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HQ
Tyrant- Wings 2 twin linked devourers hive commander paroxysm leech life 285

Tyrant- Wings 2 twin linked devourers hive commander paroxysm leech life 285

Elites
2 zoanthropes 120
spore pod 40

2 zoanthropes 120
spore pod 40

Troops
10 gaunts 50

10 gaunts 50

tervigon- toxin sacs catalyst 185

tervigon- toxin sacs catalyst 185

5 genestealers 70

Heavy
Trygon- toxin sacs 210

Trygon- toxin sacs 210

Let me know what you think.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1316923.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1316923.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
Also drop the genestealers. Add more gaunts with the remaining points. They are made far more deadly with tervigons you are using.

Just my thoughts.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1316937.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1316937.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
Doesn't poison mean re roll wounds on whatever you normally need to wound when fighting something of lower toughness than your strength? Or am I misunderstanding?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1316980.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1316980.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
I was just thinking with only 5 stealers they aren't going to make much difference. And 10 gaunts are very easy to take down. This is just me though.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1317000.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1317000.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
I tried the list without the stealers, and believe it or not they are so small that my opponents never bother targeting them, but they can very easily blow up a tank and or cause some havoc outflanking. And if they are just holding an objective with 3+ cover after going to ground, they are surprisingly hard to remove esepecially since no one wants to waste signifigant fire on just 5 models.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1317029.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1317029.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1317259.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1317259.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
Id fix your troops selection. Everything else is great. Though the Devourers on the Tyrants are questionable. Theyre AP - so popping transports is meh. Paroxysm is the counter to shooty units. Id give them dual sytals - 60 points saved there. Dump this into one of the 10 bug termagaunt units. Keep this unit and the Tervigon. The other paired set Id drop for a big unit of Hormaguants.

When running Tervigons AND Zoanthropes - include the Deathleaper to counter JAWWS and hoods.

Looks like youre combining to different archtypes. I like the Commander Tyrant list - Id focus on its strengths and go with that rather than try to take advantage of the Tervigon.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1317530.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1317530.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318191.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318191.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318250.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318250.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT TO both in relation to the reserves rolls and the number of units you can out flank. The RAW on the outflank is still only 1 unit even if you have 2 Hive Commanders but the opposite for reserves rolls. The 2 x Devourer is a great combo with wings and allows you to lay down serious fire the turn you arrive.

Stealers with no toxin sacs and a min unit just seems a waste of points. Give the Tervigons adrenal glands and spend the rest on increasing the size of those 2 Gant units. Though remember the Tervigons won't be able to spawn the turn they arrive as they'll be off the baord at the start of their movement.

Toxin sacs on the Trygon will reduce your chances to wound in general so a waste. Adrenal glands will help them tank hunt.

Other than that it looks an OK Nidzilla DP army. I think your troops choices don't really fit the theme of a reserve army though. Whilst pure Nidzilla isn't the best way to go with a reserve army. Personally I'd drop your entire troops section for 1 large Brood of toxin sac Hormagaunts and then spend the rest of the points on Toxin sac Stealers. If you get Capture and control be suer to place you objective as near the end of your deployment zone as you can. In 2 out of 3 deployment types that should be pretty near the middle of the table and thuis you can concentrate on your assault and not worry about spreading for your objective until turns 4-5.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318267.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318267.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
Jaws against any initiative 1 based unit is also a major problem. I would expect you to find a lot of Spacewolves oppenents so this is a major problem for the Tervigons. Maybe I'm biased but my experience with Tervigons hasn't been great and when they die they are likely to do some serious damage to your Gaunts.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318286.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318286.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318344.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318344.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT lol.

I just say this because at the moment Spacewolves are very popular. I think at the last doubles near to 1/3 of armies had spacewolves. But your right, you can't say a no to Tervigons just because of Jaws.

