Need help building a 1000 point army list

[megadeth321]

Here are the models that I have:

Hive Tyrant
4 Hive Guard
13 Genestealers
2 Zoanthropes
Trygon Carnifex
12 Termagants
12 Hormagaunts

I'll be playing against, Eldar, Necrons and Chaos Space Marines a lot so if you could tailor it to be better against either of them, that'd be great thanks.

[lordofthebrood]

Definitely use the hive guard. Anti tank and anti infantry and tough to kill... Carnifexs suck in the latest edition unless it's a Dakkafex (all devourers) or you spore pod it right next to some tanks (and nowhere near any high S power weapons). Zoanthropes are nice, perhaps use one as the Doom Of Malan'tai? Definitely use the sets of gaunts...

[megadeth321]

How does the Hive Fair with a Bonesword & Lashwhip and TL Devourers? Is it best to keep him either as a CC or Ranged unit? I'm thinking of using Termagants with devourers in a spore pod to weaken some of the enemies units. Also, if I have another brood of termagants and use a tervigon as a troop choice, does it join the termagants or is it a separate unit?

[mhqvick]

The tervigon and termagants are two seperate units (:
I tend to make my Hivetyrant either melee or ranged, but i havent tried i combi yet, so i dont know how it would work (:

[mhqvick]

== HQ ==
Hive Tyrant (1) - Scything Talons, Lash Whip And Bonesword, Paroxysm, Leech Essence = 170 pts.

== Elites ==
Hive Guard Brood (2) = 100 pts.
Hive Guard Brood (2) = 100 pts.

== Troops ==
Genestealer Brood (6) - AG = 102 pts.
Genestealer Brood (6) - AG = 102 pts.
Termagant Brood (150 pts.)
Termagant (11) - Devourer = 110 pts.
Mycetic Spore (1) = 40 pts.
Tervigon (1) - Stinger Salvo, AG, Toxin Sacs, Cat, Taken As Troops = 195 pts.
Hormagaunt Brood (10) - Toxin Sacs = 80 pts.

== Total ==
999 pts.

This list is not very good against heavy tanks, but in my area, they stopped using these, after 6th, if you meet heavy tank often, I would exchange the hive gaurds for some Zoans.

If your hivetyrant is winged, I would give it twinlinked dev, and remove 1 group of hive guards to afford the Hive tyrant.

[megadeth321]

Thanks a lot, the only thing is we no one I play with uses any sort of vehicle. If I were to use this list, what would I do with the Genestealers?

[mhqvick]

Well, I usally infiltrate them, to suprise and assault my openent, if your oppent i camping an objektive close to the egde, that unit is the ideal target.

If your oppenents dont use vehicles, change the AG into Toxic sacs, it is more effektiv aganist infanteri.

[megadeth321]

But if you infiltrate, you can't charge on the same turn so wouldn't most of them just die? I find Ymgarls to be a lot more effective then the normal Genestealers but sadly they are 6 points extra per model.

[mhqvick]

Yes ymgarl are mor effektive (:

Thats why i split the squad in two, my openent ussaly only get to kill teh one group

[riverzora]

I destroyed an Imperial Guard army (with four tanks) today with this build:

Prime +4Warriors (one BS)
Flyrant with twin link Devs
Tervigon
Devilgantsx10
Hive Guardx2
DoM+Spore

If that helps.

[megadeth321]

How would a brood of 12 devilgaunts fair out between striking scorpions?

[Ragged Warrior]

riverzora's list is solid (by the way, congrats, riverzora). The best thing about his list is it's mobility, and deep strike/outflank capacity.

megadeth321, I like your list, but my love of the Flyrant would but wings and at least one set of Devs on your Tyrant. I think you have something really fun set up, and would love to hear how it does in battle.

Best of luck on your battle!