1k and 1.5k Army List Help

[deadeight]

As a short introduction, I've been playing 40k for a little while but with my friends 2nd and 3rd armies (I have 4 house mates who got me into the game and their friends too). I am starting to build up my own army, but none of them play tyranids.


So far I have a battle force. I don't expect all of these to be useful, but I needed to learn to paint and they may situationally have use in the future.

I'm looking for a bit of help making a 1k to begin with and expanding it an extra 500 points afterwards. I'm keen on getting a flyrant, or possibly double flyrant. I'd appreciate any and all criticism as I am noob at Tyranid.


HQ (270pts)

Flyrant
Lash Whip and Bonesword, TL Devourers w/ Brainleech Worms
Old Adversary
Wings
Biomancy


Elites (100pts)

2x Hive Guard


Troops (405pts)

10x Termagants

10x Termagants

Tervigon
Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs
Cluster Spines
Catalyst (Should I go with Biomancy powers here? I thought catalyst may be pretty good.)


3x Tyranid Warrior
2x Deathspitter & Scything Talons
1x Barbed Strangler & Scything Talons


Heavy Support (225pts)

Trygon
Regeneration
(I thought about this as a prime but for the points I'm not sure, the 6th ed Rage rule looks like it may even be pretty good to let it loose out of synapse.)



This is exactly 1k points. Should it deal with everything pretty ok? I'll be playing against everything except Tyranids, Orks and Sisters of Battle. Thanks in advance for any opinions.

[demoric]

It looks very solid for 1000 points. I only have advice as for things to consider.

*You can't overwatch with Cluster Spines (I still prefer the Cluster Spines' large blast templates myself but it is something to consider)
*I would drop adrenal glands from the Tervigon as it now only confers a strength bonus on the charge but if you just have the points left over this is a good use.
*I would make one 15 unit troop of Termagaunts since you are using Warriors, and a Tervigon which will spawn more Termagaunts. Then I would use those points for a 3rd Hive Guard
*Depending on HOW you use your flyrant the points used on Old Adversary may be better used elsewhere. It is a useful upgrade just keep it in mind as you move about the board.

[deadeight]

I think you're 100% right on getting the extra Hive Guard and 15 Termagants, thanks very much. And I think I'll skip Overwatch on the Tervigon then.

To be honest, I hadn't thought too much about how I was using the flyrant and Old Adversary, when messing about with builds I'd been putting it on be default. To begin with I'd been trying to get a group of Gargoyles in with Flyrant so wanted the OA on it. Perhaps the 25 points would be better spent on more units or something. I think with that I just need to play a bunch of games out and get a feel for how I'm going to use the Flyrant in particular matchups.

[eldar88]

tervigon using overwatch is still helpful if ur lucky, using Psychic Shriek on Overwatch is funny if it hits, (can u use witchfire on Overwatch) Old Advesary isn't as useful anymore (has the same effect as talons, but to would as well- only ones, unlike toxin sacs)