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TyranidsArmy page › All 52 units

Deathleaper

Epic Hero · 80 pts
Lists18% · in 48 of 271 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateDeathleaper against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Deathleaper kills

Damage for its points

36SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 80 pts kill ~33 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta36SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes46SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★60SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.56SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.51SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.44SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Deathleaper is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

470SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 22% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 80 pts: about 375 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points470SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • Hard to pin down, and hard to target 2 of 4
  • A solid action unit that sets up forward 2 of 4
  • Good protection built in 1 of 4
  • Its battleshock tricks are too dicey 2 of 4
  • Hard to hide on its big base 1 of 4
  • Not worth the extra points over a Lictor 1 of 4

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Tyranids

Mawloc38
Pyrovores37
Hive Tyrant36
Termagants36
Deathleaper36

Across the game· melee units

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

SHIELD

In Tyranids

Psychophage492
Deathleaper470
Neurogaunts466
Tyrannocyte464
Mawloc455

Across the game· melee units

Iron Father Feirros Iron Hands · just ahead473
Deathleaper 470
Outrider Squad Space Marines · just behind465

How we got these numbers

Invasion FleetDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 36 · 80 pts kill ~33 pts in one activation

SHIELD 470 · about 22% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 375 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Deathleaper, 80 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • 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