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I'm pretty sure they give up fleet for infiltration.

It could be the other way around, but they can still run, just not charge the turn they run. ;D

True.

Though I have no clue of how infiltration works now in 5th edition, whenever I use my only infiltrating unit (Kommandos) I use Snikkrot, and his rules are pretty simple when it comes to the infiltration part, when available he moves in from ANY table.

Yup ^_^ So really, the Brood Lord isnt boning over the Genestealers. He's just more "Imma pop out and maul you nao, kthxbai."

Don't worry too much about not winning; I didn't win a single game in the first, oh 6 months or so when I started 40k. Takes a bit to learn the capabilities of everyone else's units and plan accordingly.

Tyranid staples? Flyrants and Genestealers. You picked a tough time to start Nids, with the release of 5th, Nids took alot of hits in effectiveness. Glancing no longer outright destroys tanks, so the Venom Cannon lost usefulness, Rending got nerfed, so CC vs. tanks has gotten harder, and the new No Retreat rules seriously bone your big critters when they have swarm support, and even hurt your swarms.

Currently, Gaunts and Hormies are not fully effective across the board, so 'Stealers are your only real versatile troop choice. Against Tau in particular, Raveners and Hormagaunts work wonders because of their sheer speed. Flying tyrants are the big gun in your army, and he's going to see alot of fire because of it, equipping them with a Warp Field is probably the best survivability upgrade they can take.

Careful about biomorphs. In general it's better to have more bodies than more biomorphs, becasue those upgrades rack up points fast. Extended carapace is neccessary on 'Stealers unless you plan on having a moving cover screen of Gaunts in front of them. Also, Rippers, Biovores and to a lesser extent Lictors and Warriors are subpar, proxy them to learn how they work before buying the models.


Or a mass of mid-strength fire that could hurt his big critters.


Rapid fire does not work that way. he can rapid fire at 12", not half weapon range. Considering the Gaunts in question will have 6+ saves and the Fire Warriors have 4+, it's not really an auto win for Gaunts.


This is silly. Tau love CCfexes. For the simple reason that Carnifexes are slow, slow slow. They can run, yes, but even with run they'll take 3 turns to cross the board. that means plenty of time to shoot you, but you can't do anything until they hit you. Shooty fexes on the other hand, are a threat even when they aren't in assault range, and once they get there, are still more than capable of tearing any Tau unit a new one.

A widely used Carnifex configuration is the Devilfex- 2 sets of twin-linked Devourers and enhanced senses. Conveniently under 115 points, so it can be used as an elites choice in games of 1500 points or more. Pumps out 8 S6 shots at BS3 that re-roll both to-hit and to-wound. Avoid the Venom Cannon; the S is nice, but it's not great at taking out heavy infantry or tanks, and it's ridiculously expensive.


Gaunts can't charge 24". They have a range of 13" to 18", depending on the Run roll. Hormies can charge up to 24", again dependent on a maximum roll for Running.


Not entirely true. Tau have arguably the worst Morale in the game, and against Psychic Choir style 'Nids, Zoanthropes can become pretty scary.




As above, Flyrant, Warp Field. Probably two sets of Scything talons and Flesh Hooks. If you want to load it down some more, Toxic Miasma, Adrenal Glands for WS, and Implant Attack

It has been heavily hinted at that the Tyranids will get a plastic Trygon as their big Apocalypse release. No word as to when that might be. sweatdrop

Hello,
I am building my Tyranid forces, and I need to know how this looks so far.
1 Hive tyrant ( I am not too sure what he'll have on him, I bought an
unassebled older edition one, for price.)
2 Carnifices (one has dual scything talons, scythe tail, spineback, and
tusked already assembled, other unassembled)
3 Warriors
7 Genestealers
10 Termagaunts
10 Hormagaunts.
How does this look, and what would you suggest?
Im shooting to have around 1k-1.5k list going on.
Codex and most of them have yet to arrive yet,
so Im looking for suggestions before I begin assembly, like I did with my marines.

Also highly effective: Zoanthropes serving only as support units, done thusly. With the new combat resolution, leadership can really ******** over a unit quickly. So how do you -really- screw them over? Assault them with a "sure thing" victory unit and pelt the hell out of them with Psychic Scream. So: A single Fex charging a squad of Marines. You make, oh, two casualties. They don't inflict any wounds. Normally, they'd only be a -2 on their LD. Ld6. Respectable, but beatable. With two stacked Warp Screams, they're suddenly Ld4. That, my friend, is game changing.