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Tyranids - Battleforce: Tyranid Swarm
Tyranids - Battleforce: Tyranid Swarm
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Warhammer 40,000 – Tyranids – Battleforce: Tyranid Swarm – 51-36
The Tyranid Swarm Battleforce unleashes the Hive Mind onto the battlefield with a potent mix of synapse, infiltration, fast melee threats, and swarming gaunts. This box provides an excellent core for a new Tyranid army, or a robust expansion for players looking to give their existing Hive Fleet more bodies, monsters, and hunting organisms.
A Versatile Foundation for Tyranids
This battleforce revolves around what makes Tyranids so recognizable: a central synapse leader, stealthy predators, elite organisms, and massed infantry that overwhelms the battlefield. The Hive Tyrant forms the command center of the swarm and can also be built as The Swarmlord or a Winged Hive Tyrant, giving you plenty of flexibility when building your army.
Therefore, this box is suitable for various playstyles: a more aggressive monster leader, a flying threat that quickly applies pressure, or a classic Hive Tyrant directing the rest of the swarm.
Stealth, Speed, and Swarm Pressure
The Lictor and Von Ryan’s Leapers give the box a dangerous infiltration component. They are ideal for players who want to pressure the opponent early, threaten vulnerable targets, and control flanking routes.
The Hormagaunts and Termagants form the living mass of the swarm. They provide board presence, objective pressure, and the feeling of a Tyranid assault that comes in waves. The Tyranid Warriors add a sturdier elite core, with the classic warrior organism acting as a link between smaller gaunts and larger monsters.
Painting Fun for a Complete Hive Fleet
For hobbyists, this battleforce offers a lot of variety. The gaunts are perfect for quickly practicing a color scheme across multiple models, while the Hive Tyrant, Lictor, and Warriors provide room for more detailed work and striking centerpiece effects.
Think of sharp carapace highlights, organic skin tones, glossy claws, venomous tongues, slime around mouths, and dark shadows in the rib structures. Bases with jungle, acidic pools, alien biomass, cracked Imperial floors, or overgrown ruins fit the Tyranid theme perfectly.
Set Contents
This multipart plastic battleforce contains:
1 Hive Tyrant
Optional build as The Swarmlord or Winged Hive Tyrant
1 Lictor
3 Tyranid Warriors
3 Von Ryan’s Leapers
10 Hormagaunts
10 Termagants
2 Ripper Swarms
30 plastic miniatures in total
Corresponding Citadel bases
The miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly.
Key Features
Battleforce for Tyranids in Warhammer 40,000
Contains 30 plastic miniatures
Strong foundation for a new Tyranid army or expansion of an existing Hive Fleet
Includes Hive Tyrant with options for Swarmlord or Winged Hive Tyrant
Lictor and Von Ryan’s Leapers provide infiltration and fast threat
Hormagaunts and Termagants provide mass, objectives, and swarm pressure
Tyranid Warriors add synapse-like elite presence and resilience
Many painting possibilities with carapace, claws, skin, slime, and alien basing
Plastic miniatures, supplied as multipart kits
Warhammer 40,000 – Tyranids – Battleforce: Tyranid Swarm – 51-36
The Tyranid Swarm Battleforce unleashes the Hive Mind onto the battlefield with a potent mix of synapse, infiltration, fast melee threats, and swarming gaunts. This box provides an excellent core for a new Tyranid army, or a robust expansion for players looking to give their existing Hive Fleet more bodies, monsters, and hunting organisms.
A Versatile Foundation for Tyranids
This battleforce revolves around what makes Tyranids so recognizable: a central synapse leader, stealthy predators, elite organisms, and massed infantry that overwhelms the battlefield. The Hive Tyrant forms the command center of the swarm and can also be built as The Swarmlord or a Winged Hive Tyrant, giving you plenty of flexibility when building your army.
Therefore, this box is suitable for various playstyles: a more aggressive monster leader, a flying threat that quickly applies pressure, or a classic Hive Tyrant directing the rest of the swarm.
Stealth, Speed, and Swarm Pressure
The Lictor and Von Ryan’s Leapers give the box a dangerous infiltration component. They are ideal for players who want to pressure the opponent early, threaten vulnerable targets, and control flanking routes.
The Hormagaunts and Termagants form the living mass of the swarm. They provide board presence, objective pressure, and the feeling of a Tyranid assault that comes in waves. The Tyranid Warriors add a sturdier elite core, with the classic warrior organism acting as a link between smaller gaunts and larger monsters.
Painting Fun for a Complete Hive Fleet
For hobbyists, this battleforce offers a lot of variety. The gaunts are perfect for quickly practicing a color scheme across multiple models, while the Hive Tyrant, Lictor, and Warriors provide room for more detailed work and striking centerpiece effects.
Think of sharp carapace highlights, organic skin tones, glossy claws, venomous tongues, slime around mouths, and dark shadows in the rib structures. Bases with jungle, acidic pools, alien biomass, cracked Imperial floors, or overgrown ruins fit the Tyranid theme perfectly.
Set Contents
This multipart plastic battleforce contains:
1 Hive Tyrant
Optional build as The Swarmlord or Winged Hive Tyrant
1 Lictor
3 Tyranid Warriors
3 Von Ryan’s Leapers
10 Hormagaunts
10 Termagants
2 Ripper Swarms
30 plastic miniatures in total
Corresponding Citadel bases
The miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly.
Key Features
Battleforce for Tyranids in Warhammer 40,000
Contains 30 plastic miniatures
Strong foundation for a new Tyranid army or expansion of an existing Hive Fleet
Includes Hive Tyrant with options for Swarmlord or Winged Hive Tyrant
Lictor and Von Ryan’s Leapers provide infiltration and fast threat
Hormagaunts and Termagants provide mass, objectives, and swarm pressure
Tyranid Warriors add synapse-like elite presence and resilience
Many painting possibilities with carapace, claws, skin, slime, and alien basing
Plastic miniatures, supplied as multipart kits
