{"id":1147,"date":"2010-01-18T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-18T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bluetablepainting.com\/blog\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2010-01-18T13:53:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-18T13:53:00","slug":"carnifex-model-redux-and-preset-list-specials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bluetablepainting.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/carnifex-model-redux-and-preset-list-specials\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnifex: Model Redux and Preset List Specials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_XxdgU-mVbm0\/S1RoAcxvh2I\/AAAAAAAACow\/IvtxMBVJL2Y\/s1600-h\/carnifex.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 260px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_XxdgU-mVbm0\/S1RoAcxvh2I\/AAAAAAAACow\/IvtxMBVJL2Y\/s320\/carnifex.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428077807822407522\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s talk about the new Carnifex army list entry vis a vis the Carnifex kit.<\/p>\n<p>Gone are the thirty different options.  That leaves the heads freed up for other uses.  No need to magnetize them.  They can be used decoratively, though.  I take that back.  Regeneration and bio-plasma could call for different heads.  However, I don&#8217;t think those biomorphs need to be modeled on.  And indeed, I think taking both upgrades is a good bet and the model can&#8217;t very well have two heads.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, Carnifexes can be taken in a pod of 1-3.  That makes the Nidzilla build quite an easy feat.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Wrecking Crew Special<\/span><br \/>9x Carnifex<br \/>6x Tyranid Warriors<br \/>1x Hive Tyrant<br \/>= 2000 pts easy (maybe pushing 2250 with upgrades)<br \/>= $1200 for a Turbo army with this build  ($600 deposit pulls the trigger)  We pick armament, painting style.  Open to suggestions on armament if you prefer certain ones.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Option 1: get a moderate amount of magnetization for +$200<\/li>\n<li>Option 2: upgrade to L4\/5 painting for +$300<\/li>\n<li>Option 3: downgrade to L2\/3 painting for -$200 (save $200)<\/li>\n<li>Option 4: switch out three Carnifexes for Trygon\/Mawloc\/Trygon Prime for -$100 (save $100)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Just Paypal (or preferably check\/MO) the half-down deposit and note that you want this special and I&#8217;ll get it going.  Turnaround is 3-5 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Gone is the Sniperfex (two heavy weapons).  Ranged weapon options are:<br \/>Twin-linked Devourer (can get two sets).  We would do our quad devourer conversion.<br \/>Twin-linked Deathspitter (can get two sets).<br \/>Heavy Venom Cannon<br \/>Stranglethorn Cannon (effectively the list&#8217;s Heavy Barbed Strangler)<\/p>\n<p>Full magnetization on a Carnifex would be as follows:<br \/>4x Scything Talons<br \/>1x Crushing Claws<br \/>1x Quad Devourer<br \/>1x Pair left\/right Deathspitter<br \/>1x Stranglethorn Cannon<br \/>1x Heavy Venom Cannon<br \/>= $30 to magnetize and paint extras on Carnifex.<\/p>\n<p>My recommendations: get bio-plasma and regeneration on every Carnifex.<\/p>\n<p>Odds are that the Carnifex will have at least two turns on partial wounds throughout the game, making it highly likely that it will get at least 1-2 wounds back through Regeneration; a bargain at 25 pts on a 180+ pt investment.  I would guess that every now and again this will make a Carnifex nigh unto unkillable.  The math here is that with a brood of Carnifexes (nevermind nine), as a group they will be regenerating quite a bit every turn.  Toughness 6 makes them not instant-death-able and so more likely to be in the place where they can regenerate.<\/p>\n<p>I would still put on the scything tail biomorph just because it looks cooler.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Quad Devourer Conversion<\/span><br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_XxdgU-mVbm0\/S1RvAal7NxI\/AAAAAAAACpA\/claruCkQEzU\/s1600-h\/quad+devourer.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 283px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_XxdgU-mVbm0\/S1RvAal7NxI\/AAAAAAAACpA\/claruCkQEzU\/s320\/quad+devourer.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428085503817365266\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;\" >Shock Wave Special<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a tournament-level list I saw on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/www.yesthetruthhurts.com\">www.yesthetruthhurts.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tyranid Prime w\/Lash Whip + Bonesword, Scything Talons, Regen, 105.<br \/>Hive Guard x2, 100.<br \/>Hive Guard x2, 100.<br \/>Hive Guard x2, 100.<br \/>Termagant x10, 50.<br \/>Termagant x10, 50.<br \/>Tervigon, Toxin Sacs, Onslaught, Regen, Cluster Spines, 215.<br \/>Tervigon, Toxin Sacs, Onslaught, Regen, Cluster Spines, 215.<br \/>Harpy w\/TL Heavy Venom Cannon, Cluster Spines,  Regen, 195.<br \/>Harpy w\/TL Heavy Venom Cannon, Cluster Spines,  Regen, 195.<br \/>Trygon, Regen, 225.<br \/>Trygon, Regen, 225.<br \/>Trygon, Regen, 225.<\/p>\n<p>= 2000 pts<br \/>= $1600 ($800 deposit pulls the trigger&#8211; 3-5 week turnaround)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Option 1: get a moderate amount of magnetization for +$200<\/li>\n<li>Option 2: upgrade to L4\/5 painting for +$400<\/li>\n<li>Option 3: downgrade to L2\/3 painting for -$300 (save $300)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s talk about the new Carnifex army list entry vis a vis the Carnifex kit. Gone are the thirty different options. That leaves the heads freed up for other uses. No need to magnetize them. They can be used decoratively, though. I take that back. Regeneration and bio-plasma could call for different heads. However, I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bluetablepainting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bluetablepainting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bluetablepainting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bluetablepainting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bluetablepainting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.bluetablepainting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bluetablepainting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bluetablepainting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bluetablepainting.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}