2000 PT Tyranid Army for 9th Edition

[tallthor]

Alright, now that we have some sense of what point will be like for 9th for us. This is my first list against Salamanders for Wednesday.

Battallion Detachment: Leviathan

2x Flyrants MRC + dual devs + AG                                                                                               450
1x Flyrant MRC + dual Devourers +TS +AG (Murderous Size Biomorph) (Xenogenic Acid Relic)         230                                        
3x warriors w/ Scytals and d/spitters + VC                                                                                     90
3x rippers                                                                                                                                    36
3x rippers                                                                                                                                    36
Acidfex                                                                                                                                      195



Patrol Detachment: Kronos

Nerothrope                                               (With Resonance Barb)                                                  95
Malanthrope                                                                                                                               135
10 Termagaunts                                                                                                                           50
6 Hive guard with Impaler Cannons                                                                                              300
Exocrine                                                   (Dermic Symbiosis)                                                     170
Rupture Fex                                                                                                                               210
        

-2 Cp for Patrol
-1 Cp for extra Relic

9 CP to start and 1997 pts

[Jizzy Jazz]

How does it work on the field?

[beetlejuice]

Jul 14, 2020 14:17:23 GMT Jizzy Jazz said:

How does it work on the field?

Pew pew pew! Basically.

[beetlejuice]

Jul 14, 2020 2:29:21 GMT tallthor said:

Alright, now that we have some sense of what point will be like for 9th for us. This is my first list against Salamanders for Wednesday.

Battallion Detachment: Leviathan

3x Flyrants with dual devourers                     660
3 warriors w/ Scytals and d/spitters + VC       106
3x rippers                                                     36
3x rippers                                                     36
Acidfex                                                       195


Patrol Detachment: Kronos

Nerothrope   (With Resonance Barb)               95
Malanthrope                                               135
10 Termagaunts                                           50
6 Hive guard with Impaler Cannons              300
Exocrine                                                    170
RuptureFex                                                210


10 CP to start and 1993 pts

I like it though. Are you thinking MRC + 2x devs? Otherwise you need another 60pts for maximum dakka, devs are 10 each. I’m guessing flyrants front and center pushing up. Kronos castle shooting. Outflanking acidfex + warriors and DS rippers?

[tallthor]

Devourers with Brainleech worms come in a pair of 2, so 20 points is for both pairs on each Hive Tyrant (200 base + 20 for 2 pairs)

[beetlejuice]

Jul 15, 2020 1:38:21 GMT tallthor said:

Devourers with Brainleech worms come in a pair of 2, so 20 points is for both pairs on each Hive Tyrant (200 base + 20 for 2 pairs)

No... you have to take 2 as one weapon slot but you pay for every gun. They used to be 7, that is 14 for a pair (check battlescribe if you don’t believe me). Now they’re 10 each, so 20 for a pair (one weapon slot). 40 for two pairs (two weapon slots, all four arms).

Unlike for example MST where they list the cost for one or two pairs. Also not that the pts cost is for devourer (no plural s), and the monstrous bio cannon list says replace one pair of monstrous scything talons (with plural s, same wording in pts list with the s)with two devourers, so you have to add them together.

[tallthor]

Jul 15, 2020 9:03:10 GMT beetlejuice said:

Jul 15, 2020 1:38:21 GMT tallthor said:

Devourers with Brainleech worms come in a pair of 2, so 20 points is for both pairs on each Hive Tyrant (200 base + 20 for 2 pairs)

No... you have to take 2 as one weapon slot but you pay for every gun. They used to be 7, that is 14 for a pair (check battlescribe if you don’t believe me). Now they’re 10 each, so 20 for a pair (one weapon slot). 40 for two pairs (two weapon slots, all four arms).

Unlike for example MST where they list the cost for one or two pairs. Also not that the pts cost is for devourer (no plural s), and the monstrous bio cannon list says replace one pair of monstrous scything talons (with plural s, same wording in pts list with the s)with two devourers, so you have to add them together.

There is no way they expect me to pay 40 points for a weapon that does not do as much damage as a twin-lascannon. If that is the case (please do not swear) GW on a needless point hike and I guess they all have MRC and 2 devourers.