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T-Spods?

Because they look like potatoes that have started to sprout, I call it "Spuds from the Skies"

Option B is Pineapple Rain.

Well, regardless of what we decide to call them, here is a bit of inspiration from the Hive Mind itself. May all our faithful brethren take joy in the song it has imparted unto me to share with you all.

Joy to Tyranids

Joy to the worlds! The Hive Mind comes
Let all recieve its gifts!
Let everything prepare defenses
And Humans and Eldar die
And Greenskins and Necrons die
And the Tau, and the Tau are dying too.

Joy to the Worlds! The progeny come
Let all the screams begin
from Malan'tai
its seed has come
And dinner is prepared well
And dinner is prepared well
Dinner, dinner is made well

No more shall we walk without pods
Nor hordes travel the ground
The sacks come down
From broodships above
We land all over the world
We land all over the world
We land, we land all over your world

It rules our kind with strength and will
And makes the tyranids strong
through the joy of servitude
And welcome our new friends
And welcome our new friends
And welcome, and welcome our new friends

tag8833 wrote:
Option B is Pineapple Rain.

For some reason this reminded me of 'Chocolate Rain'.

"Some stay alive and others fail their saves" :s

Hoping for a little list feedback. I'm playing an 1850 game versus a friend tomorrow. I'm piecing together a few of my favorite parts of the Nidz lists I've been playing lately, including some Tyrannocyte action. I'm struggling with forming a concise plan. I'd like to play with a solid combination of this:

Hive Tyrant w/2xTLDev & eGrubs
Hive Tyrant w/2xTLDev & eGrubs

3x Ripper w/Deep Strike
3x Ripper w/Deep Strike

5x Genestealers w/Broodlord (Warlord)

3x Zoanthrope w/Neurothrope upgrade (in Tyrannocyte)
1x Venomthrope
1x Lictor

Dimachaeron (in Tyrannocyte)

Mawloc

Living Artillery Node (w/Barbed Strangler on Warriors)

Bastion w/Comms

Problem is this comes up to over 1850, easily. I also have a few Carnifex with multiple weapons options, etc. I'd like to have a lot of flexibility. I know he's bringing Space Marines, I know he's probably bringing Drop Pods with a good bit of Melta/Grav and I'd like to avoid seeing my Bastion be roasted (along with the gribblies inside it) on turn 1, before I have the opportunity to Tyrannopod/Deep Strike all over the place. Conversely, if I lose the first turn roll, I'd really like to avoid plunking my Hive Tyrants on the table as bait and losing such a powerful Unit so early.

Anyone have any suggestions here?

Thanks!

 Frozocrone wrote:

tag8833 wrote:
Option B is Pineapple Rain.

For some reason this reminded me of 'Chocolate Rain'.

"Some stay alive and others fail their saves" :s

I was actually spoofing Purple Rain:

But whatever works.

Drop-cyte?

I'm going to wait a while before getting pods, as I have just spent a fortune finishing my nid collection. Almost finished the painting and basing; I'll put some pics up when I'm done... My aim is to have two fully painted armies (Nids and IF) done by end of year, with a gaming mat and terrain mostly done, so I can finally have that spectacular gaming experience

Attack of the 50 foot pustules!

Spawn more overlords

Sporanids.

 Iechine wrote:
Micetic spore assa--oh wait

"Spore bomb"...

pinecone77 wrote:

 Iechine wrote:
Micetic spore assa--oh wait

"Spore bomb"...

I like this one.

