Nautiloid
The Nautiloid is a massive species of Tyranid that looks like an overgrown nautiloid on land. Carrying a massive shell that looks like it can tank a number of hits, its mid- and rear-limbs are fused into a pseudopod and Lash Whip combination.
Not much is known about this critter other than appearing in a rather elusive and unknown Warhammer 40,000 Collectible Card Game. It is unknown what its main purpose was as its assumed slow speed and lack of range weapons makes the Nautiloid... mysterious. It could be assumed that it is only dropped when the Hive Mind knows there is very little defense on a planet and drops these suckers in to help gobble up any microbial or hard suck out organisms. Heck they might be the ones responsible of sucking out the planets micro-organisms in the first place.
Tabletop Fan-Rules
7th edition
Nautiloid Pts/model: 430 | WS: 4 | BS: 2 | S: 6 | T: 10 | W: 6 | I: 1 | A: 4 | Ld: 10 | Sv: 2+ |
Unit Composition: 1 Nautiloid
Unit Type: Gargantuan Creature
Weapons and Biomorphs: Scything Talons Lash Whips Regeneration Armoured Shell Impaling Tendril
Impaling Tendril 24",S9,AP 3,Ignores cover,Drag,Homing Any model smaller or equal in size to the Nautiloid can be dragged until it's B2B with the Nautiloid,or until it reaches an obstacle.
Special Rules: Slow and Purposeful Anaphylactic Shock
Anaphylactic Shock: Nautiloid's lash whips are tipped with poisonous barbs, when these pierce or rasp the flesh of an organism. The toxins contained within cause the skin to blister and swell almost immediately. Due to their extreme toxicity, any wounds from the Nautiloid cause Instant Death. This does not affect Daemons, including C’tan and the Eldar Avatar.
8th edition
A Nautiloid is a single mode. It is equipped with a single pair of Monstrous scything talons, a Lash Whip pod and an Impaling Tendril.
| Name | M | WS | BS | S | T | W | A | Ld | Sv | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nautiloid | 5" | 4+ | 2+ | 6 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2+ | 120 |
| Weapon | Range | Type | S | AP | D | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monstrous scything talons | Melee | Melee | +4 | -3 | D3 | You may re-roll hit rolls of 1 for this weapon. |
| Impaling Tendril | 18" | Heavy 1 | 9 | -4 | D6 | Models with the VEHICLE or MONSTER keyword which are damaged by this weapon are dragged 3D6" towards this model. On a 4+ on a D6, that model also suffers a mortal wound. |
| Lash Whip pod | Melee | Melee | User | -1 | 1 | Make 2 hit rolls for each attack with this weapon instead of 1. |
Abilities:
- Regeneration:The hive fleet ensures that it's hardiest monstrosities are capable of repairing any damage which might get through its armoured exterior.
- At the beginning of your turn roll a D6, on a 4+ this model regains D3 previously lost wounds.
- Armoured Shell:
- This model treats weapons of ap -1 or -2 as being ap 0.
- Anaphylactic Shock:The nautiloids weapons are all coated in bio acids and toxins designed to incapacitate any target, capable of halting even the unstoppable necron warriors for a time.
- Ever time a unit suffers an unsaved wound from this model roll a D6. On a 4+ the unit suffers a -1 to all its hit rolls and -1 to its movement characteristic until the next turn. Vehicles are effected on a 5+ and TITANIC units are unaffected by this ability unless they suffer 7 or more damage from this model in a single phase.
- Instinctive behaviour: