tyranids

Playing Tyranids with Synaptic Link and the Leviathan Supplement

We recently had John Lennon weigh in on playing Tyranids with the new Octarius rules but there’s enough in the new content to give players multiple ways to build. We sat down with longtime hivemind devotee Innes Wilson, who...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Last Orders pt.2

Our tour through this great time of flux continues today, with seven GTs to take a look at (two large enough to have multiple undefeated players). Quite a few more from the Balance Slate's big losers, ominous sightings of...

Shadows in the Meta: Playing Post-Octarius Tyranids

Welcome, dear readers to another article on the developing meta! I’m John Lennon from the Art of War, and today I’m here to talk to you about Tyranids. Many people don’t know this but I’ve totally, actually been a...

Hammer of Math: Hive Mind Synaptic Link

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at the impact of the new Hive Mind Synaptic Link abilities out of War Zone Octarius Book 1: Rising Tide. In November Codex: Tyranids will turn four years old, enjoying the same...

War Zone Octarius Book 1: Rising Tide – The Narrative Play Rules

Welcome back, Dear Reader, to our review of the Narrative Play rules in Warzone Octarius Book 1: Rising Tide. If you missed our review of the Matched Play rules in the book, you can find that review here. Today...

Warzone Octarius Book 1: Rising Tide Review Part 2 – Tyranids

As you’d expect from a book set in the Octarius sector it isn’t just the Imperium getting fancy new rules in this book. The swarming bioforms Hive Fleet Leviathan are famously one of the two largest forces in the...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: The Warp Stirs pt.1

A new challenger approaches. As foretold by our expert statistical prognosticars, this weekend saw Grey Knights hit the metagame in a big way, with a couple of event wins (including a major) and plenty of other decent showings. Their...

Swarming Skeletons: A Kill Team Battle Report

It's always a good sign when you walk away from a game wanting to play more of it, and that's just what happened when me and one of my local buddies played our first game of Kill Team a...

Kill Team Compendium Review, Part 3: Xenos Teams and Final Thoughts

OK two parts down, one to go. We split our review of the compendium into three parts to make it a bit easier to tackle from a reading (and writing perspective). In this third and final part we'll be...

The 2021 Big FAQ Hot Take: Xenos Edition

Games Workshop dropped an absolute bombshell of an update today, with FAQs for the majority of factions, tons of clarifications, and big adjustments to everything from core rules to key faction abilities. There’s a ton to sift through but...