Tyranid Monster Core, Behemoth (2.000)

[naviedzony]

I'm trying to build a list that would work in my competetive meta. I thought about something like that:

++ Arks of Omen Detachment (Tyranids) [100 PL, 5CP, 2,000pts] ++



Hive Fleet: (Lurk) Territorial Instincts, Behemoth



+ HQ +



Malanthrope [150pts]: Stratagem: Warlord Trait, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Synaptic Lynchpin



+ Troops +



Hormagaunts [88pts]

. 11x Hormagaunt: 11x Hormagaunt Talons



+ Elites +



Genestealers [112pts]

. 7x Genestealer: 7x Genestealer Claws and Talons



Lictor [70pts]



Lictor [70pts]



Maleceptor [220pts]



Venomthropes [120pts]

. 3x Venomthrope: 3x Toxic Lashes



Zoanthropes [210pts]: Power: Smite, 3x Zoanthrope



+ Fast Attack +



Mawloc [125pts]: Toxinspike



+ Heavy Support +



Carnifexes [435pts]

. Carnifex: Enhanced Senses, Heavy Venom Cannon, Two Carnifex Scything Talons

. Carnifex: Enhanced Senses, Heavy Venom Cannon, Two Carnifex Scything Talons

. Carnifex: Enhanced Senses, Heavy Venom Cannon, Two Carnifex Scything Talons



Exocrine [200pts]



Exocrine [200pts]



++ Total: [100 PL, 5CP, 2,000pts] ++

The goal is to keep Venomthropes behind a cover giving both Exocrines -1 to hit and go with a Carnifex-Maleceptor-Zoanthropes-Malanthrope through the middle hoping that this will sirvive long enough to do something. I thought about Behind Enemy Lines as secondary (so two Lictors) and maybe Retrieve Data.

[piersonsmuppet]

List looks better in Kronos than Behemoth. You have only 2 units that can retrieve data reliably; horms and stealers. That’s a bad choice for your army.

Also, a malanthrope with 9” -1 to hit is plenty; venoms are extremely redundant. Swap to Jorm with just the Mal if you want to blunt + to hit buffs.

[naviedzony]

I find Hive Fleet Kronos extremely week in terms of the hive fleet adaptation. +4" range? That is almost inexistent. Jormungandr looks good, and that could free me some points as Venomthropes are not needed then. Thanks.

In terms of secondary objectives, I think Nids have it rather rough now. What do you take in monster heavy armies?

[piersonsmuppet]

Typically Banners, Warp Ritual, and BEL or kill. You can’t do Warp Ritual, so have made the secondary game harder on yourself.