1500 nids without a tervigon. Could use some advice.

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**Frostthane**

HQ
2xFlyrant, 2xTl Devourers w brainleech worms. Hive commander 500

Troops
30x devilgants (flanking) 240
30x devilgants (flanking) 240

Elites
2x Zoanthropes 100
1x venomthrope 45

Heavy support
1x Exocrine, Regeneration 200
1x exocrine 170

this comes 5 points short of 1500 but idk if my early game field presence is enough i haven't played much at all too know really so i could use some opinions?

**FlingitNow**

As you state early game field presence is an issue. The other one being the disparity of when your units hit home. So I can deal with your army piecemeal without making tough decisions.Turn 1 Flyrant are tthe concern. Turn 2 (depending on who went first and how well turn 1 went) Flyrant then Grants. Meaning turn 3 is when I start caring about the Exocrines...

**Frostthane**

so would i be better to just not worry about devil gaunts at all? i don't like taking such weaking shooting units but apparently numbers are such a huge thing since they die so easily anyways

**FlingitNow**

Well if you drop the gaunts and Hive Commander (and the random Regen) that nets you 550 points. I would split the Zoanthropes into singles.

That's a Dakkafex and 4 units of Warriors with a cannon each. That's another MC and lots more turn 1 board presence.

**Frostthane**

say i vs tau wouldn't the warriors get shredded quicker than the gaunts even with the 36 inch range?

**FlingitNow**

It depends where he concentrates his fire and what cover save you have. Also remember the Gaunts require synapse baby sitting where as the Warriors provide synapse. You also make his tar getting decisions harder. Does that Riptide shoot one of your MCs or does he try to ID the Warriors.

Whilst the Warriors provide pinning checks on FWs and broadsides and the like to further reduce his firepower and mobility.