Building list funsies

[Hive Bahamut]

Let's face it. All of us have been there. You want to take a fun idea out for a spin, and it smashes into a wall against a meat and potatoes john smith list. Bummer Bro.

This thread is for those dumb ideas. That concept that just bleeds theme or irony. Let's use an example.

"AbomiBillybuddy" Is an idea I liked initally in 8th. Way too much gas on the Aberrants but that is the purpose here

Helix Battalion

Abominant
Primus
Iconward/Magus

3x5 Acolytes

2x10 Aberrants w/Picks and Improvised
10x Aberrants w/Hammers and Improvised
Biophagus
Clamavus

3x Goliath (For the Aberrants)

A little legroom for customization and just MAXIMUM ABERRANTS SUPPORT

Will it win? Maybe not. Would it be fun to fight a bunch of mutant hooligans and a mad scientist!? Of course.

[niiai]

In my experience such lists are poor in the hobby. The time delay of gathering models, paint and assemble bleaks opposed to the fun you will get from playinh it. You also end up with unwated models for the secondery market, making it hard to sell off once you have had your fun.

Try TCGs like Mtg for that sort of funn. Ban cards means your sunk cost is cheaper due to the secondery market.

Of course if you get the models cheap and do not much care about paint it becomes easier.

[hivefleetkerrigan]

If you can save 15 points, bring the biophagus' familiar. It'll allow you to more accurately buff one unit. That list looks fun and like it'd give one of my friends nightmares (he's afraid of abberants after I stacked them up to 4 attacks each).


Another fun abberant idea is to stack them up to strength 9 with the following combo:
1. Twisted helix
2. Biophagus strength buff
3. +1 str iconward relic
4. Might from beyond

Laugh maniacally as your rending claw/pick abberants wound knights on 3+. Would it be more effective to aim for +1 attack at str 8? Yes... Do legends aim for efficacy? Not on my watch!


niiai I think the point of this thread is for fun silly list ideas. Some people have been in the hobby a long time and have truckloads of different models, so these lists are in the realm of possibility.

Additionally, many people are fine with letting you proxy to test out a list idea.

Many places/people also don't care about unpainted models. I generally prefer to have fewer models painted but those models to a higher standard so I can call them done. I don't want to have to paint all my models with their base coats, then have to do all of them with washes, then have to do all of them with highlights and details.
1. That sounds miserable
2. Limited painting area I'd spend hours more packing and unpacking models
3. Painting that way opens you up to mistakes which you then have to clean up, taking more time
4. I hate having to paint to someone else's arbitrary standard to play a game.

[Hive Bahamut]

Yeah there isn't even really that much to taking it to play. I just know people have neat ideas and it would be interesting to see some of them on paper even if that means never hitting the table.

This is a nice contrast to grinding out the best possible min/max lists we tend to focus on.

Here is another Tyranid example:

"Grandparents take the kids for a walk"

Old One Eye
Tervigon

3x 30 Termagaunts
3x 30 Hormagaunts

Various other little gribblies to fill points.

Again will it win battles? Maybe, not. Fun way to contrast efficiency? Yup.

[hivefleetkerrigan]

I still want to get up to AP-5 hormogaunts:

1. Custom fleet for AP-1 talons
2. Custom fleet for AP-1 when out numbering
3. Gorgon spell for improving AP by 1
4. BoB strat for AP-1 in one phase
5. BoB strat for AP-1 if near a killed unit

It takes the stars aligning to happen, but man... It would be fun. Imagine chopping through 2+ saves with hormogaunts. Your opponent would never look at them the same way again

[hivefleetkerrigan]

Another idea: the biomass bunch:
Malanthropes + as many rippers as you can bring. All the units that consume biomass? Yes please!

[niiai]

Aug 9, 2020 17:10:33 GMT hivefleetkerrigan said:

I still want to get up to AP-5 hormogaunts:

1. Custom fleet for AP-1 talons
2. Custom fleet for AP-1 when out numbering
3. Gorgon spell for improving AP by 1
4. BoB strat for AP-1 in one phase
5. BoB strat for AP-1 if near a killed unit

It takes the stars aligning to happen, but man... It would be fun. Imagine chopping through 2+ saves with hormogaunts. Your opponent would never look at them the same way again

AP 2 or even AP 3 is plenty good enough I think. But then you probably want warriors and ravaners with it as well as the gaunts. Anf perhaps even mawlocks?

[Hive Bahamut]

Aug 9, 2020 17:18:14 GMT hivefleetkerrigan said:

Another idea: the biomass bunch:
Malanthropes + as many rippers as you can bring. All the units that consume biomass? Yes please!

I like this idea, just amend to "Predigesters" Rippers, Pyrovores, Harusepex, Malanthrope Maybe even Lictors and Genes for the Cthulu head aspect.

Also what would a -5AP Hormagant army look like? Same question about the Digestthedeadpool army? These don't need to be game winners remember this is just fun theory crafting. Something to maybe kick up some dirt somewhere obscure.

