2000pt Pure Kronos List

[chance504]

I'm looking for comments and criticism on this list. I can only use one hive fleet because I painted the whole army in the same scheme, but I know that I could be more efficient with a detachment of Kraken or Behemoth for my melee units.


I was having trouble choosing between taking a Neurothrope or a Broodlord. I'm also thinking of dropping one of the Zoanthropes for a Lictor, but then I'll lose the 3 bonus mortal wound smite. I also wasn't sure about what adaptive physiologies to take so just went with Voracious Ammunition on the Exocrines.

++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [107 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 +



Hive Tyrant [11 PL, 225pts]: Pathogenesis, Power: Onslaught, Power: Psychic Scream, 2x Two Devourers with Brainleech Worms, Wings



Neurothrope [5 PL, 95pts]



The Swarmlord [14 PL, 240pts]: Power: Catalyst, Power: The Horror, Warlord



+ Troops +



Genestealers [16 PL, 247pts]: 4x Acid Maw, 19x Scything Talons

. 19x Genestealer: 19x Rending Claws



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 [6 PL, 77pts]

. 11x Termagant (Devourer): 11x Devourer



Termagants [3 PL, 50pts]

. 10x Termagant (Fleshborer): 10x Fleshborer



+ Elites +



Hive Guard [12 PL, 270pts]

. 6x Hive Guard (Impaler): 6x Impaler Cannon



Zoanthropes [14 PL, 300pts]: Power: Smite, Power: Symbiostorm

. 6x Zoanthrope: 6x Claws and Teeth



+ Heavy Support +



Exocrine [9 PL, 170pts]

. Adaptive Physiology: Voracious Ammunition



Exocrine [9 PL, 170pts]

. Adaptive Physiology: Voracious Ammunition



++ Total: [107 PL, 11CP, 2,000pts] ++

[piersonsmuppet]

Good rule of thumb, monsters with no ++ should have Dermic. A probable additional round of shooting is worth much more than 1-3 MWs on multi-model units. I think a double dev tyrant is the only time I would take Voracious Ammo. Though 2 Exos are somewhat over redundant as the remain standing strat can only be used on one Exo. 2 Exos were better when one could be strat reserved w/o loss of standing still.

[chance504]

Aug 27, 2021 3:41:41 GMT piersonsmuppet said:

Good rule of thumb, monsters with no ++ should have Dermic. A probable additional round of shooting is worth much more than 1-3 MWs on multi-model units. I think a double dev tyrant is the only time I would take Voracious Ammo. Though 2 Exos are somewhat over redundant as the remain standing strat can only be used on one Exo. 2 Exos were better when one could be strat reserved w/o loss of standing still.

Thanks for the info. If I remove one exocrine, what would you replace it with? Bigger troops units? Maybe a lictor?

[piersonsmuppet]

Aug 29, 2021 17:31:05 GMT chance504 said:

Thanks for the info. If I remove one exocrine, what would you replace it with? Bigger troops units? Maybe a lictor?

Two Lictors and a Pyrovore are usually my core for scoring RoD and EoaF/LB secondaries, but you have enough MSU Horm/Gant units that the Pyrovore is probably unnecessary. The biggest thing the list needs from the Exo pts is probably getting the DevGants to 20+, and it may even be worth it to drop the GS down to 16 to boost that unit closer to 30. Asecond Lictor can be used to score VP or beacon the DevGants from Strat Reserves. So, maybe the following would be an improvement:

-1x Exo
-3x Genestealer
-209 pts

+2x Lictor
+19x Devourer Termagants.
+207 pts

Only other suggestion; Resonance Barb instead of Pathogenesis on the Flyrant would be pretty significant. The +8" does little with a 16" Mv and single hit and wound reroll are not really noticeable with 24 S6 AP0 D1 shots. Resonance Barb on the other hand is immediately noticeable, letting the Flytrant cast all 3 powers in the Psychic phase, and a +1 to all three casts helps immensely. Resonance Barb is easily the best relic by a country mile, with Scythes of Tyran being a distant second. Pathogenesis is generally better on a Walkrant and/or with a HVC, as 8" range is more noticeable with only 9" Mv and a reroll to hit and wound is real nice with 1-3 S9 AP-2 D3 shots.