Editing Codex - Tyranids: /tg/ edition (section)

=== Elites ===

====Malanthrope====
85 pts.

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| 5
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'''Biomorphs:'''
*'''Toxic Miasma'''
*'''Grasping Tail:''' At the beginning of the fight subphase, before any blows are struck, the Malanthrope may issue a challenge even though it does not have the character type. Roll a D6. On a result of 4+ the enemy model nominated to fight the Malanthrope is enveloped in the beasts grasping tail and has its attacks reduced by half (rounded down), initiative reduced to one for the duration of the challenge and may not refuse the challenge. If the result is 3 or less then it counts as if a challenge wasn't issued at all. In an enemy character declares a Glorious Intervention to replace the model fighting the Malanthrope then all effects of this rule are negated and the intervening character suffers no penalties.
*'''Regeneration'''

'''Special Rules:'''
*'''Fleet'''
*'''Move Through Cover'''
*'''Poisoned (2+)'''
*'''Shadow in the Warp'''
*'''Shrouded'''
*'''Spore Cloud'''
*'''Synapse Creature'''
*'''Very Bulky'''
*'''Prey Adaption:''' If a Malanthrope brood is involved in any close combat that results in an enemy unit or units being destroyed in combat, it may not perform a sweeping advance but instead remains to feed on the dead. From the end of that phase onwards all friendly Tyranid units within gain the Preferred Enemy (all units from the same codex as the enemy unit) special rule while they remain within Synapse range of the Malanthrope brood - note that this includes the Malanthrope brood too.

'''Options:'''
*May include up to nine additional Malanthropes - 85 pts./model
*Mutations: (WS:5/BS:-/S:5/T:10/W:15/I:5/A:10/Ld:-/Sv:25/Psy:-/Syn:35)

====Hive Guard Brood====
55 pts.
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'''Biomorphs:'''
*'''Impaler Cannon'''

'''Special Rules:'''
*'''Instinctive Behaviour (Hunt)'''
*'''Very Bulky'''
*'''Synaptic Targeting Network:''' If the Hive Guard Brood is within Synapse range, and any other friendly Codex:Tyranid model that is within Synapse range can draw a line of sight to their target, Hive Guard ranged weapon count as twin-linked.

'''Options:'''
*Mutations: (WS:-/BS:5/S:5/T:15/W:15/I:3/A:5/Ld:5/Sv:20/Psy:-/Syn:-)
*May include up to nine additional Hive Guard - 55 pts./model
*Any model may take items from the '''Biomorphs''' list.
*Any model may replace its impaler cannon with a shockcannon - free
*The unit may take a Tyrannocyte or a Malefactor as a Dedicated Transport.

====Zoanthrope Brood====
50 pts.
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| Zoanthrope
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| Neurothrope
| 3
| 4
| 4
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'''Special Rules:'''
*'''Brotherhood of Psykers (Mastery level 2)'''
*'''Shadow in the Warp'''
*'''Synapse Creature'''
*'''Very Bulky'''
*'''Psychic Brood:''' If a brood of Zoanthropes uses a power, it may be used as many times as there are Zoanthropes and Neurothropes in the brood.
*'''Warp Field:''' Zoanthropes have a 3+ invulnerable save.

'''Psyker:''' A Zoanthrope Brood always knows the Warp Blast psychic power. The unit can generate one additional power from the Hive Mind's Wrath discipline. If it is upgraded to Mastery level 3, it must generate one additional power from the Hive Mind's Wrath discipline.

'''Options:'''
*Mutations: (WS:5/BS:10/S:5/T:15/W:15/I:5/A:10/Ld:-/Sv:-/Psy:35*/Syn:-)
::<nowiki>*</nowiki >The price is for entire brood, instead of per model as usual.
*May include up to nine additional Zoanthropes - 50 pts./model
**A brood of three or more may upgrade one model into a Neurothrope for 25 pts, the Neurothope gains the additional power of Spirit Leech (this does not take up one of the known powers), a Warp Charge 1 Witchfire with a range of 24" that targets one unit and forces it to roll a leadership test on a 3d6, inflicting one unsaveable wound for each increment they fail by.  For each wound inflicted by spirit leech, the neurothrope adds an additional warp charge dice to the controlling player's pool that can only be rolled to either deny or to cast warp blast.
*The unit may take a Tyrannocyte or a Malefactor as a Dedicated Transport.

