First try, 1850!

[topaxygourouni]

My models are here at last, so I am trying to build my first list. It is a bit constrained due to lack of certain models and I am completely ignorant about the game. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated:

Hive Tyrant, wings, hive commander, 2xTL devourers, Warlord

3 x Hive guard
3 x Hive guard
2 x Zoanthropes

10 x Termagant
10 x Termagant
20 x Hormagaunt
Tervigon, 3 powers, glands, sacs
Tervigon, 3 powers, glands, sacs
9 genstealers + broodlord, broodlord has implant attack+rending

3 x Biovores
Mawloc

Figured I'd make an all around list. No model for second flyrant unfortunately, so 1 it is. I got elites for heavy armors, biovores for masses, 4 monsters, lots of psychic powers, a mawloc (cool as hell) and a lot of small guys to tie up the enemy.

I will probably give first blood every time, but then again, I will probably screw up the rest of the game anyways so that's ok!

I decided to add the broodlord thinkling that rending + imoplant can kill a lot of stuff (instant kill, no armor or feel no pain, it's invul or die, and with ini 7 he has pretty good chances to strike first. I don't really care about the stealers, they are there to wound allocate and save the broodlord.

Am I thinking something wrong?

[topaxygourouni]

I'm Mr. Lonelyyyy...

[0800hell]

The list is ok and you only waited half an hour. I would take out the hormies for 2 sets of crushing claws on tervigons and then get another 7 termagaunts for each brood.

[topaxygourouni]

am-pm! waited 12 hours! I was so looonelyyyyyy! But now I'm not!

Are hormagaunts really that undesirable?

[Jabberwocky]

I like it as an all-comers list.

While many of the units are less common currently, they certainly all work.

What do you see the hormagaunts doing though? Just screening?

You might also consider TS on the stealer units and ST on the Broodlord, giving him vital re-rolls. With no invuln save, he really needs to kill stuff before they hit back.

[topaxygourouni]

Hormagaunts run happily ahead. Perhaps the enemy shoots them due to huge numbers and my monsters will suffer less, or I will happily engage them and earn 1-2 precious turns and my monsters will suffer less.

I thought about going cheap on the genestealers because they are so few. They do not deep strike unless I am mistaken, and they will most probably die way before they reach combat. But the main reason is to have them suck up wounds and make broodlord effectively come into combat.

Thought about scything talons, but seriously he will not be killing those enemy characters with his stupid strength and no serious penetration, rerolls or not. But on the offchance that you roll instant death + rending, you take away both armors and feel no pains and it's either invulnerable save or die for any kind of opponent.

I haven't actually tried this, so it may as well suck anyways. I will try to see how it goes.

[skymango]

Genestealers do not deepstrike (unless you put them in a mycetic spore, though I've never heard of anyone doing that!) but they can infiltrate or outflank. It's worth remembering they can't assault on turn 1 if infiltrating or on the same turn as outflanking.

The Broodlord could always roll twice on biomancy in the hope the unit gets Endurance for FNP or Iron Arm to make him potentially Str. & toughness 8 (5+d3). That could make them extremely survivable.

Remember too that Hive Commander allows you to outflank a troops unit, which will turn up on a roll of 2+. Outflanking hormagaunts could work if they can get into terrain or out of sight on the turn they arrive. I've successfully outflanked a tervigon to destroy vehicles hiding in the corner that can ruin your day (i'm thinking whirlwinds, manticores, deathstrikes and basilisks.). In a recent game I destroyed three basilisks in one assault phase using smash attacks!