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2006/12/30 05:19:52
Subject: Tyranid Army List
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.
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Design me a competitive and interesting list from the raw materials: Winged Red Terror (Hive Tyrant conversion) 3xTyranid Battleforces each 3 warriors, 8 Genestealers, 8 Hormagaunts, 8 Gants, 1 Carnifex 1x Battle of Macragge ??? Genestealers, ??? Termagants, ??? Spore Mines maybe 2x or 3x Raveners maybe 1x or 2x Zoanthrope I would rather not spend too much. I want 2000pts but will settle for 1500pts. What would you do?
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n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
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2006/12/30 09:17:09
Subject: RE: Tyranid Army List
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Ambitious Marauder
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This list probably has room for some improvment, and you've got some points left. Anywho...
1 Hive Tyrant Adrenal Glands +1 In; Adrenal Glands +1 WS; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Winged; Scything Talons (x2); Synapse Creature; The Horror; Warp Field
6 Warriors Adrenal Glands +1 In; Adrenal Glands +1 WS; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Winged; Rending Claws (x1); Scything Talons (x1); Synapse Creature
3 Warriors Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Winged; Twin-linked Devourer; Synapse Creature
12 Genestealers Rending Claws; Scything Talons
12 Genestealers Rending Claws; Scything Talons
24 Hormagaunts Scything Talons
1 Carnifex Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Twin-linked Devourer (x2)
1 Carnifex Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Barbed Strangler; Venom Cannon
1 Carnifex Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Barbed Strangler; Venom Cannon
2 Ravener Rending Claws; Scything Talons (x1)
2 Zoanthrope Toxic Miasma; Synapse Creature; Warp Blast; Warp Field
Total Roster Cost: 1959
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2006/12/30 13:24:18
Subject: RE: Tyranid Army List
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
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Thankyou.
I would put the extra points into upgrading the HS fexes with +1 would. 11pts spare, two mace tails?
Some comments:
1. You recommed scytal for genestealers, but not carapace, any reason?
2. Any reason to breed shooty winged warriors?
3. Any reason not to deploy my Termagants? I get a whole horde of the critters, are they no good.
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2006/12/30 22:42:12
Subject: RE: Tyranid Army List
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Fresh-Faced New User
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i would say that the termagants are no use as they are cannon fodder. Everything is either too fast to have a termie sitting in front of them or a MC so it doesn't really make sense having them.
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2006/12/31 00:37:05
Subject: RE: Tyranid Army List
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
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Are Termagants totally useless, or just dont have synergy with the other bugs the boxsets hold.
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2006/12/31 02:40:56
Subject: RE: Tyranid Army List
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I don't seem to get much mileage out of my shooty gaunts. They can tie things up a bit, they can act as a screen for a failed Ld check, but by a large I find them simply to feeble to do much damage.
That said, others seem to get great mileage out of shooty bugs.
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2006/12/31 03:25:54
Subject: RE: Tyranid Army List
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
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The trouble is, all the good value boxsets are full of them. BTW how many swarms will I get, arent there some with warrior sprues? I would like to take some, useful or not just so that I get the little bug, medium sized bug, big bug and very big bug effect in my army.
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2006/12/31 11:57:34
Subject: RE: Tyranid Army List
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Ambitious Marauder
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To adress the previous questions; EC could be a good choice, there are some threads with the numbers worked out. I just prefer them without. Secondly, those three warriors are fast and put out lots and lots of shots with re-roll to both hit and wound. I don't think you'll get that many ripper swarms, but with some creativity you can probably get some bases. If you give them wings, tell me how they perform in your matches
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