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72.35.97.92: /* Tactics & Strategy */

2021-12-13T04:34:51Z

Tactics & Strategy

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	* '''On Minions:'''		* '''On Minions:'''
	** '''[[Genestealer]]s''' are your first available minion, are close-combat focused, and the only minion you get more than one of. As far as Minions go, they're not much to write home about on paper - they lack the things that make pretty much all of the other Minions better choices. They do less damage, and perhaps most annoyingly, they're ''excessively'' fragile. Indeed, they are barely more survivable than guardsmen. What they have in return is that they boast the highest attack rate of any minion creature. They have innate corroding effects on their melee attacks (they temporarily debuff enemy armor when they hit), but the effect is relatively minor and won't usually change the tide of battle. Genestealers as a whole will thus have two main attractions: The fact that you get three of the damned things per cast, and their relatively low cost. In addition: they are comparatively fast AND, as melee units, can lock ranged units in melee, thus potentially shutting down damage from a single ranged squad (though impossible to control directly, they tend to attack nearby enemies when they spawn, so deploying them carefully provides some level of control, though their AI can be unpredictable in this regard). Another curious merit they have ~~that is often under-appreciated~~ is their tendency to lock exceptionally powerful and dangerous enemies into their overly extravagant sync kill animations. It can buy you some few precious seconds when avoiding Dreadnoughts, Carnifexes, and the Avatar of Khaine while they spend several seconds showing off their melee talents to their friends. Meanwhile your new Genestealers are back to going choppy on everything else. ~~Unbeknownst to a lot of players,~~ enemy units are not completely invincible while sync killing; searing and corrosion will continue to liquify them, and the several stacks of searing they acquire while distracted will continue to devour their health bar.		** '''[[Genestealer]]s''' are your first available minion, are close-combat focused, and the only minion you get more than one of. As far as Minions go, they're not much to write home about on paper - they lack the things that make pretty much all of the other Minions better choices. They do less damage, and perhaps most annoyingly, they're ''excessively'' fragile. Indeed, they are barely more survivable than guardsmen. What they have in return is that they boast the highest attack rate of any minion creature. They have innate corroding effects on their melee attacks (they temporarily debuff enemy armor when they hit), but the effect is relatively minor and won't usually change the tide of battle. Genestealers as a whole will thus have two main attractions: The fact that you get three of the damned things per cast, and their relatively low cost. In addition: they are comparatively fast AND, as melee units, can lock ranged units in melee, thus potentially shutting down damage from a single ranged squad (though impossible to control directly, they tend to attack nearby enemies when they spawn, so deploying them carefully provides some level of control, though their AI can be unpredictable in this regard). Another curious merit they have is their tendency to lock exceptionally powerful and dangerous enemies into their overly extravagant sync kill animations. It can buy you some few precious seconds when avoiding Dreadnoughts, Carnifexes, and the Avatar of Khaine while they spend several seconds showing off their melee talents to their friends. Meanwhile your new Genestealers are back to going choppy on everything else. Note that enemy units are not completely invincible while sync killing; searing and corrosion will continue to liquify them, and the several stacks of searing they acquire while distracted will continue to devour their health bar.
	***Genestealers become ''very'' attractive if paired with sacrificial abilities - Explosive Decomposition or Bio-Feedback. Indeed, they're central to both Feedback Invulnerability and Minion Bomber builds due to their extremely cheap cost and the quick cooldown of their summon. They turn into a ''very'' different threat, however, the second you get Evolution and pair this up with literally any other minion buff - keep a keen eye out for Bonded Exoskeleton, Articulated Carapace, Crushing Talons, Implant Attack, and Toxin Sacs. Though Searing damage seems counter-intuitive for them, the fact that they attack so quickly means it builds up quickly and doesn't give a damn about armor. They actually become halfway survivable with a bit of support, especially if you're using the High-Toxin Venom Cannon or Fire on their intended targets with the Devourer Cannon or Stranglethorn to soften them up. If all three Genestealers focus their attacks on one target, they can often do more damage than almost any other minion, but care must be taken given their small size and low health pool; without Evolution and Minion buffs, they're solely useful as screening troops or suicide minions, and don't expect them to do the former very long.		***Genestealers become ''very'' attractive if paired with sacrificial abilities - Explosive Decomposition or Bio-Feedback. Indeed, they're central to both Feedback Invulnerability and Minion Bomber builds due to their extremely cheap cost and the quick cooldown of their summon. They turn into a ''very'' different threat, however, the second you get Evolution and pair this up with literally any other minion buff - keep a keen eye out for Bonded Exoskeleton, Articulated Carapace, Crushing Talons, Implant Attack, and Toxin Sacs. Though Searing damage seems counter-intuitive for them, the fact that they attack so quickly means it builds up quickly and doesn't give a damn about armor. They actually become halfway survivable with a bit of support, especially if you're using the High-Toxin Venom Cannon or Fire on their intended targets with the Devourer Cannon or Stranglethorn to soften them up. If all three Genestealers focus their attacks on one target, they can often do more damage than almost any other minion, but care must be taken given their small size and low health pool; without Evolution and Minion buffs, they're solely useful as screening troops or suicide minions, and don't expect them to do the former very long.
	**'''[[Tyrant Guard]]''' Are your second minion. These guys are the "tanks" of your minions, having by ''far'' the highest HP and defense. In fact, seeing these things stay standing in the craziest of circumstances isn't unheard of. They have strong melee attacks, but with awkward hit rates that render them squarely average as a melee combatant. Their big edge is actually the fact that they refuse to die, and in fact, use a Taunt ability to draw attacks to them and away from you. In [[Last Stand]], this is a very useful feature, since any attacks directed at the oversized pangolin and not your Hive Tyrant is are ones you don't need to worry too much about. His high health pool renders him a natural choice for Searing, but with a mediocre attack rate, he's only so-so as an offensive choice. You choose the Tyrant Guard to be a meat wall that attacks. As an interesting note, The Tyrant Guard is also ''the'' most powerful minion to use for a Minion Bomber build due to his massive HP count.		**'''[[Tyrant Guard]]''' Are your second minion. These guys are the "tanks" of your minions, having by ''far'' the highest HP and defense. In fact, seeing these things stay standing in the craziest of circumstances isn't unheard of. They have strong melee attacks, but with awkward hit rates that render them squarely average as a melee combatant. Their big edge is actually the fact that they refuse to die, and in fact, use a Taunt ability to draw attacks to them and away from you. In [[Last Stand]], this is a very useful feature, since any attacks directed at the oversized pangolin and not your Hive Tyrant is are ones you don't need to worry too much about. His high health pool renders him a natural choice for Searing, but with a mediocre attack rate, he's only so-so as an offensive choice. You choose the Tyrant Guard to be a meat wall that attacks. As an interesting note, The Tyrant Guard is also ''the'' most powerful minion to use for a Minion Bomber build due to his massive HP count.

