Thursday, September 5, 2013

List of Lists II: ETC 2013 Tyranid Lists

It was too perfect not to use
While looking into building a list for NOVA this year I got a little caught up in the ETC 2013 games and did a good bit of list research, which, with only a couple months left before the rumored new Tyranid release, I thought it would be worthwhile to share.  Follows a compilation of the Tyranid lists from this year's ETC 2013.  The tournament format is fascinating in terms of how the teams are set up with a mix of lists to deal with the pairing process.  Some are all comers lists with a good chance of winning vs. anything, some are essentially tar pit lists known as "defenders" - built to minimize the point giveaway for any bad matchups, and some are the opposite:  "attacker" lists built to take advantage of bad matchups and score max points.  The below lists can fall into any of these categories, but one and all are competitive when piloted right.  21 of 28 nations (teams) brought a Tyranid list, ranking 6th overall both in average points scored, and in popularity of primary detachment.

I pulled these from the complete list of all armies found here, removed the points values and cleaned them up for simplicity, removing the Army Primary Detachment in all cases except Latvia's - which was worth keeping ;) I also added links to the player blogs if I could find them.  There's also a breakdown of the Tyranid lists on a French forum here, with some commentary on the role of each list and how it plays if you're Google Translate-inclined, and a difficulty rating with a scale of: + easy, ++ average, and +++ or more as difficult to handle.  I included the difficulty rating and role here.

Lists after the break:


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Team Germany (1st place)
PLAYER 4: Kayu "FenneQ" Orellana
HQ 1 - Warlord : Swarmlord 
HQ 2 : Hive Tyrant  2 TL Devourers with Brainleech Worms  Old Adversary  Paroxysm  Life Leech  
HQ 1.1 : Tyrant Guard 
HQ 2.1 : Tyrant Guard 
Elite 1 : 3 Hiveguards  
Elite 2 : 3 Hiveguards  
Elite 3 : The Doom of Malan´tai  in Transport 1
Troop 1 : 10 Termagaunts  Devourers in Transport 2
Troop 2 : 10 Termagaunts  
Troop 3 : Tervigon  Catalyst Dominion Toxin Sacs  Scything Talons  Cluster Spines  
Troop 4 : Tervigon  Catalyst Dominion Onslaught  Toxin Sacs  Cluster Spines  
HS 1: Mawloc   
HS 2: Biovore 
Transport 1: Mycetic Spore, transporting Elite 1  
Transport 2: Mycetic Spore, transporting Troop 1 
ARMY TOTAL [1850pts]
French Analysis:  Defender
Difficulty: ++

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Team Poland (3rd Place)
PLAYER 8: Jakub "Vladdi"Podruczny (captain)
HQ1: Hive Tyrant, (warlord), 2xTwin Devourer with Brainleech Worms, Wings, Old Adversary,Leech Essence, Paroxism, Regeneration 
HQ2: Hive Tyrant, 2xTwin Devourer with Brainleech Worms, Wings,Leech Essence, Paroxism, Hive Commander; Regeneration 
Elite1: The Doom of Malan'tai in transport 1;  
Elite2: 3 Hive Guard Brood  
Elite3: 3 Hive Guard Brood  
Troops1: Tervigon,Cluster Spines,Adrenal Glands,Toxin Sacs, Catalyst 
Troops2: Tervigon,Cluster Spines,Toxin Sacs; Catalyst; 
Troops3: 10 Termagant Brood  
Troops4: 10 Termagant Brood  
Fast Attack1: Harpy, Cluster Spines 
Fast Attack2: Harpy, Cluster Spines 
Transport1: Mycetic Spore, Cluster Spines
French Analysis: Defender
Difficulty:  ++

