Editing Viragon (section)

=== 8th Edition ===

A Viragon is a single model armed with a pair of Monstrous Scything Talons, Acid Spit, and a Melting Maw.
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! Name !! M !! WS !! BS !! S !! T !! W !! A !! Ld !! Sv !! Pts !! PP
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| Viragon || * || * || * || * || 12 || 55 || 6 || 10 || 3+ || 2100 || 100
|}

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! Weapon !! Range !! Type !! S !! AP !! D !! Abilities
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| Monstrous scything talons || Melee || Melee || X2 || -4 || D3+6 || -
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| Melting Maw || Melee || Melee || User || -5 || 6 || Each time the bearer fights, it can give up all its attacks to make one single attack with this weapon. If this weapon kills a model the Viragon heals D3 wounds it had previously lost.
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| Acid Spit || 24" || Assault 2D6 || 6 || -5 || 3 || This weapon automatically hits its target.
|}

{| class=wikitable
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! Remaining W !! M !! WS !! BS !! S
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| 45-55+ || 18” || 2+ || 2+ || 9
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| 35-45 || 14" || 2+ || 3+ || 9
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| 20-34 || 10” || 3+ || 3+ || 8
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| 5-19 || 8” || 4+ || 4+ || 7
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| 1-4 || 6” || 5+ || 5+ || 6
|}

Wargear:
*You can purchase one of the following abilities for this model.
**Hardened Carapace (50 points)
**Iper-Acid Sacs (150 points)
**Synaptic Spinal Node (100 points)

Abilities:
*Swallow Whole: The Viragon is a notoriously voracious creature, and the size of its mouth is perfect for accommodating their craving for flesh. There's nothing that can be done to save a comrade who falls into those acid-drooling jaws as when something enters that abyss, it never comes out.
**If an enemy model suffer any damage from this model Acid Maw it has to take a Strength test (unless it has the {{W40kKeyword|Titanic}} keyword). If the result is equal or higher than this model's strength characteristic then nothing happens, if the result is lower then that model is slain, remove it from the game without making saves of any kind. This model then regains D3 lost wounds.

*Caustic Vomit: A Viragon can violently disgorge assimilated bio-mass to shower the enemy with highly corrosive liquids.
**When this model slays a model that doesn't have the {{W40kKeyword|Titanic}} keyword with its Acid Maw (the Swallow Whole rule counts), instead of healing D3 lost wounds, it can make a shooting attack against an enemy unit within 18" (even between 1" of this model but not of other friendly units) with the following profile:
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! Range !! Type !! S !! AP !! D !! Abilities
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| 18" || Assault X || * || -5 || D3 || X is the number of wounds the slain model had (if the model had the {{W40kKeyword|Vehicle}} keyword the number is halved). In addition this weapon wounds on a roll equal to the slain model's armor save (If its armor save was 2+ then this weapon wounds on a 2+ and so on). This weapon automatically hits its target.
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*Hardened Carapace: The chitinous plating on the Viragon's back is composed of numerous layers that bond together into an armored shell capable of deflecting even lascannon shots.
**Subtract 2" from this model's movement and charge distance. The AP of weapons that wound this model are considered two points weaker (-4 become -2, -2 becomes 0 and so on). 

*Iper-Acid Sacs: 
** You can re-roll all wound rolls for this model and on a wound roll of 6 the enemy unit suffers an additional 3D3 mortal wounds. The AP of every weapon of this model (including the Caustic Vomit ability) is considered one point stronger. In addition, each time this model loses a wound, roll a D6; on a 4+ every unit within 6" suffers 2D3 mortal wounds, on a 6 this becomes 2D6.

*Synaptic Spinal Node:
**This model receives the {{W40kKeyword|Synapse}} and {{W40kKeyword|Psyker}} keywords, the Shadow in the Warp special rule and a 5+ invulnerable save. In addition, this model knows two powers from the Hive Mind Discipline and Smite. It can attempt to manifest and deny two powers per turn.

*Subterranean Tunnels:
**During deployment, you can set up a Viragon underground instead of placing it on the battlefield. At the same time, you can set up a maximum of two {{W40kKeyword|<HIVE FLEET>}} units in the Viragon's tunnel. At the end of any of your Movement phases, set up the Viragon anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" away from any enemy models. If there are other units in the Viragon's tunnel, set them up at the same time wholly within 6" of the Viragon and more than 9" away from any enemy models. Any models that you cannot place in this way are destroyed.

*Underground Reaper: The ground begins to rumble and shift underfoot as the Tyranid horde clashes with its next meal. Combatants scramble as a massive hole begins to open beneath their formation. They begin to run, but it is already too late, as a cavernous jaw erupts from the ground and swallows entire squads whole.
**Instead of following the Subterranean Tunnels rule you can set up a Viragon alone underground instead of placing it on the battlefield. At the end of any of your Movement phases, set up the Viragon anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 1" away from any enemy models and more than 6" away from any other Viragons set up this way this turn, then roll a D6 for each enemy unit within 2" of it; on a 1 the unit escapes unharmed, on a 2-3 it suffers D3 mortal wound, on a 4-5 it suffers D6 mortal wounds, and on a 6 it suffers D6+3 mortal wounds. The Viragon cannot charge in the same turn.

*Burrowing:
**At the beginning of any of your Movement phases, any Viragon can burrow. Remove it from the battlefield - it can return as described in the Underground Reaper ability. A Viragon may not burrow and return to the battlefield in the same turn. If the battle ends while the Viragon is underground, it is considered to be slain.

*Dense Muscular Tissue:
**This model has a 6+ save against any damage. If this model is reduced to 0 wounds, roll a D6 before removing it from the battlefield; on a 4+, it lashes out in its death throes, and each unit within 6" suffers D6 mortal wounds, D6+3 on a 6.

Keywords:
*Faction:{{W40kKeyword|<Hive Fleet>}}, {{W40kKeyword|Tyranids}}
*{{W40kKeyword|Lord of War}}, {{W40kKeyword|Viragon}}, {{W40kKeyword|Monster}}, {{W40kKeyword|Titanic}}

[[Category: Warhammer 40,000]]

[[Category: Xenos]]

[[Category: Tyranid]]

[[Category: Megafauna]]

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