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I got my hands on the new Kill team ebook and was wanting to build a nids kill team but I am having troubles figuring out what to put into it. I was considering using Hive Guard and a Zanthrope (mainly for the synapse)

Any suggestions?

I played a kill team match against tyranids yesterday. While I can't speak for the hive guard, the opponent did have a zoathrope and it did the most of anything in his army. Seems like they would be a good addition to any nid kill team.

I have been considering warriors. People won't be bring much strength 8+(which is the reason most people don't play them in larger games) to these games and they can be used for synapse. Throw in a Hive Guard for anti-light armor and it might do alright.

I haven't seen the new kill team rules, but I was in a kill team tournament a while back and a player was using Doom of M'alantai and warriors. He rocked the tourney and came in second. Only lost 1 game after losing enough warriors to force a break test and failing it.

I haven't seen the new rules either but I remember a kill team game I played against my buddy and his tau I just put as many devilgaunts as possible and the result was hilarious.

I took 5 raveners before I found out it was illegal and they were pretty boss.

I'm switching to 4 warriors with devourers and 10 gargoyles

genestealers are made for this

Thatguyoverthere11 wrote:
I took 5 raveners before I found out it was illegal and they were pretty boss.

I'm switching to 4 warriors with devourers and 10 gargoyles

5 raveners would be legal as long as you stay only gave them a single 5point upgrade


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 Commander_Nightflier wrote:
genestealers are made for this

Fluff yes, on table not really. A Zoanthrope with stock powers is tuff. Just did a game against a SM with bikes and Tacs, took 1 Zoan, 5 Stealers and 12 termaguants. Left 1 tac standing had all but line breaker for objectives.


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heracyangel wrote:
I got my hands on the new Kill team ebook and was wanting to build a nids kill team but I am having troubles figuring out what to put into it. I was considering using Hive Guard and a Zanthrope (mainly for the synapse)

Any suggestions?

That combo is not legal do to both being Elite. HG as the elite and Warriors as the Troops would get the job done.

HG as the elite and Warriors as the Troops would get the job done.

The only problem here is the small number of models. Since the hivemind gives fearless, Break Tests aren't a problem. But if someone has some bikers w/plasma guns(or something like them) they could quickly zoom up and take out the HG. Ideally the HG could take one out before going down himself, but I'm just trying to prepare for the worst case scenario.
It would just be easy to focus fire this team down in a couple of turns.

 C-Fex wrote:

HG as the elite and Warriors as the Troops would get the job done.

The only problem here is the small number of models. Since the hivemind gives fearless, Break Tests aren't a problem. But if someone has some bikers w/plasma guns(or something like them) they could quickly zoom up and take out the HG. Ideally the HG could take one out before going down himself, but I'm just trying to prepare for the worst case scenario.
It would just be easy to focus fire this team down in a couple of turns.

In Kill Team I have found that is not as easy as it sounds. Since each model is a "unit" Volume fire is much less damaging. In fact "split fire USR" on a Specialist with a Salvo weapon is really scary because suddenly volume fire means something again. Faced the plasma gun with Master craft USR Specialist. Just not that effective.

Doom of m'alantai would be utterly, utterly brutal!

BaconUprising wrote:
Doom of m'alantai would be utterly, utterly brutal!

2 things:

First, Doom of Malantai has 4 wounds, making him an illegal choice (as 3 wounds per model is the cap).
Secondly, it's highly rumored that Doom will not be making an appearance in the new nid codex coming out January 11th, so converting one now is highly likely to be a waste of time.

barnowl wrote:

Thatguyoverthere11 wrote:
I took 5 raveners before I found out it was illegal and they were pretty boss.

I'm switching to 4 warriors with devourers and 10 gargoyles

5 raveners would be legal as long as you stay only gave them a single 5point upgrade


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 Commander_Nightflier wrote:
genestealers are made for this

Fluff yes, on table not really. A Zoanthrope with stock powers is tuff. Just did a game against a SM with bikes and Tacs, took 1 Zoan, 5 Stealers and 12 termaguants. Left 1 tac standing had all but line breaker for objectives.


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heracyangel wrote:
I got my hands on the new Kill team ebook and was wanting to build a nids kill team but I am having troubles figuring out what to put into it. I was considering using Hive Guard and a Zanthrope (mainly for the synapse)

Any suggestions?

That combo is not legal do to both being Elite. HG as the elite and Warriors as the Troops would get the job done.

All ravenors isn't legal because your leader can't be a beast or swarm. I think you might need a mix of of Synapse and Swarm- either Warriors/Zoanthropes and then fill out with Gaunts.
This is something I was thinking about running-

Tyranids(200pts)

Troop-
Tyranid Warrior Brood(3 models- 100pts)
Warrior(1)- [Leader]
Warrior(2)- [Indomitable Specialist-Feel No Pain]
Warrior(3)- Barbed Strangler [Weapon Specialist-Ignore Cover]

Fast Attack-
Gargoyle Brood- Toxin Sacs(12 models-96pts)
Gargoyle(1)- [Combat Specialist-Hatred]

 tetrisphreak wrote:

BaconUprising wrote:
Doom of m'alantai would be utterly, utterly brutal!

2 things:

First, Doom of Malantai has 4 wounds, making him an illegal choice (as 3 wounds per model is the cap).
Secondly, it's highly rumored that Doom will not be making an appearance in the new nid codex coming out January 11th, so converting one now is highly likely to be a waste of time.

I'm not that familiar with kill team rules.

That's fine. As stated above, though, if he were allowed in the game he would be unkillable with eternal warrior as his specialist rule....