flukezor wrote:
Remember with the Trygon tunnel (the Mawloc doesnt also make a tunnel) it can only be used by 1 unit per turn coming in from reserve or ongoing reserves on a turn the tunnel was already there. I.E. the Trygon must have deep stuck at least the turn before the unit you want to use the tunnel. So if he comes in T2 makes a tunnel T3+ 1 unit per turn can use it..

To use it with anything but endless swarm will involve some luck as reserves are all based on dice rolls. At least with the endless swarm you will probably have units coming back each turn if you manage to respawn them.

Dantes_Baals wrote:
Just played my first game 1500 orks. Absolutely crushed em, but considering Orks that's not saying too much (even though my opponent is a pretty good commander). The gaunts are a lot squishier than I expected (even ork templates put a nasty dent in the 80ish gaunts I brought ) I'm probably only going to run endlees swarm in maelstrom games.

My next purchases are going to be 2 Zoanthropes a mawloc and the get started box. I only plan on 4 Zoanthropes in 1850 or less and i meant venomthropes, not neuro. Ive definitely considered nidzilla, but in my meta it would get eaten alive by high strength shots and grav. I know I'll probably wind up buying a couple cytes, but if I can figure out how to run the list without em I will because of the gargantuan footprint, the cost of the models and the PITA of assembling them (did 2 for a buddy).

Guys got any ideas on how to make it work without tyrannocytes? I'm liking the mawloc/Trygon tunnel idea. Can anyone elaborate on what to successfully bring in behind them? Or are tyrannocytes a make or break unit for nids?

Also, after having read the dex more thoroughly I'm starting to have second thoughts about the Exorcine but I'm definitely going to run swarmy in fun games. Not without at least 3 Tyrant guard though.