Baneblade.

[oatmello]

Has anyone tried to run a baneblade in a list yet? because at 2k you kinda have to build your list to work around it at that point. I wanna know what kinda strategies you have employed? I was thinking 2 magus and neophytes(GLs/mortar) glue for some nice psychic powers and anti infantry, but I don't know what to kit out the actual nids with, if you were to go the above route you'd have ~1100 points to work with

[riotearp]

you will need a termagantscreen with synapse around him.
I recommend 2 x 20 or 30 blobs with an neurothrope as a babysitter. You can also put some shootybugs or leman russes nearby.
I dindt have played mine yet but i´m into bringing him the next genestealercult game.

[oatmello]

Dec 26, 2017 21:49:51 GMT riotearp said:

you will need a termagantscreen with synapse around him.
I recommend 2 x 20 or 30 blobs with an neurothrope as a babysitter. You can also put some shootybugs or leman russes nearby.
I dindt have played mine yet but i´m into bringing him the next genestealercult game.

Could you post in this thread what your list ends up looking like and how it does?

I was thinking spore mines backfield to screen deepstrike, and have a line of genestealers move up with broodlords. What I'm worried about is dealing with lots of infantry

[riotearp]

Hi sorry. Saw your reply just yet.
I'm gonna take my bb in a fun game next week. Will take that kind of list. The gsc gonna be splitted into two battallions.

++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Tyranids - Genestealer Cults) [83 PL, 1158pts] ++

+ Heavy Support +

Goliath Rockgrinder [6 PL, 124pts]: Clearance Incinerator, Heavy Stubber

+ Dedicated Transport +

Goliath Truck [5 PL, 107pts]: Heavy Stubber, Twin Autocannon

+ Troops +

Acolyte Hybrids [10 PL, 99pts]: 8x Acolyte Hybrid
. Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Cultist Knife

Acolyte Hybrids [10 PL, 131pts]
. 8x Acolyte Hybrid
. Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Autopistol, Heavy Rock Saw
. Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Lash Whip and Bonesword

Acolyte Hybrids [10 PL, 99pts]: 8x Acolyte Hybrid
. Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Cultist Knife

Neophyte Hybrids [5 PL, 80pts]
. 5x Neophyte Hybrid
. Neophyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Seismic Cannon
. Neophyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Seismic Cannon
. Neophyte Hybrid (Special Weapon): Grenade Launcher
. Neophyte Hybrid (Special Weapon): Grenade Launcher
. Neophyte Leader: Autogun, Autopistol

Neophyte Hybrids [5 PL, 88pts]
. 5x Neophyte Hybrid
. Neophyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Mining Laser
. Neophyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): Mining Laser
. Neophyte Hybrid (Special Weapon): Grenade Launcher
. Neophyte Hybrid (Special Weapon): Grenade Launcher
. Neophyte Leader: Autogun, Autopistol

Neophyte Hybrids [5 PL, 50pts]: 9x Neophyte Hybrid
. Neophyte Leader: Autogun, Autopistol

+ HQ +

Acolyte Iconward [3 PL, 53pts]: Icon of the Cult Ascendant

Magus [4 PL, 73pts]

Magus [4 PL, 73pts]

Primus [4 PL, 76pts]: Bonesword

+ Elites +

Hybrid Metamorphs [12 PL, 105pts]
. Hybrid Metamorph: Autopistol, Metamorph Claw, Rending Claw
. Hybrid Metamorph: Autopistol, Metamorph Claw, Rending Claw
. Hybrid Metamorph: Autopistol, Metamorph Claw, Rending Claw
. Hybrid Metamorph: Autopistol, Metamorph Talon, Rending Claw
. Hybrid Metamorph: Autopistol, Metamorph Whip, Rending Claw
. Metamorph Leader: Autopistol, Metamorph Whip, Rending Claw

++ Supreme Command Detachment +1CP (Imperium - Astra Militarum) [44 PL, 842pts] ++

+ Lord of War +

Baneblade [28 PL, 527pts]: Autocannon, Demolisher cannon, Twin heavy bolter
. 2 Lascannon & Twin Heavy Bolter Sponsons: 2x Lascannon, 2x Twin heavy bolter

+ HQ +

Primaris Psyker [2 PL, 46pts]: Force Stave

Primaris Psyker [2 PL, 46pts]: Force Stave

Tank Commander [12 PL, 223pts]: Heavy Bolters, Lascannon
. Command Punisher: Turret-mounted Punisher Gatling Cannon

++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Tyranids) ++


++ Total: [127 PL, 2000pts] ++

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[riotearp]

o i had my game against orks but i shuffled the list a bit arround and added a little bit more tyranids as i felt i would need more punch and dakka.
I dished the metamorphs and some acolyts for tyranid genestealer and one dakka tyrant. Also dished the transports and rockgrinder.

I faced mainly orks mass with only one truck and 3 zapper guns and the rest where 10 flashgitz with captain 3 x 30 boys, the forgeworldbikerboss 2 squads of stormboys, 10 rocketlauncherboys, doc on bike, bannerboss, and some other stuff i dont remember.

He got first turn und shot my baneblade down to 8. In cc he charged with some stormboys and i shot some in the overwatch (on 5 with stratagem) i also killed some in cc and so only one boy survived with 2 wounds. in my phase the primus arrrived with 15 purestrains and charged the bossbiker and one boi squad. Dropping the boss down to 1 wound! and Killing 9 boys. Neophytes with grenades killed one zapper gun!
Punisher vaporized together with seismic cannon neophytes the other squad of stormboys and the genestealer which i stuffed in nodes came near ork commandos to wipe them out.
Acolytes got a 4 and where able to charge another squad of 30. Sadly they only killed 4 or so..
Hive Tyrant killed Flashgitz and Rocketboys. Baneblade helped to destroy the flashgitz and blasted the truck away killing one rocketman in the explosion.
Command tank helped to kill the ork commandos. the rest was finished of by the heavy bolters of the punisher. Acolytes and Purestrains got killed by the remaining boys.
After that round my opponent charged my Tyrant with 26 boys and pushed the baneblade down to 5 wounds. Tyrant made all saves from 21 but four. So he was down to 8.

In my round i finished the rocketboys and remaining flashgitz the tyrant finished the bikerwarlord (which was heald back to 3) and helped to delete the flashgitz. Baneblade also helped to clean the line. Punisher killed 5 gretchins with his punisher gattling as he had no other vialbe targets.
i called one squad of neophytes back in the shadows but at the end of round 2 i lead 13 to 6. (we played sealed orders and my opponent was to greedy to pay the one point for getting of those bad objektive cards. So we only played his third round out where he tried to kill my Hive tyrant again but 20 boys one doc and two other characters with claws wherent able to kill him. He survived with 2 wounds!
He also wasnt able to finsih of the baneblade with his two remaining zapper guns and so we called the game.

Solid win for the 4 armed gods!