Monday, August 26, 2013
Tyranid Playtesting Rules: Part 2 Elite
Here is part two of the latest Tyranid Playtest rules that I received this weekend. Take a look and here is a link to the first set in case you missed it earlier today.
http://natfka.blogspot.com/2013/08/tyranid-playtesting-rules-part-1-hq.html#more
As in the previous set, please remember that these are rumors and require a little extra salt
via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Elite
Hive Guard brood
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
4 4 5 6 2 1 2 8 3+
Composition: 1-3 hive guard
unit type: Infantry
weapons and biomorphs:
Claws and teeth
impaler cannon
bonded exoskeleton
special rules:
instinctive behaviour - lurk
sky fire
interceptor
weaponry: (changed : strength 7 AP 3 assault 3) Note: guns no longer ignore cover saves.
Lictor brood:
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
7 4 6 4 2 8 3 10 5+
Composition: 1-3 lictors
Unit type: infatry
Weapons and biomorphs:
chameleonic skin (changed: +1 cover while in jungles and ruins)
flesh hooks (changed: range 12'' strength 6 AP 2 assault 2 pull) - pull: pull an indipendant character out
a unit and into combat
reinforced chitin
rending claws
scything talons
special rules:
prey: (pick an indipendant character at the begining of the game, able to re-roll hits & wounds against that target)
fleet
counter attack
move through cover
stealth
natual reflexes (5+ invunerable save)
spore field
Venomthrope brood:
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
3 0 * 4 2 4 3 7 5+
Composition: 1-3 venomthropes
unit type: infatry
Weapons and biomorphs:
lash whips
reinforced chitin
toxic miasma
speical rules:
instinctive behaviour - feed
spore cloud (changed:5+ cover save for all units in 6'' & strength 6 AP - hit for all enemy units within 6'')
toix touch (wound on 2+)
spread poision: (grants a unit within 6'' the poision special rule)
spore field
Zoanthrope brood : (non completion until psyic powers finallised
doom of malan'tai: (non completion until psyic pwers finallised
Pyrovore brood:(changes)
. +1 toughness
. +1 wound
. weapon now has torrent
Ymgarl geanstealers:
WS BS S T W I A LD SV
5 0 5 4 1 6 3 10 5+
unit composition: 5-10 ymgarl geanstealers
unit type: infatry
weapons and biomorphs:
rending claws
reinforced chitin
special rules:
rage
brood telephathy
fleet
move through cover
toxic cloud (units may not overwatch against this target)
bounderble leap (+6'' charge range and ignores effects of difficult terrian)