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TyranidsArmy page › All 52 units

Biovores

Infantry · 1 models, 60 pts or 2 models, 100 pts or 3 models, 140 pts
Why it's takenIn 255 of 271 public listsThe most-taken Tyranids unit
Lists94% · in 255 of 271 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateBiovores against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Biovores kills

Damage for its points

21SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 60 pts kill ~14 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta21SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★37SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.34SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.23SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.17SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.18SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Biovores is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

228SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 196 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points228SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • Spore mines score secondaries without spending a real unit 4 of 4
  • Screen the backfield for very few points 4 of 4
  • Hold the home objective 2 of 4
  • Mines stop enemies advancing near them 2 of 4
  • Mines can give up kill points in some missions 1 of 4

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Tyranids

Neurolictor21
Tervigon21
Biovores21
Sporocyst20
Gargoyles18

Across the game· units

Ynnari Raider Aeldari · just ahead22
Biovores 21
Prosecutor Squad Adeptus Custodes · level with it21

SHIELD

In Tyranids

Raveners241
Biovores228
The Red Terror225
Broodlord217
Gargoyles213

Across the game· units

Field Ordnance Battery Astra Militarum · just ahead229
Biovores 228
Fortis Kill Team Space Marines · level with it228

How we got these numbers

Invasion FleetDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 21 · 60 pts kill ~14 pts in one activation

SHIELD 228 · about 11% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 196 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Biovores, 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