Tyranids – Sporocyst
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Sporocyst
| No | NAME | M | WS | BS | S | T | W! | A | Ld | Sv | |
115 Sporocyst |
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| 1 | 115 Sporocyst |
- | 5+ | 5+ | 5 | 6 | 7-12+ | D6 | 7 | 4+ | |
| - | 5+ | 5+ | 4 | 6 | 4-6 | D3 | 7 | 4+ | |||
| - | 5+ | 5+ | 3 | 6 | 1-3 | 1 | 7 | 4+ | |||
A Sporocyst is a single model armed with a spore node and five deathspitters.
WEAPON | RANGE | TYPE | S | AP | D | ABILITIES |
+4 Barbed strangler | ||||||
+4 Barbed strangler | 36" | Assault D6 | 5 | -1 | 1 | Blast. You can add 1 to hit rolls for this weapon when attacking a unit with 10 or more models. |
| Blast. You can add 1 to hit rolls for this weapon when attacking a unit with 10 or more models. | ||||||
| Deathspitter | ||||||
| Deathspitter | 24" | Assault 3 | 5 | -1 | 1 | - |
| Spore node | ||||||
| Spore node | 9" | Heavy 1 | - | - | - | See Spore Node, below |
| See Spore Node, below | ||||||
+9 Venom cannon | ||||||
+9 Venom cannon | 36" | Assault D3 | 8 | -2 | D3 | Blast |
| Blast | ||||||
WARGEAR OPTIONS | |
WARGEAR OPTIONS |
• This model may replace all of its deathspitters with either five barbed stranglers or five venom cannons.
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ABILITIES | |
ABILITIES |
Instinctive Behaviour Bombardment Organism: When you set up this unit during deployment, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" from the enemy deployment zone and any enemy models. Psychic Resonator: Whilst a Sporocyst is within 12" of a friendly <HIVE FLEET> SYNAPSE unit, it has the SYNAPSE keyword and the Synapse ability. Spawn Spore Mines: At the end of your Movement phase, a Sporocyst can spawn spore mines. If it does so, add a new unit of 3 <HIVE FLEET> Spore Mines or 1 <HIVE FLEET> Mucolid Spore to your army and set it up on the battlefield so that it is wholly within 6" of the Sporocyst and more than 1" from the enemy (any models that cannot be placed are destroyed). Spore Node: Each time a spore node attack hits its target, roll a D6 to find out how much damage is inflicted on the unit; on a 1 the mines fail to inflict any harm, on a 2-5 they inflict D3 mortal wounds, and on a 6 they inflict D6 mortal wounds. Each time a spore node attack misses its target, add a new unit of 3 <HIVE FLEET> Spore Mines or 1 <HIVE FLEET> Mucolid Spore to your army and set it up on the battlefield so that it is wholly within 6" of the target unit and more than 3" from any enemy model (any models that cannot be placed are destroyed). These then follow the rules for Mucolid Spores or Spore Mines that are part of your army, but they cannot move or charge during the turn they were set up. This weapon cannot be used to fire Overwatch. Death Throes: If this model is reduced to 0 wounds, roll a D6 before removing the model from the battlefield; on a 6, it lashes out in its death throes, and each unit within 3" suffers D3 mortal wounds. Immobile: A Sporocyst cannot move for any reason. |
| FACTION KEYWORDS: TYRANIDS, <HIVE FLEET> | |
| KEYWORDS: MONSTER, SPOROCYST | |
Datasheet-related Stratagems
1CP | ||
PROGENY OF THE HIVE Tyranids Stratagem Nothing can hold back the terrifying speed at which the hive fleets adapt their diverse organisms. Use this Stratagem before the battle. Select one TYRANIDS INFANTRY unit or one TYRANIDS MONSTER model from your army that does not have an Adaptive Physiology, and then select one Adaptive Physiology to apply to that unit or model until the end of the battle. You can only use this Stratagem once per battle. | ||
2CP | ||
PATHOGENIC SLIME Tyranids Stratagem Tyranid biological ammunition is often doused in a pathogenic mucus, which seeps into wounds and devours flesh. Use this Stratagem at the start of your Shooting phase. Select a TYRANIDS MONSTER from your army. Increase the Damage of its attacks by 1 for this phase. | ||
1CP | ||
VORACIOUS APPETITE Tyranids Stratagem The hunger of the Tyranids can never be satiated. Use this Stratagem in the Fight phase when a TYRANIDS MONSTER or CHARACTER from your army is chosen to attack. You can re-roll all failed wound rolls for that model until the end of the phase. | ||
This datasheet has Fortifications Battlefield Role. Full list of Tyranids units sharing same Battlefield Role follows:
Fortifications
Barbed strangler used in following datasheets:
Fortifications
Troops
Dedicated Transport
Blast Weapons
Some weapons have ‘Blast’ listed in their profile’s abilities. These are referred to as Blast weapons. In addition to the normal rules, the following rules apply to Blast weapons:- If a Blast weapon targets a unit that has between 6 and 10 models, it always makes a minimum of 3 attacks. So if, when determining how many attacks are made with that weapon, the dice rolled results in less than 3 attacks being made, make 3 attacks instead. For example, if a Grenade D6 weapon with the Blast rule targets a unit that has 6 or more models, and you roll a 2 to determine how many attacks are made, that roll is counted as being a 3 and that weapon makes three attacks against that unit.
