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TyranidsArmy page › All 52 units

Lictor

Infantry · 60 pts
Why it's takenIn 84 of 271 public listsThe 17th most-taken Tyranids unit
Lists31% · in 84 of 271 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateLictor against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Lictor kills

Damage for its points

48SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 60 pts kill ~33 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta48SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes62SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★80SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.75SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.68SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.58SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Lictor is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

273SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 218 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points273SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • A classic action unit 2 of 4
  • Cheap, fast and sets up forward 2 of 4
  • Holds your expansion safely 1 of 4
  • Can snipe a character 1 of 4
  • Von Ryan's fill the role cheaper and tougher 2 of 4
  • Dies at once if caught 1 of 4

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Tyranids

Hive Guard51
Broodlord50
Von Ryan's Leapers49
Lictor48
The Swarmlord45

Across the game· melee units

Khorne Lord of Skulls Chaos Space Marines · just ahead49
Lictor 48
Lord Kakophonist Emperor's Children · level with it48

SHIELD

In Tyranids

The Swarmlord276
Hierophant275
Hormagaunts275
Sporocyst273
Lictor273

Across the game· melee units

Death Korps of Krieg Astra Militarum · just ahead274
Lictor 273
Sporocyst Tyranids · level with it273

How we got these numbers

Invasion FleetDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 48 · 60 pts kill ~33 pts in one activation

SHIELD 273 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 218 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Lictor, 60 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