What hive fleet / loadout every unit wants to be

[topaxygourouni]

This is my personal opinion:

Swarmlord: Since he will be an enabler, whatever Fleet the units he will be pushing will be. Best targets to push: Stealers, Toxicrene

Tervigon: Custom fleet. Options: 6++ on termagants, heal 1 wound per turn, reroll 1 hit if you are in synapse. Physiology: 5++.

Broodlord: Kraken. Physiology: 2d6 consolidate

Neurothrope: Custom: Reroll 1 psychic, -1 to hit against FLY units in hth.

OOE: Behemoth / Kraken / Custom: +1 to hit on charge, heal 1 wound per turn. Physiology: +1str/ap/dmg

Hive Tyrant walking: Kronos / Custom: advance + shoot no penalty, rr 1 hit if in synapse. Relic: +8" range or always max shots.

Flyrant: Behemoth, Jorm (to reroll hits when entering). Relics: Resonance barb. Physiology: +1str/ap/dmg

Tyranid Prime: Whatever fleet his warriors are (Jormungandr).

Stealers: Kraken (if pushed) / Behemoth (if dropped) / custom: reroll advance, 6" pile in.

Hormagaunts: Custom: -1 ap / -1ap when outnumbering / 6++.

Termagants: Custom: 6++ save / +3" pile in / reroll advance

Ripper Swarms: Kronos (deepest shadow).

Warriors: Jormungandr. Physiology: ignore ap-1 and ap-2.

Deathleaper / Lictor: Custom: +3" pile in, reroll advance

Haruspex: Behemoth / Kraken (reroll charge spell), custom: +1 hit on charge, heal 1 wound/turn. Physiology: +1str/ap/dmg

Hive Guard: Kronos / Jormungandr (reroll when dropping). Physiology: +2 to cover (if jorm), ignore ap-1 and ap-2.

Maleceptor: Whatever HF you want to take the unique spell from - Custom: reroll 1 psychic, 6+++ if not moved.

Pyrovore: Anything. No synergies.

Red Terror: Behemoth / Kraken / custom: ap-1, reroll advance. Physiology: 2d6" consolidate?

Tyrant Guard: Jormungandr. Physiology: +2 cover save / ignore ap-1, ap-2.

Venomthropes: Any.

Zoanthropes: Custom: reroll 1 psychic / -1 to hit in hth / reroll advance.

Gargoyles: Custom: 6++, +3" pile in.

Spore mines / mucolid: Kraken

Raveners: Jormungandr (drop pod strat), custom: ap-1, reroll advance.

Biovore: Kronos (deepest shadow).

Dakkafex devourers: Custom: Advance + shoot no penalty, heal 1 wound per turn.

Dakkafex HVC: Kronos / Custom: Advance + shoot, rr 1 hit when in synapse.

Meleefex: Kraken.

Exocrine: Kronos. Physiology: 5++ / 1d3 MW after shooting.

Mawloc: Jorm (2+ armor). Physiology: 5++

Toxicrene: Kraken (if pushed) / Behemoth (if dropped) / Custom: 4++ against overwatch, reroll advance. Physiology: 5++

Trygon / Trygon Prime: Behemoth. Physiology: 5++ / +1 str/ap/dmg Relic: 3d6 charge on Prime.

Tyrannofex Rupture cannon: Kronos / custom: rr 1 hit if in synapse, 6+++ if not moved. Physiology: 5++

Tyrannofex Acidspray: Jormungandr, Custom: Advance + shoot, reroll advance. Physiology: 5++.

[FTGT-BeeCee]

i'd make a few changes to this list-

Walking Hive Tyrants, Carnifexen seem to benefit a lot more from the Jorm cover save while walking up the board.

I'd put all gaunts in Leviathan, especially if they are just being used as shields. Against ap 0 weapons they have a 6+ save and then a 6+++ fnp roll. That essentially lets 1/3 of them survive from ap 0 damage 1 weapons.

Some units are solid in any hive fleet (Flyrants for instance, you can make an absolutely solid case for any hive fleet- Kraken for fall back and charge, Behemoth for reroll charges, +1 to wound power, leviathan for a stock 6+++ fnp, Kronos for psyker shut down mechanics, Jorm for the reroll hits power, etc..)

[purestrain]

meleefex kraken? meh, ill take the custom ap-1 talons and reroll advances.

[LordPathos]

Don't forget, Kraken Fexes can fallback and charge again. Getting Living Battering Ram over and over.

[purestrain]

Dec 10, 2019 14:04:39 GMT LordPathos said:

Don't forget, Kraken Fexes can fallback and charge again. Getting Living Battering Ram over and over.

It either kills the unit, because 7 attacks cant kill 10 men, even with a MW, they can just survive and fall back on their turn and gun them down.

Or better yet, I do kill them, have to stand in the open and get shot anyhow.

Not sure what im missing with this.

[LordPathos]

The option.

[purestrain]

Dec 10, 2019 17:59:10 GMT LordPathos said:

The option.

I understand that, but once people get thats what happens, they arent going to make it a thing for you to do, and with the custom trait you get a mediocre version of krakens 3d6 advance in the form of a single reroll for your advance, but I like having native ap-4 on distration fex. keeps them scary for cheap.

YMMV of course.

[LordPathos]