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Using Dataslate Tyranid Invasion: Skyblight Swarm

230 1x Hive Tyrant / Wings / 2x TL Devourer BLW
230 1x Hive Tyrant / Wings / 2x TL Devourer BLW
230 1x Hive Tyrant / Wings / 2x TL Devourer BLW

155 1x Hive Crone
155 1x Hive Crone
155 1x Harpy / Cluster Spines / Heavy Venom Cannon
155 1x Harpy / Cluster Spines / Heavy Venom Cannon
155 1x Harpy / Cluster Spines / Heavy Venom Cannon
155 1x Harpy / Cluster Spines / Heavy Venom Cannon

100 3x Tyranid Warriors / 1x Barbed Strangler
100 3x Tyranid Warriors / 1x Barbed Strangler

60 10x Guargoyles
60 10x Guargoyles
60 10x Guargoyles

2000pts total

This is as nasty as I think this can get. With this List even tau/dar would suffer.

what do you think Dakkanaughts?

This looks like a challenging list, to be sure. I would have preferred to make the gargoyle squads a bit larger, as they are scoring with this formation. But I can't really see any place to drop some points.
If it was me, I would drop one harpy and put all the points into the gargoyles so that they last longer and can grab you another objective or 2.

I agree...I'd likely want x15 for each brood...they only come back about half the time, so I'd want to make them more survivable...only needs 90 points, so if you cash in a Harpy, 65 left for upgrades, or more Gargoyles

What if I just take out the Cluster Spines from the Harpies allowing me to get 10 more Guargoyles, bringing the units up to 13, 13 & 14.

I do want those cluster Spines though....

I did want to max out the FMC in this list but lets look at what I would get if I lost a harpy.

I would probably want a venomthrope to hide behind line of sight blocking terrain. to keep my swarm around on turn 1.

so that harpy would allow me to boost the Guargoyles units up to 16 each and get a Venomthrope... It would be good but I dont know if this is worth losing a FMC for guys, This lists base is to over saturate FMC, and losing one would be a big hit, even getting a venomthrope (on top of boosting up the guargoyles squad) which sounds like a good idea would not make up for that loss.

I figure I can always just keep them in reserve if I fear for them too much, they are going to be fearless with the amount of synapse I have in this list so they wont be fleeing off the board and they come back on a 4+ roll so those 30 Guargoyles to kill realy count as 50 Guargoyles to kill, plus the 2 warrior teams are also scoring so even though its a tiny bit minimal its not like this list is actually low on scoring (especially since Guargoyles are super scoring)

 fartherthanfar wrote:
What if I just take out the Cluster Spines from the Harpies allowing me to get 10 more Guargoyles, bringing the units up to 13, 13 & 14.

I do want those cluster Spines though....

I did want to max out the FMC in this list but lets look at what I would get if I lost a harpy.

I would probably want a venomthrope to hide behind line of sight blocking terrain. to keep my swarm around on turn 1.

so that harpy would allow me to boost the Guargoyles units up to 16 each and get a Venomthrope... It would be good but I dont know if this is worth losing a FMC for guys, This lists base is to over saturate FMC, and losing one would be a big hit, even getting a venomthrope (on top of boosting up the guargoyles squad) which sounds like a good idea would not make up for that loss.

I figure I can always just keep them in reserve if I fear for them too much, they are going to be fearless with the amount of synapse I have in this list so they wont be fleeing off the board and they come back on a 4+ roll so those 30 Guargoyles to kill realy count as 50 Guargoyles to kill, plus the 2 warrior teams are also scoring so even though its a tiny bit minimal its not like this list is actually low on scoring (especially since Guargoyles are super scoring)

Both arguments are convincing, in the end I think it comes done to play style. If you drop a Harpy you keep the enhancements on the others, and have points for other stuff (like a Veno) or put Adrenals on a Brood or two..? But if Big Winged Death is your thing, then go with it!

I would find a way to get toxin on those Tyrants they need it to deal with other MCs. Cluster Spines are nit overly needed. You've some real bad match ups (Tau FBSC lists) but most armies will really struggle to deal with this. Pressure with the FMCs and the Gargoyles should be ignored let alone the back field camping warriors.