Sorris wrote:
HQ [ 2 ]
Hive Tyrant Scything Talons; Stranglethorn cannon; The Norn Crown; Regeneration; Wings;
Deathleaper Rending claws; Scything talons; Flesh hooks;

Elites [ 2 ]
3x - Zoanthrope Brood
> 3x - Zoanthrope
3x - Venomethrope Brood
> 3x - Venomethrope Lash whips; Toxic miasma;

Troops [ 4 ]
10x - Termagant Brood
> 10x - Termagant; Devourer;
10x - Termagant Brood
> 10x - Termagant; Devourer;
10x - Termagant Brood
> 10x - Termagant; Devourer;
10x - Termagant Brood
> 10x - Termagant; Devourer;

Fast attack [ 3 ]
Hive Crone Drool cannon; Four tentaclids; Scything talons; Cluster spines;
Harpy Scything talons; Spore mine cysts; Twin-linked heavy venom cannon; Cluster spines; Regeneration;
3x - Ravener Brood
> 3x - Ravener; Scything talons; Rending claws; Deathspitter;

Heavy support [ 2 ]
Exocrine Bio-plasmic cannon; Scything talons;
Trygon Prime Bio-electric pulse; Scything Talons; The Miasma Cannon; The Ymgarl Factor; Adrenal glands; Prehensile pincer;

Cosmic_Seth wrote:
I agree with everything Freytag93 has stated, but first off, 14 armor flyer? Does not exists in any non-forgeworld codex/book, I hope that is an error or your opponent does not know his/her rules.

Secondly, troops are key for any Tyranid victory, and, well, ‘Nids are a horde armor at best, 40 ‘gaunts in a 2000pt match won’t cut it. I know money does not grow on trees, so ask your opponents to use count-as models until you are sure what style of army you want. When you are happy with your build; then go get them. You may not like ‘gaunts but rather go with warriors or genestealers; Nids have a good spread of different choices of troops to fit your style of play. And yeah, the rules are changing, so it is probably best to wait three weeks to see how things turn out.

But, the Swarmlord is an excellent option, he comes built in with 18in synapse, adds +1 to reserve rolls for you ravaners/tygons/ or any outflanking troops. In addition, he hands out monster hunter, furious charge, and (if I remember correctly) preferred enemy. Yes he doesn’t have guns, but all of which I stated plus his three psychic powers will more than make up for it. Do not underestimate Swarmy’s force multipliers.

And remember, when fighting grey knights, don’t forget shadow-of-the-warp

Cosmic_Seth wrote:
Remember, the Shadow-of-the-warp effects their Ld in all cases, not just psychic tests. It’s a flat -3 to their ld, and being grey knights, that effects almost every unit they have including vehicles!

Roxor08 posts is valid. Grey Knights are often small-number elite-units; you need to do the opposite, swarm him! 30 Termagants is only 120 pts! Even 60 ‘gants in a 2000 point match is not enough, you need 90-120 gaunts which is only 480pts. One full squad of 10 termies is, at least, 400 points! They are only single-wound models; bring more bodies to bring more guns, to cause more dead termies.

If your opponent allows it (since they are using a valk as a storm raven---and yes it is only AV 12), you can just use empty bases to represent the other gaunts. Hordes are the way to go against Grey Knights, but you may prefer a Monster list over a horde list, even though a Monster list will be a tough fight due to all the force weapons. Also again, if your opponent allows it, you can also use dataslates, but I know in some circles that’s a touchy subject.

Warriors are a good back-seat troop choice, they can hold objectives, give out synapse and can carry some of the bigger guns, but unless you have a Prime with them, I found they are best with a small squad of three. But most people who have a 30-squad ‘gant, will make a tervagon a troop choice to be their back-seat holder.

Genestealers are a tough unit to get their points back. They are hindered that you have to get the broodloord’s power off to pin the enemy and fearless is cheap these days. However, the Space Marine’s rule of ‘they-shall-know-no-fear’ does not stop pinning checks. So if you are doing everything right, they should have a -5 to their ld when attempting the broodlord’s power. Also remember, Genestealers can outflank naturally.

Another tactics, tyranids can use fortifications, good placement of an ADL can stop or slow down a turn-2 charge.