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91.125.174.191: Etymology 2

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Etymology 2

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	[[File:Ophydian_Destroyer.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Hover jets? More Legs? Why have a lower body when your spinal cord works just fine?]]		[[File:Ophydian_Destroyer.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Hover jets? More Legs? Why have a lower body when your spinal cord works just fine?]]

	Ophydian Destroyers ~~(ophidian - pertaining to snakes)~~ are yet another addition to the ever-growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, with multiple arms, and serpent-like bodies, and both tunnels to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money. Though in truth they are based upon the original [[Tomb King\|Tomb Kings]] unit, the [[Sepulchral Stalker]].		Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever-growing Destroyer Cults. ''Ophidian'' pertains to snakes, which have no arms, unlike these guys. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, with multiple arms, and serpent-like bodies, and both tunnels to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money. Though in truth they are based upon the original [[Tomb King\|Tomb Kings]] unit, the [[Sepulchral Stalker]].

	Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also have another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]		Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also have another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]

91.125.174.191: Etymology

2023-06-17T05:58:34Z

Etymology

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	[[File:Ophydian_Destroyer.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Hover jets? More Legs? Why have a lower body when your spinal cord works just fine?]]		[[File:Ophydian_Destroyer.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Hover jets? More Legs? Why have a lower body when your spinal cord works just fine?]]

	Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever-growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, with multiple arms, and serpent-like bodies, and both tunnels to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money. Though in truth they are based upon the original [[Tomb King\|Tomb Kings]] unit, the [[Sepulchral Stalker]].		Ophydian Destroyers (ophidian - pertaining to snakes) are yet another addition to the ever-growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, with multiple arms, and serpent-like bodies, and both tunnels to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money. Though in truth they are based upon the original [[Tomb King\|Tomb Kings]] unit, the [[Sepulchral Stalker]].

	Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also have another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]		Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also have another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]

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Spellchecking

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	Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever-growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, with multiple arms, and serpent-like ~~bodyies~~, and both tunnels to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money. Though in truth they are based upon the original [[Tomb King\|Tomb Kings]] unit, the [[Sepulchral Stalker]].		Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever-growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, with multiple arms, and serpent-like bodies, and both tunnels to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money. Though in truth they are based upon the original [[Tomb King\|Tomb Kings]] unit, the [[Sepulchral Stalker]].

	Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also have another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]		Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also have another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]
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	The Ophydian Destroyers are an interesting, heavily specialized unit which is slightly difficult to wrap your head around as it's full of rules and internal interactions. Their profile from the outset is 10" movement, BS/WS 3+, S4 T4 3W Sv4+ and three whole attacks. That number however is deceptive [[MathHammer\|(ready your calculators)]]: Out of your 3 base OphDes, all of them will do 2 extra attacks with their Ophydian Claws (S4 AP-1 1d); one of them will strike 3 times with his Hyperphase Reap Blades at S6 AP-4 3d (with a 3x1/6=50% chance of making an extra attack per the weapon rules), while the other two will strike 4 times at S4 AP-3 2d (per the weapon rules).		The Ophydian Destroyers are an interesting, heavily specialized unit which is slightly difficult to wrap your head around as it's full of rules and internal interactions. Their profile from the outset is 10" movement, BS/WS 3+, S4 T4 3W Sv4+ and three whole attacks. That number however is deceptive [[MathHammer\|(ready your calculators)]]: Out of your 3 base OphDes, all of them will do 2 extra attacks with their Ophydian Claws (S4 AP-1 1d); one of them will strike 3 times with his Hyperphase Reap Blades at S6 AP-4 3d (with a 3x1/6=50% chance of making an extra attack per the weapon rules), while the other two will strike 4 times at S4 AP-3 2d (per the weapon rules).

