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1d4chan>Muaddib: /* Tyranid Powers */

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Tyranid Powers

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	*'''Hypnotic Gaze:''' Costs 1 Force Card. Range 18". Targets a unit of Genestealers, Genestealer Hybrids, or Tyranid Warriors. All enemy models within 6" must pass a LD test or they can't take any actions until the power is nullified and they're auto-hit in combat. Great for Genestealer Hybrids, but Genestealers are probably going to rip and tear whatever they're facing anyway.		*'''Hypnotic Gaze:''' Costs 1 Force Card. Range 18". Targets a unit of Genestealers, Genestealer Hybrids, or Tyranid Warriors. All enemy models within 6" must pass a LD test or they can't take any actions until the power is nullified and they're auto-hit in combat. Great for Genestealer Hybrids, but Genestealers are probably going to rip and tear whatever they're facing anyway.

	*'''Catalyst:''' Costs 3 Force Cards. Range 18". You choose a Tyranid brood that you can see, and that unit becomes Frenzied (must charge enemies in range and double their attack dice) and takes their armor saves on 2D6. This is an incredibly strong power with a Force Card cost to match. Genestealers now have 8 attack dice (and a 5+ save on 2d6), Hormogaunts now have 4 attack dice. To make matters even better, this power lasts until the brood dies or it gets nullified, so you don't have to worry about recasting it in future turns. The best target is probably Tyranid Warriors, which would get 6 attack dice at WS5 and a 5+ save on 2D6.		*'''Catalyst:''' Costs 3 Force Cards. Range 18". You choose a Tyranid brood that you can see, and that unit becomes Frenzied (must charge enemies in range and double their attack dice) and takes their armor saves on 2D6. This is an incredibly strong power with a Force Card cost to match. Genestealers now have 8 attack dice (and a 5+ save on 2d6), Hormogaunts now have 4 attack dice. To make matters even better, this power lasts until the brood dies or it gets nullified, so you don't have to worry about recasting it in future turns. The best target is probably Tyranid Warriors, which would get 6 attack dice at WS5 and a 5+ save on 2D6. Also note that a 5+ on 2D6 (without modifiers) has an 83.33% chance of passing, so it's basically a better 2+ save. Most basic weapons have a -1 modifier so you're then looking at a 6+ on 2D6, which still gives you a 72% chance to save. Not bad!

	===Nurgle Powers===		===Nurgle Powers===

1d4chan>Muaddib: /* Tyranid Powers */

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Tyranid Powers

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	===Tyranid Powers===		===Tyranid Powers===

	*'''Psychic Scream:''' Costs 2 Force Cards. Range 36". Targets an enemy psyker, and you roll 2D6. If the result is greater than their toughness, they can't do anything until the next Psychic Phase, and they're WS1. If the result is greater than their LD, they are auto-killed~~. This is a great power if you're expecting a Psyker~~. Because ~~there~~ are ~~so many powerful ones (and most with~~ T4 or less), you~~'re in~~ a ~~really~~ great chance ~~to pull it off~~. If you also consider how expensive psykers are in this edition, you shut down a huge chunk of points and synergy. Definitely a must-take if expecting enemy psykers.		*'''Psychic Scream:''' Costs 2 Force Cards. Range 36". Targets an enemy psyker, and you roll 2D6. If the result is greater than their toughness, they can't do anything until the next Psychic Phase, and they're WS1. If the result is greater than their LD, they are auto-killed. Because most Psykers are T4 or less (I see you Mephiston!), you have a great chance of rendering them ineffective. If you also consider how expensive and powerful psykers are in this edition, you shut down a huge chunk of points and synergy. Definitely a must-take if expecting enemy psykers.

	*'''The Horror:''' Costs 1-3 Force Cards. Range is 6X", where X is amount of Force Cards you spend. Units and characters within that range must take a break check (pass LD or run away). It's a decent power if you expect to be fighting Guard or other average LD armies, but vs Marines your chances are less than 50%.		*'''The Horror:''' Costs 1-3 Force Cards. Range is 6X", where X is amount of Force Cards you spend. Units and characters within that range must take a break check (pass LD or run away). It's a decent power if you expect to be fighting Guard or other average LD armies, but vs Marines your chances are less than 50%.
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	*'''Hypnotic Gaze:''' Costs 1 Force Card. Range 18". Targets a unit of Genestealers, Genestealer Hybrids, or Tyranid Warriors. All enemy models within 6" must pass a LD test or they can't take any actions until the power is nullified and they're auto-hit in combat. Great for Genestealer Hybrids, but Genestealers are probably going to rip and tear whatever they're facing anyway.		*'''Hypnotic Gaze:''' Costs 1 Force Card. Range 18". Targets a unit of Genestealers, Genestealer Hybrids, or Tyranid Warriors. All enemy models within 6" must pass a LD test or they can't take any actions until the power is nullified and they're auto-hit in combat. Great for Genestealer Hybrids, but Genestealers are probably going to rip and tear whatever they're facing anyway.

