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Post by jefferestinpeace on Mar 28, 2015 8:11:20 GMT -6
Lemme see what ya'll think of this.
CAD 1
HQ: Flyrant Flyrant
Troops: Mucolid DS Rippers
Elite: Lictor Lictor Lictor
Heavy Support: Tyrannofex w/ Acid Spray Mawloc Mawloc
CAD 2
HQ: Flyrant Tervigon
Troops: Mucolid Mucolid
Elite: Venomthrope
Fortification: Bastion w/ Comms Relay
No FOC: Tyrannocyte
Total: 1845
So, pretty straightforward. Probably deploy only Tervigon and Venomthrope to control Comms Relay and the Bastion, maybe a Flyrant or two, possibly a Mawloc. Alternatively, depending on Objective placement, I can deploy the Tyrannofex for backfield control, while I put the Tervigon in the pod to put closer to the most objectives. I wish those Termagants in her belly were OS, but it should still serve.
I wanted lots of threats from many different angles, which I think this list does well. Originally, I had two T-Fexes in pods instead of the extra Mawloc, but one Mawloc always sucks a dick, and I was running short on points. Mukes aren't there for anything other than troops slots, but I might miss my Rippers as well. I imagine the Venomthrope will give up first blood pretty much every time, but that's fine. They'll have to pop a Bastion to do it.
What ya'll think?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2015 8:19:10 GMT -6
Dat Lictorshame. But really, looks like a solid nid flyrant list. Has a lot of mobility for objectives, puts alot of pressure on the back field, and seems like everything is pretty durable.
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Post by Nick P on Mar 28, 2015 10:39:34 GMT -6
You know my feelings on mucs, but honestly their a great way to just not have to worry about the troop tax on flyrants/lictors. This should do well, good luck bud!
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Mar 28, 2015 14:46:51 GMT -6
Dude, I know Nick. I want Rippers for ObSec, but I think I'll get plenty of board coverage without them. Maybe. I dunno. A Muke did do awesome in my last game of Acon though, assaulting a Crone to wound and ground it for the kill. Pretty neato.
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Post by Nick P on Mar 29, 2015 12:33:06 GMT -6
A Muke did do awesome in my last game of Acon though. Better spring for 15 of em then
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Mar 29, 2015 16:46:07 GMT -6
List wasn't bad. Mawlocs are the fucking shit. Tyrannofex didn't do anything. Probably need more ObSec though. I don't want to go full Sean Nayden, but dude is on to something... obvs.
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Post by Russell on Mar 29, 2015 18:33:22 GMT -6
HOW BOUT DAT BASTION
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Post by Nick P on Mar 30, 2015 6:52:53 GMT -6
Dude I'm telling you. Dima. Dima. DIMA.
If I bring Nids to this thing, I will absolutely be popping that dude off in a tyrannocyte.
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Mar 30, 2015 7:04:45 GMT -6
No FW friend, otherwise, of course.
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Post by Nick P on Mar 30, 2015 7:11:54 GMT -6
SHIT nvm, no forgeworld. That's kinda shitty, since a lot of the FW stuff that's 40k legal is pretty good at mixing up the meta so that knights aren't just crushing people.
No LoW though, that's baller...does that mean no knights? Are they a LoW?
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Post by Joelercoaster on Mar 30, 2015 7:26:44 GMT -6
Nope, Knights are just an allied thing... or a detachment, if you take the.. lance-spearhead-of-re-roll-Inv-saves... thing. I think that's just a formation, could be wrong, though.
So long story short, you don't have to take a CAD (or questionably get bonus VP's for them) to have a Knight(s) in your army.
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Post by dex on Mar 30, 2015 9:37:18 GMT -6
I am also worried about knights at this thing to be honest. I did email them asking what sort of missions they were, book vs maelstrom etc. No response yet.
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Mar 30, 2015 9:40:00 GMT -6
Yeah I've been trying to find any battle reports from past years to see what they're like. They say they have Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary mission objectives, so I'd imagine BAO-similar missions. Probably two book missions mashed together for Primary and Secondary, Tertiary will be your typical whatever.
Did you see that if you donate, you get one charity re-roll per game? Baller.
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Post by Nick P on Mar 30, 2015 9:58:56 GMT -6
Did you see that if you donate, you get one charity re-roll per game? Baller. Dat shadow field doh
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Post by Russell on Mar 30, 2015 9:59:08 GMT -6
Fuckin pay to win
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