1250pts invasion/nexus/Vanguard?

[klus]

Going to play a 1250pts tournament between friends, list doesnt have to be super competitive but i’d like to have it fine turned. Some of the units I want included for various reasons but others are interchangeable. I need help deciding the last ~300 pts and detachement.

The things I ”must” include:

Deathleaper
Flyrant
10 gargoyles
5 barbgaunts
1 biovore
1 neurolictor
1 norn emissary
3 zoanthropes

Interchangeables (295 pts):
1 Trygon
1 ripper Swarm
3 ranged warriors
1 enhancement (Max 25 pts)

I dont own exos, harus or more zoans but most anything else to some degree.
Currently thinking of nexus with synaptic control on the flyrant, but consider changing to Vanguard and going with stealers + lictors for the remaining 300. Invasion is also an option.

[piersonsmuppet]

I think going Nexus, dropping the Warriors and Barbgaunts, and adding a Neurotyrant w/ Power of the Hive Mind, one Ripper Swarm, and Synaptic Control to the Tyrant is the best option. This depends on how much of a “must” the Barbs are.

[klus]

Nov 6, 2023 0:44:49 GMT piersonsmuppet said:

I think going Nexus, dropping the Warriors and Barbgaunts, and adding a Neurotyrant w/ Power of the Hive Mind, one Ripper Swarm, and Synaptic Control to the Tyrant is the best option. This depends on how much of a “must” the Barbs are.

Thank you, yes the Neurotyrant with that enhancement seem well worth it and I will include it. Do you think it would be a mistake swapping the trygon and a ripper swarm for 10gargs+barbgants+lictor?

[piersonsmuppet]

Deepstrike outside 3” is very good at lower pts, much harder to screen out. I think it adds good Monster target saturation as well, 4 is hard to deal with at 1250. I don’t think it is a “mistake” to replace it though, as the Gargs and Lictor are also great at scoring in low pt games. I think it just depends on if you play a lot of armies that can deny deepstrike. Keeping the Trygon is better imo, but not if you play all SM lists that have 1-2 infiltrators.