THE CARNIFEX IN WARHAMMER 40000 The Carnifex is the most famous of all of the Tyranids but, strangely, not just in the lore, but also in the game itself. The Terror of the Carnifex has led to a known tactic being dubbed the use of a 'distractifex'. I explain exactly what this is, along with the actual setting lore for the horror. NEW CHANNELS! LIVING MYTHOLOGY THE TITANOMACHY : ruclips.net/video/Quhvk0WkTOM/видео.html PART 2 : ruclips.net/video/PIUzeL_M6mE/видео.html THE PRIMORDIALS: ruclips.net/video/VFGteZZjBWk/видео.html THE TITANS: ruclips.net/video/MpdcsMDRM7Y/видео.html LIVING MYTHOLOGY: ruclips.net/channel/UCdR3Ms08oSCzih6p0FsDRcg YOUNG ZEUS: ruclips.net/video/QwycANUVCOs/видео.html GK NATURAL HISTORY: THE TENDAGURU DINOSAURS: ruclips.net/video/t7ap_mWkTAk/видео.html OSTRITCH DINOSAURS: ruclips.net/video/a0TztD9OFvo/видео.html FISH HUNTING DINOSAURS: ruclips.net/video/__PKoHk1PR8/видео.html THE WAR UNDER THE WAVES: ruclips.net/video/y5a-a5E1mhI/видео.html VAMPIRE BATS! studio.ruclips.net/user/videoBWIF2klOoGo/edit ruclips.net/channel/UCOmrRUjHAw93gcWG6r9WoGg AFFILIATE LINKS (Provide a discount and support the channel) USA/Canada: www.nobleknight.com/affiliate/aw.asp?B=2&A=1232&Task=Click UK/EU: elementgames.co.uk/warhammer?d=10795 IMPORTANT Tyranid videos from Remleiz of 40K Theories ruclips.net/video/Ue8fYLYc49Y/видео.html ruclips.net/video/LsSzTP5g7JE/видео.html ruclips.net/video/zprfVZS7EdY/видео.html RELATED VIDEOS OLD ONE EYE: ruclips.net/video/nbZxjbSRFLY/видео.html TYRANT GUARD: ruclips.net/video/6seczWfwYFY/видео.html HIVE FLEET LEVIATHAN: ruclips.net/video/RTgovKjEo5o/видео.html GAUNTS: ruclips.net/video/p24b15lQecg/видео.html ZOANTHROPES: ruclips.net/video/SP1wCNz1W7Y/видео.html LICTOR: ruclips.net/video/b83aECUQCyk/видео.html FIRST CONTACT: TYRAN: ruclips.net/video/6IpCIMysIj0/видео.html THE SWARMLORD: ruclips.net/video/F8KxdqB6ZRo/видео.html BLOOD OF BAAL: ruclips.net/video/l7uDHaVp6WQ/видео.html
The Carnifex was my whole reason for collecting Tyranids, my interest in the big guys spans way back to when I a young boy playing a top down 40k shooter called “Kill Team” on the PS3, there is a segment from it that I vividly remember where your chased down a long corridor by a Carnifex, you can’t even properly fight the thing, you just have to run and shoot while loud scary music played, and if it caught up to you, you were killed there and then. I used to fear them, now I control them.
I took a Carnifex of mine to a scale model club last month. None of the old dudes there knew what a Carnifex was, but one said it looked like a T-Rex crossed with a scorpion. I’d say that’s apt.
Have they upgraded the model from 2nd Ed.? The Tryranid range is almost as out-dated as the elder… When made of lead & then white metal, you would always see one missing at least one of thier 4 arms from rough handlings 😂
@@zraal3759 Cheers for the update… Had a look on GW’s website; the Carinfex model looks decent & the Flying Swarm Lord 💯; shame the Genestealers & Lictor models still look awful… haven’t played 40k since 3rd Ed.; loved Space Wolves & the Rhino Rush tactic + 14 Blood Claws & Wolf Priest in a Land Raider + Wolf Scouts with melta bombs deep striking + Long Fangs in a Razor Back being able to split fire onto 3 separate units… sweet revenge against 2nd Ed. Cheese Eldar Armies lolz Was going to get back into with an Imperial Guard Army; a toss up at the time between Death Korps of Krieg or Kit Bash a Pratoriean Guard - (Inspired by the Battle of Big Tooth River Diorama) As still listen to the audiobooks and still enjoy the setting as a whole… It’s just the shoehorning of Primaris Marines for I.P. reasons; has put damper on everything, with the transition away from GrimDark & more towards traditional Sci-Fi…
Thank you so much for all of your generosity brother KB N. I am sorry ti took so long for me to respond. I am not used to this sort of thing. Please forgive me. Have an amazing christmas brother. :) *bows to brother KB N*
Beautiful work, Baldy. It’s rare to see my dear, sweet bug sons done justice like this. This is what 40K’s about for me. The unspeakable monsters that desire only to devour us whole.
