40K RUMORS: Weapons of the Hivemind
You didn’t think we were finished with Nid stuff did you? They are reportedly the most popular xenos race out there, so expect to see bugs crawling out of the woodwork in just a few weeks everybody. Here’s what showed up in the old BoLS mailbox over the weekend:
RANGED WEAPONS
Venom Cannon
R:36 S:6 AP:4 Assault 1 Blast
-1 modifier on the vehicle damage chartHeavy Venom Cannon
R:48 S:9 AP:4 Assault 1 Blast
-1 modifier on the vehicle damage chartBarbed Strangler
R:24 S:4 AP:6 Assault 1 Large BlastStranglethorn Cannon
R:36 S:6 AP:4 Assault 1 Large BlastSpinefist
R:18 S:4 AP:5 Assault X
(X= bearer’s number of attacks), twin-linkedFleshborer
R:18 S:4 AP:5 Assault 1Sting Blaster
R:12 S:5 AP- Assault 1AdvertisementSpike Blaster
R:18 S:5 AP:5 Assault 4Texorin Bug
3 fire modes, may be fired additionally to all other weapons
-Template S:* AP- Assault 1, wounds on 2+ vs. non-vehicles
-Template S:5 AP:5 Assault 1
-Template S:3 AP:6 Assault 1, RendingDeath Blaster
R:18 S:5 AP:5 explosiveBIOMORPHS
Toxin Sacs
ALL units may buy these. Grants Poison attacks (4+)AdvertisementAdrenal Gland
ALL units may buy these. Grants Furious ChargeSpore Launcher
Big bugs only. Grants Frag granadesInjectors
To-wound rolls of 6 cause the loss of all wounds instead of oneFlesh Hooks
R:6 S:5 AP- Assault 2Subscribe to our newsletter!Get Tabletop, RPG & Pop Culture news delivered directly to your inbox.By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Toxic Blood
When the model loses a wound in assault the model causing the wound must pass an I check or lose a wound with no armor save allowed. Vehicles suffer a glancing hit on a 4+Toxic Miasma
Enemy models in assault range pass a T check or lose one wound with normal armor saves allowedLashwhips
All enemy models in assault are reduced to I:1AdvertisementChitin Upgrades
From 6+ Armor save to 2+, with several variantsBoneswords
A model suffering a wound tot he weapon must pass an Ld test or is killed outright. If the bearer has a pair of Boneswords the Ld test is made on 3D6.Scything Talons
Reroll to-hit rolls of 1 in assault, models with a pair of talons reroll all failed to-hit rollsRending Claws
Grant Rending USR in assaultCrushing Claws
Model I is lowered to 1, +D3 AttacksRegeneration
At the start of each turn the model regains a lost wound on a 6Wings
Model counts as Jump InfantryAdvertisement
~As usual, standard caveats till the preview copies hit stores. But its looking in general like shooting is the way out of this menace. The list of assault units who can deal with a lot of those biomorphs is shrinking compared to the old Tyranid codex.
