[2000] - Tyranid - 23 units lots of big guys

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**fartherthanfar**

So this is a 2 CAD list

240 1x Flyrant
240 1x Flyrant

85 1x Malanthropes
85 1x Malanthropes
50 1x Zoanthropes
50 1x Zoanthropes
50 1x Zoanthropes

75 15x Hormagaunts
75 15x Hormagaunts
15 1x Mucolid Spore
15 1x Mucolid Spore
15 1x Mucolid Spore
15 1x Mucolid Spore
15 1x Mucolid Spore
15 1x Mucolid Spore
15 1x Mucolid Spore
15 1x Mucolid Spore

200 1x Dimachaeron

150 1x Dakkafexes
150 1x Dakkafexes
150 1x Dakkafexes
140 1x Mawlocs
140 1x Mawlocs

Total 2000pts

23 single units to deal with, some really big ones too (3x 6Wound monstosity, 7x 4Wound Gribblies, all with 3+ ArSv)

The main blob moves forward under cover of the gaunts and malanthrope shrouding. Dima making sure no one wants to get too close.
Zoanthropes provide additionnal Synapse and give options and coolness.

then on second turn the surprise of 2x Mawocs bursts out and up to 8x Mucolid spores pop up to restrain the movement of the opponent, helping my main blob to reach its prey.

2x flyrants cause chaos in their usual manners.

how competitive is this?

**pinecone77**

Looks pretty good, but it might be a little slow to close...You also look vulnrable to getting a big Alpha strike before you "get set". The screen should help a lot though.

I dunno whay exactly would add speed.

I guess roll on Strategy, and hope for Master of Ambush?

Some of this might be "style" though. I like to push a few units far forward, in a "Look at me!" fashion, so I can influence what my foe does. This force is more of a "everybody is coming to your party" I guess the Tsunami part is how you get the backfield pressure, so I guess it could be effective.

It looks like the new "super" spore pods are changing the meta in multiple ways.

**fartherthanfar**

The flyrants and Mawlocs job is doing the whole look at me thing. Then the mucolids will be deepstriking in positions that will restrain the opponents movement enough for my main blob to reach him.

Strategy table is definitely where im going

The main blob is slow but it tough enough to tske a beating and still hit hard when it does close in. And its still shooting in a decent manner as its closing in with 60 TL str6 shots per turn and a few warp blasts plus the large pie plates from the Mawloc and then the mucolids explody bits

To protect against alpha strikes, how many gaunts to bubble wrap would you consider is needed? I could alway take out a few mucolids to get more bodies but i felt 30 was enough.

Frankly I think an alpha strike army would have a really hard time against this list since its getting within arms reach right away and no one whats to face a full dimachaeron head on, especially if its backed up with a bunch of other stuff. Sure he can try to focus the dima but knowing im fighting an alpha strike army they wont get within 12" of it on first turn (due to bubble wrap) so I would wish him good luck

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I could also remove 3 mucolid to give the dakkafexes adrenal glands, this would leave me with 5 mucolids which seems a bit minimal for a good distraction, perhaps removing 1 Zoan instead? Im not sure.

**pinecone77**

fartherthanfar wrote:
The flyrants and Mawlocs job is doing the whole look at me thing. Then the mucolids will be deepstriking in positions that will restrain the opponents movement enough for my main blob to reach him.

Strategy table is definitely where im going

The main blob is slow but it tough enough to tske a beating and still hit hard when it does close in. And its still shooting in a decent manner as its closing in with 60 TL str6 shots per turn and a few warp blasts plus the large pie plates from the Mawloc and then the mucolids explody bits

To protect against alpha strikes, how many gaunts to bubble wrap would you consider is needed? I could alway take out a few mucolids to get more bodies but i felt 30 was enough.

Frankly I think an alpha strike army would have a really hard time against this list since its getting within arms reach right away and no one whats to face a full dimachaeron head on, especially if its backed up with a bunch of other stuff. Sure he can try to focus the dima but knowing im fighting an alpha strike army they wont get within 12" of it on first turn (due to bubble wrap) so I would wish him good luck

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You likely have enough bubblewrap, I am a little obsessive about that. In my mind a Alpha Strike is Drop Pod full O' Melta(tm), and a Drop Pod full O' Sternguard (poison rapid fire FTW! ) or a Tau based or Eldar Serpent barrage type of massive cover ignore fire power. I guess I spend more time stressing out than most.
I could also remove 3 mucolid to give the dakkafexes adrenal glands, this would leave me with 5 mucolids which seems a bit minimal for a good distraction, perhaps removing 1 Zoan instead? Im not sure.