Swarmlord is money

[groundpounder]

Well I just got back from my first time ever playing with the swarmlord. Even though I took all four psychic powers rolls on biomancy as suggested (see other thread) didn't en up with Iron arm. I did use warp speed effectively. But forgot to others fairly often.

Nevertheless. When my opponent's squad of tricked out nobs with a warboss decided to charge the swarmlord and his two guard. It didn't turn out well for him. I DID try to explain what the Swarmlord was like when we started the game, but I guess it didn't register. So six dead nobs, dead warboss and dead painboy later he was shaking his head.

I think I really like the Swarmlord.

In our discussion later we thought he should have had the warboss challenged the swarmlord. I think that would have helped him wouldn't it?

Anyway just wanted to share my news.

[elitemaster]

Im about to use the swarmlord in a battle against a chaos marin guy soon. Ive used him before and know he can take out all most every thing in CC real easy. The only thing you have to watch out for are the strong long ranged guns that can hit him and have a realy good change of killing him.

[gigasnail]

yeah the 3+ armor save means he attracts every krak missile in your opponent's arsenal right from the get go. use cover wisely.

[Jabberwocky]

If he had challenged, it would have simply prolonged the inevitable. If that kept you locked up for your own turn, then yeah he should have tried it.

[lordbob]

Yeah, it would have kept the squad alive one turn really. Thanks to the buffs monstrous creatures got and preferred enemy effectively giving him poison and psychic powers you can use in combat he has gotten even better.

The ease of getting cover saves makes him easier to survive the long range, and can even give himself endurance now if he rolls it (and 4 powers is a good chance). I like to put him with a tyrant guard and prime to make it a lot more survivable, more expensive, but very good

[gauntlet]

I've only used the Swarmlord once in 5th and it got into combat turn 2.

Given it's a missile magnet, is it worth taking all Telekinetic Psy Power, just to ensure you get Gate of Infinity. Would it change the usefulness of Swarmlord.

[Jabberwocky]

Gate is risky dropping him in close with no support.

If you have support, he is normally safe for a few turns anyway.

[mantarok]

at least try to get Leech life in Bio that way you can recover some wounds you'll lose in shooting and can actually have a long range retalliation. Make sure you take a couple of tyrant guard to soak up fire aswell, unless its a focused attack the front ones always take hits first. The only time i've ever had him die in a match is when he took 50 shots from dark eldar splinter rifles.... not cool.

[fleetofclaw]

There are already some meaty threads discussing the swarmlord, but I would take your first game with him (and obviously your opponent's first game against him) with a grain of salt. No experienced player would slam a bunch of Nobs in to an instant death causing wrecking machine.



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[evilm0nkey]

I agree, In my experience once an opponent has gotten a taste of the swarmlord in combat he will do anything to prevent it in the future He's not that difficult to avoid or to shoot down.

If i run a walking tyrant I prefer to go for a normal Hive tyrant with armoured shell (2+) to atleast be more resistant to AP3 shots.

[drake118]

The SM player I usually play against has learned to ignore my walking 2+ Regen Tyrant with 2 Tyrant Guard, cuz he has never been able to kill it in a game. So I've never been able to bring myself to leave that guy at home in exchange for the Swarmlord.

[Raven]

Nov 1, 2012 13:14:36 GMT drake118 said:

The SM player I usually play against has learned to ignore my walking 2+ Regen Tyrant with 2 Tyrant Guard, cuz he has never been able to kill it in a game. So I've never been able to bring myself to leave that guy at home in exchange for the Swarmlord.

The Swarmlord has a better support role than a Hive Tyrant, with 2 powers a turn and an 18 inch synapse range. I'd take advantage of your opponent's tendency to not attack your Hive Tyrant + Guard unit and run a Swarmlord with a Guard, chances are your opponent won't try to shoot at it and you can use his psychic potential to great effect as well as getting him into combat and annihilating some Terminators.

[stormbreed]

Run Swarmlord, with an army that pods or DS in turn 2. They will try avoid CC with swarmlord but if you bring the pain turn 2 with a Doom and say a Trygon Prime, swarmlord will get there by turn 3/4 and end them.