Tyranids Competitive Kraken Kronos Post PA: list and discussion

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another take on my nids list post PA/CA. The backline support of two exos and 6 hive guard was the same, but I was torn between a behemoth battalion or a kraken one. behemoth has some killer combos, namely around the trygon. with the psychic power i can get genestealers charging out of the tunnel with toxin sacs wounding at -4 2d on a 5+, which would be nice.

the issue is this isnt your grampapi's eighth edition. This is a post GSC Raven Guard Ork Da Jump Blood angel world, and putting 500 points into deepstrike that have to come in, within 3" of the trygons bigass base and 9" from everyone is just not feasible. that 320 point squad of toxin sac genestealers would just kill some screen and die. not worth it.

Kraken isnt the best either, but I want to test the malceptor as an anchor unit. the strat is amazing and not hive fleet dependent, so he can be in either detachment. yes genestealers still eat shit from thunderfire cannons, but the potential upside and threat capability they bring is too much to pass up. they are the board control, and the exos and hiveguard, protected by malanthrope and malceptor are the finishing blow.

Exocrines are the single most competitive unit in our codex now, hands down. they can move and advance, then just pretend they didn't in the shooting phase. they get extra hits, not shots, on 5+s and hit on 3s reroll ones. previously rendered shitty by their horrible moving penalties, high cost, and lack of invuln, literally all three of these points has been fixed. They can move, They can Survive, and they are dirt cheap. plus S7 -3 D2 is just a perfect marine killer.

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Tyranids) [71 PL, 8CP, 1,109pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Battle-forged CP [3CP]

Detachment CP [5CP]

Hive Fleet: Kraken

+ HQ +

Broodlord [8 PL, 115pts]: Power: Synaptic Lure, Resonance Barb

The Swarmlord [15 PL, 250pts]: Power: Catalyst, Power: Psychic Scream

+ Troops +

Genestealers [16 PL, 228pts]

. 19x Genestealer: 19x Rending Claws, 19x Scything Talons

Genestealers [16 PL, 228pts]

. 19x Genestealer: 19x Rending Claws, 19x Scything Talons

Ripper Swarms [2 PL, 33pts]: 3x Ripper Swarm

+ Elites +

Maleceptor [9 PL, 165pts]: Adrenal Glands, Massive Scything Talons, Power: Catalyst

Venomthropes [5 PL, 90pts]: 3x Venomthrope

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Tyranids) [52 PL, 4CP, 891pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

Detachment CP [5CP]

Hive Fleet: Kronos

Stratagem: Progeny of the Hive [-1CP]

+ HQ +

Malanthropes [5 PL, 120pts]: Warlord

. Malanthrope

Neurothrope [4 PL, 90pts]: Power: Symbiostorm

+ Troops +

Ripper Swarms [2 PL, 33pts]: 3x Ripper Swarm

Termagants [3 PL, 40pts]

. 10x Termagant (Fleshborer)

Termagants [3 PL, 40pts]

. 10x Termagant (Fleshborer)

+ Elites +

Hive Guard [13 PL, 258pts]

. Hive Guard: Impaler Cannon

+ Heavy Support +

Exocrine [11 PL, 155pts]

. Adaptive Physiology: Dermic Symbiosis

Exocrine [11 PL, 155pts]

. Adaptive Physiology: Dermic Symbiosis

++ Total: [123 PL, 12CP, 2,000pts] ++

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Posted Dec 14, 2019, 8:38 AM UTC

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