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alright so i am new to Warhammer and started watching some videos and doing some research. i decided to go with the Tyranids and here is the army I'm thinking of.

HQ

Termagon

Elite

Hevgaurd x3

zoanthrope x3


Troops

Genestellers x8 with broodloard

Termagants x20

Termagants W/ devoures x20

Hormagants W/ toxic sacs and adrenal glands x40

Possible adds

gargoyals x10
tyranofex or any other heavy support

i have also seen there was a spore pod that guys came out of and Doom of Malan'tai but i can't find any information in the 7th edition codex. are those real things or something someone came up with. any thoughts and help would be appreciated. main armies I'm going against will be Tau, blood angels and Space Wolves.

gundy wrote:
alright so i am new to Warhammer and started watching some videos and doing some research. i decided to go with the Tyranids and here is the army I'm thinking of.

HQ

Termagon

Elite

Hevgaurd x3

zoanthrope x3


Troops

Genestellers x8 with broodloard

Termagants x20

Termagants W/ devoures x20

Hormagants W/ toxic sacs and adrenal glands x40

Possible adds

gargoyals x10
tyranofex or any other heavy support

i have also seen there was a spore pod that guys came out of and Doom of Malan'tai but i can't find any information in the 7th edition codex. are those real things or something someone came up with. any thoughts and help would be appreciated. main armies I'm going against will be Tau, blood angels and Space Wolves.

The spore, and several others are in White Dwarf, and likely at the Black Library. For HQ, you are really going to want a Winged Tyrant, if you can magetise, the current "best build" is Twin Devouers with Brain Leeches, x2, and a Thorax upgrade that gives you a Template.

You can run a Tervigon as a second HQ, and later on turn it into a Troops choice by running a Brood of Termagants x30. I like Hormagaunts quite a bit, but you really don't want to put an upgrade on them, use the points you save to buy more figures. Tyranofex is a good choice, and some Mawlocs are very good vs Tau, and most anyone else.

I don't much like Hive Guard, I would rather spend the points elsewhere, Venothropes would be a major "power up" except vs Tau, but they are well morth including. I would split the Zoeys into two broods for extra WC, and rolls on the Powers of the Hive Mind! If you decide to run Hive Guard, drop the Brood to x2, that saves 55 points, and doesn't lose much of its effectiveness.