2000 swarm, may need help

[coredump]

Most missions use objectives, and most flyers need a space to land... so I was trying to figure out if a mass of bodies could be effective. So far...


HT: 2xTLDev 200pts
Tervifex: CC, TS,AG, 3 powers 235

3 Hive Guard
3 zoans
3 zoans

4 x 25 gaunts
Tervifex: CC TS AG 3 powers
5 tunneling rippers 60pts

15 gargs TS AG

3 biovores


The rippers are my poor-mans Yealers. They are to DS next to long fang type units and assault next turn.
THinking about swapping the HT for a Parasite

Took a lot of zoans to be able to deal ensure enfeeble, which makes the gaunts much better in combat. (and to stay vanilla agaisnt Land Raiders)


comments? Suggestions?

[PumpkinHead]

If you are truly trying to not allow flyers space to fly, I would drop the Tyrant and pick up a Tervigon without CC. You lose some shooting, but you gain more bodies to make up for it.

[gigasnail]

actually stopping a flyer from being able to come onto the board is going to be next to impossible given their range. you might be able to limit their manueverability somewhat but i think you're giving up a lot to do it. turn 4+, maybe. turn 2, when 2/3 of their flyers show up, no.

going to be a huge pain to move this list around the board too; 4 gant blobsquads, the gargs, plus whatever your babymakers push out. that's a lot of bugs, man.

[coredump]

I'm not truly trying to blanket the board so there is absolutely no place to land, just want to see if covering enough of the board takes away most of their decent landing choices.

What type of lists will I have trouble with....??

[gigasnail]

trouble may be the wrong word, you have two tervigons and 5 large units of (effectively fearless) infantry. that's a lot of hard to budge scoring power.

i think the list can stand to basically ignore most of what your opponent does while holding onto objectives and removing anything threatening with the flyrant, biovores and HG.

things to be aware of would be triple heldrake for sure, probably even 5th edition standard IG parking lot. obviously, anything that mass kills infantry or can surgically target the tervigons or flyrant is a problem. henchman spam w/ heavy flamer drive-by won't be pretty.

if tourney oriented, watch your playtime b/c you're going to be pushing it if there are time limits.

i think it's an interesting list; play it and let us know how it goes.

[PumpkinHead]

The hive tyrant is walking... at least the way he has it posted. Which is why I would change it out. You are going to get better results by pooping more gaunts from a tervigon then with a walking tyrant.

[gigasnail]

yeah i missed that. i don't see too much chance for a competitive list w/o at least one flyrant. i'm a two flyrant guy myself.