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The tomb spider as is gets little use unless as an expensive way to take a chance of deny the witch.

What would it take to make you use a tomb spider for more than DTW?

Maybe a fixed save like a wraiths? Make it a character? Make a gloom prism standard? Maybe some new special ability? Like maybe a psy disruptor field thast increases the
difficulty of psychic powers used with 12" of one? Make it give units near it a save against psychic powers? Maybe let it allow one unit near it to reroll 1d3 failed RP rolls per turn?

Some combination of the above? Something else?

I can see giving it a save like a wraiths for the same reason the wraiths have them, phasing thru machinery to get to the internal systems to repair them. Making them an anti lay unit could be nice for the necrons. Letting a nearby unit reroll 1d3 failed rp rolls would be something new.

I think it should be a buff unit and nit really another combat unit.

imo give it an ability similar to grot shields, where it can sacrifice a swarm to absorb damage for nearby units.

Or alternatively give it some kind of "Charge" system, where it regains "Canoptek Resources" each round equal to the amount of "lost" nearby units, and can spawn new units in for a cost (While also damaging itself).

Just anything interesting or slightly unique might give it a place on the board.

A truly dire unit atm. Hell, just letting it spawn extra scarab swarms ala a Tervigon would give it something.

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/777620.page

Give it the CHARACTER keyword, another two wounds and a 6" Aura ability that lets DYNASTY units automatically pass Morale tests. Playtest and see how much it's worth.