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Halollet
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Genestealers anyone? Jul 17, 2017 20:06:17 GMT via mobile

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Post by Halollet on Jul 17, 2017 20:06:17 GMT

Trying to work with the models I own, I've come up with this list. Might be fun to play. What do you think?

Stealer list (Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition) [117 PL, 2000pts]
Brigade Detachment +9CP (Tyranids)
HQ
Broodlord
Power: The Horror
Broodlord
Power: Catalyst
Malanthropes
Malanthrope
Troops
Genestealers
17x Genestealer
17x Rending Claws, 17x Scything Talons, 17x Toxin Sacs
Genestealers
18x Genestealer
18x Rending Claws, 18x Scything Talons, 18x Toxin Sacs
Genestealers
19x Genestealer
19x Rending Claws, 19x Scything Talons
Genestealers
18x Genestealer
18x Rending Claws, 18x Scything Talons
Ripper Swarm
3x Ripper Swarm
Ripper Swarm
3x Ripper Swarm
Elites
Deathleaper
Lictor
Flesh Hooks, Rending Claws
Lictor
Flesh Hooks, Rending Claws
Lictor
Flesh Hooks, Rending Claws
Venomthropes
3x Venomthrope
3x Toxic Lashes
Fast Attack
Spore Mines
3x Spore Mine
Spore Mines
3x Spore Mine
Spore Mines
3x Spore Mine
Heavy Support
Biovores
Biovore
Spore Mine Launcher
Biovores
Biovore
Spore Mine Launcher
Biovores
Biovore
Spore Mine Launcher

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No One
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Genestealers anyone? Jul 19, 2017 10:26:43 GMT

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Post by No One on Jul 19, 2017 10:26:43 GMT

Formatting, ow

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I don't see any need for the venoms with 2 mals. I don't know if I like the TS on the stealers, with no way to get to combat faster, they're just going to be preferrentially shot over the other squads. But there's ~40 of them, so...(that's also...160 pts if I remember right?)

3 lictors and deathleaper...I dunno. Could work to focus down, or could be overcommital.

Maybe want another source of synapse for the biovores (the double mal/double BL suggests you're wanting to run 2 squads up, which means leaving the biovores behind)? But that's also <100 pts, so who really cares if they can't choose targets? Move them and be annoying with mines

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Halollet
Tyrant Guard

Posts: 321

Genestealers anyone? Jul 20, 2017 7:50:46 GMT via mobile

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Post by Halollet on Jul 20, 2017 7:50:46 GMT

Yeah, should have fixed up the formatting, sorry.

I only have 1 malanthrope, formatting is screwy. But looking at this list again, I think stealers would want to go first, taking 2 rounds of shooting might be too much. They are still a glass cannon in ways. So having this many units hurts the list.

Hmm... Yeah I don't like it now...