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Team Finland (4th Place)
PLAYER 1: Jouni "Jouni" Haavisto (C)
HQ1 WARLORD : Hive Tyrant  paroxysm  leech essence  2 twin-linked devourers with brainleech worms,  Armoured Shell, Old Adversary  
HQ2 : Swarm Lord 
HQ1.1 : Tyrant Guard 
HQ2.1 : Tyrant Guard 
Elite1 : 3 Hive Guard  
Elite2 : The Doom of Malan'tai  IN TRANSPORT 1
Troop1 : 10 Termagants  
Troop2 : 10 Termagants  
Troop3 : Tervigon  stinger salvo  adrenaline glands  toxin sacs  catalyst
Troop4 : Tervigon  stinger salvo  toxin sacs  catalyst 
Fast1 : 20 Gargoyles  toxin sacs 
Heavy1 : Biovore 
Heavy2 : Trygon  Trygon Prime Upgrade  
Transport1 : Mycetic Spore   Elite2
TOTAL : [1850]
French Analysis: Defender
Difficulty: ++

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Team Ireland (5th Place)
Player 4 David McHugh
HQ 1: Hive Tyrant: Warlord, Wings, 2 Twin Linked Devourers with brainleach worms, Hive 
Commander, Psychic Scream, Paroxism - 
HQ 2: Hive Tyrant: Wings, 2 Twin Linked Devourers with brainleach worms, Old Adversary, 
Psychic Scream, Paroxism - 
Elite 1: 3 Zoanthropes - 
Elite 2: 3 Zoanthropes: in transport 1
Elite 3: Doom of Malan’tai: in transport 2
Troop 1: Tervigon: Cluster Spines, Catalyst, Onslaught, Toxin Sacs  
Troop 2: Tervigon: Cluster Spines, Catalyst, Onslaught, Toxin Sacs  
Troop 3: Tervigon: Cluster Spines, Catalyst, Onslaught, Toxin Sacs  
Troop 4: 10 Termagants 
Troop 5: 10 Termagants
Troop 6: 10 Termagants 
Transport 1: Mycetic Spore
Transport 2: Mycetic Spore
ARMY TOTAL: [1850]
French Analysis:  Defender
Difficulty:  ++

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Team England (6th Place)
PLAYER 6: Andy Humphris (Venerable Brother)
HQ 1: Tervigon, Cluster Spines, Dominion, Catalyst, Onslaught, Toxin Sacs, Adrenal Glands   (Warlord)
Elite 1: 2 Zoanthropes 
Elite 2: 2 Zoanthropes 
Elite 3: Doom of Malan’tai, Transport 1 
Troop 1: Tervigon, Cluster Spines, Dominion, Catalyst, Onslaught, Toxin Sacs  
Troop 2: Tervigon, Cluster Spines, Dominion, Catalyst, Onslaught, Toxin Sacs  
Troop 3: 10 Termagants
Troop 4: 10 Termagants
FA1: 28 Gargoyles, Toxin Sacs  
FA2: 28 Gargoyles, Toxin Sacs  
FA3: 28 Gargoyles, Toxin Sacs  
HS1: 2 Biovores 
HS2: 2 Biovores 
Transport 1: Mycetic Spore, Transports Elite 3 
ARMY TOTAL [1848pts]
French Analysis:  Attacker
Difficulty: ++

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Team Sweden (7th Place)
PLAYER 7: (Joakim Engström)
HQ1: Warlord - The Parasite of Mortrex
Elite1; 3x Hive Guard 
Troop 1: Tervigon Cluster Spine Catalyst Adrenal Glands Toxic Sacs 
Troop 2: Tervigon Cluster Spine Catalyst Adrenal Glands Toxic Sacs 
Troop 3: Tervigon Cluster Spine Catalyst Adrenal Glands Toxic Sacs 
Troop 4: 10 Termagants 
Troop 5: 13x Termagants in transport 1
Troop 6: 13x Termagants in transport 2
FA1: 30x Gargoyles Adrenal Glands Toxic Sacs
FA2: 30x Gargoyles Adrenal GlandsToxic Sacs
HS1: 1x Biovore
HS2: 1x Mawloc 
Transport 1: Mycetic Spore 
Transport 2: Mycetic Spore 
ARMY TOTAL[1850pts]
French Analysis:  Attacker
Difficulty: ++

