Neuro vs Broody

[bugsy]

This is my list in short:

Flyrant with reaper
Neuro
Broodlord

Warriors x 9
Warriors x 9
Warriors x 4
Gargoyles x 10

Venoms x 3
Zoans x 3
Tyrantguards x 3

Carnifex HVC
Harpy HVC

The broodlord is there for his synaptic imperative and for psychic secondaries. I’m thinking of changing him for a second neurothrope which means loosing imperative and melee but is cheaper and better at secondaries. I want it to be an allcomers list. Help me, what do you think?

[Bohxim]

I dunno. That 25p might be worth paying for a forward deploy for easier psychic interrogation targets if you're confident it won't die too easily.
But I've always been partial to a tyrant in a list instead of broody

[kinginyellow]

I think the brood lord will be slightly better as it also helps in the scenario that needs to have a forward deploy for cp.

I actually really like this list.

[bugsy]

Jul 29, 2022 13:42:27 GMT kinginyellow said:

I think the brood lord will be slightly better as it also helps in the scenario that needs to have a forward deploy for cp.

I actually really like this list.

Thanks. I forgot to say it’s Leviathan but I guess most lists are. Howe er I think it would be decent in other fleets too.

[piersonsmuppet]

Broodlord is best in Behemoth, 3D attacks are great with free rr wounds. Kraken may have decent potential too with Chameleonic on the BL when forward deploying (in addition to Adaptive Biology to make it a tough nut).

I’m not a fan of the 2D and lack of feeder tendrils, so I’ve only ran a BL in Behemoth. Imo, a unit of GS is better for forward deployment purposes. Potentially sacrificing a 120pt character isn’t worth possibly scoring 3VP in most cases.

Edit: I think a Sporocyst is the best forward deploy unit for Leviathan.

[Bohxim]

Iirc, Adaptive is non-character monsters,so broody cannot take physiologies. But yea kraken's cloak sounds good for it, along with +1ap

[turtletyrant]

Jul 29, 2022 17:58:33 GMT Bohxim said:

Iirc, Adaptive is non-character monsters,so broody cannot take physiologies. But yea kraken's cloak sounds good for it, along with +1ap

adaptive biology is a WL trait

[bugsy]

My line of thinking is that we still have a good codex with strong stat lines, but we don’t have good options for secondaries. I want one character dedicated to warpcraft, either psychic ritual or psychic interrogation. I use Leviathan so most units and especially warriors are pretty survivable. A broodlord can do ritual/interrogation, while being ok in melee and has an imperative making infantry even more survivable. His psychic action however is not so hard to deny. A neurothrope is much better at getting a higher number on the psychic test for harder deny and possible interrogation cp. He is also cheaper and has a better invo save. I think it’s a hard pick but I lean towards broodlord since he can do action and still fight.

[No One]

piersonsmuppet said:

Edit: I think a Sporocyst is the best forward deploy unit for Leviathan.

I mean, outside countering forward deploy/pre-game move (which it may or may not be able to do in any meaningful capacity), it shares nothing in common with why you take forward deploy?

[piersonsmuppet]

Jul 30, 2022 1:26:25 GMT No One said:

I mean, outside countering forward deploy/pre-game move (which it may or may not be able to do in any meaningful capacity), it shares nothing in common with why you take forward deploy?

Yep, forgot they can’t hold objectives. Feels odd that it can’t with it lacking the Building/Terrain keywords.

[Bohxim]

Jul 29, 2022 18:09:23 GMT turtletyrant said:

Jul 29, 2022 17:58:33 GMT Bohxim said:

Iirc, Adaptive is non-character monsters,so broody cannot take physiologies. But yea kraken's cloak sounds good for it, along with +1ap

adaptive biology is a WL trait

Ah sorry missed it totally! Hmm! Seems like a lot to invest in an unguarded forward deploy unit

[bugsy]

Just because the Broodlord can forward deploy I don’t think I would. He needs a bodyguard and just has to me within 6” of the middle or 24” from a character.