====Venomthrope Brood====
40 pts.
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| Venomthrope
| 3
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| 4
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| 2
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'''Biomorphs:'''
*Two sets of lash whips
*Toxic miasma

'''Special Rules:'''
*'''Instinctive Behaviour (Lurk)'''
*'''Poisoned (2+)'''
*'''Shrouded'''
*'''Very Bulky'''
*'''Spore Cloud:''' All friendly units from Codex: Tyranids that are within 6" of at least one Venomthrope have the Shrouded special rule.

'''Upgrades:'''
*'''Support Organism:''' If the Venomthrope is within synapse range or in reserves, it may join and leave Codex: Tyranid units like it is an Independent Character. The moment it leaves Synapse range it detaches from the unit it joined. Venomthrope cannot benefit from its synaptic bonus if it joins a unit, and instead benefit his unit's one if it has one.

'''Options:'''
*Mutations: (WS:5/BS:10/S:5/T:15/W:15/I:5/A:10/Ld:5/Sv:-/Psy:-/Syn:-)
*May include up to nine additional Venomthropes - 40 pts./model
*A brood of one Venomthrope may take Support Organism upgrade - 45 pts.

====Lictor Brood====
50 pts.
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| Lictor
| 6
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| 6
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| 3
| 10
| 5+
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| Lictor Alpha
| 7
| 4
| 6
| 4
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| 7
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| 10
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'''Biomorphs:'''
*Rending claws
*Scything talons
*Flesh hooks
*Feeder tendrils

'''Special Rules:'''
*'''Deep Strike'''
*'''Fear'''
*'''Fleet'''
*'''Hit & Run'''
*'''Infiltrate'''
*'''Instinctive Behaviour (Lurk)'''
*'''Move Through Cover'''
*'''Stealth'''
*'''Very Bulky'''
*'''Precision Shots''' (on 5+s for Lictor Alphas)
*'''Precision strikes''' (on 5+s for Lictor Alphas)
*'''Know no Honor''' (Lictor Alpha Only)
*'''Synapse (Lictor Alpha Only)'''
*'''Chameleonic Skin:''' A Lictor does not scatter when arriving from Deep Strike Reserve.
*'''"It's got my weapon!":''' When attacking an enemy, a Lictor may force an opposed weapon skill test on each model wounded by a Lictor in either shooting or assault.  Upon announcing a disarm check and designating the weapon to be disarmed, both players will roll 1d6 and add it to their weapon skill rating, if the Lictor loses, it will miss with all attacks in that phase.  If the Lictor wins then the designated item is disarmed and cannot be used for the remainder of the turn.
*'''Pheromone Trail:''' If a friendly unit from Codex: Tyranids arrives on the battlefield via Deep Strike, it will not scatter so long as the first model in the unit is placed within 6" of a model with this special rule. Note that the model with the Pheromone Trail special rule must already be on the table at the start of the turn for this ability to be used.
*'''Hyper-Reflexes:''' Lictors have a 5++ invulnerable save  
*'''"There is no Escape":''' (Lictor Alpha Only) Challenges made by a Lictor Alpha may never be refused as it singles out a target and isolates them from the rest of their unit. Glorious interventions are not allowed either.
*'''"Where are my Guards":''' Look Out Sir! rolls may not be made against attacks from Lictors

'''Upgrades:'''
*'''Ambush!''' - The Lictor Brood with this upgrade may assault the same turn it Deep Strikes, Outflanks or Infiltrates, if it's not accompanied by an Independent Character or a Warrior Alpha, and did not shoot at their previous Shooting phase.