	That's a lot of numbers, but the long and short of it is that ''a lot of things will die'' considering the good strength and great AP of most of these attacks. What makes these boys even more at home in close combat is their Whipcoil Bodies rule which gives them -1 to hit in melee and being Destroyers, they reroll 1s to hit. And to make sure that they will make it to melee with what they want, they come equipped with the ~~Tunnelling~~ Horrors ability to keep them in Deep Strike as well as a special stratagem to put them back in hyperspace once they are done butchering whatever objective holder they were tasked with eliminating.		That's a lot of numbers, but the long and short of it is that ''a lot of things will die'' considering the good strength and great AP of most of these attacks. What makes these boys even more at home in close combat is their Whipcoil Bodies rule which gives them -1 to hit in melee and being Destroyers, they reroll 1s to hit. And to make sure that they will make it to melee with what they want, they come equipped with the Tunneling Horrors ability to keep them in Deep Strike as well as a special stratagem to put them back in hyperspace once they are done butchering whatever objective holder they were tasked with eliminating.

	They invite two obvious comparisons, [[Skorpekh Destroyer]]s and [[Canoptek Wraith]]s. All of them have around ''base'' cost (30pt, with the Wraith at 35), all of them go in units of 3 to 6, Wraiths and OphDes are both fast attack slots while OphDes and SkorDes share the same weapon. What truly separates the Ophydian Destroyers is their single-minded focus on Deep Strike and getting into melee as fast and hard as possible so they can butcher enemies as quick as possible. Which, considering their combat prowess, is [[Rape\|''pretty quick'']]. They're also unfortunately slightly slower than Wraiths (outside of being able to natively Deep Strike) and unfortunately both less powerful than the Skorpekhs, and less durable than both of them.		They invite two obvious comparisons, [[Skorpekh Destroyer]]s and [[Canoptek Wraith]]s. All of them have around ''base'' cost (30pt, with the Wraith at 35), all of them go in units of 3 to 6, Wraiths and OphDes are both fast attack slots while OphDes and SkorDes share the same weapon. What truly separates the Ophydian Destroyers is their single-minded focus on Deep Strike and getting into melee as fast and hard as possible so they can butcher enemies as quick as possible. Which, considering their combat prowess, is [[Rape\|''pretty quick'']]. They're also unfortunately slightly slower than Wraiths (outside of being able to natively Deep Strike) and unfortunately both less powerful than the Skorpekhs, and less durable than both of them.

1d4chan>Rocko1345 at 04:16, 3 May 2023

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	[[File:Ophydian_Destroyer.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Hover jets? More Legs? Why have a lower body when your spinal cord works just fine?]]		[[File:Ophydian_Destroyer.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Hover jets? More Legs? Why have a lower body when your spinal cord works just fine?]]

	Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, multiple arms, serpent-like ~~body~~ and both ~~tunnel~~ to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money.		Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever-growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, with multiple arms, and serpent-like bodyies, and both tunnels to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money. Though in truth they are based upon the original [[Tomb King\|Tomb Kings]] unit, the [[Sepulchral Stalker]].

	Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also ~~having~~ another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]		Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also have another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]

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	That's a lot of numbers, but the long and short of it is that ''a lot of things will die'' considering the good strength and great AP of most of these attacks. What makes these boys even more at home in close combat is their Whipcoil Bodies rule which gives them -1 to hit in melee and being Destroyers, they reroll 1s to hit. And to make sure that they will make it to melee with what they want, they come equipped with the Tunnelling Horrors ability to keep them in Deep Strike as well as a special stratagem to put them back in hyperspace once they are done butchering whatever objective holder they were tasked with eliminating.		That's a lot of numbers, but the long and short of it is that ''a lot of things will die'' considering the good strength and great AP of most of these attacks. What makes these boys even more at home in close combat is their Whipcoil Bodies rule which gives them -1 to hit in melee and being Destroyers, they reroll 1s to hit. And to make sure that they will make it to melee with what they want, they come equipped with the Tunnelling Horrors ability to keep them in Deep Strike as well as a special stratagem to put them back in hyperspace once they are done butchering whatever objective holder they were tasked with eliminating.

