Tyrannocyte

Tyrannocyte
Type	Monstrous Creature
Faction	Tyranids
Produced by	Brood Haunt
Tier	2
Prod. time	3
Cost	18 20
Upkeep	2
Attributes
Armour	6
Hitpoints	24
Morale	6
Movement	3
Cargo Slots	6

Tyrannocyte is a Tyranid monstrous creature that transports units to the frontline and supports them by pinning down enemy units.

Description

Normally acting as organic drop pods discharged from orbiting Hive Ships, Tyrannocytes have been adapted by the Gladius Prime Hive Mind, isolated as it is by warp storms. Here they act as lumbering floating transports, carrying creatures as large as Carnifexes and protecting them until close to the enemy. Then the Tyrannocyte's gravid belly opens, disgorging their monstrous cargo, whilst it assaults the enemy with endless barbed stranglers.

Weapons

Barbed Strangler Assault: Classification. Large Blast: Hits multiple group members of the target unit. Pinning: Temporarily reduces the movement of the target fearful infantry unit and prevents it from doing overwatch attacks. Upgrade: Ocular Proliferation Increases the armour penetration of long-ranged weapons.

Actions

Aura of Fear Reduces the morale of adjacent enemy units each turn. Radius: 1 Passive action Fear: Reduces the morale each turn.

Subterranean Assault Tunnels from a Trygon's Broodhive to another Broodhive. Consumes action points Consumes movement

Researchable

Hammer of Wrath Increases the damage. Free action Cooldown: 3 Technology: Hammer of Wrath

Traits

Fearless: Reduces the morale loss and grants immunity to fear and pinning.

Instinctive Fire: Can only target the closest enemy unit.

Monstrous Creature: Classification.

Move Through Cover: Negates the movement penalty in forests and imperial ruins.

Relentless: Negates the penalty for heavy and ordnance weapons.

Transport: Allows transportation of infantry units.

Researchable

Extra Monstrous Creature Armour: Increases the armour. Requires: Extra Monstrous Creature Armour

Megaunt Instincts: Reduces the biomass upkeep. Requires: Megaunt Instincts

Strategy

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Tyranids

Units & Heroes Heroes Tyranid Prime • Tervigon • Hive Tyrant Infantry Termagants • Hormagaunts • Gargoyles • Tyranid Warriors • Malanthrope Venomthropes • Raveners • Biovores • Spore Mines • Zoanthropes • Lictors Monstrous Creatures Tyrannocyte • Carnifex • Haruspex • Exocrine • Trygon • Tyrannofex • Scythed Hierodule Flyers Hive Crone Stationary Norn Cyst • Broodhive
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