Hello everyone,
I'm a relatively inexperienced player looking for some advice. I've just about finished painting my Tyranid force with just a custom base and some Ymgarl Stealers to finish. However, the two times I've used it, I've been trounced. I know a lot of it has to do with me not having played much, but I would like to get better and would like some specific advice on how to play my list.
My list is:
Tyranid Prime with lashwhip, bonesword and deathspitter
Warrior brood with 6 warriors, barbed strangler, deathspitters and scything talons
Lictor, two Zoanthropes
Broodlord, 11 Genestealers
30 Termagants
24 Spinegaunts
2x20 Hormagants
Trygon Prime with adrenal glands
I played against marines and got slaughtered closing in. I infiltrated my stealers into a bad position. I held the hormagaunts in reserve along with the Trygon, hoping that they'd come on after and be able to emerge in the back field. Naturally the Trygon was the last on. By the time I closed in I had too few units to take anything down and couldn't seem to wound anything to save my life.
I played Orks and did a little better, but still couldn't seem to wound anything. I ran the warriors behind a group of hormies with the spines on one flank and the other gaunts on the other flank. The trygon, lictor and stealers were in reserve. Was able to do some damage, but I still couldn't seem to wound anything, my stealers were massacred by Lootas and the Trygon failed it's 2+ reserve roll. I would like to make a better showing next game without changing the list too much.
I want to change the spine gaunts to fleshborers if I can find the time. The lictor will probably go and I don't think I'll be reserving the Trygon again. What other changes (minimal, please, until I have more money) and tactics should I try?
Cheers.
I'm a relatively inexperienced player looking for some advice. I've just about finished painting my Tyranid force with just a custom base and some Ymgarl Stealers to finish. However, the two times I've used it, I've been trounced. I know a lot of it has to do with me not having played much, but I would like to get better and would like some specific advice on how to play my list.
My list is:
Tyranid Prime with lashwhip, bonesword and deathspitter
Warrior brood with 6 warriors, barbed strangler, deathspitters and scything talons
Lictor, two Zoanthropes
Broodlord, 11 Genestealers
30 Termagants
24 Spinegaunts
2x20 Hormagants
Trygon Prime with adrenal glands
I played against marines and got slaughtered closing in. I infiltrated my stealers into a bad position. I held the hormagaunts in reserve along with the Trygon, hoping that they'd come on after and be able to emerge in the back field. Naturally the Trygon was the last on. By the time I closed in I had too few units to take anything down and couldn't seem to wound anything to save my life.
I played Orks and did a little better, but still couldn't seem to wound anything. I ran the warriors behind a group of hormies with the spines on one flank and the other gaunts on the other flank. The trygon, lictor and stealers were in reserve. Was able to do some damage, but I still couldn't seem to wound anything, my stealers were massacred by Lootas and the Trygon failed it's 2+ reserve roll. I would like to make a better showing next game without changing the list too much.
I want to change the spine gaunts to fleshborers if I can find the time. The lictor will probably go and I don't think I'll be reserving the Trygon again. What other changes (minimal, please, until I have more money) and tactics should I try?
Cheers.