Gaping Maw
Talons are all well and good, but this is what we’re all here for, isn’t it? Like any good graboid, the Red Talon’s primary attack is its Gaping Maw. Hitting on a 2+ just like its talons, the Gaping Maw has only a Strength of 5; however, it inflicts a solid D3+2 damage.
On stats alone, this attack is nothing to write home about, but the important note is that the Gaping Maw is used in conjunction with the Red Terror’s Swallow Whole ability. Whenever it targets an INFANTRY, MOUNTED, or BEAST unit, every successful unmodified wound is a Critical Wound. Secondarily, each time the Red Terror destroys an INFANTRY, MOUNTED, or BEAST unit with its Gaping Maw, it immediately regains D3+2 lost wounds.
All of this adds up to a versatile and very hungry monster. The Red Terror may not be the ideal model to take out enemy dreadnoughts, vehicles, or other top-level threats, but it’s going to be a nightmare for enemy infantry. It’s Deep Strike, and Subterranean Hunter abilities are going to force your opponent to think very, very carefully about how they deploy and move around the board.
I’ve had a small Tyranid army since the release of Leviathan back in 2022, and I’m strongly considering adding the Red Terror to our biomass with Kill Team: Terror on Devlan.
Devlan’s got more problems than the mud…
Source: Bell of Lost Souls
