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Seems like it would be hard to tkae down tanks now. Is nidzilla still all that viable?

shooting tanks has got a lot harder, and some players are swapping all their venom cannons for barbed stranglers. the upside is that fexes can now run, so CCing tanks got easier

Nidzilla is TOTALLY viable.

6 Minimum carnis with barbed stranglers, and scything talons for starts. The point is not to use the stranglers on the tanks, but use them on EVERYTHING else and clear up the table. CC with Carnis on TANKS (not troops) is as good as it ever was so you have to prioritise and go with your powers. Keep the carnis firing as much as possible so use the Hive Tyrants and troops to CC any dedicated CC troops. Clear up everything else with big pie plates and then CC tanks in later turns when you corner them.

In 5th edition templates now auto hit all models touched by the template, no partials. This one rule change alone is great for the barbed strangler.

Better, a hive tyrant with tyrant guard gives the carnis a 4+ cover save, the uncovered shots have to go on the tyant guard.

Run four minimal gaunt sqauds without number as troops and let them die as they block all lanes and give your tyrant guard 4+ cover saves.

Nidzilla is as good as it ever was, and really better IMHO.

Certain combos will give you grief like big masses of ork looters. That why it is a game that is played on a table, not won in discussions on internet forums.