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Diviator
30th Mar 09, 3:19 AM
Well, the topic says all.
I usually go for a Hormagaunt and one Warrior squad. A Ripper versus Eldar and Space Marines (simply to piss them off). But I guess this is something that most players will do. But what do you do if you're not spamming AG Warriors?

At Tier 2 I try to get a Lictor. It's just funny to see the reaction of Space Marine Scouts as soon as the player recognises that his stealthy scouts aren't sneaky anymore. The usual reaction is a yellow ! ... :P
Your Lictor can also start to be really annoying with the Vaguard-Upgrade. It feels for me like the would jump on every second attack. (Okay, to tell the truth I never played them without Vanguard.) They are very useful versus humanties hope, but you still need to be careful.

Another surprise are Warriors with BS at Tier 2. Everyone expects a mass of AG Warriors or maybe a VC Warrior, but a sudden suppression of your army ...

Zoantrophes are also a nice thing. They are just very slow and can die pritty fast, specially if you don't play the Ravener. I just screamed about a FC who one-hitted a shielded Zoan (he had 30 points left) with his big fat hammer.

Edtjuh
30th Mar 09, 7:09 AM
I don't know a lame tactic actually. I just spam with the nids. It's actually there goal to be numorous.

Diviator
30th Mar 09, 7:35 AM
Well, the lame thing many Tyranids to is build a mass of Warriors with AG. If you lose tech up and spam Carnifexes as long as you have enough resources. Some players are not even able to do the last point they can only build AG Warrriors and are totally lost if they lose them.

GrimDark
30th Mar 09, 1:07 PM
Lots of Hormagaunts, one squad of Warriors, Lictor Alpha.

Flesh hook enemy commander into your swarm.

Give out your best evil laugh.

SteinerNein
31st Mar 09, 2:09 AM
2x Rippers, 3-5x Zoanthropes, ?x Carnifexes

Saias
31st Mar 09, 2:23 AM
People still build carnifexes? everyone knows zoanthropes are the new imba :)

Pocktio
1st Apr 09, 4:57 PM
They're there to guard your Zoa spam. Without them they might take enemy fire before reducing the opposition into meaty chunks

Red Dox
2nd Apr 09, 7:47 AM
Ravener + 1x Hormagaunts, 1x Ripper, 2x AG Warriors for capping & tunneling.
2x Zoantrophs + 1x Venomcannon Carnifex for heavy support.

Works most time fine for me in 3v3 and i don“t need to build more warriors/zoans to support my buddies. If the little ones die and the situation allows it, 2 warriors, 2 zoas & 2 vennom fex are the harder army, but thats more for blocking one spot or counter an massive attack from the enemies (or base rape ^^)

-----Red Dox