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== HQ ==
Hive Tyrant (1) - Lash Whip And Bonesword, Twin-Linked Devourer - Brainleech Worms, Armoured Shell, Psychic Scream, Paroxysm, Old Adversary = 250 pts.
Swarmlord (1) = 280 pts.

== Elites ==
Hive Guard Brood (2) = 100 pts.
Hive Guard Brood (2) = 100 pts.

== Troops ==
Hormagaunt Brood (21) - Toxin Sacs = 168 pts.
Hormagaunt Brood (20) - Toxin Sacs = 160 pts.
Genestealer Brood (8) - Toxin Sacs = 136 pts.
Genestealer Brood (8) - Toxin Sacs = 136 pts.

== Heavy Support ==
Trygon Prime (1) - AG = 250 pts.
Trygon (1) - AG = 210 pts.
Trygon (1) - AG = 210 pts.

== Total ==
2000 pts.

Worked alright against limited mech (2 Land Raiders and a Drop Pod). It's not meant to be super competitve, but not complete trash either. Just curious what people think about it.

I like using tervigons. I think they work really well so I would remove the 2 units of hormagaunts and with the points I would put in a tervigon with adrenal gland, toxin sacs, and catalyst and a unit of 10 termagants. Also, I would drop armored shell and give either the tyrant or swarmlord and tyrant gaurd. But hey, whatever works for you.

Ataraxia wrote:I like using tervigons. I think they work really well so I would remove the 2 units of hormagaunts and with the points I would put in a tervigon with adrenal gland, toxin sacs, and catalyst and a unit of 10 termagants. Also, I would drop armored shell and give either the tyrant or swarmlord and tyrant gaurd. But hey, whatever works for you.

I don't particularly like Tervigons. They're just boring to me, so I prefer to find other things to use besides them. As for the guard, I agree.. I just don't have any heh. Eventually.

Awesome to see another army list sans clown cars. How did you pop those Land Raiders?

I'd personally drop the Hive Tyrant or Swarm Lord, buy the other some guards, and get a Prime and some Zoanthropes in there. More anti tank from the zoanthropes, and more synapse. 3 synapse units, 2 of which are hive tyrants without guard, is unsettling.

I have been running a strangle thorn cannon on my ht, with 2 hormagaunt squads and 2 stealer squads your going to be assaulting into cover a lot. Get a pin with the strangle thorn and start smiling.

-Loki- wrote:Awesome to see another army list sans clown cars. How did you pop those Land Raiders?

I'd personally drop the Hive Tyrant or Swarm Lord, buy the other some guards, and get a Prime and some Zoanthropes in there. More anti tank from the zoanthropes, and more synapse. 3 synapse units, 2 of which are hive tyrants without guard, is unsettling.

Trygons are eventually what popped the Land Raiders. The match I played was a 2k match that I tabled him on turn 4. Admittedly, it was a horrible matchup for him (trying something different that didn't quite work out right).

I did have a turn where I had to make a bunch of Instinctive Behavior tests.. luckily it was both units of Hive guard and the 2 trygons.. all which had to attack what they were already going to attack anyways.. If they'd been out of position that might have been a lot worse. I'm working on filling in the stuff I don't have (aka Tyrant Guard and the like) but I prefer to not have to proxy as much as possible though frequently need to.

I think that the Swarmlord and a Tyrant all together in a list of less then 2500+ points is really a huge amout of points.. I'll drop one of them because if you're taking both of them just for the +1 +1 on the reserves roll I think it's quitely overkill..

In both case, anyway, just walking them on the field you'll absolutely need Guards. At least 2 for each Tyrant that in your case means at least 240 points..

Try to reduce the points invested in the HQ slots and to well power up your Troops choices.

IE, I'll drop all the Hormagaunts for a combo Devourers Termagants in a spod (20 of them if you can) + 1 Tervigon (as troop).

The big Mama will camp on you home obj when the Terms will drop down in a pod telling a big "60xST4-shoots-bonjour" to your lucky enemy.

For the rest, I mean ELITE and HEAVY choices, I like them very much. If, by dropping one of your Tyrants you'll still have points I'll take some other Hive Guards.