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Team Belarus (8th Place)
Alexander "Erle" Ivanov (CAPTAIN)
HQ1: Hive Tyrant, 2 x TL Devourers ; Wings ; Leech Essence ; Paroxism   {warlord}
HQ2: Hive Tyrant, 2 x TL Devourers ; Wings ; Leech Essence ; Paroxism ; Old Adversary  
Elite1: 2 x Hive Guard 
Elite2: 2 x Hive Guard 
Troop 1: Tervigon, Stinger Salvo, Scything Talons, Toxin Sacs, Catalyst 
Troop 2: Tervigon, Stinger Salvo, Toxin Sacs, Catalyst  
Troop 3: 10 x Termagant Brood 
Troop 4: 10 x Termagant Brood 
FA1: 9 x Ravener Brood, Rending Claws 
FA1: 9 x Ravener Brood, Rending Claws  
Army Total: [1850 pts]
French Analysis:  Attacker
Difficulty: ++

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Team Russia (9th)
Player7: Anton "Tinkivinki" Shubenkov
HQ1 Hive Tyrant, 2xTwin Devourer with Brainleech Worms, Wings, Old Adversary,Leech Essence, Paroxysm
HQ2:Hive Tyrant, 2xTwin Devourer with Brainleech Worms, Wings,Leech Essence, Paroxism, Hive Commander, Warlord
Elite1: The Doom of Malan'tai in transport 1
Elite2: 3 Hive Guard Brood  
Troops1: Tervigon,Cluster Spines,Adrenal Glands,Toxin Sacs, Catalyst;Scything Talon
Troops2: Tervigon,Cluster Spines,Adrenal Glands,Toxin Sacs; Catalyst; 
Troops3: 15 Termagant Brood, Devourers in transport 2
Troops4: 15 Termagant Brood, Devourers in transport 3
Troops4: 14 Termagant Brood, Devourers in transport 4
Heavy Support 1: 1 Biovore Brood 
Transport1: Mycetic Spore 
Transport2: Mycetic Spore 
Transport3: Mycetic Spore 
Transport4: Mycetic Spore 
Total Roster Cost: 1850
French Analysis:  Attacker
Difficulty: +++++

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Team Ukraine (11th)
Player7: Sergey "Lot D" Mkhitaryan
HQ 1: HIVE TYRANT ; Twin Devourer with Brainleech Worms; Wings ; Leech Essence; Paroxism, (warlord)  
HQ 2: HIVE TYRANT ; Twin Devourer with Brainleech Worms; Wings ; Leech Essence; Paroxism; Hive Commander
Elite 1: 9 YMGARL GENESTEALER BROOD
Elite 2: THE DOOM OF MALAN'TAI  in Transport1
Elite 3: 3 HIVE GUARD BROOD
Troop 1: TERMAGANT BROOD 10 
Troop 2: TERMAGANT BROOD 10  
Troop 3: TERMAGANT BROOD 11  
Troop 4: TERVIGON : Cluster Spines; Toxin Sacs; Adrenal Glands; Catalyst 
Troop 5: TERVIGON : Cluster Spines; Toxin Sacs; Adrenal Glands; Catalyst  
Troop 6: TERVIGON : Cluster Spines; Toxin Sacs; Adrenal Glands; Catalyst  
Transport1: MYCETIC SPORE  transporting Elite 2
Fortifications: SKYSHIELD LANDING PAD 
TOTAL [1847 pts]
French Analysis:  Attacker
Difficulty: ++

