GSC / AM / Nids in 3000 Points

[nicos]

Hi fellow Nids!

I am planning a list for the next saturday, where I will be playing against Tau and Orks 1500 pts. each with my 3000 pts of Jormungandr Tyranids/GSC/AM.

Taktics:
1 Magus per round from 1-3 will be cultambushing to get something "evil" mindcontrolled. I suppose he will die every turn after CA, but that is fine. Target for mindcontrol will be the Tau player i guess.
Rippers will surround the Baneblade and Tyranid Artillery and swarm around to get objectives and defend against deepstriking Crisis Suits or jumping Boys.
Broodlord and Genestealers pop up together with the Raveners (2 CP used at setup)
Malantrophe babysits Hiveguard, Exocrine and Tyrannofex, who will finish whatever the Baneblade didn't kill.


++ Supreme Command Detachment +1CP (Tyranids - Genestealer Cults) ++

+ HQ +

Magus: Power: Mind Control
Magus: Power: Mind Control
Magus: Power: Mind Control

++ Super-Heavy Auxiliary Detachment (Imperium - Astra Militarum) ++

+ Lord of War +

Baneblade: Autocannon, Demolisher cannon, Heavy Stubber, Twin heavy bolter
. 2 Lascannon & Twin Heavy Bolter Sponsons: 2x Lascannon, 2x Twin heavy bolter
. 2 Lascannon & Twin Heavy Bolter Sponsons: 2x Lascannon, 2x Twin heavy bolter

++ Brigade Detachment +9CP (Tyranids) ++

+ Hive Fleet: Jormungandr +

+ HQ +

Broodlord: Monstrous Rending Claws
Hive Tyrant: Adrenal Glands, Monstrous Rending Claws, Toxin Sacs, Two Devourers with Brainleech Worms, Wings
Malanthropes: Malanthrope

+ Troops +

Genestealers: 5x Acid Maw
. 20x Genestealer: 20x Rending Claws
Ripper Swarms: 3x Ripper Swarm
Ripper Swarms: 3x Ripper Swarm
Ripper Swarms: 3x Ripper Swarm
Ripper Swarms: 3x Ripper Swarm
Ripper Swarms: 3x Ripper Swarm

+ Elites +

Hive Guard
. Hive Guard: Impaler Cannon
. Hive Guard: Impaler Cannon
. Hive Guard: Impaler Cannon
. Hive Guard: Impaler Cannon
. Hive Guard: Impaler Cannon
. Hive Guard: Impaler Cannon
Pyrovores: Pyrovore
The Red Terror

+ Fast Attack +

Mucolid Spores: Mucolid Spore
Mucolid Spores: Mucolid Spore
Raveners
. Ravener: Deathspitter, 2x Scything Talons
. Ravener: Deathspitter, 2x Scything Talons
. Ravener: Deathspitter, 2x Scything Talons
. Ravener: Deathspitter, 2x Scything Talons
. Ravener: Deathspitter, 2x Scything Talons
. Ravener: Deathspitter, 2x Scything Talons

+ Heavy Support +

Carnifexes
. Carnifex: Enhanced Senses, Spore Cysts, 2x Two Devourers with Brainleech Worms
Carnifexes
. Carnifex: Enhanced Senses, Spore Cysts, 2x Two Devourers with Brainleech Worms
Exocrine
Tyrannofex: Rupture Cannon, Stinger Salvo


What are your thoughts about it?

[No One]

nicos said:

1 Magus per round from 1-3 will be cultambushing to get something "evil" mindcontrolled. I suppose he will die every turn after CA, but that is fine. Target for mindcontrol will be the Tau player i guess.

If something's nasty enough to be mind controlled, it's also nasty enough that you're going to want to reduce its damage. So, mass hypnosis: which is also much easier to get off and live due to 18" range (WC7 vs WC6 and ld test is probably about a wash): 12" range puts you very much at the mercy of CA and their screening. If they don't have a 3" buffer when they've got orks, they're doing something wrong.

My biggest issue with the list:

Broodlord and Genestealers pop up together with the Raveners (2 CP used at setup)

What's your game plan with this? You're more likely than not going to fail the charge, then get shot to pieces by drones/fire warriors, and/or mauled by boyz.

Since you're taking Cult anyway, just take them as purestrains with a primus: 3d6 rolls with rerolls for the 5/6, and +1, for less then BL+stealers.

And since you're taking IG, I'd recommend trying to squeeze out a supreme command to get a WL with grand strategist/aquila, since that combo is really good for CP (which at 3k, you're going to want a fair bit of).