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So I have a question. I am starting Nids and I just went to a 16 man Championship that was uber competitive the lists were like this:
(We are playing Modified maelstrom (6 obj, so I do not want max Flyrants)

Screamer Star w void shields
Land Raider Typhoon and Land Raider Achilles? on Skyshield
Barbed Hierodule Nids
Necron Wraithwing (yay got better)
Centurion Star (6 psykers!!)
CD flying circus
CD max flesh hounds w summoning
Twolf Star w eldar
Dual wraithknight w a FW knight and void shields
White Scars w IK and Nemesis strike force
12 Drop Pod list
and more i am forgetting.

Anyway I am trying to come up with a Tyranid List that I can take and do well at missions where you have 6 obj you have to potentially grab each turn.

Thanks.
   
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Incognito15 wrote:
So I have a question. I am starting Nids and I just went to a 16 man Championship that was uber competitive the lists were like this:
(We are playing Modified maelstrom (6 obj, so I do not want max Flyrants)

Screamer Star w void shields
Land Raider Typhoon and Land Raider Achilles? on Skyshield
Barbed Hierodule Nids
Necron Wraithwing (yay got better)
Centurion Star (6 psykers!!)
CD flying circus
CD max flesh hounds w summoning
Twolf Star w eldar
Dual wraithknight w a FW knight and void shields
White Scars w IK and Nemesis strike force
12 Drop Pod list
and more i am forgetting.

Anyway I am trying to come up with a Tyranid List that I can take and do well at missions where you have 6 obj you have to potentially grab each turn.

Thanks.


It shouldn't be too hard...try a Std CAD and use 5 or 6 Troops. then add in a good Formation like SkyTyrant, or Leviathan. Many current lists minimize Troops. so they can get Moar Tyrants! (tm)( ) A good to fair answer to Deathstars is to tarpit, and a Troop heavy force can do that with ease. You will likely want a Bastion or the like, though it is not mandatory...put a Comms relay in there if you like to Tunnel etc...

An alternative build, that is way harder to play, is to add in a Deathleaper Assassin Brood Formation. Lictors are not OS, but they are tre Killy. And fairly durable. Mawlocs are always a good unit to add, and with a Lictor spam, they become even more awesome!

You may want to try a few things out, so you can see what sort of build best suits you. A standard CAD, and Skyblight is an old classic, and it should do very well in Maelstrom.

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Incognito15 wrote:
So I have a question. I am starting Nids and I just went to a 16 man Championship that was uber competitive the lists were like this:
(We are playing Modified maelstrom (6 obj, so I do not want max Flyrants)

Screamer Star w void shields
Land Raider Typhoon and Land Raider Achilles? on Skyshield
Barbed Hierodule Nids
Necron Wraithwing (yay got better)
Centurion Star (6 psykers!!)
CD flying circus
CD max flesh hounds w summoning
Twolf Star w eldar
Dual wraithknight w a FW knight and void shields
White Scars w IK and Nemesis strike force
12 Drop Pod list
and more i am forgetting.

Anyway I am trying to come up with a Tyranid List that I can take and do well at missions where you have 6 obj you have to potentially grab each turn.

Thanks.


Single Lictor units and rippers are great at grabbing objectives. Mawlocs are great at countering death stars, invisible or otherwise
   
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Incognito15 wrote:
So I have a question. I am starting Nids and I just went to a 16 man Championship that was uber competitive the lists were like this:
(We are playing Modified maelstrom (6 obj, so I do not want max Flyrants)

Anyway I am trying to come up with a Tyranid List that I can take and do well at missions where you have 6 obj you have to potentially grab each turn.

You want to start building your list with neccessities.

