Genestealers are peerless predators, swift vanguard organisms armoured in chitinous plates and possessed of terrifying strength and agility A genestealer is a species of tyranid used as the ultimate shock trooper Their broods move far ahead of the tyranid hive fleets, to seek out fresh feeding grounds and spread their insidious genetic infection amongst the defenders.
MTGNexus - Altered Genestealer Magus
Warhammer 40,000 10th edition, tyranids — genestealers (unit characteristics, wargear options, wargear profiles, abilities, unit composition, stratagems, enhancements, points cost, led by/leader and keywords).
This brood of purestrains, hybrids, and neophytes is held together by strong psychic and genetic bonds, and assembles around the original genestealer, which becomes the patriarch
Because this community is often hidden behind the facade of a religion or political movement, it is called a genestealer cult by the imperium [4]. Genestealer cults are one of the oldest factions in warhammer 40,000, with roots dating all the way back to the rogue trader days When the day of ascension arrives, a genestealer cult strikes at its oppressors openly By this time, its agents have infiltrated a world’s society, weakening institutions to help the cult’s broodkin to seize control of them through force.
