§ WIN · 11th edition
Tyranids MetaRank 8 of 28 in the 11th edition field: 4.9% of recent winning lists, holding. What its winners run, merged down to the models.
Tyranids ranks 8th of 28 factions in the 11th edition field, holding 4.9% of the winning tournament lists the feed carries: 42 lists across 11 detachment builds. Its largest build, Invasion Fleet, took 10 of them, 9 of which could be read and merged into the list below. A player of that build owns 6 datasheets in its spine, 64 models in all.
- Rank by winners
- #8of 28
- Share of winners
- 4.9%
- Winning lists (GT)
- 42lists
- Last 2 weeks v prior 2
- Holding15 v 14
- Feed as of
- 2026-09-17
What is winning
The detachment builds that won for Tyranids at Grand Tournaments, largest share first. Most of them play Take and Hold.
11 builds · 42 winning lists
| № | Detachment | Lists | Share of winners | Record | Top disposition | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Invasion Fleet | 10 | 24% | 43-7 | Take and Hold | The MANCHESTER 40k SUPER-MAJOR - SUMMER · 226p |
| II | Talons of the Norn Queen + Assimilation Swarm | 10 | 24% | 43-9 | Take and Hold | WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · 578p |
| III | Ambush Predators + Vanguard Onslaught | 6 | 14% | 27-3 | Reconnaissance | Skövde Battleforge VIII · 71p |
| IV | Crusher Stampede + Talons of the Norn Queen | 5 | 12% | 21-5 | Take and Hold | The Upkeep Games GT I 2026 · 123p |
| V | Subterranean Assault | 3 | 7% | 13-3 | Disruption | Invasion 2026 40k · 106p |
| VI | Synaptic Nexus + Ambush Predators | 2 | 5% | 8-2 | Disruption | Krootcon 2026 · 80p |
| VII | Synaptic Nexus + Talons of the Norn Queen | 2 | 5% | 8-2 | Take and Hold | WTC Warmaster GT 2026 · 578p |
| VIII | Ambush Predators + Crusher Stampede | 1 | 2% | 5-1 | Purge the Foe | NOVA Open 2026 Grand Tournament · 373p |
| IX | Vanguard Onslaught | 1 | 2% | 4-1 | Reconnaissance | La Voz Open 2026 · 147p |
| X | Warrior Bioform Onslaught + Assimilation Swarm | 1 | 2% | 5-1 | Take and Hold | HUXLEYS OPEN 2026 - WARHAMMER 40K · 99p |
| XI | Final Day + Xenocult Masses | 1 | 2% | 4-1 | Reconnaissance | Les DUCS d'été V11 · 28p |
The list
Take the spine, choose from the flex, and treat the rest as tech. Copies count only the lists that take a unit; the loadout is the one most of them run.
Invasion Fleet · 9 of 10 lists merged
Spine
in four lists in five or more
3 datasheets
- 1×Biovores60 ptsEvery build60 pts9/9 lists1x Chitin-barbed limbs · 1x Spore Mine launcher · 5 of 9 run this loadout
- 1–2×Tyrannofex180 pts180 pts8/9 lists1x Acid spray · 1x Powerful limbs · 1x Stinger salvoes · 2 of 8 run this loadout
- 2–3×Hormagaunts120 pts120 pts8/9 lists20x Hormagaunt · 20x Hormagaunt talons · 3 of 8 run this loadout
Flex
a real choice, in a third of the lists or more
8 datasheets
- 1×Hive Tyrant220 ptsWarlordAdaptive Biology220 pts7/9 lists1x Monstrous bonesword and lash whip · 1x Monstrous scything talons · 2 of 7 run this loadout
- 2×Maleceptor180 pts180 pts7/9 lists1x Massive scything talons · 1x Psychic overload · 2 of 7 run this loadout
- 1–2×Hyperadapted Raveners165 pts165 pts7/9 lists1x Ravener Prime · 1x Prime claws and talons · 4x Raveners · 4x Ravener heavy claws and talons · 1x Venom bolt · 3 of 7 run this loadout
- 1×Neurolictor80 ptsEvery build80 pts7/9 lists1x Piercing claws and talons · 6 of 7 run this loadout
- 2–3×Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip75 pts75 pts7/9 lists1x Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip · 1x Lash whip · 1x Rending claw · 1x Scything talons · 2 of 7 run this loadout
