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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/18 22:00:03
Subject: Cheap Tyranid HQ?
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Terrifying Wraith
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Most HQ's seem to be giant beasts that cost around $50, are there any (Other than the death leaper, of course) that are smaller, cheaper, and more fitting of a small army?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/18 22:10:46
Subject: Cheap Tyranid HQ?
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Homicidal Veteran Blood Angel Assault Marine
north of nowhere
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Tyranid prime modeled off a warrior is cheap price per model
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/19 00:03:34
Subject: Cheap Tyranid HQ?
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Rampaging Carnifex
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Warrior Prime, cheap and easy.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/19 00:04:48
Subject: Cheap Tyranid HQ?
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Jovial Plaguebearer of Nurgle
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Yeah warriors are great at low point games. Anything high though and he will probably get insta gibbed.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/19 01:07:52
Subject: Re:Cheap Tyranid HQ?
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Terrifying Wraith
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Ok,how would those work in a 1,000 point army?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/19 01:13:50
Subject: Cheap Tyranid HQ?
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Dakka Veteran
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They work fine, despite the new price point. If kitted for melee, you'd go with bonesword, lashwhip, flesh hooks, and deathspitter for a 150 pt commander, but you can also take him straight-up standard and call it a day.
There's also the base form plus Norn Crown to try and get more synapse, since at a thousand points you'll be hurting.
Hard to get your points back out of him, but if he's your warlord and you're doing whacky Indy Character tricks (I'm with the Gants! Now I'm with the Venomthropes! Now I'm with the Carnifex brood, whee!) he's going to be far harder to take down than people expect.
Just don't expect him to be a murder machine.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/19 01:15:21
Subject: Re:Cheap Tyranid HQ?
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Tea-Kettle of Blood
Adelaide, South Australia
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We don't have cheap HQs, even the Prime costs well over 100 points before upgrades.
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Ailaros wrote:You know what really bugs me? When my opponent, before they show up at the FLGS smears themselves in peanut butter and then makes blood sacrifices to Ashterai by slitting the throat of three male chickens and then smears the spatter pattern into the peanut butter to engrave sacred symbols into their chest and upper arms.
I have a peanut allergy. It's really inconsiderate.
"Long ago in a distant land, I, M'kar, the shape-shifting Master of Chaos, unleashed an unspeakable evil! But a foolish Grey Knight warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow was struck, I tore open a portal in space and flung him into the Warp, where my evil is law! Now the fool seeks to return to real-space, and undo the evil that is Chaos!" |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/19 01:27:34
Subject: Re:Cheap Tyranid HQ?
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Terrifying Wraith
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PrinceRaven wrote:We don't have cheap HQs, even the Prime costs well over 100 points before upgrades.
I mean cash wise, as I could easily accept large amounts of Extra points. Infact, I need some extra points to fill out the 1000 pints I'm aiming for.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/19 01:38:25
Subject: Re:Cheap Tyranid HQ?
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Tea-Kettle of Blood
Adelaide, South Australia
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Well, price per point I'd say the cheapest option would be to get the double Carnifex kit and make one of them Old One Eye. $90 USD for a 220 point HQ and a 120+ point Heavy Support option.
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Ailaros wrote:You know what really bugs me? When my opponent, before they show up at the FLGS smears themselves in peanut butter and then makes blood sacrifices to Ashterai by slitting the throat of three male chickens and then smears the spatter pattern into the peanut butter to engrave sacred symbols into their chest and upper arms.
I have a peanut allergy. It's really inconsiderate.
"Long ago in a distant land, I, M'kar, the shape-shifting Master of Chaos, unleashed an unspeakable evil! But a foolish Grey Knight warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow was struck, I tore open a portal in space and flung him into the Warp, where my evil is law! Now the fool seeks to return to real-space, and undo the evil that is Chaos!" |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/19 22:32:25
Subject: Cheap Tyranid HQ?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
Cheyenne WY
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Hive Fleet Cerberus wrote:Most HQ's seem to be giant beasts that cost around $50, are there any (Other than the death leaper, of course) that are smaller, cheaper, and more fitting of a small army?
A Tyranid Prine...comes in the new Warrior box as an alternate fig....I like one for my Nids, and I got a Tyrant for larger point games...
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/20 00:02:17
Subject: Re:Cheap Tyranid HQ?
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Tea-Kettle of Blood
Adelaide, South Australia
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A Warrior box is more expensive than other options.
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Ailaros wrote:You know what really bugs me? When my opponent, before they show up at the FLGS smears themselves in peanut butter and then makes blood sacrifices to Ashterai by slitting the throat of three male chickens and then smears the spatter pattern into the peanut butter to engrave sacred symbols into their chest and upper arms.
I have a peanut allergy. It's really inconsiderate.
"Long ago in a distant land, I, M'kar, the shape-shifting Master of Chaos, unleashed an unspeakable evil! But a foolish Grey Knight warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow was struck, I tore open a portal in space and flung him into the Warp, where my evil is law! Now the fool seeks to return to real-space, and undo the evil that is Chaos!" |
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/02/20 17:35:28
Subject: Re:Cheap Tyranid HQ?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
Cheyenne WY
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True dat, but I'll have use for the Warriors (build the other two with cannons) so I can slot in a cannon as needed. Right now I run a big brood of Warriors, with the Cannon Warriors I can split into small Warrior broods for Synapse spam (Maybe...)
And the extra Bits should show up on E bay as they are part of every kit.... and if you're building a 1000 pt force you might be in the market to buy a box anyways...
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The will of the hive is always the same: HUNGER |
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