balanced Nid list

Nothing for a turnament (thats what my hoard orks are for). But a little fun list for friendly play. 1750 Pts - Tyranids

HQ:1 Broodlord @ 249 Pts
Feeder Tendrils; Rending Claws; Scything Talons; Synapse Creature
11 Genestealers @ [176] Pts
Rending Claws

Troops: 6 Genestealers @ 114 Pts
Scuttlers; Rending Claws

Troops: 6 Genestealers @ 114 Pts
Scuttlers; Rending Claws

Troops: 6 Genestealers @ 114 Pts
Scuttlers; Rending Claws

Troops: 23 Gaunt Brood @ 115 Pts
Spinefists

Troops: 8 Hormagaunts @ 80 Pts
Scything Talons

Heavy Support: 2 Zoanthrope @ 130 Pts
Toxic Miasma; Psychic Scream; Warp Blast; Warp Field

Heavy Support: 1 Carnifex @ 148 Pts
Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Barbed Strangler; Venom Cannon

HQ: 1 Hive Tyrant @ 226 Pts
Twin-linked Devourer (x2); Synapse Creature; The Horror
3 Tyrant Guard @ [135] Pts
Rending Claws; Scything Talons

Elite: 1 Lictor @ 80 Pts
Feeder Tendrils; Flesh Hooks; Rending Claws; Scything Talons

Elite: 6 Warriors @ 204 Pts
Adrenal Glands +1 WS; Leaping; Rending Claws (x1); Scything Talons (x1); Synapse Creature

Elite: 3 Warriors @ 176 Pts
Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Twin-linked Deathspitter; Synapse Creature
1 Warriors @ [28] Pts
Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Barbed Strangler; Spinefists; Synapse Creature
1 Warriors @ [26] Pts
Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Twin-linked Devourer; Synapse Creature
1 Warriors @ [26] Pts
Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Twin-linked Devourer; Synapse Creature

Total Roster Cost: 1750

What scheme are you going with? I love the look of a board of bugs!

..onto the list as I cant resist

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HQ:1 Broodlord @ 249 Pts
Feeder Tendrils; Rending Claws; Scything Talons; Synapse Creature
11 Genestealers @ [176] Pts
Rending Claws

Nice outflanker. Acid maw those 'Stealers so they reroll to hit & to wound.

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Troops: 6 Genestealers @ 114 Pts
Scuttlers; Rending Claws

Troops: 6 Genestealers @ 114 Pts
Scuttlers; Rending Claws

Troops: 6 Genestealers @ 114 Pts
Scuttlers; Rending Claws

hmm.. outflanking goodness. Need Feeders for 1pt a pop.

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Troops: 23 Gaunt Brood @ 115 Pts
Spinefists

Troops: 8 Hormagaunts @ 80 Pts
Scything Talons

More of these gems nowadays..

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Heavy Support: 2 Zoanthrope @ 130 Pts
Toxic Miasma; Psychic Scream; Warp Blast; Warp Field

Two easy Kill Points in my opinion. No Synapse = Insta Kill

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Heavy Support: 1 Carnifex @ 148 Pts
Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Barbed Strangler; Venom Cannon

Mr T5 Nob Biker meet Mr Venom Cannon

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HQ: 1 Hive Tyrant @ 226 Pts
Twin-linked Devourer (x2); Synapse Creature; The Horror
3 Tyrant Guard @ [135] Pts
Rending Claws; Scything Talons

Add Scream to assist Zoes..

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Elite: 1 Lictor @ 80 Pts
Feeder Tendrils; Flesh Hooks; Rending Claws; Scything Talons

Wildcard of the bunch. It will take the right circumstances. A dirty piece though..

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Elite: 6 Warriors @ 204 Pts
Adrenal Glands +1 WS; Leaping; Rending Claws (x1); Scything Talons (x1); Synapse Creature

Expensive for what they do. A wussy 5+ save is trouble..

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Elite: 3 Warriors @ 176 Pts
Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Twin-linked Deathspitter; Synapse Creature
1 Warriors @ [28] Pts
Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Barbed Strangler; Spinefists; Synapse Creature
1 Warriors @ [26] Pts
Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Twin-linked Devourer; Synapse Creature
1 Warriors @ [26] Pts
Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Twin-linked Devourer; Synapse Creature

Need the 4+ save as the others. Keep cheap with just Devourer x2
That said, to model a Warrior with 2 Devourers is a pain in the bottom

Took most of your advice, for some reason I stuck the acid maw on the Hive tyrant though, also traded a twin link dev for lash whips, dropped 3 guants to get scream. Keeping the zoanthrops by the shooty warriors for synapse. Dropped a unit of stealers to give the rest 4+ save.

The list did ok, with the lictor getting very lucky, taking down a chappy.

I continue to be underwelmed by both the tw devourers and the venom cannon. I'm shying away from 4+ saves. Cover saves are easy to come by, and I fail them anyways. My Nids love dawn of war deployment.

Try this config out..

Carnifex [Strangler, Talons] 113

..cheap enough for an Elite slot. I know JT's Tau hate them

As far as the Venom Cannon I feel you really cannot pass up the S10 when given to a Carnifex. Yeah he is just BS3 but you'll hit with one of the shots on average. A ton of open-topped vehicles zooming around these days.

The 12 shots the double linked Devourer gives you from a Tyrant should be doing fantastic statistically. Maybe bump him to Str6

True. One thing i've learned is never assult really big bugs!

I would take another carnifex.

If you go up against someone who has land raiders or monoliths or something you'll get massacred.

yeahAll i have is hoping my Zoanthropes get lucky and just letting them blast me apart.