Tyrant taking?

[Hive Bahamut]

Which is your favourite and why? Are there any CP combos or unit combos that make it shine?

I can't decide whether I like Reaper with Swarmy or Shard in Leviathan (for now)

[piersonsmuppet]

My favorite is SL, I like the Obj pressure Hive Commander gives and hit rr’s. More fun to play than the Reaper Flyrant (the best but my least favorite option).

Shard Tyrant is in the middle, though I use a Flyrant because I like the movement.

[zimko]

Reaper flyrant is the one stop shop to make a problem go away. And sometimes he even lives long enough to do it again.

[dkng]

This choice heavily depends on the overall army composition.
If you go Core heavy (Warriors, Raveners, maybe even Horms) then Swarmy shines with rr's and ObSec. With the amount of attacks those units dish out full rr's are very significant. A unit of Raveners with their speed backed up with ObSec can more often than not make a huge difference by stealing far away points right under enemy nose. Swarmy biggest drawback is his speed and lack of shooting bit I'd say the buffs he hands out are all well worth it. Tyrant Guard is imo mandatory with him, some may argue that an even bigger unit than the usual 3 is needed to cover him from hostile shooting, and he'll draw all the firepower.
Shardgullet Tyrant (both flavours) is the most unreliable of the bunch. If you really want him and can spend CPs, Levi with Perfectly Adapted is the way to go to maximise the 3 shots potential. The flying one has the mobility to find optimal angles but sucks in melee, the walking one can hold his own in close combat but will frequently have to choose suboptimal targets. Overall the poorest choice of the bunch yet still quite powerful.
Reaper Flyrant, our Leeroy Jenkins, our yolo-boy, our pride and joy. Jokes aside, this is the hunter-killer missile, aim, fire, reload, pick up a new target. Downsides? Nephilim rules force us to designate a Tyrant as the warlord if you take one. As this bad boy has to be in CC to make up his points you risk losing SIs (not a huge deal but still) and you risk giving up VPs to your opponent. Personally, I simply take double patrol with a Walkrant warlord (hvc or Swarmy depending on the list) and the Reaperflyrant as the yolo line disruptor.
To answer your question, from most to least favourite: Reaperfly, Swarmy, Shardgullet (both variants).

Edit: Its a real shame quad MST Tyrant is not a viable option - with Searhive or Behemoth's Monstrous Musculature he'd be a decent alternative even to MawClaws.

[jackshrapnel]

I was all in on the reaper flyrant, however have found he just dies too easily (especially in a world of deep striking turn one falcons and the like). I've come to really appreciate the simplicity of a HVC flyrant (not shardgullet even) with adaptive physiology. With some Tyrant guard he just doesn't die, and even when the guard go down the T8, 2+/4++/5+++ is just rough to deal with. He's launching pretty reliable shooting downfield and by turn two he's mid-board anyways and can brawl pretty effectively as needed.

With him having to be warlord and costing SI when he dies... I want something that is reliably going to live throughout most of the game and be effective in multiple phases.

I know everyone raves about the reaper flyrant... who is fully able to nuke something tough... but the humble HVC walkrant has really done far more work for me, mainly because he lives much longer and deals damage in all phases.

[zimko]

I think you meant a HVC walkrant, not a HVC flyrant.

[N.I.B.]

Yeah 2+ save is a walkrant. As mentioned, Reaper Flyrant have that superior threat projection. Anything that gives more wiggle room to the opponent gets exponentially worse the better player the opponent is.

[Master Chief]

At the moment I am playing Reaper Flyrant + Maw Claws Flyrant and I am quite happy about it.

Would like to try Reaper Flyrant + Shardgullet Walkrant, to see how it performs.

I would lose versatility and close combat Power, but I gain one more big cannon that is well protected and also in close combat is not bad.

Don't know if is really worth it.

Sometimes when you decide to hit with 2 flyrants that at the same time they both re roll to hit and re roll to wound, you hit very, very hard.

[dkng]

Even a regular HVC Walkrant is well worth it as a central anchor for the swarm. Ofcourse, if you can spend 1 CP for the Shardgullet all the better but it's not as mandatory as the Reaper for Flyrant

[jackshrapnel]

Aug 4, 2022 19:49:30 GMT zimko said:

I think you meant a HVC walkrant, not a HVC flyrant.

yes sorry... I mean walkrant