They Consumed All. They Left Nothing - a preview of Tyranids in the upcoming The Eye of Terror expansion

The Black Crusade Expansion Project is proud to preview the Tyranid cards in the upcoming expansion, The Eye of Terror, for Warhammer 40,000 Conquest!

The Imperium of Man battles with the Greenskins while Eldar and Dark Eldar alike rush to slow the horde of servants of Khorne that pour forth from the Eye of Terror. The Tau fight to claim worlds for the Greater Good while the Necrons continue to awaken. 

But while these conflicts rage on another force slowly creeps into the Sector. With an unrelenting hunger and a hive mind stonger than any of the other races can even fathom, the Tyranids enter into the battle...

Within The Eye of Terror expansion you will find 29 individual, new cards with which to wage this war! You may field new Deep Strike cards to bolster the Dark Angels and other factions as well. New Necron cards will focus on healing and enslavement of other factions. Ork players will also find new and creative opportunities to make use of salaveged vehicles!

"It is a conscience so staggering that we will never comprehend it."

Within this expansion, you will find 4 new Tyranid cards that will further push the Hive Mind specialization as well as infestation.

The Leviathan Hive Ship had previously entered the Travis Sector but now, so too comes a Hive Ship from Fleet Behemoth. With this 0 cost Unique support you can "make" money by deploying units with the Hive Mind specialization the very same turn you play this card! This can greatly increase the value of playing certain units such as Adamant Hive Guard, Swarm Guard and many more!

You will also find 3 copies of Strip the Planet Dry, a 0 cost event that rewards you for winning a battle at the first planet. It will reward you even more if that planet is infested! With this you can generate resources to further ambush in Genestealer units in your Subject: Omega-X62113 decks or include it to better incorporate the infest mechanic in decks for the other two warlords. This can further push the potency of cards like Shrieking Harpy, Blazing Zoanthrope, Toxic Venomthrope, Digestion Pool and many more!

Next up we see the Hellgaunt, a ferocious Gaunt sub-species. Here we see another direct benefit to running an infestation deck. For the cost of 1 resource you get a 1 command, 1 ATK, 1 HP unit that gets stronger at certain planets. But unlike other factions where units gain stats when at planets with certain icons, these little creatures get even stronger while at at infested planet. Because infesting a planet often requires set up and a cost to the Tyranid player (rather than just a green icon showing up on the planet flop) these fanged baddies will get +1 ATK and +2HP when fully operational!

Finally, we see a creature feared throughout the Traxis Sector! Heard of, and from, by many within the Imperium, this Hive Tyrant - Subject M17c1-1 - finally has come to the front lines of battle itself! Unique and Elite, this heavy hitter has built in protection from many of your opponant's potential combat tricks. Subject M17c1-1 generates a Termagant token upon deployment. Further still, once per phase, this unit can stop an enemy army unit's attack dead in it's tracks by offering up a Tyranid unit at the same planet as fodder!

Look for The Eye of Terror to hit OCTGN and be available for print-and-play in January of 2017!

(Editor's note - we do not own any of the artwork used. This is strictly a fan-made project with no earnings whatsoever.)