Ripper Swarm Mutable genus
| Pts/base | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | Sv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripper Swarm | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6+ |
Brood: A Ripper swarm consists of between 3 and 10 Ripper bases.
Bio-weapons: Ripper swarms have a hideous selection of wickedly sharp jaws, claws and mandibles.
Special Rules
Mindless: Rippers are relentless eating machines. A Ripper swarm never has to fall back and is assumed to automatically pass any Morale checks it is required to take, even against attacks which normally force their target to fall back with no test taken. Rippers cannot be pinned. For the purposes of mission objectives, Ripper swarms cannot capture table quarters, hold objectives or count as surviving troops in a Meat Grinder battle.
Vulnerable to Blasts: Template and Blast marker weapons inflict two wounds instead of one on Ripper swarms.
Small Targets: Being extremely hard to hit in cover, a swarm's cover save is improved by +1.
Mutable Genus: The characteristics and weaponry of Ripper swarms can be substantially altered by using the bio-genetic modification procedure on pages 36-40.
Errata — Chapter Approved: Codex: Tyranids Q&A (v2.0): The Ripper Swarm Biomorph Table lists a Brood Size of 5-10, conflicting with the army list's 3-10 above — this army list figure (3-10) is the correct one.