Just starting nids

[willybrags]

Don't have much just yet...and since all the people play imperial armies (IG, vanilla marines, blood angels) and tau and whatnot...I figured I would try out nids
so I picked up a few things 3 boxes of termigaunts, 2 boxes of genestealers and 2 boxes of carnifexes(sounds weird?) so I know I need some hormagaunts and trygons and whatnot...but I was thinking HQ at the moment since I don't have one and I want to play small games....so here is the question:

Do I get the hive tyrant kit? orrrr the tervigon kit? I know it's really easy to roll doubles with 3d6....but still having a chance to swamp somebody might be sweet...or have a hive tyrant flying around vector striking the (please do not swear) out of stuff and shooting it afterwards...would love the input on where to go HQ wise

Love the forums by the way

[infornography]

Me personally, I love the Swarmlord. Tervigons are also awesome and even better as a troops choice because a 6 wound 6 toughness monstrous creature with a 3+ save and psyker abilities is an awesome way to hold an objective.

I haven't gotten to use the Flyrant much in 6th ed so I'm not sure how much his flying will be used given how easy it is to drop him out of the sky.

[Hyrrokin]

With what you have already I would go with the tervigon. a shooty flyrant seems very expensive in points compared to what you already have. Also those 60 gaunts are gonna love the tervigon. later you can take him as a troop choice and get the flyrant.

As an alternative HQ you could get a prime or two and put them with the carnifexes. its quite expensive (in money) but you could really benefit from some hive guard for ranged anti tank and instant kill and some brood lords would really help the stealers in close combat and getting there, mind you stealers sufferred some nerf in 6th (as opposed to the broodlord)

best of luck with it

[willybrags]

you can only spawn the shooty gaunts with the tervigon right?

[Hyrrokin]

yes and only termagaunts (shooty ones) gets his poison, furius charge and counter attack

[Mindshred]

Correct, only basic termagants with Fleshborers and no upgrades.


Tervigons are probably one of our best units, and being able to take them as either HQ or Troops choices really makes them worth picking up.

[willybrags]

How do you take them as a troops choice?

[Hyrrokin]

if you have a brood of termagaunts as troops you can take a tervigon as a separate troop choice (one for each brood) (page 91 tyranid codex)

[willybrags]

I'm blind lol

[ranmafan]

Definitely recommend the Tervigon - he's more versatile. And if you magnetize, you can part-swap for a Tyrannofex for laughs. =D

Do get a box of warriors (I would've recommended the Battleforce instead, if your local shop stocks those) so you can have access to Tyranid Primes or regular Warriors too. Your army needs Synapse everywhere!

[Jabberwocky]

I'd have to say the Tervigon, if for no other reason than you can shift him to troops when you pick up another HQ later.

[willybrags]

Yea was thinking about getting a battleforce next month, this was my vaca week off and sadly I wasn't able to get anything I picked up built....got sick and pretty much wasted the whole week.....but hey atleast I got paid for it lol

[Davor]

Some spelling mistakes here. If you take any Termagaunts you can use the Tervigon as Troops. The Tervigon spits out TERMAGANTS.

All Termagaunts are shooty, so I am not sure what that is suppose to mean. TERMAGANTS are the regular gaunts with Fleshborers. No spines, no devorers or what not. Hope this helps a bit, since it was a bit confusing to read what people actually ment.

Then again, maybe it's just me being no so bright.

[willybrags]

Yea you're right Davor....I gots confused with my gaunts lol sorry everyone, I have 3 boxes of hormagaunts and 2 boxes of genestealers, 2 boxes of carnifexes