Xenith Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 To be fair, I might be using it wrong! I'm still in a bit of a quandry with nids this edition, they seem to really lack any kind of damage output and be made for board control, however other armies seemingly have better board control. That said, I have mostly ben playing crusade and therefore the same units over and over. Units that seem to be great for 10th ed: Lictors (all kinds) - stealth, Lone Op, Biovores - dropping spore mines to perform objectives Hive Tyrants - free strats in a CP starved edition Pyrovores - Torrent, D6+1 shots and TL make them good at overwatch. +/- Parasite - deepstriking lone op can be good? Units that have damage output Exocrine - S8 D3 Zoanthropes - short range lascannons Maleceptors - S10 D3 but short range. Tyrannofex - 2D6 damage, or acid for overwatch fun. Mawloc - 14A, but low D. I'm going to try and fit a few more of these units into my lists to try and start maxing secondaries where I can, and see how we do! I think there should be a lot of synergies between neurolictors debuffing the enemy and buffing my shooting at them, as well as exocrines givingg bonuses to hit stuff. It might be that two exocrines are much better than one! Brother Nathan 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 Trying my hand at a competitive list: Nids 2k comp v Ted (1995 points) Tyranids Strike Force (2000 points) Invasion Fleet CHARACTERS Hive Tyrant (260 points) • 1x Monstrous bonesword and lash whip 1x Monstrous scything talons • Enhancement: Adaptive Biology Neurotyrant (105 points) • Warlord • 1x Neurotyrant claws and lashes 1x Psychic scream BATTLELINE Gargoyles (75 points) • 10x Gargoyle • 10x Blinding venom 10x Fleshborer Hormagaunts (130 points) • 20x Hormagaunt • 20x Hormagaunt talons Termagants (60 points) • 10x Termagant • 10x Chitinous claws and teeth 10x Fleshborer Termagants (60 points) • 10x Termagant • 10x Chitinous claws and teeth 10x Fleshborer OTHER DATASHEETS Barbgaunts (60 points) • 5x Barbgaunt • 5x Barblauncher 5x Chitinous claws and teeth Biovores (75 points) • 1x Chitin-barbed limbs 1x Spore Mine launcher Exocrine (135 points) • 1x Bio-plasmic cannon 1x Powerful limbs Exocrine (135 points) • 1x Bio-plasmic cannon 1x Powerful limbs Maleceptor (170 points) • 1x Massive scything talons 1x Psychic overload Neurolictor (65 points) • 1x Piercing claws and talons Neurolictor (65 points) • 1x Piercing claws and talons Neurolictor (65 points) • 1x Piercing claws and talons Tyrannofex (245 points) • 1x Acid spray 1x Powerful limbs 1x Stinger salvoes Venomthropes (70 points) • 3x Venomthrope • 3x Toxic lashes Zoanthropes (110 points) • 1x Neurothrope • 1x Chitinous claws and teeth 1x Warp Blast • 2x Zoanthrope • 2x Chitinous claws and teeth 2x Warp Blast Zoanthropes (110 points) • 1x Neurothrope • 1x Chitinous claws and teeth 1x Warp Blast • 2x Zoanthrope • 2x Chitinous claws and teeth 2x Warp Blast Exported with App Version: v1.8.1 (33), Data Version: v319 I'll be proxying a psychophage as the second exocrine and regular lictors as neurolictors, but otherwise I can field all of this no problem. Exos are there to kill stuff and might start in reserve. I'll use the neuros to try And battle shock things to get +1 to wound, then blatt them with the exos, lictors also perform secondaries, as well as seeded spore mines. Biovore is pretty tough in cover, so one should be ok, barbs are weak, but the -2 to move and charge might be crucial. No idea how to remove weak units on objectives at the back yet, I was tempted to run 6x hive guard, however they're 220pts and for that I can get an exocrine and a unit of zoans. I'll probably be playing CSM with Abaddon blob or custodes, but there's a chance of knights. If it's knights i hunker down and play for secondaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 Ahh, both my potential opponents cancelled tonight due to XMas work rush, so no game. I still think that this list is possibly the most competitive I can make though, but am considering some strat res trygons for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 Some long overdue pics of the Norn Emissary I got myself for my Birthday! I spent a bit of time on the base also to build it up and set him within my Red Scar Crusade, so there's a dead marine from the Hive Guard kit, a ripper, checkerboard to match the rest of my nids and some industrial gubbins like pipes and girders. Close up. More base detail, te