	They invite two obvious comparisons, [[Skorpekh Destroyer]]s and [[Canoptek Wraith]]s. All of them have around ''base'' cost (30pt, with the Wraith at 35), all of them go in units of 3 to 6, Wraiths and OphDes are both fast attack slots while OphDes and SkorDes share the same weapon. What truly separates the Ophydian Destroyers is their single minded focus on Deep Strike and getting into melee as fast and hard as possible so they can butcher enemies as quick as possible. Which, considering their combat prowess, is [[Rape\|''pretty quick'']]. They're also unfortunately slightly slower than Wraiths (outside of being able to natively Deep Strike) and unfortunately both less powerful than the Skorpekhs, and less durable than both of them.		They invite two obvious comparisons, [[Skorpekh Destroyer]]s and [[Canoptek Wraith]]s. All of them have around ''base'' cost (30pt, with the Wraith at 35), all of them go in units of 3 to 6, Wraiths and OphDes are both fast attack slots while OphDes and SkorDes share the same weapon. What truly separates the Ophydian Destroyers is their single-minded focus on Deep Strike and getting into melee as fast and hard as possible so they can butcher enemies as quick as possible. Which, considering their combat prowess, is [[Rape\|''pretty quick'']]. They're also unfortunately slightly slower than Wraiths (outside of being able to natively Deep Strike) and unfortunately both less powerful than the Skorpekhs, and less durable than both of them.

	As such, just holding these bad boys in reserve, preferably close to your opponent's end of the table so they are constantly reminded of it is the best strategy. They can easily spring whenever is best and completely sweep most holding units off the table in a flurry of hyperphase chops. Nasty.		As such, just holding these bad boys in reserve, preferably close to your opponent's end of the table so they are constantly reminded of it is the best strategy. They can easily spring whenever is best and completely sweep most holding units off the table in a flurry of hyperphase chops. Nasty.

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2022-02-15T22:14:40Z

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	That's a lot of numbers, but the long and short of it is that ''a lot of things will die'' considering the good strength and great AP of most of these attacks. What makes these boys even more at home in close combat is their Whipcoil Bodies rule which gives them -1 to hit in melee and being Destroyers, they reroll 1s to hit. And to make sure that they will make it to melee with what they want, they come equipped with the Tunnelling Horrors ability to keep them in Deep Strike as well as a special stratagem to put them back in hyperspace once they are done butchering whatever objective holder they were tasked with eliminating.		That's a lot of numbers, but the long and short of it is that ''a lot of things will die'' considering the good strength and great AP of most of these attacks. What makes these boys even more at home in close combat is their Whipcoil Bodies rule which gives them -1 to hit in melee and being Destroyers, they reroll 1s to hit. And to make sure that they will make it to melee with what they want, they come equipped with the Tunnelling Horrors ability to keep them in Deep Strike as well as a special stratagem to put them back in hyperspace once they are done butchering whatever objective holder they were tasked with eliminating.

	They invite two obvious comparisons, [[Skorpekh Destroyer]]s and [[Canoptek Wraith]]s. All of them have ~~the same~~ ''base'' cost (~~35pt~~), all of them go in units of 3 to 6, Wraiths and OphDes are both fast attack slots while OphDes and SkorDes share the same weapon. What truly separates the Ophydian Destroyers is their single minded focus on Deep Strike and getting into melee as fast and hard as possible so they can butcher enemies as quick as possible. Which, considering their combat prowess, is [[Rape\|''pretty quick'']].		They invite two obvious comparisons, [[Skorpekh Destroyer]]s and [[Canoptek Wraith]]s. All of them have around ''base'' cost (30pt, with the Wraith at 35), all of them go in units of 3 to 6, Wraiths and OphDes are both fast attack slots while OphDes and SkorDes share the same weapon. What truly separates the Ophydian Destroyers is their single minded focus on Deep Strike and getting into melee as fast and hard as possible so they can butcher enemies as quick as possible. Which, considering their combat prowess, is [[Rape\|''pretty quick'']]. They're also unfortunately slightly slower than Wraiths (outside of being able to natively Deep Strike) and unfortunately both less powerful than the Skorpekhs, and less durable than both of them.

