Warhammer 40K: The Unbeatable List – NOLA Open 2021 Edition
One list went all the way at the NOLA Open. Let’s take a look at the current king of 40K.
Congrats to John Lennon for winning this event with Tyranid’s. Taking a balanced new list that relies on waves of bodies to control the board and a souped up Hive Guard unit to do some no LOS damage as needed. He got his revenge on the Space Wolves for an earlier loss in the event and took down that dastardly Dark Eldar Thicc City to take the win.
Here’s John’s list to check out.
John Lennon – The Unbeatable list – Tyranids
++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [101 PL, 1,783pts, 11CP] ++
+ Configuration +
Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)
Detachment Command Cost
Hive Fleet: Leviathan
+ HQ +
Malanthrope [8 PL, 150pts, -1CP]: Relic: Adaptive Neural Lobe, Stratagem: Alpha Leader-Beast, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Strategic Adaptation, Warlord Trait: Swarm Leader
The Swarmlord [14 PL, 240pts]: Power: Catalyst, Power: Paroxysm
+ Troops +
Genestealers [12 PL, 156pts]: 3x Acid Maw
. 12x Genestealer: 12x Rending Claws
Genestealers [12 PL, 156pts]: 3x Acid Maw
. 12x Genestealer: 12x Rending Claws
Hormagaunts [6 PL, 114pts]
. 19x Hormagaunt: 19x Scything Talons
Termagants [9 PL, 182pts]
. 26x Termagant (Devourer): 26x Devourer
Termagants [9 PL, 182pts]
. 26x Termagant (Devourer): 26x Devourer
Tyranid Warriors [5 PL, 66pts]: Synaptic Link: Bioweapon Bond
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
+ Elites +
Hive Guard [12 PL, 270pts]
. 6x Hive Guard (Impaler): 6x Impaler Cannon
Lictor [2 PL, 37pts]
Maleceptor [10 PL, 185pts]: Power: Onslaught, Synaptic Link: Focal Essence
+ Fast Attack +
Sky-slasher Swarms [2 PL, 45pts]
. 3x Sky-slasher Swarm: 3x Claws and Teeth
++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Tyranids – Genestealer Cults) [13 PL, 215pts, -2CP] ++
+ Configuration +
Cult Creed: Cult of the Four-Armed Emperor
Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]
+ HQ +
Patriarch [7 PL, 135pts]: Power: Mass Hypnosis, Power: Mind Control
+ Troops +
Acolyte Hybrids [3 PL, 40pts]
. 4x Acolyte Hybrid: 4x Autopistol, 4x Blasting Charges, 4x Cultist Knife, 4x Rending Claw
. Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Cultist Knife
Acolyte Hybrids [3 PL, 40pts]
. 4x Acolyte Hybrid: 4x Autopistol, 4x Blasting Charges, 4x Cultist Knife, 4x Rending Claw
. Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Cultist Knife
++ Total: [114 PL, 1,998pts, 9CP] ++
How The List Works
The list is a combination of Leviathan supplement with some GSC help that can give him a strat counter and some deep striking objective secure ability. It also has the Swarmlord who can be a beast as needed. I’m expected the new nid book to power up this strategy a lot more as you just send in waves of wounds to keep an opponent down.
He utilizes the new rules present in the recent Warzone Octarius: Rising Tide campaign book to power up his nids with some crazy movement and layers of synergy. Good job John and good job to Mark Perry getting second place with an Ork list that actually had boys in it and wasn’t Freebootaz.
Great stuff guys and congrats to the Art of War crew and FLG for putting on a fun event.
