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TyranidsArmy page › All 52 units

Hive Tyrant

Character · 195 pts
Lists34% · in 91 of 271 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateHive Tyrant against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Hive Tyrant kills

Damage for its points

36SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 195 pts kill ~79 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta36SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes33SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.43SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★66SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.62SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.51SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

305SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 195 pts: about 555 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points305SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • Its aura lifts the units around it 4 of 4
  • Keeps the army's command points flowing 4 of 4
  • Carries enhancements well 1 of 4
  • Still cheap, still hits hard 1 of 4
  • Tyranid shooting got worse, and it was the shooting enabler 1 of 4
  • Has to play cagey 1 of 4

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Tyranids

Mawloc38
Pyrovores37
Deathleaper36
Termagants36
Hive Tyrant36

Across the game· melee units

Fabius Bile Chaos Space Marines · just ahead37
Hive Tyrant 36
Captain on Bike Space Marines · level with it36

SHIELD

In Tyranids

Neurotyrant323
Zoanthropes309
Hive Tyrant305
Genestealers278
The Swarmlord276

Across the game· melee units

Deffkilla Wartrike Orks · just ahead307
Hive Tyrant 305
Accursed Cultists Chaos Space Marines · level with it305

Leading a squad

Tyrant Guard with Hive Tyrant80 + 195 = 275 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Tyrant Guard aloneHive Tyrant's rulesHive Tyrant's attacks
Squad20 ÷ 80 pts =25per 100
With leader85 ÷ 275 pts =31per 100▲6

The leader adds 65 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 65 from attacks) for 195 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Tyrant Guard aloneHive Tyrant's rulesHive Tyrant's wounds
Squad458 ÷ 80 pts =572per 100
With leader1441 ÷ 275 pts =524per 100▼48

The leader adds 983 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 983 from wounds) for 195 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

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

Subterranean AssaultWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 36 · 195 pts kill ~79 pts in one activation

SHIELD 305 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 555 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Hive Tyrant, 195 pts
  • Heavy venom cannon, Monstrous bonesword and lash whip
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
The lists: 271