2 Flyrants -> you need these to pop armor.
2 Malanthropes -> Synapse + Survivability.
20 Gargoyles or more -> These guys are Maelstrom All Stars, and will help contain the enemy in their deployment zone.
20 Hormagants or more -> Our best maelstrom scorers. You can run them in min broods, or in a brood up to 20 to use as a tarpit.
0-1 Zoey -> Synapse + warp charge battery


From there you have lots of options. I love Dakkafexes in Maelstrom, and would consider spamming them Mixed Termagants (1/2 Devourer, 1/2 Fleshborers or Spinefist) work well. More Hormagants or Gargoyles. Mawlocs. Some formations you might consider: Living Artillery, Skytyrant, Sporefield, Deathleaper's Assassin brood, Bioblast Node. Hypertoxic node (drop a Malanthrope), or Phodian Annihilation Swarm might work, but I don't have experience with them. Manufactorum Genestealers can work if you build the rest of the list around them.

Barbed Heirodules fill so many holes in the Tyranid Codex but aren't ideal for maelstrom because they are themselves a pricey deathstar, and Maelstrom favors MSU.

ETA: Skyblight can work well in Maelstrom because of respawning OS Gargoyles.

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So thanks for everyones help so far with helping build my Tyranid army up. I've officially made the conversion and traded away all my Tau and Eldar! Full on Nids now!

Now as I've been saying, our meta is pretty damn competitive. Some peeps call it "cheese" or spam builds but it's just really good tight tournament list builds usually (We enjoy it!) So here is the lists I've come up with so far. Would love to hear your opinions on it. I'm going to be building stuff and getting more models to finish it up soon. Any criticism good or bad is welcomed!

List1:
Leviathan
Flyrant + eGrubs
Flyrant + eGrubs
Flyrant + eGrubs
Mucolid
Mucolid
Mucolid
Malanthrope
20x Gargoyle Brood
Carnifex + Tyrannocyte
Carnifex + Tyrannocyte

Regular CAD
Bastion+Comms
Flyrant + eGrubs
Rippers
Rippers


List2:
Leviathan
Flyrant + eGrubs
Flyrant + eGrubs
Flyrant + eGrubs
Mucolid
Mucolid
Mucolid
Malanthrope
Dimachaeron + Tyrannocyte
Tyrannofex (eGrub, FleshborerHive) + Tyrannocyte

Regular CAD
Bastion+Comms
Flyrant + eGrubs
Rippers
Rippers


What do you think?

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I like list 1 better. I think I would split the Gargoyles into two units of 10 though so that they could go after two objectives, but 20 works well as as a tarpit

YMDC = nightmare 
   
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Hey guys, I've had no time for 40k in the last month or two, I'm feeling pretty rusty LOL it's crazy how much edge you lose when you go from playing multiple games daily to not even reading about the hobby in months. Just wondering if there has been any updates for nids, last one I kept up with was the Mucolid kit!

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 SHUPPET wrote:
Hey guys, I've had no time for 40k in the last month or two, I'm feeling pretty rusty LOL it's crazy how much edge you lose when you go from playing multiple games daily to not even reading about the hobby in months. Just wondering if there has been any updates for nids, last one I kept up with was the Mucolid kit!


Not really, the new hotness is Necrons at the minute

YMDC = nightmare 
   
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Anything that gives us troubles specifically?

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Brisbane

 SHUPPET wrote:
Anything that gives us troubles specifically?


MSS are a thing of the past for us. They're now a 3D6 Fear test in a challenge lol.

Wraiths got T5 for a 5 points increase and are now beast, they can also buy I5 (From I2) for 3 points.

Bargelords got nerfed, Tesla can't fire snap shots, RP is like a better FNP now, Warriors are min squads of 10, Scarabs are garbage, Flayed ones are godly (5 Attacks on the charge with shred), Annibarge went up by 30 points, 2+ save upgrade is now once per army, characters invo save is now a 4++ instead of 3++ and Scythes got more expensive.

Oh and the T-Ctan is a 250 point MC now, he got gutted.

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The only thing that might cause problems is an Obelisk which is now AV14 all around base (no quantum shielding needed) and can deal with FMC's quite easily

YMDC = nightmare 
   
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Grand Rapids Metro

Carnifex it!

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 Frozocrone wrote:
The only thing that might cause problems is an Obelisk which is now AV14 all around base (no quantum shielding needed) and can deal with FMC's quite easily

It's a 500 point vehicle right?... if it couldn't deal with FMCs I'd be amazed.

