All of these creatures are born to serve the single entity that is the Hive Ship, and the ship itself exists only as part of the entity that is the hive fleet. As a result, a Tyranid Hive Fleet must use more conventional forms of biologically-induced reaction-based propulsion during the final approach to a new star system, which can slow their arrival by Terran years or even entire solar decades. Whilst this form of propulsion is ultimately slower than a reliance upon the Warp-Drive, it is a great deal more reliable and allows the Tyranids to move slowly, if implacably, across the galaxy. When a hive fleet encounters a prey world, it does not invade for territorial gain or out of a sense of pride or vengeance. Indeed, it is doubtful the Tyranid Hive Mind even comprehends such concepts. ranges with devourers, deathspitters or even heavier bio-cannons. Whatever weaponry it wields, a Tyranid Warrior is a dangerous and unforgiving foe, able to identify and exploit the weaknesses of its targets with innate shrewdness. Worse, with its alien consciousness permanently bonded to the ageless Hive Mind, a Tyranid Warrior can instantly draw upon a reservoir of knowledge and experience that spans epochs, should its own prove insufficient to the task at hand. [4]

Of course, the Tyranids are known for their Psychic powers, and as the Neurotyrant is a completely new model, other bugs had to pave the way for them – the premier one being the Zoanthropes. These psychic monstrosities return for the 10 th Edition of Warhammer 40k, and are capable of dealing heavy damage to enemies at range. They have a psychic power called Warp Blast, which either has the Lethal Hits or the Blast keywords, depending on which profile you use – obviously, the former is against bigger targets, while the latter is against units with some volume. Tyranid Hive Fleets do not travel through the Warp like Imperial starships. Yet, the hive fleets' incredibly fast rate of advance into the galaxy belies the argument made by some that they do not possess a mode of faster-than-light travel. All these creatures are born to service the ship, and the ship in turn exists only to service the needs of the Hive Fleet. Whereas other armies like those of the Imperium and the T'au fight for conquest or self-defence, and the forces of Chaos and the Ork tribes battle merely for the chance to wreak violence and havoc, the Tyranid hive fleets are driven by the will of the Hive Mind, which itself is motivated by the most ineradicable instinct inherent to all lifeforms -- reproduction, and through reproduction and the acquisition of new genetic traits, evolution to a better adapted form. The codex was set up in a similar fashion to others of the era, with a complete list of Tyranid creatures at front of the book, allowing a few options per squad, and you could build a full army from that list.

The Tyranids are a space-borne species that have inveigled their way into the realms of Mankind, as well as those of other xenos, like a disease spreading through a healthy body. Who can say for sure what could compel an entire species to make such a venture? Perhaps the Tyranids have already consumed everything of worth in their home galaxy and must find new feeding grounds or starve.

The Tyranids do not build their starships and weapons from metal and plastic like the other intelligent races of the Milky Way Galaxy; instead, they use gene-splicing and bioengineering to grow them from the organic biomatter harvested from the planets they consume. The Tyranid Index contains most (but not all) of the models from the previous line. The most notable losses are character versions of the Trygon, Tyranid Warrior (although there’s a winged option) and the Zoanthrope; the Trygon Prime is just gone while the Neurothrope has been demoted to the Tyranid equivalent of a Sergeant. There are also several new units like the Psychphage and Neurotyrant. We covered them a bit in the Leviathan review but we’ll talk about them in the context of the rest of the army here. The new models are the Neurogaunts, and to be honest we’re not sure what their purpose is. The T3/6+ profile is easy to kill, the 6” move makes them far slower than the other swarming options, they are only OC 1, and their primary ability is to serve as a Synapse creature when they’re in Synapse Range.It is possible that the Tyranids have been preying on galaxies since time immemorial and this is but the latest to feel their predations. Typically, Tyranid hive fleets move in ad hoc formations known as "tendrils," migrating to nearby inhabited planets after consuming all the biological and organic material on a recently invaded planet and breeding, often reproducing many times their original number. The Tyranid Warrior is often a common trooper found in Tyranid armies. They have the ability to carry a wide variety of deadly biomechanical weaponry and other upgrades, making them suitable to take on many roles in battle. They are easily able to bring valuable long range firepower or high volume, short-ranged support to their Tyranid brethren. Tyranids, unlike many of the other teams, have no single defining set of traits or statistics across their range of operatives other than being AP 2. Operatives

The release of 10th Edition brings about a complete rewrite of every faction, and in this article we’ll cover how the Tyranids work. Games Workshop gave us a taste of what to expect in their Tyranid Faction Focus article, and we’re happy to report that the Hive Mind has a lot to be excited for. Whether your focus is on hordes of angry little bugs, a crushing stampede of huge angry bugs, or something in between, there’s something in here for you. One Tyranid Warrior or Genestealer operative can be upgraded to a Leader, and the Tyranid Warrior fire team offers the option to take either Fighters or Heavy Gunner, with a max of one of those per fire team. Strengths If you’re looking to build a Tyranid Kill Team, you’re going to need to source operatives from multiple kits – at least one box of warriors and a box of Genestealers or Termagants. You’ll probably also want a second box of warriors at some point to field another 3, and you’ll want to round things out with Hormagaunts. For 2 CP, Adrenal Surge gives a 5+ Critical Hit to up to two Tyranid unit in the Fight phase, making even Hormagaunts a scary force, Hive Fleet Fire Teams have an excellent set of ploys – almost all of them are average to great, and NONE of them are specific to any single type of operative. At this point I feel we need to mark this as some sort of special occasion that we have arrived at a Compendium team that actually has six ploys available to them. Strategic Ploys StalkAll Tyranids possess a common psychic bond, known as the "synapse." This bond enables the Tyranid swarms to think, perceive, and act as a single great super-organism, providing nearly seamless co-ordination and control within a Tyranid invasion force so numerous and extensive as to be completely uncontrollable otherwise. Pyrovores - This unit is very good, only hampered by its mobility. They are relatively tough for their points. Flamers are great in this game in general due to their double utility with overwatch in the movement phase. Pyrovores have the all important ignores cover keyword, which means their ap actually matters. Twin linked means they ALSO reroll all wounds. This is a fantastic unit to support your other units in the middle. I wouldn't make them stand alone, as they can still be shot down with dedicated fire. Not auto include, but a solid entry into any list. Shooting – Although Tyranids have some ranged weapons options, it’s not their best trait and it’s easy to end up with a team that only has a couple of ranged weapons. That said, devourers aren’t bad at all and venom cannons can be very nasty, but devourer Termagants eat up two spots in your Swarm fire teams.

Adds one inch to the operative’s movement characteristic. Can we say it again? Speed Kills! A great piece for a team that already sports movement shenanigans. A

Wrap-up

Thus can a hive fleet adapt to generate a force capable of overwhelming any opposition, unleashing a vast throng of ferocious alien monsters that can fly, run, burrow and stalk through the defences of any foe.