	As such, just holding these bad boys in reserve, preferably close to your opponent's end of the table so they are constantly reminded of it is the best strategy. They can easily spring whenever is best and completely sweep most holding units off the table in a flurry of hyperphase chops. Nasty.		As such, just holding these bad boys in reserve, preferably close to your opponent's end of the table so they are constantly reminded of it is the best strategy. They can easily spring whenever is best and completely sweep most holding units off the table in a flurry of hyperphase chops. Nasty.

1d4chan>SirSprinkles at 12:59, 25 August 2021

2021-08-25T12:59:56Z

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	Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, multiple arms, serpent-like body and both tunnel to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money.		Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, multiple arms, serpent-like body and both tunnel to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money.

	~~Hearkening~~ back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also having another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]		Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also having another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]

	==Tunneling Crunch==		==Tunneling Crunch==

	The Ophydian Destroyers are an interesting, heavily specialized unit which is slightly difficult to wrap your head around as it's full of rules and internal interactions. Their profile from the outset is 10" movement, BS/WS 3+, S4 T4 3W Sv4+ and three whole attacks. That number however is deceptive [[MathHammer\|(ready your calculators)]] : Out of your 3 base OphDes, all of them will do 2 extra attacks with their Ophydian Claws (S4 AP-1 1d) ; one of them will strike 3 times with his Hyperphase Reap Blades at S6 AP-4 3d (with a 3x1/6=50% chance of making an extra attack per the weapon rules), while the other two will strike 4 times at S4 AP-3 2d (per the weapon rules).		The Ophydian Destroyers are an interesting, heavily specialized unit which is slightly difficult to wrap your head around as it's full of rules and internal interactions. Their profile from the outset is 10" movement, BS/WS 3+, S4 T4 3W Sv4+ and three whole attacks. That number however is deceptive [[MathHammer\|(ready your calculators)]]: Out of your 3 base OphDes, all of them will do 2 extra attacks with their Ophydian Claws (S4 AP-1 1d); one of them will strike 3 times with his Hyperphase Reap Blades at S6 AP-4 3d (with a 3x1/6=50% chance of making an extra attack per the weapon rules), while the other two will strike 4 times at S4 AP-3 2d (per the weapon rules).

	That's a lot of numbers, but the long and short of it is that ''a lot of things will die'' considering the good strength and great AP of most of these attacks. What makes these boys even more at home in close combat is their Whipcoil Bodies rule which gives them -1 to hit in melee and being Destroyers, they reroll 1s to hit. And to make sure that they will make it to melee with what they want, they come equipped with the Tunnelling Horrors ability to keep them in Deep Strike as well as a special stratagem to put them back in hyperspace once they are done butchering whatever objective holder they were tasked with eliminating.		That's a lot of numbers, but the long and short of it is that ''a lot of things will die'' considering the good strength and great AP of most of these attacks. What makes these boys even more at home in close combat is their Whipcoil Bodies rule which gives them -1 to hit in melee and being Destroyers, they reroll 1s to hit. And to make sure that they will make it to melee with what they want, they come equipped with the Tunnelling Horrors ability to keep them in Deep Strike as well as a special stratagem to put them back in hyperspace once they are done butchering whatever objective holder they were tasked with eliminating.
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	They invite two obvious comparisons, [[Skorpekh Destroyer]]s and [[Canoptek Wraith]]s. All of them have the same ''base'' cost (35pt), all of them go in units of 3 to 6, Wraiths and OphDes are both fast attack slots while OphDes and SkorDes share the same weapon. What truly separates the Ophydian Destroyers is their single minded focus on Deep Strike and getting into melee as fast and hard as possible so they can butcher enemies as quick as possible. Which, considering their combat prowess, is [[Rape\|''pretty quick'']].		They invite two obvious comparisons, [[Skorpekh Destroyer]]s and [[Canoptek Wraith]]s. All of them have the same ''base'' cost (35pt), all of them go in units of 3 to 6, Wraiths and OphDes are both fast attack slots while OphDes and SkorDes share the same weapon. What truly separates the Ophydian Destroyers is their single minded focus on Deep Strike and getting into melee as fast and hard as possible so they can butcher enemies as quick as possible. Which, considering their combat prowess, is [[Rape\|''pretty quick'']].