real danger to this model. I also magnetised the lower arms, which was relatively eacy, to let this guy turn into the assimilartor also. Literally the only difference is the toxinjector harpoons, so they got added. I much prefer the big brain head anyway. Brother Nathan, The Pounder, mel_danes and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nathan Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 looks spot on! good job! have to say your scheme has taken to all the different kits so bloomin well its impressive! much more on the cards? its gotten quiet down here... Xenith 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 Thank you, I'm always surprised at how well things come out for such a simple scheme at it's heart - though I'm always tweaking the recipe on the chitin armour to improve the blend. Recently I've been painting a bit more Alpha Legion and finishing off my Titanicus Titans (8/9 painted now) and then I want to try and round out some units of gaunts to be in multiples of 10 - I have like 16 devilgaunts and 26 hormagaunts for som reason, so I can field max units of them wysiwyg. I'll also have to get all the stuff I painted in 2023 out for a group photo! Brother Nathan 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 (edited) So looking back at my goal list for 2023, I didn't achieve too much of what I set out to, mainly due to Leviathan. Just the Maleceptor there out of the original things wanted to paint. On 1/9/2023 at 11:44 AM, Xenith said: What I'd really like to get done: 170pts - Maleceptor 230pts - Flyrant 180pts - 6 more warriors, magnetised 120pts - Genestealer Patriarch 160pts - 20 Hormagaunts 125 - Carnifex 30 models and 985pts in total. However, Leviathan did bring extra booty, so in addition I got these painted: 105ps 1x Neurotyrant +2x neurospore things 45pts 11x Neurogaunts 60pts 5x Barbgaunts 75pts 3x VRL's 170pts 1x Screamer Killer 65pts 1x Winged Tyranid Prime 125pts 1x Psychophage 290pts 1x Norn Emissary Which comes to 27 models, ~93 wounds worth of models, and 1105pts in total, so I'm pretty pleased with that. The above unpainted remain on my 2024 target list. I definitely want to get the leviathan gants painted up, and have some strangleweb conversions to do also. Edited January 4 by Xenith TrawlingCleaner and Zoatibix 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pounder Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I think I’ve said it before but I love your Norn Emissary! I have a lot on atm so it’ll be a while before I get my own. Looking forward to more additions to your Swarm! Xenith 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Thank you :) it's a gorgeous model and takes paint well! Look forward to seeing what you come up with! The Pounder 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pounder Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Won’t be for a long while, I’ve got to reduce the pile of shame before I can add any more models to the Swarm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 Finally cracked open the Leviathan spares I've been hoarding to make another unit of Zoans as well as the big guy. I trimmed off the weird tube on the back that the neuro carapace would connect to, which leaves the tiny chimneys intact. They're still lacking something and a bit samey, so I'm tempted to sculpt a jaw, or attempt to, and will be chnging up the bases. Thankfully they have a peg to attach to a base, so hopefully this is just a matter of building up some junk to look like a ruin, then drilling a hole in it to fit the tail peg into! I might take a hairdryer to some tails also to see if I can make their poses a little different - probably just by heating then a little twist. TrawlingCleaner, The Pounder and Brother Nathan 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pounder Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I told my wife, it’s not hoarding, it’s “future proofing!!” Through your future proofing you’ve save yourself a few quid for more gribblies! Looking forward to seeing how you get on with the sculpting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I think switching up the bases and adding a jaw or distinguishing feature to one or two of the Zoans will help set them apart. I guess having a horde of similar beasts isn't off for Tyranids, but can be a bit boring for the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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