1k Local Tournament

[maniacal]

I'll be playing in a 1,000 point local tournement next month and I'm looking for some insight on how I should spend the 200ish points remaining.

Some of the things I have in mind would be another ripper squad and a carnifex. Other models I have available would be mawloc, broodlord, genestealersx20ish, exocrinex2, tyrannofex(acid spray). I may receive these in time to play aswell, malanthrope, biovoresx3

We'll be playing patrol detachment incursion missions. Here is the core of my list.


++ Patrol Detachment ++

Hive Fleet: Behemoth

+ HQ +

Hive Tyrant: Lash Whip and Monstrous Bonesword, Power: Catalyst, Power: Unstoppable Hunger, The Reaper of Obilterax, Toxin Sacs, Two Devourers with Brainleech Worms, Wings

Old One Eye: Warlord

+ Troops +

Ripper Swarm

Ripper Swarm

+ Heavy Support +

Carnifex(x2): Enhanced Senses, Monstrous Crushing Claws, Spore Cysts, Thresher Scythe, Two Devourers with Brainleech Worms

++ Total: [39 PL, 6CP, 812pts] ++

[beetlejuice]

1k lists is all about skew. A lot or armies (not eradicators) have problems with mass T7-T8 since they just don’t have enough firepower, boards are small too so you will be in his face quickly. So I’d say dermic symbiosis on either exocrine or an acidfex depending on what you prefer.

[cmob208]

Tyrranfexes are really good. But you also want to make sure you have something to sit on backline objectives. So maybe exocrine? Or give 1-2 of the carnifexes better ranged weapons? Or maybe 18" on the tyrranofex is good enough for that with small boards.

[iniquity]

Personally i think this is better:

Behemoth Batallion
Swarmlord, Onslaught Catalyst
Flyrant, Scythes of Tyran, Monstrous rending claws, Murderous Size, Adrenal Glans, Toxin Sacks, Behemoth power, and what ever other power you like
3x3 Rippers
2x Acid Spray Tyrannofex

[cmob208]

I agree, that's pretty good. Sounds like there's only one AcidFex available though.

[maniacal]

Thank you guys for all the feedback!

[afewveiws]

If you want the carnifexes to be primarily for charging with ooe support i would recomend tusks insted of enhanced senses.
On the charge those claws hit on 3+ [assuming ooe is near] but after that you will likely o ly be hitting on 5+ since ooe usually dies the turn after he kills something if not at the same time. Tusks will give you 1 more atk per model to give you a slighly higher chance of getting past what you charged. On the same note the mace tail would be better for targets that the crushing claws would be worth charging.

Ofcourse the way i see it your usually better off either specializeing fexs for either tank busting, elite hunting, artillery, or mass fire.

Tank busters: hvc, crushing claws, cysts, mace, tusks/enhanced senses
Elite hunters: 2xsctals, tusks, cysts, scyth (?)
Artillery: hvc, Dspitts, enhanced sences, cysts
Mass fire: quad devs, cysts, acid maw

These are just the way i break them down and theres a gradiant between them and not everyone will agree with me. The point is to design your fexes with both a target and a play style in mind. Thar way you can kit them to do what you want them to do.

Back in the knights rule the world time frame of 8th i ran the tank busters, but si ce 9th has started i have found the elite hunter build to be more my liking but i dont bring the tail upgrade, Keeps them cheaper.