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So I have a few questions about how Ymgarl Genestealers work.

When they come out of terrain the entire squad (all models) must be within the Area Terrain correct?

If that's the case then rereading the entry in the Tyranid Codex I'm confused about when models are destroyed. It says models are destroyed if they cannot be placed within the terrain, impassable terrain, or as it says "If enemy within 1 inch"

What confuses me is what is meant by the enemy within one inch. Are the models destroyed if an enemy is within 1 inch of the squad or one inch of the area terrain? The wording is incredibly confusing. I'm not sure if I were to keep my units within one inch of the Terrain piece, would I destroy the entire squad since its within one inch of the terrain?

If you can't place the model inside area terrain, outside of impassable terrain, and outside of 1" of an enemy model, the model is destroyed.

Rigeld, that doesn't answer the question. The question is can the Ymgarls pop out from a terrain piece that has an enemy model within 1" of it. The wording to me says that the unit is destroyed.

The 1" restriction is the same normal "you can't move within 1" of an enemy model" rule. The Ymargls have to be placed in terrain. The models that can't fit inside the terrain while also being 1" away from any enemy models also in the terrain are destroyed. So if the enemy guesses correctly which terrain piece the ymargls are dormant in he can fill up that piece of area terrain and cause the ymargls to be destroyed.

AresX8 wrote:Rigeld, that doesn't answer the question. The question is can the Ymgarls pop out from a terrain piece that has an enemy model within 1" of it. The wording to me says that the unit is destroyed.

It absolutely did answer the question.

Page 61 Tyranid codex wrote:If any models cannot be placed inside this terrain due to impassable terrain or enemy within 1", they are destroyed

That's the wording. Tell me where you see the word unit.

And there's not even anything saying you can't have enemy models within the terrain - just not within 1" of where you're going to put the Ymgarls.

"So if the enemy guesses correctly which terrain piece the ymargls are dormant in he can fill up that piece of area terrain and cause the ymargls to be destroyed."

Usually the best guess is the piece of terrain that has the objective and the blob unit covering it. You would be surprised how many Bug Players don't understand or know how Yummy-Girls actually work...until they lose that unit the 1st time.

I guess my interpretation of the sentence was wrong. Thanks for the clarification everyone.