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Team Serbia (12th)
PLAYER 6: Marko Rajacic
HQ 1: Tyranid Prime, lash whip & bonesword, toxic sacs, scything talons 
Elite 1: 2 x Venomthrope
Elite 2: Doom of Malantai, Cataclysm   in Transport 1
Troop 1: Tervigon, Dominion, Catalyst, Toxin Sacs, adrenal gland, Cluster spines  
Troop 2: Tervigon, Dominion, Catalyst, Toxin Sacs, adrenal gland, Cluster spines  
Troop 3: Tervigon, Dominion, Catalyst, onslaught, scything talons, Toxin Sacs, Cluster spines  
Troop 4: Termagant Brood, 10 Gants 
Troop 5: Termagant Brood, 10 Gants 
Troop 6: Termagant Brood, 10 Gants 
Heavy 1: 2xCarnifex, 4xtwin linked devourers with brainleech worms
Heavy 2: 2xCarnifex, 4xtwin linked devourers with brainleech worms
Transport1: Mycetic Spore  carries Elite 2 
ARMY TOTAL [1850pts]
French Analysis:  Defender
Difficulty: ++

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Team France (13th)
Player N°6: "EdlR" (Xavier A.)
HQ1 (Warlord): Hive Tyrant, wings, 2 TL devourers with brainleech worms, Regeneration, Paroxysm, Leech Essence  
HQ2:  Hive Tyrant, wings, 2 TL devourers with brainleech worms, Regeneration, Paroxysm, Leech Essence
Elite1: The Doom of Malan'tai  -  in Transport 1
Elite2: 3 Hive guards
Elite3: 3 Hive guards
Troop1: 10 Termagant brood
Troop2: Tervigon, Cluster spines, Regeneration, Toxin sacs, Adrenal Glands, Catalyst  
Troop3: 10 Termagant brood
Troop4: Tervigon, Cluster spines, Regeneration, Toxin sacs, Adrenal Glands, Catalyst  
Troop5: 10 Termagant brood
Troop6: Tervigon, Cluster spines, Toxin sacs, Catalyst
Transport 1: Mycetic Spore
Fo1: Bastion
ARMY TOTAL [1850pts]
French Analysis:  "Versatile"
Difficulty: +++

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Team Italy (15th)
PLAYER 2: Tiberiu "Masterchief" Stanciu
HQ1 – Warlord: Swarmlord  
HQ1.2: Tyrant Guard Brood, 2*Tyrant Guard, 2*lash whips
Elites1: Ymgarl Genestealer Brood, 8*Ymgarl Genestealer 
Elites2: Ymgarl Genestealer Brood, 8 Ymgarl Genestealer 
Elites3: Doom of Malantai, on Mycetic Spore 
Elites3.2: Mycetic Spore 
Troop1: Tervigon  cluster spines, toxin sacs, adrenal glands, catalyst, onslaught  
Troop2: Tervigon  cluster spines, toxin sacs, adrenal glands, catalyst, onslaught   
Troop3: Tervigon  cluster spines, toxin sacs, adrenal glands, catalyst, onslaught   
Troop4: Termagaunt Brood, 10*Termagaunts 
Troop5: Termagaunt Brood, 10*Termagaunts 
Troop6: Termagaunt Brood, 14*Termagaunts
FA1: Gargoyles Brood, 20*Gargoyles, Toxin Sacks
Total [1848pts]
French Analysis:  Defender
Difficulty: ++

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Team Wales (16th)
PLAYER 6: (Filippo 'Fun Times' Cipriani)
HQ1 - WARLORD :Hive Tyrant, Wings, 2 x Twin Linked Devourers  Life Leech, Paroxysm
HQ2 : Hive Tyrant, Wings, 2 x Twin Linked Devourers Life Leech, Paroxysm 
Elite1 : 3 Hive Guard 
Elite2 : 3 Hive Guard 
Elite 3 : Doom of Malantai  Transport1 
Troop 1 : 10 Termagants 
Troop 2 : 10 Termagants 
Troop 3 : 10 Termagants 
Troop 4 : Tervigon , Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs, Catalyst, Cluster Spines 
Troop 5 : Tervigon , Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs, Catalyst, Cluster Spines 
Troop 6 : Tervigon , Scything Talons, Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs, Catalyst, Cluster Spines 
 FA1: Harpy  Twin Stranglethorn Cannon, Cluster Spines  
Transport1: Mycetic Spore 
ARMY TOTAL [1850]
French Analysis:  Defender
Difficulty: ++