1d4chan>Phoenix2518: /* Builds */

2021-03-26T02:51:17Z

Builds

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	*Commander Item: Evolution		*Commander Item: Evolution

	'''Explanation:''' Most builds involve one or two minions, but what if you wanted a whole squad of bloodthirsty freaks? Minions are weak without bonuses, but you can make them nearly ~~unkillable~~ by sacrificing your own stats. Bonded Exoskeleton and Evolution grant a slew of passive buffs, while High-Toxin Venom Cannon heals your squad with every shot. The only downside is how faceroll this build can be (if you call that a downside). Minions are your only meaningful source of damage, turning the Hive Tyrant into a health battery where the only micro needed is positioning. You have good health but low mobility, so keeping your minions between you and the enemy is crucial. Stay back, keep firing that Venom Cannon, and resummon any minion that does get killed. Don't forget to redeploy your squad as needed, like if your Ravener is trapped in melee or the enemy is baring down on you while your Tyrant Guard dicks around on the other side of the map. However, you have no energy buffs and your minions are expensive, so choose which to respawn wisely in the rare event they get overwhelmed.		'''Explanation:''' Most builds involve one or two minions, but what if you wanted a whole squad of bloodthirsty freaks? Minions are weak without bonuses, but you can make them nearly unstoppable by sacrificing your own stats. Bonded Exoskeleton and Evolution grant a slew of passive buffs, while High-Toxin Venom Cannon heals your squad with every shot. The only downside is how faceroll this build can be (if you call that a downside). Minions are your only meaningful source of damage, turning the Hive Tyrant into a health battery where the only micro needed is positioning. You have good health but low mobility, so keeping your minions between you and the enemy is crucial. Stay back, keep firing that Venom Cannon, and resummon any minion that does get killed. Don't forget to redeploy your squad as needed, like if your Ravener is trapped in melee or the enemy is baring down on you while your Tyrant Guard dicks around on the other side of the map. However, you have no energy buffs and your minions are expensive, so choose which to respawn wisely in the rare event they get overwhelmed.

