Recently, I played a game against a friend of mine, who plays Nidz. I got to try out an all-elites army, (using two warbosses, so Nobz became Troops.) It was fun, (The Nobz managed to shred everything they came in contact with,) and I learned some new tricks.
First off, when using Nobz against Tyranids, here are a couple of words of advice: They kill everything, and nothing can kill them, with three exceptions I have found: Carnifaxes, (because they are S9-10 on the charge, so they cause instant death,) Tyranid Warriors, (because of high initiative and bonesabres,) and Tyrannofexes, (once again due to instant-death causing.) With a unit of 10 Nobz and a warboss, (two power klaws plus the warboss’s, a couple of big choppas, painboyz, cyborks and armor all around, and a waaagh! banner,) I charged a Hive Tyrant, a Carnifax, and a Tervigon. Only the Carnifax caused a death. (Also, all 3 Nidz died in 2 turns of combat.) Then, he charged me with his THIRD carnifax and killed my warboss. (caused instant death.) My Nobz killed it, and then took a third objective, (out of five,) winning me the game.
Another technique that is killer against horde Nidz is burnas. I had two burnas in a unit of kommandos who outflanked. I ended up next to a unit of Genestealers, and with one turn of firing from the burnas, I killed ten of them. I shudder to think how much damage I would of caused if I had nine or ten in a battlewagon. (Actually I don’t shudder. It sounds awesome.) They also are good for cracking through MC’s, but that is just a bonus.
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