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Team Switzerland (17th)
PLAYER 7: Matthieu "Altahyr" Porchet
HQ1- Warlord: Hive Tyrant  2 twin-linked devourers with brainleech worms, wings, paroxysm, leech Essence 
HQ2: Hive Tyrant  2 twin-linked devourer with brainleech worms, wings, old adversary, paroxysm, leech Essence 
ELITE1: Hive Guard Brood, 3 Hive Guards 
ELITE2: The Doom of Malan’tai  riding in TRANSPORT1 
TROOP1: Termagant Brood, 10 Termagants 
TROOP2: Termagant Brood, 18 Termagants  
TROOP3: Tervigon  cluster spines, toxin sacs, catalyst  
TROOP4: Tervigon  cluster spines, toxin sacs, catalyst, onslaught
HS1: Carnifex Brood, 2 Carnifex, 4 twin-linked devourer with brainleech worms 
HS2: Biovore Brood, 1 Biovore  
TRANSPORT1: Mycetic Spore  
FORTIFICATION: Imperial Bastion 
ARMY TOTAL=[1850 pts]
French Analysis:  "Versatile"
Difficulty: ++

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Team Scotland (19th)
PLAYER 7: Peter "Flogger" Alsén
HQ 1: The Parasite of Mortrex - WARLORD
ELITE 1: 3x Zoanthropes + Transport 1
Elite 2; Doom of Malant'ai  + Transport 2
TROOPS 1: Tervigon  Stinger Salvo, Catalyst  Adrenal Glands  Toxic Sacs
TROOPS 2: Tervigon  Stinger Salvo, Catalyst  Adrenal Glands  Toxic Sacs
TROOPS 3: Tervigon  Stinger Salvo, Catalyst  Adrenal Glands  Toxic Sacs
TROOPS 4: 11 Termagants 
TROOPS 5: 10 Termagants  
TROOPS 6: 10 Termagants  
FAST 1: 25 Gargoyles  Adrenal Glands, Toxic Sacs
FAST 2: 25 Gargoyles  Adrenal Glands, Toxic Sacs
FAST 3: 25 Gargoyles  Adrenal Glands, Toxic Sacs
TRANSPORT 1: Mycetic Spore  
TRANSPORT 2: Mycetic Spore 
[TOTAL = 1850]
French Analysis:  Attacker
Difficulty: ++

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Team Latvia (20th)
PLAYER 6: Alexey 'packer' Krivonogov
ARMY PRIMARY DETACHMENT DESCRIPTION : Tyranids
ARMY ALLIED DETACHMENT DESCRIPTION : Squats, but we ate them.
HQ1(Warlord): The Swarmlord 
HQ2:Hive Tyrant (2x Twin-linked devourers), Old Adversary, Wings, Leech Essence, Paroxysm) 
HQ3:Tyrant guard (Lash whip)
Elite1:Hive guard brood (3 models) 
Elite2:Hive guard brood (3 models) 
Elite3:The Doom of Malantai  in Transport 1
Troops1:Termagant Brood (10 models) 
Troops2:Termagant Brood (10 models) 
Troops3:Tervigon (Adrenal glands, Toxin Sacs, Catalyst ) 
Troops4:Tervigon (Adrenal glands, Toxin Sacs, Catalyst ) 
FA1:Gargoyle Brood (30 models, Toxin sacs) 
HS1:Biovore brood (2 models) 
Transport 1: Mycetic spore  transporting Elite3
Total Army Cost: 1850
French Analysis:  "Versatile"
Difficulty: +++

