Editing Codex - Tyranids: /tg/'s 8th Edition (section)

==Adaptive Physiologies==
If a Tyranids {{W40kKeyword|CHARACTER}} is your Warlord, rather than determining a Warlord Trait for that model, you can instead select an Adaptive Physiology for one {{W40kKeyword|Tyranids}} unit from your army. To do so, before the battle begins, select one {{W40kKeyword|Tyranids}} {{W40kKeyword|Infantry}} unit or one {{W40kKeyword|Tyranids}}{{W40kKeyword|Monster}} model from your army (other than any unique character), and select an Adaptive Physiology from the corresponding list below. That Adaptive Physiology applies to the selected model or unit until the end of the battle. Write down any Adaptive Physiologies your models have on your army roster.

===Infantry===
'''-Abhorrent Pheromones:''' ''The brood releases a complex chemical signature in the press of fighting that provokes fear responses in their prey. Confused and panicking, the enemy are easily torn down.''
::Subtract 2 from the Leadership characteristic of models in enemy units whilst their unit is within 3" of this unit.

'''-Adrenal Webs:''' ''With battlefield knowledge gained from devouring the fleeter races of the galaxy, this brood’s glandular stimuli drives them forwards at an unprecedented speed, allowing none to escape.''
::When this unit consolidates, it can move up to 2D6” instead of 3".

'''-Dynamic Camouflage:''' ''Chromatospores in this brood’s skin and carapace adapt at a frightening pace, seamlessly blending their alien forms into their surroundings.''
::When resolving an attack made with a ranged weapon against a model from this unit that is receiving the benefit of cover, add 2 to the saving throw instead of 1.

'''-Enhanced Resistance:''' ''The subcutaneous fibroid membranes of these bioforms are capable of absorbing even armour-piercing shots and blows.''
::When resolving an attack made against this unit with a weapon that has an Armour Penetration characteristic of -1 or -2, that weapon has an Armour Penetration characteristic of 0 for that attack.

'''-Unnatural Reactions:''' ''This brood uses unique alien senses and its connection to the Hive Mind to react instantly to prey attacking other Tyranids nearby.''
::This unit can perform Heroic Interventions as if it were a {{W40kKeyword|CHARACTER}}. In addition, this unit can perform a Heroic Intervention if there are any enemy units within 6" of them instead of 3", and when doing so can move up to 6" instead of 3".

===Monster===
'''-Accelerated Digestion:''' ''The ravenous hunger of this monstrous creature is complemented by a dizzying array of consumption sacs and ferociously powerful digestive acids, fuelling its alien vitality with every screaming morsel of prey.''
::In the Fight phase, when an enemy model is destroyed as a result of an attack made by this model, this model regains up to 1 lost wound.

'''-Dermic Symbiosis:''' ''This bio-horror’s carapace is actually a symbiotic organism, capable of psychically repelling the fiercest attacks of the prey and boosting the metabolism of its host creature.''
::This model has a 5+ invulnerable save. In addition, if this model has a damage table it is considered to have double the number of wounds remaining for the purposes of determining what row to use on that damage table.

'''-Murderous Size:''' ''Whether enormous osseous blades, writhing lashes or oversized fangs, this colossus’ means of rending apart its prey have grown far beyond those of its kind. Fuelled by the bearer’s instinctive ability to slay, each hideous blow and crushing bite delivered by these bio-weapons hasten the prey world’s demise.''
::Before the battle, select one melee weapon that this model is equipped with. Until the end of the battle, add 1 to the Strength and Damage characteristics of that weapon, and improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that weapon by 1(e.g. AP 0 becomes AP -1).

'''-Synaptic Enhancement:''' ''Adaptations to this organism’s cerebral architecture have enhanced its connection to the Hive Mind. Through this towering and deadly creature, the horrific control and influence of the Tyranid race is spread ever further.''
::This model gains the ''Shadow in the Warp'' and ''Synapse'' special rules, and gains the {{W40kKeyword|SYNAPSE}} keyword.

'''-Voracious ammunitions:''' ''Either host to nests of ever-hungry bio-ammunition or unique organs generating a constant stream of biochemical substances, this xenos brute’s far-reaching touch continues to sear and consume long after it has moved on to other prey.''
::At the end of your Shooting phase, all enemy unit that had one or more models destroyed this phase as a result of an attack made by this model suffer D3 mortal wounds.