Rumours: Tyranid Update.

So we just had a picture of what is forecasted to be the "new warriors." Got me thinking. Remember what came out of 4chan a few months back? Seems the guy was right. What does that mean?

All Via 4chan:

Tyranid Prime:

Tyranid Prime, plastic clamshell

>- Larger Warrior, head crest has four prongs, additional shoulder plates that interlock down over part of the chest, armor in general is sharper and extends farther out with a slight upward curve. Looks like you could impale a guardsman on its back.

>- On foot, devourer and scything talons, dead easy to switch out components with Warriors and Raveners.

>- Details of the fluff are quite a bit different. The Prime is designed as a perfect hunter, created to fit any battlefield and seek out and eliminate enemy commanders while supported by evolved broods in this regard.

>- Apex Brood: The Prime can take a single retinue of "Apex" Warriors, Raveners or Shrikes. They receive T/WS/BS +1 and the Prime auto passes LOS! rolls while attached to the Apex Brood. Somewhat more expensive than their normal counterparts (+5 to +10 pt each depending on the creature)

>- No more +1WS/BS when attached to regular warriors, that's replaced by the retinue.

>- Hunter-Killer: Enemy characters cannot refuse challenges from the Prime.

 

Hmm, seems plausible, does it not?

MAYBE, the following MIGHT be true:

>Crawling Plague (named Venomthrope), Finecast

>- Like the other named tyranids is taken as a brood upgrade.

>- Three rows of vents on its back, tail is much longer and coils itself around a piece of scenery. Mouth tendrils are shorter and spread open around its mouth like it's trying to spit out something, with liquid dripping out of it.

>- Torrent weapon, AP- Poison 4+. Gimmick is on a 3+ place a marker anywhere on where you placed the template. Following turn place the small end of the flamer template on the marker and aim it in any direction, roll again on 4+ every subsequent turn to see if it stays on the field.

>- Grants stealth to all models within 6" and shrouding to itself. Venomthropes create 5+ cover, so they synergize.

>- It Lurks in the Mists: Special deployment gimmick instead of deploying on the board, at the start of any movement phase except the first you can deploy the Crawling Plague within 6" of any venomthrope.

>- Mutation from the new Hive Fleet Karkinos, which is specialized in toxic weaponry and the usage of venomthropes.

>Army-wide notes
>- No FOC and ally table changes
>- Devastation and Adaptation are new power tables with 3 powers each + primaris.
>- Primaris for Devastation = Warp Blast, Adaptation = Onslaught (similar to battle-focus)
>- All Tyranid powers can be used with either one or two charges to increase the effect.
>- Ravenous Advance: Units with this rule can run & assault in the same turn.
>- The Ground Trembles: All MC cause d3 Hammer of Wrath hits.
>- Red Terror, Deathleaper and Old One Eye are unique upgrades to their respective broods.

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Or, it's an amazing guess. 

I'll leave it up to you to make a judgement.

I'm skeptical of all rumours until they come true.

- Out.