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TyranidsArmy page › All 52 units

Tyrannocyte

Transport · 80 pts
Lists– (one list or none, September – November 2026)
SimulateTyrannocyte against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Tyrannocyte kills

Damage for its points

30SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 80 pts kill ~27 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta30SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes44SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★49SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.38SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.41SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.38SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Tyrannocyte is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

464SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 22% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 80 pts: about 373 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points464SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • A cheap body that can score 1 of 4
  • Soaks fire after delivering 1 of 4
  • Units can arrive for free other ways 3 of 4
  • Can't carry the units you'd want in it 1 of 4

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in Tyranids and across the game

SWORD

In Tyranids

Parasite of Mortrex32
Hormagaunts32
Hierophant31
Harridan30
Tyrannocyte30

Across the game· melee units

Daemon Prince of Chaos Chaos Daemons · just ahead31
Tyrannocyte 30
Tzaangor Shaman Thousand Sons · level with it30

SHIELD

In Tyranids

Deathleaper470
Neurogaunts466
Tyrannocyte464
Mawloc455
Trygon436

Across the game· melee units

Outrider Squad Space Marines · just ahead465
Tyrannocyte 464
Lychguard Necrons · level with it464

How we got these numbers

Invasion FleetDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 30 · 80 pts kill ~27 pts in one activation

SHIELD 464 · about 22% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 373 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Tyrannocyte, 80 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
The lists: 271