What I love about Tyranids are their takes on the typical units in an army. The Carnifex is essentially just the equivalent of a Lehman Russ tank, adaptable, effective but they feel so different because they still are Tyranids, they need to be monsters in melee. In essence having a melee battle tank is just so Tyranids
I didn't think that at the end of a super interesting video about Carnifex I would also get a valuable lesson for the game! I play Aeldari myself, the proud and resilient people of Iyanden. I really like the idea of putting a unit of 10 Wraithblades with shields in front of my cheeky and confident rival, a T'au player! The thought of him wasting all his, oh so highly praised, firepower into the wraiths while my aspect warriors dismantle the gears of his war machine.... Glorious!
A Carnifex charging through a choke point followed by two broods of gene Stealer is brutally effective. But must be timed to perfection. I’ve destroyed two squads of terminators this way and caused another group to break and run. That was a game I played many years ago. I wonder what the rules are like now for the Carnifex.
They’re better than ever. No longer are they a distraction unit, designed to take fire, as 9th edition is way too killy for such a tactic. They’re a cost effective monster in their own right, and most lists have at least 1 or 2
Living Mythology is seriously good stuff. Ive studied most of that stuff in school, but its fun to get spoken about with Uncle Baldies voice.Breathes in a special kind of live. :3
21:09 Wise advice indeed. Both in WH and in REAL life. I love it when I’ve been tricked in games because it’s funny and a learning opportunity at the same time. 👍🏼
Brother Baldermort! Another great entry. I have to admit I’m one of those old sods that really knew very little about these monstrous creatures, but I do now, chilling 😮 BBB! BBB! Indeed!
I have fond memories of the old 2nd edition carnifex model. At the time it seemed monstrous! And in third it had strength 10! Practically unprecedented at the time. 🙂
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These butchers of the Tyranids have proven to be one of their most dangerous bio-forms that they have created as they could kill anything in their way if it isn’t a super heavy vehicle with enough firepower to flatten entire battlefield, but nevertheless these monsters will continue to plague every battle that the Tyranids Swarms will be.
Oh hell yes!!! My favorite unit from my favorite faction! Ever since 8 year old me saw that glorious 2 page spread of Old One Eye in the 3rd Edition Tyranid Codex!!!!!
Throw your head back and give "the deep belly laugh of Da Kunnin'." That's immediately what I thought when you said your head back and give a deep belly laugh. I couldn't help but picture Kronan in my head, lol.
Haven't touched Warhammer in more than twenty years. Always loved the lore, only fell back into it recently thanks to the efforts of those madmen over at Flashgitz. So... Not gonna lie... the main reason I am here is because I saw you screaming about pineapple on pizza and it was the greatest thing I ever saw. Which brings me here. Glad I checked it out and thanks for the content.
I have to admit, whilst I hate playing against these things with my metal legion, I do love the Carnifex model, it is one of my favorite designs of Xenos :) I even have a couple on the shelf to look at
As a Nid player from 2nd edition to 4th edition. I always loved how greatly they improved the Carnifex's design (look up the 1st edition design if you don't know it, lol). I was always a sucker at buying the latest Carnifex models. I still have 6 of them even though I didn't always field the Carnifex. Honestly I usually was the oddball Nid player who didn't rely on my monstrous creatures, as I loved to roleplay as the hive mind and always field different nid army builds and swapped out gear on my models so players who knew me couldn't predict my units. There's the 1st edition, 3rd edition and 4th edition... and the artwork in this video is all 4th edition. Edit: Lol! Did that too, used my Carnifex as a bullet sponge too, and my opponents realized far too late my other units were my true treats. Be it guants (especially when you set up crossfires too) or warriors. What matters with Nids is position, more than who dies. Edit 2: Hell yes! Some of the best matches I had were losses! Always winning is boring, and plotting your next battle to overcome your worthy opponent is an incredible feeling. I gladly took on Necron players all the time, and nids usually lose badly to them. I got really really good at fighting Necrons compared to many other Nid players I knew of or heard of. Still only won half the time after insanely hard fights, but the emotional rewards of doing so were incredible.
