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TyranidsArmy page › All 52 units

Von Ryan's Leapers

Infantry · 3 models, 55 pts or 6 models, 105 pts
Lists60% · in 163 of 271 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Von Ryan's Leapers kills

Damage for its points

49SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 55 pts kill ~31 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta49SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★139SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.110SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.66SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.62SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.67SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Von Ryan's Leapers is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

400SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 55 pts: about 252 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points400SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • More objective control than a Lictor 2 of 4
  • Several bodies spread the damage 2 of 4
  • The cheapest forward unit, and tough with it 2 of 4
  • Take the enemy expansion early and score 1 of 4

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Tyranids

Barbgaunts53
Hive Guard51
Broodlord50
Von Ryan's Leapers49
Lictor48

Across the game· melee units

Burning Chariot Chaos Daemons · just ahead50
Von Ryan's Leapers 49
Heretic Astartes Daemon Prince Chaos Space Marines · level with it49

SHIELD

In Tyranids

Pyrovores400
Von Ryan's Leapers400
Hive Crone397
Barbgaunts385
Screamer-killer385

Across the game· melee units

Ogryn Squad Astra Militarum · just ahead401
Von Ryan's Leapers 400
Deathwing Terminator Squad Dark Angels · level with it400

How we got these numbers

Invasion FleetDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 49 · 55 pts kill ~31 pts in one activation

SHIELD 400 · about 19% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 252 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Von Ryan's Leapers, 3 models, 55 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