question from a novice

[hellabeef]

hi everyone,
i had a quick question for the experts, for it had come up many times in game.
me and my friends are unsure of tyranid with multiple weapons, ie. scything/rending.
with such a combo do they receive the re-roll to hit on 1, and the rending on wound of 6? or must it be chosen before the attack witch weapon is being used?

[Obsidorox]

Tyranids have the special rule where they don't get additional attacks from multiple weapon biomorphs, but they just keep enhancing all of their CC attacks with them instead. So in your example when you are in melee with a scything talon and rending claw equipped warrior (or genestealer, etc.) you get to reroll 1s to hit AND any roll of a 6 to wound counts as rending. You don't have to pick one or the other - you get all the benefits for each attack.

It says it in the codex, and then I think its clarified in the FAQ/Errata for tyranids on the GW website.

[zargnath]

Q: Do Tyranid models combine the effects of multiple
Tyranid Close Combat weapons in an assault? For
example, if I have model that has both Scything Talons
and Rending Claws, do I re-roll results of 1 To Hit and
still have the Rending special rule. (p83)
A: Yes.

from the tyranid FAQ.

[Inquisitor Stingray]

As has been said, Tyranid weapon biomorphs stack. So if you somehow managed to have a model with Poison, Rending claws, Crushing claws, Scything Talons and Boneswords their effects would be cumulative.

[avsimone]

still stinks that we can't get extra attacks from our weapons though. but I do like the fact that we can take more than one combat buff.

[Inquisitor Stingray]

Well, when comparing the units of this edition to their 4th edition counterpart, it becomes pretty clear that we aren't losing out on anything. Except for the Carnifex and in some cases the Warroprs. our units have the same (or greater) amount of attacks as in previous editions.

[DarkGuard]

Yup, the extra attacks are effectively build into a few units. I believe Hormagaunts were 1+1 last addition, now they're 2 with re-rolls on 1, I'll take that anyday! Genestealers miss out as well, but they didn't really need that extra attack anyway.

To be honest, I like the no +1A mechanic, it makes Nids more individual as a whole and allows us to use all these cool new abilities.

[zerfyx]

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i don't think H-gaunts get rerolls, other than the poison one since they're using claws and teeth rather than scything talons?

[scrotatohead]

Mar 12, 2013 14:30:51 GMT zerfyx said:

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i don't think H-gaunts get rerolls, other than the poison one since they're using claws and teeth rather than scything talons?

Hormagaunts have Scything Talons standard so always get the re-rolls on 1's. Toxin Sacs is an upgrade you have to purchase.

[jahatch42878]

So if you are going to miss with Hormagaunts, Warriors, or genestealers that took the scything talons upgrade, make sure you roll 1's and not 2's.. (or 3's in the case of hormagaunts in most cases...