If you are rolling a Flyrant with some talons, Behemoth is probably a strong pick here. This is your only option though as every other character model is either a special character or has massive scything talons. S7 on the Hive Tyrant is so much more important if you want him hunting vehicles or other monsters. The Bio-Artefact at +1S for Monstrous Sycthing Talons is stealthily a solid option. Caustic Blood is similar but from a dying perspective as well which each Hive Fleet has access to. At 1CP it is useful to keep in the back pocket but not something you should be reaching for / planning your army around. That being said, you do not get your pile in or consolidate moves before this Stratagem is used and you can only re-roll failed charges so this can limit the amount of maximum dice you are rolling (you can get two deep with standard 25mm bases to be within an inch of the opponent). The Stratagem on the face of things seems pretty solid for a lot of the little units such as Hormagaunts where you can get lots of bites at the apple to fish for 6’s and it does key well with the Hive Fleet adaption in that units get into combat more often. Trygons popping out of tunnels (along with Hormagaunts or Genestealers) besides cheap Carnifexes all love the extra reliability of getting longer charges off and more normal charge lengths (i.e. Hive Fleet Behemoth is all about combat and re-roll failed charges is great for an army that has a lot of combat options. Warlord Trait: Wound rolls of 6+ in the Fight phase increase their damage by 1.

Stratagem: 1CP For each model of a unit within 1″ of an enemy model roll a D6, on a 6 (2+ for a Monster) that unit suffers a Mortal Wound.īio-Artefacts: Replace Monstrous Scything Talons for +1S, -3AP, 3D and generate additional hit rolls on a 6+. So as a preface to the Codex Review (eh screw it, call it Part 1), let’s dive in. This is very important to consider if you are after multiple Hive Fleet bonuses as you will then start to chew into your allotted detachments (this complexity will also increase as Genestealer Cults get their specific rules though it still boggles my mind that they removed Regimental Doctrines for Blood Brothers). Tyranids make this more complex with Genestealer Cults and are in a rather unique position in their access to other armies through the Tyranids keyword for Genestealer Cults who then provide access to a detachment of Astra Militarum. What I have found quite beneficial is to list them with each other and then take a look. One of the most convoluted parts of 8th edition army building with new books so far has been keeping in mind specific stratagems, trait bonuses and warlord traits for each.

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