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TyranidsArmy page › All 52 units

Ripper Swarms

Other · 1 models, 30 pts or 2 models, 40 pts or 3 models, 50 pts
Why it's takenIn 38 of 271 public listsThe 29th most-taken Tyranids unit
Lists14% · in 38 of 271 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateRipper Swarms against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Ripper Swarms kills

Damage for its points

11SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 30 pts kill ~4 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta11SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★26SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.16SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.7SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.6SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.6SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Ripper Swarms is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

120SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 30 pts: about 62 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points120SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

3 creators
  • Cheap 1 of 3
  • Heal a Norn in Assimilation Swarm 1 of 3
  • Screen and score for almost nothing 1 of 3
  • Assimilation's points go to Norns now 1 of 3
  • Biovores already cover the role 1 of 3

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Tyranids

Neurolictor21
Sporocyst20
Gargoyles18
Neurogaunts11
Ripper Swarms11

Across the game· units

Noctilith Crown Chaos Space Marines · just ahead12
Ripper Swarms 11
Anathema Psykana Rhino Adeptus Custodes · level with it11

SHIELD

In Tyranids

Parasite of Mortrex189
Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip156
Winged Tyranid Prime145
Mucolid Spores121
Ripper Swarms120

Across the game· units

Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers Genestealer Cults · just ahead121
Ripper Swarms 120
Retributor Squad Adepta Sororitas · level with it120

How we got these numbers

Invasion FleetWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 11 · 30 pts kill ~4 pts in one activation

SHIELD 120 · about 6% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 62 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Ripper Swarms, 30 pts
  • Chitinous claws and teeth
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
The lists: 271