<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "The new models have me wanting to re-visit Tyranids..."]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net The new models have me wanting to re-visit Tyranids...

I was thinking something like a Tyrant (possibly the Swarmlord), 3x3 Hive Guard, and 2 Tervigons for starters.

Do Tyranid Monstrous Creatures have a shot in the current environment? How would you expand on what I've suggested above? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3975174.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3975174.page GMT Re:The new models have me wanting to re-visit Tyranids...
I don't know much about nids but from my experience playing against them it seems you need a good balance of swarm and Monstrous Creatures. Tervigons always seem like a successful unit.

Matt from MiniWarGaming has a lot of success with his lists maybe some of his videos will help

Good luck!

Peace Out!
Jonny!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3975503.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3975503.page GMT The new models have me wanting to re-visit Tyranids...
So far its working pretty well!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3975575.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3975575.page GMT The new models have me wanting to re-visit Tyranids...
Jihadnik wrote:I love using Tervigons to slap down tanks by using the swarmlord to outflank them...I think its the swarmlord? Plus, using the Ymgarl Genestealers to burst out of terrain nd multi assault tanks that are parked to close together.

So far its working pretty well!


Swarmlords don't allow outflanking tervigons, that's Hive Tyrants with Hive Commander.

Bad players get multi-charged by ymgarls against his non-moving tanks.

But is a Nidzilla list even remotely viable anymore?

In a word....no. Dark eldar poison spam, Space Wolf Rune Priests (Jaws) and missile spam and the more recent GK codex with wall to wall force weapons means MCs are basically toast. Not to mention they are about 25% over priced in the current codex, and you have a recipe for disaster.

Outside of those lists (which make up most of the "top tier") yeah, MCs do okay. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3976160.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3976160.page GMT The new models have me wanting to re-visit Tyranids... MC's are fun as it gets. Sure, they can sometimes get instant killed, or taken down by anti-tank weapons, but not often.

I've had great luck with Tyrants, Tervigons, Trygons, and Tyrannofexes backed up by Termagants and sometimes Hormagaunts. I have found that flooding the board with speedbumps (generally the termagants) and a lot of T6 creatures allows at least some of the larger bugs to survive the game.

On the other hand, sometimes everything dies horribly to power weapons/AP1 and I get routed. But that doesn't happen too often.

edit: I will be buying a few of the Tyrannofex kits - I agree, they're incredible.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3976857.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3976857.page GMT Re:The new models have me wanting to re-visit Tyranids...
At least when I do finally start in on the Nids (and believe me I will), they will hopefully have an updated codex and 6th ed rules helping against ID.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3977412.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3977412.page GMT The new models have me wanting to re-visit Tyranids... MC's are really bad now, they overcompensated pretty severely due to how well they were doing last edition.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3979927.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3979927.page GMT Re:The new models have me wanting to re-visit Tyranids...
at 1850 it's disgusting unless you're DE or I don't even know.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3981151.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3981151.page GMT The new models have me wanting to re-visit Tyranids... MCs into a 1,000 point game and it is pretty decent. 3x tervigons, 2 trygons, 1 gant squad, plus upgrades.... Anything higher than that and the nids are going to start needing stealers, hiveguard, etc... to be competative.

-Myst]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3981318.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/433330/3981318.page GMT