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Carrying on with looking at the 40k Metrics of different Tyranid lists this time we will analyses a couple of Fex-star builds. Lists and full numbers are below. For those adding up at home remember that the Genestealers melee damage against APC's is capped at 15. Carnifex scores have not been capped as some of it is from shooting. Two Fexstar's and Purgatus' T-fex/Prime Nidzilla comparison List . DMS . . DMCC . . DR pG . . DLR pG . Hulksmash 15.53 52.97 125.42 23.61 Ghostin 26.53 42.28 100.84 29.72 Purgatus 17.79 48.19 94.61 18.52 The Addition of the Zoantrhopes really helps to boost MEQ Shooting and Raider killing power but the list loses significant close combat potential. That said at over 40 it is still an amazing high figure contending with the Orks. Carnifex give us a much better Land Raider killing score than T-fex but are limited to only doing do in melee which means they will most likely have delivered their cargo. Working from just these numbers I would...

Nikephoros over on Bringer of Victory has posted up about 40k Metrics. His idea was to work out sum statistics for the whole army and see how that compared to other competitive armies. There were four scores he has been working out - DMS - Dead Marines in one shooting phase. DMCC - Dead Marines in one assault phase (assuming you charge) DRpG - Penetrating hits on Rhinos in five turns of shooting. DLRpG - Penetrating hits on Land Raiders in five turns of shooting. Those armies he looked at got scores in the following ranges. DMS = 19-22, DMCC 15-45, DRpG 60-82, DLRpG 17-34. As Kirby suggested I have added in the average Spawn of the Tervigon which does help to bolster the MEQ killing of the lists. Since we are generating numbers assuming best possible conditions all Gaunts are assumed to have Poison and Furious Charge from mummy. So lets see how the Tyranids compare... Nidzilla Unit . DMS . . DMCC . . DR pG . . DLR pG . Tyrant 2.5 3.7 17.92 3.47 Guard x3 0 3.56 5 0 Hi...

I have spent the last week painting up the tanks I got off ebay over the last year. They are now all a uniform Ultramarine blue. Next I need to add some detail. Doing so made me want to play my marines again since they had not been out of the box for almost two years. Here is My helper setting up terrain before she goes off to bed and a couple of quick battle reports to keep you entertained. Game 1: 1500 points Ultramarines vs Space Wolves Dawn of War, Seize Ground objectives: Eldar Graveyard (NW)), Webway Dialer (SW), 2 Power relays (NE & SE) In am attempt to get his enemy to turn on each other Vect has leaked the location of an Elder Webway portal to two Space Marine companies. He had also told them a band of renegade marines were looting the area. This resulted in both armies sending an armoured company to secure the location. With the rain lashing down around them in the darkness both forces opened fire, in typical marine fashion, as soon as they saw the lights of ...

Game 21: 2000 Points vs Horde Orks Scenario - Seize Ground (Five objectives), Spearhead deployment So I am busy wrapping up pass the parcels and making party bags for my daughters third birthday so just a quick battle report about my monday night game against Horde Orks. I played a full drop pod army again so nothing arrive until the bottom of turn two. Tyranid Air Assault Hive Tyrant ( Old Adversary, Hive Commander, Wings, TL Devs x2 ) Zoanthropes x2 in Spore Pod w/ TL Deathspitter Zoanthropes x2 in Spore Pod w/ TL Deathspitter Deathleaper Termagants w/ Devourers x20 in Spore Pod w/ TL Deathspitter Mummy Tervigon (Toxic,Adreanl,Catalysis) [Outflanking] Broodlord (Toxic) & 6 Genestealers w/ Toxic Gargoyle Brood x15 w /AG,TS Carnifex with TL Devs x2, in Spore Pod with TL Deathspitter Carnifex with TL Devs x2, in Spore Pod with TL Deathspitter Horde Orks Ghazghkull Thraka Big Mek with Kustom Force Field Da Shoota Boys 3x30 Da Slugga Boys 2x20 Da Grots Da Sto...

Discussing Tyranids elsewhere I wanted to post a link to Jay Woodcock Adepticon list to show that you could do well with something other than Nidzilla. I then spent ten minutes trying to find it! Given that there were also a few other recent army ideas I wanted to be able to come back too I thought I would put them all in one place for reference. Tyranid armies fall into three flavours so I shall look at each in turn. Nidzilla - It is all about taking as many Monsters and Toughness 6 as you can fit in. Lists are build around 6-9 Hive Guard; 2 Tervigons and required Gaunts to make them score; Either a pair of Tyrannofex or 3 Trygons and some Venomthropes. It does not leave a lot of points for anything else. Swarm - The goal here is to have one hundred little bugs swarm the opponent and overwhelm them with more models than they can destroy. A couple of monsters are often included to give some support. Usually based around Genestealers but Gargoyles, Raveners and Hormagaunt...