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TyranidsArmy page › All 52 units

Winged Hive Tyrant

Character · 185 pts
Why it's takenIn 22 of 271 public listsThe 32nd most-taken Tyranids unit
Lists8% · in 22 of 271 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateWinged Hive Tyrant against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Winged Hive Tyrant kills

Damage for its points

42SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 185 pts kill ~88 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta42SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes33SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.39SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.54SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★55SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.44SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Winged Hive Tyrant is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

266SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 185 pts: about 504 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points266SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • Still keeps command points flowing 3 of 4
  • Popular in Vanguard Onslaught 2 of 4
  • Makes units harder to charge 2 of 4
  • The walking Tyrant is better 3 of 4
  • Too many points 1 of 4
  • Can't take Tyrant Guard 1 of 4

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Tyranids

Maleceptor43
Carnifexes42
Winged Hive Tyrant42
Old One Eye41
Winged Tyranid Prime40

Across the game· melee units

Be'lakor Chaos Daemons · just ahead43
Winged Hive Tyrant 42
Chaos Questoris Knight Styrix Chaos Knights · level with it42

SHIELD

In Tyranids

Hierophant275
Hormagaunts275
Lictor273
Sporocyst273
Winged Hive Tyrant266

Across the game· melee units

Lord of Contagion Death Guard · just ahead267
Winged Hive Tyrant 266
Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs Space Marines · level with it266

How we got these numbers

Subterranean AssaultDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 42 · 185 pts kill ~88 pts in one activation

SHIELD 266 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 504 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Winged Hive Tyrant, 185 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