I'm gearing up for my first ever tournament on Saturday (24th). Unfortunately, my models and lists aren't very competitive. This is just a local event, so I don't expect it to be too cutthroat, but I still want to bring something that has a chance. I don't have much to work with though. This is what I have:
1 Tyrant- swappable weapons
1 Tyrant guard
1 Sniperfex
1 Broodlord
24 Genstealers
8 Warriors w/ DS/ScyTals
2 Wariros w/ BS/ ScyTals
1 Lictor
36 Termagaunts
16 Hormagaunrs
5 Ripper Bases
$60
The tournament is 1500 points, so that's pretty much everything but the hormagaunts and rippers. I do have the $60 to play with, but I don't know what I could do with it. I stuck the lictor in there to support the 3 squads of outflankers, but I could see myself dropping him and some gaunts to sneak in an elite-price carnifex. I'd have to build it and paint it in 4 days though
Basically, I know what's decent and fun in a Tyranids list, but I don't know what's good in a tournament, especially a non nidzilla tournament list.
This is what I came up with:
HQ
Broodlord; +S, +Sv, Feeder Tendrils, Flesh Hooks
Genestealer Retinue x6; Flesh Hooks
Hive Tyrant; +S,+BS, +Sv, Shadow in the Warp- DL Devourers x2
Tyrant Gaurd
Elites
Lictor
Tyranid Warrior x5; +S, +Sv- Deathspitter/ScyTals x4, Barbed Strangler/Scything Talons x1
Tyranid Warrior x5; +S, +Sv- Deathspitter/ScyTals x4, Barbed Strangler/Scything Talons x1
Troops
Genestealers x8; Feeder Tendrils, Scuttlers
Genestealers x8; Flesh Hooks, Scuttlers
Gaunts x14; Fleshborer
Gaunts x14; Fleshborer
Heavy
Carnifex; +Sv, +BS- Barbed Strangler/Venom Cannon
Total: 1490
HQ- 399
Elities- 430
Troops- 488
Heavy- 173