maxed list, no, of course not. but the higher up the food chain you go, the more folks are going to do exactly this.

[almostmercury]

I don't consider it whining at all. He may be divisive about it, but he's really just making a point. When you mess around with which models are allowed, you just change what is most powerful.

[Kwodd]

I like AP, I think he's doing it to prove a point. Also, there isn't anyone more entertaining to talk/listen to than ol' AP between games.