Competitive list without forgeworld?

[bumbleb1492]

So recently I've been trying to nail down a balanced list for a coming tournament with a meta of marines of all shapes and sizes as well as a smattering of massed infantry players all without any of our big forgeworld units like dimachaerons and Hierodules. The most recent rendition of the list is below. It uses Hormas to help hold objectives and score engage with the sky slashers being used to score it turn 1. Hive Guard and Exocrines cover the army as it advances and devilgaunts drop in from reserve to help kills large blobs of Troops with help from lictors who deploy scramblers. Any suggestions on this list or any success stories with lists without any of our big forgeworld units like dimachaerons or Hierodules?



++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [104 PL, 11CP, 2,000pts] ++

+ Configuration +

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

Detachment Command Cost

Hive Fleet: Kronos

+ Stratagems +

Progeny of the Hive [-1CP]

+ HQ +

Neurothrope [5 PL, 95pts]: Power: Symbiostorm, Resonance Barb

Neurothrope [5 PL, 95pts]: Power: Catalyst, Warlord

The Swarmlord [14 PL, 240pts]: Power: Onslaught, Power: Psychic Scream

+ Troops +

Hormagaunts [3 PL, 60pts]
. 10x Hormagaunt: 10x Scything Talons

Hormagaunts [3 PL, 60pts]
. 10x Hormagaunt: 10x Scything Talons

Hormagaunts [3 PL, 60pts]
. 10x Hormagaunt: 10x Scything Talons

Ripper Swarms [2 PL, 36pts]
. 3x Ripper Swarm: 3x Claws and Teeth

Termagants [9 PL, 175pts]
. 25x Termagant (Devourer): 25x Devourer

Tyranid Warriors [12 PL, 180pts]
. Adaptive Physiology: Enhanced Resistance
. Tyranid Warrior: Lash Whip and Bonesword, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Lash Whip and Bonesword, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Lash Whip and Bonesword, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Lash Whip and Bonesword, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Lash Whip and Bonesword, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Lash Whip and Bonesword, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Lash Whip and Bonesword, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Lash Whip and Bonesword, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Lash Whip and Bonesword, Scything Talons

+ Elites +

Hive Guard [12 PL, 270pts]
. 6x Hive Guard (Impaler): 6x Impaler Cannon

Hive Guard [12 PL, 270pts]
. 6x Hive Guard (Impaler): 6x Impaler Cannon

Lictor [2 PL, 37pts]

Lictor [2 PL, 37pts]

+ Fast Attack +

Sky-slasher Swarms [2 PL, 45pts]
. 3x Sky-slasher Swarm: 3x Claws and Teeth

+ Heavy Support +

Exocrine [9 PL, 170pts]
. Adaptive Physiology: Dermic Symbiosis

Exocrine [9 PL, 170pts]

++ Total: [104 PL, 11CP, 2,000pts] ++

[piersonsmuppet]

Two units of HG and two Exo are going to be very tough to hide. Even then, only one of each can be used effectively each turn. 270 pts of HG is solidly mediocre when not shooting twice, same for the second Exo. With almost half the army as gun line, I think you’ll run into problems with primary scoring.