One of my favorite experiences is being beaten by a skilled and foxy player. When you described that belly laugh it reminded me of all the times I have been beaten in other games, and the delight of seeing such craft from the pointy end of the sword instead of its hilt.
AHAQ! I usually feed my opponent Sanguinary Guard. :) They look great, scare people and can (but don;t often) hit like a sledgehammer. And the opponent gets such a rush from blowing my 'pidgeons' off the board. I wail and lament, then whistle and slaughter them, as they are exactly where I want them to be. But in larger games? I go with a Leviathan dread. Again, as its so flash, people love killing it. Gives them a real thrill. :) I believe they honourably take the hit for the glory and victory of the chapter. :) *bows to brother Black*
Great video and the Carnifex is horrifying to right in Only War or Dark Heresy. Even in Deathwatch its a hard opponent and I have never died to one as an Astartes the threat is always there.
Lol....... U're Grand narration is always a treasure. Offering a measure of reality in a realm of fantasy.......... choice! Many thanx my friend 😉 Baldermort Guides!
Despite being a Tau player, I love creating whacky things for my friend's Ork army and one of my favorites was an all melee Looted-Carnifex. It had sentinel legs and two of its arms were from an Ork dread (amongst other crude and nutty cyber/biomechanic additions). Then it got stolen by his roommate's crazy ex gf. 😩
I always ran a scythed hyrodule when I played. It was a perfect distractofex as they are about 4 times the size of a carnifex and drastically more intimidating.
I cannot number the computer games and tabletop RP, where I have tried Distractifex tactics in one form or another. If I'll ever get back to tabletop 40k, I will build an army around Old One Eye and retinue of Carnifexes!
My favorite carnifex variant that was seen at the devastation of Ball was a walking rampart, with symbiote shields in place of its front limbs and a bio cannon or claw arms as interior arm. I really wanna kitbash a few or see the carnifex range expanded to include it almost like a tyranid vindicator
Tyranids are the only thing that make me miss big games. I play mostly HoR these days, and I really love smaller games. I still crack open Space Hulk a few times a year to get nommed by some genestealers. But largely, big 2000+ point games don't appeal; I'd rather play a couple of smaller games back-to-back than one large one. But if someone in my group had a big Tyranid swarm, I think that might change. I'd really like to face down a numberless swarm with a few big carnifexes in it, especially when we finish brewing our own codex updates. I'm not sure I want to paint that many models, though.
Looking forward to grabbing an Eternal Penitent Telemon Heavy Dreadnought for exactly this purpose. “Yeah, he’s got 5 AP-4 D4 attacks that hit and wound on 2s. And is chiping away at everything near it. Better take it down. If you can before the Vertus Praetors sweep everything.
I never was interested in Warhammer. I just started watching these to pass the time. But I have to say these videos are really entertaining. Much better than the story about how cpt. Picard blew up the tardis in his x-wing. In order to stop the evil Cylon empire.
First time learning about these beasts was in White Dwarf magazine, but never learned the rules or the lore about them. So my first encounter with them was in Dawn of War 2 where I learned quickly that if I don’t take them out fast they will pulverize my squads. But in Retribution I learned that when upgraded with several carnifex with the venom cannon and send them against Deamon Kyras, it doesn’t matter the difficulties you play, he and he’s towers are getting destroyed easily compared to the other races.
I'm an ork to the bone, and a necron in bone only XD. You throw a distractifex in my face, I will slam whatever I have in the immediate vicinity into it! Don't care! Imma fight it cause it's there, and I can. Sure I'll lose an objective or two, but I'm no tourney goer. If I tabled you, I won! Even if you win, I won, cause I got to fight. If I'm playing orks, I got plenty a dakka for all you gitz. Might not hit anything. But that's not the point. I just rolled 300 dice. Your move. If my necrons are on the table, you're not living through the return fire anyway.
THE CARNIFEX IN WARHAMMER 40000
The Carnifex is the most famous of all of the Tyranids but, strangely, not just in the lore, but also in the game itself.
