Woohoo the good ole standby made a showing this past week with an event that ran the new Balance Dataslate. The creepy looking Tyranid Pyrovore finally gets to shine in the new Nid codex.
In the ever-shifting meta of 40K, armies rise and fall. We’ve spent a lot of time talking about armies that are hot or not, but a lot less time looking at units that are running the show. Today let’s start by taking a look at one of the hottest units currently running around the tabletop.
Tyranid Pyrovore Basics
The new Tyranid codex did a glow up on a lot of “bad” units from previous codexes. One of the biggest updates was to the Pyrovore which went from a weird joke to a powerhouse of death and destruction. You get 2 “flamer” options that are extremely good. One is a 12″ version that is just as good as the old Drukhari Dark technomancer flamer. It is d6 shots, strength 6, Ap -2, and flat 2 damage. We complained how good it was for Drukhari and we got it again on a cheaper and better platform. The other flamer is an 18″ flamer that shoots 2d6 shots, strength 4, Ap -1 and flat 1 damage. Both of these are pretty good and when you add it to a 30 point, Strength 5, Toughness 5, and 5 wound Marine equivalent you start to see how this unit went from WTH to oh HECK YEAH! Oh you can also add in some Stratagems that allow you to do mortal wounds on a 4+ per wound it took in close combat. Nothing like a little bit of protection on this useful unit.
Why are Pyrovores good?
I told you their stats and if you had that option in say Death Guard or other older armies you would jump on it right away. You get a 1-3 unit that sits at 90 points with 15 wounds, auto hitting weapons, and stratagems that are decent. They are also an infantry model which means they can go thru walls, drop banners, and do a manner of wonderful things other units can’t do. Again this is all for a 90 point investment that is sitting on Strength and Toughness of 5 with a 3+ save. I can’t think of any army that wouldn’t want these in there. If you think about it they are basically Heavy Intercessors with a better gun, more wounds individually, and a way better gun.
Sample List
Saying a unit is hot is all well and good, but let’s take a look at how players are using it. John Lennon used this to win the Seattle Open put on by GW just a few weeks ago. John is an excellent player and beat up a ton of other Tyrannid armies with this list. He went 8-0 and the Pyrovores helped out a lot just by being pains in the butt. You can see them ganging up with another excellent mid range body with the Ravenors (which I am sure to talk about soon).
++ Battalion Detachment (Tyranids) [95 PL, 1,650pts] ++
Hive Fleet: Kraken
+ No Force Org Slot +
Tyrant Guard [15 PL, 170pts]: Toxin Sacs
. 4x Tyrant Guard (Lash/Sword): 4x Lash Whip and Bonecleaver, 4x Two Rending Claws
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+ HQ +
Neurothrope [5 PL, 100pts]: Power: Catalyst, Power: Onslaught, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Synaptic Tendrils
. Relic: Resonance Barb: Power: Paroxysm
Winged Hive Tyrant [11 PL, 205pts]: Adrenal Glands, Lash Whip and Monstrous Bonesword, Power: Onslaught, Power: Psychic Scream, Relic: The Reaper of Obilterax
+ Troops +
Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 80pts]
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 80pts]
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 80pts]
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
+ Elites +
Maleceptor [9 PL, 170pts]: Power: Neuroparasite, Power: The Horror
Pyrovores [2 PL, 30pts]: Pyrovore
Pyrovores [6 PL, 90pts]
. 3x Pyrovore: 3x Acid Maw, 3x Bludgeoning Fists, 3x Flamespurt
Pyrovores [6 PL, 90pts]
. 3x Pyrovore: 3x Acid Maw, 3x Bludgeoning Fists, 3x Flamespurt
Venomthropes [5 PL, 105pts]
. 3x Venomthrope: 3x Toxic Lashes
+ Fast Attack +
Raveners [8 PL, 150pts]
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
Raveners [8 PL, 150pts]
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
Raveners [8 PL, 150pts]
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
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