DOSSIERS · FACTION

TyranidsTYRTyranids

11TH EDITION · PERFORMANCE DOSSIER · THROUGH 2026-W27
← All dossiers   ·   Strength Index
Strength Index · where it wins
AVERAGE
rank #8 of 28 · composite +0.311
open the tier list ›
Top players · where it's rated
A-
expert tier · recency-weighted across 5 publications
the comparison layer ›
Win rate · week / patch
46.2% This week 49.8% This patch
weekly 147 games · patch 640 games
the Archive’s tournament pull ›
HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

WHAT DO THE FACET Z-SCORES MEAN?

Each facet number below is a z-score — a comparison to the whole competitive roster this window. Zero is the roster average; +1.0 is one standard deviation above (roughly the top 16% of factions on that facet), +2.0 is exceptional; the scale mirrors going down. The four facets — win rate, top-cut conversion, blowout margin, consistency — combine into the Strength Index composite, weighted on the tier-list page. Top players is a comparison layer: the curated top-player tier list, shown beside the results but never blended into the composite.

PERFORMANCE VITALS THIS FACTION'S TOURNAMENT RESULTS vs THE ROSTER

WIN RATE
+0.48σ
52% · 383 games
TOP CUT
+0.12σ
0.9× field share
BLOWOUT
+0.53σ
10.4 avg battle points
CONSISTENCY
-0.24σ
0.029 steadiness
TOP PLAYERS 3.628 (≈ A-) recency-weighted across 5 publications — a comparison layer, never blended into the composite
COMPOSITE Z (DEFAULT WEIGHTS)
+0.311
The blend of the four performance facets at the default weights. Adjust the weights on the Strength Index.

MATCHUPS THIS FACTION vs THE ROSTER · CURRENT PATCH

Best matchups
  • Drukhari 67% 12g
  • Astra Militarum 62% 34g
  • Black Templars 55% 11g
Toughest matchups
  • Imperial Knights 30% 30g
  • Orks 32% 22g
  • Chaos Daemons 33% 24g
Drukhari 67% 12g
Astra Militarum 62% 34g
Genestealer Cults 57% 7g
Black Templars 55% 11g
Emperor’s Children 54% 24g
Thousand Sons 54% 26g
Dark Angels 53% 17g
Aeldari 52% 27g
Space Marines 50% 50g
Leagues of Votann 50% 24g
Adeptus Mechanicus 50% 12g
Imperial Agents 50% 2g
World Eaters 48% 27g
Adeptus Custodes 48% 42g
Death Guard 45% 22g
Adepta Sororitas 45% 11g
Necrons 44% 54g
Blood Angels 44% 16g
T’au Empire 43% 44g
Chaos Knights 40% 20g
Grey Knights 38% 8g
Space Wolves 37% 19g
Chaos Space Marines 35% 23g
Chaos Daemons 33% 24g
Deathwatch 33% 3g
Orks 32% 22g
Imperial Knights 30% 30g
Win rate against each opponent in the current patch, best first — heat-shaded around an even 50% split. Cells from fewer than 5 games are dimmed (small sample); mirror matches are excluded. The full 28×28 matrix is on Quantum.