[hivefleetkerrigan]

Will respond on gaunts later, but for now, I present to you the predigestors! This features anything related to eating biomass (malanthropes/rippers/haurespex) or spitting acid to help the digestion process (pyrovores/acidfex). Lead by deathleaper (cuz why not) who's main purpose is to charge in and use feeder tendrils. I put accelerated digestion on the haurespex to make them heal a boatload if they make combat (I'm calling them the hungry hungry hippos. Haha)


++ Unbound Army (Faction) (Tyranids) [110 PL, 1,992pts] ++

+ HQ +
2x Malanthropes [5 PL, 135pts]
. Malanthrope

+ Troops +
4x Ripper Swarms [5 PL, 108pts]
. 9x Ripper Swarm: 9x Claws and Teeth
Ripper Swarms [4 PL, 48pts]
. 4x Ripper Swarm: 4x Claws and Teeth

+ Elites +
Deathleaper [5 PL, 65pts]
2x Haruspex [10 PL, 170pts]
. Adaptive Physiology: Accelerated Digestion
3x Pyrovores [6 PL, 84pts]
. 3x Pyrovore: 3x Acid Maw, 3x Flamespurt

+ Heavy Support +
3x Tyrannofex [11 PL, 195pts]: Acid Spray

++ Total: [110 PL, 1,992pts] ++

[hivefleetkerrigan]

Hormogaunts potential AP-5 swarm. Could be tweaked to allow for adrenaline glands for harder hitting gaunts.


++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [82 PL, 12CP, 1,643pts] ++
Hive Fleet
. Other: Bio-metalic Cysts, Pack Hunters

+ HQ +
Neurothrope [4 PL, 95pts]: Warlord
The Swarmlord [15 PL, 270pts]

+ Troops +
6x Hormagaunts (30)

+ Elites +
Venomthropes (6)

++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Tyranids) [19 PL, -2CP, 350pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Detachment CP [-2CP]
Hive Fleet: Gorgon

+ HQ +
Neurothrope [4 PL, 95pts]: Power: Poisonous Influence, Resonance Barb

+ Troops +
Ripper Swarms [4 PL, 48pts]
. 4x Ripper Swarm: 4x Claws and Teeth

+ Elites +
Lictor [2 PL, 37pts]: Flesh Hooks, Rending Claws

Maleceptor [9 PL, 170pts]: Massive Scything Talons, Power: Poisonous Influence

++ Total: [101 PL, 10CP, 1,993pts] ++

[kazetanade]

Don't have the list anymore, but my idea of a troll list back in 8th:

3 x 6 Zoeys
3 x 3 Biovores
3 x 9 Spore Mines
3 x 3 Mucalids
Min Rippers for scoring

Any leftover cp is used for Sporefield, which from memory was 3 sets.

Basically you have a field with pockets of mortal wounds hiding everywhere, making forward movement difficult, and having only 3 sets of 3++ to shoot. This was troll back in 8th but apparently possibly competitive in 9th, for those that want to try.

Incidentally I have the spore mine models to do this.

[hivefleetkaiju]

Aug 9, 2020 17:10:33 GMT hivefleetkerrigan said:

I still want to get up to AP-5 hormogaunts:

1. Custom fleet for AP-1 talons
2. Custom fleet for AP-1 when out numbering
3. Gorgon spell for improving AP by 1
4. BoB strat for AP-1 in one phase
5. BoB strat for AP-1 if near a killed unit

It takes the stars aligning to happen, but man... It would be fun. Imagine chopping through 2+ saves with hormogaunts. Your opponent would never look at them the same way again

Too bad we can’t use spells from primary fleet in custom fleet

[hivefleetkerrigan]

Aug 17, 2020 6:53:55 GMT hivefleetkaiju said:

Aug 9, 2020 17:10:33 GMT hivefleetkerrigan said:

I still want to get up to AP-5 hormogaunts:

1. Custom fleet for AP-1 talons
2. Custom fleet for AP-1 when out numbering
3. Gorgon spell for improving AP by 1
4. BoB strat for AP-1 in one phase
5. BoB strat for AP-1 if near a killed unit

It takes the stars aligning to happen, but man... It would be fun. Imagine chopping through 2+ saves with hormogaunts. Your opponent would never look at them the same way again

Too bad we can’t use spells from primary fleet in custom fleet

I know. Just take a gorgon patrol detachment for the spell.

[purestrain]

Brothers! Rejoice! For your time has come!

Crusade forces allow you to make anything you wanted in our army to make sense become reality!

I have a violently powerful haruspex capable of murdering entire 10 man packs of marines like they are literally nothing.

My dakkafex rerolls ones... am I chronos? HELL NO BABY! hes just level 1 and awesome.

Go ahead, take those kids for a walk. Don't like that old men in power armor keep feeding them stabby sticks? PERMANENTLY give them ap-1/2 immunity!

Felt like adding a stabby brood with ADHD? Unnatural reactions and abhorrent pheromones for the smelliest wiggliest kids you've ever seen!

This game is just so much fun atm!