'''Options:'''
*Mutations: (WS:5/BS:10/S:5/T:15/W:15/I:5/A:10/Ld:-/Sv:-/Psy:-/Syn:-)
*Mutations (Lictor Alpha): (WS:5/BS:10/S:5/T:15/W:15/I:5/A:10/Ld:-/Sv:-/Psy:-/Syn:15)
*May include up to nine additional Lictors - 50 pts./model
*Any model may take items from the '''Biomorphs''' list.
* Entire unit may take Ambush! upgrade ····· 20 pts./model
* Entire unit may replace Stealth special rule with Shrouded special rule - 15 pts./model
* One Model in the Brood may be upgraded into a Lictor Alpha for 25 points.
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====Pyrovore Brood====
40 pts.
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'''Biomorphs:'''
*Flamespurt cannon
*Acid blood
*Acid maw

'''Special Rules:'''
*'''Instinctive Behaviour (Feed)'''
*'''Very Bulky'''
*'''Fireproof:''' Strength of all flame weapons and weapons with the Melta or Soul Blaze special rules fired at Pyrovore Brood is halved (round down).
*'''Volatile:''' If a Pyrovore is slain by a wound that inflicted Instant Death, every unit within D6" of the slain Pyrovore (excluding Pyrovore Brood itself) suffers a Strength 4 AP- hit for each its model within that range (resolve damage as a shooting attack from the Pyrovore, before removing it as a casualty). I the Pyrovore Brood is within Synapse range, at the end of any Close Combat phase you may choose to detonate any number of models within it - resolve it exactly as they were slain with a  wound that inflicted Instant Death.

'''Options:'''
*Mutations: (WS:-/BS:-/S:-/T:15/W:15/I:5/A:5/Ld:5/Sv:15/Psy:-/Syn:-)
*May include up to nine additional Pyrovores - 40 pts./model
*Any model may take items from the '''Biomorphs''' list.
*The unit may take a Tyrannocyte or a Malefactor as a Dedicated Transport.

====Ymgarl Genestealer Brood====
90 pts.
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| Ymgarl Broodlord
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'''Biomorphs:'''
*Rending Claws
*Feeder tendrils

'''Special Rules:'''
*'''Bulky''' (Broodlord only)
*'''Psyker (Mastery Level 1)''' (Ymgarl Broodlord only)
*'''Know No Honor''' (Ymgarl Broodlord only)
*'''Fleet'''
*'''Move Through Cover'''
*'''Infiltrate'''
'''Death from the Shadows'''
*'''Alter Form:''' At the start of it's movement phase, a Ymgarl Genestealer Brood must alter their form into one of the three listed below. The bonus gained lasts until the start of it's next movement phase. The same form cannot be chosen in two consecutive turns. 
::*'''Slashing Claws:''' every model in the brood has +1 Strength.
::*'''Tentacled Limbs:''' every model in the brood has +1 Attack.
::*'''Muscle Carapace:''' every model in the brood has +1 Toughness.
*'''Leftover:''' Destroying Ymgarl Genestealer Brood do not grant any Victory Points, and do not count as First Blood. Independent Characters and Alpha Warriors cannot join Ymgarl Genestealer Brood.
*'''Stealth:'''
*'''Hyper-Reflexes:''' Ymgarl Genestealers have a 5++ invulnerable save

'''Psyker:''' A Ymgarl Broodlord always knows '''The Horror''' psychic power.

'''Options:'''
*Mutations: (WS:1/BS:-/S:3/T:4/W:-/I:1/A:2/Ld:-/Sv:7/Psy:-/Syn:-)
**Mutations (Broodlord): (WS:5/BS:-/S:10/T:20/W:10/I:5/A:5/Ld:-/Sv:20/Psy:25/Syn:-)
*May include up to ten additional Ymgarl Genestealers - 18 pts/model
* Any model in a brood may take one of the following:
::- Scything talons ··········································· 2 pts.
::- Rending claws  ············································· 5 pts.
* All Ymgarl Genestealers in the brood may take any of the following biomorphs:
::- Serrated blades ································ 1 pts./model
::- Carbonized claws ································ 1 pts./model
::- Flesh hooks ················································ 1 pts./model
::- Adrenal glands ································· 2 pts./model
::- Toxin sacs ······································· 3 pts./model
*May add a Ymgarl Broodlord - 45 pts
*A Ymgarl Broodlord may take items from the '''Biomorphs''' list.
*A Ymgarl Broodlord may take any of the following:
::- Flesh hooks  ················································ 5 pts
::- Implant attack  ············································ 10 pts

====Maleceptor Brood====
155 pts.