The Terror of the Carnifex has led to a known tactic being dubbed the use of a 'distractifex'. I explain exactly what this is, along with the actual setting lore for the horror.
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I love this video, I hope to see you delve into more of this "battlefield lore" though I did notice a lack of any counter to the distractifex
Where is the video on the MK6 armor suit?
@@SpliffingBrit screen/ignore would be my suggestion. Jam it up with chaff units.
@@jaegerbomb269 such impatience! I'm sure it's on its way.
Distractafex AKA T-rex, compared to velociraptors.
Fun etymology fact: Carnifex, in Latin, is the direct translation of “butcher”. Quite apt!
That's high Gothic you heretic peasant!
I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised. GW employs as many Historical Linguists and Literary Scholars as it does painters and sculptors.
That's such a crazy coincidence that the Tyranids named themselves after an ancient language from holy Tera!
👍The Roman General Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus: "Pompey the Great" (self described), had previously been known as Adulescentulus Carnifex: "Kid Butcher."
@@MrTurtleHut codexes are usually written from the imperium’s perspective.
The Carnifex was my whole reason for collecting Tyranids, my interest in the big guys spans way back to when I a young boy playing a top down 40k shooter called “Kill Team” on the PS3, there is a segment from it that I vividly remember where your chased down a long corridor by a Carnifex, you can’t even properly fight the thing, you just have to run and shoot while loud scary music played, and if it caught up to you, you were killed there and then. I used to fear them, now I control them.
I loved that game😊
Eat heavy Bolter rounds you Nid' loving xenos filth!! For the Emperor!!
I took a Carnifex of mine to a scale model club last month. None of the old dudes there knew what a Carnifex was, but one said it looked like a T-Rex crossed with a scorpion. I’d say that’s apt.
You should have made it full 1:1 scale, people get the idea then haha
Have they upgraded the model from 2nd Ed.?
The Tryranid range is almost as out-dated as the elder…
When made of lead & then white metal, you would always see one missing at least one of thier 4 arms from rough handlings 😂
@@TheSigmaGrindSet thired edition updated the entire line... except the genestealer. The carnifex model has had, I believe, 3 overhauls sense third.
More like the love child between an Alien & an Archnid........😬
@@zraal3759 Cheers for the update…
Had a look on GW’s website; the Carinfex model looks decent & the Flying Swarm Lord 💯; shame the Genestealers & Lictor models still look awful…
haven’t played 40k since 3rd Ed.; loved Space Wolves & the Rhino Rush tactic + 14 Blood Claws & Wolf Priest in a Land Raider + Wolf Scouts with melta bombs deep striking + Long Fangs in a Razor Back being able to split fire onto 3 separate units… sweet revenge against 2nd Ed. Cheese Eldar Armies lolz
Was going to get back into with an Imperial Guard Army; a toss up at the time between Death Korps of Krieg or Kit Bash a Pratoriean Guard - (Inspired by the Battle of Big Tooth River Diorama)
As still listen to the audiobooks and still enjoy the setting as a whole…
It’s just the shoehorning of Primaris Marines for I.P. reasons; has put damper on everything, with the transition away from GrimDark & more towards traditional Sci-Fi…
My one day off this week. Listening to my faithful servant and painting Necrons. Making time for fun.
Thank you so much for all of your generosity brother KB N. I am sorry ti took so long for me to respond. I am not used to this sort of thing. Please forgive me.
Have an amazing christmas brother. :)
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"Not just fluff lore, but also crunch lore" That's such a good way of putting it!
As an Iron Hands player, back in the day, chapter master smashface on a bike was a fun distraction.
Beautiful work, Baldy. It’s rare to see my dear, sweet bug sons done justice like this. This is what 40K’s about for me. The unspeakable monsters that desire only to devour us whole.
Maybe they want to be friends, we're just too busy shooting them to take the time to ask them?
What I love about Tyranids are their takes on the typical units in an army. The Carnifex is essentially just the equivalent of a Lehman Russ tank, adaptable, effective but they feel so different because they still are Tyranids, they need to be monsters in melee. In essence having a melee battle tank is just so Tyranids
Love your sportsmanship advice. We could all do well to remember it and apply it to all our ambitious games and battles.
I didn't think that at the end of a super interesting video about Carnifex I would also get a valuable lesson for the game! I play Aeldari myself, the proud and resilient people of Iyanden. I really like the idea of putting a unit of 10 Wraithblades with shields in front of my cheeky and confident rival, a T'au player! The thought of him wasting all his, oh so highly praised, firepower into the wraiths while my aspect warriors dismantle the gears of his war machine.... Glorious!
