First ever list help

[itisjonny]

Hi, I posted this in the wrong thread earlier, but this is the first list I've built myself in 40k, and it's pretty hard to know what's viable and overall how to build a list without having the core rulebook or ever playing a game myself.


++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [24 PL, 500pts] ++



Hive Fleet: Leviathan



+ HQ +



Hive Tyrant [9 PL, 190pts]: Adrenal Glands, Heavy Venom Cannon, Lash Whip and Monstrous Bonesword, Power: Catalyst, Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Onslaught, Power: Smite, Relic: Shardgullet, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Perfectly Adapted



+ Troops +



Hormagaunts [4 PL, 80pts]

. 10x Hormagaunt: 10x Hormagaunt Talons



Hormagaunts [4 PL, 80pts]

. 10x Hormagaunt: 10x Hormagaunt Talons



+ Elites +



Zoanthropes [7 PL, 150pts]: Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Psychic Scream, Power: Smite, 3x Zoanthrope



++ Total: [24 PL, 500pts] ++



I'm posting this looking for anything, if you want to suggest changes, other playstyles, stronger units, even just general building tips; anything would be nice.  For context, I'm planning on starting out with a friend of mine who's building Tau, and although I don't want to just counterbuild, tips for that wouldn't be bad either.

Thanks in advance.

[miurath]

Hi. First up, welcome to the hobby

if you want to read up on all the rules i suggest having a look at wahapedia, there you'll find everything without buying all the books just to get a game going.

As for your list, youll most likely run into the problem that the tau will shoot your poor hormas and then you dont have anything left to score you secondaries. I suggest you look into getting some warriors next. They are pretty chonky and work well in levi, since they are synapse.

[piersonsmuppet]

I’d swap a Warrior unit in for one horm unit, and honestly replacing both horms with Warriors would be better as Leviathan because Horm movement is overkill in patrol games and Horms need more support for offensive output.

Alien Cunning on the Tyrant would be gold, the sucker will not go down quick at 500.

[itisjonny]

Apr 25, 2022 11:44:24 GMT piersonsmuppet said:

I’d swap a Warrior unit in for one horm unit, and honestly replacing both horms with Warriors would be better as Leviathan because Horm movement is overkill in patrol games and Horms need more support for offensive output.

I like the idea of a swarmy army, so would you say that it’s possible at a 500 point list, or should I just wait until 1000?
I know that venomthropes and the forgeworld model are great, but is there anything else?

[piersonsmuppet]

You can definitely do it, but heavy in Horms would be better in Kraken, Behemoth, Gorgon, or Hydra. Levi favors MSU synapse style play.

Everything except for Hive Guard are playable, so it’s mainly about what fleet/playstyle you want.