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heya guys
new to the Nids scene and I'm sorry of this is the wrong section,but for starting out Nids,do you recommend the Wrath of the hive mind set for starters? I play to start with a 500 point army then expand to 1000
   
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rigeld2 wrote:
 Frozocrone wrote:
The only thing that might cause problems is an Obelisk which is now AV14 all around base (no quantum shielding needed) and can deal with FMC's quite easily

It's a 500 point vehicle right?... if it couldn't deal with FMCs I'd be amazed.
Yeah, got the nerf bat after escalation, highly unlikely you'll see it.

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TN/AL/MS state line.

 syypher wrote:
So thanks for everyones help so far with helping build my Tyranid army up. I've officially made the conversion and traded away all my Tau and Eldar! Full on Nids now!

Now as I've been saying, our meta is pretty damn competitive. Some peeps call it "cheese" or spam builds but it's just really good tight tournament list builds usually (We enjoy it!) So here is the lists I've come up with so far. Would love to hear your opinions on it. I'm going to be building stuff and getting more models to finish it up soon. Any criticism good or bad is welcomed!
Spoiler:

List1:
Leviathan
Flyrant + eGrubs
Flyrant + eGrubs
Flyrant + eGrubs
Mucolid
Mucolid
Mucolid
Malanthrope
20x Gargoyle Brood
Carnifex + Tyrannocyte
Carnifex + Tyrannocyte

Regular CAD
Bastion+Comms
Flyrant + eGrubs
Rippers
Rippers


List2:
Leviathan
Flyrant + eGrubs
Flyrant + eGrubs
Flyrant + eGrubs
Mucolid
Mucolid
Mucolid
Malanthrope
Dimachaeron + Tyrannocyte
Tyrannofex (eGrub, FleshborerHive) + Tyrannocyte

Regular CAD
Bastion+Comms
Flyrant + eGrubs
Rippers
Rippers


What do you think?

List 1 definitely. Your carnifexes hit the board and immediately do something, versus a turn three charge at the earliest for your Dimachaeron.


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Pertruabo wrote:
heya guys
new to the Nids scene and I'm sorry of this is the wrong section,but for starting out Nids,do you recommend the Wrath of the hive mind set for starters? I play to start with a 500 point army then expand to 1000

Yeah, it should be a really good start. Your next purchases might be the dual-Carnifex box to give you plenty of stompy monsters.

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Pertruabo wrote:
heya guys
new to the Nids scene and I'm sorry of this is the wrong section,but for starting out Nids,do you recommend the Wrath of the hive mind set for starters? I play to start with a 500 point army then expand to 1000


It is a fine choice...I suggest you consider magnets for the Tervigon/Tyrannofex though, hard to know which will be best for you, till you play a bunch of games.

Good luck! And welcome to the Hive Mind!

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List 1 it is! (Referenced below)

Thanks for the input. Yeah I like the Dimachaeron but like you all pointed out, it won't be doing anything until turn 3 at the earliest.

Anything you guys see as glaring weaknesses or anything that can be adjusted with the list to make it even better or have more "teeth"? I'm trying to make it TAC as possible. Wish it had more anti-high AV though. I guess Carnys can punch and the eGrubs can pull me through most situations.

Also the Gargs are for the tarpitting So I think I'll keep it at 20. But 2x groups of 10 sounds great for those certain missions..



List1:
Leviathan
Flyrant + eGrubs
Flyrant + eGrubs
Flyrant + eGrubs
Mucolid
Mucolid
Mucolid
Malanthrope
20x Gargoyle Brood
Carnifex + Tyrannocyte
Carnifex + Tyrannocyte

Regular CAD
Bastion+Comms
Flyrant + eGrubs
Rippers
Rippers

Easy Stable Flying base tutorial here on Dakka:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/356483.page

Check out my Tyrannofex Conversion tutorial here on Dakka:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/334523.page

Check out my Librarian holding fire tutorial here on Dakka:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/314801.page 
   
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TN/AL/MS state line.

