the Assimilator has me down a little, I hoped we got something on par with a primarch or a greator daemon or alike a sweep and a strike profile with the stike being atleast str 14 or 16
Can't wait to have droves of Guardsman die to these guys. Assuming it's on an obj that adds +50% that'd be 900+ las gun shots (not hits) at BS4… hun. Time to dust off the Shadowswords.
I think it should hit a bit harder honestly, the feeling I got from these when they were hyped up was that they were supposed to basically be the “primarch” of the Tyranids, but I guess not, for how big and complex they are I wish they did something else besides “sit on objective” or “kill one dude really good”.
God damn, one of these cost less than as a squad of Sanguinary Guard. xD But yeah I do like that the designs have a clear difference in Offense vs Defense.
I'm really disappointed. Thought more for a titan-like melee profile, but nope. For the point costs I also stay with my carnifex. Better melee output and lower costs.
Running an Assimilator forward with a Hive Tyrant and a Scythed Hierodule to dominate the midfield seems terrifying. The Hierodule sweeps the hordes, the Tyrant provides FNP, and they’re all very durable and can annihilate a Battleline. My Nidzilla lists need some of these…
The Emissary is awesome as well. Love the flexibility and dependability of those psychic shots, and a 4+ Invuln is awesome, especially with a 4+ FNP against mortals.
It just seems really off to me that the emissary’s melee profile is the exact same as the hive tyrant’s, except it doesn’t have twin linked on it’s heavy attack profile. Makes me wonder if it was a typo. As is it could really use an increase in at least one of its stats to set it apart, either more attacks, more strength, more ap or more damage. Or have the talons and claws be a strike and sweep profile (talons got harder but with fewer attacks, claws with way more attacks that are light) rather than combined attacks
think in most match ups emissary with the 5+fnp and oc15 going to be most compettive. tho if u run assimilator i would probably take the reroll wounds.just flexing into there strenghts at that point. I think in most matches up oc 15 on a very hard to shift monster will be useful vs assimilator going full dmg sometimes there just wont be anything to hunt. to bad assimilator cant get advance and charge from the stealth detachment it kind of looks and feels like it belongs with them as the apex hunter of assassin creatures and the somewhat massive lictor vibe it has with the hooks.
Wow so glad I didn't pre-order these. what a crock of shit. The same melee profile as a hive tyrant, which is already considered overcosted despite its awesome special rule. 2 short range lascannon shots and some pretty shitty durability rules? And 305 for the no invuln assimilator? XD I wish this was a joke but it's not. I honestly wish they had gone full toned down dmg this edition with nothing that easily wipes vehicles and big monsters in one turn but sadly its business as usual with some having and others not. Compare this thing with a fire prism. Hell, compare this thing to a leman russ with a demolisher cannon! And you have to run this boy across the board while those can do their work from a range. More of the same from games workshop. What a disappointment
Feel like they should have given the assimilator a base feel no pain or fights first seeing it’s a big beserker bug and assimilator better melee, bit daft to me it’s barely hitting harder than a power fist with those massive talons. Would help toward them both filling offensive and defensive roles instead of both being good in one role but not good enough in both.
I’m casual trash so my take may be shit and I’mma still run it and have a good time with it, but I fear for it when my mates Custodes come along and recreate the scene from the book but I reckon I’m going to struggle to take down multiple Custodes like it did in lore.
Tried to preorder one of these alongside some other of the new stuff, but apparently the website decided to break on me; I have a payment record from paypal but no confirmation mail of my order. Which just absolutely blows.
Psychic is ALWAYS a negative keyword tell me one benefit from this keyword and Tyranids have more of it then most factions. so thees guys cost similar to Knights yet lack the bulk and damage of a knight? who balanced this
Think I'm gonna go with the Emissary, that 4+ invuln is VERY valuable even with the reduced AP in 10th. Also that FNP for mortals can be extremely powerful against some factions. The melee isn't super great, but I think this model works well as a big distraction, the longer it takes to kill, the better.
its so dumb that they introduce the big new threat by making it fail just stop making it face imperials if you need to make something look cool if you cant make anything imperial ever lose anything
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How does it take 15 mortal wounds to kill the Assimilator if it has 16 wounds?
I wish it was bigger. It’s beautiful but bigger and super heavy would have been my preference
These are pretty unimpressive stats tbh. I guess it's a good sign that we're not getting massive power creep with each new edition and models
the Assimilator has me down a little, I hoped we got something on par with a primarch or a greator daemon or alike a sweep and a strike profile with the stike being atleast str 14 or 16
Can't wait to have droves of Guardsman die to these guys.
Assuming it's on an obj that adds +50% that'd be 900+ las gun shots (not hits) at BS4… hun.
Time to dust off the Shadowswords.
Really suprised it’s not a character
I think it should hit a bit harder honestly, the feeling I got from these when they were hyped up was that they were supposed to basically be the “primarch” of the Tyranids, but I guess not, for how big and complex they are I wish they did something else besides “sit on objective” or “kill one dude really good”.
I'm not a tyranid player and I just want to get one to paint up and put on the monster wall.