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'''Biomorphs:'''
*Scything talons
*Warp shield projector: The Maleceptor's warp shield provides a 4++ invulnerable save.

'''Special rules:'''
*'''Psyker (Mastery Level 2)'''
*'''Shadow in the Warp'''
*'''Synapse Creature'''

'''Psyker:''' A Maleceptor has the Psychic Overload and Psychic Void psychic powers and may choose a primaris from any of the disciplines allowed to the Tyranids. If it is upgraded to Mastery level 3, it must generate one additional power from any discipline allowed to Tyranids.

*'''Psychic Overload'''
::Warp Charge 1
::Psychic Overload is a '''witchfire''' power with the following profile:
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:*''Brain Damage:'' Do not roll to wound or to penetrate against units hit by Psychic Overload blast - instead, this unit must roll a Leadership test on 3D6, adding +1 for each model hit by the blast past the first one, and additional +2 if any model in the unit is under the template central hole. Vehicles count as having Leadership 10 for the purpose of this power. If the test is failed, unit suffers D3+1 Wounds, or one Penetrating hit which automatically causes Crew Stunned result, which cannot be negated or replaced with another vehicle damage result by any means (extra Armour, Living Metal, Spirit Stones, Daemonic Resilience, etc.). Friendly Tyranid units hit by Psychic Overload blast do not suffer any damage.
::''A Maleceptor may manifest Psychic Overload power up to three times per turn, but each Maleceptor may only target a given unit once per Psychic phase.''

*'''Psychic Void'''
::Warp Charge 1
::Psychic Void is a '''blessing''' that targets the Maleceptor itself. Whilst this power is in effect, all Deny the Witch rolls made to deny any opposing psychic powers that target the Maleceptor, or any models within the Maleceptor's Synapse Range, gain a +3 bonus on their tests. At the start of your opponent's Psychic phase any other friendly Synapse Creature within Maleceptor's synapse range may choose to expend one Warp Charge to spread Psychic Void's effect on its own synapse range.

Options:
*Mutations: (WS:10/BS:30/S:10/T:20/W:20/I:10/A:10/Ld:10/Sv:30/Psy:25/Syn:20)
*May include up to 2 additional Maleceptors - 180 pts./model
*May take items from the '''Biomorphs''' lists.
*The unit may take a Tyrannocyte or a Malefactor as a Dedicated Transport if it numbers only one model.

====Haruspex Brood====
145 pts.
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'''Biomorphs:'''
*Grasping tongue
*Crushing claws
*Acid blood

'''Special Rules:'''
*'''Fearless'''
*'''Instinctive Behaviour (Feed)'''
*'''Feeder-beast:''' If a Haruspex inflicts at least one unsaved Wound in the Assault phase or Shooting Phase, then at the end of that phase it recovers a single Wound lost earlier in the battle.
*'''Fuel for Rampage:''' For each model removed as a casualty due to Haruspex attacks (both ranged and melee), it gain one Food token at the and of the phase, to the maximum of six - you may track them by simply putting the D6 with appropriate number near the Haruspex model. At the start of the Movement phase a Haruspex may spend up to three Food tokens to gain +2" bonus to it's maximum movement distance for each token spent. At the start of the Fight subphase of Assault phase Haruspex may spend any number of Food tokens to gain +1 bonus Attack for each token spent.  At the start of the movement phase, a Haruspex may spend any number of Food tokens to recover one wound per food token spent.
*'''Savage:''' In close combat Haruspex can exchange all of its normal Attacks to make a Savage attack, resolved at it's normal initiative. When doing so, place a Blast template for each 3 Attacks Haruspex has (including any bonus Attacks) in a base contact with Haruspex base, placed in a way that they don't cover any friendly models. For each enemy model covered by any of these templates, enemy unit suffer an automatic hit with Strength 6, AP3 and Ignores Cover special rule. Do note that models covered by multiple Savage blasts do not suffer multiple hits.

