Unusual Tyranid 2000 Point List

[cyaneye]

Greetings fellow Gribblies. I'm a new Tyranid Player as of a few months and am trying to plan out a future list to build into. The goal is a swarm/elitist list that focuses on lots of medium models backed by tides of little ones and a few MC's, utilizing target saturation to stay alive.

HQ

Tyranid Prime (Red Terror)
-Scything Talons
-Scything Talons
-Regeneration
=90 Points

Malanthrope x2
=220 Points


Elites

Zoanthrope x2
-Mycetic Spore
=160 Points

Hive Guard x2
=100 Points


Troops

Termagants x 20
-Fleshborers
=100 Points

Tervigon
-Scything Talons
-Toxin Sacs
-Stinger Salvo
-Catalyst
-Regeneration
=220 Points

Hormogaunts x30
=180 Points

Tyranid Warriors x6
-Scything Talons
-Deathspitters
-Barbed Strangler
=215 Points

Tyranid Warriors x3
-Boneswords
-Deathspitters
-Barbed Strangler
=140 Points


Fast Attack

Harpy
-Twin-Linked Stranglethorn Cannon
-Stinger Salvo
-Regeneration
-175 Points

Gargoyles x20
-Adrenal Glands
=140 Points


Heavy Support

Biovores x2
=90 Points

Mawloc
=170 Points

[Raven]

It's a cool, fluffy list that probably looks great on the table (pics would be appreciated) Just don't expect to have a great win/lose record against competitive lists.

[cyaneye]

Welll that's sort of why I'm here - I'm here to see how I can improve the list to perform better without drastically changing the list.

I even already converted the Harpy. All the big bat needs is a little work on the head, a flying base, and a nice coat of paint

[Raven]

Well, without actually changing the units, I'd recommend dropping regeneration on most things and giving the Gargoyles Toxin Sacs over Adrenal Glands. Regen normally isn't really worth the points on anything but the Prime in my experience and Toxin Sacs outperform Adrenal Glands against all targets, this comes at the cost of not being able to glance rear armour 10 vehicles to death, but I don't you'll see enough of them in 6th edition to justify having them over Toxin Sacs. With dropping regeneration you should have enough points to get a third Biovore and possibly adrenal glands on the Tervigon as well.

[Jabberwocky]

I don't see what the Prime will achieve with that loadout. I'd sooner whack wings onto the model and run it as the Parasite in the unit of gargs.

The rest looks mostly workable though I prefer my hormies with some upgrades, especially where you don't have Swarmlord to grant furious charge.

[jhussey]

back when 2 pairs of ST gave you +2 attacks I would run my warriors like that, but now that it's just a reroll to hit, I don't know....I have played a few games with my assault heavy army, and I won 2 of them so I was pleased, but I think you'll get annoyed with the HQ just sloggin along until it get's into assault, if it isn't shot to pieces first.

[ilovedakka]

I usually run a prime with dual swords and 1 set of talons, stuck with the warriors in a spore to wreck whatever unit or rear armour I want gone. Very dangerous unit all around

[benseek24]

One thing
Is the malanthrope any good?
Plus maybe a trygon would do well in the army list?