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Team Norway (21st)
PLAYER 5: Espen “Rolig” Roligheten
HQ1 :1 Hive Tyrant, Replace lash whip and bonesword for additional scything talons, replace 2 scything talons for twin.linked devourers with brainleech worms, wings, Hive commander, Toxin sacs, Psychic powers, Leech Essence, Paroxysm, Warlord 
HQ2 : 1 Hive Tyrant, Replace lash whip and bonesword for additional scything talons, replace 2 scything talons for twin.linked devourers with brainleech worms, wings, old adversary, Toxin sacs, Psychic powers, Leech Essence, Paroxysm
Elite1 : 1 The Doom Of Malan’tai  Psychic powers, warp blast, warp lance, cataclysm, transport 1 
Troop 1 : 10 Termagant brood, The scuttling swarm  
Troop 2 : 10 Termagant brood, The scuttling swarm  
Troop 3 : 11 Termagant brood, The scuttling swarm  
Troop 4 : 1 Tervigon, Replace stinger salvo for cluster spine, toxin sacs, Psychic powers, dominion, catalyst  
Troop 5 : 1 Tervigon, Replace stinger salvo for cluster spine, toxin sacs, Psychic powers, dominion, catalyst  
Troop 6 : 1 Tervigon, Replace stinger salvo for cluster spine, toxin sacs, Psychic powers, dominion, catalyst  
HS1: 1 Trygon, toxin sacs  
HS2: 1 Trygon, toxin sacs  
Transport1 : 1 Mycetic spore, Elite 1 
ARMY TOTAL [1850pts]
French Analysis:  "Versatile"
Difficulty: ++

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Team Belgium (22nd)
PLAYER 7: Alex “Bonkers” Bongers
HQ 1: Hive Tyrant, Wings, Old Adversary, 2x Twinlinked Brainleech Devourers, Paroxysm, Psychic Scream, WARLORD 
HQ 2: Hive Tyrant, Wings, Old Adversary, 2x Twinlinked Brainleech Devourers, Paroxysm, Psychic Scream 
Elite 1: Hive Guard Brood, 2 additional Hive Guards 
Elite 2: Hive Guard Brood, 1 additional Hive Guards
Elite 3: Doom of Malantai, Cataclysm in Transport 1
Troop 1: Tervigon, Dominion, Catalyst, Toxin Sacs, Cluster spines  
Troop 2: Tervigon, Dominion, Catalyst, Toxin Sacs, Cluster spines  
Troop 3: Termagant Brood, 10 Gants (10x5 = 50) 
Troop 4: Termagant Brood, 10 Gants (10x5 = 50) 
FA1: Harpy, TL Venom Cannon, Stinger Salvo  
FA2: Harpy, TL Venom Cannon, Stinger Salvo  
FA3: Gargoyle Brood, 15 gargoyles (15x6 = 90) 
Transport1: Mycetic Spore  carries Elite 3 
ARMY TOTAL [1850pts]
French Analysis:  Defender
Difficulty: ++

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Team Czech Republic (23rd)
PLAYER 5: Eva "Sihaja" Pluskalová
HQ1 - Warlord: Hive Tyrant, wings, 2x twin linked devourer with brainleech worms, Leech essence, Paroxysm
HQ2 : Hive Tyrant 170pts, wings, 2x twin linked devourer with brainleech worms, 
Leech essence, Paroxysm
Elite1: Doom of Malan'tai in Transport1 
Troop 1: 10x termagant brood 
Troop 2: 10x termagant brood 
Troop 3: 10x termagant brood 
Troop 4: Tervigon, Catalyst, Dominion, Stinger salvo, claws and teeth 
Troop 5: Tervigon, Scything talons, Catalyst, Dominion, Stinger salvo, claws and teeth
Troop 6: Tervigon, Toxin Sacs, Catalyst, Dominion, Stinger salvo, claws and teeth
HS1 : Mawloc 
HS2 : Mawloc 
HS3 : Mawloc 
Transport1: Mycetic spore  transporting Doom of Malan'tai
ARMY TOTAL [1850 pts]
French Analysis:  Defender
Difficulty: +
  
