Hormagaunt

Hormagaunts are a versatile species in their Tyranid Hive that can perform many useful functions. They are skilled in combat thanks to their scything talons and speed, but they can also be effective at building a large hive fast thanks to their biomass regeneration and filling it with dangerous traps through their spikes and spore mines. Their speed also means that they're useful for disarming and capturing unlucky Guard and civilians to infest with parasites or to be converted by a genestealer.

Stats
Health: 200

Biomass Gain Rate: 40

Move Delay: 4.2

Fire damage: x2

Can ventcrawl.

Evolutions
Hormagaunt evolutions cost 800 each.


 * 1) Tear Through Object (100). Using this will destroy most objects or structures. It will take between 60 and 80 seconds to destroy the majority of targets and between 120 and 160 seconds to destroy floor tiles.
 * 2) Night vision. Gives permanent night vision with a range of 3 tiles.
 * 3) Scything talons (50). Inflicts 15-35 damage on all adjacent mobs with a penalty to armour of -25. It also has a 50% chance to force an item drop.
 * 4) Venomous bite (1500). Inflicts 10 points of organ damage and injects 7u of Tyranid Hypersensitivity Agent. Tyranid Hypersensitivity Agent, if the target stands on weeds, has a 15% chance per reagent tick to:
 * 5) Cause 1 point of organ damage
 * 6) Force the target to drop the item in their active hand.
 * 7) Cause dizziness
 * 8) Shake the target’s camera.
 * 9) Remove 0.05u of itself.
 * 10) The fifth Hormagaunt evolution gives the abilities:
 * 11) Build Spikes (80): These spikes have 20 health and can only be passed through by Tyranids and Genestealer cultists. Any other mob that attempts to pass will receive 10 organ damage.
 * 12) Spore Mine (1000): This mine has 200 health and can only be safely passed through by Tyranids and Genestealer cultists. If another mob steps onto it, it will explode with a flame range of 3. It also has a 35% chance to explode if shot and will explode if it runs out of health. Mechs can safely pass over.