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Here is my version of a shooty tyranid army at 1850 points for friendly games based around mostly tyranid warrior broods. I think I'm bringing a good mix of long range AT and anti-horde. Please let me know what I may be missing or how I can improve upon what I've got. Thanks in advance.

HQ

Tyranid Prime w/lashwhip/bonesword/adrenal glands 105

Elite

3x2 hive guard 300

Troops

5x3 Tyranid warriors w/barbed strangler 500

1x3 tyranid warriors w/lashwhip/bonesword/adrenals 150

Heavy

3x1 tyrannofex w/rupture cannon 795

The warriors give me a nice large synapse area for my hive guard and fexes to operate in. I'll have 5 S4 AP5 pinning large blasts to thin out hordes of orks/bugs. I have one dedicated mean CC unit with the prime and his bonesword warriors to counter assault with. Also 12 S8 24 inch shots and 6 S10 48 inch shots divided up to 6 ways to work over enemy armor.

If I were to make a shooty list I would go with 2x Dakkafexes. Cheaper than the T-Fex, can still take down land raiders, but most importantly youre laying down 24 S6 twin linked shots. Two T-Fexes can nearly pay for 3 dakkafexes (36 shots a turn).

Also, definitely drop a unit of warriors and get a really cheap termagaunt screen line.

The reason I went with tyrannofexes over dakkafexes was for the 48 inch S10 firepower. It's assault 2 so even with the poor BS I should get one hit every turn from each t-fex.

I know that carnifexes can wreck shop on vehicles in CC, but they may have trouble chasing them down. I had similar problems trying to chase down vehicles when proxying a 3 trygon prime list.

I did love the 12 S5 shots each trygon put out each turn but they didn't provide me with the anti-armor capability I had tasked them for.

Just a question. How can you have trouble chasing vehicles with trygons when they have a 18" assault range? They move 6" run 6" and have fleet too. Did you forget fleet?

They still have to roll for run, giving them a 13-18 inch range. If they could always run 6 inches they would be more viable, but chasing around wave serpents can be tough. I like the idea of having the ability to reach out and touch anything in LOS within 48 inches with S10 assault weapons. Also hitting moving vehicles in CC can be hard when they move around fast. Needing 6's to hit is a pain.

Still up to 18". Serpents can move 24" but can't fire so at least you're not taking damage.

Trygons get re-roll to hit..