The troop selection is the hardest thing I find to work out in a Nid army. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318397.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318397.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT

The troop selection is the hardest thing I find to work out in a Nid army.


QTF though Elites can be tricky too (because you want at least 5-6 choices...)

I think the best method is look at what you want your army to do and then fit in your troops. Do you want an army full of DS and outflank for a reserves assault? Then stealers and Hormies aided by Hive Commander are your best bet. Do you want a Zilla list then Tervigons aer great. Do you want an endless swarm then Tervigons and large broods of Termagants are great. Do you want an elite hard hitting amy then Warriors and stealers rae the best choice. etc etc etc...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318409.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1318409.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
Newplayer- Thats a good idea, thanks fro the idea, I'll be sure to email the TO.

Bishopx- But a swarmlord is too slow to fit into a list like this.

Flingitnow- Will do on double checking with the TO. I do really like the tyrants with their firepower. I want the stealers if for nthing more than the reasons already stated, but I do understand where you're coming from. I don't see what getting 1 big squad of hormagants will do? The tervigons are great for popping out scoring units, put one in outflank and crush a flank and put the other in reserve to walk up the field and shoot out scoring units since there will be other MC's in his face already.

As far as wolves go, it depends on the type of wolf list I guess. Most cases i'm probably going to lose, on the count that wolves can outshoot us ten times over AND beat face in combat. Sadly I think my best chance in a tournament setting is to ignore wolves and hope to never play them. Every army has their mis-matches, you can't hinder your armies overall performance in all games in order to make 1 particualr match up slightly better for you. That's just not sane. My best chance is popping the rhino with the rune priest in it and disposing of him ASAP and hoping shadow keeps me safe for a turn. I don't have a deffinite answer for wolves yet. But in all honesty my old nid list couldn't beat sisters wolves or most guard and I still consistently did successful with them in tournaments, through not playing them and then when I had to relying on player skill. That's really all I can hope for.
]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1320483.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1320483.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT inatfaq, 2 hive commanders reserve bonus don't stack, and no reserve bonus if the HTs are not on the table. I wonder if their faq will affect all GT ruling.

Good luck.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1320829.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1320829.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
According to the inatfaq, 2 hive commanders reserve bonus don't stack, and no reserve bonus if the HTs are not on the table.


I can understand the first ruling but the 2nd ruling is totally ridiculous, it clearly states asd long as the Hive Tyrant is alive. The whole point of Hive commander is for your DS army to function as you have no DP assault rule.

Back to eth questions about the list. A big squad or Hormies will rip apart most things iot gets into CC with. As will the stealers both with toxin sacs. Stealers can be effective in small numbers Hormagaunts not so much hence why you take a big blob of them (and to help with survivability).

The Tervigons will spawn some units but when they die they also damage all nearby units. The problem with using them in THIS list is that you are going for a DS assault yet you have 2 lumbering MCs chewing up points that aren't offering an immediate threat allowing your enemy to concentrate on the Tyrants and Trygons with everything he has. Out flanking Hormagaunts and Stealers can assault 18" from the table edge offering an immediate threat AND potentially tieing up (and killing) some units in CC that would otherwise be shooting at your MCs. The tervigons comes on looks sad gets ignored then the next turn spits out 1 unit of Gants and then gets dead massacring half said unit of gaunts...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1320948.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1320948.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
New Player wrote:no reserve bonus if the HTs are not on the table.


Well that messes up my Ninja List if that's true. Where is this inatfaq?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321098.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321098.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
List wise, tyrants are ok but really need bullet shields to protect them.

Gants are ok, but 15 is better. You don't need the stealers because your tervigons will spawn troops for you (I spawned 82 gants in a recent game!) and plus the stealers in a min unit without toxin sacs won't be affective.

