1850 Nids for a Tournament (New Lists)

[voxplayer]

I've had my Tyranid army sitting around for a while now (got it as a restoration project) and decided to get them going for a tournament coming up at the end of December. I'm very new to playing with them (only have a few games under my belt) but I do know that I really like playing them with lots of Monsterous Creatures. Here's what I've come up with:

HQ
Hive Tyrant, Wings, 2x TL Devours w/BLW

Troops
Tervigon, 2 extra Psy Powers, Toxin Sacs
Tervigon, 2 extra Psy Powers, Toxin Sacs
10x Termigants
10x Termigants

Elites
3x Hive Guard
Doom of Malantai, Mysetic Spore
10x Ymgarl Genestealers

Heavy
Trygon
Trygon Prime
3x Biovore

The only things I'm iffy on are the Biovores and Hive Guard. I like the ability to blast away large blobs of guys but they are pricey ($ wise) and I have to hunt them down yet. I really like the weapons on the Hive Guard but I have only been able to use them once and the Biovores never. They have been getting blasted before I can use them so I don't have a good idea of how they work. If I can't get the Biovores I might try and run a Tyrannofex (haven't used one yet either) or I will just stick a third Tervigon in the HQ spot. I wouldn't mind making a Harpy but I don't think I have the time to get a project like that off the ground and ready by then. Otherwise, I always roll on the Biomancy for everything (not the Doom though) and just hope for Endurance on as much as I can.

I really want to know what people think of the Biovores and Hive Guard and to see if there's anything else that will help this army get off the ground nicely.

I also wanted to know if I can group the doom with two other Zoanthropes and get them all in the Spore.

[Ragged Warrior]

Hey voxplayer,

I really like your list--big and scary, just what every Tyranid army should be. Good HQ choice (I run a Dakka Flyrant myself).

Let us know how the biovores work for you. I haven't used them yet either and am anxious to see how they do. If you don't like them, I say go for the T-fex with acid spray, as he's a big, scary, beautiful tank, and will take quite a bit of fire before he goes down.

That's a negative, Ghost Rider, on the Doom with Zoans. Doom is a unique and can't be joined with a brood.

Let us know how the battle goes!

[voxplayer]

So I've gotten a few games in and Here are two potential lists that I was thinking about going with:

2 Hive Tyrant, Wings, TL D W/BLW

2 Tervigon, Toxic Sacs, All powers
2 10 Termagants

Doom of Malan' Tai w/ Spore
3 Zoanthrope w/ Spore
9 Ymgarl Genestealers

2 Biovore
Trygon


LIST 2

2 Hive Tyrant, Wings, TL D W/BLW, Hive Commander

2 Tervigon, Toxic Sacs, All powers
2 10 Termagants

Doom of Malan' Tai w/ Spore
3 Hive Guard
10 Ymgarl Genestealers

2 Biovore
Trygon


I figured if I drop the Prime for another Hive Tyrant, I get into a good spot by having really mobile Synapse and being able to really threaten Fliers. I tried out three Biovores and they were a really good figure against infantry but three seemed to only threaten large IG blobs since the other Blasts would likely fall out from harming anything (the spores help) so I decided to drop down to two Biovores to keep some lg blast action. Having two Trygons was really great as one normally made it into the thick of the enemy but I figured the second Flyrant could do the job better.

My big toss up is Zoanthropes or Hive Guard. I like the power of the Guard but they just aren't mobile and the range is rancid. Zoanthropes have terrible range too, but they can get in to an advantageous spot and have AP 3 along with an Invuln save. I like that Guard won't be taken out in one Las or Rocket shot, but getting through their armor is much easier. I also like podding in two really threatening units right where they are needed. I play on using the Thrope list my next game to see how they work out.