Configuring Warriors

[afterimagedan]

Man, I haven't posted here is a long while...

Anyways! I am looking to ask some of the more experiences 6th edition players about what ways have worked with their Tyranid Warriors. Do ST/RC warriors still work? What about ST/DS? What about dual boneswords? Are those out the window now in favor of LW/BS warriors? If so, LS/BS and what?

[Deleted]

Hasn't changed much, Boneswords have a bit more of an edge now that most power weapons aren't ap2 and Boneswords still ignore armor, Venom Cannon can no longer pen wreck so they are pointless unless you face lots of 4+. Nothing else has changed really.

[afterimagedan]

Do you think there is any use to rending claws on warriors?

[N.I.B.]

Sept 28, 2012 5:31:42 GMT afterimagedan said:

Do you think there is any use to rending claws on warriors?

The only use of rending claws is against Dreadnoughts, as Dreadnoughts are the only unit that can charge and hold them up indefinitely in combat. Seeing how Dreadnoughts are fairly common, it could be wise to give cc Warriors rending to not be forced to hold them back. The loss of Scything Talons could be mitigated by a Prime or having OA nearby, or even a Swarmlord buff.

[Deleted]

Rending claws can also be useful on shooty Warriors as a cheaper alternative to Boneswords in case they get charged or need to assault.

[afterimagedan]

Basically, I have 10 warriors and 2 Primes that I am hoping to remodel before I paint them. Right now, I have this:
-5 Warriors with Scything Talons, 4 Deathspitters and 1 Barbed Strangler.
-5 Warriors with ST and Rending Claws.
I have a bunch of bonesword sets as well.

Here is what I was thinking...
5 Warriors, RCs and DSs
5 Warriors, STs an BS/LW
1 Prime with dual boneswords and STs + Regen.
1 Prime with dual boneswords and Deathspitter + regen.

I will probably spore them in when I use them. What do you think?

[roxor08]

You could always magnetize!

[DukeMantis]

I already built my six warriors, 5 with Deathspitters + Scything Talons and 1 with a heavy weapon + ScyTals (i forget which heavy wep right now, brainfart) i will just use them for outflanking to pick things off (like devastators) or backfield objective hunt, i will definately be converting a prime to add to them for more oomph.

I love the idea of the bonesword warrior squads with primes but for my list its a big points sink. In bigger games i would definately try it though, the damage output of a nice CC warrior squad is rather tasty!

Id like to see a little improvement to the warrior profile in future codices, i rekon they should get either Toxin Sacs or Adrenal Glands for free!

As for rending claws N.I.B and 60mm got it perfectly

[fleetofclaw]

If you want CC punch on a warrior chassis, the go shrikes all the way. The problem with warriors is they're slow as molasses, the few time I've ran warriors they seemed much better as a gun platform. With shrikes it's much easier to hop them to cover, dictate when and where you get the charge, etc. If you run shrikes I've found the best loadout is STs, lw/bs, and toxin sacs. They absolutely murder face, you will not be disappointed.

Oh and if you can manage your movement well Hammer of Wrath is nice to get free I10 attacks


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[Psychichobo]

I do prefer Shrikes with Lash Whip/Boneswords and Talons for CC warriors, the speed is a major selling point, both for hitting combat and hopping from cover to cover. Regular warriors tend to just pack Deathspitters and talons in my case and provide fire support, though I do see the use of Rending Claws if you keep getting Dreadmobbed...

[tytus]

I have 9

A prime with ST and Dual boneswords with 2 ST and RC
3 shrikes with ST and devourers that run with gargoyles
3 ST and Devourers walkers

All have ST glued but 2nd arm set is magnitized, its quite nice.

[t⊗theark]

A cheap brood of toxin sacs, reding claws, scything talon warriors lead by a brabed strangler totter. Good sit-on-deploymentzone-objective support which aren;t too threatened by the prospect of an assault.

[moonreaper]

I find shrikes with poison and bonesword/lash an amazing tool in our armies. Yes they get instagibbed by missiles, but thats only if you present them as no1 target. They are important for surgical strikes, support, counterassaults and elite killers. Practically all my competitive lists have at least 3-4 of them and they NEVER died before doing at least 1 assault

[rpricew]

I had a unit of 5 Shrikes sneak across the board and get into combat with a 50 man IG Blob Squad. The blob was spread out behind an Aegis Defense Line and it was funny, since he couldn't get more than 10-12 Guardsmen into combat each round with the 3" pile in moves. I would kill 6-10 guard and he would kill 1 Shrike. He almost ran the first turn, but he had a Space Marine IC in the unit so I couldn't sweep them.

[Deleted]

Darn, that woud have been a sweet sweep. Stuff like this is where the allies rules really get under my skin. Everyone gets to use allies to plug the holes in their army. Whats the point of an army having weakness' anymore?