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Haha, made you look!

First thoughts on the Tyrapod - it's very hard not to go and chuck a Dimacheron in there...

Total of 9 MC's - including the Tyrannocytes. Thoughts?


Hive Tyrant
Wings
Double Devourers
Electro 240

Hive Tyrant
Wings
Double Devourers
Electro 240

Rippers
DS
Poison 57

Rippers
DS
Poison 57

Malanthrope 85

Dimachaeron 200
Tyrannocyte 75

Dimachaeron 200
Tyrannocyte 75

Mawloc
Adrenal Glands 155

LAN
Warriors
Barbed Strangler 100

Biovores 120

Exocrine 170
Tyrannocyte 75

Malanthrope, flyrants, Biovores and Warriors bunker down in a ruin for first turn invulnerability.
Turn 2 see's the Exocrine, Mawloc, 2 Dimachaerons and 2 ripper swarms potential entry to play. ( 4 units statically, Flyrants fly upfield to support synapse.)
Turn 3 onwards will tailor as per the opponent.

Exocrine in a pod because although it's nice to have the reroll scatter dice, 9/10 I prefer to shoot streams - personal preference.


thoughts?

Looks promising. It's an odd combo of a castling Gunline, and a Pod assault army. I'd have to see it in play a time or two to tell, but I think it might do well. My major concern is Maelstrom, maybe find room for a Brood or two of Gargoyles?

I agree with the aggressive nature of the list wouldn't Skyblight be more obvious choice for formation?

Skyblight is a lot of points though and you really need to commit to it. I like this list for sure. I would definitely want something to make all the dudes come in at once though, because a Dima coming in at turn 4 is not what you want....not at all. You could go Swarmlord or check the Stronghold Assault supplement for a fortification that allows you to purchase a Comms Relay. That allows you to re-roll your reserves (successful or not) to keep your rippers in deep strike for longer and to get everything in on turn 2 (probably). Sadly the Void Shield Generator doesn't come with this option, but a Bastion does!

pinecone77 wrote:Looks promising. It's an odd combo of a castling Gunline, and a Pod assault army. I'd have to see it in play a time or two to tell, but I think it might do well. My major concern is Maelstrom, maybe find room for a Brood or two of Gargoyles?

I very rarely play Maelstrom missions in my area but if we where too I think I have enough board coverage to manage. The 2 Fliers and 6 DS units should be able to cover most ground. Gargoyles - maybe. I've yet to use them and often worry about the points investment not paying off.

FlingitNow wrote:I agree with the aggressive nature of the list wouldn't Skyblight be more obvious choice for formation?

I guess it might be but I've found harpies to be an absolute waste of time. They are literally cannon fodder and nothing else.

luke1705 wrote:Skyblight is a lot of points though and you really need to commit to it. I like this list for sure. I would definitely want something to make all the dudes come in at once though, because a Dima coming in at turn 4 is not what you want....not at all. You could go Swarmlord or check the Stronghold Assault supplement for a fortification that allows you to purchase a Comms Relay. That allows you to re-roll your reserves (successful or not) to keep your rippers in deep strike for longer and to get everything in on turn 2 (probably). Sadly the Void Shield Generator doesn't come with this option, but a Bastion does!

Agreed - Skyblight is money and I'd rather go for homeland support i.e LAN.
Swarmlord was one of the first things I thought about when the Tyrannocyte was revealed but hits pts cost is just far too high and I cannot justify. A bastion and coms relay could be great though. In that case I would drop the Warriors and lose the LAN and replace with a Bastion and coms relay.

I would drop the pod for the Exocrine and try to fit in a comms relay somehow. Otherwise all that deepstrike could be a huge liability.