Looks "toothy" enough to me. You've got Tyrannocytes, Carnifexes, and Rippers to control/contest objectives, plus the firepower of Flyrants and carnifexes to mess with anything other than av13/T10, and Egrubs and Carnifex assault to deal with AV13+.

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40k- The Kumunga Swarm (more)
Count Mortimer’s Private Security Force/Excavation Team (building)
Kabal of the Grieving Widow (less)

Plus other games- miniature and cardboard both. 
   
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 Sinful Hero wrote:
Looks "toothy" enough to me. You've got Tyrannocytes, Carnifexes, and Rippers to control/contest objectives, plus the firepower of Flyrants and carnifexes to mess with anything other than av13/T10, and Egrubs and Carnifex assault to deal with AV13+.


Haha thanks. I was actually messing around with doing 5x Flyrants and it's doable but I feel like the list misses out on being able to deal with other angles when I go that route >_<

Easy Stable Flying base tutorial here on Dakka:
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Check out my Tyrannofex Conversion tutorial here on Dakka:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/334523.page

Check out my Librarian holding fire tutorial here on Dakka:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/314801.page 
   
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United Kingdom

 syypher wrote:
 Sinful Hero wrote:
Looks "toothy" enough to me. You've got Tyrannocytes, Carnifexes, and Rippers to control/contest objectives, plus the firepower of Flyrants and carnifexes to mess with anything other than av13/T10, and Egrubs and Carnifex assault to deal with AV13+.


Haha thanks. I was actually messing around with doing 5x Flyrants and it's doable but I feel like the list misses out on being able to deal with other angles when I go that route >_<


5 x Flyrants = win. ( pretty much)

If you can do it and not be hated by your gaming group then do it!

   
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TN/AL/MS state line.

Eldercaveman wrote:
 syypher wrote:
 Sinful Hero wrote:
Looks "toothy" enough to me. You've got Tyrannocytes, Carnifexes, and Rippers to control/contest objectives, plus the firepower of Flyrants and carnifexes to mess with anything other than av13/T10, and Egrubs and Carnifex assault to deal with AV13+.


Haha thanks. I was actually messing around with doing 5x Flyrants and it's doable but I feel like the list misses out on being able to deal with other angles when I go that route >_<


5 x Flyrants = win. ( pretty much)

If you can do it and not be hated by your gaming group then do it!

Only problem there is you have even fewer models to score objectives if you end up with a maelstrom objectives, or some thing similar. Plus you basically trade the E. grubs and wings for 15 S5 shots and a second body to score objectives.

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Count Mortimer’s Private Security Force/Excavation Team (building)
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NJ

Tyrannocytes are actually great at grabbing objectives and stupidly hard to remove when you sit them in some nice cover (and I mean, if you have the Malanthrope up there too, then good night!)

Carnifex are also better than most people give them credit for in Maelstrom. Although they are slow, they are also excellent area denial units. Few are the models courageous enough to move into charge range of a carnifex unless they are certain that they can down it before it gets the charge (tough to do if the Fex comes out of a pod). Plus, they are great distraction Carnifexes (especially because they are actually Carnifexes!). Every shot at them is a shot that isn't at a hive tyrant. 4/5 Flyrants ought to have a huge upper hand against most armies for the eternal war missions/objectives, so if you can keep up for the first couple turns in maelstrom, you'll be fine since the scales will progressively tip more and more in your favor (assuming BAO/LVO format here)
   
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I'm thinking of running a Skyblight/Hive Fleet Detachment list for an 1850 tourny coming up in my LGC.

What would be the best way to deploy the Gargoyles? All in DS reserve so that you can DS in if they respawn, or all on table or a mix?

YMDC = nightmare 
   
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TN/AL/MS state line.

 Frozocrone wrote:
I'm thinking of running a Skyblight/Hive Fleet Detachment list for an 1850 tourny coming up in my LGC.

What would be the best way to deploy the Gargoyles? All in DS reserve so that you can DS in if they respawn, or all on table or a mix?

