Throne of Skulls again next week and another 1500pt conundrum. After the last time where I somehow managed to win 4 out of 5 matches I'd pretty much settled on a potential list after the event, trimming some of the units I didn't think had worked and adding in others that could deliver, this was it [with 19pts left to play with:
HQ Tyranid Prime with Lashwhip and Bonesword, Deathspitter, Synapse Creature,Tervigon with Catalyst, Dominion, Synapse Creature, Stinger Salvo, Crushing ClawsElites 3x Hive Guard(s)The Doom of Malan’tai with Mycetic Spore with Hardened Carapace, Lash Whip, Ripper TentaclesTroopsTervigon with Catalyst, Dominion, Synapse Creature, Stinger Salvo, Crushing Claws10x Termagaunts with Devourer3x Tyranid Warriors with Barbed Strangler, Deathspitter, Scything Talons,Broodlord with Adrenal Glands, Scything Talons ,4x Genestealers with Adrenal GlandsBroodlord with Toxin Sacs, Scything Talons ,4x Genestealers with Toxin SacsHeavy SupportTrygonFortificationsAegis Defence Line
Anyway, I've got me a Winged Hive tyrant recently, just finished painting it and can't decide whether to run a list with it in. It's a 6th of my points and although difficult to hit, if it is hit it could get spanked. So the list would be more like this:
HQ Hive Tyrant, Wings, 2X Twin Linked DevourersNow this leaves me with around 97pts and a number of options.Tervigon with Catalyst, Dominion, Synapse Creature, Stinger Salvo, Crushing ClawsElites3x Hive Guard(s)The Doom of Malan’tai with Mycetic Spore with Hardened Carapace, Lash Whip, Ripper tentaclesTroopsTervigon with Catalyst, Dominion, Synapse Creature, Stinger Salvo, Crushing Claws10x Termagaunts with Devourer3x Tyranid Warriors with Barbed Strangler, Deathspitter, Scything Talons,Broodlord with Adrenal Glands, Scything Talons ,4x Genestealers with Adrenal GlandsHeavy SupportTrygonFortificationsAegis Defence Line
- Drop the scything talons on the Troop Tervigon and I could add another unit of 10 Devgaunts and make the HQ Tervigon a troop, which would be useful, but also mean my Warlord is the slightly fragile Tyrant.
- Drop the scything talons on the Troop Tervigon and I could go for 10 plain Termagants, make the HQ Tervigon a troop and add another Hive Guard [2 broods of 2]
- Add another Hive Guard and 1 Biovore [Big Guns makes it a scoring unit and they're really annoying, however it does make an easy kill point [although there was only 1 KP mission last time]
- Find some way to shave off 8pts and add 3 Warriors with Deathspitters - extra synapse and more durable than the Devgaunts but can still be instakilled and are less effective without the Prime.