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TyranidsArmy page › All 52 units

Sporocyst

Monster · 145 pts
Why it's takenRarely takenIn one public list or none
Lists– (one list or none, September – November 2026)
SimulateSporocyst against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Sporocyst kills

Damage for its points

20SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 145 pts kill ~33 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta20SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes33SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf. ★36SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.27SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.31SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.29SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Sporocyst 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 145 pts: about 414 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 295 per 100

For its points273SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • Some success spreading mines in Assimilation Swarm 1 of 4
  • Can't hold objectives 2 of 4
  • Would need to cost about half as much 1 of 4
  • Can't move or deploy forward 1 of 4

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Tyranids

Neurolictor21
Biovores21
Tervigon21
Sporocyst20
Gargoyles18

Across the game· units

Inquisitor Agents of the Imperium · just ahead21
Sporocyst 20
Taurox Astra Militarum · level with it20

SHIELD

In Tyranids

The Swarmlord276
Hierophant275
Hormagaunts275
Lictor273
Sporocyst273

Across the game· units

Catachan Jungle Fighters Astra Militarum · just ahead274
Sporocyst 273
Acastus Knight Asterius Imperial Knights · level with it273

How we got these numbers

Invasion FleetDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 20 · 145 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 414 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Sporocyst, 145 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