The Dark Between the Stars

Monday, December 28, 2009

Extreme Wishlisting

Looking through what the New Tyranids have to offer and dreaming for a bit I came up with this list - as a starter

1 x tyranid broodlord

3 x tyranid carnifex

1 x tyranid gargoyle brood

2 x tyranid hive guard

1 x tyranid hive tyrant

1 x tyranid pyrovore

2 x tyranid trygon / mawloc

3 x tyranid tyrant guard

2x tyranid warriors

Sum: €298

Waiting

Ordered the new Tyranid Codex together with a Venomthrope, Hive Guard and a box of Gargoyles. Now just have to wait for it to show up....

Wonder how I can build a Tervigon or two in the easiest way possible? Also the Alpha versions of the HQ's sounds interesting. Damn, seems like the new codex gonna make my Nid-army even more expensive....

But it will be fun to see how much more (or less) powerful they have become. I really hope they get more viable against Mech armies since they start popping up as mushrooms after rain...

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Team Tournament canceled

too few participants... well, I guess I have to try to play a few games anyway.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Tourney - new take on the list

Even though it performed well in the last game it feels like too much of a one-trick pony. Against a aggressive player or a aggressive list it will probably do ok, but a shooty list will most probably mash it into the ground before I can make contact with the enemy. Even though Rhinos add some durability they are still AV11 in the front... Just because they survived a couple of lascannon shots last battle doesn't mean they will do it next time....

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New version of the Team Tourney List

750 Pts - Iron Templars - TTL

HQ: Emperor's Champion (140 Pts)

Bolt Pistol; Crusader Seals; Frag Grenades; The Black Sword; Accept Any Challenge, No Matter The Odds; Armor of Faith

Troops: Crusader Squad (101 Pts)

5 Crusader Squad

Bolter (x3); Plasmagun; Lascannon

Troops: Crusader Squad (227 Pts)

9 Crusader Squad

Bolt Pistol (x8); Close Combat Weapon (x7); Frag Grenades; Flamer; Power Weapon;

1 Rhino

Storm Bolter; Extra Armor; Smoke Launchers

Heavy Support: Predator Annihilator (145 Pts)

Twin Linked Lascannon; Lascannon (x2)

Elite: Dreadnought (135 Pts)

Dreadnought CCW; Heavy Flamer; Twin Linked Lascannon

Total Roster Cost: 748

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Having one offensive unit, the Crusader squad in the Rhino with EC tagging along. Having one support Crusader squad to hold a rear area objective. The Pred for some reliable AT and Dread as backup. Usually I run the Dread as a dedicated long-range unit but with such a few units and low points I opted for the CCW/HF to give it some punch in CC and also as a anti-horde option. The HF will pose problems for most troop-choices (except the hated plaguemarines) and will be great to flush out a objective with.

The more offensive part I hand over to Michael's 'count-as' Space Wolfs (The Black Ravens)

Tourney list - first blood

To be filled in.....

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Templar - Team Tourney List

First take on the Templar list for the team tourney.

As a rule, every teammember HAS to take 1 HQ, 2 Troops mandatory and as a Space Mariner, after that there's not much left of the 750 p allowed....

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Emperors Champion - Accept any Challenge 140 p (HQ)

Crusader Squad - Initiates x 9 (BP/CCW), Meltagun, PF, Rhino (Smoke, EA) 245 p (troops)

Crusader Squad - Initiates x 9 (BP/CCW), Flamer, PW, Rhino (Smoke, EA) 236 p (troops)

Vindicator - Smoke 128 p (Heavy)

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Shooty Tyranids 1500 p

As I said, I much prefer my tyranids geared towards shooting. This list should fare well in anything but KP missions. :-) 7 Synapse should be enough....

HQ: Hive Tyrant (1#, 196 Pts)

Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Winged; Twin-linked Devourer (x2); Synapse Creature; The Horror; Warp Field

HQ: Hive Tyrant (1#, 146 Pts)

Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Extended Carapace +1 Save; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Twin-linked Devourer (x2); Synapse Creature; The Horror