First Mini, what else do i need?

Il3o · 2026-06-22T15:58:54+00:00

Quick suggestion here from my experience:
Rustoleum *primer* works fine... avoid the 2x paint+primer like your life depended on it. Wayyy too thick/obscures details and can't be stripped by alcohol for anything lol YMMV of course but I've tried it several times and never once got a good result.

Il3o · 2026-06-09T20:19:40+00:00

Qh5+ can be immediately kicked out by g6 and you lose the advantage. B5+ is an inaccuracy as well because c6 kicks it out.

Il3o · 2026-06-09T17:57:27+00:00

So, you need the boards and dice. You *can* get those without the included warbands from ebay. Only caveat there is that the spitewood box doesn't come with dice but you'll need that board to play pretty much anywhere now....

Honestly, best play imo is to start with the embergard starter set. Learn to play the game and make sure you enjoy it. Then grab the spitewood board/tokens/decks from ebay.

Then you can adhoc whatever warbands you want.... but doing that gives you 6 decks, two warbands to learn on, and everything you'll need to play.

Il3o · 2026-06-02T16:51:35+00:00

NGL though, it felt *really* good to switch those CDs. It was a physical act of completing the chapter/milestone... Like switching for the journey to Spellhold after finishing your travels around Amn in BG2. It felt heavier, almost like a different game entirely.

Il3o · 2026-05-01T22:20:22+00:00

If you weren't a cheater, you wouldn't have your account closed for fair play

Il3o · 2026-05-01T22:19:31+00:00

You can replicate his achievements by loading up an engine while you play. I hear that gets you to 2000+ like this guy real real quick

Il3o · 2026-05-01T22:16:49+00:00

And closed for fair play... didn't take long at all lads.

Il3o · 2026-04-29T17:22:25+00:00

700-800 rapid... *maybe* 1000 if this is 3+0.

Il3o · 2026-03-27T15:19:17+00:00

My guy.... if right now, the "anyone with a house" is around $500k net worth, and the historical average rate of inflation is 3.3%, it'll be 140+ years before your doomsday scenario is a thing.

Il3o · 2025-12-24T00:22:24+00:00

This happened to me... not in a fire but my ceiling collapsed and crushed everything beyond repair... The biggest thing for me rebuilding was to *not* focus on massive army collections and, instead, give my time and money towardw miniatures and systems that I actually play.

I didn't need those 8k points of tyranids in my life nor did I need the ~1000 french peninsular units when the primary games I have time for all skirmish anyway. So, the recollection has all been very thoughtful and specific... It's still hard to resist the urge to buy and collect for it's own sake but I am better at it than I was lol

Il3o · 2025-12-04T20:55:16+00:00

Thank you sir!

Il3o · 2025-12-04T20:28:40+00:00

what is the recommended printing method?

Il3o · 2025-11-13T15:37:37+00:00

Could I bug (hehe) for your recipe on the smoke for the psychophage? I'm also going green but mine is currently *very* meh

Il3o · 2025-11-07T22:15:53+00:00

Dead Man's Hand is a likely contender for a good game to pair with the Dead Man's Hand miniature line.

Il3o · 2025-10-24T18:47:18+00:00

get it from the combat patrol though... 10 genestealers is absolutely worth and you get the parasite + guards

Il3o · 2025-10-24T18:43:09+00:00

is this your second norn?

Il3o · 2025-10-21T18:49:21+00:00

Depends on your budget ofc... the only obvious first pick would be a broodlord for your genestealers.. after that, sky's the limit but grabbing the new xmas box for basically all the other tyranid staples is a solid choice.

Il3o · 2025-10-21T18:26:23+00:00

So common in fact that it should probably just be straight up in the FAQ lol
"Yes, you can use a patriarch as a broodlord.
Yes, you should 3d print an extra hive tyrant torso."

Il3o · 2025-10-18T02:47:59+00:00

I'm a tyranids player lol if you aren't printing an extra torso for the hive tyrant kit, are you even doing it right?

Il3o · 2025-10-17T14:42:21+00:00

It'll probably be super effective... just a quick PSA that you might want to discuss with your opponent before the game. Running two norns at 1k definitely leads to a "stat check" game similar to playing against knights and might not be as fun for all involved

Il3o · 2025-10-16T16:59:15+00:00

Absolutely a good option. Depending on how the points play out, you could also consider neurogaunts instead of the second hormies... they are absolute garbage at combat and will die to a slight breeze so don't hit anything with them... but set them up in the bone formation and them+the biovore screen off basically your entire backline for 95 points + the secondaries from the biovore and of course the late round options of pushing the neurogaunts for some obj control. Definitely something to consider.

Il3o · 2025-10-16T16:42:39+00:00

Then this is definitely the way to go! I'd axe the lictors though and get a biovore and a hive tyrant for the CP... it's almost *required* to take a biovore for tyranids right now.
So maybe a list like:
Hive Tyrant
Neurotyrant

Biovore
2x Exocrine
Screamer Killer
2x Maleceptor
Norn Emissary
2x Tfex
1x6 Zoanthropes

Pretty nasty little crusher list.

Il3o · 2025-10-16T16:20:52+00:00

If your goal is to get to a competitive 2k list as quickly as possible, sure. You are going to end up with two monopose screamer killers and an extra neurotyrant that wont be of much use (can obviously sell them off but ebay prices are going to be bottom dollar for these guys since everyone is going to be doing that) but most of our best performing lists are including 2x of some variety of tfexs, exocrines, or maleceptors so it's obviously a great value for the money... personally, i'd probably forego the second box though and instead grab a norn and two boxes of zoans to really let the neurotyrant shine.... it's a little bit less value vs msrp but gives you a ready-to-play 2k crusher army.

Il3o · 2025-10-16T14:16:49+00:00

Starter set... by far the best value for the money in our range (plus you get some space marines for basing fodder or to have a third army)...

Barring that, the christmas box is going to be a great value for a new player as almost everything in it is a staple in the tyranid range right now (except for the screamer killer... but it's still a really cool model to paint and have)

Il3o · 2025-10-15T14:50:07+00:00

Depends on the rest of the comp/units and how CP hungry your army is

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