Battle Report: Hive Fleets Behemoth andKronos Tyranids vs Imperial Fists Space Marines Tyranids Army List: Battalion 1: BehemothHive Tyrant: Wings, Monstrous Rending Claws, Scythes of Tyran, MurderousSize, Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs, Psychic Scream, Unstoppable HungerOld One EyeRipper Swarms x3Ripper Swarms x3Ripper Swarms x3Lictor Battalion 2: BehemothBroodlord: The HorrorBroodlord: Unstoppable Hunger, Resonance BarbBroodlord: CatalystGenestealers x17: Acid […]
Archives for December 2019
Tyranid Tactics: Tyranid Warriors
Tyranid Warriors are a much-loved Tyranid unit that just hasn’t been strong enough to find a place in the competitive tournament scene. (Prior to Blood of Baal, only one major tournament-winning list had a unit of Tyranid Warriors in it.) Their toughness and armor save put them in an uncomfortable place where they are particularly […]
Tyranid Tactics Scythed Hierodule
Today we are going to have a look at one of my favorite models, the Scythed Hierodule! The Scythed Hierodule is a massive zergling Tyranid Lord of War option that is similar to an Imperial Knight. I say “similar” and not “equivalent” because Knights are generally better for their points cost. Let’s have a look […]
Tyranid Tactics Mawloc Psyker Bomb
The Mawloc is a solid choice in a Tyranid army. Lots of wounds, cheap point cost, reasonably tough for the points, and it is a reliable source of mortal wounds. In fact, Psychic Awakening: Blood of Baal gives us the stratagem Unexpected Incursion to add 2 to the roll for mortal wounds when using the […]
Tyranid Tactics Hungry Hungry Haruspexes
The Haruspex has been largely ignored until Psychic Awakening: Blood of Baal (BoB) was released. It just didn’t have the accuracy to consistently kill infantry and was too costly for what it brought to the table. BoB changed the game by giving us 3 beautiful ways to improve the lethality of the Haruspex and 1 […]
Tyranid Tactics: Murderous Size Mathhammer
Murderous Size is one of the fun new Adaptive Physiologies Tyranid players can choose to give to a unit in their army with the “Monster” keyword. (So long as you forgo your Warlord Trait or use the stratagem Progeny of the Hive.) We took a look at this Adaptive Physiology as it relates to Hive […]