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Team Romania (24th)
PLAYER 2: (Bogdan, Zazzel, Zanfir)
HQ1 : Warlord 1 Hive Tyrant, TL Devourer w/Brainleech Worms, Wings, Paroxism, Leech Essence
HQ2 : 1 Hive Tyrant, TL Devourer w/Brainleech Worms, Wings, Paroxism, Leech Essence
Elite1 : 1 The Doom of Malan'tai, in Transport 1 
Elite2 : 2 Hive Guard Brood, 
Elite 3 : 3 Hive Guard Brood
Troop 1 : 10 Termagant Brood
Troop 2 : 10 Termagant Brood
Troop 3 : 1 Tervigon, Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs, Catalyst Troop 4 : 1 Tervigon, Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs, Catalyst
FA1: 16 Gargoyle Brood, Toxin Sacs
HS1: 2 Biovore Brood
HS2: 2 Biovore Brood
HS3: 2 Biovore Brood
Transport1 : Mycetyc Spore
Fortification Skyshield Landing Pad
PRIMARY TOTAL [ 1847 pts ]
French Analysis:  "Versatile"
Difficulty: ++

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Team Iceland (28th)
PLAYER 7: Örn Steinar, Tenderloin, Haraldsson
HQ1 - Warlord: Hive Tyrant, Wings, Twin-Linked Devourers, Hive Commander, Paroxysm, Leech Essence 
HQ2: Hive Tyrant, Wings, 2x Twin-Linked Devourers, Paroxysm, Leech Essence 
Elite 1: 2x Zoanthropes
Elite 2: The Doom of Malan’Tai, Transport 1 
Elite 3: 6x Ymgarl Genestealers
Troop 1 : Tervigon, Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs, Onslaught, Catalyst 
Troop 2 : Tervigon, Adrenal Glands, Toxin Sacs, Onslaught, Catalyst 
Troop 3 : 10x Termagants 
Troop 4 : 14x Termagants, Devourers
HS1: Carnifex, 2x Twin-Linked Devourers with Brainleech Worms, Transport 2
HS2: 2x Biovores 
Transport 1: Mycetic Spore, Elite 2 
Transport 2: Mycetic Spore, HS1 1
ARMY TOTAL [1848p]
French Analysis:  "Versatile"
Difficulty: ++
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5 comments:

  1. I'll post my own opinion on the lists here, cause I don't feel it necessary to repost this to my blog:)

    There were not many builds:

    2 flyrants, 3 tervies, 6 hiveguards, Doom – nothing interesting to comment, all-comers lists.
    Gargoule spam – was interesting to try and I was expecting them to do better than they actually did. It was almost predictable in current meta.
    German walking nids is tougher than 2 flyrants to bring down, more stable – better for team tourney.
    Russia list is the evolution of my special team tourney tailored list for the Russian tourney in December in Moscow, where I did quite well, earning 4/5 major victories. But the meta changed and the list became not so necessary and it was hard on ETC to find good targed for it, so that’s why I refused to take it to ETC…
    Belarus (my list) is the evolution of Vladdi list from Poland team tourney DMP-2013. I took the very close variant to Russian Team Summer Cup – 2013 (and won the Cup), then I polished the list, adding the second tervigon into it – as a result we had a nice attacking build, that fit well with ETC-2013 meta. I’m satisfied with the list overall.

    Hope to see new codex soon to tailor new wonderful builds:)

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  2. Nice compilation of lists. Agree with Erle; for the most part there are some consistent themes and choices, which is a large part of why I'm looking forward to the new codex. I'm hoping we'll get more than one viable competitive build. Looking at Tau and Eldar at NOVA, while there were some definite themes to the top armies, they didn't feel quite as static as I feel Tyranid lists are right now.

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  3. They look pretty solid and I can see them doing well in that format. I've been basically running something like the Swiss list, doing ok locally and running just above 50/50 at big GTs.

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  4. Gostlin,

    J--give me pm some time so we can get an ultras versus tyrannids game in! The secret sauce is drop pod dreads. That is how I kill those blue and orange abominations. ;)

    -j

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    1. I don't seem to have your address.. hit me up at warlocke.21 at the gee male. Drop pod lists remain my bane...

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