Copy Of Tyranid Codex In Hand

[White Tiger88]

Hogwash they are making everything mediocre. The loss of Biomancy won't make a difference to Flyrants with double brain-leech devourers that are 55 points cheaper. Biovores were already very good and got BETTER and CHEAPER. Mawlocs got far better and about 40 points cheaper. Lictors got better and actually have a use for their reserve bonus. Termagants are better. Carnifexes got much cheaper, but ever so slightly weaker for melee. Tyrannofexes got significantly cheaper. Harpies got a pretty hefty buff and a chunky points decrease. Old One Eye and Deathleaper appear to be largely improved. Pyrovores got better, even if it wasn't enough.

There are LOTS of improvements here. I'm not saying they outweigh the bad, but they definitely did try to fix a lot of issues the previous codex had. Unfortunately, they just didn't fix the biggest one - only Tervigons and Termagants are worthwhile Troops!

Hey Hormy's will still be worth taking....and damn cool looking!

[daboarder]

Maybe Tervigons can take the sword? Suck it JotW...

That would be the only unit I think I'd EVER consider taking that relic on, its pure unadulterated ****!

[Learn2Eel]

They're not bad, the problem is that Termagants are just ridiculously better....AND cheaper.

[Learn2Eel]

That would be the only unit I think I'd EVER consider taking that relic on, its pure unadulterated ****!

Initiative bonus is only in the Fight sub-phase, so it won't save Tervigons from Jaws.

[daboarder]

Honeslty, I cant see a tervigon getting that eel, that was kinda the joke.

on a tyrant or prime that thing is useless. Actually mathematically useless.

[Duke_Mantis]

Initiative bonus is only in the Fight sub-phase, so it won't save Tervigons from Jaws.

Hope = dashed

[Build]

Is there any chance of a hint or something more specific on the red terror upgrade you supposedly can buy for a ravener?

Or any more solid hints on how old one eye looks stat wise?

Thanks mate!

[Learn2Eel]

Yeah a lot of this stuff doesn't make any sense, honestly. We know GW doesn't give a rats about game balance after Eldar and Tau, but come on, all the recent armies have more ways than ever to counter our units, i.e. Bladestorm and Grav Guns against monstrous creatures. We have no Allies, and no real use of most Fortifications. So how do GW try to fix it? Give us what seems to be a mediocre codex that can't ally, doesn't get an expanded FOC, gets nerfs to a couple of units, gets price drops supported by efficiency reductions to other units, and buffs to a lot of our best units. And the relics can basically be pulled off through our regular weapons, biomorphs and psychic powers.....

Seriously, it is almost like ten different rules writers wrote this codex, each with a different page of rules to handle. I have no doubt we will probably be more competitive than we were overall, but addressing our biggest issues and how we don't really fit into 6th? Too bad. And we even lost Mycetic Spores - an alternate deployment option for over HALF THE CODEX - and access to rulebook powers. Ugh.

[Lord Krungharr]

How the hell would Skarbrand not whoop the s%&$ out of the Swarmlord in one on one? Skarbrand is I10, Fleshbane, and Instant Death. Just one failed save on the Swarmie and he eats it.

[Learn2Eel]

How the hell would Skarbrand not whoop the s%&$ out of the Swarmlord in one on one? Skarbrand is I10, Fleshbane, and Instant Death. Just one failed save on the Swarmie and he eats it.

It was probably someone being a troll.