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Been an avid SM player since the first DOW so now might be a good chance to change.

orks are the worst.
whenever i use the tyranids i always effortlessly crush the orks.

While the tyranids do have more melee focus than the other races, they aren’t useless in ranged ability. A warrior brood with ranged synapse, paired up with a termagaunt squad, left behind cover can extremely effective at holding a point, and if you throw in a tier 2 zoanthrope (adding a regen synapse to your group) then it will take a large group of enemies to take the point.

More importantly however is the use of synapses. using synapses properly will make you much more effective at playing the nids. I always get the upgrades for my warrior broods for the synapse bonuses, and i usually play the hive tyrant because of it’s improved health synapse (and because it’s the only hero that starts with a synapse). The most important synapses to pay attentions to are the warrior broods melee and ranged synapses, but the tyrants improved health synapse can be really effective too. I’d imagine the Raveners damage synapse upgrade would be fairly versatile and effective, but i dont play the Ravener nearly as often as the tyrant. The zoanthropes regen synapse isnt as effective as most of the other synapses, but it still gives the basic synapse bonus, and zoanthropes are incredibly effective against vehicles.

Overall i recommend always having a unit with synapse in any group that is going to be fighting. Even just the basic synapse will make a huge difference, but if you combine one of the specialized synapses with the appropriate units then you will notice a huge increase in overall effectiveness. (eg. melee synapse warrior + hormagaunt + ripper or ranged synapse warrior + termagaunt + zoanthrope)

If you like the nids you should check out the bonuses from the synapse…

http://www.gamereplays.org/dawnofwar2/portals.php?show=page&name=dawn-of-war-2-beta-tyranid-synapse-overview

The one thing that you neglected to mention in terms of damage dealing is that he can be turned into a melee powerhouse. AcidSplatter – Reinforced chitin – Toxic Miasma.

With this combination he can mince infantry squads quickly.

Also in relation to the spore mines, they are ideal in taking out eldar weapons platforms as a whole spore mine group can destroy any platform upto and including a dcannon. Their fleet of foot is irrelevant.