1750pt, first 6e list, good/bad?

[mbyrr]

Hey folks, haven't been here in awhile. I've only played a few 6e games and not with my good ole nids, so I decided to dust em off and get em back on the table after a long hiatus, and this is what I came up with. Thoughts?

HQ:
Swarmlord - 280pt
- 6e biomancy

2 Tyrant Guard - 130pt
- lash whip

Elite:
2 Hive Guard - 100pt
2 Hive Guard - 100pt
2 Venomthrope - 110pt

Troops:
Tervigon - 185pt
- cluster spines (better than stingers in 6e?)
- toxin sacs, adrenal glands
- catalyst, onslaught (or better to use 6e powers?)

Tervigon - 185pt
- cluster spines (better than stingers in 6e?)
- toxin sacs, adrenal glands
- catalyst, onslaught (or better to use 6e powers?)

11 Termagant - 55pt
11 Termagant - 55pt

Heavies:
Trygon Prime - 250pt
- adrenal glands

Expensofex - 250pt
- cluster spines
- acid spray
(i've always like this brute, tho just read a thread about podded dakkafex which sounded interesting, would this be a better option?)

[Akrim]

Should run just fine. I used to run Venoms in 5th too but dropped them in favor of Ymgarls/2x Hive Guard units. I haven't been using the Tervi Catalyst lately either (can't scrounge the points)... personally I like to take the primaris Psychic Shriek on mine. Spines are best too.

Tyrannofex was a regular in my lists but got sidelined in 6th. Your list almost begs for a Devourer Flyrant, just for air cover.

[lordofthebrood]

Swarmlord is... expensive. If he dies then you've wasted a good 280 points on a slow unit that marched up to die on T3. He's not too tough to kill either with a 3+ armour, T6 and no invulnerable from shooting. He's also vulnerable to being tied up by large squads (i.e ork boyz).

Flyrants with twin devourers is a tank-popping, bullet-evading, winged-nightmare of doom. Talking of doom, the Doom of Malan'tai is also incredibly nasty (just proxy a zoan) in a spore pod, right in the middle of MEQ infantry (marine equivalent). He'd nicely replace the venomthropes (which, IMO are way too squidgy).

Otherwise everything seems nice and gribbly, with a lot of good choices (especially the Hive Guard).