Let’s talk about how to start collecting Tyranids, with an overview of collecting the army for Warhammer 40K 10th edition…
Tyranids Tier List – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcZAINie8DA
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0:00 Intro
0:35 Why Collect Tyranids
5:40 Planning an Army
8:43 Detachments + Hive Fleets
11:22 Paint
12:34 First Purchases
13:34 Combat Patrol (Start Collecting Boxes)
16:09 Buying Warhammer Models
18:30 Leviathan Box
2007 Some Options to Expand
26:02 Codex Tyrandis Rules
31:57 One Example Army List
34:35 Outro
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The holiday box set last year was awesome. Hive Tyrant, Norn, 20x hormagaunts, and 10x genestealers
Just had a big loss with Nids yesterday against Dark Angels. I was playing Crusher Stampede though. So I was asking for it.
Might be worth pointing out that there are some discount Tyranids coming in that new Combat Patrol magazine next month too. Might be able to get some cheap 'nids there.
How to start an army:
1. Understand the army structure rules
2. Buy the coolest looking models.
Worked for me, and i have no ragrets.
Why collect a Tyranid Army?
They're neat little guys and they're much, much different than everything else in the setting.
Why NOT to collect a Tyranid Army?
-They're not Marines and they're not Imperium, which means they will always be second-class citizens
-They're not power armor or tanks, so they'll always be weaker weapons and weaker armor than nearly every other faction
-The head of GW Design is a man named Robin Cruddace who has been systematically sabotaging the faction since 5th edition
-What's good in one edition will almost always be trash in the next edition (or more), forever leaving around a third of the codex vestigial at best.
-Morale used to be super important in the game, and Tyranids were totally immune to it, which meant they paid a premium on everything. They still have the 'resistant' rules, but are no longer immune. Also, morale is far, FAR less important and it gets less important with every subsequent edition. However, Tyranids STILL pay a premium on all of their units for the largely useless faction rule (until this most recent rework last month).
Should you buy them? Sure. They're neat little guys. It's just worth remembering that the faction goes from 'gloriously competent' (2nd-4th & 9th first half) to 'unplayablly feeble' (5th-7th & 10th first half) and has only ever really been mid-ground in 8th. So you're likely to be ping ponging a lot harder than most other factions.
My favorite thing about nids is that when painting, literally anything looks good on them. You can spit in the face of color theory like I did with my tyranids, and that just makes them look more alien and unnatural!
I really would love a Hormagaunt version of the Tervagon. But at least they brought back the Karenfex.
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Started Nids way back in 4th edition where i got my first ones with the Battle for maggrace box.
now after many years with slowly getting more i'm at 12k points 😀
would have been over 13k points if not for loosing FW models to the purge 🙁
and yes a good start is if you can get the nid part of the Leviathan box if not then the Ultimate set, unfortunately the Combat patrol that is just models from the Starter boxes is NOT worth it, but if you can find one of the older combat patrols go for it 🙂
Nids can be played in many ways from Horde to Monsters but also mixed 🙂
GW thinks they are a melee faction if we look at the army and detachment rules, but our shooting works best aka exocrine and Tyranofex.
Biomass, tasty tasty biomass
Leviathan box basically impossible to get in Aus now.
One of the many things I really like about Tyranids is that they are one of the few races that is truly alien and really only works in the 40k setting
21:42 you guys notice how the Neurolictor has it's legs in a seductive pose?
Have a big issues 6000 points probs need a couple more bits and have the majprity of what i would need 😅
I really hate how synaptic nexus who is supposed to be for psychic bugs but doesn't help them almost at all. It should give all psychic weapons assault, or maybe higher strength or ap. Perhaps rerolls on wounds. Hell, I'd take another use or two of shadow in the warp. Perhaps the spychic pressure causes a -2 battle shock
Stratagems are also lacking for the theme massively to me.
Your videos are just so consistently excellent
Tyranid players, including me, know that there is no such thing as to many bugs or how big those bugs are
Vanguard Onslaught is the detachment of Kings and Norn-Queens; change my mind.
Win or lose, doesn't matter—you'll sleep well tonight knowing your Mawlocs exploded up through enemy troops as well as they could have.
I began collecting Tyranids some time in 2019-2020 I think. Near the very end of 8th/early 9th. Finally almost have 2k list painted, but I own like 16k+ pts of nids with like 11k-13kpts assembled. I like monstas, but I've got just about 1 of every single unit.
