Hive guard

[countkrojaer]

I've noticed Hive Guard are being sold off a lot on ebay etc. I don't have any yet.

Is there still a place for them in tyranids lists, in the new codex since the rules change for their line of sight shooting? They still don't sound too bad.

[purestrain]

Jul 14, 2022 20:28:22 GMT countkrojaer said:

I've noticed Hive Guard are being sold off a lot on ebay etc. I don't have any yet.

Is there still a place for them in tyranids lists, in the new codex since the rules change for their line of sight shooting? They still don't sound too bad.

If more vehicles hit the meta the shock cannons are looking to be pretty decent.

Impaler cannons are a shadow of their former selves, and most people have Impaler cannon guard, and are still upset about their reductions.

[Hive Bahamut]

Oddly enough I converted my chonky 3 back into TGuard before drop. Still have a pewter, and 2 finecrap old sculpts.

Just like Rippers and Malany, they deserve a break. Their backs must be so sore from carrying 8th.

[piersonsmuppet]

I’d pick some up if you can get them cheap. They are not good now, but with Nids likely reigned in as a faction we might see some buffs in the future to get models selling again. They will probably never be as integral as the previous codex for the duration of 9E, but some points drops and/or CORE addition could make them at least fun to put on the table.

Shock Cannons are still going to be somewhat weak into a vehicle meta because of lack of shots. A 250 pt unit avging 6 dmg and 3 MWs into T7/8/9 isn’t the greatest, but can still work in less competitive settings.

[dkng]

2 shots at BS3 without Core and AP-2 are not something you want to use against armor or heavy infantry even with 3 damage. Not for those points anyways.

[kazetanade]

Just needs CORE and its suddenly very very good. Go figure.

[dkng]

Jul 15, 2022 9:13:19 GMT kazetanade said:

Just needs CORE and its suddenly very very good. Go figure.

With Core they will be decent. With Core and Swarmy and Tyranid Prime they will be good. The platform is good for the points but the gun - not so much. If they go down in points or the volume of shots goes up then, with Core, they will be very very good.

[piersonsmuppet]

I think either gun option at 45pts w/ CORE would fix them enough to be a good inclusion, but keep them from being a backbone unit.

[countkrojaer]

Thank you guys