Hive Tyrant Mutable genus
| Pts/model | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | Sv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hive Tyrant | 90 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3+ |
Brood: 1 Hive Tyrant
Bio-weapons: A Hive Tyrant must be equipped with two bio-weapons chosen from the following list at the points cost indicated.
- Venom cannon – 40 pts
- Barbed strangler – 25 pts
- Deathspitter – 25 pts
- Devourer – 20 pts
- Spinefists – 15 pts
- Scything talons – 8 pts
- Lash whips – 8 pts
- Rending claws – 4 pts
In addition, a Hive Tyrant may be equipped with up to three biomorph enhancements chosen from the following list at the points cost indicated.
- Flesh hooks – 2 pts
- Implant attack – 8 pts
- Bio-plasma attack – 10 pts
Hive Mind Powers: Synapse Creature, The Horror.
In addition, a Hive Tyrant may be upgraded to use up to two further psychic powers chosen from the following list at the points cost indicated.
- Psychic Scream – 15 pts
- Catalyst – 10 pts
- Warp Blast – 20 pts
- Warp Field – 25 pts
Special Rules
Tyranid Monstrous Creature. The Hive Tyrant is a Tyranid monstrous creature and follows the special rules detailed on page 6.
Mutable. The characteristics and weaponry of Hive Tyrants can be substantially altered by using the bio-genetic modification procedure on pages 36-40.
Tyrant's Bodyguard. The Hive Tyrant may be accompanied by bodyguard of specially bio-constructed Tyranid Warriors. The Tyrant's bodyguard does not count as a separate HQ choice. However, a second brood of Tyrant Guards can be chosen as a second HQ choice if desired.
Errata — Chapter Approved: Codex: Tyranids Q&A (v2.0): A custom Hive Tyrant species created via bio-genetic modification can take a Tyrant Guard brood as its bodyguard, provided Tyrant Guard has also been chosen as one of the hive fleet's species. Tyrant Guard are not Synapse Creatures — if they were, it would say so in their special rules. Unlike other Codexes' bodyguard/retinue rules, nothing in Codex: Tyranids says the Hive Tyrant stops being an Independent Character once joined by its Tyrant Guard — this is acknowledged as an unintended oversight, but as written, a Hive Tyrant remains free to leave its Tyrant Guard if you choose. Tyrant Guard can also guard a Carnifex, not only a Hive Tyrant. A Tyrant Guard brood may not be taken as an HQ choice without an accompanying Hive Tyrant. Despite what the Codex might seem to allow, a single Tyrant Guard brood can only ever protect one Tyranid monstrous creature at a time — not several Carnifexes and Hive Tyrants simultaneously, which was a genuine oversight in the Codex. Custom "spawned" Tyranid monstrosities created using the guide to spawning cannot be protected by Tyrant Guard at all — they're simply too big.
Tyrant Guard Brood Genofixed species
| Pts/model | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | Sv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrant Guard | 45 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3+ |
Brood: The brood consists of between 2 and 3 Tyrant Guards.
Bio-weapons: Lash whips, rending claws and spineshield (counts as spinefists).
Options: The Tyrant Guard Brood may be equipped with up to two biomorph enhancements chosen from the following list at the points cost indicated/per model.
- Flesh hooks – 1 pt
- Implant attack – 6 pts