My dream list 2k Nidzilla

[patsfan32]

== HQ ==

Hive Tyrant Brood (325 pts.)

Hive Tyrant (1) - Twin-Linked Devourer - Brainleech Worms, Twin-Linked Devourer - Brainleech Worms, Armoured Shell, The Horror, Leech Essence, Old Adversary = 265 pts.

Tyrant Guard (1) - Scything Talons = 60 pts.

Tyranid Prime (1) - Devourer, Scything Talons = 80 pts.

== Elites ==

Hive Guard Brood (2) = 100 pts.

Zoanthrope Brood (2) = 120 pts.

== Troops ==

Termagant Brood (10) - Fleshborer = 50 pts.

Termagant Brood (10) - Fleshborer = 50 pts.

Tervigon (1) - Crushing Claws, Cluster Spines, AG, Toxin Sacs, Cat, Taken As Troops = 220 pts.

Tervigon (1) - Crushing Claws, Cluster Spines, AG, Toxin Sacs, Cat, Taken As Troops = 220 pts.

== Heavy Support ==

Carnifex Brood (3) - Twin-Linked Devourer - Brainleech Worms, Twin-Linked Devourer - Brainleech Worms = 570 pts.

Tyrannofex (1) - Rupture Cannon, Cluster Spines, Thorax Swarm - Desicctor Larvae = 265 pts.

== Total ==
2000 pts.

This is a list I REALLY want to run, as I love the looks of all these units and I feel they have some serious synergy going on. My idea with this would be to run the T-fex, the 3 carnis, and the armored walkrant together, with the prime attached to the carnis, and pretty much just mow down everything in my path with large amounts of fire and reroll wound rolls of 1 with preferred enemy.

The only thing I am unsure of is whether or not i truely need or even want either the hiveguard or the zoans. I think the zoans could stay if even just as buffers, but I think the guard could go. If i were to get rid of all 4 Id throw in a trygon for more bigness lol.

Has anyone ever run a list similar to this and have been met with good results? Ik this list has a glaring weakness to force weapons but I dont know, I think this list looks like so much fun and making it got me excited! Any recommendations to improve synergy or character would be much appreciated.

[Nightmare20]

Im planning on running a ton of trygons in reserve with the Swarmlord and 2 Tervigons running down the middle. Probably run a Doom in Pod, Ymgarls, and A detachment of Hive Guard and spend the rest of my points on either a Flyrant or as many genestealers and broodlords as I can afford.

But thats just me. I love the Tervigon so far as he seems to be a total CC beast and gives himself cover saves via gaunts. The Hive Guard have treated me well, disabling Rhinos and sending CSM's running. I hear the Tyranno is not worth its point cost with the rupture cannon and his terrible BS. I would probably run more Tervigon over Carnifex these days just due to their efficiency. Same strength with smash and psykers to boot. The terms are basically just gravy at that point.

I don't own any Trygon yet but with the +1 Reserves from an HT or SL and 2-3 are a real threat, especially with a Doom. I know he is cheese but our codex is so hit and miss you can't be blamed for taking good models. Were you planning on rolling for powers with the Zoans or no? If not, just run a Doom me thinks.

[t⊗theark]

Personally I would run a brood of 2 carnifexes and think about running a couple of trygons in the mix instead of the tyrannofex. Reason simply being that faster monsters that are ace at combat are better than a durable gun beast which isn't the best gun beast by a long shot.

Speaking of faster monstrous creatures, It wouldn't be a bad idea of thinking of swapping out a armoured carapace hive tyrant with a guard for wings. You'll still stay rather durable due to being hard to hit while swooping.

Out of curiosity, what disciplines are you running on your zoanthropes? If you're running them stock then I would say that another brood of hive guard would be better ranged anti tank, and it isn't like you're short of biomancers in that list.

[FTGTEvan]

I say, if you're excited about the list, go for it. The most important part is that you're having fun, particularly while assembling painting. I would probably magnetize the Tyrannofex at least to swap guns, and possibly to use as a third Terv if you ever want to, but run with it for now. I think the list looks pretty solid for what you want it to do, and I'm not sure I'd drop your elites.