As previously mentioned by others, trygons with toxin sacs aren't a good idea. Adrenal gland for furious charge is better ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321281.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321281.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
I'd drop toxin sacs from your Trygons. Personally would prefer more Genestealers and Hourmagants both with Toxin sacs, Maybe drop one of your Tervigons. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321383.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321383.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT lol. Lictor's rule specify that the reserve bonus only works if the Lictor is on the table. The Tyrants rules say as long as the Tyrant is alive - the Tyrant is alive if off the table, in reserve. Reserve bonus will also stack as well. A lictor's stacks and so does a Swarmlords and if you take two Tyrants with hive commander each then two troop units can still outflank. There is no reason why they shouldn't. We'll have to wait until FAQ.

]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321423.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321423.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT PM to the tournament organizer and he said he's reading through 100+ pages of FAQ, but it's currently looking like they do stack he said.

Flingitnow- You could be on to something with the hormagaunt, but I feel like they would just get blown to bits and do nothing vs a mechanised list. A tervigon can create numerous scoring units/ screens that can also fight, which is very important to my overall startegy. I personally like the tervigons and since they are monstrous creatures they can put the hurt on tanks unlike hormagaunt. More stealers however is always welcome. But, at the same time I don't really think I need more anti infantry.

Mercer- I understand where you're coming from with more gaunts instead of the stealers, but the stealers give me the versatility of an out flanking LOW PROFILE troop choice that can also hurt tanks. It's a very good option to have IMO.

L0rdF1end- I'll be sure to drom toxin sacs from my trygons and grab adrenal glands for my tervis.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321439.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321439.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
"If a Hive Tyrant has the Hive Commander upgrade, a single unit of troops may outflank."

It says "a Hive Tyrant" rather than "the Hive tyrant" which under strict RAW means only 1 unit gets to outflank no matter how many Hive Commanders you have. Though the intention may be different.


"In addition, whilst the Hive Tyrant is alive you add +1 to your reserve rolls."

This means the Tyrant simply has to be alive and not on the table. Note the lictor wording:

"If a Lictor is on the board at the beginning of the Movement phase, the Tyranid adds +1 top any of his rserve rolls"

This means that 3 or even 9 Lictors still means only +1 and notice how it specifies they have to be on the board. Hence RAW and RAI means the Tyrant simply has to be alive whether deployed or not. Also technically by RAW the Tyrant bonus does stack however Astropaths have already had this ruled the other way in an FAQ. However the Autarchs have had this ruled the current RAW way so it is a judgement call. By RAW they currently stack and RAI is unclear so that is how I'd play it at the moment if I was against 'Nids. If I was using 'Nids I'd check with my opponent first or as the case is just take 1 Hive Commander to avoid a problem...


Back to the list if the Hormagaunts are in combat they can't get shot at by anything. They have an 18 assault range when they first come on. Sure they can't blow vehicles but you have plenty of other things to do that with and at worst they can be a distraction from your stealers or other choices. I still don't think you'll get value out of the Tervigons in this list. I think Tervigons are ace and one of the best new units in the game. But they need the list to be built to suite them and what they bring to the table. That means large units of gants to buff and catalyse and Venomthropes to give them a cover save and probably something like Deathleaper to shut down Jaws as much as possible.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321488.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321488.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
yermom wrote:
Mercer- I understand where you're coming from with more gaunts instead of the stealers, but the stealers give me the versatility of an out flanking LOW PROFILE troop choice that can also hurt tanks. It's a very good option to have IMO.



I like stealers don't get me wrong, its just 5 aren't threatening and will get shot to gak in not time. Also don't have toxin sacs either so cannot get re-rolls against T4 or below.

FlingitNow wrote:Hree are the rules for Hive Commander:

"If a Hive Tyrant has the Hive Commander upgrade, a single unit of troops may outflank."

It says "a Hive Tyrant" rather than "the Hive tyrant" which under strict RAW means only 1 unit gets to outflank no matter how many Hive Commanders you have. Though the intention may be different.