'''Options:'''
*Mutations: (WS:10/BS:15/S:10/T:20/W:20/I:10/A:15/Ld:10/Sv:30/Psy:-/Syn:-)
*May include up to 2 additional Haruspex - 160 pts./model
*May take items from the '''Biomorphs''' list.
*May take a thresher scythe - 10 pts.
*May take a Tyrannocyte or a Malefactor as a Dedicated Transport.

====Crinis Brood====
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Fluff:
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">A horrid monstrosity tailor made to assassinate, disrupt enemy formations, and destroy the precious equipment of it's foes, the Crinis is named for the number of tendrils it possesses. Four long lash whip tendril arms, a maw ringed by yet more tentacles, and four flesh hooks that can burst from it's chest, the Crinis is by all accounts an excessively horrid creature with remarkable regenerative abilities, bolstered by the fact that it is virtually a walking corrosives factory, producing acid in copious amounts to destroy equipment. 

The creature is remarkably quick, built more like a Hive Tyrant than a Carnifex, and may be an offshoot of that genus. It's strategy seems to be to engage targets already occupied by other Tyranids to strike at the targets it wishes to or drop in unannounced to sow havoc before inevitably perishing. It is theorized that the creature's regenerative powers are born out of a need to regenerate appendages quickly if they are cut off while it grapples, which translated into a body wide healing factor. Some seem to further this regenerative power with special biomorphs that make it even harder to force an injury to remain. 

These creatures are understandably loathed by artificers and crafters the galaxy over for their wanton destruction of priceless artifacts, something which the Hive Mind seems to be keenly aware of, especially as many of these artifacts are very difficult to replace. These creatures even seem to enter a chemical high when they destroy what it is programmed to recognize as especially priceless relics such as Terminator or Artificer armor or master crafted weapons, meaning that even outside of synapse range they continue to hunt out items to destroy before messily devouring them.</div>
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Modeling notes
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">A crinis should be represented with a Hive Tyrant base body with at least four tentacles to represent the lash whips, where you get these tentacles is up to you, but they should be decently long (See Toxicrene for inspiration).  The head should come from a Lictor or similarly cthulhoid head, and it should have something to represent the Flesh hooks.  If the result looks like a Hentai monster you should be hiding your Sisters of Battle, Fire Warrioresses, Guardswomen, Slaaneshi Daemons, and Eldar (Dark or Craftworld) from, you've succeeded.</div>
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170 pts.
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'''Biomorphs:'''
*Two sets of lash whips
*Flesh hooks 
*Feeder tendrils 
*Acid blood 
*Toxin sacs 
*Toxic miasma
*Toxin spike

'''Special Rules:'''
*'''Fearless'''
*'''Fleet''' 
*'''Bounding Leap'''
*'''Instinctive Behaviour (Feed)'''
*'''It Will Not Die'''
*'''Precision Strikes '''
*'''Blinding Vapour:''' All enemy units in base contact with Crinis take one hit from a strength 3 close combat weapon with Blind special rule at Initiative step 10.
*'''Ruinous Touch:''' Non-vehicle models that had been hit by at least one Crinis close combat attacks suffer -1 penalty to their armour save at the end of Crinis Initiative step. Vehicles that have been hit by at least one Crinis close combat attack suffers -1 penalty to their armour value all around at the end of Crinis Initiative step. Both penalties affect the model till the end of the game, and are cumulative.
:If any model rolls at least one natural 1 (after all re-rolls) in close combat, while trying to hit a Crinis, at the end of its Initiative phase that model must pass a Weapon Skill test. If the test is passed, nothing happens, but if it's failed, the close combat weapon with which this model attacked is destroyed and cannot be used till the end of the game. For attacks, rolled for a group of models with the same weapons and Weapon Skill, treat each result of 1 as being rolled by a separate model.

