Get rid of your Nids

Pshhh I hate the maleceptor, but my god do I love Nids. NEVER DEX

I'm getting that toxicrene/maleceptor combo set from GW for christmas (the $146 SUPER SWEET SAVINGS set), building two maleceptors, and sacrificing them in the flames of the emperor (read: the gas stove at my parents house).

DISREGARD I SUCK COCKS

Ha, while reception of the malefactor and toxicrene was rather poor, we're pretty much in agreement that the drop pods and the changes to the uh... brain bugs, is pretty sweet.

Nah, they're just antsy cause all three extra syrup.

We all love our bugs, just hate a few of the continual slaps we get from gw. Plus side, if you ever have any tactic questions or other bits you came to the right place.

Pshhh.

While your gifs give me no end of sexual frustration, we all know this isn't true.

The codex is middling in level, assuming you completely ignore about 1/3 of the options.... and there are actually *a lot* of options in the book, so you're left with some decent variety even then. So that's not the issue.

The problem is near hard-counters. Nids *can* focus down one Knight. But it takes more than any other comprable TAC army. Our anti-armor tools in particular have just been getting pushed into the ground lately, and it sucks. It sucks hard.

HOWEVER.

Spores may be a big change. Well, a small one.

A solid-sized brood of Zoanthropes (say, 3) is a reasonable expense/support unit, and can be a small threat to a Knight, assuming you've knocked it down a peg already. Mind you, a full brood only does like 2-3 HP on average to it, so nothing to write home about... but the real power is that thanks you lance you can drop in on literally any side and be looking at an AV12 target, and because the shield changes in the *shooting phase*, you have 3 sides that you know are clear when you come in. The next turn they're all dead, so make it count, though.

Smash getting massively nerfed is good for *the game*, but overly hurtful to Nids. Even a CC monster dropping down in a Pod (say, a Haruspex) 1" from "target enemy"... well... 99% of things can just move away 12" and then run/flat out away, making the charge incredibly unlikely at best. Even with this delivery system, the model is slow, and most of its targets aren't.
Add to that a D-Strength WS/I4 CCW is likely to completely remove 90% of our MC's before they get to swing... and... well... yeah.

I mean, if you bought 3 crones, you can just throw Haywire at it. Flyrants are likely to get 1-2 glances in a turn from lucky 6's. Hive Guard actually aren't terrible at plinking away at it.

Screw it. Just ally in a Necron Warrior Blob. Down in 1 turn. Done.

Wrath of the Hive Mind box looks pretty solid and comes with all the sprues for a Flyrant or a Tyrannofex if you so choose.

The Swarm box isn't bad either to really fill the fuck out of your troops.

I'd highly recommend picking up the Thrope box next weekend as Venoms are solid if you're not using Malanthropes and Zoanthropes are GREAT in low points games.