I'm going to have to respectfully disagree Fling. When it says A it means one, so you a hive tyrant here which gives outflank and then a hive tyrant over there which gives outflank. So one hive tyrant can give outflank to one unit and then another tyrant can give outflank as well.

Its like saying preferred enemy only works once if you took it, the abilities taken twice would always have double affects and work twice.

I guess time will tell with a FAQ ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321524.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321524.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT

I'm going to have to respectfully disagree Fling. When it says A it means one, so you a hive tyrant here which gives outflank and then a hive tyrant over there which gives outflank. So one hive tyrant can give outflank to one unit and then another tyrant can give outflank as well.

Its like saying preferred enemy only works once if you took it, the abilities taken twice would always have double affects and work twice.


Hey I'm with you on RAI I think you should be able to outflank 2 troops units with 2 Hive Commanders but how it is written technically means the opposite. The preferred enemy works entirely different as it is an aura effect from the Tyrant not a gifted effect.

Technically the way it is written if you have a Hive Tyrant means 1 or more Hive Tyrants that is how the english technically works. Though I don;t htink it is the intention.

Look at IG astropaths you can buy multiple of them but you don't get multiple benefits. So it is not as cut and dried with GW...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321537.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321537.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT FAQ arrives.

At mo I'm saying A Tyrant gets that abiliity, so, so each Tyrant gets the ability. You'd just be paying 25 points for nothing if you took it twice and it didn't work.... ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321542.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1321542.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
HQ
Hive Tyrant- wings 2 twin linked devourers hive commander old adversary paroxysm leech life 310

Elites
2 zoanthropes 120
spore pod 40

2 zoanthropes 120
spore pod 40

doom of malantai 90
spore pod 40
OR
death leaper 140
(im not sure which to take here, I keep going back and forth leaning torwards deathleaper)

Troops
10 gaunts 50

Tervigon- catalyst toxin sacs regen 205

10 gausnt 50

Tervigon- catalyst toxin sacs regen 205

Heavy
Trygon 200

Trygon 200

mawloc 170

What do you think of my back up?


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I'm actually liking my second list more and more, do you think it's just a more competitive list all together? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1322138.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1322138.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
I have tried both in my lists and I have to say I love the Doom. For a well rounded list that needs anti-psyker defense though you may want Deathleaper.

Also, just in case you do field Doom, you will need to contact the TO to see whether or not his aura affects units in vehicles and can units receive cover/invulnerable saves.

Good luck with your list.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323271.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323271.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
I don't think I could morally play that doom effects units in transports, it just seems like total rules abuse to me.

Thanks.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323308.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323308.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
I like the list overall and I would choose deathleaper only because of his anti-psyker defense abilities so you can get your zoeys and tervigons to cast their powers. I had it done against me and even with a -1 ld, my opponent got 3/4 of the powers off.

Your list is pretty balanced and I dont think you will have much trouble outside of guard or SW. The ruling for the HT hive commander is a highly debated issue. How are your experiences with mass reserves for nids? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323443.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323443.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
Thanks, that's exactly why I'm leaning torwards him. I figure the list should have enough anti infantry to be okay without doom, except maybe not against orks or tervigon spam.

SW and guard are my biggest concerns, followed closely by other bugs and loota spam/horde orks.

In most of my playtest games against guard I usually come out on top, unless its got plasma in its vet squads. I haven't gotten the chance to pla wolves yet, but I don't see it ending well for me at all. Orks also gave me a run the one time we played, but I also made a few tacical mistakes in that game since I was new to the army. But, I do have to say reserve style nids as a whole performs phenominally when everything works as it's supposed to, which occurs maybe a third of the time, and when it dosn't it's a pretty even fight.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323495.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323495.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT INAT ruling and Doom does affect units in transports.

+1 vote for Doom. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323499.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323499.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
I am glad you are enjoying the army Nick. Please tell me how your experiences at the GT are and post a battle report on the WC forums. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323532.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323532.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT FAQ's to IMO abuse the rules to make an already good unit absolutely broken. Regardless of how the rulling is for Doom, until I see it spelled out in the tyranid FAQ itself that it does effect units units in transports I refuse to play it that way.

