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Hollismason wrote:
Oh that's not that disappointing then, I wonder if the Sporocyst is a 1-3 choice.

Other wise you'd need Double Cad to just take 6 of them.

Make a 42 inch long line in the middle of the field with them, now nothing that isn't a Flier or a Skimmer can pass through. You're troops can though.

You just have to make sure to space them 1.75 inches apart so that enemy models can't move through them.

Aren't they just monstrous creatures? So once your opponent kills a couple of them they will be able to get through.

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

Hollismason wrote:
Oh that's not that disappointing then, I wonder if the Sporocyst is a 1-3 choice.

Other wise you'd need Double Cad to just take 6 of them.

Make a 42 inch long line in the middle of the field with them, now nothing that isn't a Flier or a Skimmer can pass through. You're troops can though.

You just have to make sure to space them 1.75 inches apart so that enemy models can't move through them.

Aren't they just monstrous creatures? So once your opponent kills a couple of them they will be able to get through.

Yes. Not to mention flyers, deep-strikers, outflankers, infiltrators,... or just plain shoot over them.

I doubt it's an issue in this day and age. Against some really old-school 2nd Edition footslogging Eldar Guardian + Avatar list or some such, maybe, but beyond that, I don't see much advantage there.

They produce Spore Mine Clusters. If they aren't dealt with by turn 3 your going to have a absolute horrendous number of Spore Mines all over the board. Set them up in area cover and they'll get a cover save.

That's hilarious.

Amazing models, Ive wanted a new spore chimney ever since forgeworld stopped making them, now hopefully we can get some tyranid and other xenos foritfications =D!

So could it be that they will shock us with a new Nid book? Next week's 'Psychic Horror' - the dominatrix?

Yeah Spore Mine Clusters those are 3 Spore Mines Right?

Cause couldn't you just like , have 6 of these 3 of the guy who poops out Termagants and drop pod them all in to your opponents deployment zone and start crapping out Termagants and Spore Mines?

God, I love the mucolids. They look great and I've always been a fan of spore mines... Very tempted to make something of 'em. My green heart compels me to scratchbuild some gretchin-manned bombs and make a counts-as nid army with a ton of mucolids!

It may be expensive, but combining the mucolid with the new toxicrene could make for some nice and unique malanthrope conversions, too!

I love the fact that nids are getting some love, even if I don't play 'em. It gives me hope for future releases!

Wait, are you guys saying it's possible to create an all spore nid army? Mucolids, sporocysts and spore mine clusters... Oh my.

I regret selling my Nid codex tbh. Still have my models... Gives me a reason to pick up the Diamecharon or whatever it's called...

Are the Mucolids from the same box? The tentacles on the bottom look identical but I don't see how the rest of it comes from that kit...

 Mumblez wrote:
God, I love the mucolids. They look great and I've always been a fan of spore mines... Very tempted to make something of 'em. My green heart compels me to scratchbuild some gretchin-manned bombs and make a counts-as nid army with a ton of mucolids!

LOL! The only thing I can see are bloated bomb squigs with wings in a count as Nid army.

Shamanlord1961 wrote:

 Mumblez wrote:
God, I love the mucolids. They look great and I've always been a fan of spore mines... Very tempted to make something of 'em. My green heart compels me to scratchbuild some gretchin-manned bombs and make a counts-as nid army with a ton of mucolids!

LOL! The only thing I can see are bloated bomb squigs with wings in a count as Nid army.

Stop giving me ideas, I need to finish my green tide first... And my gorkanauts... Oh no, I can already see where this will lead...

TTA or Tyranid Testicle Army is going to ruin things at tournaments.

