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TyranidsArmy page › All 52 units

Carnifexes

Monster · 1 models, 90 pts or 2 models, 180 pts
Lists5% · in 14 of 271 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateCarnifexes against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Carnifexes kills

Damage for its points

42SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 90 pts kill ~43 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta42SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes53SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.57SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★75SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.68SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.70SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Carnifexes is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

436SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 21% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 90 pts: about 393 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points436SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • Consistent with Old One Eye's re-rolls 3 of 4
  • Cheap for a monster 2 of 4
  • Hit too unreliably, and cover makes it worse 3 of 4
  • Little damage without Old One Eye 1 of 4
  • Crowded out by other frontline monsters 1 of 4

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Tyranids

Maleceptor43
Winged Hive Tyrant42
Carnifexes42
Old One Eye41
Winged Tyranid Prime40

Across the game· shooters

Heavy Intercessor Squad Space Marines · just ahead43
Carnifexes 42
Chaos Questoris Knight Styrix Chaos Knights · level with it42

SHIELD

In Tyranids

Tyrannocyte464
Mawloc455
Trygon436
Exocrine436
Carnifexes436

Across the game· shooters

Valkyrie Astra Militarum · just ahead439
Carnifexes 436
Exocrine Tyranids · level with it436

With a leader

Carnifexes with Old One Eye90 + 130 = 220 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Carnifexes aloneOld One Eye's rulesOld One Eye's attacks
Squad38 ÷ 90 pts =42per 100
With leader125 ÷ 220 pts =57per 100▲15

The leader adds 87 pts of kills a turn (18 from rules, 69 from attacks) for 130 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Carnifexes aloneOld One Eye's rulesOld One Eye's wounds
Squad392 ÷ 90 pts =436per 100
With leader1118 ÷ 220 pts =508per 100▲72

The leader adds 726 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 726 from wounds) for 130 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SWORD and SHIELD against 100 top lists, the squad and the pair compared at one size. The leader's points are always counted.

How we got these numbers

Invasion FleetWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 42 · 90 pts kill ~43 pts in one activation

SHIELD 436 · about 21% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 393 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Carnifexes, 90 pts
  • Bio-plasma, Carnifex crushing claws, Carnifex extra scything talons, Chitinous claws and teeth, Spine banks
  • 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