Hod- The few times I've had to do nids vs nids I've always lost due to my opponent having around the same skill level as me, but having the more expierience with nids vs nids battles. I'm the only regular bug player at my local store. As far as auto cannons go they do mess us up quite a bit, but I find that if we are deep striking plasma is much more effective since it AP's us also, and since we got all close and personal range isn't an issue.

Thanks, I;ll be sure to put the reports up there aswell.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323549.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323549.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT INAT ruling then it will work, regardless of how you want to use it. I would just check with the TO.

I'm not trying to be stubborn, just pointing out a perk if you do choose the Doom, though as mentioned beforehand Deathleaper makes the list much more well-rounded.

Either way good luck with your list.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323605.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323605.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323687.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323687.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323691.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1323691.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
I've played a few games and more often than not I was getting shutdown by enemy Pyskers, In most cases now I would make my first objective to kill the psker, any good player will be attempting to shut you down or screw you up with Hood or Jaws or the like.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324213.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324213.page GMT Re:Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT IMO they are one of the best units in that codex. Maybe its just my fear because I play Eldar, but Zoeys are a joke against Serpents and Runes of Warding.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324227.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324227.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT SM varient players to leave the room.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324236.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324236.page GMT Re:Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
pointzero wrote:I'm really surprised there are no hive guard. IMO they are one of the best units in that codex. Maybe its just my fear because I play Eldar, but Zoeys are a joke against Serpents and Runes of Warding.


Why are zoanthropes a joke for against serpents? Warp blast is S8 against a serpent and is AP1, hive guard are S8 AP4. So a warp blast gets +1 on the damage chart. Far from a joke...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324401.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324401.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT LOL,nice list


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mercer, they aren't really that good against wave serpents,for more information you can ask Luke over there,but I m just telling you that with a 4+ cover save from flying,wave serpents can save thier own butts pretty well,and if there is a farseer fortuning the wave serpent,you've just wasted a turn with you zoey]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324425.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324425.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
I do know how serpents and eldar work ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324503.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324503.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT DOW and sometimes spearhead. The zoans are podding in which for the most part eliminates the range issue. And zoanthropes can pop a land raider just as eassily as a chimera.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324618.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1324618.page GMT Re:Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
I'm not really sure how how zoans are better in DOW. They are in reserve which means they don't come out until turn 2 or 3, by that time Hive guard could have been shooting for 2-3 turns and can now hit pretty much anything on the board, even better if you give Tervigons onslaught.

I know zoans are better at taking out Raiders in theory, but that's about it and with librarians, Inquisitors, and Runes it makes them very iffy.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1325321.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1325321.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
Zoans are better than taking raiders out, thats a fact. raiders are something a hive guard cannot deal with. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1325424.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1325424.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
Well my point was that if the tournament uses the INAT ruling then it will work, regardless of how you want to use it. I would just check with the TO.

I'm not trying to be stubborn, just pointing out a perk if you do choose the Doom, though as mentioned beforehand Deathleaper makes the list much more well-rounded.


If they are using the INAT FAQ your army won't work at all so don't even bother unpacking it if they are following INAT. INAT have decided that the reserve Tyranid army is too powerful so they've knobbled it, throwing out both RAW and RAI on Hive Commander to make it not work until after your Hive Tyrant has Dsed in... Oh and neither of it's bonuses stack. Essentially making Tyranids pointless and neuturing the entire codex because they hate Tyranids.

