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So the new cults codex can provide some much needed vehicle and heavy weapon support to an allied Tyranid army. The idea of this list is a mix of swarming and vehicles with tervigon creating grunts to hold home objectives with Zoanathropes for synapse support and the chimeras out flanking to capture enemy objectives with Flyrant support. The added genestealers and sentinels will be set up using cult ambush on priority targets like heavy weapons teams and vehicles. Genestealers will also go after enemy held objectives. If any sentinels or genestealers survive they will go back into the shadows and possibly get some models back. The Magus will go with a Chimera and with some luck be able to summon extra cultists, but will be used to support the neophytes regardless.

This list boasts 6 psykers, swarm units, 3 MC and 5 vehicles. I feel it's a really balanced list for 1500 pts, but I would love to hear any feedback or criticisms.

Primary Detachment

Tyranid CAD

HQ

Flyrant with 2 TL devoures - 230

Flyrant with 2 TL devoures - 230

Troops

30 termagaunts - 120
Tervigon - 195

Elites

Zoanathrope - 50

Zoanathrope - 50

Genestealer Cult Allies

Cult insurrection Detachment

Core - Neophyte Cavalcade

10 neophytes -50
Chimera with multilaser and heavy flamer - 65

10 neophytes -50
Chimera with multilaser and heavy flamer - 65

2 sentinels with missile launchers - 80

Lemans Rus with Las cannon and battle cannon - 160

Auxiliary - Shadow Skulkers

5 genestealers - 70

Lords of the cult

Level 2 Magus with crouching - 85

looks solid enough

For some reason I always hate Dev Flyrants.. but I just find them boring to play with

Ya I've heard some people really spam the Flyrant. I have an alternative list I have with only one Flyrant, to reduce the 'cheese' and still may be some what competive. Basically take out one Flyrant and a sentinel for a Mawlic with a Lictor to support pin point deep strikes and the extra points to provide mining lasers and grenade launchers to the neophytes


Primary Detachment

Tyranid CAD

HQ

Flyrant with 2 TL devoures - 230

Troops

30 termagaunts - 120
Tervigon with cluster spines - 200

Elites

Zoanathrope - 50

Zoanathrope - 50

Lictor - 50

Heavy Support

Mawloc - 140

Genestealer Cult Allies

Cult insurrection Detachment

Core - Neophyte Cavalcade

10 neophytes 2 mining lasers and 2 grenade launchers -90
Chimera with multilaser and heavy flamer - 65

10 neophytes 2 mining lasers and 2 grenade launchers -90
Chimera with multilaser and heavy flamer - 65

1 sentinel with multilaser - 35

Lemans Rus with Las cannon and battle cannon - 160

Auxiliary - Shadow Skulkers

5 genestealers - 70

Lords of the cult

Level 2 Magus with crouchling - 85

That looks a bit more fun to play with