1000pts Leviathan

[rokir]

Hi @all

I‘m going to participate in some mixed battles at the weekend. I think my opponents will be Tau, Sororitas and Wolves and I would like to hold my ground (I‘m used to loosing though. My poor bugs get swatted on abregular basis :‘( )

This is my setup so far:

Hive Fleet: Leviathan

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

+ HQ +
Broodlord [7 PL, 125pts]: Power: Psychic Scream, Power: Smite, Resonance Barb

The Swarmlord [14 PL, 240pts]: Power: Onslaught, Power: Smite, Power: The Horror

+ Troops +
Genestealers [16 PL, 208pts]: 4x Acid Maw
. 16x Genestealer: 16x Rending Claws

Tyranid Warriors [12 PL, 237pts]
. Adaptive Physiology: Enhanced Resistance
6x. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Scything Talons
3x. Tyranid Warrior (Bio-cannon): Boneswords, Venom Cannon

+ Heavy Support +
Trygon Prime [10 PL, 190pts]: Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs, Toxinspike, Warlord, Xenogenic Acid
. Adaptive Physiology: Murderous Size

++ Total: [59 PL, 4CP, 1,000pts] ++

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I appreciate any feedback

[piersonsmuppet]

I'm not a fan of DS on a non-Prime backed squad of warriors. 4+ makes the guns pretty rough into decent saves in cover, the numbers just aren't there to do anything meaningful. I'm not even sure the 9-man is worth it. That many points sitting back in an Incursion mission (especially on a unit that is better in melee) means you're more likely to lose the center. I think running 3x3 AG/DS/BS would make for better objective/board pressure. Can even stand to put one unit in the Trygon's tunnel (in which case dropping to a non-Prime for 155pts could be worthwhile). Can use the points to include a sky slasher swarm, as SL/GS would really appreciate rr 1's on hits/wounds from Levi's stratagem.

Your Psychic powers could be better matched for your army composition. Paroxysm is a great power for a melee focused army, and I would swap it for Horror on SL. Catalyst is also still great even in Leviathan, and may warrant replacing Onslaught with it. Onslaught is a great power in Kraken, but I've found it to be only "nice to have" in other fleets.

I think even splitting the GS into 2x8 could be good. I think 1x16 will run into problems doing more than killing one Sororitas/SW 5x squad then dying. 8x can bloody a smite weakened MSU enough to hold the objective and force more commitment from your opponent.

[rokir]

Thank you very much for your reply!
The outcome was comparable to what you anticipated. It would have been better to spread my units.

I will change my list accordingly to your suggestions and try again next time.
I really like the idea to include a sky slasher. It never occured me to place him for the strategem.

Thanks again!