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TyranidsArmy page › All 52 units

Zoanthropes

Infantry · 3 models, 90 pts or 6 models, 190 pts
Lists47% · in 127 of 271 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateZoanthropes against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Zoanthropes kills

Damage for its points

56SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 190 pts kill ~120 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta56SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes71SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.63SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.59SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.61SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★72SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Zoanthropes is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

309SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 190 pts: about 560 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points309SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • Deadly from tunnels onto rooftops 2 of 4
  • Psychic guns ignore modifiers and cover 2 of 4
  • Went down in points 2 of 4
  • Good protection, and can share some 2 of 4
  • Fragile against the new small arms 1 of 4
  • Slow, and switched off when tagged 1 of 4

Units near it

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

SWORD

In Tyranids

The Red Terror57
Exocrine56
Screamer-killer56
Zoanthropes56
Raveners55

Across the game· shooters

Gladiator Reaper Space Marines · just ahead57
Zoanthropes 56
Librarian in Terminator Armour Space Marines · level with it56

SHIELD

In Tyranids

Tyranid Warriors with Ranged Bio-Weapons337
Neurotyrant323
Zoanthropes309
Hive Tyrant305
Genestealers278

Across the game· shooters

Storm Guardians Aeldari · just ahead311
Zoanthropes 309
Caladius Annihilator Grav-tank Adeptus Custodes · level with it309

With a leader

Zoanthropes with Neurotyrant190 + 120 = 310 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Zoanthropes aloneNeurotyrant's rulesNeurotyrant's attacks
Squad105 ÷ 190 pts =55per 100
With leader164 ÷ 310 pts =53per 100▼2

The leader adds 59 pts of kills a turn (30 from rules, 29 from attacks) for 120 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Zoanthropes aloneNeurotyrant's rulesNeurotyrant's wounds
Squad621 ÷ 190 pts =327per 100
With leader1042 ÷ 310 pts =336per 100▲9

The leader adds 421 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 421 from wounds) for 120 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

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 56 · 190 pts kill ~120 pts in one activation

SHIELD 309 · about 15% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 560 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Zoanthropes, 6 models, 190 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