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Carnifexes are hulking, powerful Tyranid creatures used as living battering rams. They are often armed with the most powerful Tyranid Bio-weapons, and are used in shock assaults, spaceship boarding actions, massed battles, and for battering through fortified positions and tank formations.
type | carnifex |
squad | 1 |
health | 1350 |
energy | 200 |
courage | ∞ |
type | carnifex |
armor | vehicle |
size | large |
xp | 500 |
global | 60 |
health | 1350 |
melee skill | 70 |
speed | 4.5 |
rotation | 500 |
sight | 38 (5) |
charge speed | +3.5 |
charge range | 20 |
charge duration | 4 |
charge cooldown | 5 |
leap | no |
produce | 575 |
produce | 150 |
produce | 18 |
produce | 50 |
produce | 0 |
reinforce | 0 |
reinforce | 0 |
reinforce | 18 |
reinforce | 0 |
upkeep | 57.36 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
health | 1350 | 1485 | 1634 | 1797 |
health regen | 1 | 1.05 | 1.1 | 1.16 |
energy | 200 | 115 | 130 | 150 |
energy regen | 1 | 1.05 | 1.1 | 1.16 |
melee skill | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 |
melee damage | 1 | 1.1 | 1.21 | 1.33 |
range damage | 1 | 1.05 | 1.1 | 1.16 |
tyr_scything_talons_and_claws_carnifexmelee_heavy damage |
tyr_venom_cannon_carnifexarmor_piercing_pvp damage |
tyr_scything_talons_carnifexmelee_heavy damage |
tyr_barbed_strangler_carnifexplasma_cannon_pvp damage |
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Melee Resistance AuraThis unit takes 40% less damage from melee weapons. Passive ability. |
Spore CystsSpawns a unit of Spore Mines to cover the area around the Carnifex. 120 second cooldown. |
Pheromone CystsSpawns a Ripper Swarm, a weak melee unit very resistant to small arms fire and direct melee attacks, excellent at tying up ranged units. Rippers cling to their target, slowing it down; every bite reduces speed by 3% for 3 seconds. 90 second cooldown. |
ChargeThe Carnifex rampages at the targeted location, increasing its speed by 200%. Each second, all units in radius 8 take 30 power melee damage and ability knockback. Targets in radius 4 take an additional 30 power melee damage. Damage can only be dealt to each individual model 2 times every 2.5 seconds. 60 second cooldown. |
Bio-PlasmaHurls a blast of bio-plasma, doing up to 200 anti-vehicle damage and weapon knockback in radius 6. Range 65, 30 second cooldown. |
Thornback | T3150 50 15Increases the Health of the Carnifex by 400 and grants a charge ability to stampede through enemy infantry. Also grants the Pheromone Cysts ability, which spawns Rippers around the Carnifex. |
Stranglethorn Cannon | T3150 40 15Biomorph a Stranglethorn Cannon, effective against infantry but removes AoE from melee attacks. Shoots seed pods that erupt on impact, suppressing infantry in radius 12. Also grants the Spore Cysts ability, which spawns Spore Mines around the Carnifex. Removes the Carnifex's Melee Resistance Aura. 125 plasma cannon damage per shot. |
Venom Cannon | T3125 30 15Biomorph a Venom Cannon, effective against vehicles but removes AoE from melee attacks. Also grants the Bio-Plasma ability, a powerful ranged blast dealing area-of-effect damage. Removes the Carnifex's Melee Resistance Aura. 50 armor piercing DPS. 100 armor piercing damage per shot. Increases the Carnifex's maximum speed by 1. |