	*'''Catalyst:''' Costs 3 Force Cards. Range 18". You choose a Tyranid brood that you can see, and that unit becomes Frenzied (must charge enemies in range and double their attack dice) and takes their armor saves on 2D6. This is an incredibly strong power with a Force Card cost to match. Genestealers now have 8 attack dice (and a 5+ save on 2d6), Hormogaunts now have 4 attack dice. To make matters even better, this power lasts until the brood dies or it gets nullified, so you don't have to worry about recasting it in future turns. The best target is probably Tyranid Warriors, which would get 6 attack dice and a 5+ save on 2D6.		*'''Catalyst:''' Costs 3 Force Cards. Range 18". You choose a Tyranid brood that you can see, and that unit becomes Frenzied (must charge enemies in range and double their attack dice) and takes their armor saves on 2D6. This is an incredibly strong power with a Force Card cost to match. Genestealers now have 8 attack dice (and a 5+ save on 2d6), Hormogaunts now have 4 attack dice. To make matters even better, this power lasts until the brood dies or it gets nullified, so you don't have to worry about recasting it in future turns. The best target is probably Tyranid Warriors, which would get 6 attack dice at WS5 and a 5+ save on 2D6.

	===Nurgle Powers===		===Nurgle Powers===

1d4chan>Muaddib: /* Tyranid Powers */

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Tyranid Powers

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	===Tyranid Powers===		===Tyranid Powers===

	*'''Psychic Scream:'''		*'''Psychic Scream:''' Costs 2 Force Cards. Range 36". Targets an enemy psyker, and you roll 2D6. If the result is greater than their toughness, they can't do anything until the next Psychic Phase, and they're WS1. If the result is greater than their LD, they are auto-killed. This is a great power if you're expecting a Psyker. Because there are so many powerful ones (and most with T4 or less), you're in a really great chance to pull it off. If you also consider how expensive psykers are in this edition, you shut down a huge chunk of points and synergy. Definitely a must-take if expecting enemy psykers.

	*'''The Horror:'''		*'''The Horror:''' Costs 1-3 Force Cards. Range is 6X", where X is amount of Force Cards you spend. Units and characters within that range must take a break check (pass LD or run away). It's a decent power if you expect to be fighting Guard or other average LD armies, but vs Marines your chances are less than 50%.

	*'''Hypnotic Gaze:'''		*'''Hypnotic Gaze:''' Costs 1 Force Card. Range 18". Targets a unit of Genestealers, Genestealer Hybrids, or Tyranid Warriors. All enemy models within 6" must pass a LD test or they can't take any actions until the power is nullified and they're auto-hit in combat. Great for Genestealer Hybrids, but Genestealers are probably going to rip and tear whatever they're facing anyway.

	*'''Catalyst:'''		*'''Catalyst:''' Costs 3 Force Cards. Range 18". You choose a Tyranid brood that you can see, and that unit becomes Frenzied (must charge enemies in range and double their attack dice) and takes their armor saves on 2D6. This is an incredibly strong power with a Force Card cost to match. Genestealers now have 8 attack dice (and a 5+ save on 2d6), Hormogaunts now have 4 attack dice. To make matters even better, this power lasts until the brood dies or it gets nullified, so you don't have to worry about recasting it in future turns. The best target is probably Tyranid Warriors, which would get 6 attack dice and a 5+ save on 2D6.

	===Nurgle Powers===		===Nurgle Powers===

1d4chan>MagicJuggler: /* Eldar Powers */

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Eldar Powers

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	===Eldar Powers===		===Eldar Powers===

	*'''~~Doom~~:'''		*'''Fortune:''' The first notably dangerous power Eldar have, Fortune grants all Eldar within 8" of the Psyker a +2 to their armor saves (and only armor saves. Forcefields and other saves do not benefit). Notably, Fortune does let you automatically pass 1+/0+ armor saves.

