Odd warrior list

[harry4tw]

Here's a warrior list I came up with recently.

HQ

Flyrant: 280
-Lashwhip/Bonesword, Scything Talons, Wings, Hive Commander, Regeneration

Elites

2 Hiveguard: 100

2 Hiveguard: 100

2 Hivegard: 100


Troops

5 Warriors: 275
Boneswords, Deathspitters, Spore Pod with Deathspitter

5 Warriors: 275
Boneswords, Deathspitters, Spore Pod with Deathspitter

5 Warriors: 275
Boneswords, Deathspitters, Spore Pod with Deathspitter

5 Warriors: 275
Boneswords, Deathspitters, Spore Pod with Deathspitter


Fast Attack

Harpy: 160
-Cluster Spines

Harpy: 160
-Cluster Spines

Heavy Support

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[Squire]

Why not use the hive commander upgrade to outflank one of the warrior units and start the other one on the table (ideally in cover) to claim whatever objective is near your deployment? With the points you save you could add another warrior (you'll have 21 from buying them in packs of three anyway) and then do whatever you want with the points remaining.

Ah- just noticed all of the warriors will have boneswords. Nice. Still, I'd probably consider keeping one unit back for closer objectives and making them a bit cheaper. Maybe just default weapons plus a barbed strangler. Perhaps reduce that unit to four and add another warrior elsewhere.

From a fluff perspective I love the idea of an army with no gaunts or stealers. I'd definitely want to change the weapons of at least one warrior unit though- for the sake of painting and modelling if nothing else.

Another option I'd explore would be some podded zoans. Four troops isn't many for 2000 points, so maybe by considering one or two of the changes I suggested you could swap a pair of hive guard for a pair of podded zoans. That's one vehicle the opponent can pretty much write off

[gigasnail]

you are relying on vector strike alone to kill flyers other flyers (and harpies aren't good at this at all being S5). no reason for LW/BS on the flyrant, he's AP2 alread, the ID works about half the time, and if you need to ID a multiwounder, smash him instead. X2 devourers are better in nearly every situation.

lot of wounds on the table, but not a lot of bodies. easily tarpitted by guard, other nids, cultists, orks, w/e. DA terminators and ork/chaos bikes will give you hell as well, but that starts to be a trade-off and you might actually come out ahead on that one so long as you're not going into terrain to get them. won't go into the S8 thing as it's been a theme lately and i'm sure you've all had your fill of it.

beware standard nid lists, or anything with biomancy. enfeebled warriors are ID'd by dakka flyrants or AC havoks or anything S6 and over.

your deployment options are at least somewhat flexible with the pods and the HG being T6 2W anchors to stop you from auto loosing turn 1. i'd put the flyrant and harpies on the board and start them shooting from the get-go.

i think a T4/3W list can maybe move up out of the 'friend zone' of lists if supported with biomancy tervs/zoans but this one is stuck giving backrubs.

[infornography]

I don't think this list would do well in a competitive environment, but one thing I would definitely do to improve it (aside from putting devourers on the flyrant) is to use Hive Commander to outflank one of those units of warrriors and drop boneswords from another one and keep it back on your home objective with a barbed strangler. That removes two unnecessary pods from the list freeing up points for some more hive guard or maybe some biovores.

[ammohog]

I wish warriors were toughness 5 or eternal warrior until then mine stay on the shelf