'''Options:'''
*Mutations: (WS:10/BS:10/S:10/T:20/W:20/I:10/A:15/Ld:10/Sv:30/Psy:-/Syn:-)
*May include up to four additional Crinis - 170 pts./model
*Any model may take items from the '''Thorax Biomorphs''' and '''Biomorphs''' lists.
*Any model may take one of the following:
::- Cluster spines ············································ 15 pts.
::- Stinger salvo ·············································· 15 pts.
*The unit may take a Tyrannocyte or a Malefactor as a Dedicated Transport if is not taken in a brood of more than one.

====Cortex Leech Swarm Brood====
69 pts.
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| Cortex Leech Swarm
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| 3
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 2
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'''Special Rules:'''
*'''Fearless''' 
*'''Synapse'''
*'''Swarms'''
*'''Consume:''' During the Shooting phase a unit with at least three bases with this rule may opt to devour an organic terrain piece (forests, bushes, swamps, etc) it touches. If it chooses to do so, you may move models in the unit to any point wholly within that piece of terrain before removing it from the field. This counts as Run move for all intents and purposes.
*'''Surge:''' In close combat, every model with this special rule can exchange all of its normal Attacks to make a single surge attack, which uses the following profile:
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| Melee, Haywire, Jammed!
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::'''Jammed!:''' When performing a surge attack, models with this rule must roll to hit in close combat even if they hit automatically. For each to-hit result of 1 or 2, the unit, which performed surge attack, suffers a randomly allocated wound with no saves of any kind allowed. This wound cannot be allocated on the model without the Surge special rule. 
*'''Cortex Command:''' When in assault, a cortex leech swarm base may choose to forego its normal attacks to instead make a Cortex Command check.  This is a single attack that if it hits, both players must roll an opposed leadership check with both players rolling a d6 and adding it to their respective models' leadership values.  If the Cortex Leech's player succeeds, that model must make either either a shooting or a melee attack against a target chosen by the Cortex Leech's player at its full value (I.E a model so controlled that assaults another unit must do so as if it had charged them).   If an enemy unit in assault is wiped out by the cortex leech's unit, roll a d6; on a 3 or less nothing happens, but on a four or more the entire unit must charge or shoot a target of the Cortex Leech player's choosing, though after the turn the models are removed from play.  

'''Options:'''
*Mutations: (WS:2/BS:4/S:4/T:4/W:-/I:2/A:3/Ld:-/Sv:-/Psy:-/Syn:5)
*May include up to six additional Cortex Leech Swarms - 23 pts/base
*The unit may take spinefists ···················· 3 pts/base
* All Cortex Leech Swarms in the brood may take any of the following biomorphs:
::- Serrated blades ································· 3 pts./base
::- Carbonized claws ································· 3 pts./base
::- Toxin sacs ········································ 4 pts./base
::- Adrenal glands ·································· 6 pts./base
* The unit may take Deep Strike ................... 2 points/base

====Synaptic Booster Spores====
15 pts.

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! WS
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! I
! A
! Ld
! Sv
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! Composition
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| Synaptic Booster Spores
| -
| -
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| -
| 1
| -
| Infantry
| 3 Synaptic Booster Spores
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'''Special Rules:'''
*'''Fearless'''
*'''Living Bomb''': Synaptic Booster Spores are non-scoring, non-denial units. They do not award Victory Points when destroyed, and Wounds suffered by Spore Mines in close combat are not counted when determining assault results.
*'''Synapse Booster''': If there is a model with the "Synapse Creature" rule within 96" of a Synaptic Booster Spores unit, models in the unit gain the "Synapse Creature" special rule.

'''Options:'''
*May include up to six additional Synaptic Booster Spores - 5 pts./model
*Mutations: (WS:-/BS:-/S:-/T:1/W:-/I:-/A:-/Ld:-/Sv:-/Psy:-/Syn:5)