Tyranids – Rules Confirmations Pt. 3
With the White Dwarf, official GW Advanced Order kit info, and codices afoot, yet more details have finally firmed up.
Psychic Powers:
NO BRB ACCESS!
Dominion, primaris: blessing, targets psyker, +6″ synapse, ML1
Catalyst: Blessing, FNP on caster and unit within 12″ ML1
The Horror: Malediction, -2Ld Pinning test on unit within 24″ ML1
Onslaught: Blessing, target may run and shoot, 24″ ML1
Paroxysm: Maledition, -D3 WS, BS, 24″ ML1
Psychic Scream: Nova 6″ 2d6+2-Ld wounds, ignore armour, cover ML1
Warp Blast: witchfire
24″ S5 Ap3 Blast
18″ S10 Ap2 Lance
ML2
RELICS:
Claws: S user, AP5 rending, if bearer kills model in CC gains Preferred enemy (that codex) for the rest of the game
Crown: +6 Synapse range
Cannon:
Two Profiles
36″ S1 Ap4 Assault 1, Blast, Poison 2+
Template S1 Ap4 Assault 1 Poison 2+
Ymgarl:
Mechanic same as last codex with
+1S or +1A or +1Sv
Sword
S +1 Ap3 Shred, 6’s to wound cause ID, +3 initiative
Biomorphs:
Acid Blood, Enemy unit takes I test for each wound caused by it in CC, if failed take a S(3?) Ap2 hit, ignores cover
Acid Maw: Replace all attacks for single attack with
S5 Ap2 Melee
Blinding venom: Replace all attacks for single attack with
S3 Ap- Poison 6+, Blind
Regeneration: Roll a dice at end of turn if one or more wounds missing, 4+ regain a single wound.
Toxic Miasma: During assault phase, once a game at I1, Enemy units in assault with the tyranid takes a S3 Ap- Poison, ignore cover hit, the number of hits is equal to the number of enemy models in B2B
Flesh Hooks: Assault grenades:
6″ S user Ap- assault 2
Spine banks:Assault grenades
8″ S3 ap- assault1 blast
Toxin sacs: Poison
Wings: Turns MC’s into FMC
Tails: single bonus attack, does not benefit from special rules, biomorphs or any other gear
Bone: S8 Ap- Unwieldly
Pincer: S6 Ap5
Tresher: S4 Ap4
Toxin: S1 Ap6 Poison 2+
Miscellaneous
Shadow and synapse are two separate rules
Shrikes:IN
Sky-slashers: IN
Ymgarls: OUT
Fleshhooks on warriors and shrikes
Scytals: NO ADDITIONAL BONUS, S user Ap6 is all she wrote folks.
Haruspex: Regular MC pace
Trygon tunnel: No way to dedicate units to the tunnel
Toxin Sacs :10 pts
Ad glands: 15 pts
Regeneration: 30 pts
Acid Blood: 10 pts (haruspex may not take this)
Parasite is GONE
Deathleaper is in, and enemies always snapfire against him!
Lictors now fight as a unit
Haruspex: ELITE
Exocrine: HEAVY SUPPORT
Pyrovores: Explode if killed via instant death ~Now that’s funny!
Swarmlord:
WS:9 BS:4 S:6 T:6 W:5 I:6 A:4 Ld:10 Sv:3+
Mastery Level 3, Synapse, Shadow in the Warp, Synaptic Lynchpin, Monstrous Creature, Alien Cunning, Swarmleader
Zoanthropes have Brotherhood of Psykers, Come with Warp Blast, are Mastery Level2, shoot Warp Blast a number of times equal to the number of Zoanthropes in the brood.
Warlord Traits:
1 – Nature’s Bane – At the beginning of each movement phase, select one jungle within 12′ of the warlord. It becomes carnivorous for the game.
2 – Heightened Senses – Warlord and Nids within 12′ have Night Vision.
3- Synaptic Linchpin – Warlord has 18′ synapse
4 – Mind Eater – 2 VP for independents slain by warlord in a challenge.
5 – Digestive Denial – After deployment, pick one piece of terrain on opponent’s side that was NOT paid for. Cover save worsens by one. (4+ becomes 5+, etc.)
6 – Adaptive Biology – Warlord gains FNP (5+) on next movement phase after it suffers a wound. (For rest of game)
Lots of “background text boxes” across the codex describe Forgeworld bug models not in the codex.
