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TyranidsArmy page › All 52 units

Hive Guard

Infantry · 3 models, 80 pts or 6 models, 160 pts
Lists15% · in 40 of 271 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateHive Guard against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Hive Guard kills

Damage for its points

51SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 160 pts kill ~92 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta51SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★61SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.53SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.49SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.51SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.53SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Hive Guard is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

505SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 24% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 160 pts: about 684 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points505SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • Real anti-tank from reserve 3 of 4
  • A strong overwatch threat 3 of 4
  • Shine in Subterranean Assault 1 of 4
  • Very dependent on one detachment 3 of 4
  • Slow without tunnels 1 of 4
  • Switched off once tagged in melee 1 of 4

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Tyranids

Barbgaunts53
Hive Guard51
Broodlord50
Von Ryan's Leapers49
Lictor48

Across the game· shooters

War Dog Executioner Chaos Knights · just ahead52
Hive Guard 51
Corvus Blackstar Space Marines · level with it51

SHIELD

In Tyranids

Old One Eye532
Toxicrene512
Hive Guard505
Haruspex494
Psychophage492

Across the game· shooters

Blightlord Terminators Death Guard · just ahead507
Hive Guard 505

How we got these numbers

Invasion FleetWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 51 · 160 pts kill ~92 pts in one activation

SHIELD 505 · about 24% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 684 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Hive Guard, 6 models, 160 pts
  • 6 Chitinous claws and teeth, 6 Shockcannon
  • 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