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Do we know when the Vanguard dataslate drops?

Midnight

Midnight tonight??

I do hope there is something in there that isn't a formation. From what has leaked on the Lictors already.. a 380pt formation does me no good. I can't even use them in most places I play.

Maybe the GS will get rules instead of formations.

But yes, midnight tonight.

Posted this in another thread, but the vanguard slate has so much to do with lictors I thought I should put it here too.


Here are the details they posted:

Manufactorum Genestealers
The formations allow your genestealers to set up in ruins or unoccupied building within 6" of your enemy, and have hit and run
5 Stealer broods, but may not include additional stealers

Lictor Forest Brood
Lictor Forest brood formation inside forests can infiltrate up to 6" from the enemy, and have the shrouded rule in forest.
This is 5 broods of a single model.

Deathleaper's Assassin Brood
The Deathleaper brood makes anyone within 12" of a model from the brood have -1 LD - this could be pretty massive combined with a few other rules (shadows, Its after me, the horror, Psychic Shriek ect..)
Deathleaper + 5 lictor broods of 1 model

Broodlord's Hunting Pack
Another Broodlord hunting pack formation when it comes from reserves can deploy into any unoccupied building. It can also be deployed in any ruin terrain during setup as long as its 6" away from the enemy.
They also have hunting pack, which when deployed, your formation has preferred enemy against any nominated enemy unit.
3 Stealer broods and 1 must have a brood lord. only a single broodlord allowed.

Gargoyle Bio-Bombs
The gargoyle bomb is 3 units of gargoyles and 3 units of spore mines, and allows the spore mines when ever they start a move action (move, run , charge) within 6" of a gargoyle to move at 6", or no longer half the distance when running or charging.

Read more: http://thetyranidhive.proboards.com/thread/45107/info-new-dataslate?page=7#ixzz2rLvfOjeV

Notes added after the post:
Broodlord's Hunting Pack: Its 1 brood lord for the formation, not army... my mistake I typed that wrong.

Deathleaper's assassins brood: The -1 Ld does not stack on it's self. The rule "Paranoia and Ill Discipline" - any enemy unit within 12" of one or more models from this formation suffers a -1 penalty to their Leadership Charcteristic.

Manufactorum Genestealers: I would say you can not include Broodlords in this formation, the formation restriction is that the Manufactorum Genestealer Broods may not take additional Genesealers. However you could put a case forward saying that your adding a brood lord, not a genestealer... but we all know that a brood lord is a genestealer beefed up.

All formations belong to the Tyranid Faction, so no one else can ally or use them
My understanding is that these formations are completely separate from your FOC, and unless mentioned no limit on the amount you can take (of course Deathleaper being Unique means you couldn't take multiple)

Taking up to 5 lictors in a brood is clutch. The leadership modifier formation is handy too, especially with a list that contains barbed stranglers, biovores, and broodlords.

it actualyl 5 broods of 1 lictor

Which is better as it's harder to kill them all

I also can't wait to form a hunting pack...sounds like a fun way to end centurions

Lictors and you
Lictors and me
Crawling on the walls
they're hard to see
Lictors and you
Lictors and me
It's such a shame
'bout their fragility

 ductvader wrote:
it actualyl 5 broods of 1 lictor

Which is better as it's harder to kill them all

I also can't wait to form a hunting pack...sounds like a fun way to end centurions

I meant the forest lictors coming as 1-5 choices.

Either way I need 2 more lictors and a proper Deathleaper model.

 PrinceRaven wrote:
Lictors and you
Lictors and me
Crawling on the walls
they're hard to see
Lictors and you
Lictors and me
It's such a shame
'bout their fragility

Must...press......EXALT!


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 tetrisphreak wrote:

 ductvader wrote:
it actualyl 5 broods of 1 lictor

Which is better as it's harder to kill them all

I also can't wait to form a hunting pack...sounds like a fun way to end centurions

I meant the forest lictors coming as 1-5 choices.

Either way I need 2 more lictors and a proper Deathleaper model.

Paint Deathleaper differently?

Right now he's a 3rd ed lictor when I field him. But I have a fondness for old six-eyes.

Have you considered infiltrating the genestealers with the lictors? Adds more help close combat wise and cohesive enough to also capture objectives.

I really like the idea of deep striking a trygon prime near a lictor. That sounds amazing. Thanks guys!

 streamdragon wrote:
All good. If the FAQ sorts out Spore Mines deep striking, I think they'll be one of the more buffed entries in the book.

What is there to FAQ? The spore mine cluster entry says they have deep strike. There is nothing in their special rules over-riding this. The only rules for placing spore mines are for when a biovore or harpy shot misses.