My 1850 list

[polkadragon]

Building on the foundation of my 1750 list (found here: thetyranidhive.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=tyranidlists&action=display&thread=40786).

The army basically has two parts that can operate independently. First you've got the "backfield presence" guys with the Tervigons for objective grabbing and tarpitting if needed, and the Biovores for raining templates from afar. The second part is the fast reserve-based part with the Fexes, the Doom and the Ymgarls who can be dropped basically anywhere they're needed. The Flyrants are the wild cards of the list, they can start on the table and roll up on the flanks, of they can come from reserve as well, and provide anti-air support.

My only real concern is that I've had to decrease the size of the Ymgarls to 5 in order to fit it all in, and I'm not 100% sure they'll be effective at this unit size... One possible solution to that would be to reduce the Biovores unit to 2 to fit in more Ymgarls.

Opinions very welcome as always, I'll try to fit in a testgame as soon as possible.


HQ: Hive Tyrant
Wings, TL Devourer w/Brainleech Worms x 2

HQ: Hive Tyrant
Wings, TL Devourer w/Brainleech Worms x 2

Elite: Ymgarl Genestealer Brood (5)

Troops: Termagant Brood (10)

Troops: Termagant Brood (10)

Troops: Tervigon
Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs, Catalyst

Troops: Tervigon
Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs, Catalyst

Heavy Support: Carnifex
TL Devourer w/Brainleech Worms x 2
Mycetic Spore

Heavy Support: Carnifex
TL Devourer w/Brainleech Worms x 2
Mycetic Spore

Heavy Support: Biovore Brood (3)

Elite: The Doom of Malan'tai
Mycetic Spore

[polkadragon]

Since no one has answered yet, let me ask a few more specific questions on this list

1. People who have played with Biovores in 6th, did you find you needed 3 for them to be optimal? Or was 2 enough?
2. I could replace the Ymgarls with 8 naked Genestealers who would infiltrate and grab a far-away objective. Worth it or not?

Thx

[free]

I dont have that much experience with Biovores as I have only used mine against IG but there they have performed great for me. I use 3 and would rather take more than less in this case but I have never used them against other armies. Against IG I think you can use also use 2 in a brood with some effect.

I always use ymgarls and have never been disappointed. I would never dream of changing them for vanilla Genestealers.

[brianb9999]

Hi Polkadragon, I was wondering if you have gotten to play much with this list (or your 1750 list for that matter) and what success you have had. My all-comers 1850 list is quite similar, using 2x3 hive guard instead of ymgarls, the doom, and biovores. I don't get to play often, but I really like the list. I am thinking of trying a list that swaps the hive guard for 5-6 ymgarls, and a trygon prime for maximum alpha strike, probably even more similar to yours.

[polkadragon]

My 1850 list is untested, the 1750 variant has seen action versus Space Marines, Daemons and Space Wolves and is currently at a 3-1 record. Only loss came to a Space Wolf list, and even then, it was a tiny loss and one more turn would have seen it turned into a Nid massacre. I also only get to play every few weeks unfortunately, RL and all...

I'm always tempted to put the Hive Guard back in, as they're just really good, but haven't got the points for it sadly.

[lotrlks]

I used to run 3 biovores in a squad, but now I only field 1 in each squad.

I would drop 1 biovore for hive commander or drop 2 for hive commander and 2 more ymgarls