We could also go with:

Egg Bomb

Eggzilla (MCs in Tyrannocytes)

Egg Rain

Nidbury Eggs (My favorite)

notbriang wrote:
Hoping for a little list feedback. I'm playing an 1850 game versus a friend tomorrow. I'm piecing together a few of my favorite parts of the Nidz lists I've been playing lately, including some Tyrannocyte action. I'm struggling with forming a concise plan. I'd like to play with a solid combination of this:

Hive Tyrant w/2xTLDev & eGrubs
Hive Tyrant w/2xTLDev & eGrubs

3x Ripper w/Deep Strike
3x Ripper w/Deep Strike

5x Genestealers w/Broodlord (Warlord)

3x Zoanthrope w/Neurothrope upgrade (in Tyrannocyte)
1x Venomthrope
1x Lictor

Dimachaeron (in Tyrannocyte)

Mawloc

Living Artillery Node (w/Barbed Strangler on Warriors)

Bastion w/Comms

Problem is this comes up to over 1850, easily. I also have a few Carnifex with multiple weapons options, etc. I'd like to have a lot of flexibility. I know he's bringing Space Marines, I know he's probably bringing Drop Pods with a good bit of Melta/Grav and I'd like to avoid seeing my Bastion be roasted (along with the gribblies inside it) on turn 1, before I have the opportunity to Tyrannopod/Deep Strike all over the place. Conversely, if I lose the first turn roll, I'd really like to avoid plunking my Hive Tyrants on the table as bait and losing such a powerful Unit so early.

Anyone have any suggestions here?

Thanks!

The "standard" answer to Pods O'Melta(tm) is bubble wrap, get thee some Gribblies! a Big Brood of Gargoyles is a popular choice. I like to use Hormagaunts. You just want to make sure that you have a job for them after turn 1. Hormies make an exelent Screen, but are very poor at holding an objective, unless you have a babysitter (Dominion is your friend). So Termagants would be better if their post Alpha job is go sit on an Objective...

How about the following for a combination of Skyblight and Sporocyst/Spore Mine area denial/objective camping?

1x Hive Tyrant
2x Devourers, EGrubs, Wings
240

1x Hive Tyrant
2x Devourers, EGrubs, Wings
240

1x Malanthrope
85

3x Ripper Swarms
Deep Strike
45

3x Ripper Swarms
Deep Strike
45

1x Biovore
40

1x Sporocyst
Venom Cannons
100

1x Sporocyst
Venom Cannons
100

Skyblight

1x Hive Tyrant
2x Devourers, EGrubs, Wings
240

10x Gargoyles
60

10x Gargoyles
60

10x Gargoyles
60

1x Hive Crone
155

1x Harpy
Venom Cannon
140

1x Harpy
Venom Cannon
140

All of that comes to 1750 total.

Skyblight brings the usual FMC spam and late-game ObjSec Gargoyles by Deep Strike, as well as a third Tyrant. DS ObjSec Rippers join the party as well.

The Sporocysts go where the mission says they should to a) get good fields of fire with their cannons, b) capture objectives and c) deny areas of the board with Spore Mines/Mucolids.

The Malanthrope and Biovore camp the home objectives and defend the FMC on the first couple of turns. Malanthropes look like they will work really well with Sporocysts if one ends up near to my own objectives; it confers Shrouding and the Sporocyst boosts the Synapse range to a handy 18". The Biovore is there to a) contribute to the Spore Mine spam and b) provide another body to hold an objective with if necessary.

I opted for Venom Cannons on the Harpies because in my experience they are great for popping a Hull Point off, and can opportunistically target whatever takes a beating from the Sporocysts/Hive Crone.

Xyptc wrote:
Edit: Double post?

Looks interesting, once you get a couple of games in, I'd like to hear how it performs.

In regards to what to call a Tyrannocyte-centric army, what about calling it "Living Rain" (in reference to the "Steel Rain" of the Blood Ravens)?


Anyway, finally have my shiny new Toxicrene painted acceptably enough for some field testing:


Also compared to a Haruspex:


On a somewhat related note, has anyone noticed how similar the Haruspex and Toxicrene are? Both have a short-ranged shooting attack, both have Acid Blood, both have a preference for tougher/low model count foes, both have inbuilt survivability enhancements and both cost the exact same amount of points base... Main difference really seems to be that the Toxicrine is better equipped against shooting and for taking on T6+ foes while the Haruspex is better against T4 grunts/vehicles (obviously) and is more durable in combat (3+ armor and Feeder Beast rule).

 Strat_N8 wrote:
In regards to what to call a Tyrannocyte-centric army, what about calling it "Living Rain" (in reference to the "Steel Rain" of the Blood Ravens)?

