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So a friend at my FLGS has challenged me to get best tyranid in an upcoming 5 game tourney. They allow LOW but nothing over 600points and nothing with ap3 or better ignores cover over large blast size. So it looks like the perfect tourney for me to use a barbed herodule. Might also use this list for throne of skulls later this year.

So here's the list I'm going for

HQ
Dakka flyrant
Electroshock

ELITES
Malanthrope

TROOPS
3 rippers
Deep strike

3 rippers
Deep strike

HEAVY SUPPORT
Mawloc
Toxin sacs

Tyrannofex
Shreddershard beetles

Tyrannofex
Shreddershard beetles

LORD OF WAR
Barbed herodule

So there it is 1500 points

List at 1750points
HQ
Dakka flyrant
Electroshock

Tervigon (warlord)
Cluster spines

ELITES
Malanthrope

TROOPS
3 rippers
Deep strike

3 rippers
Deep strike

HEAVY SUPPORT
Exocrine

Tyrannofex
Shreddershard beetles, adrenal glands

Tyrannofex
Shreddershard beetles, adrenal glands

LORD OF WAR
Barbed herodule

So there's the list at 1750 I play tested this and was loads of fun I found noone shot at my warlord as they had far too much to deal with with the herodule and the two t- fexes advancing.

When you say AP3 do you mean an armour save or the AP of a weapon? I think the Bio-Cannons on Hierodules are AP3 but I could be wrong...

Now that I think about it, don't Mawlocs break that no Large Blast Ignore Cover rule?

It's a blast larger than a large blast that is ignores cover. It's not all ap3 weapons.
E.G
A weapon with str9 ap3 7"blast ignores cover is not allowed
A weapon with str9 ap3 large blast ignores cover is allowed

Oh right OK, now I understand.

List looks fine. The only suggestion I might suggest is that to fit in either Lictors or a Deathleaper to guide your Mawlocs, but Flyrants are too good to pass up...

Yeah if I take out a flyrant And a mawloc I can fit in 2 tyranofex's with shreddershard beetles and put toxin sacs on the remaining mawloc.

You could but I wouldn't recommend it, FMC work better when there is more than one, create more threats for your opponent to deal with.

Tyrannofexes seem good though, I don't have IA 4 but I hear Malanthropes give Preferred Enemy to Nids, if that's correct then the two Template weapons should deal nicely with infantry.

Only if he kills a unit. The main thing it's there for is because it gives synapse and shrouding within 12"

Added a 1750 version of the list with 27t6 wounds and a herodule.