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What the [[Zoanthrope]] is to the concept of "psyker", the '''Venomthrope''' is to the concept of "poison". Floating above the ground on organic balloons full of toxins and | What the [[Zoanthrope]] is to the concept of "psyker", the '''Venomthrope''' is to the concept of "poison". Floating above the ground on organic balloons full of toxins and sporting enough tentacles to make [[Cthulhu]] blush, the Venomthrope is effectively a short-range terraformer for the [[Tyranid]] invasion force. The cloud of spores and bacteria it emits are not only a comfortable little bubble for Tyranid units, they're a huge pain in the ass for any of those pesky planetary defenders that might have survived this long. It relates to the [[Toxicrene]] in roughly the same way as the [[Zoanthrope]] does to the [[Maleceptor]], exept that the Toxicrene does not suck. | ||
==On the Tabletop== | ==On the Tabletop== | ||
Revision as of 16:26, 8 February 2017
What the Zoanthrope is to the concept of "psyker", the Venomthrope is to the concept of "poison". Floating above the ground on organic balloons full of toxins and sporting enough tentacles to make Cthulhu blush, the Venomthrope is effectively a short-range terraformer for the Tyranid invasion force. The cloud of spores and bacteria it emits are not only a comfortable little bubble for Tyranid units, they're a huge pain in the ass for any of those pesky planetary defenders that might have survived this long. It relates to the Toxicrene in roughly the same way as the Zoanthrope does to the Maleceptor, exept that the Toxicrene does not suck.
On the Tabletop
The Venomthrope has 2+ poisoned attacks and gives Shrouded to all units within a 6" inch radius. This makes them extremely useful as support for your masses of gaunts so that they have at least some kind of save. This also works great for supporting your Carnifexes and Hive Tyrants alongside their followers: that cover save is a blessing when dealing with AP3 weapons. This obviously makes the Venomthrope a premier target for the enemy forces: especially Tau are laughing as they ignore your cover save and one-shot your entire brood with a powerful weapon. Template weapons are dangerous as well: a few shots with the equivalent of a Heavy Flamer will do a lot of damage on your Venomthropes. But as long as you keep them in the back and proteded by units that can devour whatever unit that comes near it, discouraging suicide tactics a bit. And make sure you take out the opposing artillery ASAP.