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Ok I know the nets are flooded with 'Nid lists right now but hell we all get better with C&C

So here's my take at Nidzilla. Some of the choices are due to what models I have (i.e. don't own any fortifications), but mostly to maximize big stompies.
I am more than open to suggestion.

HQ
Flyrant : 230
2x TL Devs

Flyrant: 230
2x TL Devs

Elite
Zoan: 50

Zoan: 50

Venom: 45

Troops
Termagants: 120
x30

Termagants: 40
x10

Termagants: 40
x10

Tervigon: 195

Heavy
2x Dakkafexes: 300

2x Fexes w/ HVC and TL Devs 310

Mawloc: 140

1750 on the nose

8 MCs at 1750 is pretty respectable. As I think you know you need an ADL these days just a no brained for Nids.

Your 2nd Flex brood is also 300 not 310 as you've post so you have 10 points to play with. I'd consider swapping both broods over to the HVC+Dev combo for more early game menace.

Your Synapse is fragile and out in the open so that is a concern, I know the Tervigon is fairly sturdy but do you want him around your main battle line as he's such a liability? If you dumped all your Troops you could get 4 Warrior units. I'd then dump the Zoans for an ADL and 2nd Venomthrope. Sure you're down to 7 MCs but that's still pretty tough.

You'd gain more turn 1 damage output and potentially 4 pinning checks. You'd remove all good targets for AI sidearms and stuff like flamers and S4-5 blasts as they are inefficient against both MCs and warriors. Just a thought.

Otherwise looks pretty solid and well thought out.

Thanks for the input.

Yeah I know some kind of fortification, whether bastion or ADL is pretty much required for competitive Nids (I kind of like the bastion for potential LOS blocking but the amount of 2+ cover from the ADL is really sweet too).

I like the sound of warriors too, just as mentioned, don't have the models right now. If I were to go warriors as troops do you prefer BS on each unit or HVC? I like BS personally (heh i like BS)

How do you think MSU genestealers w/ Broodlord would work with this list? I like no synapse and the pinning checks, they just seem awfully fragile for 130 pts and 6 models.

Also could a mix of warriors and 'stealers work or is it better to go with one or the other?

I like the Zoans just for the extra buffs/de-buffs but we shall see how it works in playtesting. I'll definitely work out another incarnation soon with an ADL and hopefully keep the Zoans around at the expense of the tervigon and gants.





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Also I reeeallly like the idea of Warriors as the only troops. True Nidzilla: only multiwound models RAWRRR!!!

MSU stealers are good but don't really fit this list. The reasons are three fold. Firstly you have little synapse so you need that to babysit those MCs you're running. Secondly they dovetail well with the relatively slow moving Nidzilla by adding turn 1 damage output with 36" range guns (in your list with HVCs and the dakka Flyrant go BS all the way). Finally stealers work best in a pressure lust where your army is in his face turns 1&2 this helps counteract the fragility of the stealers (think of them as an 8 wound psyker for 130 points) by adding lots of other pressing threats. So Lictors, Mawlocs and FMCs work best with the stealers.

So overall warriors are the best fit here IMHO with barbed stranglers.

Sweet will definitely be trying this soon.

Not too soon though, I finally picked up some daemons mwahahaha