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Tips for new nids player: -Magnets are your friends, a tyranid hug is a deadly one even amongst your minis. -Hormagaunts needs weight in there base, if the magnet is not enougth, fishing weigth are a good option. -Washes or contrast paint does magic to paint your bugs. After myself painting a couple of hundreds the traditionnal way, I would simplify my colors quite much. Also, nids can be all colors you want. They are tons of tutorial for you on youtube for all kinds of different color schemes. -Dont forget to make numnumnum sounds when your gaunt successfuly charge. :)

He speaks the truth. One of my favorite narrative games to run with new players at my local shop once they get their feet on the ground is a trial by fire. There are plenty of them that the veteran players have signed up to run, Daemonic incursion, Ork speedfreak Waaagh, Grey Knight ambush, etc... all set armies vs the player to see how well their new army is going. Mine is the Swarm. Only Tyranid troops, endless swarm. Genestealers, Gaunts, warriors and gribblies. And the new player tries to hold out 6 full turns. Everyone always loves playing and loves watching. There is something...i hate to use the term magical, but magical, about a new player with their first army forging a legend and creating memories about a last stand against the Endless Swarm. Its something we veteran players should always strive to create for the new players. Fun.

“Brothers, get the bug spray!”

I’m going to gently listen to this so hard

Seriously. As an aspiring writer, allow me to thank you for your magnificent writing and stellar voice 💖

The Devastation of Baal - the conflict between the Tyranids and Blood Angels - is what got me into buying new models again. I don't have a Tyranid army, but they are my favourite faction to play against!

The amount of videos has been making my quarantine quite enjoyable, thank you baldermort!

The endless swarm of gaunts - a thing of terror in prose, akin to the zombie horde, only faster. And with guns. On the tabletop, however... unless there is a synapse nearby it quickly devolves into the other player having a fresh hunting season as all the little critters try to find a hole to hide in.

I remember playing against the 'nids back in 2005, my mate had created a truly nasty army list centered around his newly acquired biovores and he was lobbing spore mines at me trying to pin down my fast moving raiders. One of the best single combats of that entire game took place around the wreckage of a skimmer that had been hit by a lucky mine. The occupants, along with two other units of warriors were trying to fight off an equal number of gaunt units and the entire thing rapidly devolved into a meatgrinder as the hormagaunts advanced and were met by a wall of splinter rifle fire, half of their number fell before they even made contact but the counter fire from devourers and fleshborers of their second group reaped a gruesome toll... In the end the remaining gaunts were mopped up by my haemonculus, but you could almost hear him swearing over what a mess it was going to be putting the gore slick pile of my troops back together again.

The individual Tyranid critters are always neat to learn about! You always learn something new and incredible about how these things have managed to make life do something fantastic. Even if Orks are the most Fun, Tyranids will always be my favorite army as a whole.

Bought a box of my lovely homicidal bumble bees recently, watching this while building them is a real treat.

The best birthday gift a humble servant could ask for! Thank you My friend

Devastation of Baal got me back in after my 6 year break from the lore.

Tyranid’s one of my first loves in 40k after loving the alien films many many years ago!!

If there is a massive ecosystem that the Tyranids forge within their Horde, but that ecosystem will never be understood by us in the Ordo Xenos, and I speak of from experience. The Tyranids will forever be an mystery to me, and many within the Ordo Xenos are afraid of what they, we will find from the Great Devourer entire ecosystem. Many fear the Ruinous Powers, but the Dark Powers still rely on Human emotions to exist, the Great Devourer doesn’t, all they need is food and we of the Imperium are food to them, and the Galaxy is a feast to be consume.

One of my friends, she ran tons of tyranid gaunts, those were some crazy battles. I look forward to facing off against them again, since I have re-specked my army. I hope my guards men are better prepared. It helps that I double my guards men and now I got some kick as Catachans and Bullgryns!

I loved making my deathwatch while listening to this video it made the process all the more enjoyable, knowing what my force was made to eliminate. Thanks again for an amazing video brother.