God damn, one of these cost less than as a squad of Sanguinary Guard. xD But yeah I do like that the designs have a clear difference in Offense vs Defense.
I'm really disappointed. Thought more for a titan-like melee profile, but nope. For the point costs I also stay with my carnifex. Better melee output and lower costs.
Not as impressive as HIERODULE. I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see much of it at conventions.
Wait, does the Assimilator have x1 Toxinjector Harpoon (range) (x2 attacks total) or does it have x2? (4 attacks total?)
Running an Assimilator forward with a Hive Tyrant and a Scythed Hierodule to dominate the midfield seems terrifying. The Hierodule sweeps the hordes, the Tyrant provides FNP, and they’re all very durable and can annihilate a Battleline. My Nidzilla lists need some of these…
The Emissary is awesome as well. Love the flexibility and dependability of those psychic shots, and a 4+ Invuln is awesome, especially with a 4+ FNP against mortals.
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It just seems really off to me that the emissary’s melee profile is the exact same as the hive tyrant’s, except it doesn’t have twin linked on it’s heavy attack profile. Makes me wonder if it was a typo. As is it could really use an increase in at least one of its stats to set it apart, either more attacks, more strength, more ap or more damage. Or have the talons and claws be a strike and sweep profile (talons got harder but with fewer attacks, claws with way more attacks that are light) rather than combined attacks
think in most match ups emissary with the 5+fnp and oc15 going to be most compettive. tho if u run assimilator i would probably take the reroll wounds.just flexing into there strenghts at that point. I think in most matches up oc 15 on a very hard to shift monster will be useful vs assimilator going full dmg sometimes there just wont be anything to hunt. to bad assimilator cant get advance and charge from the stealth detachment it kind of looks and feels like it belongs with them as the apex hunter of assassin creatures and the somewhat massive lictor vibe it has with the hooks.
Wow so glad I didn't pre-order these. what a crock of shit. The same melee profile as a hive tyrant, which is already considered overcosted despite its awesome special rule. 2 short range lascannon shots and some pretty shitty durability rules? And 305 for the no invuln assimilator? XD I wish this was a joke but it's not. I honestly wish they had gone full toned down dmg this edition with nothing that easily wipes vehicles and big monsters in one turn but sadly its business as usual with some having and others not. Compare this thing with a fire prism. Hell, compare this thing to a leman russ with a demolisher cannon! And you have to run this boy across the board while those can do their work from a range. More of the same from games workshop. What a disappointment
GW does NOT want nids to hav -4AP lmfao
Definitely gonna have to buy this the lictors and deathleapers for my cousin
Feel like they should have given the assimilator a base feel no pain or fights first seeing it’s a big beserker bug and assimilator better melee, bit daft to me it’s barely hitting harder than a power fist with those massive talons. Would help toward them both filling offensive and defensive roles instead of both being good in one role but not good enough in both.
I’m casual trash so my take may be shit and I’mma still run it and have a good time with it, but I fear for it when my mates Custodes come along and recreate the scene from the book but I reckon I’m going to struggle to take down multiple Custodes like it did in lore.
Tried to preorder one of these alongside some other of the new stuff, but apparently the website decided to break on me; I have a payment record from paypal but no confirmation mail of my order. Which just absolutely blows.
Please go to sleep
Also shout out to The Combat Company in Australia, they do free shipping over $250 AUD to NZ, making them by far the cheapest option for kiwis
I am not quite sure why I need a Norn when I have Hierodules that are just better?…
Cool model, but too small
I ultimately think the Norn Emissary is hotter than the Norn Assimilator.
i want to see if this model can win the tournament. all i can see now is Aeldar if not Imp Titans.
if tyranids can't win even with the new codex and monster.. then this mean those monster are just useless against the current Meta.
Boff very boring. For a 235 points model lts ok tier…
Odd that they arnt as good as a haruspex in close combat
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“Short order” it killed 4 or 5 custodes while not even paying attention to them and didn’t even try to attack Trajan lmao.
Psychic is ALWAYS a negative keyword tell me one benefit from this keyword and Tyranids have more of it then most factions.
so thees guys cost similar to Knights yet lack the bulk and damage of a knight? who balanced this
Great job!
Think I'm gonna go with the Emissary, that 4+ invuln is VERY valuable even with the reduced AP in 10th. Also that FNP for mortals can be extremely powerful against some factions. The melee isn't super great, but I think this model works well as a big distraction, the longer it takes to kill, the better.
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I'm so excited to use my demachaerons in place of these lol
Once again, loving these damage comparison charts. So informative and impactful!
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Which one would I like to take into the battle? Hmm… I think I'll let Lords Miguel and Tulio answer that for me. Both! Both is good.
These two are so sick looking that I have to run one, okay three
Gap games is awesome. I was in there just this weekend
Fortunate that the emissary looks like a better beter, because i would never want to make it into that ugly assimilator model
its so dumb that they introduce the big new threat by making it fail
just stop making it face imperials if you need to make something look cool if you cant make anything imperial ever lose anything
Thank you for this unit breakdown of both the Norn Emissary and Norn Assimilator!
Does the Emissary have any psychic powers beyond that Neurolance?