Carnifex Tactica

[tylertt]

Hey Guys,

I have a Carnifex coming as with my recent order I got one for a solid price.

I've read that in 6th they have lost a little bit of their effectiveness. What strategies have you all found works for them? I think I will run it as a DakkaFex most likely, and plan on keeping it as a single Fex so spore could be potential if it has results. But if CC works for them, I may invest in some magnets.

[emoge]

The best thing about Carnifexes is that a Dakkafex doesn't really lose much in close combat. You lose the reroll to hit and reroll to wound but that's pretty much it. So don't hesitate to run your dakkafex into close combat if you need to or a tank makes the mistake of getting too close.

With that said... Carnifexes are easy to magnetize and it's well worth it.

[lordbob]

Nov 11, 2012 13:19:29 GMT emoge said:

The best thing about Carnifexes is that a Dakkafex doesn't really lose much in close combat. You lose the reroll to hit and reroll to wound but that's pretty much it. So don't hesitate to run your dakkafex into close combat if you need to or a tank makes the mistake of getting too close.

With that said... Carnifexes are easy to magnetize and it's well worth it.

What re-roll to wound? Two sets of scything talons means you can re-roll all misses, you don't get preferred enemy.

You can get the re-roll to wound from toxin sacs which you can still give to dakkafexes

[Deleted]

CC Carnifex is, for the price, garbage.
Dakkafex is the only somewhat-competitive build, sadly.
If you want a fluffy Carnifex (screamer killer,etc) then by all means go for it and have fun, but don't expect it to be worth the price you'll pay.

Note; Despite CC Fexen being as cost-effective as $20 bananas I would still magnetize. Who knows what the next Codex will bring!

[tylertt]

I'm definitely going to have to learn to magnetize my MCs.

Thanks for the tips everyone!

[stormbreed]

Drop him in a pod turn two and do what Carnifex have always been made to do.

1. Destroy Tanks.
2. Destroy Light Armor
3. Destroy Buildings.

He comes in turn 2 in his pod and rear armor glaces 1 tank to shreds. Turn 3 he's close enough to the main army to unload a 2nd time and hopefully charge and slice and dice any tank out there to shreds.

People will argue that he won't make it to turn 3, thats all based on stratigy.

Bring Doom in his own pod, along with that bring in a Trygon Prime.

Use Swarmlord as your HQ so they are all coming in on a 2+. Now Carnifex is not a likly to take the 4 wounds he needs to die, even he does, they've lost valuable shots on larger threats.

March Swarmlord right at them turn 2, hopefully with Iron Arm he's 8-8 and eating fire, use the units you've just dropped all over them to force them to deal with them or Swarmlord.

Win.

Carnifex rules.

[DukeMantis]

If your only taking one, definately pod. Otherwise it will just get shot to bits.

Definately magnetize, trust me youll regret it if you dont!

[gigasnail]

they're nasty, yes. they're expensive and only have a 3+ save is the problem.

[tylertt]

Does anyone have any tips for magnetizing models? I have never done it yet.

[gigasnail]

check the conversion thread, tons of stuff in there.

[tylertt]

Awesome, thanks man

[Squire]

I'm thinking of putting one into the 1500 list I'm building. I can only really find the points to put a non upgraded fex into a pod with cluster spines. 210 points isn't much though. I'm hoping by the time he drops out of the sky most of the enemy is engaged so he can do his thing and make an impact. It's either the pod-fex, or five shrikes/raveners. The 5+ saves put me off both units so I'm currently leaning toward the fex

The obvious alternative is the trygon, but I'm trying not to go with all of the default Tyranid competitive choices you see in every list. I'm already going to put down two tervigons, but I'll use a HT on foot with two guard and zoanthropes instead of hive guard.

If I go with the fex it'll be magnetized, of course.

Nov 13, 2012 8:26:01 GMT tylertt said:

Awesome, thanks man

There are some great videos on Youtube too. There's a video showing how to magnetize a fex, and another one showing a completed tervigon/t-fex, which is shown being taken apart and put back together. With that and the carnifex video you should be able to figure out how to magnetize a tervigon too. Maybe one day the T-fex will be effective

[fleetofclaw]

On monstrous creatures I use 3/16 x 1/16 magnets in the socket in the torso and 1/8 x 1/16 in the shoulder of the arm.

You'll need greenstuff, a drill, and glue. Just match up the size of the drill to the diameter of your magnet and drill away. If you go all the way through the torso socket (which I do on purpose now adays) put ample amounts of greenstuff in the hole and it allows you to align the magnet exactly how you need it. The key is keeping the poles on all your socket magnets aligned properly. Always a bummer when you realize you put the magnet in backwards and it's important to keep things consistent for interchangeability. I can put any arm from any of my creatures on any other of my magnetized bugs. Pretty hilarious to have Tervigon crushing claws on your tyranid prime.

I use to have picture tutorial on the 40kforums but it got vaporized a long long time ago. As it has been mentioned there are a lot of tutorials on YouTube, though I find it annoying how few of them mention the magnet sizes they use.

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