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Cheif Librarian Vaako wrote:Broodlords are no longer HQ choices though. (first time playing nids so no idea if the ever where lol)

Yeah they were a HQ before, had a power weapon of somesorts, (I never played either so can't remember what it was ) but didn't have psychic powers.

slop27 wrote:I would love a list of psychic abilities for broodlords, tyrants, thropes and warriors.

Zoanthropes (Has both free.)
- Warp Blast: 24" S5 AP3 Assault1 Blast
- Warp Lance: 18" S10 AP1 Assault1, Lance

Tyrants (Must take two for free. Can't get more than 2.)
- The Horror: 12" range autohit. They take a Morale check or fall back, no effect on feerless units.
- Leech Essence: 12" range autohit. Target sufferes D3 S3 AP2 hits. Tyrant recovers a wound for every unsaved hit. Cannot go past max wounds.
- Paroxysm: 12" range autohit. Lowers targets BS and WS to 1 until Tyrant's next turn.
- Psychic Scream: 2d6" range all around Tyrant. All units take Ld check. If they fail, they take the difference in the roll and their Ld in wounds. No Armor saves alowed.

Broodlord (Has both free.
- Aura of Despair: Use at begining of assault phase. All enemy units in 12" suffer -1 Ld until the end of the next player's turn. If enemies are in range of multiple Auras from multiple Bloordlords, the effects stack.
- Hypnotic Gaze: During assault, before attacks, after pile-in. Target one model in Base contact with the Broodlord, then each player rolls a D6, then adds their Ld to the roll. If the Broodlord's roll is equal or higher to the target's roll, that model can't attack in the combat.

What type of Beast is a Tyranid prime? (i.e Warrior, Ravenor, Tyrant, 'Fex ect?)

It's a type of warrior

Cheif Librarian Vaako wrote:It's a type of warrior

I see. How intriguing....

Darth Bob wrote:
5) Unfortunately, I can't see an All-plastic army ever being viable. Unless you custom built alot of your army.

What is missing from the army thats not plastic? Just Zoas?

minigun762 wrote:What is missing from the army thats not plastic? Just Zoas?

From most assertions, Zoanthropes and Hive Guard would be missed the most.

which units have eternal warrior/are immune to ID? I heard Warriors are not longer EW/immune to ID, anything else get the axe on that front as well?

kirsanth wrote:

minigun762 wrote:What is missing from the army thats not plastic? Just Zoas?

From most assertions, Zoanthropes and Hive Guard would be missed the most.

So we lose some shooting anti-tank, thats all? Seems more of an annoyance then a crippling.

Can you REALLY take 9 Zoans now?

(and what else is competetive at the Elite slot now?)

Caffran9 wrote:which units have eternal warrior/are immune to ID?

Nothing.


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porkuslime wrote:Can you REALLY take 9 Zoans now?

(and what else is competetive at the Elite slot now?)

Yes. (Hive Guard, Deathleaper, and [maybe] Ygmarl stealers mostly)

Hive guard-looking hot or not?

They're looking like most things in the book. Warm.

p.s. Names I will never call things by. Tyranid Prime, Tyranid Shrike, Rupture Cannon, Stranglethorn Cannon. Instead I'll use Alpha Warrior, Winged Warrior, Bio Cannon and Barbed Strangler.

Are flying warriors troop choices or fast attack?

Fast Attack

Curses! So, still no all winged army for me then....

Role-wise, what is the difference between the Carnfiex and Trygon? Aren't both just MCs in the heavy slot?

minigun762 wrote:Role-wise, what is the difference between the Carnfiex and Trygon? Aren't both just MCs in the heavy slot?

Aren't Berzerkers and Thousand Sons both infantry in the troops slot? Yes, but they're completely different.

Trygon's almost exclusively melee, with few options and only comes in units of one. Carnifexes can have more range loadout and are in groups of three. The statlines are also vastly different.

Emperors Faithful wrote:@Platuan4th: Sorry, I prefer the original.

That IS the Original(from the animated movie).

Unless you mean the CREATION Matrix from the Marvel Comics(which only predates the animated movie by 1 year), which was later called the Autobot Matrix of Leadership(in which case, it was ALSO used to destroy Unicron).

Darth Bob wrote:

Aren't Berzerkers and Thousand Sons both infantry in the troops slot? Yes, but they're completely different.

Trygon's almost exclusively melee, with few options and only comes in units of one. Carnifexes can have more range loadout and are in groups of three. The statlines are also vastly different.

Thats what I was looking for, thanks!