I wouldn't play at a tournament that follow INAT's rulings if they intend to continue rulings like this which intentionally ignore RAW and RAI just to stop a new army from being useable.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1327290.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1327290.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
Can't we just have a useable army. I watched a game last night, Nids versus Tau, They got obliterated before they even got close enough to assault, The Deepstriking Ninja list overcomes that perfectly. This still doesn't make the list over powered though getting a +1 to DS rolls with him off the board so why the have gone against that, god only knows. The dice gods can still screw you over leaving you with one outflanking unit of Gaunts on turn 2. Come on GW, lets see an FAQ so we can put these arguments to bed.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1327549.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1327549.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
mercer wrote:Zoans have shadow of the warp so it will probably cancel each other out.


Shadow of the warp will not help zoans vs runes of warding. They have to make ld10 on 3d6, which will happen 50% of the time.

Then they have to hit, which they will do 67% of the time, leaving you at 34%.

You will glance or pen 50% of the time. That puts you at 17%.

Assuming the serpent moved enough to get a 4+, that puts you down to 9%.

You are going to be in the low to middle single digits to kill the serpent per zoan. If all 4 manage to fire at one serpent, if they even come in at the same time, I doubt you would have a 1 in 4 chance of killing one.

As with the two lists I have seen from yermom, not enough anti-tank.

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You will glance or pen 50% of the time. That puts you at 17%.


Given that you glance on a 2 and penetrate on a 3+ why only 50% for glance or pen? I make it 83%.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1330279.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1330279.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT RAW I'm not questioning it, I'm not arguing it, I'm just accepting it)

2 hive commanders reserve bonus do NOT stack. However, you may ouflank 2 units. The reserve bonus does stack with other reserve bonus giving units, such as a lictor oor swarm lord. Hive commander DOES work regardless of whether the tyrant is on the table.

With that I submit to you my list.

HQ
Tyrant- 2 twin linked devourers wings hive commander old adversary paroxysm leech life 250

Elites
2 zoanthropes 120
spore pod 40

2 zoanthropes- 120
spore pod 40

deathleaper 140

Troops
10 gaunts 50

10 gaunts 50

tervigon- catalyst adrenal glands toxin sacs 195

tervigon- catalyst adrenal glands toxin sacs 195

Heavy
trygon 200

trygon 200

mawloc 170

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FlingitNow wrote:
You will glance or pen 50% of the time. That puts you at 17%.


Given that you glance on a 2 and penetrate on a 3+ why only 50% for glance or pen? I make it 83%.


Str 10 goes to str 8 vs wave serpents, unless you manage to get rear.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1331331.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1331331.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT


Str 10 goes to str 8 vs wave serpents, unless you manage to get rear.


Cheers being dumb...

2 hive commanders reserve bonus do NOT stack. However, you may ouflank 2 units. The reserve bonus does stack with other reserve bonus giving units, such as a lictor oor swarm lord. Hive commander DOES work regardless of whether the tyrant is on the table.


This is how I'd play in most instances seems the RAI of it (though by RAW the oposite things stack). At least they haven't follow the INAT FAQ which just makes the nwe Nid Codex a total waste of time and effort...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1331714.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1331714.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT
yermom wrote:

HQ
Tyrant- 2 twin linked devourers wings hive commander old adversary paroxysm leech life 250



Did i miss something, or why is your tyrant that cheap?
Mine costs about 310 points with that equipment.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1331879.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1331879.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1332163.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1332163.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT

Can you find some points to bump up your gaunts to 15? 10 just seems like to few. Maybe make the Trygons Alphas and drop the Mawloc to get more gaunts?

Big question to ask the TO about the Mawloc is can it deepstrike on top of enemy stuff? If not the Mawloc isn't worth it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1341553.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1341553.page GMT Yermom's revised 1850 tyranid list for st valentines day masacre GT

Big question to ask the TO about the Mawloc is can it deepstrike on top of enemy stuff?


I can't see any TO ruling any other way it is the RAW and clear RAI so there is no argument against it other than from people scared of the new creature and desperately trying to rules lawyer it away. You'd have to be TFG to even consider ruling it the other way and if the TO is that then don't enter...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1342779.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/278151/1342779.page GMT