You can also lead around with 140 units on the battlefield. They spawn fast, they die fast, and you’re constantly rethinking what to create.'Īlthough he will be the only hero in the Tyranid campaign, the Swarmlord will be able to spawn Hormagaunts and Termagants at any time, assuming he has the energy to do it. His underlings do most of the fighting: huge, ever changing hordes of small units washing over the battlefield. But he also functions as a caster, chucking the Barbed Stranglers Dan mentioned to slow down and suppress large groups of units, or flush them out of a building if they’re garrisoned. As a six metre tall creature wielding four swords made of bone, he takes care of himself pretty well.
'In action, he’s the scrappy backbone of your swarm. 'There’s a twist to this announcement: in Retribution’s Tyranid campaign, unlike its others, you have just one hero. Tyranids will be joining Orks and Eldar as a playable race in the next expansion for Dawn of War 2, Retribution.