The only change I might consider is giving the tyrant wings to give him more range and speed, since that's the biggest thing this list is lacking after anti-air. Since you have so few models (relatively) for a 2k list, I could see fast, transport heavy lists giving you problems by simply staying out of the way of your big hitters, namely the Tyrant and Fex broods. A flyrant would help you slow fast transports and give you some anti-air cover.

[patsfan32]

Ya the tyrannofex is the modelt hat inspired me to make this list, I think he is awesome looking and i had way too much fun assembling / magnetizing / painting him. Besides this army ismeant to be a big steamroller of shooting goodness, so while I do really like trygons they just dont fit the character of this list. However another list I am working on, which is exponentially more CC oriented, as more trygons then someone will know what to do with lol. But ya I changed some things and the list now looks like this:

== HQ ==
Hive Tyrant Brood (325 pts.)
Hive Tyrant (1) - Twin-Linked Devourer - Brainleech Worms, Twin-Linked Devourer - Brainleech Worms, Armoured Shell, The Horror, Leech Essence, Old Adversary = 265 pts.
Tyrant Guard (1) - Scything Talons = 60 pts.
Tyranid Prime (1) - Devourer, Pair Of Boneswords, Regeneration = 100 pts.

== Elites ==
Zoanthrope Brood (160 pts.)
Zoanthrope (2) = 120 pts.
Mycetic Spore (1) = 40 pts.
Zoanthrope (1) = 60 pts.

== Troops ==
Termagant Brood (10) - Fleshborer = 50 pts.
Termagant Brood (10) - Fleshborer = 50 pts.
Tervigon (1) - Cluster Spines, AG, Toxin Sacs, Cat, Onslaught, Taken As Troops = 210 pts.
Tervigon (1) - Cluster Spines, AG, Toxin Sacs, Cat, Onslaught, Taken As Troops = 210 pts.

== Heavy Support ==
Carnifex Brood (3) - Twin-Linked Devourer - Brainleech Worms, Twin-Linked Devourer - Brainleech Worms, Frag Spines = 585 pts.
Tyrannofex (1) - Acid Spray, Cluster Spines, Thorax Swarm - Desicctor Larvae = 250 pts.

== Total ==
2000 pts.

The two zoans in the pod are for tank busting, while the one loner will be rolled on biomancy to be a dedicated buffer. I also was able to get a third power on the tervigons to give them more rolls on biomancy as well.

[scrotatohead]

I say go for it with the T'Fex. Sure he's overcosted. Sure you could put a hekkuva lot more shots out if you bought Termagants with the points instead. But that's not what you want when you field a T'Fex. You want a huge, lumbering, bellowing, bullet magnet. You want something hosing the enemy down with template fire, slamming into the the survivors, tying them up and crushing them under hoof while the rest of your army smashes into their flanks. Can other models do that better? Sure. But they don't look as cool doing it.

I'm guessing you're going to run a Monster's Ball up the middle with all the MC's shoulder to shoulder, giving your opponent target priority nightmares. But I could be wrong. My experience with the T'Fex: don't play him conservative. You've got the acid spray and two other short ranged weapons, get up close so you can use them. When you run the T'Fex up the middle or on a flank, RUN him. Make your opponent pay attention to him. And don't make him a single threat. If there isn't something running right along with him then your opponent will either ignore him and shoot up other target priorities, or he'll blow him off the map with concentrated fire and then the threat from that part of the board is gone.

One last suggestion/idea. If it turns out that your local meta plays with minimal terrain, you may consider swapping that solo Zoanthrope out for a Venomthrope. Yeah I now venoms got nerfed this go around, but your opponents will have AP2 weapons, and if you want your T'fex or your Carnifex to be the bullet magnet during the charge, it would be nice to have that mobile cover when you've got to rumble across open ground. Few things suck more than losing a 250 point, 6-wound monster to one round of AP2 shooting.

[patsfan32]

Haha you pegged my strategy to a T and you definitely understand exactly where I am going with this. The venomthrope is actually not a bad idea at all. My personal terrain that I am working on is going to have plenty of cover however in games I play at my LGS i may actually take your advice and swap the zoan for the venom, they look cool too so no complaint here on that. I need to finish up getting the models for this list so I can run it and post up a battle report, I really want to be surprised by the T-fex and make him work for me.