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Just thought I would share my Tyranid list that I like to use... Played it tonight and tabled a Marine army on turn 5.

List is basically designed to be in CC turn 2 (or turn 1 if going second and they move up). Works pretty much every time.

HQ

2x Flyrant with TL Devourers

Troops
3x Warriors - Scything Talons, 2x Devourers, 1x Stranglethorn Cannon
15x Termagaunts - 10x Devourers, 5x Fleshborers

Fast Attack
9x Shrikes - 9x Scything Talons, 9x Rending Claws
9x Raveners - 9x Scything Talons, 9x Rending Claws
20x Gargoyles - Toxin Sacs

Heavy Support
2x Mawlocs
3x Biovores

I like it but I think you would be better off with a bigger gargoyle unit and 2 crones for added firepower.

There's no need to really. Once all the ground units are dead there is little any flyers can do.

Its an all or nothing list but it works. It's sweeped aside Tau, Marines and Chaos so far.

Its basically the same list I used in 5th edition. With just a couple of troops changes (which I might change again).

Why not go for 2 units of shrikes instead of ravaners for more synapse?

The Flyrants i think probably help the Raveners too. Being a Beast is real good imo if the synapse is there.

I really like the list. Nice and fast. I'm building 5 shrikes atm.

2 flyrants and 9 shrikes is easily enough synapse in a blob

I'm thinking of dropping the biovores and switching up the troops. Although the termagaunts did a good number on some terminators yesterday.

Most people just see the 2 big groups of 3 wound models and ignore the rest.

The raveners are fantastic however because of not being slowed by terrain, you can advance up the board and keep in cover.


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The mawlocs did well last night as well. 1 of them took out an entire tactical squad and put a wound on the hq in one turn. They are excellent units.