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Ok so we all hate synapse and we all hate how vulnerable are troops are. I've devised a solution to both problems (I think). Correct me if I'm wrong but units inside vehicles and more importantly buildings count as having ld10 or fearless can't really remember (Don't have my rule book here). So I've devised a list where all my scoring will be tucked away as far from the enemy as possible inside bastions. My list is based on a turn 2 mass strike.

HQ
Dakka flyrant
Toxin sacs
Dakka flyrant

TROOPS
10 gants (inside bastion with an objective right behind it)

3 warriors (inside bastion with an objective right behind it)
Barbed strangler

FAST ATTACK
Hive crone

Hive crone

Harpy
Cluster spines

HEAVY SUPPORT
Mawloc

Mawloc

FORTIFICATION
Bastion

Bastion

1500pts

Tactic is simple place the two bastions next to each other so the warriors give the gants synapse. Hide the two dakka flyrants and the crones behind the bastions. Turn two when my reserves come on everything jumps forwards and does what they do best.

The unit is fearless which could certainly help with nids, the cover saves would make a big difference.

I wouldn't want to put my Marines against that force in that cover.

Any ideas of how to change the list up?

You are really low on synapse, get some Zoanthropes or Warriors to hold objectives instead.

I don't need synapse if im stuck in buildings though and warriors and zoanthropes can't keep up with the flyers to give them synapse


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If I take out the rippers I can swap the two units of termagants to gene stealers which don't need synapse and can hand around in the bastions playing blackjack until turn 5 then hop out?

Hi I like your plan but I thing you are only allowed one fortification in army's under 2000 points so if I were you I would have one stealer brood of 10 with a broodloard at 200 points then The Lord can man the comms and your rippers can deeps strike with spine fist and toxic sacs very lethal

You can have as many as you want. I'm gonna change the list so that I've got the two stealer units and no coms relay then deploy all five flyers behind the two bastions that are pushed together With stealers inside.

Does your local gaming group not use the rulebook? That says you can only have 1 fortification?

Yeah sorry I've re read my rule book and changed my list taking out the warriors and harpy and adding a venomthrope, tervigon and 30 gants