Kronos 1000 p.t

[nachash]

Hello everybody, I'm new to the forum. after many years with the advent of the ninth edition I decided to take my insects off the shelf and put them back into play. after a few test games against necrons, demons and wolves I decided to participate in a city tour that will take place when the situation improves. I wanted to submit you the list that I intended to bring and ask you for some clarification on some game dynamics.

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [54 PL, 6CP, 1,000pts] ++

+ Configuration +

[Reference] Discipline: Hive Mind

Battle Size [6CP]: 2. Incursion (51-100 Total PL / 501-1000 Points)

Detachment Command Cost

Gametype: Matched

Hive Fleet: Kronos

Use Beta Rules

+ HQ +

Hive Tyrant [9 PL, 185pts]: Heavy Venom Cannon, Monstrous Scything Talons, Power: Catalyst, Power: Smite, Power: Symbiostorm, Resonance Barb, Warlord

Hive Tyrant [9 PL, 185pts]: Monstrous Scything Talons, Power: Onslaught, Power: Smite, Power: The Horror, Two Devourers with Brainleech Worms

+ Troops +

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

Termagants [3 PL, 50pts]
. 10x Termagant (Fleshborer): 10x Fleshborer

Termagants [3 PL, 50pts]
. 10x Termagant (Fleshborer): 10x Fleshborer

Termagants [3 PL, 50pts]
. 10x Termagant (Fleshborer): 10x Fleshborer

+ Elites +

Hive Guard [12 PL, 225pts]
. 5x Hive Guard (Impaler): 5x Impaler Cannon

Lictor [2 PL, 37pts]

+ Heavy Support +

Exocrine [9 PL, 170pts]
. Adaptive Physiology: Voracious Ammunition

++ Total: [54 PL, 6CP, 1,000pts] ++

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my doubt lies in the Burrowers abilities of the Ripper Swarms and similar ones: if the models that are scriered through the same abilities are considered strategic reserves and foresee the expense of cp.

[beetlejuice]

Strategic reserves is for units that can’t be set up in a different location than on the battlefield, like an exocrine. Rippers, lictors etc that have an ability on their datasheet that allow them to be set up elsewhere (like burrowers or terminators teleportarium) can be deployed turn 2+ (Usually 9” from enemies unless special case like mawloc) and don’t pay CP to do so.

Your tyrants are in a weird place. They are kronos so want to stand still and shoot for rerolls. But they are paying points for a melee weapon, but don’t have wings to get into the fight. Consider monstrous rending claws over MST since they are free. Devourers work a lot better on a winged tyrant to get within range.

Dermic symbiosis on exocrine to prevent degrading BS is a lot better than voracious ammo imo. Onslaught looks weird in this list. What will advance and shoot? You still lose kronos rerolls. Would not gamble that on my exo only to get denied/fail to cast. Psychic scream better for more MW, or double up on symbio/catalyst but you can only attempt once. It’s just a safeguard if one gets deleted turn 1. If you can make one termagant unit into hormagaunts they are great for deploy scramblers. 8” move and 25mm bases gets them wholly outside 6” so you can deploy in the middle turn 1.

[nachash]

thank you very much for the tips. the tyrants initially I had thought of them both with heavy venom cannon and with monstrous rending claws. but I don't know how to represent them. for the spy powers I wanted to put them diversified to have more effects since I can launch them only once apart from smite.
however I will replace a termagaunt unit with one of horma. (also initially I wanted to put 1 di terma with devourers