Hive Fleet Constrictus: 40K Blog

[Scotty]

Pretty good but.. your high St for being a monster isn't greatly benifitted against most things.

I do not know many T7 things out their.

[Toby]

True, will be good against Wraithlords though, oh and I had the points spare to nothing lost really

[Toby]

Here's a quick bit about the Hive Tyrants Psychic abilities too:

Paradoxysm: auto hit 1 unit within 12", units WS & BS reduced to 1 til Tyranid next turn

Psychic Scream: All units within 2D6" take a LD test, units take 1 wound for each number LD test fails by, no armour saves allowed.

[Toby]

Sfter asking for a bit of advice on my list on another forum, I've realised that it's illegal The warriors cant have the one guy with bonesword, its all or nothing so I need to do a bit of a re-jig.

[Rob_K]

I think poison has to be used all the time, so it is a bit of a waste on a MC, as you'd normally be wounding on 2s

I asked one of my friends who knows more about nids than I do for advice on your list, and he suggested bumping your gaunt units up to 20. He also said as you can only use one psychic power per turn, maybe drop one of them on the tyrant.

[Toby]

Ok so I'll drop Toxin Sacs then, though he comes with a choice of 2 from 4 psychic powers for free. I'm also toying with the idea of giving him Wings to make him jump infantry.

[Scotty]

Well after seeing a 40k game today I think your list is pretty good toby.

Shames me to say it but I was wrong! for that one

I take it all back, again!

tut tut toby

[Toby]

It's not much of a biggie Scott I just mis-read a line in the options. Not sure whether to give the whole lot Bone swords now or the cheap Rending claw & Scythed Talons job.

[Rob_K]

Bone swords seems pretty useful, if you have the points. It'll slaughter marines and anything with a save.

Wings would let you get into close combat turn 2 probably, which would be pretty scary! He might end up getting singled out if he gets too far ahead of the rest, but I suspect he would be able to hold his own.

[Toby]

Right I've done a second & third draft of my list which are as follows:

Hive Tyrant: Adrenal Glands, Regen, Hive Commander, Paroxysm, Psychic Scream, Lash Whip & Bone Sword, Scything Talons, Wings - 285
3 x Hive Guard - 150
3 x Zoanthropes - 180
3 x Warriors: Rending Claws & Scythed Talons - 90
3 x Warriors: Rending Claws & Scythed Talons - 90
3 x Warriors: Deathspitters, Scythed Talons - 105
14 Hormogaunts - 86
15 Hormogaunts - 90
3 Ravenors: Scything Talons & Rending Claws, Spinefists - 120
15 Gargoyles: Fleshborer, Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs - 120
Carnifex: Scything Talons & Heavy Venom Canon - 185

OR

Hive Tyrant: Adrenal Glands, Regen, Hive Commander, Paroxysm, Psychic Scream, Lash Whip & Bone Sword, Scything Talons - 225
3 x Hive Guard - 150
3 x Zoanthropes - 180
3 x Warriors:2 x Rending Claws & Scythed Talons, Adrenal Glands, 1 x Barbed Strangler, Adrenal Glands - 120
3 x Warriors:2 x Rending Claws & Scythed Talons, Adrenal Glands, 1 x Barbed Strangler, Adrenal Glands - 120
3 x Warriors: Deathspitters, Scythed Talons - 105
14 Hormogaunts - 86
15 Hormogaunts - 90
3 Ravenors: Scything Talons & Rending Claws, Spinefists - 120
15 Gargoyles: Fleshborer, Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs - 120
Carnifex: Scything Talons & Heavy Venom Canon - 185