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Hive Tyrant with Wings and 2 sets of TL Devourers
Hive Tyrant with Wings and 2 sets of TL Devourers

Venomthrope

10 Termagants
10 Termagants

Sky Blight Swarm:
Hive Tyrant with Wings and 2 sets of TL Devourers
Hive Crone with Stinger Salvo
Harpy with Cluster Spines
Harpy with Cluster Spines
10 Gargoyles
10 Gargoyles
10 Gargoyles

Combined Arms Detachment of Tyranids:
Deathleaper
10 Termagants
10 Termagants

Allied Detachment of Dark Eldar
Haemonculus with Crucible of Maledection
3 Wracks
Raider with Torment Grenade Launchers and a Flicker Field



The Idea being to bomb the flying MC's forward and open the Crucible of Maledection to just ruin any and all pyskers days!

I intend to try and keep my own Flyrants outside of the 3d6" bubble from the Crucible and yet keep the worst target pysker IN the bubble.

But hopefully, -3 from the Shadows, -1 from the Raider and -d3 from Deathleaper can reduce a pysker such a Fateweaver down by enough to get him insta-gibbed by it!

minimum -5 and maximum -7 to leave him on LD4 - LD2 is pretty harsh.

 Bloodhorror wrote:
Hive Tyrant with Wings and 2 sets of TL Devourers
Hive Tyrant with Wings and 2 sets of TL Devourers

Venomthrope

10 Termagants
10 Termagants

Sky Blight Swarm:
Hive Tyrant with Wings and 2 sets of TL Devourers
Hive Crone with Stinger Salvo
Harpy with Cluster Spines
Harpy with Cluster Spines
10 Gargoyles
10 Gargoyles
10 Gargoyles

Combined Arms Detachment of Tyranids:
Deathleaper
10 Termagants
10 Termagants

Allied Detachment of Dark Eldar
Haemonculus with Crucible of Maledection
3 Wracks
Raider with Torment Grenade Launchers and a Flicker Field



The Idea being to bomb the flying MC's forward and open the Crucible of Maledection to just ruin any and all pyskers days!

I intend to try and keep my own Flyrants outside of the 3d6" bubble from the Crucible and yet keep the worst target pysker IN the bubble.

But hopefully, -3 from the Shadows, -1 from the Raider and -d3 from Deathleaper can reduce a pysker such a Fateweaver down by enough to get him insta-gibbed by it!

minimum -5 and maximum -7 to leave him on LD4 - LD2 is pretty harsh.

Looks like fun. But I'd suggest using Shrikes to put the Shadow on the enemy, they aren't psychers, so no danger of getting fried by your own weapon.

Is this list built from the suggestions in my posts here http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/596736/6912991.page#6912991 by any chance ?

Regardless, that Raider needs retrofire jets. It's paper thin and number one target when this combo is relevant, aka will never get in position without DS.


Not sure if running 3 Flyrants is the best supplement to an effect that has a randomly varying range of 3" to 18" and the potential to knock 240 pts off your army for each one that ends up in range. 2 Flyrants is enough. Shrikes are good too.

Most tournaments are disallowing dual combined arms. Taking Deathleapers Assassin Brood gives you another -1 LD bubble and still let's you take 2 Flyrants in your HQ.

Just be aware as well that the Crucible affects your own Psykers as well as the enemies so those Tyrants might be in for a bad day.

Also yes, Retrofire Jets are a must.

the issue with Retrofire Jets is that
1. It'll be Turn 2 before I get a chance to do anything with it. 2. It'll scatter horribly knowing my dice...
3. It's not forced to make it due to Interceptor stuff.

The 3 Flyrants are there cus 3 Flyrants are just nasty anyway.

You don't have to use the jets, they are just an option, if you have first turn you might want to deploy the vehicle instead.

damn this is a very cool idea, especially with the influx of psychers about the game now!

gonna try this out sometime next week, if all goes well i may have to make a wee purchase!

since when can nids ally with DE..? Is this 7th?

Yes, you can ally with come the apocalypse now, you have to deploy 12" away and also follow the rules for desperate allies.

Heck, it's even sorta fluffy. Deranged DE mad scientist, decides to assist the Hive, for unspeakable reasons...

I hope people don't begin to house rule come the apocalypse out. That'd be lame.

In regards to the list how are you going to run the death leaped and venomThropes?

They are such easy kills...

Well the Venomthrope is in there to give my Flyrants a 2+ Jink save should they come under fire of anything I can't really save. 10 Lascannons to the face for example.

Deathleaper I'll just have on the backfield, out of LOS to score a home objective and to reduce an enemys LD by D3.

 Bloodhorror wrote:
Well the Venomthrope is in there to give my Flyrants a 2+ Jink save should they come under fire of anything I can't really save. 10 Lascannons to the face for example.

Deathleaper I'll just have on the backfield, out of LOS to score a home objective and to reduce an enemys LD by D3.

You'd have to stay within 6 of the tyrant to get that, defeats the point of wings doesn't it?

Good plan for the death leaper. I think I'll do the same!

The point of Wings is to give them Jink and Ability to take off and fly should the need arise.

Starting on the Table within 6" of the Venomthrope gives me the option of a 2+ Jink and from then on I can move 12" with the Flyrants and 6" + d6" from the Venomhrope running after them.

7-12" will still give me a Shrouded Bubble range of 13- 18" inches