	*'''~~Battle Fate~~:'''		*'''Executioner:''' Executioner has a variable cost. Place a marker down within 18" of the Warlock. For each Force Card you spend (up to 3), you may nominate an enemy model near said Marker to fight a round of hand-to-hand combat with, with the Warlock benefiting from a Charge Bonus and any Wargear, and ignoring penalties for multiple enemy combatants. If the Warlock loses any combat, the enemy doesn't actually inflict any damage but the power is immediately nullified. This power is better for picking off heavy weapons rather than hero-hunting, though it can be used in a pinch to support a pre-existing assault by picking off models to make it easier to set up follow-up moves.

	*'''~~Fortune~~:'''		*'''Guide:''' Guide lets a single Eldar model within 12" fire a weapon at twice its normal range, hitting automatically (D-Cannons only scatter once instead of twice). It costs 1 Force Card for Pistol/Basic weapons, and 2 for Heavy/Ancient/Support Weapons. An extra shot from a support battery seldom hurts...unless you're the enemy of course.

	*'''~~Executioner~~:'''		*'''Destructor:''' Costing 2 Force Cards, Destructor is a Wave Motion power of a sort. When you cast Destructor, you place a special template down (not unlike a Flamer template) with the narrow end next to the Psyker. Every model underneath must take an Initiative Check or suffer a S6 hit with no armor save. But wait, there's more. At the start of each subsequent Psychic Phase, the Destructor will move forward an additional 12", with all models it crosses over taking an unsaveable S6 hit; the template keeps moving forward until nullified, it leaves the table edge, the Psyker maintaining it is killed, or it hits a vehicle. Destructor is mostly there for disruption and to create area denial against low-initative foes, but is relatively underwhelming otherwise.

	*'''~~Mind War~~:'''		*'''Eldritch Storm:''' Costing 3 Force Cards, this ability is better for causing chaos rather than sheer destruction. You place a 3" radius template down, and roll a scatter die for each model underneath. If you roll an arrow, the model is pushed to the edge of the template in that direction and cannot move or shoot next turn. If you roll a hit, the model is pushed to the closest edge and takes a S3 hit. Finally, vehicles pushed out of the template make an automatic Out of Control roll next turn. The Storm remains in place until the Warlock is slain chooses to dispel it (or it's nullified presumably). While on the table, nothing can move or shoot through this template.

	*'''Guide:'''		====Farseer Powers====

	*'''~~Eldritch Storm~~:'''		*'''Doom:''' Doom is simple yet deadly. Select one enemy target model within 36". All attacks versus that model automatically wound, and any unsaved wounds by that model are doubled. The trick of course is working around 2nd edition targeting restrictions: This power only truly comes into its own if you're running Scouts/Snipers in your list.

	*'''~~Destructor~~:'''		*'''Battle Fate:''' Another simple power, Battle Fate buffs an Eldar unit within 72" to have +1 to hit in shooting and +1 in close combat scores. This almost makes Guardians decent.

			*'''Mind War:''' This power costs 1-3 Force Cards. Select an enemy model and roll 4+(force cards spent D6). For each 6 you roll, that model takes an unsaveable wound. You can target a crew member inside a vehicle, but it's only 2+(force cards) in that case. Versus Psykers, instead of wounds, the enemy Psyker loses a power for each 6 you roll; should the Psyker also run out of powers, it also takes D3 wounds on top.

	===Ork Powers===		===Ork Powers===

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	*'''Destroy Power:'''		*'''Destroy Power:'''

			*'''Energy Drain:'''

			*'''Reflection:'''

			*'''Daemonic Attack:'''

			*'''Psychic Duel:'''

			*'''Ultimate Force:'''

	===Use Psychic Powers===		===Use Psychic Powers===

1d4chan>MagicJuggler: /* How It Works */

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How It Works

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	==How It Works==		==How It Works==

			The 2nd Edition Psychic Phase is broken down into three subphases.

			===Determine Warp Flux===

			The "Warp Flux" of a battlefield determines how many dice you roll per Psychic Phase to determine the number of cards dealt between players. By default, Warp Flux is two meaning that you roll 2d6. However, Warp Flux cannot be greater than the number of Psykers on the battlefield; thus if there is only one Psyker on the battlefield, Warp Flux is only 1.

			===Deal Cards===

			Self-explanatory: The player deals out cards starting with himself. Dark Millenium comes with a deck of 36 Warp Cards: Most of these are Force Cards which are spent in order to cast Psychic Powers, but other types of cards include:

			*'''Nullify:'''

			*'''Destroy Power:'''

			===Use Psychic Powers===

			Note that unlike other editions, the 2nd Edition Psychic Phase is an Alternating Activation system where both players (starting with the one whose turn it is) alternate between each Psyker attempting to cast powers. Note that each Psyker can only attempt to cast one power per turn.

	==Psychic Disciplines==		==Psychic Disciplines==