Top ten reasons for Tyranids to like 6th

[eeknight]

Disclaimer: I'm no power player, more of a beer-and-pretzels type. This is just one goofy Tyranid player's look at 6th edition. Apologies in advance if I misunderstood one or more of the rules on my first read-through.

E.E. Knight's Top Ten Reasons for Tyranids to like 6th

10. I like the night rules. I like to boogie.

9. Devilgaunts get Overwatch too.

8. *knock knock* Hello enemy flyer. It's a beautiful day. Have you heard the Good News about Vector Strike?

7. Objectives just became a good deal tougher for Mechspam armies. No more flat-outing that chimera on turn 5 to contest.

6. I'll be calling my Dakka Flyrant "Puff the Magic Dragon." My opponent will be calling him "Swoopy McDeath-From-Above" when he grants those gargoyles Preferred Enemy.

5. My Broodlord is issuing a challenge. Anyone want to accept? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

4. Raveners with spinefists have a 24" threat radius. 5 raveners means 20 twin-linked shots. So what if they're strength 3, somebody's going to fail an armor save. That's before we charge.

3. Glancing vehicles to death is fun and easy.

2. Trygons are subject to 2 charge attacks with Rage, reroll wounding if Toxic, can Smash and have Hammer of Wrath. I honestly didn't think they could get any better, but I'm happy to be proven wrong.

1. We're back to winning and losing most games with infantry. We eat infantry for breakfast. And second breakfast. Also elevenses, lunch, dinner, supper, and afternoon tea.

[Davor]

I think you forgot Brunch. LOL.

Lets add you have to be out of a vehicle to claim an objective, otherwise you are just contesting. No more hiding and cowering in a vehicle to claim an objective.

[liquid405]

Jul 1, 2012 15:50:19 GMT eeknight said:

2. Trygons are subject to 2 charge attacks with Rage, reroll wounding if Toxic, can Smash and have Hammer of Wrath. I honestly didn't think they could get any better, but I'm happy to be proven wrong.

Rage is only if they fail their instinctive behavior..

[eeknight]

Thanks, Davor. I just saw that I did a syntax error. I know I'm sounding like Pegg's character in "Hot Fuzz" but current 6th edition usage appears to be "Scoring Units" and "Denial." It's still contesting, just called something different. Sigh.

[Edzilla]

4 attack on the charge hormagaunts, now they will all be called Kenshiro.

[Dro]

Jul 1, 2012 16:04:12 GMT liquid405 said:

Jul 1, 2012 15:50:19 GMT eeknight said:

2. Trygons are subject to 2 charge attacks with Rage, reroll wounding if Toxic, can Smash and have Hammer of Wrath. I honestly didn't think they could get any better, but I'm happy to be proven wrong.

Rage is only if they fail their instinctive behavior..

Have faith in the Trygons low leadership.

[liquid405]

An 8 is not low. Thats a 72.222% chance to pass.

[Helonion]

Glancing now kills??? Flammable paint job?

[carlisle25]

Can you contest if in a transtort? I thought no but i may have misread it. Take Victor Strike off the list it is dog poo lol My personal number one is 3's to hit tanks in the Assault. Who is laughing now Razor spam.

[liquid405]

Jul 1, 2012 16:22:00 GMT carlisle25 said:

Can you contest if in a transtort? I thought no but i may have misread it.

Page 123, last paragraph.

[carlisle25]

So i was right then they can not.

[absolutionis]

Nobody mentioned this?

MCs can now benefit from Area Terrain.

Also, you can use "Look out, Sir!" to protect some characters using other characters. You can use your T6 Tervigon or Trygon to absorb that S8 missile that would otherwise ID your Doom of Malantai.

[liquid405]

Jul 1, 2012 17:19:09 GMT absolutionis said:

Also, you can use "Look out, Sir!" to protect some characters using other characters. You can use your T6 Tervigon or Trygon to absorb that S8 missile that would otherwise ID your Doom of Malantai.

Incorrect. Look out sir! only works if you are in the same unit.

[Mercy of Spades]

Yeah, Tyranids are going to love this edition! No wonder we couldn't get allies.

Question. I noticed that the Bonesword is now AP-. However, this doesn't affect the rules in the codex because it was never a power weapon to begin with, correct?

[liquid405]

Jul 1, 2012 18:20:01 GMT Mercy of Spades said:

Yeah, Tyranids are going to love this edition! No wonder we couldn't get allies.

Question. I noticed that the Bonesword is now AP-. However, this doesn't affect the rules in the codex because it was never a power weapon to begin with, correct?

Yup! If someone argues with you, just ask them to point out in the codex where exactly boneswords are mentioned as being power weapons.