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Hey guys,

Never been all that great at list building, but I've got some spare Nids laying around still, so I figured I'd put 'em to use. I'd like to become more competitive:

HQ:
1x Tyranid Prime-80
-Pair Bone Swords-10

ELITES:
2x Zoanthrope-120
-Mycetic Spore-40

4x Hive Guard-200

For MEQ games: 1x Deathleaper- 140
For Troops games: 1x DoM-90 + 1x Mycetic Spore-40

TROOPS:
40x Termagaunts-200

20x Hormagaunts-120
Toxin Sacs-40

1x Tervigon-160
regeneration-30

HEAVY:
Trygon-200
prime-40
regeneration-25

2x Biovore-90

Totaling just under 1500

I figured 10 Synapse should be more than enough, with 2 Zoanthropes/4 H. Guards for the range/tank killing.

The Prime, troops, and trygon are all mostly outfitted for CC.

What do you dakka's think about the Deathleaper/DoM issue? Do I really need the Deathleaper at all with all the Zoans/Guards running around?

And am I investing too many points in the Trygon?

Thanks

EDIT:
Changed Primes loadout to Pair Boneswords
Dropped 6x Warriors for a Tervigon
Dropped the +biovore DoM for a +pod
Dropped 1x Hormagaunt
Added Termagaunts

Look a bit better? The Tervigon will also help to keep my Synapse (thanks @ruminator)

Well, first off you list the Prime with rending...who's he running with? If he's aiming to kill troops, the rending is useless from the BS.

I haven't run the Deathlaeaper but DoM won't give synapse so he's a walking target. Drop the Biovore for a spod.

Your troop slots seem alright, except for the warriors. Forget ID I mean they seem confused what they should be doing. Is it one brood sitting back on an objective and the other brood moving up? That seems like few numbers so I would either combine broods for one purpose or swap for genestealers. As you said you have lots of synapse.

As for the trygon it depends on the opponent. Some threads say 6 wounds should automatically buy regen, others say a lone trygon is such a target it won't survive to try to regen the lost wounds. Enjoy sorting that out.

3 hive guard is 150 not 200 - go for 2*2 hive guard as a basic start.

Drop rending on the prime.

Broods of 3 warriors are too small - 3 missile hits and it's a dead unit. Run one unit of 5 if you want to run them. Equip them for shooting as they are slow.

Personally I'd drop a tervigon into your troop choice.