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TYRANIDS


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HEROES

LICTOR ALPHA

The Lictor Alpha's camouflage allows it to ambush and disrupt enemy infantry.

RAVENER ALPHA

The Ravener Alpha tunnels under enemy lines opening up strategic tunnels for allies to use.

HIVE TYRANT

The Hive Tyrant is a large and powerful Tyranid that directs the swarm with powerful synapse abilities. The Hive Tyrant is immune to suppression.


UNITS

TERMAGAUNT BROOD

Attacks from Termagants cause targets to become temporarily more vulnerable to all further attacks. When Termagants are under the effects of synapse, enemies struck are knocked down.

HORMAGAUNT BROOD

Gaunts excel at overcoming enemies in melee with their larger numbers. They become much more deadly when under the effects of synapse.

WARRIORS

Vicious melee creatures that can be mutated to carry ranged weaponry. Their synapse aura increase durability of nearby Tyranids.

RAVENER BROOD

Fragile, high-damage melee unit that is effective against infantry and capable of burrowing underground. Can burrow and be upgraded with the Devourer, a ranged weapon effective against infantry.

RIPPER SWARM

Small tyranid creatures that soak up ranged fire and disrupt enemy lines to protect more important creatures. Cannot be suppressed while under the effects of synapse.

ZOANTHROPE

Slow, fragile artillery unit. Comes with the Focused Warp Blast and the Warp Field abilities.

LICTOR

Elite assassin unit that comes with the Infiltrate ability and the deadly flesh hooks attack.

SPORE MINES

Each mine explodes in a cloud of poisonous spores when detonated.


MONSTERS

CARNIFEX

A living engine of destruction that is impervious to small arms fire. Can be upgraded to have thornback armor, a barbed strangler, spore cysts, a venom cannon, or to project bio-plasma.


GLOBAL ABILITIES


NOTE: The Global Abilities you have access to depend on which Hero you have selected. Each Hero has different abilities.

BROOD NEST

Creates addition Tyranids at your base.

CATALYST

A target Tyranid unit is spurred into a suicidal frenzy, increasing its damage but making the unit die at the end of the duration.

MYCETIC SPORES

Mycetic Spores spawn Hormagaunts and reinforce other nearby squads.

SPORE MINES

Drops down a group of Spore Mines.

STALK

Reveals enemy commanders on the map.

TYRANNOFORMATION

Capillary towers erupt from the group, damaging enemies and tyrannoforming the area. Provides bonuses to nearby Tyranids.

WARRIOR VANGUARD

Mycetic Spores spawn Warriors and reinforce other nearby Tyranids.

WITHOUT NUMBER

Creates additional Tyranids at your base.

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