Your videos help me wake up to go to my soul crushing job, keep it up my friend 👌🤙

Man, that intro story was superb. Not overdramatic but emotionally grounded; hard, grim, and dark. Love how you predicted the question that arises in the listener's mind about why the Emperor's Mercy is not given to Termagaunt victims and tied it back to cultural changes required for survival. I love love loved the explanation of how the Baal people resolve the conflict between their belief in an almighty allseeing Emperor and the horror of their experience, reframing it as a gift and a refining trial -- so very, very believable. Personally think this is one of your most refined vignettes yet :D

Thank you very much for finally covering a small part of the Tyranids :)

I love my tyrannids! Thanks for the awesome video my dude. I hope we get more hongry bugs :)

"Oi dee's roddi gitz kno' 'ow 'o 'ake a crumpin' we's love da littl' bu'gers!" Thoughts of Ork Freebooterz Capn' Urkzokk Rockthroowaagghh listening to the looted Servitor playing this masterpiece of Lore. With the the great voice of Lord Baldermort. Great video again.🤘😉👍

Nids are what got me into 40k. Lost them off the back of a truck during a move, but i value my fex and remaining gaunts higher now.

This was both wonderful and terrifying. I really feel for the folks on that world. Nothing like making life even HARDER for people who already have it so rough. Well done Sir.

I absolutely love tyranids they were some of my first models and I have used many a guant to take out a unit in a much higher weight class with sheer overwhelming numbers

I love the little gribblies

The first models I ever got as a gift was a squad of Termagants. I had so much fun putting them together and painting them. My brother got his tactical squad of Ultramarines and we played a horde game. He would cut my units down, but after the third wave his squad would start dropping in number. It was fun to see how long he would last, or I would get frustrated. Wish I had continued with my bugs.

Another wonderful video. As a tyranids and blood angels I especially enjoyed it. Keep up the good work Baldermort and crew!

more tyranids stuff please!

My 467th Regiment from Krieg suffered over 80% casualties against a swarm of these buggers do not underestimate them.

Tyranids are what got me into 40K. I went “oh goodness, that’s astoundingly grim.... I need more of it”

Haven't even watched it yet just wanted to say how excited I am. One very happy gentle listener.

Every time you make a video, my heart jumps a little. Love your stuff sir.

Another great lore video thank you brother baldermort

Space locusts go: OMNOMNOM Great work as always brother Baldermort many thanks yet again :)

Nids were my first army, I loved the look of them and how much damage you could do with them!

Why don't you sell some "No matter what you do today...." Tshirts???!!!

About a year ago I came across 40k theories and about 3 months ago I found your channel. I don't do anything related to 40k. However channels like yours are a joy to listen to. Thank you for the content

Thoroughly enjoyed the idea for narrative play

Thank you for another wonderful video Baldermort, I always enjoy your work.

Had a nice plan to go to sleep. But you just had to make me remember the unbuilt box of termagaunts in my closet. Sleep is not happening, building is on.

Sir, you do paint quite the picture! I salute thee!

You have a beautiful voice.

Currently painting my 3 butchers (carnifexes). So close to being done! Great story to finish them with.

I fought the Guard with my Tyranids and absolutly enjoy those little gribblys ^^ Sure it is a hell of a lot of work to paint them and all but damn.... seeing a full regiment of guardsmen vanishing under a jumping impact of Hormagaunts... priceless and absolutly worth the work! ^^ I think my friend wakes up to this day at night hearing the screams of his soldiers when they ALL died in the impact without a chance to hit back.... ahhhh.....good times.

ahh tyranids the hungry bois gaunts good fun good video as always Brother Baldermort

Alien 1979 had inspired so many things... so many movies and games...

It's always a good day when Big B put's out a new video!

I just painted my first few blood angels intercessors (and my first models in general) while listening to the blood angels lore video. Your content is an absolute treat and makes at least my life just that bit better.

1st army was 2nd edition ultramarines they are glorious, Roman aesthetic by the book. 2nd army was 7th edition tyranid...and they are glorious alien aesthetic and an intelligence so great they cant even comprehend lower life

My first army I collected as a kid during 2 & 3 edition was Tyranids, and I approve of this video!!

Few creatures touch on subjects like this. A much needed dose of variety!

Awesome as always!

I love the tyranids and the lore around them, i can never get enough of it. Thank you for this awsome lore vid. Subd and liked, you deserve it soo much!

My favorite 40k channel EVER

I still remember one game I played, 32 hormagaunts charged a squad, needed 96 dice to work out the hits!

Literally the best voice on KZfaq. You could be talking about applying make up, and I'd still be hooked. That being said, I'm glad you narrate 40k. Also I love the stories you write for the intros.