There is no time to be lorst! As yuh know, most of owah brooduhs are lurking in deeeep space awaiting our command to strike. We have placed numerous Lictors, allowing for multiple simultaneous devastating and multiple simultaneous deep strikes (deeeeeeep strrriiiiiiikkkkeeeessss)!!

 Lord Scythican wrote:
Nidbury Eggs (My favorite)

I love it, my new favourite too

Definitely liking the "Pineapple Rain".
Cystic Assault
Huevos of Horror
Meatballs, Extra-Spicy
Spaceballs
Assault Gourds
Meatsack Attack
Suzerain Strike
Spudding
Taters of Terror
Twice-Baked-Terrors
Sacks o' Surprise
Bag of Jollies/ Bags of Jolly
Cystic Surprise
Sky Cysts/Boils
Cystic Delivery/Express

I'm becoming partial to Eggzilla. Break them open and spill a Carnifex out.

Okay, so speaking of Tyrannocytes and how they've given a slew of new ideas and tactics about the army, i have a question.

Haruspexes? My initial reaction to them was not great - being too slow to actively engage the enemy really kept them out of my lists. I have an exocrine glued and painted, and another model that is in limbo currently. Do you think it would be worth having a Haruspex to toss into a list here and there as an extra Elite MC?

Rapacious Hunger gives it a couple extra attacks the turn it charges, and it can heal lost wounds via CC. S8 ap2 armourbane on the turn it charges makes it viable vs vehicles (edit - because he will always upgrade to have adrenal glands in my lists). Base cost is the same as the toxicrene which has a worse armor save but shrouded...

I guess i'm asking if Tyrannocytes have saved Haruspexes from being "useless". I doubt they'll find their way into tournament winning lists, but then again nobody expected Lictor Shame to bust out and take a GT. OrdoSean ran that list like a champ.

Thoughts? Opinions? Sorry if it's already been covered - this thread has exploded since Nidvember hit.

I'll definitely be calling my Pod Heavy lists "Purple Rain", in style with my Horde lists (Purple Haze) Ground MC lists (The Purple People Eaters) and my FMC lists (Purple Sky). The only time I'll deviate from my Purple names is when I run my Knight, when I call my TyranKnights "Hive Fleet Mortimer".

Anyways, back to tactics... I'm so excited to build two SPods and test them out with a Pair of Tyrannofex inside! Personally I think they're the best option to put in a Pod just because they are so ridiculously tough.

 jifel wrote:
I'll definitely be calling my Pod Heavy lists "Purple Rain", in style with my Horde lists (Purple Haze) Ground MC lists (The Purple People Eaters) and my FMC lists (Purple Sky). The only time I'll deviate from my Purple names is when I run my Knight, when I call my TyranKnights "Hive Fleet Mortimer".

Anyways, back to tactics... I'm so excited to build two SPods and test them out with a Pair of Tyrannofex inside! Personally I think they're the best option to put in a Pod just because they are so ridiculously tough.

What Thorax will you be giving the Tyrannofex? Egrubs? I'm just wondering because Tyrannofex get overwhelmed by infantry easily enough, and Shreddershards + Acid Spray is horribly effective...

Xyptc wrote:

 jifel wrote:
I'll definitely be calling my Pod Heavy lists "Purple Rain", in style with my Horde lists (Purple Haze) Ground MC lists (The Purple People Eaters) and my FMC lists (Purple Sky). The only time I'll deviate from my Purple names is when I run my Knight, when I call my TyranKnights "Hive Fleet Mortimer".

Anyways, back to tactics... I'm so excited to build two SPods and test them out with a Pair of Tyrannofex inside! Personally I think they're the best option to put in a Pod just because they are so ridiculously tough.

What Thorax will you be giving the Tyrannofex? Egrubs? I'm just wondering because Tyrannofex get overwhelmed by infantry easily enough, and Shreddershards + Acid Spray is horribly effective...

