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Codex: Tyranids
Author(s)	Andy Chambers
Cover Artist	David Gallagher
Illustrator(s)	John Blanche , Wayne England, Mark Gibbons, Des Hanley
Released	1993
Pages	87
Followed by	Codex: Tyranids (3rd Edition)

Contents 1 The General Structure 2 Contents 2.1 Army List 2.2 Background 2.3 Special character models 2.4 Hobby Section 3 Authors, Artists and Coworkers 4 Other Publications

The General Structure

The Codex Tyranids is an expansion book for the Games Workshop Table Top game Warhammer 40,000. This book was published for the first time in 1993, and is for the 2nd Edition of Warhammer 40,000.

The book has 87 pages, including the pages of colour images of miniatures. At the end of the book there is a catalogue of miniatures available for purchase at the time of publication. The cover is printed in colour, depicting a hive tyrant, flanked by a Carnifex and Lictor, leading a group of Gaunts.

Contents

Army List

This book contains complete army lists for both a Tyranid army or a Genestealer infestation, also known as a Genestealer Cult. Further special rules and an armoury, referred to as biomorphs, were included.

• Tyranid Army
  • Individuals
    • Hive Tyrant
    • Zoanthrope
    • Lictor
  • Broods
    • Tyranid Warrior Brood
    • Genestealer Brood
    • Termagaunt Brood
    • Hormagaunt Brood
    • Gargoyle Brood
    • Ripper Swarm
• Genestealer Cult Army
  • Characters
    • Genestealer Patriarch
    • Genestealer Magus
    • Cult Icon Bearer
    • Genestealer Hybrids
  • Broods
    • Genestealer Brood
    • Genestealer Hybrid Brood
    • Brood Brother Squad
  • Support
    • Brood Brother Heavy Weapon Team
    • Rapier Laser Destroyer
    • Tarantula
    • Mole Mortar
    • Thudd Gun

Background

This book contains background information and fiction on:

Special character models

Hobby Section

This book contains hobby information on:

Authors, Artists and Coworkers

During the production of this book, the following persons were involved considerably.

Other Publications

• Codex, a general overview of all Codex publications.