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I have a kill team tournament next weekend and was looking for some advice on my list, I am a complete noob to kill team so If I make mistakes please feel free to correct me. I was just going to use Hormagaunts and abuse the fact they count as solitary units and will get a 1/6 chance of rage without eating each other. but I put the shrikes in there to give them a bit of a speed boost because they don't get to run when they are on instinctive behaviour, so tactics are get as close as possible and let the Hormagaunts rage out.

Hormagaunt Brood (95pts) (1X USR:FLESHBANE)
19x Hormagaunt (95pts)
19x Scything Talons

Tyranid Shrike Brood (105pts)

Tyranid Shrike (USR: RAGE)
Devourer, Rending Claws

Tyranid Shrike (LEADER)
Devourer, Scything Talons

Tyranid Shrike (USR:IGNORES COVER)
Barbed Strangler, Scything Talons

TOTAL 200pts

would have used zoanthropes instead of shrikes but they are super slow and I don't think they get psychic powers because they are now brotherhood of psychers and kill team doesn't allow that, any ideas?. any comments would be really appreciated, even if you think its a solid list. thanks for looking.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582167/6582903.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582167/6582903.page GMT
I would recommend dropping the barbed strangler and the rending claws and just using those points for more bodies. Tyranids win kill team through numbers. With those points, you could get 2 or 3 more horms (I can't remember the exact math without my codex).

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I don't know much about the Shrikes. What's their statline like? If they are multi-wound but only T4, I recommend making one of them Eternal Warrior or someone with a Missile Launcher or Lascannon will crunch it out of existence as soon as they fire their gun.

If you can swap weapons around to bring anyone capable of hurting light armor in shooting I'd recommend doing that too because right now, you're praying for 6s in your assault phase for glances on Rhinos or Speeders. Despite only having only 5 guys, I think I'd do just fine against that list simply because of a Rhino with two guys with Heavy Flamers popping out the top, which because each guy is independent means I get to fire them out of both the firing hatches at different targets.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582167/6584760.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582167/6584760.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582167/6585610.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/582167/6585610.page GMT Will post a list up after work.


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o Zoanthrope (50pts) Weapon specialist (USR ignores cover)

o 10x Hormagaunt (50pts)
10x Scything Talons

o Tyranid Shrike Dirty fighter specialist (USR Rending)
Devourer, Scything Talons

o Tyranid Shrike LEADER
Devourer, Scything Talons

o Tyranid Shrike with heavy weapon Indomitable specialist (USR Eternal warrior)
Barbed Strangler , Scything Talons

I believe with this list it should be in good stead to control most phases, it has the speed, area covering fire power and half decent assault. let me know what you think and i will let you know how i get on after the weekend.
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