- When a Blast weapon targets a unit that has 11 or more models, do not roll dice to randomly determine how many attacks are made – instead, make the maximum possible number of attacks. For example, if a Grenade D6 weapon with the Blast rule targets a unit that has 11 or more models, that weapon makes six attacks against that unit.
- Blast Weapons: Minimum three attacks against units with 6+ models. Always make maximum number of attacks against units with 11+ models.
- Can never be used to attack units within the firing unit’s Engagement Range.
Hit Roll
When a model makes an attack, make one hit roll for that attack by rolling one D6. If the result of the hit roll is equal to or greater than the attacking model’s Ballistic Skill (BS) characteristic (if the attack is being made with a ranged weapon) or its Weapon Skill (WS) characteristic (if the attack is being made with a melee weapon), then that attack scores one hit against the target unit. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends.If an attack is made with a weapon that has an ability that says it ‘automatically hits the target’, no hit roll is made – that attack simply scores one hit on the target unit. An unmodified hit roll of 6 always scores a hit, and an unmodified hit roll of 1 always fails. A hit roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1. This means that if, after all the cumulative modifiers to a hit roll have been calculated, the total modifier would be -2 or worse, it is changed to be -1. Similarly, if, after all the cumulative modifiers to a hit roll have been calculated, the total modifier would be +2 or better, it is changed to be +1.
ASSAULT
Assault weapons fire so rapidly or indiscriminately that they can be shot from the hip as warriors dash forwards into combat.If a unit includes any models equipped with Assault weapons, that unit is still eligible to shoot with in your Shooting phase even if it has Advanced this turn, but you can only resolve attacks using those Assault weapons when you select that unit to shoot with. If a model shoots an Assault weapon in the same turn in which its unit has Advanced, subtract 1 from hit rolls when resolving that weapon’s attacks.
- Can be shot even if firing model’s unit Advanced.
- Subtract 1 from hit rolls if the firing model’s unit Advanced.
Deathspitter used in following datasheets:
Fast Attack
Raveners
+6
Fortifications
HQ
Troops
Dedicated Transport
HEAVY
Heavy weapons are amongst the biggest guns on the battlefield, but they require bracing to fire at full effect and are unwieldy to bring to bear at close quarters.When an INFANTRY model shoots a Heavy weapon, subtract 1 from the hit rolls when resolving that weapon’s attacks if the firing model’s unit has moved for any reason this turn (e.g. it made a Normal Move this turn).
- Subtract 1 from hit rolls if firing model is INFANTRY and its unit has moved this turn.
Venom cannon used in following datasheets:
Fortifications
Troops
Dedicated Transport
Instinctive Behaviour
Unless controlled or coordinated by the domineering will of the Hive Mind, many Tyranid organisms will revert to their baser instincts.
