NEED HELP WITH A 300 POINT LIST

[goldenscroll]

Hello everyone! I'm a reasonably new Tyranid player and I am looking for some advice on creating a 300 point army list with the units I have available. Also, I am open to any detachments and/or enchancements.

I have:

1x Winged Hive Tyrant w/ Heavy Venom Cannon + Tyrant Talons

10x Termegant w/ Fleshborers + Chitinous Claws and Teeth

10x Gargoyle w/ Fleshborers + Blinding Venom

10x Genestealer w/ Genestealer Claws and Talons

1x Ripper Swarm w/ Chitinous Claws and Teeth + Spinemaw

As a sidenote, what models do you suggest I buy next?

KEEP DEVOURING!

[yoritomo]

The way I see it you have two options:

The first is to take the winged tyrant, termagants, and ripper base. That’s 290 points if I’ve done the math correctly.

The second is to take the genestealers, gargoyles, and termagants. That is also 290 points.

The first army is probably going to be more fun to play, though you won’t win much with it. A hive tyrant (even a winged one) is going to be tough to deal with at this point level. Even though your tyrant will wreck the board, he’s still only one model, so you’re going to have a rough time scoring victory points.

The second list is probably better at winning. That said, everything is soft and squishy. It’s not going to kill much unless you get the genestealers into assault. And don’t be surprised if you don’t have anything on the table by the end of turn four.


As far as future purchases go a box of zoanthropes would be a good buy. Some big bugs wouldn’t hurt either. A tyrannofex or exocrine would make a strong addition to the army. And if nothing else every tyranid army could use more gaunts.

[goldenscroll]

Thanks for the advice! Do you have any ideas for the detachment I should use for either of those?

[piersonsmuppet]

Use Vanguard for the Flyrant list, Advance/Fallback and Charge will help it be where you need. Invasion fleet wouldn’t be too bad either for a 5+++ and fight on death.

Second list also probably plays best as vanguard since GS love Advance & Charge and both like not being shot. I would run the list as 2x5 GS instead of 1x10.

As for what to buy; a single Biovore, a couple of Lictors/Neurolictors, and Exocrine/Malceptors are all useful currently. Though that can always change before you can field them so buy what you like.

[goldenscroll]

Thanks for all of the advice!