Thousand sons... what do?

[Kilmor]

Mar 24, 2021 14:21:24 GMT purestrain said:

Mar 24, 2021 2:57:37 GMT kazetanade said:

I think stealers are a mistake period in this list - everything nonMC is kinda afraid of bolters, stealers more so than anyone else. They're low impact now as well, and are going to tank hard into 4++. I'd drop the stealers altogether.

Leviathan would help survival rates, but honestly not enough to matter IMO. Being able to kill his obsec from a mile away will be more effective at this point in time. I'd suggest swapping into Kronos for the HG/Exo combination and basically burn down his scoring all around the centre, force him to split and thin it instead of balling midfield for buffs and map presence.

You need 1 more dima like threat to pair with it. If you have no access to another one, I'd suggest a Flyrant. The triple MC melee threat will keep his frontliners honest and cautious.

I do own 2 of them, just finished (re)assembling One of them. Horms instead? they're just an irritation in games I find but I have enough to block him out decently from areas

Hormaguants to move block or run and steal an objective are great. a Second dimacheron would be good for threat saturation. While leviathan does help with durability, as others pointed out the increase to shooting from kronos is great. Symbiostorm is an amazing power to get access too. And having the Kronos strat to almost guaranteed stop one power is super valuable.

Mar 24, 2021 4:19:33 GMT gigasnail said:

Kilmor completely off topic, but that lictor conversion in your avatar is baller as hell. is that yours?

Yep, its mine. He is my Ymgarl Broodlord for my crusade force.

[purestrain]

Mar 24, 2021 16:12:12 GMT Kilmor said:

Mar 24, 2021 14:21:24 GMT purestrain said:

I do own 2 of them, just finished (re)assembling One of them. Horms instead? they're just an irritation in games I find but I have enough to block him out decently from areas

Hormaguants to move block or run and steal an objective are great. a Second dimacheron would be good for threat saturation. While leviathan does help with durability, as others pointed out the increase to shooting from kronos is great. Symbiostorm is an amazing power to get access too. And having the Kronos strat to almost guaranteed stop one power is super valuable.

Mar 24, 2021 4:19:33 GMT gigasnail said:

Kilmor completely off topic, but that lictor conversion in your avatar is baller as hell. is that yours?

Yep, its mine. He is my Ymgarl Broodlord for my crusade force.

How about this? maybe make the warriors just rippers and see what I can do with the points?




++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Tyranids) 
+ Configuration +



Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]



Hive Fleet: Kraken



+ Stratagems +



Progeny of the Hive [-1CP]



+ HQ +



The Swarmlord [14 PL, 270pts]: Power: Onslaught, Power: Synaptic Lure



+ Troops +



Hormagaunts [3 PL, 60pts]

. 10x Hormagaunt: 10x Scything Talons



Hormagaunts [3 PL, 60pts]

. 10x Hormagaunt: 10x Scything Talons



Termagants [9 PL, 210pts]

. 30x Termagant (Devourer): 30x Devourer



+ Elites +



Lictor [2 PL, 37pts]



Lictor [2 PL, 37pts]



+ Fast Attack +



Dimachaeron [12 PL, 230pts]

. Adaptive Physiology: Accelerated Digestion



Dimachaeron [12 PL, 230pts]



++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) 


+ Configuration +



Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)



Detachment Command Cost



Hive Fleet: Kronos



+ HQ +



Hive Tyrant [11 PL, 205pts]: Monstrous Rending Claws, Power: Catalyst, Power: The Horror, Resonance Barb, Two Devourers with Brainleech Worms, Wings



Neurothrope [5 PL, 95pts]: Power: Smite, Power: Symbiostorm, Warlord



+ Troops +



Ripper Swarms [2 PL, 36pts]

. 3x Ripper Swarm: 3x Claws and Teeth



Ripper Swarms [2 PL, 36pts]

. 3x Ripper Swarm: 3x Claws and Teeth



Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 54pts]: Adrenal Glands

. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons

. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons

. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons



+ Elites +



Maleceptor [9 PL, 170pts]: Power: Onslaught, Power: Smite



Venomthropes [5 PL, 99pts]

. 3x Venomthrope: 3x Toxic Lashes



+ Heavy Support +



Exocrine [9 PL, 170pts]

. Adaptive Physiology: Dermic Symbiosis



++ Total: [104 PL, 9CP, 1,999pts] ++



Took out the zoans but more gribbly wall to use

[kazetanade]

HG are still one of our best tools so it would be good to keep them. HG are the all-star carries for my Nids list since 8th ed. Although they're a lot less stellar now, the points drop helps them stay competitive esp vs brain bugs that I was favouring prior to my army swap.

Horms for more interference is always good IMO. The more disposable tools we have, the easier it is for us to mess up their plans. Who cares that your Termies are obsec when I can place 10 on the objective at any time?