New to the Swarm

[nartus]

Hi all!

I am currently getting back into 40k after years of not playing due to IRL stuff. (Stopped playing near end of 6th)

I have started a new tyranid army which I would like to be primarily melee focused. I have other more shooty armies so looking for something different.

I am aiming for games between 500 to 2000 pts. Primarily casual but with some competitive on the side. I got some friends into 40k hence the new army. My group is going to have Admech/Thousand Sons, Necrons, and Tau.

I am not opposed to Forgeworld but my gaming group is just getting started with 40k so, I am looking to avoid that for now.

This is what I have currently (This represents Model Count):

HQ:
1x Broodlord
1x Swarmlord
1x Nerothrope

Troop:
24x Hormagaunt
12x Termagaunt (Fleshborers)
12x Termagaunt (Devourers)
8x   Genestealers

Elite:
2x Zoanthropes

Heavy Support:
1x Tyranofex (Rupture Cannon)
1x Trygon Prime (Biostatic Rattle)

Unbuilt:
3x Venomthropes/Zoanthropes

Any insight would be appreciated.

[wound]

Im unsure if 2x Zoan are 2 Zoanthropes models and is an understregh unit or a 2 unit of 3 zoans each. If it is the first case one more Zoa is definetely needed, i would run this list as kraken giving an adaptation to tyranofex and broodlord, run no warlord traits, the neuro is probably the best warlord as it can be safe and usefull on the back. I see no point for the trygon the only thing you might want to drop with it are the hormos but you will be having a hard time making it work.

Have you given a though on secundaries your list can acomplish?

[nartus]

What I have is listed is model count. Sorry, forgot to specify that. The Neurothrope came from the same box as the two zoanthropes.

I am still trying to wrap my head around the detachments, objectives (primary and secondary) and stratagems. I played mostly in 4th and 5th edition with some 6th edition. I have an idea on which secondary objectives, maybe "Bring it Down", "LineBreaker", and "Assassinate"?

I am mostly looking for unit suggestions and synergies for a melee list. Most of the lists I find are all Exocrine + Hive Guard in a Kronos detachment with a second detachment that varies.

[kazetanade]

There are very few armies that do well purely melee or shooting today. Most have elements of both. Nids in particular are the "jack of all trades" of xenos races, and requires taking advantage of Movement, Psychic, Shooting, and Combat to be an effective army that competes at a higher level.

If you want almost purely melee, only DE does it well right now. Not even the SM melee factions do that well.

Moving onto Synergies - for melee there are 3 standouts. Flyrants with an adaptation from the Blood of Baal campaign books is one of our core effective melee threats, dubbed SuperFlyrant. Gebestealers are credible, esp at 13ppm instead of 15. Dimachaerons are our codex current boogeyman. All 3 of them benefit from centre LOSbocker than that hide a Swarmlord, who enables most melee to be hyper mobile across the board .

None of our other melee options are particularly good, but when there is a will...

Haruspex is much improved from before if u wanna try. As for Toxi,Che has a unique smell

[nartus]

"Jack of all trades", never thought nids would be that. I guess then I should rethink what I want to do.