In regards to next weeks "psychic horror" Both the Zoan and the venomthrope have been removed from both GW stores and the webstores in various countries.
So I'd guess next is gonna be a Zoan/Venom dual kit, along with some changes to the some aspect of psykers with tyranids perhaps a change to shadow in the warp,
Maybe even new psy powers,
basically this idea comes from the thought that the Malethrope needs some kind of boost and since he is "the living vessel for the hive mind"
I cant see him not gaining something from something that involves "psychic horror" probably just a change in shadow of the warp tho

rollawaythestone wrote:
So could it be that they will shock us with a new Nid book? Next week's 'Psychic Horror' - the dominatrix?

That's what I thought as well, although they'll probably give it some slowed name like "Psychovore" or "Menalfex" or whatever.

I transcribed the rules in the OP. Couldn't see the last bit of the Sporocyte stat line though?

So is the Tyrannocyte on a new base, or is that a 60mm?

It looks like it's on a base about the width of its body, but when you look at one of the Sporocyst pics, the body looks much bigger than the heavy weapons team next to it.

It almost looks like a 90mm round.

What am I missing? They're cool looking but with only T5, they'll be insta-gibbed by S10 weapons.




Sorry to be a downer.

Absolutely fantastic! Though, I can hear my wallet crying in the other room.

I freaking love this idea!

Floating citadels of tyranid might!

 agnosto wrote:
What am I missing? They're cool looking but with only T5, they'll be insta-gibbed by S10 weapons.

Sorry to be a downer.

The only S10 weapons out there that I can think of are Railheads and WraithKnights... and Smashing MCs.

 agnosto wrote:
What am I missing? They're cool looking but with only T5, they'll be insta-gibbed by S10 weapons.




Sorry to be a downer.

At 75 points extra to get a brood of Devourer gaunts in firing range at full strength, plus the guns of the transport pod itself, the fact that it might eat a str 10 that would otherwise have been aimed at a more vital MC isnt that much of a downside.

rigeld2 wrote:

 agnosto wrote:
What am I missing? They're cool looking but with only T5, they'll be insta-gibbed by S10 weapons.

Sorry to be a downer.

The only S10 weapons out there that I can think of are Railheads and WraithKnights... and Smashing MCs.

Demolisher cannon, long-range conversion beamer, some Astra Militarum stuff (deathstrike?)...

For 75 points, who cares if they get instagibbed by S10.

 Melcavuk wrote:

 agnosto wrote:
What am I missing? They're cool looking but with only T5, they'll be insta-gibbed by S10 weapons.




Sorry to be a downer.

At 75 points extra to get a brood of Devourer gaunts in firing range at full strength, plus the guns of the transport pod itself, the fact that it might eat a str 10 that would otherwise have been aimed at a more vital MC isnt that much of a downside.

Good? For the points, it's definitely worth it but it shoots like an Orc, maybe at things it can't hurt. It's a cool transport and will help Tyranid players quite a bit but it's not exactly the best thing since sliced bread. You DS in, unload and then your opponent drops a pie plate on it and what you just disembarked (unless you run?)

Anyone know the Armor Save on the Bastion-thrope?

 agnosto wrote:
What am I missing? They're cool looking but with only T5, they'll be insta-gibbed by S10 weapons.




Sorry to be a downer.

Yeah cause you know there's so many of those lying around...

 pretre wrote:
For 75 points, who cares if they get instagibbed by S10.

I'm with pretre on this one. S10 isn't nearly as prolific as S8 (which everyone with krak missiles has), and if they do? Boo hoo, I lost a 75 point transport model (whose cargo has been offloaded). Better than losing wounds on a Hive Tyrant, losing Biovores, Warriors or any other T4 model, etc. etc.

Isn't the Barbed Strangler a blast , does it even matter that it's ballistic 2?

Barbed Strangler is Large Blast. Venom Cannon is Blast. Decent weapons that will take advantage of it's poor BS.

Does anyone else smell a Tyranid Codex Supplement a month from now after all the new models are released ?

Kept reading this thread without replying, and then going through the a locked thread to find the link back to this one.

My only fear is the cost of these bugstards, It might have been said already but I can't be bothered at 11 pm lol, but this might just call for the return my purple and red nids