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Ive never put together a 40k army before and im a little confused on how you do upgrades. Would these be legal?
Hive Tyrant:
1 Hive Commander
1 Adrenal glands
1 Regeneration
1 Armored Shell

I took 2 from the part that says Take any of the following. And 1 from a couple of the other options in different parts.

Yes, those are legal.

Regeneration's a waste, though. Too many points, and it probably won't do anything.

If the codex says that is legal then it is legal, if the codex does not have those option combinations then it is not legal.

It is clearly spelled out in the Tyranid Codex.

But the answer is yes.

DeathReaper wrote:If the codex says that is legal then it is legal, if the codex does not have those option combinations then it is not legal.

It is clearly spelled out in the Tyranid Codex.

But the answer is yes.

Ive read Codex for different games that say one thing but mean another.
Since my rule book wont be here until next wed(crosses fingers) i dont have anything to compare it against.


Thank you both for your answers.

Also do the upgrades come with the models or do you have to buy them seperate. ( i mean in the box that they come in not with points )

CrypticApathy wrote:

DeathReaper wrote:If the codex says that is legal then it is legal, if the codex does not have those option combinations then it is not legal.

It is clearly spelled out in the Tyranid Codex.

But the answer is yes.

Ive read Codex for different games that say one thing but mean another.
Since my rule book wont be here until next wed(crosses fingers) i dont have anything to compare it against.


Thank you both for your answers.

Also do the upgrades come with the models or do you have to buy them seperate. ( i mean in the box that they come in not with points )

For Tyranids, upgrade bits come with the models. When they don't come with the models, they don't exist.

Ok thank you, Im trying to figure out what im going to be shelling out for a 1500pt army. So far ive managed 978 with hive tyrant and battle box.

Add anti-vehicle. You need it desperately. Hive guards are good. So are zoanthropes in a pod (there's currently no pod model, though).

Trygons are pretty fun too, and eat vehicles if they can survive long enough to assault them.

Posit wrote:Add anti-vehicle. You need it desperately. Hive guards are good. So are zoanthropes in a pod (there's currently no pod model, though).

A friend of mine uses this toy for his spore pods.

Once painted they look really cool.

you can get them for about $10

Check out the Dragons Universe site

I've already pimped it once this week, might as well do it again. I use this model (the version with tentacles). Painted up, it looks awesome. It's more expensive than your solution, but I'm extremely happy with the result.

Posit wrote:I've already pimped it once this week, might as well do it again. I use this model (the version with tentacles). Painted up, it looks awesome. It's more expensive than your solution, but I'm extremely happy with the result.

Holy $42 dollars Batman!

The Eggs look good and at $10 you cant beat the price.

Add a few Nid looking bits from spare sprues and Profit!

DeathReaper wrote:

Posit wrote:Add anti-vehicle. You need it desperately. Hive guards are good. So are zoanthropes in a pod (there's currently no pod model, though).

A friend of mine uses this toy for his spore pods.

Once painted they look really cool.

you can get them for about $10

Check out the Dragons Universe site

That is what I use. My son plays with the toy inside, and I got myself a Myceotic Spore Pod. Also depending on your colour scheme, you don't even have to paint it if you are lucky to get one close to your colour scheme.