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2000 point list

Battalion Detachment- 3 CP

HQ

Swarmlord 300 points
-Bone Sabres
-Prehencile Pincer Tail

Flying Hive Tyrant 195 points
-Monsterous Rending Claws
-Two Deathspitters with Slimer Maggots
-Prehencile Pincer
-Toxin Sacs

Troops

15 Genestealers 180 points
-Rending Claws
-Scything Talons

15 Genestealers 180 points
-Rending Claws
-Scything Talons

10 Termagaunts 40 points
-Fleshborers

10 Termagaunts 40 points
-Fleshborers

Transport

Tyrannocyte 138 points
-5 Deathspitters

Spearhead Detachment- 1 CP

HQ

Malanthrope 90 Points
-Grasping Tail

Heavy Support

Exocrine 228 points
-Bio-plasmic Cannon
-Powerful Limbs

Exocrine 228 points
-Bio-plasmic Cannon
-Powerful Limbs

Trygon 180 points
-3 Pairs of Massive Scything Talons
-Bio-electric pulse
-Prehencile Pincer Tail
-Adrenal Glands

Trygon 180 points
-3 Pairs of Massive Scything Talons
-Bio-electric pulse
-Prehencile Pincer Tail
-Adrenal Glands

1979/2000 points

Warlord: Malanthrope
Warlord trait: 6+ Feel No Pain

7 Command Points

Swarmlord
-Catylist
-The Horror

Flying Hive Tyrant
-Onslaught
-The Horror

Turn 1 the Swarmlord and genestealers in the trygons drop in and charge into combat. Exocrines lay down firepower while protected by the malanthrope and a shroud of gaunts. The tyrant is there to drop mortal wounds on enemy units with smite, lay down some shots with his deathspitters and take out light infantry in combat if need be as well as provide synapse. Did some thinking and came up with this. i still have 21 points to play with. any suggestions are appreciated.

With 40 stealers in there, I'd really like to see a Broodlord in the list but the only real options to change are the flyrant or the biovores and then downgrade the trygon. You lose as much as you gain, so probably play around and see what works best against meta armies.

Looks good. It depends on your opponents list but from my experience shocking only 2 units in a Tyranid list is risky. If they don't get in to CC in the turn they deepstrike they will be shot from the table. The Broodlord is awesome let cast smite on the stealers to ensure they get into CC. And he is nasty in melee.

Nice list! Personally, I'd want to have Two Trygons You don't Have to upgrade to the Prime with Stealers, For max "Shock and Awe" I'd pop two Tunnels and slingshot the Swarm lord up, let the foe figure out who to Shoot at. That lets the Fly'rant zoom around doing damage as well.


Good Luck! And good hunting!

If you want to win with nids you have to be flexible adapt to the situation at hand and be very skilled in tactics. move like the wind and have a lot of tick tack combinations .
Your list has a lot off ifs and only is a 1 trick pony.
I also look at your list and think you have to few bodies to pull the whole gene stealer army off ..

First i would drop the swarm lord its a great character but @400 points (inc the pod) it just doesn't make sense
you already have 2 tank busters for support so don't really need him? But if think you do need a extra tank buster take a second flyrant and put a stone fex with cruser claws in that same pod . you get them for about the same points . That stone fex will all his rerolls will do about 3d6 about 11 points of damage on any tank/dreadnod/knight or building . sure he is going to die next turn but for 100 points is a steal and a great distraction.
The trick is deep strike in , move your tyrant up the board in range and cast onslaught and catalyst that way he can move shoot. and charge yes bio plasma upgrade take it you never know it could take you over the top and make it go boom , you might get lucky. But dont leave him out a lone give him friends like 2 smaller units of ravagers deep strike them and have your second hive tyrant cast the same spells and for the 3th unit you could have a brood lord in range . Try keep the ravenger units cheap 5-6 models with rending claws they will keep your opponent really busy for a turn .
second turn your gene stealers should be in range for spells that will move them up the board for a second wave of assaults on your opponent.
heavy support .
spore mines biovores they are great to have because you can limit the room your opponent has to move inc flyers


+++ nids2k (Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition) [113 PL, 2000pts] +++
++ Outrider Detachment +1CP (Tyranids) ++
+ HQ +
Broodlord: Power: Onslaught
+ Fast Attack +
10x Gargoyle
5x Raveners RC, ST
5x Raveners RC, ST

++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Tyranids) ++
+ HQ +
Hive Tyrant: MRC, P, Prehensile Pincer Tail, Two DS with Slimer Maggots, Wings
Hive Tyrant: MRC, P, Prehensile Pincer Tail, Two DS with Slimer Maggots, Wings
Power: Catalyst, Power: Onslaught
+ Troops +
14x Genestealer: 14x Rending Claws
13x Genestealer: 13x Rending Claws
Ripper Swarm: 3x Ripper Swarm

++ Spearhead Detachment +1CP (Tyranids) ++
+ HQ +
Malanthropes: Malanthrope
++ Heavy Support +

Biovores
3x Biovore: 3x Spore Mine Launcher
Exocrine: Bio-plasmic Cannon, Powerful Limbs
Stone Crusher Carnifex: 2x Wrecker Claws, Thresher Scythe

+ Dedicated Transport +

Tyrannocyte: 5x Deathspitter

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