- 1–2×Von Ryan's Leapers55 pts55 pts6/9 lists3x Von Ryan's Leaper · 3x Leaper's talons · 4 of 6 run this loadout
- 2–3×Exocrine140 pts140 pts4/9 lists1x Bio-plasmic cannon · 1x Powerful limbs · 2 of 4 run this loadout
- 2×Raveners125 pts125 pts4/9 lists5x Ravener · 5x Ravener claws and talons
Tech
in fewer than a third: one player's answer to one matchup
12 datasheets
- 1×Genestealers140 pts140 pts3/9 lists1x Attachée en tant que : Gardes du Corps · 10x Genestealer · 10x Genestealers claws and talons · 1 of 3 run this loadout
- 1×The Red Terror130 pts130 pts3/9 lists1x The Red Terror · 1x Gaping maw · 1x Scything talons · 2 of 3 run this loadout
- 1×Lictor60 pts60 pts3/9 lists1x Lictor claws and talons · 2 of 3 run this loadout
- 1–2×Termagants60 pts60 pts3/9 lists10x Termagants · 10x Chitinous claws and teeth · 10x Termagant devourer · 2 of 3 run this loadout
- 1–2×Norn Emissary250 pts250 pts2/9 lists1x Monstrous rending claws · 1x Monstrous scything talons · 1x Psychic Tendril
- 1×Broodlord80 pts80 pts2/9 lists1x Attachée en tant que : Meneur (Personnage) · 1x Broodlord claws and talons · 1 of 2 run this loadout
- 1×Force de Frappe2000 pts2000 pts1/9 lists
- 1×The Swarmlord210 pts210 pts1/9 lists1x Seigneur de Guerre · 1x Bone sabres · 1x Synaptic pulse
- 1×Winged Hive Tyrant210 ptsWarlordAdaptive Biology210 pts1/9 lists1x Monstrous bonesword and lash whip · 1x Tyrant talons
- 1×Zoanthropes200 pts200 pts1/9 lists1x Neurothrope · 1x Chitinous claws and teeth · 1x Warp Blast · 5x Zoanthrope · 5x Chitinous claws and teeth · 5x Warp Blast
- 1×Neurotyrant130 pts130 pts1/9 lists1x Neurotyrant claws and lashes · 1x Psychic scream
- 1×Gargoyles80 pts80 pts1/9 lists10x Gargoyle · 10x Blinding venom · 10x Fleshborer
Consensus list1,795 pts
One list, taken from the copies and loadouts most of this build's lists run. 205 pts are left for flex, most often Exocrine (4/9), Raveners (4/9).
META CONSENSUS (1795 points)
Xenos - Tyranids
Strike Force (2000 points)
Invasion Fleet
Force Dispositions: Take and Hold
Biovores (60 Points)
• 1x Chitin-barbed limbs
◦ 1x Spore Mine launcher
Tyrannofex (180 Points)
• 1x Acid spray
◦ 1x Powerful limbs
◦ 1x Stinger salvoes
Hormagaunts (120 Points)
• 20x Hormagaunt
• 20x Hormagaunt talons
Hormagaunts (120 Points)
• 20x Hormagaunt
• 20x Hormagaunt talons
Hormagaunts (120 Points)
• 20x Hormagaunt
• 20x Hormagaunt talons
Hive Tyrant (220 Points)
• Warlord
• Enhancement: Adaptive Biology
• 1x Monstrous bonesword and lash whip
◦ 1x Monstrous scything talons
Maleceptor (180 Points)
• 1x Massive scything talons
◦ 1x Psychic overload
Maleceptor (180 Points)
• 1x Massive scything talons
◦ 1x Psychic overload
Hyperadapted Raveners (165 Points)
• 1x Ravener Prime
• 1x Prime claws and talons
• 4x Raveners
• 4x Ravener heavy claws and talons
◦ 1x Venom bolt
Hyperadapted Raveners (165 Points)
• 1x Ravener Prime
• 1x Prime claws and talons
• 4x Raveners
• 4x Ravener heavy claws and talons
◦ 1x Venom bolt
Neurolictor (80 Points)
• 1x Piercing claws and talons
Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip (75 Points)
◦ 1x Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip
◦ 1x Lash whip
◦ 1x Rending claw
◦ 1x Scything talons
Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip (75 Points)
◦ 1x Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip
◦ 1x Lash whip
◦ 1x Rending claw
◦ 1x Scything talons
Von Ryan's Leapers (55 Points)
• 3x Von Ryan's Leaper
• 3x Leaper's talons
The models
What a winning Invasion Fleet player puts on the table: the usual number of models per datasheet, and how most of them build it.
