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A migratory alien swarm that consumes whole worlds - endless small creatures directed by towering bio-constructs.
Tyranids are the purest horde army in the setting and the one with the strongest single identity. Everything is grown for a purpose: swarms of Hormagaunts and Termagants, mid-sized Warriors, and enormous Carnifexes and Tyrants that steer the whole hive mind by instinct. The great advantage for a painter is that there is no uniform, no heraldry and no chapter to obey - just a carapace colour and a flesh colour, repeated across every model in the swarm. That makes a striking scheme achievable with two or three paints and a wash, which is exactly what you want when facing sixty gaunts. The big monsters then reward as much effort as you care to give them.
On the table: A horde army with monster support - overwhelming numbers of cheap close-combat creatures backed by very large beasts.
20% off RRPTyranids · 30 models · 6 kits
1× Hive Tyrant Miniature · 1× Lictor Miniature · 3× Tyranid Warriors Miniatures · 3× Von Ryan's Leapers Miniatures · 10× Hormagaunts Miniatures · 10× Termagants Miniatures · 2× Ripper Swarms Miniatures
Before you commit
How hard to paint
27of 82 easiest
Easier than most
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What it costs to start
C$174.25
C$0.43 per point
Combat Patrol: Tyranid Assault Brood, cheapest shop we track
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20% off RRPTyranids · 30 models · 6 kits
1× Hive Tyrant Miniature · 1× Lictor Miniature · 3× Tyranid Warriors Miniatures · 3× Von Ryan's Leapers Miniatures · 10× Hormagaunts Miniatures · 10× Termagants Miniatures · 2× Ripper Swarms Miniatures
30 models · £4.27 a model
20% off RRPTyranids · 18 models · 4 kits
1× Parasite of Mortrex · 3× Tyrant Guard (can be built as Hive Guard) · 1× Biovore (can be built as a Pyrovore) · 3× Spore Mines · 10× Genestealers
18 models · £4.67 a model
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Tyranids · 10 models
C$59.50 at the cheapest of 3 shops — save C$11.11
C$0.55 per point · Also in 1 box
Tyranids · 3 models
C$80.75 at the cheapest of 3 shops — save C$19.28
C$1.01 per point · Also in 1 box
Tyranids · 1 model
C$0.40 per point · Also in 1 box
Tyranids · 11 models
C$54.40 at the cheapest of 3 shops — save C$7.97
C$0.54 per point · Also in 1 box
Tyranids · 1 model
C$1.04 per point · Also in 1 box
Tyranids · 1 model
C$45.90 at the cheapest of 2 shops — save C$5.30
C$0.66 per point · Also in 1 box
Tyranids · 1 model
C$45.90 at the cheapest of 2 shops — save C$5.30
C$0.61 per point
Tyranids · 3 models
C$54.40 at the cheapest of 3 shops — save C$7.97
C$0.99 per point · Also in 1 box
Tyranids · 3 models
C$70.20 at the cheapest of 3 shops — save C$26.65
C$1.03 per point · Also in 1 box
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