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Hello everybody,

with the new codex I wanted to make a list for our league. we start at 500 points and each player needs to make one list for all matches. so I've been looking to build an all round list with my bugs
the other armies are eldar, dark eldar, csm, necrons, chaos demons, tau, inquisition.

as I started just a short time ago I need to buy new miniatures anyway so I'm not restricted to certain models

first of all: as I am from Germany it could be that I translate some names in the wrong way. but I am sure you know what I mean

I have already thought about useful choices: I think I need at min 2 synapse creatures and vehicle removing.
in general I think 125 points for a prime warrior is too expensive. so my HQ will either be a Hive tyrant or a Tervigon. or do you think there's any way a prime could be the right choice?

as synapse and vehicle removing is important I thought about zoanthrophes instead of hive guard. especially as the zoanthrophes can buff my other units (to this end I will let them walk alone).

Tervigon could be useful, but he is much more expensive than in the last codex. but at 500points the additional termagants (if I roll lucky) are nice.

in general I'm not sure wether to use hormagaunts or termagants. I think hormagaunts are much faster. of course termagants could be 20% more models and have s4 shooting (which could be nice for armor10 vehicles) but only at 12".

So I've thought About the following lists:
List 1:
HQ
Flying Hive Tyrant with 2x Twin-linked devourers

Elite
Zoanthrope
Zoanthrope

Troops
17x Hormagaunts
17x Hormagaunts
or 42 Termagants

List 2:
HQ
Tervigon

Elite
Zoanthrope
2x Hive Guard

Troops
14x Hormagaunts
15x Hormagaunts
or 36 Termagants

List 3:
HQ
Tervigon

Elite
Zoanthrophe

Troops
10x Hormagaunts
10x Hormagaunts
or 25 Termagants

Fast attack
Hive Crone


of course it's possible to use a cc flying hive tyrant, a hq Tervigon and two 10x termagant troops. But is this a good idea?

So, what are sour thoughts? do you have any good advice for me? peronally I like list1 the most. but maybe I have not put other good combos/units into account.

Thank you

best regards
plancktum

If you get one or two carnifex' in there, the prime would be an excellent HQ. He can join their squad and have his T buffed to 6 while LoSing wounds to the carnis. Also, make sure that your local group will allow a FMC in a 500 point game... that's a little powerful for such a low point match :p

Yeah. FMCs are allowed. we do not like restrictions at at all

so this could be one idea:

HQ
Prime Warrior with adrenal glands

Troops
10x Termagants
10x Termagants

Support
2x carnifexes with adrenal glands and acid (do not know the English name of the weapon. it's the similar weapon to the devoured for 5points).

or only one carnifex:
HQ
Prime Warrior with adrenal glands

Elite
Zoanthrophe
Zoanthrophe

Troops
13x termagants
10x termagants

Support
carnifex with adrenal glands and 2x twin linked devourers

I think both lists are a little weak on troops...

I've thought about the possibilities. As I do not want do buy finecast Zoanthrophes at the moment (and i really love the harpy/hive crone model, so i wanna buy this ) I thought about this list:

HQ
Flyrant with 2x twin-linked devourers

Fast Attack
Harpy with twin-linked biocannon (is this the english name?)

Troops
10 Termagaunts
3 Tyranid Warriors

I know this is not the best list. It's very weak on troops, but this way i do not need zoanthrophes and with 2 FMCs i can also open vehicles.

Maybe a few of you have other Ideas

best regards

plancktum wrote:
I've thought about the possibilities. As I do not want do buy finecast Zoanthrophes at the moment (and i really love the harpy/hive crone model, so i wanna buy this ) I thought about this list:

HQ
Flyrant with 2x twin-linked devourers

Fast Attack
Harpy with twin-linked biocannon (is this the english name?)

Troops
10 Termagaunts
3 Tyranid Warriors

I know this is not the best list. It's very weak on troops, but this way i do not need zoanthrophes and with 2 FMCs i can also open vehicles.

Maybe a few of you have other Ideas

best regards

I think this list is fine, and financially not a bad entry point. That's the great part about growing leagues: it's not about how you start. Get into it, get familiar with the game and your codex units, and add pieces later.

At 500 points, the Flyrant with 2x Devourers is very mean. Having another FMC in the Harpy is just cruel. lol Good for you!

Are you using the twin-linked Venom Cannon, or twin-linked Stranglethorn Cannon on him?

It you ina tank heavy meta, HVC is not bad at this level, otherwise the Stranglethorn is just rough.

 brassangel wrote:

I think this list is fine, and financially not a bad entry point. That's the great part about growing leagues: it's not about how you start. Get into it, get familiar with the game and your codex units, and add pieces later.

At 500 points, the Flyrant with 2x Devourers is very mean. Having another FMC in the Harpy is just cruel. lol Good for you!

Are you using the twin-linked Venom Cannon, or twin-linked Stranglethorn Cannon on him?

Thanks for your Post!

I have everything from that list, but the Harpy
We startet playing WH40k approx. 6 months ago. But now we have so many new players that we wanted to play this league

At first I thought about the Venom cannon. Yeah it's just the small template, but for an allround list I have one high strength weapon. Which could be nice at 500 Points. We have Eldar with Serpents. Yesterday I played against dark eldar and was tabled But Dark Eldar is one of the hardest matchups for nids.

Also I was thinking about replacing the Warriors by another 10 Termagaunts and a Zoanthrophe.
I do not like Tyranid warriors, but maybe at 500 Points they can be worth the points. With 3 LP und 3 Devourers they can shoot and are also nice in CC. With my 2 FMCs my Opponent has enough to do, so he has to ignore the warriors until it is to late.

I think I give this list another try I'm just a little bit worried that I just have 2 small Troops.

best regards
plancktum