In this Dice Check battle report, we get to see what the new Crusher Stampede rules can do for the Tyranids!
In this epic battle for 40k supremacy on the Dice Check YouTube Channel, we get to see how the new rules will do. The Tyranid army is obviously full of giant monsters which are just super cool. Whereas the Thousand Sons are bringing their ruinous sorcery to try and win the battle.
We’ll have to see if their magic is strong enough to repel the raiding force of giants. Either way, we’ll see soon enough who takes the day!
The Dice Check studio is quite the cool place for a game, so we’re excited to see who comes out on top. Let’s first look at the lists, then dive into the battle!
Tyranid List:
If you are unfamiliar with the new Crusher Stampede rules you can check them all out by clicking here.
++ Super-Heavy Auxiliary Detachment -3CP (Tyranids) [35 PL, -1CP, 700pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Detachment Command Cost [-3CP]
Hive Fleet: Leviathan
Army of Renown: Crusher Stampede
Shared Faction Bonus [2CP]
+ Lord of War +
Harridan [35 PL, 700pts]
. Adaptive Physiology: Dermic Symbiosis
++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Tyranids) [69 PL, 10CP, 1,299pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)
Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]
Alpha Leader Beast [-1CP]
Hive Fleet: Leviathan
+ HQ +
Hive Tyrant [11 PL, 215pts]: 2x Monstrous Scything Talons, Adrenal Glands, Power: Smite, Relic: Biomorphic Carapace, Toxin Sacs, Wings, WLT: Rampaging Beast, Power: Synaptic Barrier, Power: Aggressive Surge, WLT: Strategic Adaptation (Alpha Leader Beast)
The Swarmlord [14 PL, 240pts]: Power: Catalyst, Power: Onslaught
+ Troops +
Tyranid Warriors [5 PL, 66pts]: Synaptic Link: Bioweapon Bond
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
Tyranid Warriors [5 PL, 69pts]: Adrenal Glands, Synaptic Link: Bioweapon Bond
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
+ Elites +
Lictor [2 PL, 37pts]
Lictor [2 PL, 37pts]
+ Fast Attack +
Dimachaeron [12 PL, 255pts]
Dimachaeron [12 PL, 255pts]
+ Heavy Support +
Mawloc [6 PL, 125pts]: Prehensile Pincer Tail
++ Total: [104 PL, 8CP, 1,999pts] ++
Thousand Sons List:
++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Chaos – Thousand Sons) [100 PL, 7CP, 17 Cabal Points, 1,999pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)
Cults of the Legion: Cult of Time
Detachment Command Cost
+ Stratagems +
Sorcerous Arcana [-2CP]: 2x Additional Relics
+ HQ +
Ahriman [9 PL, -1CP, 3 Cabal Points, 180pts]: 13. Doombolt, 21. Presage, 31. Empyric Guidance, 5. Otherworldly Prescience, Disc of Tzeentch, High Acolytes
Exalted Sorcerer [9 PL, 3 Cabal Points, 160pts]: 11. Tzeentch’s Firestorm, 13. Doombolt, Athenaean Scrolls, Dilettante, Disc of Tzeentch, Egleighen’s Orrery, Immaterial Echo, Inferno Bolt Pistol, Warlord
Infernal Master [5 PL, 2 Cabal Points, 90pts]: 2. Fires of the Abyss, 22. Weaver of Fates, 6. Malefic Maelstrom, Hourglass of Manat
+ Troops +
Rubric Marines [6 PL, 2 Cabal Points, 125pts]: Icon of Flame
. Aspiring Sorcerer: 22. Weaver of Fates, Inferno Bolt Pistol
. 3x Rubric Marine w/ inferno boltgun: 3x Inferno boltgun
. Rubric Marine w/ soulreaper cannon: Soulreaper cannon
Rubric Marines [12 PL, 2 Cabal Points, 230pts]: Icon of Flame
. Aspiring Sorcerer: 12. Glamour of Tzeentch, Inferno Bolt Pistol
. 8x Rubric Marine w/ inferno boltgun: 8x Inferno boltgun
. Rubric Marine w/ soulreaper cannon: Soulreaper cannon
Rubric Marines [12 PL, 2 Cabal Points, 279pts]: Icon of Flame
. Aspiring Sorcerer: 32. Pyric Flux, Warpflame pistol
. 9x Rubric Marine w/ warpflamer: 9x Warpflamer
Rubric Marines [6 PL, 2 Cabal Points, 125pts]: Icon of Flame
. Aspiring Sorcerer: 23. Temporal Surge, Inferno Bolt Pistol
. 3x Rubric Marine w/ inferno boltgun: 3x Inferno boltgun
. Rubric Marine w/ soulreaper cannon: Soulreaper cannon
Tzaangors [4 PL, 70pts]
. Twistbray: Autopistol and chainsword
. 9x Tzaangor w/ autopistol and chainsword: 9x Autopistol, 9x Chainsword
+ Elites +
Chaos Contemptor Dreadnought [8 PL, -1CP, 150pts]: 2x Twin volkite culverin
Chaos Contemptor Dreadnought [8 PL, -1CP, 150pts]: 2x Twin volkite culverin
Scarab Occult Terminators [21 PL, 1 Cabal Points, 440pts]: 2x Hellfyre missile rack
. Scarab Occult Sorcerer: 12. Glamour of Tzeentch, 12. Twist of Fate, Inferno combi-bolter, Protégé
. 7x Terminator: 7x Inferno combi-bolter, 7x Prosperine khopesh
. Terminator w/ Heavy Weapon: Soulreaper cannon
. Terminator w/ Heavy Weapon: Soulreaper cannon
++ Total: [17 Cabal Points, 100 PL, 7CP, 1,999pts] ++
Tyranids Vs Thousand Sons: Crusher Stampede Battle Report
After seeing the lists, who do you think will win? Well, no need to wonder too long at it, just watch the video and find out! The game is action-packed and full of great details for anyone looking to play the armies involved!
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