1000pts tournament

[dabigboss]

Hi for all.

I have a competitive (in my opinion)) roster.

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [53 PL, 4CP, 998pts] ++

+ Configuration +

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

Detachment Command Cost

Hive Fleet: Kraken

+ Stratagems +

Bounty of the Hive Fleet [-1CP]: 1 Extra Bio-artefact

Progeny of the Hive [-1CP]

+ HQ +

Hive Tyrant [9 PL, 195pts]: Power: Catalyst, Power: Onslaught, Resonance Barb, 2x Two Devourers with Brainleech Worms, Warlord

The Swarmlord [14 PL, 270pts]: Power: Paroxysm, Power: The Horror

+ 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 [12 PL, 189pts]: Adrenal Glands
. Adaptive Physiology: Enhanced Resistance
. Tyranid Warrior: Boneswords, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Boneswords, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Boneswords, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Boneswords, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Boneswords, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Boneswords, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Boneswords, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Boneswords, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Boneswords, Scything Talons

+ Elites +

Lictor [2 PL, 37pts]

+ Heavy Support +

Scythed Hierodule [12 PL, 235pts]
. Adaptive Physiology: Dermic Symbiosis

++ Total: [53 PL, 4CP, 998pts] ++

I already tested same, but with 2 flyrants (devs/mrc/barb and dual scythes with size and chameleonic) instead of walkrant and hierodule. Played 4 games, won 3 of 4 - mirror tyranids, necrons and sisters, lost only against orks.

Is that really competitive?
Or how can that be improved?

[piersonsmuppet]

I think trading out one set of Devs for MRC on the Tyrant and using the pts to swap one Ripper unit to a min Warrior w/ 2x ST unit would be better. You really should have some form of melee on the Tyrant, that fall back and charge potion of Kraken really can come in handy if it has actual threat in melee. Otherwise, it only has the option to sit there dealing with whatever charged it or do nothing for the turn. I've found that rippers don't work as well as Engage on all Fronts bodies for 1000 pts, and you only have the squad of Warriors, who are the #1 sling imo, or the Lictor to perform actions. The min Warriors can take care of the deployment scrambler or banner T1, leaving the 9-man free to head to mid-board objectives or be thrown into the opponent's lines. You can also drop to a patrol, and trade a ripper for a Lictor or Pyrovore to help action count.

Can't really answer the last two questions very well, as more info on the four armies you played and how the matches played out are needed to give any quality answers. 1000 pts is hard to judge competitively though, since it's usually just skew lists and a rock/paper/scissors game. An army based around ranged anti-tank would crush you for example, but lose to anything running mostly infantry. Not enough room to provide counter-play to everything, so you just hope to avoid a counter-army. With that said, S-Dule/Swarmlord are stupidly good on smaller tables, and I'd say anything with just one is probably competitive.

[dabigboss]

May 14, 2021 18:46:26 GMT piersonsmuppet said:

I think trading out one set of Devs for MRC on the Tyrant and using the pts to swap one Ripper unit to a min Warrior w/ 2x ST unit would be better. You really should have some form of melee on the Tyrant, that fall back and charge potion of Kraken really can come in handy if it has actual threat in melee. Otherwise, it only has the option to sit there dealing with whatever charged it or do nothing for the turn. I've found that rippers don't work as well as Engage on all Fronts bodies for 1000 pts, and you only have the squad of Warriors, who are the #1 sling imo, or the Lictor to perform actions. The min Warriors can take care of the deployment scrambler or banner T1, leaving the 9-man free to head to mid-board objectives or be thrown into the opponent's lines. You can also drop to a patrol, and trade a ripper for a Lictor or Pyrovore to help action count.

Can't really answer the last two questions very well, as more info on the four armies you played and how the matches played out are needed to give any quality answers. 1000 pts is hard to judge competitively though, since it's usually just skew lists and a rock/paper/scissors game. An army based around ranged anti-tank would crush you for example, but lose to anything running mostly infantry. Not enough room to provide counter-play to everything, so you just hope to avoid a counter-army. With that said, S-Dule/Swarmlord are stupidly good on smaller tables, and I'd say anything with just one is probably competitive.

Thank you very much