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Hello! this is my take on a fun 1500points nid army. I'm going to play my first ever game above 500 points in a few days, and wanted something fun yet effective to play around with. My general strategy for this army would be something like this:
Keep biovores at the back to hold objectives / barrage heavy targets
launch genestealers and gargoyles up the board turn 1. Using the stratagem on the stealers to put the pressure on the opponent early.
march the gaunts, tervigon and venomthropes up the board to keep control of the mid field.
use the rippers to hold objectives while i control the board.
carry the screamerkiller in the tervigon to take out a flank
Use the reveners, thrope and warriors to support where they are needed.

Do you guys spot any major flaws in my approach? Do you know of any way to cheaply get a stronger psychic phase?


++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Tyranids) [85 PL, 1500pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Hive Fleet: Kraken

Power: Smite

+ HQ +

Neurothrope [4 PL, 70pts]: Chameleonic Mutation, Power: The Horror, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Adaptive Biology

Tervigon [13 PL, 243pts]: Massive Scything Talons, Power: Catalyst, Stinger Salvo

+ Troops +

Genestealers [16 PL, 240pts]: 5x Acid Maw
. 20x Genestealer: 20x Rending Claws, 20x Scything Talons

Ripper Swarms [2 PL, 33pts]: 3x Ripper Swarm

Ripper Swarms [2 PL, 33pts]: 3x Ripper Swarm

Termagants [9 PL, 192pts]
. 19x Termagant (Devourer): 19x Devourer
. 10x Termagant (Fleshborer)

Tyranid Warriors [5 PL, 75pts]
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Scything Talons

+ Elites +

Venomthropes [5 PL, 90pts]: 3x Venomthrope

+ Fast Attack +

Gargoyles [6 PL, 72pts]: 12x Gargoyle

Raveners [4 PL, 69pts]
. Ravener: 2x Scything Talons
. Ravener: 2x Scything Talons
. Ravener: 2x Scything Talons

+ Heavy Support +

Biovores [4 PL, 100pts]: 2x Biovore, Show Spore Mine Rules

Screamer-Killers [6 PL, 115pts]
. Screamer-Killer: 2x Monstrous Scything Talons, Spore Cysts

Trygon [9 PL, 168pts]: 3x Massive Scything Talons, Prehensile Pincer Tail

++ Total: [85 PL, 1500pts] ++

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