Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus/Characters
UncommonTyrant Guard
Uncommon
Melee
Piercing
Faction & traits
TyranidsXenos AllianceBig TargetCrushing Strike
Tyrant Guards exist purely to protect their Hive Tyrant, colossal living shields all but impervious to even the heaviest weapons.
Tier: B on the Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus tier list
Built purely to soak hits for its Hive Tyrant, taunting and shielding big targets nearby -- excellent at its one job, limited outside it.
Recommended build
Runs two Defensive Item pieces (Slots 2 and 3) instead of a Booster — this unit has no Booster slot.
Crit / Defensive
Skill
Taunts an adjacent enemy while hitting it hard, then blasts and pushes back anyone standing between it and the target.
Basic attack Fights in melee, two hits per strike.
Attributes
| Base (Stone I) | Iron I (Common, 2★) | Bronze I (Uncommon, 4★) | Silver I (Rare, 6★) | Diamond I (Legendary, 8★) | Diamond III (Legendary max stars) | Adamantine II (Mythic, 11★) | Adamantine II (Mythic max) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 125 | 294 | 673 | 1512 | 6552 | 11978 | 14603 | 16689 |
| Armour | 22 | 52 | 119 | 265 | 1152 | 2108 | 2570 | 2937 |
| Damage | 16 | 37 | 86 | 193 | 840 | 1535 | 1869 | 2136 |
| Movement | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Ability progression
Further abilities that unlock as this character's evolution line advances.
- Guardian OrganismPassive
While near a synapse creature or after standing still, shields itself and nearby big targets from a chunk of incoming damage next turn.
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