1000pt Crusade list advice please

[countkrojaer]

I have won my first 3 crusade games at 500pts.
2x vs A.Custodes and tabled them both times and 1x vs Imperial Knights

I am Jormungandr

I am due to go up to 750pts for next three games and I have tinkered with my 1000pt list. Which is now this:

HQ
Walkrant and Shardgullet
Neurothrope and r.barb

Troops
3x units warriors
1x unit 20 hormagaunts

Elite
Tyrant Guard

Heavy
Carnifex with HVC, scything and enhanced senses.

A) I dropped 4x raveners for the carnifex from my order of battle roster. Was that a good idea? To draw some attention away from The Hive Tyrant?

B) for my 750pt list do you think I should drop one of the 3 units of warriors for 13 hormagaunts?

C) at 1000pts should I have one unit of 20 hormagaunts or two units of 10?

D) any other model recommendations?

Thanks a lot.

[trashcan01]

A) Your Hive Tyrant is safe enough with the Guard, but I would still rather have a Carnifex in smaller games than 3-4 sized unit of Raveners
B) Warriors are too good to pass them, don't drop them. Invest in them or get Raveners back in
C) 2x10 as you will be able to cover more ground, do more actions and be less vulnerable to Blast rules (are you playing vanilla Jorg or you changed for something else?)
D1) Zoanthropes are an auto-include for a reason - their Mortal wound output through Smite is great, and their Synaptic Imperative is amazing
D2) Warrior Prime is a cheap selection that can do pretty well on it's own, and has access to pretty good Imperative as well

[countkrojaer]

Sept 22, 2022 15:18:52 GMT trashcan01 said:

A) Your Hive Tyrant is safe enough with the Guard, but I would still rather have a Carnifex in smaller games than 3-4 sized unit of Raveners
B) Warriors are too good to pass them, don't drop them. Invest in them or get Raveners back in
C) 2x10 as you will be able to cover more ground, do more actions and be less vulnerable to Blast rules (are you playing vanilla Jorg or you changed for something else?)
D1) Zoanthropes are an auto-include for a reason - their Mortal wound output through Smite is great, and their Synaptic Imperative is amazing
D2) Warrior Prime is a cheap selection that can do pretty well on it's own, and has access to pretty good Imperative as well

Thank you for your suggestions. I think you're right.
Re zoanthropes, I have always struggled with them in the 3 games I've used them. I have had them greatly underperform through my errors and ill luck and so I tend to use venomthropes instead. In my 1500 list I should maybe put them back in.

I have found out my next 3 opponents at 750pts games.
Deathwatch - i also play Deathwatch so not too worried here
Blood Angels - he is good player and angels are goo.d
Death Korps of Krieg - inexperienced player, played him twice and won both but I won't be cocky cos depending on the mission, those numbers could hurt me.

My 750pt list that I mentioned before should be able to cope with them I hope.