	'''BUILD 14 - CASUALLY 1V1 SUPERHEAVIES'''		'''BUILD 14 - CASUALLY 1V1 SUPERHEAVIES'''

1d4chan>Phoenix2518: /* Builds */

2021-03-26T02:50:33Z

Builds

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	*Commander Item: Evolution		*Commander Item: Evolution

	'''Explanation:''' Most builds involve one or two minions, but what if you wanted a whole squad of bloodthirsty freaks? Minions are ~~too~~ weak without bonuses, but you can make them nearly unkillable by sacrificing your own stats. Bonded Exoskeleton and Evolution grant a slew of passive buffs, while High-Toxin Venom Cannon heals your squad with every shot. The only downside is how faceroll this build can be (if you call that a downside). Minions are your only meaningful source of damage, ~~relegating~~ the Hive Tyrant ~~to the role of~~ health battery where the only micro needed is positioning. You have good health but low mobility, so keeping your minions between you and the enemy is crucial. Stay back, keep firing that Venom Cannon, and resummon any minion that ~~somehow~~ does get killed. ~~You can resummon simply~~ to redeploy your squad, like if your Ravener is trapped in melee or the enemy is baring down on you while your Tyrant Guard dicks around on the other side of the map. However, you have no energy buffs and your minions are expensive, so choose which to respawn wisely in the rare event they get overwhelmed.		'''Explanation:''' Most builds involve one or two minions, but what if you wanted a whole squad of bloodthirsty freaks? Minions are weak without bonuses, but you can make them nearly unkillable by sacrificing your own stats. Bonded Exoskeleton and Evolution grant a slew of passive buffs, while High-Toxin Venom Cannon heals your squad with every shot. The only downside is how faceroll this build can be (if you call that a downside). Minions are your only meaningful source of damage, turning the Hive Tyrant into a health battery where the only micro needed is positioning. You have good health but low mobility, so keeping your minions between you and the enemy is crucial. Stay back, keep firing that Venom Cannon, and resummon any minion that does get killed. Don't forget to redeploy your squad as needed, like if your Ravener is trapped in melee or the enemy is baring down on you while your Tyrant Guard dicks around on the other side of the map. However, you have no energy buffs and your minions are expensive, so choose which to respawn wisely in the rare event they get overwhelmed.

	'''BUILD 14 - CASUALLY 1V1 SUPERHEAVIES'''		'''BUILD 14 - CASUALLY 1V1 SUPERHEAVIES'''

1d4chan>Phoenix2518: /* Builds */

2021-03-26T02:46:43Z

Builds

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	*Weapon: High-Toxin Venom Cannon		*Weapon: High-Toxin Venom Cannon
	*Armor: Bonded Exoskeleton		*Armor: Bonded Exoskeleton
	*Accessories: Tyrant Guard Nest, Ravener Nest, Warrior ~~Nest/~~Genestealer Nest		*Accessories: Tyrant Guard Nest, Ravener Nest, Warrior or Genestealer Nest
	*Commander Item: Evolution		*Commander Item: Evolution