Keep in mind that most "swarm" units that would tie up the T-fex are T3, except Orks. Egrubs wound them on a 2+ and are ap5, which usually ignores a "horde" unit's armor. I think of the 3 types of thorax grubs, the usefulness goes Egrubs>SShards>Dlarvae. Shreddershards are really useful vs MEQ/TEQ, unless they're all mech'ed up. I take Egrubs on every model that has it available - it's just the most TAC thorax flamer we have I think.

 Sinful Hero wrote:
I'm becoming partial to Eggzilla. Break them open and spill a Carnifex out.

I'm liking this.


Also, another name just popped up in my head.


Sporezilla (or sporazilla)

 tetrisphreak wrote:

Xyptc wrote:

 jifel wrote:
I'll definitely be calling my Pod Heavy lists "Purple Rain", in style with my Horde lists (Purple Haze) Ground MC lists (The Purple People Eaters) and my FMC lists (Purple Sky). The only time I'll deviate from my Purple names is when I run my Knight, when I call my TyranKnights "Hive Fleet Mortimer".

Anyways, back to tactics... I'm so excited to build two SPods and test them out with a Pair of Tyrannofex inside! Personally I think they're the best option to put in a Pod just because they are so ridiculously tough.

What Thorax will you be giving the Tyrannofex? Egrubs? I'm just wondering because Tyrannofex get overwhelmed by infantry easily enough, and Shreddershards + Acid Spray is horribly effective...

Keep in mind that most "swarm" units that would tie up the T-fex are T3, except Orks. Egrubs wound them on a 2+ and are ap5, which usually ignores a "horde" unit's armor. I think of the 3 types of thorax grubs, the usefulness goes Egrubs>SShards>Dlarvae. Shreddershards are really useful vs MEQ/TEQ, unless they're all mech'ed up. I take Egrubs on every model that has it available - it's just the most TAC thorax flamer we have I think.

Correct, it'll be EGrubs! If I drop him near significant Hordes, I'll double flame (or maybe quadruple flame! ) the hordes, maybe even drop in some flamer templates from my FMCs. Otherwise, I should be able to put 4 EGrub templates downfield turn 2 with my Flyrants, enough to remove an annoying vehicle!

 L0rdF1end wrote:
Anyone got some decent ideas about making some Mucolid Spores?
Any specific spare bits that could be used as a shell/foundation for it?
Would making your own out of whatever (as long as it was a fair representation) be ok to use at tournaments?

I just don't want to shell out £44 x6 lol.

I'll leave this here...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/390805653881?lpid=82

 Red Corsair wrote:

 L0rdF1end wrote:
Anyone got some decent ideas about making some Mucolid Spores?
Any specific spare bits that could be used as a shell/foundation for it?
Would making your own out of whatever (as long as it was a fair representation) be ok to use at tournaments?

I just don't want to shell out £44 x6 lol.

I'll leave this here...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/390805653881?lpid=82

While it would make for a cool mucolid, it looks like it's probably only half the size of the real mcCoy.

direhippo wrote:
Definitely liking the "Pineapple Rain".
Cystic Assault
Huevos of Horror
Meatballs, Extra-Spicy
Spaceballs
Assault Gourds
Meatsack Attack
Suzerain Strike
Spudding
Taters of Terror
Twice-Baked-Terrors
Sacks o' Surprise
Bag of Jollies/ Bags of Jolly
Cystic Surprise
Sky Cysts/Boils
Cystic Delivery/Express

Taters of Terror gets my vote. All of these are pretty funny, though. "Huevos of Horror" lol.

 jy2 wrote:

 Red Corsair wrote:

 L0rdF1end wrote:
Anyone got some decent ideas about making some Mucolid Spores?
Any specific spare bits that could be used as a shell/foundation for it?
Would making your own out of whatever (as long as it was a fair representation) be ok to use at tournaments?

I just don't want to shell out £44 x6 lol.

I'll leave this here...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/390805653881?lpid=82

While it would make for a cool mucolid, it looks like it's probably only half the size of the real mcCoy.

Yea but if people are willing to GS already it wouldn't take that much effort to heighten them.... And their a buck each