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I have a tournament coming up, 1500 points, battle forged, forge world allowed and each army must have at least 1 tank or monstrous creature (not hard for the bugs). Here's what I've come up with, please let me know what you guys think. I'm looking to smooth out the edges.

- Hive Tyrant : wings, 2 TL devs, Electroshock grubs
- Hive Tyrant : wings, 2 TL devs, Electroshock grubs

- 30 Termagaunts
- Tervigon : Electroshock grubs

- 3 Hive Guard
- Zoanthrope
- Zoanthrope

- Exocrine
- Tyrannofex : Electroshock grubs

- Tyrannocyte

Obviously, going into the tournament knowing that people will likely be bringing lots of armor is a serious boon. The Tyrannocyte allows me to plant one of the MCs in my enemies backfield (exo, terv, or tryanno) depending on the situation. Ideally, turn 2 will have 3 haywire flamers on top of important enemy armor. Zoanthropes are mainly going to be out of sight synapse anchors.

triant308 wrote:
I have a tournament coming up, 1500 points, battle forged, forge world allowed and each army must have at least 1 tank or monstrous creature (not hard for the bugs). Here's what I've come up with, please let me know what you guys think. I'm looking to smooth out the edges.

- Hive Tyrant : wings, 2 TL devs, Electroshock grubs
- Hive Tyrant : wings, 2 TL devs, Electroshock grubs

- 30 Termagaunts
- Tervigon : Electroshock grubs

- 3 Hive Guard
- Zoanthrope
- Zoanthrope

- Exocrine
- Tyrannofex : Electroshock grubs

- Tyrannocyte

Obviously, going into the tournament knowing that people will likely be bringing lots of armor is a serious boon. The Tyrannocyte allows me to plant one of the MCs in my enemies backfield (exo, terv, or tryanno) depending on the situation. Ideally, turn 2 will have 3 haywire flamers on top of important enemy armor. Zoanthropes are mainly going to be out of sight synapse anchors.

Looks pretty good! Some of this is "just me" but I'd drop one Hive Guard, and spend the points elsewhere. But a third shooter is not too shabby either....

losing one hive guard would give me 55 pts. Not enough for another unit, would you be spending that on biomorphs and artifacts etc?

triant308 wrote:
losing one hive guard would give me 55 pts. Not enough for another unit, would you be spending that on biomorphs and artifacts etc?

I'd likely plump for a Hive Commander, then toss the rest on upgrades...or...A Swarm of Rippers,x3, with Tunneling runs 45...a Brood of Hormagaunts,x 11 is 55 (I'd likely take this...) I think those qualify as units. Shoot I'd prefer to double out a Zoey Brood for durability, so I can use them more aggressively.

I just really like to Outflank Tervigon...but with a Pod, it's not nessisary, so an extra unit seems like a better use of the points.

Needs moar harridan

haha, if only I owned a Harridan. Only forgeworld model I have is a scythed heirodule.... i don't feel him, because it depresses me that he has a stat line not dissimilar to a wraithknight :(

triant308 wrote:
haha, if only I owned a Harridan. Only forgeworld model I have is a scythed heirodule.... i don't feel him, because it depresses me that he has a stat line not dissimilar to a wraithknight :(

But Fnp and a Hellstorm Template!!!!!!

Jokes aside, the list looks decent. I would switch the Hive Guard for another Tyrannocyte and Crushing Claws on the Tervigon. I'd also fit in a Venomthrope so that you can have a 2+ Jink/Cover (while in ruins) save for the Flyrants and defend yourself against an alpha strike list. The addition of the 2nd Tyrannocyte also allows you to plant 4 Haywire Templates if the situation calls for it.

Gives you about 30 points or so left, I would put Regeneration either on the Warlord or the T-Fex. I couldn't think of anywhere else to fit 30 points. You could not take Crushing Claws and have a unit of 3 Rippers that Deep Strikes, purely to sit on an Objective.

what are your thoughts on swapping the hive guard for a crone or a harpy? Maybe that puts too much stock into air MCs.

Hive Crone is good, but it would be better if you filled out Heavy Support first (Tyrannocytes don't use up a slot, awesome!). For example Carnifex with 2x TL Devourers w/ Brainleech Worms are great to stick in a Tyrannocyte with 12 TL S6 shots and offer AT duties with natural S9.