Endless Swarm any fun?

[TheNicronomicon]

So I’m very new to Tyranids, and based on what I got in the Leviathan box and managed to pick up after, this is I think the list that looks most fun to me. I don’t know how competitive it will be, and frankly that’s not a big concern of mine at this point. Mostly I want to have fun and a regenerating carpet of horrible bugs teamed with some big monsters seems fun to me. 
 

the idea here is the SKs and hormagaunts go for immediate pressure, the Emissary seizes the midboard, the Rippers score, and the Leaders guard the backfield. Tervi and the Gaunts go to tie up as many enemy units as they can, and the Fex helps to guard the other big bugs should something get into range/LOS with them. 
 

thinking about dropping a Leapers unit for some deep-striking Gargoyles.

Thoughts & feedback welcome!

 

Tyranid Swarm 4 (1995 Points)

Tyranids
Unending Swarm
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Tervigon (190 Points)
    • 1x Massive crushing claws
      1x Stinger salvoes

The Swarmlord (270 Points)
    • Warlord
    • 1x Bone sabres
      1x Synaptic pulse

BATTLELINE

Hormagaunts (130 Points)
    • 20x Hormagaunt
        • 20x Hormagaunt talons

Termagants (120 Points)
    • 20x Termagant
        • 20x Chitinous claws and teeth
          20x Fleshborer

Termagants (120 Points)
    • 20x Termagant
        • 20x Chitinous claws and teeth
          20x Fleshborer

Termagants (120 Points)
    • 20x Termagant
        • 20x Chitinous claws and teeth
          20x Fleshborer

Termagants (120 Points)
    • 20x Termagant
        • 20x Chitinous claws and teeth
          20x Fleshborer

OTHER DATASHEETS

Norn Emissary (275 Points)
    • 1x Monstrous rending claws
      1x Monstrous scything talons
      1x Psychic Tendril

Ripper Swarms (20 Points)
    • 1x Chitinous claws and teeth

Screamer-Killer (145 Points)
    • 1x Bio-plasmic scream
      1x Screamer-Killer talons

Screamer-Killer (145 Points)
    • 1x Bio-plasmic scream
      1x Screamer-Killer talons

Tyrannofex (190 Points)
    • 1x Powerful limbs
      1x Rupture cannon
      1x Stinger salvoes

Von Ryan’s Leapers (75 Points)
    • 3x Von Ryan’s Leaper
        • 3x Leaper’s talons

Von Ryan’s Leapers (75 Points)
    • 3x Von Ryan’s Leaper
        • 3x Leaper’s talons

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[Brother Nathan]

If you can focus on scoring then it should be fun and do well but time management will be your foe. Id maby suggest a biovorefor sporemine scoring /slowing foes down... allow you to pick fights and control the board slightly too. A regular tyrant will likely do more than swarmlord whos just sadly over costed

[TheNicronomicon]

2 hours ago, Brother Nathan said:

If you can focus on scoring then it should be fun and do well but time management will be your foe. Id maby suggest a biovorefor sporemine scoring /slowing foes down... allow you to pick fights and control the board slightly too. A regular tyrant will likely do more than swarmlord whos just sadly over costed

Swarmlord is appealing mainly for the free CP, and because I think the model is cool. Kicking him out would free up some points--maybe a flyrant or venomthropes could slot in there, or another tervigon. Thanks!

[Xenith]

20 hours ago, TheNicronomicon said:

I don’t know how competitive it will be, and frankly that’s not a big concern of mine at this point.

 

Thats the rght attitude! 

 

The endless swam looks like a lot of fun, maybe my second favourite detachment, but the only downside is if you are playing competitively on a timer, where you add undue stress to yourself. 

 

The list looks fun, I feel the weaknesses are the emissary, who has low daamge output for a near 300pt model, the leapers and +/- swarmy.

 

If you know you'll have loads of gaunts on objectives, maybe go assimilator with rerolls and be aggressive with it and the screamers? I'd drop one unit of leapers to get 10 gargoyles, they're just so useful and annoying, or even get 20 of them. 

 

Consider spinefists on the gaunts as they will be in melee quickly, and more shots with twn linked might be critical when going into vehicle heavy armies.