Chroma, as I said in my previous post, I think the list is going in the right direction with this version. The LV change is controversial but it's probably not as big as nerf as it seems : it just encourages the Tyranid player to mix-n-match units type in his swarms. Not a bad thing IMO.
Many people seem to focus on the "nerfs", but there are
MANY boosts and/or positive things in this version:
- Swarms no longer "instanly" disappear if they lose their synapses, the 'nid player now has a chance to rush a synapse to the rescue before the end of the turn. ÂÂ
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Engage and Rally have become easier. This is a very important boost.
- Gaunts are no longer a liability in assault (or at least less than before!).
- Nids now ignore dangerous terrain, special terrain features excepted.
- Nids can spawn when taking a Hold action.
- Nids have access to Tunnelers > another deep-striking formation to relieve the pressure on the main swarm.
- There's now a real incentive to play Raveners (shields for the TW and FF5+) and Zoanthropes (shields AND
Leaders). Also, with more LVs around, Biovores become more playable as well.
- With Zoanthropes, the 'nids have now access to multiple
Leaders in their Swarms. It makes removing that last, annoying BM that much easier.
- The Assault Spawn are now faster. With a Winged Tyrant, you now have a resilient and deadly formation moving at 25cm.
- The Trygon now has a distinct role in the list, as does the Vituperator (it's no longer just a big Harridan).
So, yes, the TW are now Light Vehicles and thus more fragile (also, I just noticed the Malefactor is now only 5+RA. I guess this helps making the Haruspex more attractive). But come on, the list has received a
boost, not a nerf!
I have a few gripes, though : ÂÂ
- Subterranean swarm: I think the base swarm should be "1 Trygon + X Raveners", with no Trygon upgrade, only the option to add more Raveners.
- Common Broods: they are now VERY expensive and even though they've received a boost, they feel
too expensive. I still don't understand why the Gargoyle now costs 33 pts per stand instead of 25 pts before. I'd suggest these prices:
*** Gargoyle Flock > 4 Gargoyles for 100 points
*** Gaunt Cluster > 4 Gaunts for 100 points
*** Ravener Cluster > 3 Raveners for 100 points
IF Games Workshop ever releases a Tyranid sprue with only 3 stands of each unit on the sprue, I don't think people are going to buy only 1 sprue, Chroma. ÂÂ
All the more so because you couldn't make a 'nid army with one sprue, you'd have to buy several anyway because Common broods are the core of the army . So please don't let that possibility dictate the shape of the army list.
Anyway, I can't wait to give the list a try!
One last word : I think Carnifex are fine with armour 3+. ÂÂ
 I also assumed you made a mistake with the "3 spawn points per 1 DC" entry for WE spawning. I should have thought that you knew what you were doing and that you probably wanted to prevent massive WE respawning. Sorry! It was an overreaction to the Warriors as LV change. I got carried away. It really is a change worth to be tried out. And as we can see from your battle report, it does not kill neither Warriors nor Gaunts as a unit, but simply promotes a "combined arms" swarm which feels more like a diverse 40k army transfered to Epic than a single minded Gaunt horde.