Main features
- Your essential guide to the galaxy's assimilation with the Tyranids
- 120 pages of in-depth rules, evocative illustrations and terrifying xenos background
- Includes Crusade and Combat Patrol rules, 47 data cards, six themed Detachments and more
The Tyranids are a voracious alien swarm from beyond the known galaxy. Propelled by the vast and ineffable intellect of the Hive Mind, their tentacles continually insinuate themselves into new systems. These determined megapredators cannot be reasoned with, bargained with or threatened. They only want to drain every world they come across, devouring every bit of biomass to fuel the relentless advance of the hive fleets and leaving behind dead, airless husks.
Infinitely adaptable, the Tyranids possess no mechanical technologies. Instead, their weapons and equipment are symbiotes or parasitic organisms, connected to the bearer and capable of obliterating their prey with volleys of bioacid, living projectiles, and devastating psionic energies. From teeming masses of warrior organisms, to malevolent beast leaders and large, armored monsters, the Tyranid swarms are as fearsome as they are unstoppable.
This book is an essential guide for anyone wanting to collect Tyranids and unleash the power of the Hive Mind on the tabletop. In these pages you will find the rules necessary to play a Tyranid army in games of Warhammer 40,000, including Crusade and Combat Patrol rules, as well as detailed accounts of their predatory exploits, their various hive fleets, their terrifying biotechnology and their invasions. past and ongoing.
Inside this 120-page hardcover book you will find:
– In-depth background information exploring the alien nature and smoky origins of the Tyranids, from their fearsome biology to the history of the Tyran Wars
– Fantastic illustrations that highlight the frightening variety and vast scope of these ever-evolving xenos swarms
– 47 datasheets with the profiles, equipment and unique abilities of all Tyranid units, from the Termagant swarmers to the impressive Emissary of the Norn
– Six themed Detachments for Tyranid armies, such as the Invasion Fleet and the Overwhelming Charge, each with their own set of special rules
– Crusader rules to infest and consume entire planets in your narrative campaigns, as your army feasts on victims and develops new adaptations
– Independent Combat Patrol rules and a painting guide, allowing you to play challenging games with the Vardenghast Swarm
– An 'Eavy Metal showcase of superbly painted Citadel miniatures to inspire you, showcasing the color schemes of an assortment of hive fleets
This book also contains a unique code to unlock the contents of the Codex: Tyranids in Warhammer 40,000: The App.