One for our machine lord. Hail algorithm! Thank you Baldemort. I have yet to see you disappoint me. Hearing your narrations is almost like listening to Floor Jansen sing. Always an experience out of this world.

Great story, you do a good job making the universe relatable to the average person

I just love your work. Thank you!

Thanks for all the bedtime stories

You are the best when it comes to 40k Xeno stuff, most others have a bias to the Imperium but you offer the best coverage on everything.

The elder man's reply was deep. Gave me a lot to think about, even in my real life.

The story was so good I forgot what the video was about and immediately checked why the story had stopped when so much of the video was left.

Please keep this great lore coming. I am going to do my best to support you on patreon.

Glad to see the channel growing at such a rapid pace

Another amazing video

You should've been an audio book reader in the Black Library ! Your voice is epic ! ♥

Simply excellent as always Brother Baldy.

Tyranids make Xenomorphs look like Corgis.

I do not play tabletop Warhammer at all, but I am enthralled with GW's amazing universe, and Baldemort's enthusiastic gushing about it.

I've always enjoyed the fact that one of the smaller Tyranid lifeforms are almost the size of a Space Marine... Pre-Primaris anyway. Imagine seeing a horde of Gaunts in the distance, terrifying sea of teeth and claws but then imagine them getting close and seeing that they're bigger than most humans.

Excellent work - I remember the first revamp of the Tyranids back in the day, where just one of their captured weapons was the focus of the horror. Even the smallest of Tyranid weapons systems is ghastly beyond belief - just imagine *volleys* of these fleshborer beetles coming into your position! (shudder) The sound this 'gun' makes is surely foul as well, probably something like vomiting...

This video came out with fortuitous timing, the new Overwatch rules make the gaunts look more dealy than before :D

Tyranids cast omnomnom ITS SUPER EFFECTIVE!

You're an amazing writer dude. Seriously, great stuff.

Good listen, thanks man!

Still enjoying your videos awesome

Know the xeno. Slay the xeno.

Hivemind: ya ya he just some human... Holy @#$& He has a Glorious Voice

I am proud to be your 400th like...I am proud to be your faithful servant brother Baldermort! I want to be the servo skull with a candle on its top that lights your lore reading nights.

A fly feels a bug on its back! "Hey, bug on my back, are you a mite?", it asks "I mite be," giggles the mite "That's the worst pun I've ever heard," groans the fly "What do you expect?"says the mite. "I came up with it on the fly"

great job, enjoyed it

Keep up the good work. For the Emperor.

I have the growing suspicion regarding the delightfulness of your videos. Are you a follower of she who thirst? Are you luring us into her arms with your suggestions to find “time for fun” every day? Rejoice you may not need to suffer this heresy much longer. I informed the inquisition about your suspiciously great videos. The Emperor protects. 😊 I love your cancel. It is always a pleasure to watch your videos. And I hope you will keep making them.

I like the tyrannid lore(and the catachan special) But I've really enjoyed the less-covered lore bits. What else is unexplored that I have yet to see!

Listening while painting some hormagaunts

Hormisaar Gaunt, reporting for duty.

Man, you aren't lying about batch painting!

Yay!!!

Hello KZfaq algorithm. Well they are all looking kind of thin. Don't ya think?

The Tyranid's remind me of the story of the Necrons and C'tan. It makes me believe that, in a desperate attempt to get rid of the others, they created a far worse enemy. They believed that they defeated the Necrons but then in their time of peace, after the war. They got a vision of what their physic creations would become, either through one of them acting different or the fact that they may have started fighting each other, the Eldar and Kroaks in small cases. It explains why in the Swarm affects the Warp and in some ways, uses it. This is how The Shadow of the Warp works right?

Disguisting to fight but makes fine skulls

Love your work, as always, Sir Baldermort, you make my days at work a lot better. May I ask, if it's possible to make more videos in which you implement the music "Victory", just like you did in Power Armor or Landraiders? Its heavy goosebumps material and I friggin love it. Anyway, thanks again for awesome lore! Take care Mister. Emperor Protects

I fuggin love Baldermort

6:17 -no pressure!

My Catachan senses are tingling.

Hope you one day do a video on Baal! That intro story was amazing!! Also: Any advice for batch painting?

And I just finished watching heavy flamer heresy too