1500pt TAC Tyranids 6ed

Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:

No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.

If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

**Razerous**

Hi Folks

This is my bash at a TAC tyranid list @ 1500pts. Would appreciate suggestions or hard-counters.

HQ:
Flyrant + 2x TL-Devs
Flyrant + 2x TL-Devs

Troops:
Tervigon + Shredder beetles
30 Termagants
0 Hormagaunts*

Elites:
Zoanthrope
Zoanthrope
Zoanthrope/Venomthrope (unsure?!)*

Fast Attack:
0 Gargoyles*
0-1 Spore Mine Cluster (Dependant on the Venomthrope)*

Heavy Support:
2x Carnifex Brood + 2x TL-Devs*
Exocrine
2 Biovores

= 1500pts

*Updates.

**sykl**

10 hormagaunts is an auto first blood for enemy, same with 10 gargs. If you are going to take either I wouldnt go bellow 20 models each unless you want them to get blown off the table extremely fast. My personal opinion, drop the horms, drop the gargs, drop the A-glands on the exocrine, s7 up from 6 and fleet on something that should be shooting every turn is a waste of 10 points.grab a second termi squad, those buggers arent half bad in 30 model broods.

**Razerous**

Okay, fair point. There will often be a weaker unit, best target for first blood by perhaps 10 gaunts/gargs are a bit easy to kill.

So If I pick 20 gargs, do I have enough troops? Otherwise, how about a block of 24 hormagaunts? Or 15 with toxin sac? Or something...

**FlingitNow**

I'd dump the gargoyles and pick up an ADL and a Venomthrope. Will do far more for you and is less points.

I don't get the Tryon for me it is the worst HS option and is the only one that actually got worse in this book. A second Exocrine would fit the bill better.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
At this point level a single Tervigon plus 30 gants is just about enough troops as long as you have plenty of threat elsewhere inthe list.

**Akaiyou**

You should let the zoanthropes be all in 1 unit, dont split them. That's another easy first blood for an opponent. 1 lucky missile launcher will end them

You don't have so many units needing extra synapse coverage to warrant having the zoans split.

I'd drop the trygon for a venomthrope unit (these guys are super useful now) and more biovores let them stick around with the zoans and tervigon to make a super strong backfield support

**Razerous**

Honestly it break's my heart not to use the Trygon but I can see where you are coming from. I'm torn but I have updated the list.

If not a spore mine cluster, where can I put 10-15pts (depending on the Zoan or Venomthrope) to good use? Edit: One of the key points of this army (and most Nid codexes) is max out the psychic powers rolled. A 3++ on a single model, can easily be hidden, I'm not too worried.

**Monkee**

Would there be any benefit to switching the two dakkafexes for another exocrine, then spending the saved points on more biovores/zoans/ADL/Bastion?

**Razerous**

I think an ADL/Bastion is too expensive to field @ 1500pts, with the style of MC heavy list I am trying.

However I could easily swap a venomthrope in for a zoan, relying on BLOS terrain to keep it alive.

Dakkafexes.. I really like Trygons (Originally I had two) but between access to AP2 ranged Exocrines and the cheap and powerful Dakkafexes, it was a no brainer.

To swap in a 2nd Exocrine, I would save 150pts (165pts total)... what could I get?

**Monkee**

Whelp, I shamelessly copied the general idea for your list and came up with the following:

HQ:
Flyrant + 2x TL-Devs
Flyrant + 2x TL-Devs

Troops:
Tervigon
30 Termagants

Elites:
2x Zoanthrope
Venomthrope

Heavy Support:
Exocrine
Exocrine
3x Biovores

Bastion

(There are a few points left over and the list itself is not with me right now so I can't remember the exact upgrades and whatnot)

The idea being that you deploy the Bastion 8" in front of your deployment zone and the venomthrope directly behind it, then on turn 1, you move 6" and embark into the bastion, thus increasing the effectiveness of the venomthropes shroud (increase the overall area it covers), and keep it safer with AV14.

2x Zoans in one brood make first blood less likely as well.

Alternatively, you can just deploy the bastion in your own deployment zone and use it to guarantee the cover location for your exocrines, though with 24" range I'd prefer the midfield deployment.

**Razerous**

From experience, I would recommend splitting the zoanthropes. With the burst firepower available & the ability to hide the zoans if needed, you can actually secure First Blood thus eliminating the risk of loosing it to the opponent. Plus extra rolls on the table is always good.

However, I think that list Monkee could well become a standard template and it just fits into 1500pts (The minimum Full Army points range). Thumbs up!

**Monkee**

Hahaha! Thanks dude!

So the above list comes in at 1455, I had just filled out the remaining 45 points with spore mines, but I feel like those points should be better spent. Ideas?

**Razerous**

Monkee wrote:
Hahaha! Thanks dude!

So the above list comes in at 1455, I had just filled out the remaining 45 points with spore mines, but I feel like those points should be better spent. Ideas?

Troops? Drop a biovore (2 is more than enough for 1500pts) and field a 20-somthing squad? Hive Commander + a 10-brood squad (outflanking). Its an odd no. of points, just shy of anything useful unless you remove a whole model (biovore/venomthrope/zoan).

**FlingitNow**

A second Venomthrope is 45 points. As every haywire gun in your opponents army will shoot that bastion and kill your Venomthrope. Or swap bastion for bunker and save another 20 points to give you 65 to spend.

Spore mines aren't a terrible choice either.

**Razerous**

I bought, with the last 15pts, a cheap n cheerful spore mine cluster. Cleared some troops off an objective I couldn't reach!