1999 pt Swarmlordstar

[Raven]

Here's the list as it currently stands:

Swarmlord 280
2 Tyrant Guard with Lash Whips 130
Tyranid Prime with Boneswords, Scything Talons & Regeneration 100

8 Ymgarl Genestealers 184
3 Hive Guard 150
3 Hive Guard 150

4 Tyranid Warriors with Scything Talons and Deathspitters 140
20 Termagants with Devourers 240
Mycetic Spore
11 Termagants 55
Tervigon with Crushing Claws, Stinger Salvo & Toxin Sacs 225
Psychic Powers: Dominion, Onslaught & Catalyst
Tervigon with Crushing Claws, Stinger Salvo & Toxin Sacs 225
Psychic Powers: Dominion, Onslaught & Catalyst

20 Gargoyles 120

The basic idea is to attach the Prime to the Swarmlord brood and play musical wounds, as well as accepting challenges so the Swarmlord can do his thing. The Gargoyles act as a screen to give cover saves to the Death Star. The Tervigons do what Tervigons do best, Spawning gants, capturing objectives and smashing their way through vehicles. Hive Guard can shoot up vehicles and the Ymgarls and podded Devilgants are for disruption and taking out heavy support shooting at my Death Star. The Warriors are there to either serve as a distraction from the Death Star or to take out/weaken tarpit units. I'm still unsure about the Warriors though, does anyone have any suggestions for other options to take over the Warriors?

[swarm492]

I've never really ran a deathstar so I cant really tell you what to change, let me know how it works though.

[Jabberwocky]

If you want the Tyrant Guard to do damage, I'd give them boneswords. If they are just there for wounds, having only 1 in the unit would let you utilise iron arm to make the entire brood T7-9 thanks to majority toughness.

The dev gants, I'd reduce to 15 or so as you will seriously struggle to fit 20 within 2" of your spore, all on the correct side to fire at a target. The points saved could bulk out the vanilla gants or give the warriors Boneswords, making them threatening enough to actually draw fire from your deathstar, or give them a pod to support those devilgants.

[firedragon]

you can disembark within 6" of your pods now, so no more worries about lack of room with 20 gaunts.

[fleetofclaw]

If you can squeeze another ten points you can replace the warriors with a broodlord and five toxin stealers and go character hunting.

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[Jabberwocky]

Sept 13, 2012 17:20:43 GMT firedragon said:

you can disembark within 6" of your pods now, so no more worries about lack of room with 20 gaunts.

Unfortunately no. Vehicles have 6" disembark. We have to follow our codex, which is 2".

[firedragon]

hah! really? Forgot about that, damn.

Guess it will be a tight squeeze with 20 devilgaunts then.

[l0rdf1end]

What Jabberwocky said, but yeah, looks mean, let us know how it works out.

[Raven]

Sept 13, 2012 17:01:44 GMT Jabberwocky said:

If you want the Tyrant Guard to do damage, I'd give them boneswords. If they are just there for wounds, having only 1 in the unit would let you utilise iron arm to make the entire brood T7-9 thanks to majority toughness.

The dev gants, I'd reduce to 15 or so as you will seriously struggle to fit 20 within 2" of your spore, all on the correct side to fire at a target. The points saved could bulk out the vanilla gants or give the warriors Boneswords, making them threatening enough to actually draw fire from your deathstar, or give them a pod to support those devilgants.

The Tyrant Guard are there for extra wounds for durability (it is a Death Star list, after all) and extra attacks (with rending) when I get into combat with larger squads. Personally I like taking Lash Whips as expect I might have to charge into cover a fair bit if my opponent is smart and they help me take out high initiative squads while minimises wounds taken.

As far as the devilgants, with only 2'' disembarking (They should've just had all transports use the same rules instead of only changing vehicle disembarking) I'll probably drop the brood down to 14, take out the Warriors, and put in a Trygon. (because nothing says "hey, shoot at me instead of the Swamlord" like a Trygon charging up the board or popping up right next to you) Plus the Trygon is my favourite model and I was sad when I designed the list and realised I didn't have enough points leftover after everything else for a Trygon.