	'''Explanation:''' Most builds involve one or two minions, but what if you wanted ~~to lead~~ a whole squad of bloodthirsty freaks? Minions are too weak without bonuses, but you can make them ~~nigh-~~unkillable by sacrificing your own ~~damage and mobility~~. Bonded Exoskeleton and Evolution grant a slew of passive buffs, while High-Toxin Venom Cannon heals ~~minions~~ with every shot. The only downside is how faceroll this build ~~truly is~~ (if you call that a downside). Minions are your ~~one major~~ source of damage, relegating the Hive Tyrant to the role of health battery, where the only micro ~~neeeded~~ is positioning. You have ~~reasonable~~ health but low mobility, so keeping your minions between you and the enemy is crucial. Stay back, keep firing that Venom Cannon, and resummon any minion that does get killed. You can resummon ~~a minion~~ simply to ~~reposition it~~, like if your Ravener is trapped in melee or the enemy is baring down on you while your Tyrant Guard dicks around on the other side of the map. However, you have no energy buffs and your minions are expensive, so choose which to ~~resummon~~ wisely in the rare event they get overwhelmed.		'''Explanation:''' Most builds involve one or two minions, but what if you wanted a whole squad of bloodthirsty freaks? Minions are too weak without bonuses, but you can make them nearly unkillable by sacrificing your own stats. Bonded Exoskeleton and Evolution grant a slew of passive buffs, while High-Toxin Venom Cannon heals your squad with every shot. The only downside is how faceroll this build can be (if you call that a downside). Minions are your only meaningful source of damage, relegating the Hive Tyrant to the role of health battery where the only micro needed is positioning. You have good health but low mobility, so keeping your minions between you and the enemy is crucial. Stay back, keep firing that Venom Cannon, and resummon any minion that somehow does get killed. You can resummon simply to redeploy your squad, like if your Ravener is trapped in melee or the enemy is baring down on you while your Tyrant Guard dicks around on the other side of the map. However, you have no energy buffs and your minions are expensive, so choose which to respawn wisely in the rare event they get overwhelmed.

	'''BUILD 14 - CASUALLY 1V1 SUPERHEAVIES'''		'''BUILD 14 - CASUALLY 1V1 SUPERHEAVIES'''

64.203.14.29: Added a new build. It is similar to build 13 but I think it's different enough to warrant a new entry. Crushing Talons is too different from High-Toxic Venom Cannon.

2019-12-30T00:27:20Z

Added a new build. It is similar to build 13 but I think it's different enough to warrant a new entry. Crushing Talons is too different from High-Toxic Venom Cannon.

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	* Your biggest fears with this loadout are armour piercing ranged attacks, as they can shoot you down while staying out of the debuff range of Psychic Scream, and Extremely high damage melee attacks. The two offenders in this case being bloodletters and The Avatar. Even after the scream, both of these will hit you for noticeable damage, and bloodletters especially can overwhelm you when combined with the predators and dreadnoughts that appear in the same wave.		* Your biggest fears with this loadout are armour piercing ranged attacks, as they can shoot you down while staying out of the debuff range of Psychic Scream, and Extremely high damage melee attacks. The two offenders in this case being bloodletters and The Avatar. Even after the scream, both of these will hit you for noticeable damage, and bloodletters especially can overwhelm you when combined with the predators and dreadnoughts that appear in the same wave.
	* Another thing to be weary of is Psychic Scream's cooldown. Although somewhat quick, it leaves a little to be desired, and you may often find yourself being attacked by foes who have just appeared while it is still on cooldown. To avoid this, try to get as many enemies in its surprisingly large radius as possible before casting. The debuff lasts as long as the cooldown, so you can keep your foes permanently debuffed.		* Another thing to be weary of is Psychic Scream's cooldown. Although somewhat quick, it leaves a little to be desired, and you may often find yourself being attacked by foes who have just appeared while it is still on cooldown. To avoid this, try to get as many enemies in its surprisingly large radius as possible before casting. The debuff lasts as long as the cooldown, so you can keep your foes permanently debuffed.

			'''BUILD 15 - Invincible Minion Factory'''

			'''Minimum Lvl: 18 (20 if Evolution)'''

			*Weapon: Crushing Talons
			*Armor: Bonded Exoskeleton
			*Accessories: Tyrant Guard Nest, Ravener Nest, Warrior Nest
			*Commander Item: Synapse or Evolution

			'''Explanation''': This build is designed to take maximum advantage of the Hive Tyrant's and his minion's absolutely insane health regeneration. All minions and yourself will heal from 0 to full hp in just a few seconds. This regeneration is so crazy that nothing except the swarms of the heaviest hitting enemies will have any chance of keeping you and your minion's health bar from being full at all times. At lower waves you can just run into the fray and melee things yourself without ever seeing you or your minion's health bar budging from full hp. At later waves you will conjure forth an endless wave of minions that are so hard to kill that you will never be short of energy to keep the endless wave going, and your regeneration is so high that you can shrug off all enemies that target you simply by walking around. And don't underestimate you and your minion's combined damage output. The only downside of this build is that it has no AoE so you can get overwhelmed by exceedingly large number of hard hitting enemies but that's what teammates are for and they will love you for keeping their frail asses safe from harm by keeping the entire enemy wave at bay with your minions.