	As such, just holding these bad boys in reserve, preferably close to your opponent's end of the table so they are constantly reminded of it is the best strategy. They can easily spring whenever is best and completely sweep most holding units off the ~~tablet~~ in a flurry of hyperphase chops. Nasty.		As such, just holding these bad boys in reserve, preferably close to your opponent's end of the table so they are constantly reminded of it is the best strategy. They can easily spring whenever is best and completely sweep most holding units off the table in a flurry of hyperphase chops. Nasty.

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1d4chan>Cavgunner at 00:40, 13 May 2021

2021-05-13T00:40:03Z

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	Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, multiple arms, serpent-like body and both tunnel to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money.		Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, multiple arms, serpent-like body and both tunnel to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money.

198.27.191.27 at 07:29, 2 February 2021

2021-02-02T07:29:05Z

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	Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, multiple arms, serpent-like body and both tunnel to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money.		Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, multiple arms, serpent-like body and both tunnel to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money.

	Hearkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[~~Canoptek~~ Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also having another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]		Hearkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also having another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]

	==Tunneling Crunch==		==Tunneling Crunch==

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	Ophydian Destroyers ~~(ophidian - pertaining to snakes)~~ are yet another addition to the ever-growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, with multiple arms, and serpent-like bodies, and both tunnels to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money. Though in truth they are based upon the original [[Tomb King\|Tomb Kings]] unit, the [[Sepulchral Stalker]].		Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever-growing Destroyer Cults. ''Ophidian'' pertains to snakes, which have no arms, unlike these guys. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, with multiple arms, and serpent-like bodies, and both tunnels to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money. Though in truth they are based upon the original [[Tomb King\|Tomb Kings]] unit, the [[Sepulchral Stalker]].

	Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also have another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]		Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also have another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]

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	[[File:Ophydian_Destroyer.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Hover jets? More Legs? Why have a lower body when your spinal cord works just fine?]]		[[File:Ophydian_Destroyer.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Hover jets? More Legs? Why have a lower body when your spinal cord works just fine?]]

	Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever-growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, with multiple arms, and serpent-like bodies, and both tunnels to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money. Though in truth they are based upon the original [[Tomb King\|Tomb Kings]] unit, the [[Sepulchral Stalker]].		Ophydian Destroyers (ophidian - pertaining to snakes) are yet another addition to the ever-growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, with multiple arms, and serpent-like bodies, and both tunnels to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money. Though in truth they are based upon the original [[Tomb King\|Tomb Kings]] unit, the [[Sepulchral Stalker]].

	Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also have another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]		Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also have another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]

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	Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever-growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, with multiple arms, and serpent-like ~~bodyies~~, and both tunnels to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money. Though in truth they are based upon the original [[Tomb King\|Tomb Kings]] unit, the [[Sepulchral Stalker]].		Ophydian Destroyers are yet another addition to the ever-growing Destroyer Cults. They are also really similar to Tyranid [[Ravener]]s, with multiple arms, and serpent-like bodies, and both tunnels to surprise their targets. Clearly the [[C'tan]] or [[Hive Mind]] owes the other a lot of money. Though in truth they are based upon the original [[Tomb King\|Tomb Kings]] unit, the [[Sepulchral Stalker]].

	Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also have another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]		Harkening back to the aesthetic of the 3rd Edition [[Canoptek_Wraith#Canoptek_Crunch\|Wraith]]s, these homicidal maniacs opted to go the serpentine spinal cord look rather than the fancy hover tech or pointy legs. Wielding a pair of [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Reap-Blade\|Hyperphase Reap-Blades]] and [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Thresher\|Threshers]] much like their Skorpekh brothers, but also have another set of arms wielding [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Flensing Claw\|Flayed One-like Flensing Claws called Ophydian Claws.]]
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	The Ophydian Destroyers are an interesting, heavily specialized unit which is slightly difficult to wrap your head around as it's full of rules and internal interactions. Their profile from the outset is 10" movement, BS/WS 3+, S4 T4 3W Sv4+ and three whole attacks. That number however is deceptive [[MathHammer\|(ready your calculators)]]: Out of your 3 base OphDes, all of them will do 2 extra attacks with their Ophydian Claws (S4 AP-1 1d); one of them will strike 3 times with his Hyperphase Reap Blades at S6 AP-4 3d (with a 3x1/6=50% chance of making an extra attack per the weapon rules), while the other two will strike 4 times at S4 AP-3 2d (per the weapon rules).		The Ophydian Destroyers are an interesting, heavily specialized unit which is slightly difficult to wrap your head around as it's full of rules and internal interactions. Their profile from the outset is 10" movement, BS/WS 3+, S4 T4 3W Sv4+ and three whole attacks. That number however is deceptive [[MathHammer\|(ready your calculators)]]: Out of your 3 base OphDes, all of them will do 2 extra attacks with their Ophydian Claws (S4 AP-1 1d); one of them will strike 3 times with his Hyperphase Reap Blades at S6 AP-4 3d (with a 3x1/6=50% chance of making an extra attack per the weapon rules), while the other two will strike 4 times at S4 AP-3 2d (per the weapon rules).

	That's a lot of numbers, but the long and short of it is that ''a lot of things will die'' considering the good strength and great AP of most of these attacks. What makes these boys even more at home in close combat is their Whipcoil Bodies rule which gives them -1 to hit in melee and being Destroyers, they reroll 1s to hit. And to make sure that they will make it to melee with what they want, they come equipped with the ~~Tunnelling~~ Horrors ability to keep them in Deep Strike as well as a special stratagem to put them back in hyperspace once they are done butchering whatever objective holder they were tasked with eliminating.		That's a lot of numbers, but the long and short of it is that ''a lot of things will die'' considering the good strength and great AP of most of these attacks. What makes these boys even more at home in close combat is their Whipcoil Bodies rule which gives them -1 to hit in melee and being Destroyers, they reroll 1s to hit. And to make sure that they will make it to melee with what they want, they come equipped with the Tunneling Horrors ability to keep them in Deep Strike as well as a special stratagem to put them back in hyperspace once they are done butchering whatever objective holder they were tasked with eliminating.

	They invite two obvious comparisons, [[Skorpekh Destroyer]]s and [[Canoptek Wraith]]s. All of them have around ''base'' cost (30pt, with the Wraith at 35), all of them go in units of 3 to 6, Wraiths and OphDes are both fast attack slots while OphDes and SkorDes share the same weapon. What truly separates the Ophydian Destroyers is their single-minded focus on Deep Strike and getting into melee as fast and hard as possible so they can butcher enemies as quick as possible. Which, considering their combat prowess, is [[Rape\|''pretty quick'']]. They're also unfortunately slightly slower than Wraiths (outside of being able to natively Deep Strike) and unfortunately both less powerful than the Skorpekhs, and less durable than both of them.		They invite two obvious comparisons, [[Skorpekh Destroyer]]s and [[Canoptek Wraith]]s. All of them have around ''base'' cost (30pt, with the Wraith at 35), all of them go in units of 3 to 6, Wraiths and OphDes are both fast attack slots while OphDes and SkorDes share the same weapon. What truly separates the Ophydian Destroyers is their single-minded focus on Deep Strike and getting into melee as fast and hard as possible so they can butcher enemies as quick as possible. Which, considering their combat prowess, is [[Rape\|''pretty quick'']]. They're also unfortunately slightly slower than Wraiths (outside of being able to natively Deep Strike) and unfortunately both less powerful than the Skorpekhs, and less durable than both of them.