Tyranid Psychic Powers

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A list of psychic powers of the Tyranids and Genestealer Cults.

Hive Mind

All members of the Tyranid race are psychic to some degree, since every aspect of their behavior is controlled by the gestalt consciousness known as the Hive Mind. Particular brood species, known as Synapse Creatures, act as relay and command nodes for the smaller and more numerous creatures, and many of these manifest powerful psychic abilities that can be used as offensive weapons.

Hive Mind Psychic Powers
Power Species Notes
Catalyst[1b] Tervigon[1b] A psychic power projected by Tervigons to flood the systems of lesser Tyranid creatures under its command, pushing them with unnatural vitality to ignore the most grievous wounds.[1b]
Dominion[1b] A psychic power that channels and amplifies the Synaptic will of the Hive Mind through a Tervigon to bring a greater number of lesser Tyranid organisms under its control.[1b]
Onslaught[1b] A psychic power that allows a Tervigon to seize control of the Bio-weapon symbiotes carried by its minions, guiding their fire whilst also relentlessly forcing the minions forward without being distracted by having to aim their weapons.[1b]
Hypnotic Gaze[1b] Broodlord[1b][4a] This power reduces its victim to a helpless wreck by subverting their willpower and smothering their conscious mind.[1b]
Aura of Despair[4a] Saps the enemy's will to fight whilst also increasing their greatest fear.[4a]
Paroxysm[1b] Hive Tyrants/Neurotyrant[1b][2a][5c] Some Hive Tyrants can triggers every nerve and pain receptor in a target's body, debilitating the victim by overwhelming their senses with pure agony.[1b]
Psychic Scream[1b][2a] A piercing shriek of psychic energy directed at the minds of the weak-willed, which distracts, scares or even possibly drives insane all but the strongest foes.[1b][2a]
Psychic Terror[5c]
Leech Essence[1b] Some Hive Tyrants can feed upon the life force of their enemies and put it to a better use: regenerating their own flesh.[1b]
Node Lash[5c]
Synaptic Pulse[5c] Swarmlord[5c]
Warp Blast [1b] Hive Tyrants, Neurotyrants, Zoanthropes[1b][3a] A powerful psychic attack used by Zoanthropes, or sometimes Hive Tyrants[3b], focusing the energy of the Hive Mind until it arcs out as a blast of pure Warp energy.[1b]
The Horror[3a] Some Hive Tyrants, and sometimes Zoanthropes, emit a psychic aura that invades the minds of their enemies with a terrifying sentience so alien that all they can do is panic with fear.[3a]
Warp Field[1a] Zoanthrope[1a][1b] An invisible psychic shield constantly projected around a Zoanthrope to protect itself from enemy attacks. The field is usually invisible except for a slight shimmer when it activates to absorb or deflect incoming fire.[1a]
Warp Lance[1b] A psychic attack consisting of the Hive Mind's energy channeled through a Zoanthrope into a focused stream of Warp energy with enough power to punch through fortress walls or vapourise a battle tank.[1b]
Null Zone[1a] Hive Tyrant
Carnifex
Lictor
Tyranid Warrior[1a][4b] 		The creature's mind is sufficiently advanced to allow it to dissipate incoming hostile warp energy, most commonly seen in psychic attacks.[1a]
Aura of Torment[4b] Disturbs and disrupts nearby enemies by grating at the back of their minds.[4b]
Psychic Tendril[5c] Norn Emissary[5c] Comes in three variants: Neuroparasite, Neuroblast, and Neurolance[5c]
Neural Disruption[5c] Neurolictor[5c] Fools enemy senses[5c]
Psychostatic Veil[5a] Tyranid Prime[5a] Neuro-symbiotes squirm through the meat of this organism's cranial node, allowing them to emit a barrage of localized psychostatic that triggers dread, revulsion, and hallucinations of nearby foes.[5a]
Flickerflit[6] The organism phases in and out of reality as the synaptic energies of the Hive Mind flow through it, allowing it to meld into shadow and smoke only to reappear nearby to catch prey unawares.[6]
Psychostatic Disruption[5b] A maelstrom of psychostatic disruption boils about this bioform, degrading artificial and biological cognitive alike and causing machinery to scramble and fail.[5b]
Manifest Will[6] The organism exudes gestalt energies of the Hive Mind that flow into nearby broods and bolster their capabilities.[6]
Warp Tendrils[6] This organisms localized empyric presence manifests as a writhing nest of tendrils that latch onto its victims minds and souls, draining them.[6]

Broodmind

Psychic figures within Genestealer Cults such as Patriarchs, Magi, and Beneficti can tap into the power of the Broodmind to unleash their own psychic abilities.[7a][8a]

Broodmind Psychic Powers
Power Notes
Mass Hypnosis[9] The Psyker exerts their control of their foes, placing them into a trance-like state.[9]
Mental Onslaughttext-middle[Help] The Psyker intensifies their hypnotic power to such a degree that it can cause their victims brains tos well to bursting point.text-middle[Help]
Might From Beyond[9] The Psyker amplifies the alien might hidden in every Cultist, swelling their bodies with empowering energies.[9]
Mind Control[9] The psyker stabs at the minds of their victims, stoking their doubts and assailing them with contrary directives.[9]
Psionic Blast[9] The psyker focuses their power into a blaze of pallid energies that consume their enemies.[9]
Psionic Cascade[8b] Massive blasts released by Beneficti[8b]
Psionic Shield[8b] Shield of psychic energy[8b]
Psychic Stimulus[9] The Cult's gestalt soul flows into the psyker's chosen instruments, spurring them into a religious frenzy that sees them attack with extreme speed.[9]
Smite[7b] Used by Genestealer Patriarchs[7b]

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