Tyranid newbie - need help getting to 2k points

[ltblackwater]

Here is the list I currently have. It's a bit all over the place.

Which models should I add? Which ones should I remove?

Thanks!


++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Tyranids) [99 PL, 1,579pts] ++



+ HQ +



Broodlord [8 PL, 115pts]



Hive Tyrant [11 PL, 210pts]: 2x Monstrous Scything Talons, Wings



Neurothrope [4 PL, 90pts]



+ Troops +



Genestealers [16 PL, 192pts]

. 16x Genestealer: 16x Rending Claws



Hormagaunts [9 PL, 120pts]

. 24x Hormagaunt: 24x Scything Talons



Termagants [9 PL, 104pts]

. 26x Termagant (Fleshborer): 26x Fleshborer



Tyranid Warriors [5 PL, 66pts]

. Tyranid Warrior: Devourer, Scything Talons

. Tyranid Warrior: Devourer, Scything Talons

. Tyranid Warrior: Devourer, Scything Talons



+ Elites +



Zoanthropes [8 PL, 160pts]

. 4x Zoanthrope: 4x Claws and Teeth



Zoanthropes [8 PL, 160pts]

. 4x Zoanthrope: 4x Claws and Teeth



+ Heavy Support +



Trygon Prime [10 PL, 168pts]: 3x Massive Scything Talons, Biostatic Rattle



Tyrannofex [11 PL, 194pts]: Rupture Cannon, Stinger Salvo



++ Total: [99 PL, 1,579pts] ++

[afewveiws]

Jun 30, 2021 17:21:20 GMT ltblackwater said:

Here is the list I currently have. It's a bit all over the place.

Which models should I add? Which ones should I remove?

Thanks!


++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Tyranids) [99 PL, 1,579pts] ++


+ HQ +

Broodlord [8 PL, 115pts]

Hive Tyrant [11 PL, 210pts]: 2x Monstrous Scything Talons, Wings

Neurothrope [4 PL, 90pts]


+ Troops +

Genestealers [16 PL, 192pts]
. 16x Genestealer: 16x Rending Claws

Hormagaunts [9 PL, 120pts]
. 24x Hormagaunt: 24x Scything Talons

Termagants [9 PL, 104pts]
. 26x Termagant (Fleshborer): 26x Fleshborer

Tyranid Warriors [5 PL, 66pts]
. 3xTyranid Warrior: Devourer, Scything Talons


+ Elites +

Zoanthropes [8 PL, 160pts]
. 4x Zoanthrope: 4x Claws and Teeth

Zoanthropes [8 PL, 160pts]
. 4x Zoanthrope: 4x Claws and Teeth


+ Heavy Support +

Trygon Prime [10 PL, 168pts]: 3x Massive Scything Talons, Biostatic Rattle

Tyrannofex [11 PL, 194pts]: Rupture Cannon, Stinger Salvo


++ Total: [99 PL, 1,579pts] ++

I tightened up the list a bit to benefit future responders.

As for suggestions:

♤To give the trygon prime a good purpose, besides a bullet magnet, fill in that term unit to 30 and give them all devourers. Thatll be a decent nuke unit against... most things probably.

♡tyrannofex could stay with the rupture cannon but should be moved into a kronos detatchment, otherwise he should be given the acid spray and pushed into the center of the board.

◇the warriors should be upgraded and maxed in unit size in my oppinion, this isnt an exact science yet and there alot of ways to evaluate thier different efficiencies so ...

♧stealers and hormagaunts: i play nids for thier hyper aggressive, drown them in bodies, assault heavy playstyle; so these guys have been core in my builds since 5th. I have found that hormas are best at units of 24-26 and a minimum of 2 such units. Stealers have changed alot through the editions in terms of how they should be applied but in the current set i think 2 units of 14-16 might be the way, however i can also see the merrit of 2-3 units of only 10. Dropping below 10 hurts the unit too much to even field it.
[you lose 13(?)attacks dropping from 10 to 9 stealers.]

☆get a swarmlord! If you plan on playing nids before the 9th edition codex drops, the swarmlord is the strongest single unit you could put in your list and, with the recent point drop, might be 1 of the most point efficent too.
Its also nice that he is almost necessary for assault armies, the hormigaunts will need him, the stealers want him, and everthing else will at least appreciate his presence

I hope this is helpful or atleast somewhat useful ^.^