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So I've been toying around with Daemons/Tyranids combos a lot lately. Well, to be honest, it's more or less been an exercise of figuring out the best way to get Flyrants into my Daemons lists.

I've been playing this list lately:

Flyrant: 2x TL Devourers
Flyrant: 2x TL Devourers

Venomthrope

Mucolid
Mucolid
Mucolid

Fateweaver
Tz'erald: ML3, Disc Exalted Reward (Grimoire)
Tz'erald: ML3, Disc
Kh'erald: Juggernaut, Locus of Wrath, Lesser Reward (Axe of Khorne)

3x Nurglings
11x Pink Horrors

7x Screamers
16x Flesh Hounds

Total WC: 16

But after some mulling about, I'm heavily considering this:

Fateweaver
Tz'erald: ML3, Disc
Tz'erald: ML3, Disc
Tz'erald: ML3, Disc, Grimoire

11x Pink Horrors
11x Pink Horrors

8x Screamers
7x Screamers

Flyrant: 2x TL Devs, EGrubs
Flyrant: 2x TL Devs, EGrubs

Venomthrope

Mucolid
Mucolid
Mucolid

Total WC: 21

I'd be missing out on the board control and horde/MC mulching abilities of the Hounds+Herald. I gain 3 more rolls at the critical Cursed Earth, extra WC for summoning/denying, and mobility/flexibility from the second unit of screamers. I'm really torn on the trade off. Anyone have thoughts on the matter?

Why not run 3 flyrants? Just drop 1 Tzerald and some screamers for a more reliable offensive threat.

Fateweaver
Tz'erald: ML3, Disc
Tz'erald: ML3, Disc, Grimoire

11x Pink Horrors
10x Pink Horrors

6x Screamers
5x Screamers

Flyrant: 2x TL Devs, EGrubs
Flyrant: 2x TL Devs, EGrubs
Flyrant: 2x TL Devs, EGrubs

Venomthrope

Mucolid
Mucolid
Mucolid

Total WC: 19

Ha I made almost the same list last night. If I'm going for three Flyrants though, I'm pretty sure I want a Malanthrope. Also a bastion would be nice. I can finance both by going down to a single squad of 7 Screamers.

Argh, this is killin' me! I'm a Daemons player first with a growing force of 'Nids on the side. I just got a 3rd Flyrant, but I can't find a DaemoNids list I like that fits the 3rd Flyrant. Nor do I have the models to field a pure Nids list that I like. Oh well, guess it's time to buy more bugs.