# Tyranids Meta: 40k Winning Tournament Lists // Lexmechanic > Tyranids in the Warhammer 40k 11th edition meta: share of undefeated and X-1 tournament lists, top detachments, the consensus list and the models it needs. Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/metamerge/tyranids § WIN · 11th edition # Tyranids Meta: Rank 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 #8 of 28 Share of winners 4.9% Winning lists (GT) 42 lists Last 2 weeks v prior 2 Holding 15 v 14 Feed as of 2026-09-17 [Open in Meta Merge](/metamerge?faction=tyranids) [Tyranids stratagems](/print/stratagems/tyranids) 11 builds · 42 winning lists ## What is winning The detachment builds that won for Tyranids at Grand Tournaments, largest share first. Most of them play Take and Hold. | № | 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 | Invasion Fleet · 9 of 10 lists merged ## 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. ### Spine in four lists in five or more 3 datasheets - 1 × Biovores Every build 60 pts 9/9 lists 1x Chitin-barbed limbs · 1x Spore Mine launcher · 6 of 9 run this loadout - 1–2 × Tyrannofex 180 pts 8/9 lists 1x Acid spray · 1x Powerful limbs · 1x Stinger salvoes · 4 of 8 run this loadout - 2–3 × Hormagaunts 70 pts 8/9 lists 10x Hormagaunts · 10x Hormagaunt talons · 3 of 8 run this loadout ### Flex a real choice, in a third of the lists or more 8 datasheets - 1 × Hive Tyrant Warlord Adaptive Biology 220 pts 7/9 lists 1x Monstrous bonesword and lash whip · 1x Monstrous scything talons · 2 of 7 run this loadout - 2 × Maleceptor 180 pts 7/9 lists 1x Massive scything talons · 1x Psychic overload · 5 of 7 run this loadout - 1–2 × Hyperadapted Raveners 165 pts 7/9 lists 1x Ravener Prime · 1x Prime claws and talons · 4x Raveners · 4x Ravener heavy claws and talons · 1x Venom bolt · 4 of 7 run this loadout - 1 × Neurolictor Every build 80 pts 7/9 lists 1x Piercing claws and talons · 6 of 7 run this loadout - 2–3 × Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip 75 pts 7/9 lists 1x Lash whip · 1x Rending claw · 1x Scything talons · 4 of 7 run this loadout - 1–2 × Von Ryan's Leapers 55 pts 6/9 lists 3x Von Ryan's Leaper · 3x Leaper's talons · 4 of 6 run this loadout - 2–3 × Exocrine 140 pts 4/9 lists 1x Bio-plasmic cannon · 1x Powerful limbs - 2 × Raveners 125 pts 4/9 lists 5x Ravener · 5x Ravener claws and talons ### Tech in fewer than a third: one player's answer to one matchup 12 datasheets - 1 × Genestealers 140 pts 3/9 lists 1x Attachée en tant que : Gardes du Corps · 10x Genestealer · 10x Genestealers claws and talons · 1 of 3 run this loadout - 1 × The Red Terror 130 pts 3/9 lists - 1 × Lictor 60 pts 3/9 lists 1x Lictor claws and talons · 2 of 3 run this loadout - 1–2 × Termagants 60 pts 3/9 lists 10x Termagants · 10x Chitinous claws and teeth · 10x Termagant devourer · 2 of 3 run this loadout - 1–2 × Norn Emissary 250 pts 2/9 lists 1x Monstrous rending claws · 1x Monstrous scything talons · 1x Psychic Tendril - 1 × Broodlord 80 pts 2/9 lists 1x Attachée en tant que : Meneur (Personnage) · 1x Broodlord claws and talons · 1 of 2 run this loadout - 1 × Force de Frappe 2000 pts 1/9 lists - 1 × The Swarmlord 210 pts 1/9 lists - 1 × Winged Hive Tyrant Warlord Adaptive Biology 210 pts 1/9 lists 1x Monstrous bonesword and lash whip · 1x Tyrant talons - 1 × Zoanthropes 200 pts 1/9 lists 1x Neurothrope · 1x Chitinous claws and teeth · 1x Warp Blast · 5x Zoanthrope · 5x Chitinous claws and teeth · 5x Warp Blast - 1 × Neurotyrant 130 pts 1/9 lists 1x Neurotyrant claws and lashes · 1x Psychic scream - 1 × Gargoyles 80 pts 1/9 lists 10x Gargoyle · 10x Blinding venom · 10x Fleshborer ### Consensus list 1,645 pts One list, taken from the copies and loadouts most of this build's lists run. 355 pts are left for flex, most often Exocrine (4/9), Raveners (4/9). META CONSENSUS (1645 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 (70 Points) ◦ 10x Hormagaunts ◦ 10x Hormagaunt talons Hormagaunts (70 Points) ◦ 10x Hormagaunts ◦ 10x Hormagaunt talons Hormagaunts (70 Points) ◦ 10x Hormagaunts ◦ 10x 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 Lash whip ◦ 1x Rending claw ◦ 1x Scything talons Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip (75 Points) • 1x Lash whip ◦ 1x Rending claw ◦ 1x Scything talons Von Ryan's Leapers (55 Points) • 3x Von Ryan's Leaper • 3x Leaper's talons 21 datasheets · 8 of 9 lists ## 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. 64 models in the spine · 94 with the flex · 6 datasheets in the spine | Datasheet | Lists | Models | When taken | How it is built | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Biovores Every 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 | | Neurolictor Every 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 | 10 lists · largest event first ## The sources The lists behind the numbers above, from the largest event down. - Adam Battle The MANCHESTER 40k SUPER-MAJOR - SUMMER · Invasion Fleet 226p 2026-08-29 4-1 - Thomas Harkestad Invasion 2026 40k · Invasion Fleet 106p 2026-09-11 5-1 - Pavle Juranić Mournival Mayhem · Invasion Fleet 38p 2026-08-29 4-1 - Patrick Schmitt TG PLAY - Agents of the Imperium 3 · Invasion Fleet 34p 2026-08-29 4-1 - Austin Warfel Palladium Games Presents the NOVA Prep GT · Invasion Fleet 32p 2026-08-22 5-0 - Patrick Schmitt ELBCOAST CUP 24 · Invasion Fleet 31p 2026-08-15 4-1 - N4sgull Tournoi de Dinan · Invasion Fleet 30p 2026-09-05 4-1 - Scott Lockie 🔥Napalm Hobbies - 11th ED - SUMMER GT - 40K - ITC - ETC · Invasion Fleet 28p 2026-08-08 4-0 - Grant Bullard Circle City Clash GT @ Who's Yer Con · Invasion Fleet 24p 2026-09-05 5-0 - Julien Thebault SUPER GT DES SILVERS 40K · Invasion Fleet 23p 2026-09-12 4-1 ## 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. [T'au Empire Meta](/metamerge/t-au-empire) [Leagues of Votann Meta ](/metamerge/leagues-of-votann)