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As I've mentioned elsewhere, I'm recently reinvigorated on Tyranids [and 40k in general; what can I say I must be a masochist] and have agreed to particpate in a team tourney with a friend who has also been out of the game for a while. We have no illusions about actually winning the event; we won't. Our main concern is to have some decent gaks and giggles; and not to simply be roflcoptered into the dirt by bringing terrible lists or looking like we're "slow-playing" anyone. We're going in blind with no actual knowledge as to what our local meta might actually be, but we're each building a 1750pt list for the event which is in a couple of weeks.

I've tinkered up a few lists, but haven't really hit up on anything that feels like a complete package.

Assuming you have this pool to work with currently; where would you go with a list?:
My partner is playing Chaos Space Marines.

No Slot
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1 Tyrannocyte

HQ
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1 Hive Tyrant (Wings + 2 TL Dev)
1 Hive Tyrant (H. Venom Cannon + Bonesword + Lash Whip)
1 Hive Tyrant (Wings + 2 Scything Talons; he's a 3rd ed throwback)
2 Tyranid Prime
1 old one eye
2 tyrant guard

Elite
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6 zoeys
3 h. Guard
2 venomthropes
3 lictors

Troops
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47 flesh borer gaunts
32 Dev gaunts
41 stealers
6 rippers
64 hormagaunts
1 broodlord
1 tervigon
2 Tyranid Warriors (Scything Talons + Barbed Strangler)
2 Tyranid Warriors (Scything Talons + Devourers)
4 Tyranid Warriors (Scything Talons + Deathspitter)
4 Tyranid Warriors (Bone Sword + Lash Whip + Devourer)

Fast Attack
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8 Raveners (St + rc)
1 red terror
1 Crone
24 Gargoyles
7 Tyranid Shrikes (Scything Talons + Rending Claws)

Heavy Support
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1 carnifex (no setup)
2 carnies (2x st)
2 carnies (2x tl-dev)
1 carnie (vc/stc)
1 Tyrannofex
1 Exocrine
3 Biovores
1 Mawloc
1 Trygon
1 Trygon Prime

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Initial Proposed list

Tyrannocyte (base model)
Hive Tyrant (Wings + TL Dev x2)
Tervigon (Base Model)

Hive Guard x3 (Impaler Cannon)
Zoanthrope x6

Ripper Swarm (w/ Deep Strike) x3
Ripper Swarm (w/ Deep Strike) x3
Termagaunts (w/Devourers) x18

Hive Crone (base model)

Living Artillery Node formation
Exocrine (base model)
Biovores x3
Tyranid Warriors x3 (ST and Devs; Barbed Strangler is the heavy)

The initial plan is to load the spore pod up with either the Zoanthropes to melt a Super Heavy, send the Devilgaunts to strip light infantry, or drop the Exocrine where it can nuke 2+ save critters). Deep strike the Rippers in and have them hide in the vicinity of objectives. Everything else mostly does exactly what it sounds like it would. Drop spores mines on units and blast away with devourers, or take out flyers to the best of their abilities and claim objectives as able.

Thanks again.

Not a terrible plan...but two things jump out...one you always want Thorax hives on anyone who can take them, and you really want a Brood of Venothropes, if only to survive an Alpha strike.

After that it's more of a style thing...

I'd go something like this:

Flyrant
Flyrant
Flyrant

Mucolid
Rippers
Rippers
10 termagaunts

Venomthrope
Venomthrope
Lictor
Lictor

Mawloc
Mawloc
Mawloc

Living artillery node
Warriors- barbed strangler
Exocrine
3 biovores

A strong list, but he doesnt have the models...

So if you add a Thorax hive to the Flyrant, and the Tervigon, And add a Brood of Venothropes x2...you can trim one Hive guard, one Zoey, and one Termagant....

That will likely give you a boost in effectiveness....