It works sooo often. Give it a crack. (Just fill out in reapers and prisms or outriders for killing at range. Hilarious). Telll me how it goes. :)
A Carnifex charging through a choke point followed by two broods of gene Stealer is brutally effective. But must be timed to perfection. I’ve destroyed two squads of terminators this way and caused another group to break and run. That was a game I played many years ago. I wonder what the rules are like now for the Carnifex.
They’re better than ever. No longer are they a distraction unit, designed to take fire, as 9th edition is way too killy for such a tactic. They’re a cost effective monster in their own right, and most lists have at least 1 or 2
@@myrmiciex1889 Very good to know. I haven’t played this game since the 90s.
In 9th carnifexes just kill anything they touch. One eye can kill a knight in one round of combat.
Living Mythology is seriously good stuff. Ive studied most of that stuff in school, but its fun to get spoken about with Uncle Baldies voice.Breathes in a special kind of live. :3
21:52 the legend of sanguinius at the final instance of the horus heresey lol
21:09 Wise advice indeed. Both in WH and in REAL life. I love it when I’ve been tricked in games because it’s funny and a learning opportunity at the same time. 👍🏼
Brother Baldermort! Another great entry. I have to admit I’m one of those old sods that really knew very little about these monstrous creatures, but I do now, chilling 😮 BBB! BBB! Indeed!
Ittttttt caaaammmmeee iiinnnn like a wrecccckkkinnng Baaaallll
... And everrrryyyooone innn the waaay was cruuushed on Baal....
this video does such an amazing job illustrating how the tyranids wage war. Keep up the good work :D
I figured I should at least start painting my screamer killer while watching this. Great video.
I have fond memories of the old 2nd edition carnifex model. At the time it seemed monstrous! And in third it had strength 10! Practically unprecedented at the time. 🙂
The “Distractifex” compelled me to see what’s going on.
Love your work boss! I need some eldar wraith lore and or story. Please!
Nice distraction carnifex, I bring you my counter- distraction leviathan dreadnaught!
FINALLY I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR SO LONG
The 9th edition carnifex is no longer just a distraction, loved the vid especially the end bit about mindsets after a loss
Hey Baldermort have tried Darktide yet? If you have what does your character look like and what class did you choose!
This video provides the perfect…. Distraction during my physio session 😂😂🎉🎉😊😊😅
Thank you , BM .
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Well presented Brother B:)
Thanks for the video Baldermort!
Watch Starship Troopers for an idea of what the average Tyranid Invasion is like
A nice treat for the break. Thanks for the great video.
Played an early apocalypse game years ago. They had nothing but Carnifex’s. Seemed a dash unsporting but it was fun to see 3000pts worth of them
This is the content I want, nothing to skip to for great info. Not that I don't appreciate the stories but I want the info and thoughts
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These butchers of the Tyranids have proven to be one of their most dangerous bio-forms that they have created as they could kill anything in their way if it isn’t a super heavy vehicle with enough firepower to flatten entire battlefield, but nevertheless these monsters will continue to plague every battle that the Tyranids Swarms will be.
Eat Heavy Bolter rounds you Nid' lovin' Xenos filth!! For the Emperor!!
GK Natural needs to have the sauropod video added to the playlist
I love the carnifex and other Tyranids. To me they are not the antagonists. But more like a a force of nature.
Arguably the least evil faction. They never go out of their way to cause suffering, and are fueled solely by a primal urge to grow their hives
Oh hell yes!!! My favorite unit from my favorite faction! Ever since 8 year old me saw that glorious 2 page spread of Old One Eye in the 3rd Edition Tyranid Codex!!!!!
Now that's something someone would call a HUGE GRASSHOPPER. GET THE FLAMER
Thankyu lore master Baldermort great FUN thankyu good sir
Cool episode, excited for some cool guard lore in the near future.
Perfect timing for this video for me in the middle of devastation of baal!!
Throw your head back and give "the deep belly laugh of Da Kunnin'." That's immediately what I thought when you said your head back and give a deep belly laugh. I couldn't help but picture Kronan in my head, lol.
Haven't touched Warhammer in more than twenty years. Always loved the lore, only fell back into it recently thanks to the efforts of those madmen over at Flashgitz.
