Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Hey mates. While building my Termaguant Squads, I have been debating on whenever it would be worth taking any Devourers with the Squad, as it would give me some extra firepower for the unit. Currently, I am debating whenever I should run my Termaguant Squads with 20x Fleshborers and 10x Devourers or keep it simple and run 30x Fleshborers in the squad. Also, has anyone tried the unit of 30x Devourers in one squad? Been tempted to take a unit of them so I can Outflank with them and have a Prime Attached to them and see how they do, but so far I am enjoying the success of a unit of 9x Warriors doing that with 9x Deathspitters but I am tempted to try the 30x man Devourers Termaguants. Does it work?

 Rommel44 wrote:
Hey mates. While building my Termaguant Squads, I have been debating on whenever it would be worth taking any Devourers with the Squad, as it would give me some extra firepower for the unit. Currently, I am debating whenever I should run my Termaguant Squads with 20x Fleshborers and 10x Devourers or keep it simple and run 30x Fleshborers in the squad. Also, has anyone tried the unit of 30x Devourers in one squad? Been tempted to take a unit of them so I can Outflank with them and have a Prime Attached to them and see how they do, but so far I am enjoying the success of a unit of 9x Warriors doing that with 9x Deathspitters but I am tempted to try the 30x man Devourers Termaguants. Does it work?

Thirty Outflanking Devourer Termagants will absolutely destroy an enemy infantry unit (assuming there is one within range) when they arrive. It's a really effective unit, and rightly feared. Synapse is a problem on the second turn, so attaching a Prime isn't a bad idea (though if you can bring a Winged Tyrant up to support them then that works too, or a Trygon Prime).

They are a lot more fragile than the Warrior squad you are running, but their volume of fire is significantly greater (90 S4 shots vs 27 S5 shots).

It definitely works, and is well worth a spin.

Then again, putting a synapse creature with good defensive ability as a sort of mobile cover could maybe work too.
Also, do Trygons and Trygon Primes still have that Subterranian Assault ability? You could use that for potential flanking and if it's a prime, you could still keep them in Synapse Range.

Xyptc wrote:

 Rommel44 wrote:
Hey mates. While building my Termaguant Squads, I have been debating on whenever it would be worth taking any Devourers with the Squad, as it would give me some extra firepower for the unit. Currently, I am debating whenever I should run my Termaguant Squads with 20x Fleshborers and 10x Devourers or keep it simple and run 30x Fleshborers in the squad. Also, has anyone tried the unit of 30x Devourers in one squad? Been tempted to take a unit of them so I can Outflank with them and have a Prime Attached to them and see how they do, but so far I am enjoying the success of a unit of 9x Warriors doing that with 9x Deathspitters but I am tempted to try the 30x man Devourers Termaguants. Does it work?

Thirty Outflanking Devourer Termagants will absolutely destroy an enemy infantry unit (assuming there is one within range) when they arrive. It's a really effective unit, and rightly feared. Synapse is a problem on the second turn, so attaching a Prime isn't a bad idea (though if you can bring a Winged Tyrant up to support them then that works too, or a Trygon Prime).

They are a lot more fragile than the Warrior squad you are running, but their volume of fire is significantly greater (90 S4 shots vs 27 S5 shots).

It definitely works, and is well worth a spin.

Glad to hear that 90x Termaguants can be a nasty outflanking force, however I am mainly talking about the squads that won't be outflanking for there standard weaponry. Taking 30x Guants w/Devourers is very nice, but for basic squads running across the board, is it best to keep them simple and just give them Fleshborers or is it worth giving each the 30x-man squads 10x Devourers and 20x Flesheborers?

Also, big reason that I run Warriors over Termaguants when Outflanking is that they are Synapse creatures, meaning that I don't have to worry about taking any leadership checks with them for any instinctive behavior, or having to spend the points to include a Prime with the unit of Guants so that they can have a synapse creature nearby. Also, its alot easier to outflank with a 9x-man Warrior unit then a 30x man Termaguant squad, sa it allows me to deploy better against certain opponents.

20x Spinefists and 10x Devourers.

Gives some ablative wounds and runs the better (in most relevant cases) gun. Just my opinion.

out of the swarm box, i did 15 spines, 15 flesh and 10 dev.

When i get another one of thos boxes, I'm thinking of just using the hormagaunts to make extra termigants and using up extra of ech weapon to where I'll be abl to field any combination I want. (Could be I'll find a chaos player who would like the extra gaunt claw arms lol.
anyone else do that and do you think people would pitch a fit over the "conversion"?

For the ones crossing the board you are better off keeping them cheap i think.

rigeld2 wrote:
20x Spinefists and 10x Devourers.

Gives some ablative wounds and runs the better (in most relevant cases) gun. Just my opinion.

I considered Spinefists as the twin-linked is nice, however AP is such a big role this edition, which is why I opted for the Fleshborers instead of the Spinefists. Out of the Box, I did 30x Fleshborers and 10x Devourers, but I do like that idea of using the extra arms on the Hormaguants. Hormaguants are nice, but they aren't the most effective choice overall right now unfortunately, as mine die really quick without doing anything effective. Let's keep this rolling people.

Thats hormaguants job though, move fast and die. IF they reach the lines, then tie em up so they arent shooting at the rest of your army

I don't find AP5 to be that important overall. Unless you're facing another Tyranid player that is.

rigeld2 wrote:
I don't find AP5 to be that important overall. Unless you're facing another Tyranid player that is.

Or IG. Or Orks. Or DE footsloggers. Or Eldar footsloggers.

But really, with spinefists it's the twin-linking that shines through. Sure, Fleshborers have the point of strength but Spinefists add to the sheer weight of fire that the Devourers pour out. Generally you just want to bury your opponent in dice and watch him cry a little.

 DarkStarSabre wrote:

rigeld2 wrote:
I don't find AP5 to be that important overall. Unless you're facing another Tyranid player that is.

Or IG. Or Orks. Or DE footsloggers. Or Eldar footsloggers.

But really, with spinefists it's the twin-linking that shines through. Sure, Fleshborers have the point of strength but Spinefists add to the sheer weight of fire that the Devourers pour out. Generally you just want to bury your opponent in dice and watch him cry a little.

I said I don't find it to be that important - yes, it can pen armor for many armies, but it's only penning on models I don't really care if it does or not.

Sorry but I have to get this out of my system: termagant, pronounced ter-muh-gnt. Noun: A harsh-tempered or overbearing woman.

EVIL INC wrote:out of the swarm box, i did 15 spines, 15 flesh and 10 dev.

When i get another one of thos boxes, I'm thinking of just using the hormagaunts to make extra termigants and using up extra of ech weapon to where I'll be abl to field any combination I want. (Could be I'll find a chaos player who would like the extra gaunt claw arms lol.
anyone else do that and do you think people would pitch a fit over the "conversion"?

I've been running spinefist wielding hormagaunts as termagants and no one bats an eye.

Rommel44 wrote:I considered Spinefists as the twin-linked is nice, however AP is such a big role this edition, which is why I opted for the Fleshborers instead of the Spinefists.

Both are AP 5.

I used to use nothing but devil-gants through 5th but now its a mix. 20 strong, 15 devourers and 5 spike rifles just to match the range.