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Hello all, brother in law starting 40k and has insisted on playing nids. so trying to come up for something to work towards and be as competitive as possible. any and all input is welcome. thanks in advance.

Hive Tyrant
- Wings, TL Devourers

Hive Tyrant
- Wings, TL Devourers

Tervigon
- 2 Psychic Powers ( More then likely Biomancy )
-Toxin Sacs

Tervigon
- 2 Psychic Powers ( More then likely Biomancy )
-Toxin Sacs

Tervigon
- 2 Psychic Powers ( More then likely Biomancy )
-Toxin Sacs

Termagant Brood x 10 gants

Termagant Brood x 10 gants

Termagant Brood x 10 gants

Hive Guard x 3

Hive Guard x 3

Doom
-Mycetic Spore

Gargoyle Brood x 17 Gargoyles

Trygon Prime

Typical bug list i know...but what if any changes are reccomended to get this list a little more competitive. Thanks again for any help

Personally i'm not the biggest fan of hive guard i prefer running trygons running forward. your list looks solid although i would take swarmlord instead of one of the flyrants as i belive he is the best combat character with his psychic support in 6th ed but i guess that's not as competitive.

In my experience, Gargoyles are fodder for your fodder. They have great utility in their speed - but their greatest advantage is providing cover for your Tervigon / Termagaunt swarm. That being the case, abandon Toxin and Adrenal on them, that's all wasted points as the most of them will be shot down before making contact (or usually are, anyway). They will have great synergy with two Flyrants and are definitely a solid choice, though.

I have a personal distaste for Biovores despite the advantage of Barrage weaponry. They've never gotten their points back for me and won't be taking them anymore because of it.

I disagree with the previous post, I believe Hive Guard are fantastic and every Tyranid army in 6th should have them. The Swarmlord has his uses, but I see a strategy in your list and he would not fit into it.

As for changes I would make; if you scooped the 90 from Biovores and 40 (1 tox 1 adrenal x 20? No book on hand) from the Gargoyles you're left with enough points for nothing I'd lay stake down for. With slots you have left, I would advocate for a Trygon or Dakkafex drop but you couldn't get to that point level without more sacrifice. My thoughts on this would depend on the meta-game of where you're playing, if opponents have anti-air I'd drop OA from the Flyrants, if there isn't a light mech spammer I'd drop AG from the Tervigons. In any case I think those points should find a different home.

Hope that helps, solid list as stands.

I'm not a Tyranid player, but I can tell you any of my 2K BA lists would be hard pressed to stop that list.

I guess the only other thing I will say is that at 2K, I would expect some Zoanthropes to deal with really high AV. But maybe there's something in there do deal with that too. Don't hive guard have indirect krak launchers? LR still laughs at that though.

yah I have been really up in the air with trygon/dakkafex in that slot over the biovores as well cieged...i also can understand not blowing all those points on the gargoyles and probably if anything would be better spent on more gargoyles. time to toy with the list a bit.



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i can fit a trygon.. but not a trygon prime..i can fit a dakkafex but no pod...


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Made Changes to original list... dropped old adversary on both tyrants.. dropped adrenal glands off all tervigons..took the extra gaunt out of each troop slot...dropped glands and toxins on the gargoyles.. lowered gargoyle unit size from 20 to 17 to free up enough points for a trygon prime to take place of biovores.