does this look like an auto include only to me?
he provides both synapse and cover even to monsters and can hide behind gaunts if needed
it's just the adaptation wording that looks flawed to me as the enemy could simply start removing casualties from the models near the malanthrope and ending the removal of the models with one that is more than 1" away from him
It costs a buttload, the cover is really small and works on a model-by-model case instead of by units, its a chump in combat with no save and a mediocre weapon. Its only use is a synapse bunker in a swarm list, which a tyranid prime does for half the price.
>Its only use is a synapse bunker in a swarm list
I was more thinking about a monster list
him, some screaming killers and old one eye seem to interact well to me
A) Screamer-Killers, and B) true, but for 200 points i can instead get a kitted tyrant/2 Primes/two-thirds of a swarmlord/most of a Trygon Prime/two more carnifexes now that instinctive behaviour doesnt fuck me in the ass. Also C), the Malanthrope is slow as dogshit and will slow down your deathstar to his measly 5"
I started with the same 2nd ed Codex in OP's picture. Stopped playing about 9 years ago but what I've seen so far has been enough to get me interested again.
Here's what I've gathered so far:
>Some units are faster now (possible T1 charges)
>Genestealers are pure nightmare fuel
>The Swarmlord fucked your mum
>Flying is significantly less necessary now
>Tervigon's don't shit themselves on T2 anymore and reliably pump out buckets of gaunts
>Oh shit, Biovores are packing heat
>Big bugs having more wounds makes Nidzilla lists possibly more survivable
>Synapse bubbles are small but really good
>Fuck your enemy's psykers
>Catalyst is really good
Sanguinius is going to become the Sara Kerrigen for the Hive Mind.
Remember this post.
>A) Screamer-Killers
oh shit, is that you bioform sama?
They are still cute
Nids are great again. Exocrine, Swarmlord, Broodlord and Stealers shine out as the greatest examples, however almost everything is usable
Warriors are usable again, hive guard are improved, trygon is improved, old one eye is back to being a beast, chuck OOE in with some carnifexs and enjoy
>Swarmlord has 7 S8 AP-3 attacks hitting on 2+ and moves 9" with 5++
>Genestealers with broodlord can put out 4 S4 rending attacks hitting on 2+, can move 8 inches, advance and charge
>Even pyrovore now has the longest ranged flamer in the game, acid blood and is cheaper
>Exocrine can shoot 12 S7 D2 attacks at 36 inch range
>Biovores and spore mines cause mortal wounds
>Spore mines don't need to charge to explode, just to be within 3 inches of an enemy
Among many other improvements