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List designed for serpent like Tyranids.

HQ:
2 x Malanthrope

Elites:
The Red Terror
5 x zoanthrope - Neurothrope
5 x zoanthrope - Neurothrope

Troops:
9 x Ripper swarms - Spinemaws
9 x Ripper swarms - Spinemaws
9 x Ripper swarms - Spinemaws

Fast Attack:
7x Ravener - Rending claws, Spinefists
6x Ravener - Rending claws, Spinefists
6x Ravener - Rending claws, Spinefists

Heavy Attack:
Trygon prime - Adrenal glands, Toxin sacs
Trygon prime - Adrenal glands, Toxin sacs

Idea is to have malanthropes in a zoanthrope unit each while everything else deepstrikes into close combat, malanthrope is there to provide some extra protection to zoans and is the only HQ option without legs.

Trygon tunnels will be shared by a ripper swarms each (or should they go separate) and Red Terror will join the 7 unit Ravener squad, leaving me with a total of 6 deepstrike units.

8 points to spare as I realized malanthrope was half the cost I thought it was so added another

Looks like a fun list! Yeah, sticking to "all snakes" does limit you ... I suspect you're short on Synapse, but if you are looking to charge everybody anyway... (Maybe you could use some Gargoyle wings on Ravener bodies for "Counts as" Shrikes? )

Yeah I'm not too worried about synapse as the main idea is to get into combat quickly.

Main concern is are rippers any good? I mean with Spinemaws/ attacks I'm throwing Alot of dice so I figure I'll get some wounds in.

That and I have no idea how zoanthropes will do against vehicles/ flyers in this edition


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Modified original list as malanthrope is less than half the points cost I though it was and added a second one

If this is battle forged, what units are you starting on the board? You need at least 7 units to start on the board. Malanthropes and Zoanthropes make 4. Are the rippers starting on the board?

You might be better off taking Hormagants or Termagaunts for your troops choices to serve as a screen for the zoanthropes and to help tie up units.

Yep rippers would stark on the board (enough to meet the requirements)

And termies and hormies are not sneks, termies are going in my other list

"You see you've got the cat, the dog, and the snikky snek."

But really, this would be super fun to play against.

Sorry, missed the above post!