Lictor

Lictors are a very lethal stealth focused species of Tyranid that will often kill most targets that they find alone. They are also useful in capturing converts and victims for producing rippers thanks to their rapid speed.

Stats
Health: 325

Biomass Gain Rate: 10

Move Delay: 4

Can ventcrawl.

Loses biomass when damaged by fire.

Starting abilities

 * Devour Mind: Can be used on a dead or incapacitated target. It will take 24 seconds to take the brain out of the target’s body (it will deliver brain damage every 3 seconds). Upon completion, the Lictor will be able to understand the language of the consumed brain, will receive 500 biomass and will heal 50  brute, 50 burn and 50 oxygen damage.

Evolutions
Lictor evolutions cost 800 each.


 * 1) Hide: This grants the free ability to the Lictor to hide underneath objects in the same way as a larva.
 * 2) Night vision: This grants the Lictor permanent night vision for three tiles.
 * 3) The third Lictor evolution can either grant:
 * 4) Toughened Carapace: Brute Armour 7
 * 5) Enhanced Speed: Move Delay 4
 * 6) The fourth Lictor evolution grants:
 * 7) Regrowth (500): Heals 50 brute damage, 50 toxin damage and 50 oxygen damage over 5 seconds.
 * 8) Grab Improvement: Grabbing a target has an 85% chance to push them over.
 * 9) Adrenaline Glands ability (500): For nine seconds:
 * 10) Cannot be shot but will randomly move tile to dodge.
 * 11) Immune to disarming, cannot be pushed.
 * 12) Move delay decreased by 1.
 * 13) Piercing Attacks (2500): For 25 seconds, attacks will be piercing, which means that each attack gives 45-65 organ damage and ignores armour.
 * 14) Harvest Rate increases: Biomass gain rate is increased to 20.