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With the new codex out, now's the time to have a look at my long neglected Tyranids. While i don't like many of the changes i've seen, i've still managed to get together a list that i somewhat like and will only need to buy a couple of extra models for. I don't usually face flyers in my meta, so i made this list with that in mind.

HQ

Hive Tyrant - 235 points
x2 Scything talons, toxin sacs, regen, shreddershard neetles, indescribable horror, prehensile pincer

Tyrant guard x3 - 159 points
Toxin sacs

Troops

Termagants x30 - 120 points

Tervigon - 250 points
Regen, miasma cannon

Elites

Zoanthrope x2 - 100 points

Zoanthrope x2 - 100 points

Venomthrope x3 - 135 points

Heavy Support

Exocrine - 200 points
Regen

Exocrine - 200 points
Regen

Total points - 1499

The idea is to use the big unit of gants as a screen for the HT/TG, giving them, depending on where they're shot from, a cover save. While the the HT/TG, exocrines and tervigon stay around the venomthropes for shrouded. The venoms themselves will be staying close behind the HT/TG with an exocrine on each flank and the tervigon at the rear, so any unit shooting at them will have to get through a 3+ cover save (intervening models + shrouded). The zoans not needing shrouded will go where needed, starting out on the outer flanks of the main group.

Giving the tervigon the miasma cannon for fire support is useful as it gives it a role outside of just spawning more gants. While having four psyker units (with 5 rolls on the power list) will give a good chance of getting the much improved catalyst for feel no pain.

WOuld not call it a much imporved catalyst as it is now random for what had been a stock power. Potenially decent nidzilla except against Tau/Taudar. The VT's will be almost useless in many cases.