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Hive Tyrant: 192
Enhanced Senses, Warp Field, VC, Barbed Strangler (I was convinced a few posts ago), Toxin Sacs

Hive Tyrant: 201
Adrenal Glands (WS & I), Toxin Sacs, Warp Field, Scything Talons, Winged, Flesh Hooks

Warriors (6): 270
Adrenal Glands (WS & I), Toxin Sacs, Extended Carapace, Scything Talons, Leaping, REnding Claws

Carnifex: 112
Tusked, Scything Talons, Flesh Hooks

2* Fleshgaunts (20): 2*120= 240
Fleshborer

2* Hormagaunts (20): 2*260= 520
Adrenal Glands (I), Toxin Sacs

Ripper Swarm (5): 90
Toxin Sacs, Leaping, Flesh Hooks

Carnifex: 178
Enhances Senses, VC, Barbed Strangler, Enhanced Carapace, Spine Banks
Zoanthrops (3): 195
Synaptic Creature, Warp Blast

That's 98 models, and for a 1850 I'd drop the Ripper Swarms and a Zaonthrop. I'm a little worried about lack of shooting, but I should be on top of my enemy by turn 2, and even some of the shootiest armies out there should have a problem with killing all my assault models by turn 2.

I'd break the gaunt squads up as much as possible, split the hormagants again if you can.

You have a lot of synapse, which is good, but I think you can afford to drop synapse off of one ot two zoeys and give them psychic scream instead. That should help you force pinning with your stranglers. In fact, I'd drop warp field off of the VC BS tyrant and give him ex-carapace and psychic scream instead for the same points.

+WS on a Tyrant is OK, but not great. It only helps you hit against WS 5 and defend against WS 6. Whereas Miasma does both of these AND makes the plethora of WS 3 models out there hit you on a 5+ instead of a 4+. This includes Veteran Sister Superiors with Eviscerators and enemy Carnifexes (without +WS)!!!!! Plus, Miasma is only 2 points more!

I'm not a big fan of Close Combat fexes (hard to get into combat) or of a BS on a Tyrant (lose the benefit of multiple attacks), but if you like 'em, more power to you.

Drop the Warriors and the Hormagaunts, and make the Termagants into Spinegaunts.

So you could buy:

41.5 Genestealers with Extended Carapace!  Ouch!

Not a fan of Stealers.  However I will take the Barbed Strangler off of the Hive Tyrant, and give him the TL Devorers.