With an upcoming tournament I thought I
would put a few lists together and see how the look. It is 1000
points anything goes. We will also be using the maelstrom of war
missions. This month is bug month so the Tyranids will be taking the
field.
List A “Big momma and kids”
I am giving the biovores another
chance. My first impression of them was a bit weak. Sure they did a
lot of hits but then after wounds and saves they did very little
damage most of the game. With this tournament, I will get 3 more
uses out of them and can get a better idea on what the do.
I always liked the gargoyle / ravener
combination. It would have been better with shrikes but they are to
expensive at 1000 points. The warriors are there to give some more
synapse and people are spouting how they are great. Hopefully they
can do some damage before getting insta-gibbed. Rounding out the
list is a trusty Venomthrope. He will need to try to hide and survive
a few rounds of shooting.
List B “Little daddy and his big
boys”
This one sees a prime in the lead. He
can join a termagant squad or the warrior brood or even the biovores.
This will give me another blast template to try to get some wounds
on my foes. The biovores are there to get their day in the sun. I
also will try running 2 exocrines. AP2 is hard to come by with nids
so I hope they can last. Finally I have the harpy. I never fielded
one. I want to try the S9 mobile platform.
I am not really happy with either list.
I know I am going to struggle with AV14. Hopefully there will not
be a lot of that in the tournament. I don't have an answer for the
wraith knight either. Should I try shrikes with bone swords and
toxin sacs? That way they are fast and wound on a 4+ and ignore AP3.
They are just so expensive sitting at 53 points each not including
the flesh hooks.
I could also run a tyrant with guard or
carnifex but both of those go down to massed bolter fire. The
haruspex just seams laughable. There is nothing in it's rules that
make me want to take it. Maybe a WS of 5 or make it a monstrous
beast so it could move 12 in the movement phase. Right now all it
does is walk down the field and die. Most people can avoid ever
getting assaulted by it. The last thing I can do is try out some
zoanthropes. 2 broods of 1 or 1 of 2 could help out with synapse and
they are one of the few bugs with invulnerable saves. Their lance or
blasts might help with heavy armor or some 3+ jerks.
What it comes down to is that my old
style of bugs just doesn't work anymore. I am going to need a new
style. Hopefully I can get a good feel for what works and what
doesn't while playing this tournament.
Let me know what you think...
Questions? Comments? Nom nom noms?
PS I have started to paint the scratch built exocrine. here is a sneak peak
