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Hey guys, just want to see what you think of my list for the beginning of my nid army;


500 nids

Hq
Tervigon, toxin sacs, catylist - 185

Elite
Hive guard - 50

Troops
18 hormagaunts with toxin sacs - 144

12 termagaunts with devourers - 120
Or
24 termagaunts - 120

Total = 499

James

Looks like a good start thus far if you're beginning an army as you've got the most used model (Tervigon) and the requisite Termigants. Hormagaunts get mixed reviews on here due to the changes in charging and overwatch, but they are still good at what they do at low point levels. As you increase in points most people find their effectiveness decreases.

Hive Guard are one of many good Elites choices and so are a good model to start with.

As an aside, because the Tervigon will spawn more scoring units, you can drop the normal Gaunts down to 10 and Hormagaunts down to 15 in order to add some Gargoyles (probably 10-15) for an additional fast hard hitting unit.

As you expand, the next step is a Hive Tyrant of some form and another Tervigon. From there it really depends on your playstyle and meta. If you like psychic Nids, Zoanthropes, Doom, Hive Tyrants are the way to go. Sneaky? Get some Ymgarls and Drop pod other stuff in. Nids are limited in the truly competitive builds (2 Flyrants, 2 Tervigons, Hive Guard, Zoans/Biovores), but there are a number of fun lists that can be relatively good but very fun to play.

Cheers!