A Hive Queen is the highly intelligent Tyranid bio-form that leads the great Tyranid swarms and directs the evolutionary paths they take as they adapt to each new environment or tactical need. They live in massive caverns in huge chambers at the centre of the Hive and ingest genetic materials. They then churn out through asexual reproduction all the countless types of bio-forms that make up the Tyranid Hive swarm. All Tyranids have links back to a Hive Queen, as the only way for Tyranids to reproduce is through this cloning technique. Although they are sentient beings unlike so many of the other Tyranid bio-forms, they spend their entire lives psychically arguing through the Hive Mind with their "sisters" about how the next swarm of Tyranids could be better adapted to the species' needs. The queens are constantly producing Tyranid organisms and new bio-weapons. Heavily inspired by warhammer40k Instinct: Breed, Control the species

• Call the garrison
• Catalyst, send out a signal from the Hive Mind that infuses lesser Tyranid creatures with an unnatural vitality. (+2 health)
• Psychic Scream (area D8 damage) only sentient creatures affected