Physiology accessories

[N.I.B.]

If you had a Behemoth list with among other things a Toxicrene and a Haruspex and 15 points to spare, what would you choose between give Synaptic Enhancement to one of them, or Predator Instincts?

6" Heroic Intervention from a Toxicrene actually covers a meme-worthy large area. SYNAPSE is obviously good. Which would get what?

[trashcan01]

Since it is not Leviathan Hive tendril, I'd go for the intervention.

[piersonsmuppet]

I like HI on an Obj Sec Toxicrene, opponent can't just walk onto a nearby objective to steal it. I don't think it does much for HI into other charges since it's too big to hide behind a unit and HI through gaps between models, and it can't move through ruins. I've only ever HI once with a Tyrant in 9E; I don't think the extra 3" will open up much for a model on a larger base.

Synapse is probably better just so whichever one the AP is on can act more independently and still receive 4++, exploding 6's, or fallback & charge. I think Toxicrene takes priority for synapse.

Honestly, I'd find the spare points (if possible) to put Enraged Reserves on the Haruspex. Double wounds for damage table combined with the Haruspex's innate healing and a free Trampling Charge are pretty good imo.

[N.I.B.]

AP? Yeah it's important for the Toxicrene to be able to operate on it's own, if only because it's a nightmare to deploy and move so I'll probably run it up a flank to not mess up my center. I can drop a Ravener from the list to afford Enraged Reserves on the Haruspex.

[dkng]

Toxicrene only in Kronos and dropped with Tyrranocyte.

[N.I.B.]

Mar 31, 2022 16:25:48 GMT dkng said:

Toxicrene only in Kronos and dropped with Tyrranocyte.

Why?

[dkng]

Mar 31, 2022 18:07:50 GMT N.I.B. said:

Mar 31, 2022 16:25:48 GMT dkng said:

Toxicrene only in Kronos and dropped with Tyrranocyte.

Why?

It can threaten any unit not properly screened and subsequently lock it down hard (especially your beloved Tau). You drop it, shoot the 12” tentacles (Kronos +4 range). If you went all in on it you should also slap Synapse on the Toxicrene - that will make the shot count for Shard Lure. Then you use Toxic Entanglement to get +2 to charge so you roll 3 dice, drop the lowest and need to score 7 - very doable. Make sure to pile-in accordingly so you wind up as close to other enemy units. In the end you have a huge hentai monster in the middle of enemy army that is hard to shift, imposes -1 to hit aura and with a bit of luck can hołd down a unit that would like to fall back. Plus it sprinkles some MWs in the mean time.
Expensive? Yes. One trick pony? Yes. Competitve and consistent? Not really. Fun and surprising? You tell me

[jesses]

Kinda depends on your list. Synapse coverage in our army is huge in the new book. You really don't want holes in the Synaptic Link web since all of our CORE buffs and most of our psychic powers can now be spread through the Link. So if you don't think your Synpase presence is better than average, I'd go for that.

6" HI as if it were a character is pretty incredible though. If you have good Synapse coverage I would lean towards that. Being able to countercharge is a fundamentally big deal on an aggressive army, and really let's you pick and choose your fights.