2000 Points Behemoth List: Deep strike Close Combat focus

[sultansean]

Hello All! 

New to Tyranids and played one game with this list against a competitive tau list (Commanders and Drones) It performed fairly well but I made some tactical mistakes not holding a deepstrike reserve to counter his deep strike. 

++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Tyranids) [108 PL, 1999pts]

HQ [32 PL, 310pts]


Hive Tyrant Adrenal Glands, Monstrous Scything Talons, Power: Catalyst, Power: Paroxysm, Scythes of Tyran, Two Devourers with Brainleech Worms, Wings



Tyranid Prime Adrenal Glands [Deathspitter Scything Talons, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Monstrous Hunger



+ Troops [47 PL, 789pts] +



20x Genestealer: 20x Rending Claws

30x Hormagaunt

30x Hormagaunt


9x Tyranid Warriors [13 PL, 249pts]
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Tyranid Warrior x6 Adrenal Glands, Deathspitter, Scything Talons
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Tyranid Warrior x 3: Adrenal Glands, Barbed Strangler, Scything Talons



+ Elites [90pts] +


3x Venomthrope



++Spearhead Detachment++



+ HQ + [300pts] + 1CP


The Swarmlord Power: Catalyst, Power: Onslaught



+ Heavy Support [24 PL, 510pts] +


Carnifexes Adrenal Glands, Bone Mace, Enhanced Senses, Heavy Venom Cannon, Monstrous Scything Talons, Spine Banks


Trygon: Adrenal Glands, 3x Massive Scything Talons, Toxinspike


Trygon Prime: Adrenal Glands, Biostatic Rattle, 3x Massive Scything Talons, Toxin Sacs




++ Total: [108 PL, 1999pts] ++

Battle forged 7 CP
All Behemoth


Basic game plan is that the Trygon's bring in a unit of Hormies and a unit of stealers with the Tyrant dropping in to help. The Warriors Primes, and Carni guards the backfield. The swarm lord and Venoms are screened by the other Hormagaunt unit who get Swam Commandered forward. 

An option would be to have the Trygon bring in the warrior's instead of a Hormagaunt unit, but then I lose the synergy with the Prime. 

I need to put more thought into my relic and warlord trait choices any suggestions? 

I think that the Swarmlord would benefit from a unit of Tyrnat Guard but I don't really like the models.

Please help me optimize this list! 

[mrdodo]

I would say : try it and see what works : I would suggest putting both horms with trygon, mostly because the stealers have more benefit from the swarmlord (cause they can move+advance, move+advance and still charge after that, probably securing that first turn charge. While horms only can move, move if you still want them to charge) offcourse there is onslaught, but this way you can think about casting that on something else or pick another power.

keep the prime with the warriors otherwise the prime is a waste.

if you bring in the flyrant and trygons, your swarmlord should be able to survive a round without guard (unless they really focus him but in that case there will be stuff in his/her face. just make sure to hide it as good as possible if you are probably not getting first turn, cause then he will be prime target.

[sultansean]

I played a second game against the same Tau player, but he was running a different list.

Reflecting on the last two games here our my thoughts:


Hormagaunts really are underwhelming. It would be nice if there was a stratagem or psychic power to buff their damage output. I guess they would be good at killing guard but that seems about it.

Tyranid Warriors, need more than just scything talons. Then can rip apart chaff, but I think I'm going to mix up the weapons, with some bone swords.

Gene stealers I'm wondering if two 15 man units would be better.