[2000] - Tyranids - Hierodule + Skyblight or two Hierodule?

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**fartherthanfar**

Still trying to optimize the power of the Hierodule and find that sweet spot of ultimate cheese.

Skyblight turns the guargoyle into amazing little beasties so going for as many of them as I can fit with 2 Malanthrope and a Hierodule

Everyone in the list is at least fleet or much faster (except for the creeping deepstriking Rippers).

565 1x Hierodule

240 1x Hive Tyrant / Wings / 2x TL Dev BLW / EGrub

45 3x Ripper swarms / Deepstriking
45 3x Ripper swarms / Deepstriking

85 1x Malanthrope
85 1x Malanthrope

Skyblight

240 1x Hive Tyrant / Wings / 2x TL Dev BLW / EGrub

140 1x Harpy / TL HVC
140 1x Harpy / TL HVC
155 1x Crone

90 15x Guargoyles
90 15x Guargoyles
78 13x Guargoyles

total 1998pts

Its saturating the skies with 5 FMC, which are good shooters, adding a lord of war that is the best shooter that Nids have access to, lots & lots of OS units and a very strong moveable shrouding cover for the Hierodule and guargoyles, and if they stick around gives a 2+ jink to my FMC.

The other option as very nasty but who knows what we can find in the future tournaments.

565 1x Hierodule

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

45 3x Ripper swarms / Deepstriking
45 3x Ripper swarms / Deepstriking

85 1x Malanthrope

60 10x Guargoyles

565 1x Hierodule

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

45 3x Ripper swarms / Deepstriking
45 3x Ripper swarms / Deepstriking

85 1x Malanthrope

2000pts

This is a real powerhouse of shooting. guargoyles are purely just for screening purposes.
Its very simple, 2x Flyrant, 2x Hierodule and 2x Malanthropes protecting them plus lots of deepstriking Rippers with a few Guargoyles.

which one is stronger?

**Frozocrone**

List one looks to be better since you've got more units (target Saturation) as well as more Objective Secured units.

(but if you don't play with Objectives, I'd go with list two, putting two Garguantuan Creatures on the Table is fun

)

**pinecone77**

fartherthanfar wrote:

Still trying to optimize the power of the Hierodule and find that sweet spot of ultimate cheese.

Skyblight turns the guargoyle into amazing little beasties so going for as many of them as I can fit with 2 Malanthrope and a Hierodule

Everyone in the list is at least fleet or much faster (except for the creeping deepstriking Rippers).

565 1x Hierodule

240 1x Hive Tyrant / Wings / 2x TL Dev BLW / EGrub

45 3x Ripper swarms / Deepstriking
45 3x Ripper swarms / Deepstriking

85 1x Malanthrope
85 1x Malanthrope

Skyblight

240 1x Hive Tyrant / Wings / 2x TL Dev BLW / EGrub

140 1x Harpy / TL HVC
140 1x Harpy / TL HVC
155 1x Crone

90 15x Guargoyles
90 15x Guargoyles
78 13x Guargoyles

total 1998pts

Its saturating the skies with 5 FMC, which are good shooters, adding a lord of war that is the best shooter that Nids have access to, lots & lots of OS units and a very strong moveable shrouding cover for the Hierodule and guargoyles, and if they stick around gives a 2+ jink to my FMC.

The other option as very nasty but who knows what we can find in the future tournaments.

565 1x Hierodule

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

45 3x Ripper swarms / Deepstriking
45 3x Ripper swarms / Deepstriking

85 1x Malanthrope

60 10x Guargoyles

565 1x Hierodule

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

45 3x Ripper swarms / Deepstriking
45 3x Ripper swarms / Deepstriking

85 1x Malanthrope

2000pts

This is a real powerhouse of shooting. guargoyles are purely just for screening purposes.
Its very simple, 2x Flyrant, 2x Hierodule and 2x Malanthropes protecting them plus lots of deepstriking Rippers with a few Guargoyles.

which one is stronger?

One is stronger on paper...but I suspect two will play stronger, because you'll be less likely to make any mistakes.

(IMHO)