My first tyranid build

so this is my first go at building my own tyranid list let me know what you think or if there is anything i should change
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Tyrant Guard Brood (HQ) 3 5 3 5 6 2 4 3 7 3+ 225
Blind Rampage; Shieldwall; Bonesword; Rending
Claws

Hive Tyrant (HQ) 1 8 3 6 6 4 5 4 10 2+ 265
Shadow in the Warp; Synapse Creature; Armoured
Shell; TL Devourer w/Worms (x2); Hive Commander

Genestealer Brood (Troops) 7 6 0 4 4 1 6 2 10 5+ 228
Toxin Sacs; Rending Claws; Scything Talons
Broodlord 1 7 0 5 5 3 7 4 10 4+ [95]
#Aura of Despair; Broodlord's are scary;
#Hypnotic Stare; Enemy is scared; Acid Blood;
Implant Attack; Toxin Sacs; Rending Claws;
Scything Talons

Genestealer Brood (Troops) 7 6 0 4 4 1 6 2 10 5+ 190
Rending Claws
Broodlord 1 7 0 5 5 3 7 4 10 4+ [92]
#Aura of Despair; Broodlord's are scary;
#Hypnotic Stare; Enemy is scared; Acid Blood;
Implant Attack; Rending Claws; Scything Talons

Tyranid Warrior Brood (Troops) 3 5 3 4 4 3 4 3 10 4+ 135
Shadow in the Warp; Synapse Creature; Lash Whip &
Bonesword; Devourer

Tyranid Warrior Brood (Troops) 3 5 3 4 4 3 4 3 10 4+ 135
Shadow in the Warp; Synapse Creature; Lash Whip &
Bonesword; Scything Talons

Hormagaunt Brood (Troops) 30 3 3 3 3 1 5 2 6 6+ 240
Bounding Leap; Toxin Sacs; Scything Talons

Carnifex (Heavy Support) 1 3 3 9 6 4 1 4+D3 7 3+ 185
Living Battering Ram; Scything Talons (x1);
Crushing Claws

Lictor Brood (Elites) 3 6 3 6 4 3 6 3 10 5+ 195
Chameleonic Skin; Pheromone Trail; Flesh Hooks;
Rending Claws; Scything Talons

Termagant Brood (Troops) 30 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 6 6+ 300
Devourer


Total Army Cost: 2098

I can see that on tabletop because I've went against a list similar to your's last tournament except it had death leaper, swarmlord with guard, hive tyrant with guard, pod with pyrovores, and 3 twenty man genestealer squads, and lictors. Everything was coming in through reserves on 2s second turn for him. The problem he had was if an opponent can set up a good defensive plan of action then it won't be that surprising with the genestealers. Lictors and deathleaper was more surprising to me than most anything else in his army.

Overall you look pretty solid, but what will you do vs mechanized armies? You only have 1 monstrous creature and once he's gone you'll be hard pressed to pop tanks with genestealers with their rending attacks.

I'm not trying to judge you harshly just telling you things that I see.... The gant brood of 30 you could probably hack down to 10 and throw a termagon for the babymaking potential... Toughness 6 spam is what tyranids can do best in my opinion.

Tyrannofex, harpies, termagons, hive guard, tyrantguard with tyrant attached, and my personal twist of venomthropes is the list I've seen pretty awesome I've proxied for about 3-5 months with tyranids. That's playing about 3-4 games a week through those months.

Play the list and tweak it as needed. Test play is best way to learn. Also, in future please refrain from posting unit stats. GW can be iffy about those things.

As long as he doesnt say ws bs above them he is ok.

CKO wrote:As long as he doesnt say ws bs above them he is ok.

exactly. i figured everyone has seen the stats tables enough to know which stat is what.

i have switched the build for a shooty tyrant hopefully will give me a little bit more leverage against mech units

Shooty death is always good...

a few tips...

1. Change the Carnifex to a Tevigon with catalyst and adrenal glands and make him a troop choice.

2. Combine the 2 warrior units to make room for the troop tervigon.

Both will be more difficult to score a KP and will hold up better in assault. The tervigon is a major force multiplier. I recommend 1 in nearly every Tyranid list.