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Caustic Tyrannofex
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Caustic TyrannofexType: Army Unit Faction: Tyranids Cost: 5 Attack Value: 4 Hit Points: 4 Command Icons: 3 Signature/Loyalty: Traits: Creature. Leviathan. Elite. Reaction: After you win a command struggle at this planet, until the end of the round, this unit gains “Hive Mind – Each Termagant token you control at this planet gains Armorbane.” Set: Unforgiven Number: 39 Quantity: 3 Illustrator: Guillaume Ducos |
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7 Comments
This guy is a potential Mycetic Spores-driven assassin. Deploy downstream for command $$$, then jump to a key battle once your opponent has dropped all their hammers opposite him. Main downside is that 4 health; he's going to be hard to keep alive once he does jump into combat. Secondary downside is that he pairs best with some of the weaker shield-lacking Hive Mind units so his three hammers are pretty badly offset if you want to make best use of Armorbane.
I am glad that Swarmlord finally has access to an elite with Hive Mind who costs 5, though.
This card is a Joke...First of all it has the potential of gaining hive mind IF it wins command. Paying 5 resources for 4/4 with 3 hammers that might work if you have tokens with it and if it wins command is actually a big waste. I would prefer running any of the other tyranid elites(not trygon ofc) any day.
Armor bane to your 1/1 tokens ... REALLY now. Hive mind decks where already bad but with this elite they get bad and ridiculous. The only way i see someone actually winning with this crap if because your opponent wont stop laughing when you play 5 and drop this piece of junk.
Playable Elite Hive - Mind , perfect for Swarmlord and Mycetic Spores as Skaak already said.
Probably need to pump Termagant tokens now.
Viable for STC - Fragment
If we are talking about casual then yea sure an elite Swarmlord deck could emerge.
On the competitive scene it will never work cause by the time you setup it will be too late.
Any strategy that requires 3 or more cards to become viable is nowhere near perfect or consistent.
STC - Decks are coming, Elite - Decks are coming.
This is not a combo that the deck relies on, but it is a unit that fits the Elite - Slot for Swarmlord better than any of the other Elites besides Biospore. As such I think it will find a place in a Swarmlord Elite Deck.
I think both of you are right; Swarmlord can't be competitive with an elite-centric build right now (unless he outright ditches Hive Mind and Mycetic Spores, but then you're better off with OOE). At the same time, if Swarmlord continues to get Hive Mind-powered elite options then this deck type could very well become viable in the future (Mycetic Spores is one of the few reliable movement effects available to Tyranids, and movement effects are strong).