I think that's something that needs to be decided on a match-by-match basis. If you have several in your deployment zone deploy one or two normally; if they're scattered everywhere you might deep strike in a few.

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Count Mortimer’s Private Security Force/Excavation Team (building)
Kabal of the Grieving Widow (less)

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San Jose, CA

 Frozocrone wrote:
The only thing that might cause problems is an Obelisk which is now AV14 all around base (no quantum shielding needed) and can deal with FMC's quite easily

It's not a big deal. It doesn't have skyfire, Tesla got nerfed (no more addition hits if snapfiring) and with 6HP's, we can easily chip away at it with egrubs.

More importantly will be what is in the rest of the army. The Obelisk shouldn't be a huge target priority. There are other units more dangerous/important in the Necron army.


Pertruabo wrote:
heya guys
new to the Nids scene and I'm sorry of this is the wrong section,but for starting out Nids,do you recommend the Wrath of the hive mind set for starters? I play to start with a 500 point army then expand to 1000

Personally, I wouldn't recommend it, but it really depends on what type of playstyle you like. If you like bugs on the ground, then its ok. But frankly, I'd invest in a Hive Tyrant box (make a flyrant), get some ripper swarms and the carnifex kit. These are units that you can build your army on.


 syypher wrote:
List 1 it is! (Referenced below)

Thanks for the input. Yeah I like the Dimachaeron but like you all pointed out, it won't be doing anything until turn 3 at the earliest.

Anything you guys see as glaring weaknesses or anything that can be adjusted with the list to make it even better or have more "teeth"? I'm trying to make it TAC as possible. Wish it had more anti-high AV though. I guess Carnys can punch and the eGrubs can pull me through most situations.

Also the Gargs are for the tarpitting So I think I'll keep it at 20. But 2x groups of 10 sounds great for those certain missions..



List1:
Leviathan
Flyrant + eGrubs
Flyrant + eGrubs
Flyrant + eGrubs
Mucolid
Mucolid
Mucolid
Malanthrope
20x Gargoyle Brood
Carnifex + Tyrannocyte
Carnifex + Tyrannocyte

Regular CAD
Bastion+Comms
Flyrant + eGrubs
Rippers
Rippers

I'm assuming the carnifexes you are running are dakkafexes? And your rippers have Deepstrike?


 Frozocrone wrote:
I'm thinking of running a Skyblight/Hive Fleet Detachment list for an 1850 tourny coming up in my LGC.

What would be the best way to deploy the Gargoyles? All in DS reserve so that you can DS in if they respawn, or all on table or a mix?

It really depends on what your opponent brings, but typically, I'd deploy 2 and deepstrike 1 (minimum). Sometimes, I only deploy 1 and deepstrike 2, but I almost always keep 1 in reserves to deepstrike in later.




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 SHUPPET wrote:
Anything that gives us troubles specifically?

Nothing really.

I don't yet know what will be the new Necron super-build, but I can tell you right now that IMO, they aren't as scary as the Oldcrons.

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Yes jy2 dakkafexes and rippers with DS! What do you think of it?

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It's a very strong TAC Tyranid list. It should do fine against most armies.

Good luck!



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If I have a Leviathan primary, and a formation. Does that formation count as being from the Leviathan detachment?

If not, and I select my warlord from the formation, does it get to choose where it takes it warlord trait from?

   
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Eldercaveman wrote:
If I have a Leviathan primary, and a formation. Does that formation count as being from the Leviathan detachment?

If not, and I select my warlord from the formation, does it get to choose where it takes it warlord trait from?

No, the formation will not have any of the special rules and Command Benefits of the Leviathan detachment, though it can still benefit from Warlord traits and army buffs if it was a Battle Brothers ally (like Tyranids + Tyranids).

For the formation, you pick the Warlord trait from the BRB. You cannot pick it from a Detachment that it isn't a part of. So for example, Leviathan + Skyblight. The Flyrant in the Skyblight formation cannot pick a Leviathan Warlord trait. It can only pick from the traits from the BRB.





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