Having finally managed to win a few games vs various armies, I have encountered a fresh problem. Tyranids!

These gits do me in every time. Just seen a whole IG heavy dissppear under a fall of drop spore thingys. And then there's the S&M horror that is the Dominatrix. Seems very hard to beat- and as for those special draw several every turn cards, they're bad news as well.

Any ideas? My fave current armies are orks and IG.

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Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.

There is a lot about the Tyranids that you can't do much about. You just have to endure it. The Cards are one of them and Biovore Spore Mines are another IMO. I've never played Orks vs. Tyranids so can't comment much but as a Tyranid player I would be wary of some of the special weapons but not the size of Mobz... just more targets in one place. Yum!

I found a Dark Angel/AMTL Tech Guard army worked well. I always used a cheap SM scout company as my grab and hold road block. They would Infiltrate forward and act as a breakwater for incoming assaults. I would use my Devastators to shoot stuff from behind this and a fast company of bikes and Land Speeders to threaten his artillery and exposed Objectives or as a fast reaction force when my own flanks or artillery was threatened. I used Titans for artillery and firepower as they were less vulnerable to Mycetic Spore Pod assaults and could stand against Bio-Titans fairly well. Load up on Barrage Missiles and Plasma Cannon or Destructor and remember Chain Fist and Wrecker for the inevitable close combat. If you target his Dominatrix he will usually use the Warp Field to help protect it so you don't end up with a Warp Blast each turn. I also used Knights to help out my Titans against Bio-Titans and Carnifex... Razorfex and as other bigger nasties. I liked to use a pack of Scout Titans too to harass his sides or pick at his Bio-Titans.

Claim territory early on and hold it with firepower. Use cheap troops to slow Tyranid infantry down and shoot them up. Break as many of the small broods as much as possible to gain points and try to ignore or at least disrupt or minimise the big stuffs effect by staying out of LOS or range or keep throwing stuff at them that it can't ignore or has to deal with. Take care of morale with Inquisitor or Psyker with "Embolden".


Hope any of this is some help.

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Orks v Tyranids sounds fun, though haven't managed to get that one done personally.  A Slasher with 2 Ripper fists and some Stomper friends would probably be a must, along with the Bad Moonz, and a couple of other Shooty clans.  I'd leave the Goffs and KoS at home.  Build monster, impossible to break clans then hang back, shoot lots and don't go the boot until you've smushed 'em for a couple of turns.  Not all that Orky, but the normal rush forward would be bad.

IG follow the same advice, and probably do it easier than Orks.  Tactical Co. screening a Heavy Co will mush bugs, and Hydras should solve nasty Spore problems too.  Have Roughies or Bikes to clean up you back field.  Bio Titans will be a problem, though you too can tool up a nasty Reaver to go toe to toe.  

With the Dominatrix and Bio Titans, you decide each turn to go them, or leave them totally alone.  If it's GO, then hit them with everything you can.  If no, don't waste any shots on them.  A Dom with shields up is almost impossible to shoot to death....but she can be swarmed in CC!

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Fire bad, tree pretty - Buffy

and Hydras should solve nasty Spore problems too.

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"Take me to the Brig. I want to see the "real Marines". " Major General Chesty Puller, USMC

No mass drop on turn one?

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Well, thats most often in the hands of the tyranids.  

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Ok, ok...

You might think about cheap troops sitting about covering your deployment zone and artillery. Nothing too fancy, just enough to shoot a few spores and to attract the attention of the inevitable surviving Rampage nutters.

Or lots of Cavalry prepared to charge the surviving landers. Concentrating on pinning targets. You only want to buy time, not win the close combat. I don't know what else you can hope to do.

The First Fire thing does work... but it means leaving a lot of troops on First Fire to protect your artillery. I've wiped out an entire spore drop in one turn (approx 30 stands). Do that a few times and your opponent will maybe change his tactics.

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Yeup, you need to use different tactics against Bugs.  The normal first turn Advance/Charge often no longer applies.  If they've taken lots of Pods, anyone that can shoot ok should be on FF with only your fast attack guys on Charge ready to counter the drops.  Remember to use the updated rules and the number of units that get "squished" by falling Pods should be very close to 0 (they have to scatter on to a unit).

If your opponent spends lots of points on Pods that's a lot less Tyranids you need to kill!

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Fire bad, tree pretty - Buffy

Remember to use the updated rules and the number of units that get "squished" by falling Pods should be very close to 0 (they have to scatter on to a unit).

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Remember to use the updated rules and the number of units that get "squished" by falling Pods should be very close to 0 (they have to scatter on to a unit).

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"Take me to the Brig. I want to see the "real Marines". " Major General Chesty Puller, USMC

Exactly.  The pods have to be placed so the ARE NOT touching any unit.  If they happen to scatter on to one then they smush it, but that should be uncommon.

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Thank you Warhead o Zap. A very good call.

/Pete

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"Take me to the Brig. I want to see the "real Marines". " Major General Chesty Puller, USMC