"Oh God, not him again" An army list from purestrain.

[purestrain]

Hi,I'm Purestrain You may remember from such threads as "triple flyrant, is it viable?" And "Can I bring a knight in my guard list?"

In my smooth brain tradition, I've come up with another winner army list to see how superior my generalship is compared to the chattle below me

So let's get into this (those of you who don't just ignore my threads in the first place )


++ Arks of Omen Detachment (Tyranids) [99 PL, 1CP, 2,000pts] ++

+ Configuration +

Arks of Omen Compulsory Type: Elites

Battle Size [6CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)

Detachment Command Cost

Game Type: 5. Chapter Approved: Arks of Omen

Hive Fleet
. Other: (Feed, Adaptive) Exoskeletal Stabilisation, (Lurk) Territorial Instincts, Feed

+ Stratagems +

Hive Predator [-1CP]: Extra Warlord Trait

Rarefied Enhancements [-1CP]: Extra Bio-artefact

Relic [-1CP]

Stratagem: Heroic Support [-1CP]

+ HQ +

Hive Tyrant [9 PL, -1CP, 205pts]: 2x Monstrous Scything Talon, Adrenal Glands, Power: Psychic Scream, Power: Smite, Power: The Horror, Relic: Balethorn Cannon, Stranglethorn Cannon, Stratagem: Warlord Trait, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Adaptive Biology

Hive Tyrant [9 PL, 195pts]: Heavy Venom Cannon, Lash Whip and Monstrous Bonesword, Power: Onslaught, Power: Paroxysm, Power: Smite, Relic: Shardgullet, Warlord Trait: Heightened Senses

+ Elites +

Haruspex [11 PL, 195pts]: Adaptive Physiology: Dermic Symbiosis

Haruspex [10 PL, 185pts]: Adaptive Physiology: Predator Instincts

Maleceptor [9 PL, 220pts]: Power: Catalyst, Power: Neuroparasite, Power: Smite

Toxicrene [8 PL, 150pts]

+ Lord of War +

Hierophant [43 PL, 850pts]

++ Total: [99 pl 2000 pts] ++

I'm about 95% sure I'm going to get fisted in points, but since I'm more of a beer and pretzels kind of player thats okay. I was just wondering what kind of secondaries I should go for and what else could be a better choice for the list. I'm pretty enamored with my haruspex so I probably wouldn't drop them tbh. Anyone who read this far thanks and thank you for anyone's opinion/criticism!

[piersonsmuppet]

A good change might be to drop the Toxicrene for either 3x TG or 2x Lictors. Leftover points can upgrade the non-dermic Haruspex to enraged reserves. Would help you at least have banners as an option to have the infantry bodies and Lictors open up Behind Enemy Lines.

Maybe consider Heightened Reflexes and TI as your adaptations, HR would let your tyrants and Hierophant still choose targets if they get tied up in combat. The HI trait could be decent instead of HR as well for making objectives next to impossible to swipe from you. I just don’t see Stabilization having a big impact since it doesn’t affect Balethorn and doesn’t matter much for the HS Shardgullet.