How bad are tyranids?

[Eldar_Atog]

i player pointy ears - both ways and mixed ... must have watched to much star trek when younger ... and the other ugly green things...

the army i hate to play most is nidz...

they have so much nasty stuff that you have to control...

i think tau and csm are probably in better shape to deliver fire from out of harms way ...

I guess I'm just the opposite. I also play Eldar/Dark Eldar and the only codex that scares me is Necrons. Tyranids just don't worry me. Opening turn would be to have the wave serpents try to bring down the Flyrants. If I bring them down, then focus on bringing down the next closest synapse creature while backing out of range of close combat. I have the speed advantage and better shooting at mid and close range. Every time I take down a synapse creature, I further disrupt the incoming charge and give myself another turn to stall them out. If they don't have synapse, they will have a harder time in holding objectives.

Truthfully, orks scare me more than tyranids. They have most of the strengths of the tyranid codex without the liability of IB.

[LCS]

Also one thing that did not help us get a real understanding of the new Tyranid book is that most people were still playing with fifth edition. I know that the biomancy crutch is hard to get over, but you have to start somewhere.

[DarkLink]

I guess I'm just the opposite.

Yeah, Eldar and DE absolutely wreck nids if you know what you're doing.

[daboarder]

Yeah, Eldar and DE absolutely wreck nids if you know what you're doing.

to be fair I don't think you need to know what your doing to much, shurikens and poison weapons just hard counter most tyranid advantages.

[jonsgot]

Also one thing that did not help us get a real understanding of the new Tyranid book is that most people were still playing with fifth edition. I know that the biomancy crutch is hard to get over, but you have to start somewhere.

Come on FAQ!

[Eldar_Atog]

to be fair I don't think you need to know what your doing to much, shurikens and poison weapons just hard counter most tyranid advantages.

True, we do have an inherent advantage against tyranids. It's never an auto-win with Eldar or Dark Eldar though. I've seen waay too many people borrow my army and deploy as if they have a 3+ save and a high toughness. It rarely ends well for them.

[Dave Mcturk]

nidz really hate billiard tables, but with a decent amount of cover they do ok...

of course you can slant de/eldar/tau to fry nidz... but balance out the armies a bit and its more of a challenge...

nidz generally hate short edge DP, but again agree to play other DPs and its a better game

dont think id take nidz to a tournament... but they do have some effective builds...

our group has put serpents up to 145pts and made serpent shields ONE USE ONLY... so its a bit fairer

[DarkLink]

to be fair I don't think you need to know what your doing to much, shurikens and poison weapons just hard counter most tyranid advantages.

Yeah, probably better to say 'if you're not a baby seal'.

[daboarder]

I was trying to be nice.