1999pt Tourney List

[onlytwinkie]

Hey all just got into 40k a month ago and have been picking up pointers here from reading everything. Signed up for a Tournament this Saturday and was hoping to get a more experienced opinion on my list. Most of the people I'm going to be playing against play Space Marines.

Plan on putting the termagants in reserves so they don't get sniped right off the bat. Then come in later when the fighting has started and hopefully won't be targeted too much.

HQ

Hive Tyrant - 260pts
- 2x TL Devourers
- Wings
Hive Tyrant - 260pts
- 2x TL Devourers
- Wings

Elites

2x Hive Guard - 100pts

Troops

Tervigon - 190pts
- Catalyst
- Onslaught
Tervigon - 190
- Catalyst
- Onslaught
11x Termagant - 55pts
11x Termagant - 55pts

Heavy Support

2x Carnifex - 380pts
- 2x TL Devourers
Trygon Prime - 265pts
- Regeneration
Trygon Prime - 240pts

TOTAL - 1995pts

[Illithid]

Do you really need the double Prime upgrade on both Trygons? Maybe take it on one?

As for bringing the Termagants in from reserve, I would suggest that you do not take this route. Use them as a screen and a meat-shield (you can always spawn more). I also suggest taking Toxic Sacs as a minimum on the Tervigons so that your little meat-shields are wounding on a 4+

[N.I.B.]

Not bad, a couple of things though - the Prime upgrade on a Trygon isn't really worth it, especially in a list like this were you have very solid synapse saturation. The extra shots blows for the points. The only real advantage you get is against Mindshackle Scarabs, and even then it's a ~50% fail rate at Ld 10.

Also regeneration isn't worth it - you will be surprised how easy it is to kill a T6, 3+ armour monster in a round of shooting. Try to use area terrain instead.

So that's 105 points you can shave and put into another couple of Hive Guards. Lose the extra couple of Termagants and you'll have 20 points to 2000, which you should invest in Adrenal Glands on the Tervigons. It's an essential upgrade to make all your Gants able to threaten AV 10 in combat.

Don't worry too much about losing First Blood, as a Tyranid player you need to focus on the endgame and be prepared to take it on the chin for the first few turns. Remember that you can't allocate wounds to models you can't see, use that and terrain to your advantage to deny the First Blood for the small Termagant units.

[onlytwinkie]

I was afraid of lack of scoring units in the objective based games. But I can see your guys points on Trygon Primes, and unfortunately for some reason it has to be 1999 and no more than that. This is the revised list, I dropped onslaught on one Tervigon since I'm really only going to use it on the Fexs. So at least this way one of my Tervigons have AG.

HQ

Hive Tyrant - 260pts
- 2x TL Devourers
- Wings
Hive Tyrant - 260pts
- 2x TL Devourers
- Wings

Elites

2x Hive Guard - 100pts
2x Hive Guard - 100pts

Troops

Tervigon - 200pts
- Catalyst
- Onslaught
- Toxin Sacs
Tervigon - 195pts
- Catalyst
- Adrenal Glands
- Toxin Sacs
10x Termagant - 50pts
10x Termagant - 50pts

Heavy Support

2x Carnifex - 380pts
- 2x TL Devourers
Trygon - 200pts
Trygon - 200pts

TOTAL - 1995pts

[N.I.B.]

If you're not going for Biomancy I wouldn't bother with Onslaught. I've used it in a couple of tournaments and usually it's of little benefit. It also stops your Tervigon from running, as it's a shooting attack. I'd definately go with another AG over Onslaught.

[rpricew]

I concur with what has been said before.

I run dual flyrants and dual Tervigons and Onslaught is less useful than Adrenal Glands. You can throw Scything Talons on one of your Tervigons for the points difference.

Your opponent is going to focus on Hive Guard first probably, so you need the added anti vehicle as you close with your opponent.

My Termagants wrecked a Las Plas Razorback in assault because of the Tervigon having AG.