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Hey so i recently just joined Dakka DAkka and i also recently just got into Warhammer. I just wanted to know if anyone had some tips on my Tyranid Army i will include everything that i have. Also, just some warhammer 40k tips in general would be nice so far i know how to build an army and understand the rules to some degree i dont know everything because the codex/rulebook is kinda big.
So what i have now includes
1 swarmlord
3 warriors
2 carnifexes
1 biovore
1 lictor
1 ravenor
1 zoanthrope
1 broodlord
8 Genestealers
60 termagents
60 hormagents
10 gargoyles
6 ripper swarms
i wanted to build an army around 1500 points and most of the time i will be playing agains Tau and Spacewolves so it would be great if you guys could let me know what you think

navi wrote:
Hey so i recently just joined Dakka DAkka and i also recently just got into Warhammer. I just wanted to know if anyone had some tips on my Tyranid Army i will include everything that i have. Also, just some warhammer 40k tips in general would be nice so far i know how to build an army and understand the rules to some degree i dont know everything because the codex/rulebook is kinda big.
So what i have now includes
1 swarmlord
3 warriors
2 carnifexes
1 biovore
1 lictor
1 ravenor
1 zoanthrope
1 broodlord
8 Genestealers
60 termagents
60 hormagents
10 gargoyles
6 ripper swarms
i wanted to build an army around 1500 points and most of the time i will be playing agains Tau and Spacewolves so it would be great if you guys could let me know what you think

Well, you have a lot of "one of's" so it won't be super optimalized, but I'll give it a try later today... I'd suggest you put in a game or three, and find your "style". That way you'll know what to buy extras of... I'd reccomend building say a 1000 point army . That way when you decide what suits you , "building out" to 1500 will be easy.

Sadly Genestealers are kinda sub-optimal right now. But I think a medium sized Brood with a Broodlord would make a cool outflanker, and it needs no Synapse support.

How have you built your Carifexes? If it's not too late, magnitise, you'll never regret doing it.

Hey thank you very much and the reason i have so many 1 ofs is because i got into the game a few years ago and then never really played other then 1 or 2 matches and then just recently i started playing again and realized i needed some things in my army so i got the tyranid swarm, a hivetyrant/swarmlord and 3 warriors.
and one carnifex just has sything talons while the other one still has to be built so im planning on magnetizing that one, i was thinking of throwing on a stanglethorn cannon or a heavy venomcannon to get some more longer range attack. anyways let me know what you think.

Swarm lord

Zoan

3 warriors
8 stealers + lord
30 hormogaunts
22 hormogaunts
30 termagants
30 termagants

10 gargoyles

2 carnifexes (2x2 TL devourers)
Biovore

You might struggle with this list as it is very weak on synapse but has a lot of troops which is nice. Stealers, gargs and a big gant squad can be used to provide threats to your opponents back field and flanks.

I think you need to invest some cash I'm afraid. First up is a dakka flyrant for more synapse and AA IMO.

navi wrote:
Hey thank you very much and the reason i have so many 1 ofs is because i got into the game a few years ago and then never really played other then 1 or 2 matches and then just recently i started playing again and realized i needed some things in my army so i got the tyranid swarm, a hivetyrant/swarmlord and 3 warriors.
and one carnifex just has sything talons while the other one still has to be built so im planning on magnetizing that one, i was thinking of throwing on a stanglethorn cannon or a heavy venomcannon to get some more longer range attack. anyways let me know what you think.

A "Gunfex" With a Heavy Cannon, and Twin Brain Leech Devourers is a nice build. But the current "best" build is Two Twin link Brain Leeches...You can get good use from a "Vanilla" fex though...it's cheap, or you can pay extra, and add Bioplasma for an "old school" Sceamer Killer.

With a Walking Tyrant, you pretty much Have to use Tyrant Guard to keep it alive... You have plenty of Gaunts, but are short on multiples for the Heavys, elites, etc. So make note of when you find a unit useful, then double, or triple it up as time goes on.


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So...for HQ...you have the Swarm Lord...check

For Troops I suggest:

Genestealers x7, Broodlord 158 this is too Outflank, for backfield pressure.

Termigants x20 80 points
Termigants, x20 80 pts
Termigants, x 20 80 pts
Warrior Brood, x 3 Deathspitters x2, Cannon 110 pts

That runs around 788....

Heavy(s):
Carnifex TL: Brain Leeches 150 Like all Nid Broods x2 is more than twice as good.
Carnifex : Screamer Killer 140 Diito.
Biovore 40? This really needs to be x2, or x3 for best effect

Cost 330 (ish) That runs 1118 or so

So you can purchase Elites, and FA for 382 or so, to make 1500

You have a Zoey, and a Lictor. And 10 Gargoyles.....thats 160 for the rest? Upgrades and one more Troop (say a Big Brood of Toxic Hormagaunts? )

Once you get all this down...I reccomend a second (and maybe a third) Zoey, A pair of Venothropes, and 1 or 2 more Carnifexen. If you like the Lictor then you might want to get a Mawloc (magnitise if you can...) And try to add Deep Strike units to fully exploit the Pheremnone trail power... Good Luck!