ATTACKOF THE TYRANIDS - Tip

Oct 7, 2026

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Epic 40,000 strategy guidance for Tyranid commanders, focusing on building effective swarms and leveraging their key strengths. The material explains how fast movement, Mycetic swarms, and large army sizes can overwhelm opponents, while the Hive Mind keeps advances steady despite casualties. It outlines assault swarms, Mycetic deployment choices, bio-artillery and flanks, armored assault options, Dominatrix support, flight swarm interceptor tactics, and practical guidance for painting Tyranid armies quickly.

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ATTACKOF THE TYRANIDS

SWARMIN’&SPAWNIN’

ARMOUREDASSAULT SWARM

FLIGHT SWARMS

PAINTING MY'NIDS

# ATTACKOF THE TYRANIDS This month the entire range of Tyranid models is released for Epic 40,000.To help you in your bid for galactic domination we've put together someadvice for all you would-be Hive Tyrants out there. A TYRANID ARMY HAS SEVERAL MAJORADVANTAGES IN EPIC 40,000,AND YOU'LL HAVE TOMAKE THE MOST OF THEM IF ULTIMATE VICTORYIS TO BE YOURS... 1 First and foremost the Tyranids are fast,allowing you get to the enemyquickly.Their manoeuvrability is also aided by Mycetic swarms whichcan land anywhere on the table.Have a look at the Drop Pod rules on page15 of the Epic Battles Book to see how Mycetic Spores work.2Tyranid armies can be very large.You get lots ofTyranids for your points so you can swamp the enemywith lots of monsters.3The Tyranids havesome of the largestassault factors in thegame. Creatures likeGenestealers,Carnifexesand Hive Tyrants areexceptionally good in closeassaults.4The Hive Mind isimplacable.Casualtiesand enemy ire do not affectthe Tyranids advance in thesame way as other forces. WHITE DWARF213,SEPTEMBER 1997 Big,sharp,pointy bity things coming to eat your brains..When faced with this kind of pincer assault,the best bet is to simply attack the centre! ★★★★YOU'RE GONNA GET YOUR...PLAN 2 The pincer attack with powerful assaults coming simultaneouslyon both flanks to envelop the enemy,whilst your centre rainsbio-artillery fire on them.BIO-ARTILLERYFLANKASSAULT(Heavy firepower suchFLANK(Hormagaunts,as Biovores,Exocrines,ASSAULTTermagants,Dactylis etc)(Hormagaunts,Termagants,Genestealers,etc)Genestealers,etc) # SWARMIN’&SPAWNIN’ Each of your Tyranid swarms can be chosen from the army listto perform a very specific battlefield role.To help you along theway I've choosen some example swarms and explained thethinking behind my choices. Hive Tyrant A Hive Tyrant is all roundmean.Armour 6,firepower 2,assault 6 and a pysker with asave!They are prone to bepicked off by special weaponshots,especially anti-tankweapons.However,this isperhaps because they scarethe enemy so much andattract a large amount of fire! 1-ASSAULT SWARM My first choice of swarm is a general assault swarm.I want itto be fast moving and very hard hitting.This is the sort ofswarm that will rip the heart out of the enemy army with close assaults.It needs to be large so that casualties won't affect itsBE AFRAID,BE VERY AFRAIDclose combat potential too badly.Tyranids always pass Leadershiptests and are never broken if theyhave any Synapse creatures left in 3-MYCETIC SWARM A personal favourite of mine.I think you have two options with your mycetic swarms.They can be either large assault units,which can bedeployed close to the enemy and charge straight in.This is risky becuase you wil have a lot of points in reserve,and a few bad dice rolls forreserves wil leave you fighting against a stronger enemy.Oryou can have small swarms,which can land in front of the enemy as a diversionfrom your main attack.This means the swam is doomed to taking high casuaties,but the more enemy fire they attract the better,it meansyour main attack is advancing unmolested.The second example is the one I've chosen to show in a litle more detail. CONSUME ALL I've covered Assault Spawn,Bio-Artillery and Mycetic Spores,butthere is more to the Tyranid invasion than this.Here are some othersuggestions for using the Tyranid army lists.Total galacticdomination here we come... BIO-TITANS For me Bio-titans are best used as war engine killers.War engines can be veryhard for the Tyranids to destroy because of their massive assault values andrefusal to break.The best answer to them is to take your own Bio-titans equippedwith ripper tentacles and razor claws,and scuttle towards the enemy war engineas fast as possible.Once in close combat the enemy war engine is in big trouble. # ARMOUREDASSAULT SWARM Assault spawn carrying lots of Hive Tyrants,Carnifexes,Genestealers and TyranidWarriors storming into battle at very high speed (25cm a turn actu

FAQs

What are the main tactical advantages of Tyranids in Epic 40,000?

They are fast to reach the enemy quickly, can use Mycetic swarms to land effectively, can field very large forces to overwhelm opponents, and have strong assault capabilities bolstered by the Hive Mind.

How should a commander use Mycetic swarms?

Choose either larger assault units that charge in close (riskier due to reserve points and reserve dice) or smaller swarms used as diversions in front of the enemy to draw heavy fire while the main force advances.

What role does the Dominatrix play in an armored assault?

The Dominatrix is the supreme commander with the ability to not be broken, fire and move again in the assault phase, and provide a re-roll in close combats or fire fights while best supporting assault swarms.

Oct 7, 2026

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