DETACHMENTS FOOTPRINT & TOP BUILDS · CURRENT PATCH

Detachment Games Prevalence Win rate VP diff
Talons of the Norn Queen 180 28% 49.1% +2.5
Ambush Predators 122 19% 49.2% +0
Vanguard Onslaught 114 18% 48.2% +1.8
Assimilation Swarm 108 17% 45.6% +1.2
Subterranean Assault 108 17% 45.8% +0.6
Invasion Fleet 95 15% 53.3% +2.4
Crusher Stampede READ WITH CARE 64 10% 52.6% +0.2
Synaptic Nexus READ WITH CARE 19 3% 64.7% +6.9
Warrior Bioform Onslaught READ WITH CARE 17 3% 47.1% +3.2
Unending Swarm READ WITH CARE 5 1% 60% +2.2
(unresolved detachment) 117 18% 52.9% +0.6
An 11th-edition army runs multiple detachments, and a game counts toward every detachment it fields — so prevalence is a footprint (share of this faction’s 640 games that ran each detachment) and sums above 100%. 82% of games resolved to a named detachment.
TOP BUILDS — the detachment pairings players actually field (shares sum to 100%)
Build Games Share Win rate
Subterranean Assault 108 17% 46%
Ambush Predators + Vanguard Onslaught 101 16% 47%
Assimilation Swarm + Talons of the Norn Queen 98 15% 46%
Invasion Fleet 95 15% 53%
Crusher Stampede + Talons of the Norn Queen READ WITH CARE 50 8% 53%

SCORING POSTURE WIN RATE BY MISSION · CURRENT PATCH

How this faction scores across the five mission postures — the bar fills to its win rate, with the mid-line marking an even 50%. Read over the current balance patch; postures under 30 games are marked thin.

RECENT FORM TOURNAMENT RESULTS THIS WINDOW · 2026-W27

This window (singles): 52% win rate over 383 games.

Podium finishes this window — faction-anonymous, identified by placing and event:

The condensed composition behind these finishes is in TOP LISTS below.

TOP LISTS CONDENSED COMPOSITION OF THE BEST-PERFORMING LISTS THIS WINDOW

The lists behind this faction’s strongest finishes this window — identified here by placing, event, and field; the complete list lives at the source on BCP. Composition is condensed to datasheets and points; no rules or profile text.

#2
Geelong 40K Open 2026
61-player field
View on BCP
Invasion Fleet Take and Hold 2000 pts
Characters
  • 2×Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip75
  • Hyperadapted Raveners165
  • The Swarmlord210
  • Winged Hive Tyrant [Adaptive Biology]210
Datasheets
  • 2×Hormagaunts120
  • Raveners125
  • Hormagaunts70
  • Biovores60
  • Lictor60
  • 2×Maleceptor180
  • 2×Neurolictor80
  • Tyrannofex190
#3
THE BIRMINGHAM 40K SUPER MAJOR
198-player field
View on BCP
Subterranean Assault (Keywords) Disruption 2000 pts
Datasheets
  • Hyperadapted Raveners180
  • Zoanthropes200
#11
IV GT Tormenta de Hostias
65-player field
View on BCP
Assimilation Swarm, Talons of the Norn Queen (Feed the Swarm) Take and Hold 2000 pts
Datasheets
  • Biovores60
  • Haruspex125
  • 2×Maleceptor180
  • Norn Assimilator275
  • 2×Norn Assimilator295
  • 2×Pyrovores65
  • 3×Ripper Swarms30

WHAT THE WINNING LISTS RUN UNITS IN THIS FACTION’S UNDEFEATED & ONE-LOSS ARMIES · 2026-W27

Across the 9 Tyranids armies that went undefeated or one-loss this window, ranked by how often each unit appears. Faction-anonymous — the lists are counted, never attributed to a pilot.

“Winning” here means the pilot finished undefeated (X–0) or one-loss (X–1) at a 5+ round singles event with a field of 16 or more. Share is the fraction of those 9 lists that included the unit; a datasheet run in multiples still counts as one list. No rules or profile text — unit names and counts only.

EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE EDITOR’S READ — INTERPRETIVE, NOT MEASURED

EDITOR

Editorial perspective coming. The Editor’s analysis of this faction’s current competitive position will appear here as the dossier program rolls out.

CROSS-LINKS RECAPS, METHODOLOGY, DIRECTORY

RECENT TOURNAMENT RECAPS

METHODOLOGY

Data: the Archive's first-party BCP pull, edition-lifetime through 2026-W27. Facet z-scores are computed across the competitive roster on the singles subset; top-player tier is the comparison layer, never blended into the composite. See methodology for the exact definitions.