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Relentless second paragraph.
Tyranid
formations swarms receive Blast markers as normal, but
ignore their presence for the purposes of suppression and
never count as having more Blast markers than the enemy in
assaults. Instead of breaking, a Tyranid swarm that has as
many Blast markers as units removes those Blast markers and
becomes instinctive (see "Instinctive" below) until the start of
the next turn
; its link to the Hive Mind has been severed and
it is unable to perform its functions. As well, Tyranid swarms
that lose an assault are treated in the normal fashion:
suffering "hack down" hits and making withdrawal moves,
but become instinctive, instead of breaking
, until the start of
the next turn. ? ? ? (It is advised you mark such swarms
appropriately.) Swarms that become instinctive due to any
reason other than losing an assault do NOT receive a
withdrawal move nor do they suffer "hack down" hits.
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Instictive
The hordes of creatures that make up a Tyranid swarm are
not a mass of individuals, but are merely cogs in a great
biological machine. Even the higher order creatures like Hive
Tyrants and Tyranid Warriors are more resonators of the Hive
Mind's will than actual leaders
; without the Hive Mind's
guidance they lack the foresight and initiative that a Junior
Officer cut off from his Command might utilize when
battlefield conditions change. ? ? ? ? As well, some Tyranid
creatures have no mind at all, they merely undertake purely
automatic behaviours or undirected activity as they devour all
that comes near them.
Such creatures are considered to be instinctive. A swarm
containing instinctive creatures may only take Hold actions
and suffers -2 to any Initiative tests they make, in addition to
any other applicable modifiers. Additionally, instinctive units
may neither control nor contest battlefield objectives, though
they may still lend support to assaults, accumulate Blast
markers, and attempt to spawn in the End Phase.
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