Does anyone else use Tyranid Warriors

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**barnowl**

Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Jancoran wrote:I dont play Tyranids but if i did, I'd play with Shrikes.

As for missile spam, my oppinion is, if you put some seriously ticked off customers on the board like Tyrannofex's and to a lesser extent, Tervigons, then you will find that warriors dont get nearly as much attention from missiles!

Also, Shrikes are uber fast and you can take a pair of the swarms to gaurd their flank from being slowed any by intrepid troopers.

So i am a big fan, personally, of the Shrike version of Warriors. Every time I try a list (which aint often) they are always in it.

I tried Lash Whip + Bonesword Shrikes with the Parasite once, but didn't really like it. The 5+ save really sucks if they fail to kill what they charge.

That is my problem with small shrike broods, SM bolters at rapid fire tend to make a mess of them being AP5

**Akiasura**

If it wasn't for GK, they'd probably still see some use. Losing 3 wounds in CC to one force weapon wound is terrible, especially with fearless. It's the same problem they have against TH/SS termies...if you don't wipe the squad, just 2-3 dead warriors is 6-9 wounds. It's really hard to do more then 6-9 wounds in CC with anything but a huge squad.

Combine the above weakness with their termie like costs and well...you don't see them taken that much. If they came with grenades or Lashwhips for free, you'd see them used a lot more.