Tyrannofex Loadouts

[warrior4lyfe]

Just wanting people's opinions on Tyrannofex loadouts.  The Rupture cannon seems really good apart from the fact it only has 3 shots at 3's to hit.  The damage output is insane, but is it better taking that instead of the Acid Spray for the auto hits.  The acid spray stats (AP-3 and Dmg 2) make it seem like a more all round weapon, especially since it makes the T'fex genuinely difficult for people to charge.

Wondering if people out there have had experience using both loadouts and which 1 they found best value out of.

[Master Chief]

The rupture cannon suffers terribly everything with a -1 to hit or an invo.

To be honest for me the choice would be a 4++ tyrannofex with acid spray.

[piersonsmuppet]

Acidfex has a few things going for it that make it generally better imo:

Ignores to-hit modifiers
Ignores the damage table when shooting
Fantastic overwatch
Makes use of Horned Chitin better

Lurk fleets will probably favor Acidfex as well since a mid-field obsec monster has more opportunities to affect the game. A Levi list using the base adaptive is the only place I see a Rupturefex being better value than an Acidfex.

[countkrojaer]

Just rolling off the back of this conversation guys, I have a tyrannofex coming in the post. I am going to magnetise it BUT!

I am using it in a crusade where once it has its selected loadout, it can't be changed without using up valuable resources. Obviously in a crusade I can face many different factions so need something generally effective.

My natural leaning is towards acid spray as I am facing marines, custodes, guard, imp. Knights, admech (its essentially the Imperium vs everyone else).

The only thing is, aside from my shardgullet on my walkrant, I will have no other strong long range anti-tank unless I take Rupture cannon.

I am playing hive fleet jormungandr and the max we are going up to this crusade is 1500pts to help save time.

What does anyone think of t.fex guns? Thank you!

[dkng]

Territorial Instinct Jorm + 1 CP + Acidfex = ObSec (counting as 5 models) brick deepstriking straight onto an objective, very hard to shift, people won't charge it without suffering horribly. In some missions it is going to be a winning factor.
I'm not sold on the idea of a mandatory antitank shooting unit. We have other answers to vehicles and artillery platforms so Rupture Cannon is not that important imo.

[No One]

Also in Crusade you can give it +1 D.

[countkrojaer]

Great, acidfex it is, thanks

[countkrojaer]

Aug 1, 2022 9:46:19 GMT dkng said:

Territorial Instinct Jorm + 1 CP + Acidfex = ObSec (counting as 5 models) brick deepstriking straight onto an objective, very hard to shift, people won't charge it without suffering horribly. In some missions it is going to be a winning factor.
I'm not sold on the idea of a mandatory antitank shooting unit. We have other answers to vehicles and artillery platforms so Rupture Cannon is not that important imo.

Incidentally, what are our other answers to armour? Swamping tanks with gaunts, melee carnifex, mortal wounds???

[dkng]

Reaper Flyrant
Exocrine
HVCs on Carnifexes, Walkrant (Shardgullet) and Harpies.
Smite if your opponent didn't position well
Even Warriors with swords and AGs are S8

All those options are at the same time useful against other targets.

[countkrojaer]

Cool thanks

[dkng]

I don't want to say the Rupturefex is bad, I've seen top tier lists with 2 or even 3 of them but this is something you build around. There is hardly ever a justification for a Rupturefex as a single addition to a list over a Harpy or even a Walkrant which basically cost the same and are more versatile.

[piersonsmuppet]

Tyrants cost 2 CP for each one after the first and Harpies cannot control Objs. I would say all three are on equal footing, just depends on what aspects you want to leverage.

Edit: A Tyrant will usually cost another 120 pts for TG or 1 CP for Adaptive Biology, and another CP for Shardgullet (required imo to compete vs Rupturefex as anti-tank).

[LordPathos]

[infornography]

I was wondering when we would hear the passionate and cogent arguments from LordPathos in favor of the Fleshborer hive, but ... 1 month after a thread named 'Tyrannofex Loadouts' was originally posted? You asleep at the wheel there buddy?

[piersonsmuppet]

FBH had some legs prior to AoC, but having AP0 into popularly played armies w/ 3+ and 2+ Sv is rough.