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Heading to my local little shindig so i'm gonna take my nids.

1850 Pts - Tyranids Roster

Total Roster Cost: 1850

HQ: Hive Tyrant (1#, 240 pts)
1 Hive Tyrant, 240 pts = (base cost 170 + Toxin Sacs 10 + Wings 60)

Troops: Termagant Brood (10#, 50 pts)
10 Termagant Brood, 50 pts = 10 * 5

Troops: Termagant Brood (10#, 50 pts)
10 Termagant Brood, 50 pts = 10 * 5

Troops: Termagant Brood (10#, 50 pts)
10 Termagant Brood, 50 pts = 10 * 5

Troops: Tervigon (1#, 180 pts)
1 Tervigon, 180 pts = (base cost 160 + Adrenal Glands 10 + Toxin Sacs 10)

Troops: Tervigon (1#, 180 pts)
1 Tervigon, 180 pts = (base cost 160 + Adrenal Glands 10 + Toxin Sacs 10)

Troops: Tervigon (1#, 180 pts)
1 Tervigon, 180 pts = (base cost 160 + Adrenal Glands 10 + Toxin Sacs 10)

Heavy Support: Trygon (1#, 200 pts)
1 Trygon, 200 pts

Heavy Support: Trygon (1#, 200 pts)
1 Trygon, 200 pts

Heavy Support: Trygon (1#, 200 pts)
1 Trygon, 200 pts

Fast Attack: Harpy (1#, 160 pts)
1 Harpy, 160 pts

Fast Attack: Harpy (1#, 160 pts)
1 Harpy, 160 pts

I would personally lose the 2 harpies and use the points to give the trygons toxin sacs, or the tervigons 2 powers and biomancy or get another flying hive tyrant and give him 2 TL devourers. Or some combination of the 3, but I just don't see 2 harpies being the best use of that 320 points.

First, you need to pull the upgrade point costs. Just listing unit final costs is fine. We don't want GW closing the site down.

Pretty typical nidzilla list. The Harpies are questionable, but probably more about taste.

You're squeezing in too many expensive MCs that you can't afford to run them properly - TL devourers on the flyrant, TS on the trygons, catalyst on the tevigons. I can see what you're trying to do, but I'd maybe drop to 2 trygons and upgrade the MCs as above. Drop the TS on the flyrant and you can squeeze 2 hive guard in as well - with the flyrant this gives you some more valuable shooting. You have 1 less trygon, but 2 hive guard and a lot more shooting.

I don't really find shooting that usefull in Nid lists, and i prefer to be in combat rather than shooting, i know i get skyfire with my Flyrants but as i say, combat over shooting for my personal taste.

But i've dropped the Harpies and have taken Glands and Sacs on the tervigons along with Catalyst on them all. Stuck another flyrant in and gave them both Sacs.
Also gave all the Trygons Sacs too.

From a fluff and fun perspective I agree, nids should be up close and personal. The problem with that is if you come up against a flyer heavy list you can't assault them, and if you go against eldar or dark eldar they will just drive circles around you. Its a good idea to have at least a little shooting.

Definately 2x TL Devourers on the flyrant... Drop 3 trygons for 2 trygon primes and catalyst for your tervigons... Also consider an aegis for 4+ cover and comms relay to make sure your beasties arrive turn 2...

major_payne wrote:
Definately 2x TL Devourers on the flyrant... Drop 3 trygons for 2 trygon primes and catalyst for your tervigons... Also consider an aegis for 4+ cover and comms relay to make sure your beasties arrive turn 2...

Who would ever drop the chance of 3 trygons for 2 trygon primes+extra.
He has enough synapse etc and challenges can hurt him against some lists.. Not worth it one bit