24.237.39.199: Fixed a couple of Typos and edited some weapon descriptions

2019-08-17T06:58:44Z

Fixed a couple of Typos and edited some weapon descriptions

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	**16.0 DPS		**16.0 DPS
	**Traits: Knockdown (Attacks can knock down enemy infantry), Minion Unshakable (Minions are immune to knockback)		**Traits: Knockdown (Attacks can knock down enemy infantry), Minion Unshakable (Minions are immune to knockback)
	***At a glance, this weapon seems like a tweaked Enlarged Scything Talons - same damage, and a different benefit (unshakable minions) for your minions. Unlike the Enlarged Scything Talons, however, the Heavy Talons ~~offers~~ a number of benefits to the Hive Tyrant~~, as well~~. It enables the Tyrant to easily knock foes down, allowing the Tyrant to essentially stunlock enemies that aren't vehicles/unshakable in close combat. Even better, the Heavy Talons ~~boas~~ the second-highest Special Attack rate of all melee ~~mesomorphs~~, which means that the Hive Tyrant is less prone to suffer from being mobbed and is likely to use more attacks that cover an area. It's a very specialized choice, but ~~has~~ a place with several dedicated melee builds. A noticeable downside, each attack will bounce ~~and~~ enemy outside the range of the rest of your attacks so your slow tyrant ass has to waddle back up to it and slap it again, this is especially frustrating and humiliating when fighting the force commander.		***At a glance, this weapon seems like a tweaked Enlarged Scything Talons - same damage, and a different benefit (unshakable minions) for your minions. Unlike the Enlarged Scything Talons, however, the Heavy Talons offer a number of benefits to the Hive Tyrant. It enables the Tyrant to easily knock foes down, allowing the Tyrant to essentially stunlock enemies that aren't vehicles/unshakable in close combat. Even better, the Heavy Talons boast the second-highest Special Attack rate of all melee biomorphs, which means that the Hive Tyrant is less prone to suffer from being mobbed and is likely to use more attacks that cover an area. Granting Unshakable to the Tyrant's minions certainly doesn't hurt; Warriors, Raveners and Genestealers tend to get stunlocked when they engage enemies who generate a lot of knockback. The Tyrant Guard, however, has no need for the Heavy Talons because it is already unshakable. The Heavy Talons are a very specialized choice, but have a place with several dedicated melee builds. A noticeable downside is that each attack will bounce an enemy outside the range of the rest of your attacks so your slow tyrant ass has to waddle back up to it and slap it again, this is especially frustrating and humiliating when fighting the force commander.

	*'''Crushing Talons''' - ''Level 14''		*'''Crushing Talons''' - ''Level 14''

24.237.39.199: /* Commander Items */

2019-08-17T06:28:40Z

Commander Items

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	*'''Synapse''' - ''Level 15''		*'''Synapse''' - ''Level 15''
	**Reduces all energy costs by 50%.		**Reduces all energy costs by 50%.
	***Simple, simple, simple. Never has such a simple upgrade been so absolutely ''amazing''. Synapse makes everything you do more viable - Toxin ~~Misama~~ spamming, Firing off Bio-Plasma, Psychic Scream, etc - It lowers the cost for absolutely everything and the advantages this provides to almost every build that doesn't specifically ''require'' the boost of Evolution or the mobility enhancement of Thornback can and will find a use for it.		***Simple, simple, simple. Never has such a simple upgrade been so absolutely ''amazing''. Synapse makes everything you do more viable - Toxin Miasma spamming, Firing off Bio-Plasma, Psychic Scream, etc - It lowers the cost for absolutely everything and the advantages this provides to almost every build that doesn't specifically ''require'' the boost of Evolution or the mobility enhancement of Thornback can and will find a use for it.

	*'''Evolution''' - ''Level 20''		*'''Evolution''' - ''Level 20''