Small Nid Detachment.

[gkp]

So I have a nice, round 2000 of BT, and I want something that plays super different. With this in mind, Im interested in what 500 of Nids looks like. Less infantry, more MC's. it's either Nids or DE, so what would you huge say makes a fun 500. Psykers are fun.

[dnalloht]

a picture of 500 points of nids?

[halos]

He's asking for a fun 500pt nid list.

Unfortunately you can't get a whole lot of MCs into 500pts for obvious reasons.

I would suggest if you're looking for both Psykers and MCs you couldn't go far wrong with:

HQ - Hive Tyrant
Troops - 10x Termagants
Troops - 1x Tervigon

That gives you two big MCs with access to all manner of fun psychic stuff whilst still being a perfectly fieldable small army.
I haven't jotted up the points there but there's room for you to add upgrades or more units to your personal taste.

[gkp]

Hmm. I like the sound of that. I am quite fond of both the Hive Tyrant and the Tervigon. Would there be room for wings on the tyrant?

[Jabberwocky]

Just about, but not a lot else.

[halos]

Yeah you can squeeze wings in probably, just don't expect to make many friends if you play 500pt games with a Flyrant and scoring Tervigon

[gkp]

Haha. I appreciate the help. Ill keep this list in mind later down the road, but I found a nice DE 500 point build, with three of my favorite units in the game, so it's DE for my Xenos fix right now. I want to thank you guys though, you were super helpful.

[infornography]

Ok, but you COULD have
Flyrant with 2x twin linked devourers
Troop Tervigon with Scything talons, toxin sacs, and Catalyst
and
10 x termagants with fleshborers

Just saying ;-)

[andersschm]

Mar 10, 2013 2:02:01 GMT gkp said:

Haha. I appreciate the help. Ill keep this list in mind later down the road, but I found a nice DE 500 point build, with three of my favorite units in the game, so it's DE for my Xenos fix right now. I want to thank you guys though, you were super helpful.

Been looking at DE myself, what list did you go for?

[gkp]

I ended up going for a

Haemonculus
Liquifier Gun

Wracks x10
Liquifier Gun x2

Kabalite Warrior x10
Dark Lance x1

Dedicated Venom
Splinter Cannon x1
Night Shield

Talos Pain Engine
Liquifier Gun

It's a bit off of 500 points, but it has a couple fun tricks. I like the Haemonculus especially. With scoring Wracks because of the HQ, and a cheap dedicated transport, I think it sounds like fun.



Edit: as of talking to some DE players, this is not a legal list. Sorry!