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1. Tyranids have always been known as close-combat specialists. From the miniscule Rippers and masses of man-sized Hormagaunts to the snakelike Raveners and Carnifexes as tall as a building, most Tyranids have specialized close-combat biomorphs.
What are the most common and ubiquitous of these close-combat biomorphs, which can all be found on Hormagaunts, Raveners and Trygons?
2. The Tyranids have a variety of biological ranged weapons, from bio-guns that shoot rapacious beetles at foes to cannons that engulf them in a flammable mass of biochemicals. Taking cover against some of these weapons is effective - it is however useless to hide behind a rock if the Tyranid one is taking cover from can simply spray the entire area with lethal gas.
Against which of the following Tyranid weapons is hiding behind cover completely useless?
3. While all members of the Tyranid swarm are essentially biological weapons, some Tyranids are more weaponlike than others. This particular Tyranid is essentially a living bomb, floating around the battlefield until its tentacles touch a potential victim, causing it to explode.
What is this Tyranid bio-weapon?
4. The Bonesword is a specialized close-combat bioweapon consisting of a chitinous blade that allows the Tyranid wielding it to focus psychic energy. Bonesabres are a deadlier, specialized modification of the bonesword employed by only the most powerful Tyranids.
Which of the following Tyranid creatures wields Bonesabres?
5. Tyranid biological ranged symbiotes often fire a stream of deadly liquids and liquid-like compounds. In Warhammer 40,000 game terms, these weapons are template weapons.
Which of the following weapons is NOT fired as a template weapon?
6. Tyranids, relying on the limits of evolution for their bio-weaponry, have always had trouble dealing with heavily-armoured tanks at range. Over the years, they have evolved various ranged weaponry to deal with these armoured behemoths. These include corrosive poison shards thrown at supersonic velocities and concentrated bolts of pure psychic power.
Which of the following Tyranid ranged attack is best suited for dealing with heavily-armoured tanks?
7. One interesting in-game aspect that is unique to the Tyranids is the mechanic of some of their ranged weaponry. Some Tyranids' "guns" can shoot a particular number of times depending on the base attacks of the Tyranid using it. In 4th Edition, when this mechanic was introduced, there were several ranged weapons that used this. In the 5th Edition Codex however, only one ranged weapon that used this mechanic remained.
Which of the following is this weapon, usually fielded in pairs?
8. The Barbed Strangler is a specialized Tyranid weapon that shoots out a seed pod. The seed pod rapidly reaches maturity with seconds, ensnaring and strangling any victims within its reach.
Which of the following is a larger version of this weapon?
9. This particular weapon, that Termagants could be armed with, was introduced in the 2nd Edition Tyranid Codex. Officially absent for most of 3rd and 4th edition, it returned as an option for Termagants in the 5th Edition codex.
Which of the following is this bioweapon?
10. The entire range of Tyranid bioweapons include both ranged bioweapons such as projectile launchers and close-combat ones such as claws and talons.
Which of the following Tyranids cannot have any ranged weapon symbiotes?
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