So... Not gonna lie... the main reason I am here is because I saw you screaming about pineapple on pizza and it was the greatest thing I ever saw. Which brings me here. Glad I checked it out and thanks for the content.
I have to admit, whilst I hate playing against these things with my metal legion, I do love the Carnifex model, it is one of my favorite designs of Xenos :) I even have a couple on the shelf to look at
As a Nid player from 2nd edition to 4th edition. I always loved how greatly they improved the Carnifex's design (look up the 1st edition design if you don't know it, lol).
I was always a sucker at buying the latest Carnifex models. I still have 6 of them even though I didn't always field the Carnifex. Honestly I usually was the oddball Nid player who didn't rely on my monstrous creatures, as I loved to roleplay as the hive mind and always field different nid army builds and swapped out gear on my models so players who knew me couldn't predict my units.
There's the 1st edition, 3rd edition and 4th edition... and the artwork in this video is all 4th edition.
Edit: Lol! Did that too, used my Carnifex as a bullet sponge too, and my opponents realized far too late my other units were my true treats. Be it guants (especially when you set up crossfires too) or warriors. What matters with Nids is position, more than who dies.
Edit 2: Hell yes! Some of the best matches I had were losses! Always winning is boring, and plotting your next battle to overcome your worthy opponent is an incredible feeling. I gladly took on Necron players all the time, and nids usually lose badly to them. I got really really good at fighting Necrons compared to many other Nid players I knew of or heard of. Still only won half the time after insanely hard fights, but the emotional rewards of doing so were incredible.
You should field the 1st-2nd edition carnifex just for fun :))
One of my favorite experiences is being beaten by a skilled and foxy player. When you described that belly laugh it reminded me of all the times I have been beaten in other games, and the delight of seeing such craft from the pointy end of the sword instead of its hilt.
Can’t wait to krump a few!
Wise words about "how 40k should be played"
Would love to see your Blood Angels Distractinaught across the Table!
AHAQ! I usually feed my opponent Sanguinary Guard. :)
They look great, scare people and can (but don;t often) hit like a sledgehammer. And the opponent gets such a rush from blowing my 'pidgeons' off the board. I wail and lament, then whistle and slaughter them, as they are exactly where I want them to be.
But in larger games? I go with a Leviathan dread. Again, as its so flash, people love killing it. Gives them a real thrill. :)
I believe they honourably take the hit for the glory and victory of the chapter. :)
*bows to brother Black*
Now I want to shelve my Salamanders for the tournament this weekend and dust off my hive fleet (Minotaur) and...
Drop a 'Fex. 😈
Somewhere in my mini boxes I have a painted original Carnifex. I wonder where it is. I need to go find it.
Great video and the Carnifex is horrifying to right in Only War or Dark Heresy. Even in Deathwatch its a hard opponent and I have never died to one as an Astartes the threat is always there.
Lol.......
U're Grand narration is always a treasure. Offering a measure of reality in a realm of fantasy.......... choice! Many thanx my friend 😉
Baldermort Guides!
Love his take on gamesmanship
Love this, I'm a big fan of all of your narration.
Has an Emporer's champion of the Black Templars ever defeated a carnifex? Please tell me there's a short story or novel that tells of this epic fight!
Pretty sure every chapter AND traitor legion had atleast one if not more guys who were crazy enough to fight a carnifex in melee and take it down.
@@Psychoangel-d23 weakest (chaos or loyal) space marine
Despite being a Tau player, I love creating whacky things for my friend's Ork army and one of my favorites was an all melee Looted-Carnifex. It had sentinel legs and two of its arms were from an Ork dread (amongst other crude and nutty cyber/biomechanic additions).
Then it got stolen by his roommate's crazy ex gf. 😩
Yay! More Bug content is always welcome!
Tyranids have always been cool
I always ran a scythed hyrodule when I played. It was a perfect distractofex as they are about 4 times the size of a carnifex and drastically more intimidating.
***Hurls coin at Baldermort's shiney head***
Urg!
Floats back to pick up coin.
*looks at dent in head*
Good throw! :).
* bows to brother Potato*
In one, carnifex, in many carnifices. Thanks again Baldemort!❤️✌️🇫🇮
A pleasure to see you again dear Baldermort.
Distraction flex eh eh eh fun times on the tabletop
Thank you
Hmm, these bugs are getting bigger... Hm, no matter.
