1500pt fluff list

[bulrik]

Hey all I'm new to the hive and to nids and decided to make a fluffy melee nid army my current list:

Hive Tyrant (wings 2xScything Talons) 230pts

2x2 lictors 260pts
death leaper 140pts

3x8 genestealers (TS) 408pts

20xgargoyles 120pts

2xmawlocs 340pts

Total 1498pts

So far i have played 7 games with this list and have won 4 mainly due to the stealers infiltrating then sitting on 3+ cover save objectives by going to ground. The mawlocs eat squads with the lictors either guiding them or shooting tanks in the back and the tyrant kills the tougher stuff with the gargoyles as support. Was wondering if anyone has any ideas to keep to the fluff but make it more versatile for an upcoming 2000pt tourney i have coming up thanks :

[wisdomseyes1]

Fluffy lists are always close combat oriented. It annoys me.

Gargoyles go with harpies in the fluff. Might suggest getting rid of the mawlocs for harpies. they will be your initial wave (as said in their fluff) . Yes, it is a shooting unit, but you can give it (please do not swear) guns and never fire, then get into close combat and smash the entire time... which is a bad idea, but I dont see where the mawloc is coming in close combat. I mean I guess its better than the harpy (by a lot) but still. If you dont care about that specific in the fluff, just keep the mawlocs, they are good enough (though I would prefer trygons)

Genestealers should have brood lord commandos (genestealers have broodlords leading them dont they?), and if you want to add even more fluff to it, yrmgarl genestealers are a good option popping out of terrain. Genestealers, if I remember, come from the middle of enemy troops, so the hide in terrain could help out quite well.

Lictors are a bit... eh. I mean I know you like the fluff for this list, but as assassin units you shouldnt really be allowed to take broods. I would drop the lictors, and just keep the deathleaper.

thats what I have for now, take from it what you will.

[bulrik]

Thanks for the tips i was thinking of harpies but im no good at converting so wasn't too confident about taking that challenge on and the genestealers don't have broodlords yet but i may put some in soon i heard they got much better in 6th. Also the ymrgarl's were a thought but i've seen so many mixed views on them lately i wasn't too sure.

[maeloke]

'Fluffy' can mean a lot of different things. From your list here, I'm thinking you're going for the elite, stealthy, close-combat vibe.

Taking it as a given you're not worried about being overly competitive, I would add the following for 2k:

AG+TS on your Gargoyles (40 pts) - make them hit extra hard and have a shot at taking out vehicles.
Parasite of Mortrex (160 pts) - Flies with the gargoyles. Does horrible things in challenges. Backs up your minimal synapse.
4x Raveners w/ RC (140 pts) - Fits with your speedy, aggressive list. Kills vehicles.
8x Stealers w/ TS (136 pts) - You need more troops. Add these as a new unit, or bump your other counts up.

That leaves 26 points to add in for upgrades. Good choices might be TS for your mawlocs, or OA for your Tyrant.

I like your list, especially the lictor-tastic elites section. If they work for you, don't change it. If the spot opens up though, I would heartily recommend ymgarls. They're twice as durable as regular 'stealers these days, and are well worth the points - especially since they're the only we unit we get that can still assault the turn they arrive.