The Tyranids

Tyranids are very special, having the ability to improve the stats of their units directly by consuming planets and acquiring biomass points.

For each planet the Tyranids devour in a sector, they gain 2 biomass points.

The Tyranids can only spend biomass points they acquired on the tendril which devoured a planet, as all upgrades are for each individual tendril.


Upgrades do not stack, that means one upgrade of each for every tendril max.


Genestealer Infestation
One-time use
Cost: 1 Biomass Point
Effect:
- Start with a great many Genestealers on the surface of a selected planet, you can then cause absolute havoc with this ability and greatly weaken defences by having them already on enemy ground
- 100 Genestealers


Rapid Infestation
One-time use
Cost: 1 Biomass Point
Effect:
- Start with a fraction of a selected planet
- 3000 more start money
- 40 Spinegaunts
- 40 Termgants
- 20 Hormagaunts


More Mycetic Spores
One-time use
Cost: 1 Biomass Point
Effect:
- Start with more Mycetic Spores for quickly sweeping a planet
- 40 Mycetic Spores


Improved Biomass: Skin
Cost: 2 Biomass Point
Effect:
- All Tyranid units get 1 additional defence


Improved Biomass: Weaponry
Cost: 2 Biomass Point
Effect:
- All Tyranid units get 1 additional attack


Improved Biomass: Legs
Cost: 1 Biomass Point
Effect:
- All Tyranid units get 1 additional range


Improved Biomass: Eyes
Cost: 1 Biomass Point
Effect:
- All Tyranid units get 2 additional view range


Improved Biomass: Counter-Adaptation
Cost: 3 Biomass Point
Effect:
- All Tyranid units get 1 attack and defence against a specific faction(must be chosen, 1 per tendril)


Quick Evolution
Cost: 3 Biomass Point
Effect:
- Instead of starting with tier 1 units during a battle, start with tier 2 units(Elite and Veteran Infantry types)


Hive Fleet Tendril
Cost: 6 Biomass Point
Effect:
- Only Hive Fleet Dagon can do this
- Be able to spawn a new Hive Fleet tendril(army) in any desired sector in the Jericho Reach


Hive Fleet Tendrils

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