500 Point List

[spud81]

Hi all,

Am after a bit of help first game of 6th edition next weekend (stupid work getting in the way). Anyway onto the list:

Prime lw/bs death spitter & regen 110pts

Hive guard x1 50pts

Warrior x3 bs 100pts
Genestealer x 5 70pts
Ripper x 3 30pts
Termgant x 10 50pts
Hormgants x 15 90pts

Total 500pts

I know genestealers took a hit in 6th edition but the plan was to use the rippers and horm as a screen and the warriors n stealers close in. I know there isnt much anti tank but at 500pts i think the hive guard will be enough.

Not sure about adding broodlord and dropping the rippers and hive guard but not sure how survivable it would be?

Cheers for looking all

[dracospark3]

If you want to have a Broodlord take out the rippers and 5 Hormagaunts (I would do it). Broodlord at T5 4+ armor is a bit more survivable than the T3 Rippers and T3 Hormagaunts. Also he hits harder in combat and with his squad will rip open transports.

Besides that this list looks fine. Although against flamers I think it would die fast.

2 T6 Wounds
6 T5 Wounds
14 T4 wounds
20 T3 Wounds

[Jabberwocky]

It should be fine for learning the new rules.

I'd also drop the rippers and 3 hormies for a Broodlord so you can start trying out the new powers which will become more and more important as you play bigger games.

[rollawaythestone]

Broodlord won me a game at 500 points a few weeks back. I swapped out his powers for Telekinesis. Gate of Infinity and Obj. Mechancium can be pretty nasty coming from a Genestealer brood.

[Thorn]

Hmm I'm just thinking off the top of my head here so this advice isn't anything like "do or die" it's just some thoughts from my experience.

Also I'm guessing that you bought the battleforce so you may not have the models for what I am suggesting.

Ok,

If you drop the hormagaunts and the 3 rippers you get 120 points. Put sixty of them towards a broodlord. With the remaining sixty points I'd grab nine more termagants for the brood. With the remaining fifteen points I would either add deathspitters(I think they are five points but I'm not sure as I don't have my codec on hand) or toxin sacs to the warrior brood. That choice depends on if you want them CC or shooty.

Just my 2 cents

[spud81]

Hey all

Quick update after the advice I went for

Prime
Warriors x 3
Hive guard

Genestealers x 4 plus broodlord
Term x 10
Horm x 12

Against a blood angels army of

Librarian
10 death company
10 assault marines

And I won wiped him out in four turns. Believe it or not the star performers were the termagants! They held off the assault squad for two and a half turns until the warriors got there.
Was good fun and my fears of over watch were completely un founded still a bit annoyed about furious charge but as he was blood angels we both missed out.

Thanks for everyone's help

[Jabberwocky]

Well done on the win. Keep on devouring!