Hive Fleet Prodos

[Focslain]

So as part of the current Call to Arms I decided to make a sizable dent in my back log and paint up as many Tyranids as I could as well as learn to use the army for this edition. I honestly have not touched this army since early 8th iirc. 

 

For the edition I was planning on doing either Assimilation or Endless Swarm. With the change to reinforcements however I’m definitely going Assimilation, maybe Invasion for certain builds.

 

Below is a sample list that I’m going to try running. If you see any room for improvement I’m open for suggestions.

 

swarm test (995 points)

 

Tyranids
Incursion (1000 points)
Assimilation Swarm

 

CHARACTERS

 

Parasite of Mortrex (100 points)
  • 1x Barbed ovipositor
    1x Clawed limbs
  • Enhancement: Regenerating Monstrosity

 

Tervigon (185 points)
  • Warlord
  • 1x Massive scything talons
    1x Stinger salvoes
  • Enhancement: Biophagic Flow (Aura)

 

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

 

OTHER DATASHEETS

 

Neurolictor (90 points)
  • 1x Piercing claws and talons

 

Psychophage (95 points)
  • 1x Psychoclastic torrent
    1x Talons and betentacled maw

 

Psychophage (95 points)
  • 1x Psychoclastic torrent
    1x Talons and betentacled maw

 

Pyrovores (35 points)
  • 1x Chitin-barbed limbs
    1x Flamespurt

 

Ripper Swarms (25 points)
  • 1x Chitinous claws and teeth

 

Exported with App Version: v1.18.0 (46), Data Version: v434

 

Once I get another pyrovore I’m most likely going to drop the ripper swarm and Regeneration enhancement to fit it in. For large games I’m looking at adding more big boys to the list. 

 

swarm upgrade (1995 points)

 

Tyranids
Strike Force (2000 points)
Assimilation Swarm

 

CHARACTERS

 

Broodlord (105 points)
  • 1x Broodlord claws and talons
  • Enhancement: Parasitic Biomorphology

 

Parasite of Mortrex (80 points)
  • 1x Barbed ovipositor
    1x Clawed limbs

 

Tervigon (185 points)
  • Warlord
  • 1x Massive scything talons
    1x Stinger salvoes
  • Enhancement: Biophagic Flow (Aura)

 

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

 

OTHER DATASHEETS

 

Carnifexes (125 points)
  • 1x Carnifex crushing claws
    1x Carnifex extra scything talons
    1x Chitinous claws and teeth

 

Genestealers (150 points)
  • 10x Genestealer
    • 10x Genestealers claws and talons

 

Lictor (55 points)
  • 1x Lictor claws and talons

 

Lictor (55 points)
  • 1x Lictor claws and talons

 

Neurolictor (90 points)
  • 1x Piercing claws and talons

 

Neurolictor (90 points)
  • 1x Piercing claws and talons

 

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

 

Psychophage (95 points)
  • 1x Psychoclastic torrent
    1x Talons and betentacled maw

 

Psychophage (95 points)
  • 1x Psychoclastic torrent
    1x Talons and betentacled maw

 

Pyrovores (35 points)
  • 1x Chitin-barbed limbs
    1x Flamespurt

 

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

 

Exported with App Version: v1.18.0 (46), Data Version: v434

 

Point of the Parasite is to make ripper swarms to harvest other objectives. Basically have it follow a group and tail attack a soft target to make swarms. The other unit will hold the objective and allow the swarms to heal those units. If my opponent decides to target the rippers they are not attacking my other units. Only issue is if the parasite goes down, but once again, not attacking my other heavier units. Also plan to swap out the carnifex for a haruspex once I get one.

 

I’ll add in any battle reports and fluff to this later, I did get in one game so far against my sister’s Kroot army and managed a close win. It broke down to my neurolictor managing to stop a sabotage action by killing the last 3 models of the unit. Had she scored that it would have been a tie.
 

[Focslain]

So a bit of a photo dump, with several models done for the CtA done plus some bonus units. This was a trek and I still have work to do to get all of my 2k assimilation list done. 

 

 

 

finished my own parasite and tyrannofex. I still need to do the Norn, but that is going to wait til after I finish work on my knights for an event in Nov. I'm hoping to get in a game or two with these before the end of the year. 

 

[Xenith]

List looks fun for 1k, and good on your for going assimilation! Lots of bodies and the fun parasite. Have you had any games?

[Focslain]

8 hours ago, Xenith said:

List looks fun for 1k, and good on your for going assimilation! Lots of bodies and the fun parasite. Have you had any games?

I got in a few games, but just didn’t have time to really write up anything and they were short (opponent caved in less then 3 turns). I believe I have some pict scans somewhere. 

 

2K vs Orks - So guy was done after two turns. I got first turn and the genestealers ate his meganobz for breakfast. The tyrannofex dropped the stompa in two volleys. Grazgulla had lost his meganob bodyguard but killed the screamer killer. However he was being decended on by a dozen hormaguants and a full squad of termaguants with double regen support (tervigon/harvester). Basically in two turns I had him down to graz, a squad of grots, and a battlewagon. The norn just melted a full unit of boys on it’s own. He also only managed to kill the screamer killer and while damaged all my units were still rolling around.

 

1K vs Admech - Another quick one. I modded the above list, added the tyrannofex by dropping a psychopahge, neurolictor and the parasites enhancement. Glad I did, the fex one shotted his onagars while tanking almost half his army. We had the battleline reserve rule so I put the hormagaunts into reserves and they were primed to hit his side line in force. I also held most of the board when he called it. 

 2k vs Imperial fists - don’t remember much of this one but it was a lose cause I wasn’t scoring secondaries and he held a flank with two full squads of heavy intercessors lead by Tor and had a squad of assault termie lead by Lysander in my back line. We ran out of time due to too much chatting.

 

Least that is what I remember. I found a few picts on my phone. 

 

I also have picts from an game versus marines, but that game is kind of blurred with the IF game. But I’ll include the pict scan either way.

Photo dump in the spoiler

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy.

 

I'm going to semi-main line the nids til the end of the year when I'm going to swap to guard if the rumour of them getting an army box/codex in January is true.

 

After I finish with the knights I'm working on I'm going to get to work on the norn.

Edited October 22 by Focslain