My take on starting tyranids army :
I'll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda
If you're in the US a super cheap way to get the new Termagaunts kit is the Space Marine Board Game at Target. Under the cost of the regular kit of 10+1 Ripper Swarm, you get double those models plus an exclusive Lt. Titus model for your Space Marines
I just literally started getting bugs. I already have 2000 points.
I bought 3x skaventide boxes to use 120 clan rats as hormagaunts, the snipers as 9 zoenthropes, the rattling guns as Exocrine, the mounted rat will get prime wings to be a winged tyranids prime, and grey seer ECT ends up being around 2000+ points for $675 and then just selling the storm cast to a coworker for a cheap $150 to recoup a little money and help him get a sigmar army.
So I'll be bringing skaven with tyranid rules to 40k
It's not a great list but will be fun.
ty ty I love the look of the Nids… will be starting to collect them some time this year
its a waste of your time and energy to shame the small fraction of your audience that are scumbags. and it comes off as passive aggressive. you're better than this
My first army… Painted with the cheapest unthinned paints I could find at Hobby Lobby. My shame is eternal.
I started my Tyranids army with Leviathan — at least, I pre-ordered Leviathan first… but I couldn’t wait for launch day so I bought the coolest looking ‘Nids I could find, including a Tyrannofex, Maleceptor, Carnifex brood, and Zoanthropes.
I found that learning to paint Tyranids was easier with the larger models. In the past, I painted the infantry models from Dark Imperium and Indomitus first and struggled with the details and highlights because I was learning to paint ATT. The logic being I’d rather screw up painting common infantry than characters or vehicles, but the flaw in that logic was infantry are the backbone of every army so my poorly painted models would be front and centre. Whereas large and expensive monsters and vehicles aren’t included in every list.
Another advantage with large models is that they’re (usually) more robust so if I had to strip the paint off, there was less chance they’d break if I scrubbed too hard with a brush, whereas Necron Warriors are kinda spindly and delicate, and Plague Marines had a lot of bits that could break off. Tyranid monsters do have LOTS of claws, teeth, and spikes, but they’re tough in comparison.
That’s why if you’re starting a Tyranids army, I recommend painting the larger units first, taking advantage of the larger canvas, figuring out your colour scheme for the ‘Nids, and working your way down to the small horde-y models.
I think you should have shown an example list that works better with the recommended starter kits.
Personally I'd recommend the Uniformation GKTwo, especially now the GKThree has just come out and it's been on sale for the last couple months.
One of the nicer parts of collecting tyranids is that you can't paint them wrong without purposefully doing so. And even then it could end up looking just fine.
I started with the Forgeworld Hierodule
Thanks 👌
Step 1 buy a 3d printer
Any chance of doing how to collect start necromunda gang's and work upto secundus. Radstrealers ect. Would be nice. I'm interested in starting. House greim ash wall outcast's. The closest i can get to playing astra militarum. For hive secundus. And your input would be really appreciated.
I’m returning to 40k after about 20 years (stopped when I was 15). It seems to have changed a little since I last played, but I always wanted to get into Nids, but never got around to it. Started with Orks, and then Tau.
Can’t wait to start building my swarm over the next few months. These videos have helped me massively with planning, thank you!
My carnifex has been nicknamed "Pickles". I have no idea why, but that's a thing you know now, dear reader.
Wait til Combat Patrol (the hachette publication) comes out in your area…the end
11:02 Jormungandr mentioned
If you buy a set of barbgaunts it's still cheaper than the combat patrol
I found a nice way to bulk up your supply of termagants if you dont care about the special weapons options, is the space marine board game that you can get from target. 40 bucks gets you 20 termagants, 2 rippers, and the marine character. The gants are basically the monopose kits from the leviathan box, catch it right and target might even have a markdown on their board games.
Maelstrom gaming studios is a good Tyranid centric youtube channel that does some pretty in depth deep dives into everything Tyranid.
Why collect Tyranids?
me: My heart and soul is little timmy. Which is why my second army is going to be Chaos Daemons.
Misty Mountain Games in Madison WI. Still has Leviathan boxes for $175 plus tax.
Best way to start a nid army is to buy a printer
Are Tyranids worth playing in 10th edition? Unbiased answers are welcome
Monster Mash is a fun strategy. Distraction Carnifex will always be a viable game plan
I finally got 1000 points painted of these guys. Going to try them out tomorrow!