Sergeant, tell the Lascannon batteries to concentrate their fire.
This was entertaining. Thank you for making this video!
Baldermort over here teaching life lessons and maturity!
The time has come!
Behold! Baldermort has covered the beloved big bad Build-A-Bear bugs of Behemoth!
Thanks!
Thank you for your generosity brother.
*bows to brother Parker*
Thank you for your generosity brother.
*bows to brother Parker*
I cannot number the computer games and tabletop RP, where I have tried Distractifex tactics in one form or another. If I'll ever get back to tabletop 40k, I will build an army around Old One Eye and retinue of Carnifexes!
Remember back when the Carnifex was the strongest toughest block of pewter around? Pepperidge farm remembers.
Easily used as a punch dagger or lead knuckles
“THAT THING IS NO MORE TERRIBLE THAN I.”
-DOW2 Dreadnought
Another fun trip into fun Storyteller ! ! !
i have done this and had this done to me more than once
Always excited for a nid vid
My favorite carnifex variant that was seen at the devastation of Ball was a walking rampart, with symbiote shields in place of its front limbs and a bio cannon or claw arms as interior arm. I really wanna kitbash a few or see the carnifex range expanded to include it almost like a tyranid vindicator
Tyranids are the only thing that make me miss big games. I play mostly HoR these days, and I really love smaller games. I still crack open Space Hulk a few times a year to get nommed by some genestealers. But largely, big 2000+ point games don't appeal; I'd rather play a couple of smaller games back-to-back than one large one.
But if someone in my group had a big Tyranid swarm, I think that might change. I'd really like to face down a numberless swarm with a few big carnifexes in it, especially when we finish brewing our own codex updates. I'm not sure I want to paint that many models, though.
The Soul Drinkers could take them 💀🏆 (lore video please, brother)
Baldermort will you be playing Space Marine 2?
Who's looking forward to fighting Carnifexes in Space Marine 2? That game looks great!
Meee!!! and I say that as someoine who's main army is nids :) the trailers look amazing
I know I am too. Should be a blast. 🙂
Love your lore!
It would be most excellent if they made you a voice actor for the series!!
Looking forward to grabbing an Eternal Penitent Telemon Heavy Dreadnought for exactly this purpose. “Yeah, he’s got 5 AP-4 D4 attacks that hit and wound on 2s. And is chiping away at everything near it. Better take it down. If you can before the Vertus Praetors sweep everything.
I never was interested in Warhammer. I just started watching these to pass the time. But I have to say these videos are really entertaining. Much better than the story about how cpt. Picard blew up the tardis in his x-wing. In order to stop the evil Cylon empire.
Thank you for this video
IRL how big is a carnifex? How many Scottish square feet would it take up?
A few Lords worth
I need a video on types of demons. Often described by type/name in novels but no clue what they are often.
Baldy has quite a few on Daemons. I think he did the Masque of Slaneesh and The Blue Scribes just in the last handful of weeks.
First time learning about these beasts was in White Dwarf magazine, but never learned the rules or the lore about them. So my first encounter with them was in Dawn of War 2 where I learned quickly that if I don’t take them out fast they will pulverize my squads. But in Retribution I learned that when upgraded with several carnifex with the venom cannon and send them against Deamon Kyras, it doesn’t matter the difficulties you play, he and he’s towers are getting destroyed easily compared to the other races.
I'm an ork to the bone, and a necron in bone only XD.
You throw a distractifex in my face, I will slam whatever I have in the immediate vicinity into it! Don't care! Imma fight it cause it's there, and I can.
Sure I'll lose an objective or two, but I'm no tourney goer. If I tabled you, I won! Even if you win, I won, cause I got to fight.
If I'm playing orks, I got plenty a dakka for all you gitz. Might not hit anything. But that's not the point. I just rolled 300 dice. Your move.
If my necrons are on the table, you're not living through the return fire anyway.
spoken like a true ork
The legendary BALDEMORT...
I wish we could see thunder warriors in upgraded power armor fighting nids
Not to be confused with Carnifax from Asterix the Gaul.
an interesting topic point, how many other models have great in lore and on table lore like the fexs?
Please explain tau battlesuits
Nom nom MOAR!
I was just thinking about this’ what kind of witchcraft is this?!?
Baldermort is a high level Psyker !
Deny the catspaw. A good strategy.