Unless a <HIVE FLEET> unit with this ability is within 24" of any friendly <HIVE FLEET> SYNAPSE unit, you must subtract 1 from any hit rolls made for it when shooting any target other than the nearest visible enemy unit, and you must subtract 2 from its charge roll if it declares a charge against any unit other than the nearest enemy unit.The <HIVE FLEET> and SYNAPSE keywords are used in following Tyranids datasheets:
Troops
Heavy Support
Synapse
Some Tyranids serve as synaptic conduits or nodal relays through which a portion of the Hive Mind’s iron will flows, overriding the natural instincts of the swarm.
<HIVE FLEET> units automatically pass Morale tests if they are within 12" of any friendly <HIVE FLEET> units with this ability.Mortal Wounds
Some attacks inflict mortal wounds – these are so powerful that no armour or force field can withstand their fury. Each mortal wound inflicts 1 point of damage on the target unit, and they are always applied one at a time. Do not make a wound roll or saving throw (including invulnerable saves) against a mortal wound – just allocate it as you would any other attack and inflict damage to a model in the target unit. Unlike damage inflicted by normal attacks, excess damage from mortal wounds is not lost. Instead, keep allocating damage to another model in the target unit until either all the damage has been allocated or the target unit is destroyed.If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to the normal damage, resolve the normal damage first. If an attack inflicts mortal wounds in addition to the normal damage, but the normal damage is subsequently saved, the target unit still suffers the mortal wounds, as described before. If an ability modifies the damage inflicted by a weapon, and that weapon can inflict mortal wounds in addition to the normal damage, the modifier does not apply to any mortal wounds that are inflicted (unless the rule specifically states otherwise).
- Each mortal wound inflicted on a unit causes one model in the unit to lose one wound.
- No saving throws can be made against mortal wounds.
- Mortal wounds inflicted by attacks in addition to normal damage always apply, even if normal damage saved.
Overwatch
Certain rules enable units to fire Overwatch at an enemy unit before it can charge. If an enemy unit declares a charge that targets one or more units from your army that have such a rule, each of those units can fire Overwatch before the charge roll is made. A unit cannot fire Overwatch if there are any enemy units within Engagement Range of it. Overwatch is resolved like a normal shooting attack (albeit one resolved in the Charge phase) and uses all the normal rules, except that an unmodified hit roll of 6 is always required for a successful hit roll, irrespective of the firing model’s Ballistic Skill or any hit roll modifiers. In addition, when a model fires Overwatch, it does so at the charging unit. Any rule that states the unit cannot be targeted unless it is the closest target (e.g. Look Out, Sir) does not apply when firing Overwatch.- Overwatch: Before charge roll made, all charge targets that can fire Overwatch can do so.
- Can never fire Overwatch while enemy units are in Engagement Range.
- When firing Overwatch, shoot with unit, but attacks only hit on unmodified 6s.
The TYRANIDS keyword is used in following Tyranids datasheets:
Dedicated Transport
Elites
Heavy Support
Fortifications
The <HIVE FLEET> keyword is used in following Tyranids datasheets:
Dedicated Transport
Elites
Heavy Support
Fortifications
The MONSTER keyword is used in following Tyranids datasheets:
Dedicated Transport
Fast Attack
Heavy Support
Fortifications
The TYRANIDS and INFANTRY keywords are used in following Tyranids datasheets:
The TYRANIDS and MONSTER keywords are used in following Tyranids datasheets:
Dedicated Transport
Fast Attack
Heavy Support
Fortifications
The CHARACTER keyword is used in following Tyranids datasheets:
Heavy Support
Wound Roll
Each time an attack scores a hit against a target unit, make a wound roll for that attack by rolling one D6 to see if that attack successfully wounds the target. The result required is determined by comparing the attacking weapon’s Strength (S) characteristic with the target’s Toughness (T) characteristic, as shown on the following table:
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If the result of the wound roll is less than the required number, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. An unmodified wound roll of 6 always successfully wounds the target, and an unmodified wound roll of 1 always fails. A wound roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1. This means that if, after all the cumulative modifiers to a wound roll have been calculated, the total modifier would be -2 or worse, it is changed to be -1. Similarly, if, after all the cumulative modifiers to a wound roll have been calculated, the total modifier would be +2 or better, it is changed to be +1.
Army List
Datasheets collatedDedicated Transport
Elites
Flyers
Heavy Support
Lords of War
Fortifications