21 datasheets · 8 of 9 lists
64 models in the spine · 94 with the flex · 6 datasheets in the spine
| Datasheet | Lists | Models | When taken | How it is built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiovoresEvery build | 8/8 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Biovore |
| Hormagaunts | 7/8 | 50 | 20–50 | 50× Hormagaunts |
| Hyperadapted Raveners | 7/8 | 10 | 5–10 | 6× Ravener · 2× Ravener Prime · 2× Ravener w/ Venom bolt |
| Hive Tyrant | 7/8 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Hive Tyrant |
| NeurolictorEvery build | 7/8 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Neurolictor |
| Tyrannofex | 7/8 | 1 | 1–2 | 1× Tyrannofex |
| Von Ryan's Leapers | 6/8 | 3 | 3–12 | 3× Von Ryan's Leaper |
| Maleceptor | 6/8 | 2 | Always 2 | 2× Maleceptor |
| Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip | 6/8 | 2 | 2–3 | 2× Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip |
| Raveners | 4/8 | 10 | Always 10 | 10× Ravener |
| Termagants | 3/8 | 10 | 10–30 | 10× Termagants |
| Exocrine | 3/8 | 2 | 2–3 | 2× Exocrine |
| The Red Terror | 3/8 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× The Red Terror |
| Genestealers | 2/8 | 10 | 5–10 | 10× Genestealer |
| Lictor | 2/8 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Lictor |
| Gargoyles | 1/8 | 10 | Always 10 | 10× Gargoyles |
| Zoanthropes | 1/8 | 6 | Always 6 | 5× Zoanthrope · 1× Neurothrope |
| Norn Emissary | 1/8 | 2 | Always 2 | 2× Norn Emissary |
| Broodlord | 1/8 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Broodlord |
| Neurotyrant | 1/8 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Neurotyrant |
| Winged Hive Tyrant | 1/8 | 1 | Always 1 | 1× Winged Hive Tyrant |
The sources
The lists behind the numbers above, from the largest event down.
10 lists · largest event first
- Adam BattleThe MANCHESTER 40k SUPER-MAJOR - SUMMER · Invasion Fleet226p2026-08-294-1
- Thomas HarkestadInvasion 2026 40k · Invasion Fleet106p2026-09-115-1
- Pavle JuranićMournival Mayhem · Invasion Fleet38p2026-08-294-1
- Patrick SchmittTG PLAY - Agents of the Imperium 3 · Invasion Fleet34p2026-08-294-1
- Austin WarfelPalladium Games Presents the NOVA Prep GT · Invasion Fleet32p2026-08-225-0
- Patrick SchmittELBCOAST CUP 24 · Invasion Fleet31p2026-08-154-1
- N4sgullTournoi de Dinan · Invasion Fleet30p2026-09-054-1
- Scott Lockie🔥Napalm Hobbies - 11th ED - SUMMER GT - 40K - ITC - ETC · Invasion Fleet28p2026-08-084-0
- Grant BullardCircle City Clash GT @ Who's Yer Con · Invasion Fleet24p2026-09-055-0
- Julien ThebaultSUPER GT DES SILVERS 40K · Invasion Fleet23p2026-09-124-1
How this is computed
A list counts here when it went undefeated or lost once at a Grand Tournament in the weeks the feed covers; the smaller events the tool can add are left out of this page. The feed carries no losing lists, so no share on it is a win rate. 2 lists could not be read and are counted as winners but left out of the merges.
The list is sorted by take rate across the build's readable lists: a datasheet in 80% of them or more is spine, 35% or more is flex, and the rest is tech — one player's answer to one matchup.
The consensus list takes the number of copies and the loadout most of those lists run for each datasheet, then drops the least-shared datasheets until it fits 2,000 points. Model counts come from the 11th edition catalogue, not from how an export spells its models out.