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 strong mix of synapse, infiltration, fast melee threat, and swarming gaunts. This box forms an excellent core for a new Tyranid army, or a solid expansion for players looking to add more bodies, monsters, and hunting organisms to their existing Hive Fleet.

A Versatile Foundation for Tyranids

This battleforce revolves around what makes Tyranids so recognizable: a central synapse leader, lurking predators, elite organisms, and mass 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 keeps coming 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 Full 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.

Consider sharp carapace highlights, organic skin tones, glossy claws, venomous tongues, slime around mouths, and dark shadows in rib structures. Bases with jungle, acidic pools, alien biomass, cracked Imperial floors, or overgrown ruins fit the Tyranid theme perfectly.

Contents of the Set

This multipart plastic battleforce contains:

1 Hive Tyrant
Optional to 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 durability

• Many painting possibilities with carapace, claws, skin, slime, and alien basing

• Plastic miniatures, supplied as multipart kits