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TyranidsArmy page › All 52 units

Winged Tyranid Prime

Character · 65 pts
Why it's takenIn 10 of 271 public listsThe 38th most-taken Tyranids unit
Lists4% · in 10 of 271 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateWinged Tyranid Prime against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Winged Tyranid Prime kills

Damage for its points

40SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 65 pts kill ~29 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta40SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes50SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★56SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.47SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.43SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.41SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Winged Tyranid Prime is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

145SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 65 pts: about 153 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points145SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • Gives melee Warriors a key keyword 4 of 4
  • Heavily outclassed by the Lash Whip Prime 4 of 4
  • Little damage of its own 1 of 4

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Tyranids

Winged Hive Tyrant42
Carnifexes42
Old One Eye41
Winged Tyranid Prime40
Mawloc38

Across the game· melee units

Possessed Chaos Space Marines · just ahead41
Winged Tyranid Prime 40
Fellgor Beastmen Chaos Space Marines · level with it40

SHIELD

In Tyranids

Parasite of Mortrex189
Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip156
Winged Tyranid Prime145
Mucolid Spores121
Ripper Swarms120

Across the game· melee units

Brotherhood Techmarine Grey Knights · just ahead146
Winged Tyranid Prime 145
Triumph of Saint Katherine Adepta Sororitas · level with it145

Leading a squad

Tyranid Warriors with Ranged Bio-Weapons with Winged Tyranid Prime60 + 65 = 125 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Tyranid Warriors with Ranged Bio-Weapons aloneWinged Tyranid Prime's rulesWinged Tyranid Prime's attacks
Squad39 ÷ 60 pts =65per 100
With leader70 ÷ 125 pts =56per 100▼9

The leader adds 31 pts of kills a turn (12 from rules, 19 from attacks) for 65 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Tyranid Warriors with Ranged Bio-Weapons aloneWinged Tyranid Prime's rulesWinged Tyranid Prime's wounds
Squad202 ÷ 60 pts =337per 100
With leader288 ÷ 125 pts =230per 100▼107

The leader adds 86 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 86 from wounds) for 65 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SWORD and SHIELD against 100 top lists, the squad and the pair compared at one size. The leader's points are always counted.

How we got these numbers

Invasion FleetDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 40 · 65 pts kill ~29 pts in one activation

SHIELD 145 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 153 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Winged Tyranid Prime, 65 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