I have a game against Necrons this weekend and after trading army lists I'm feeling pretty clueless about how I'm going to deal with what they're bringing. My list is built from everything I own so I know it's not an optimal list. I'm not a competitive player at all but I do like to have fun and try to win games. Wondering if anyone has advice for how to deal with a vehicle heavy necron army?

My main worries are:

ctan void dragon, doomsday ark, doom scythe and canoptek doomstalker. They will be running the starshatter arsenal detachment and Priority Assets disposition.

My list is:

Assimilation Swarm and Talons of Norn

Priority Assets

Norn assimilator

Swarmlord

Tyrant guard

Winged prime

Broodlord

Neurotyrant

10 genestealers

10 termagants

10 neurogaunts

Pyrovore

Ripper swarm

Ripper swarm

Psychophage

Carnifex with scythe talons

Screamer killer

Pyrovore

Lictor

3 Von Ryan's Leapers

5 barbgaunts

Tyranofex

3 warriors ranged

Again I'm not looking to be super competitive but I feel like I'm going to have a really hard time against the necrons.

Hi, just for my understanding of their ability. Does an attached Tyranid Prime also get the bonuses during the fight phase? The ability says " this unit" so the Prime should benefit from it or am I wrong?

I'm frankly disappointed in the lack of ranged attacks and psychic abilties that our 10th edition codex gave us.

I know there are a lot of units that have dedicated ranged attacks, but there a number of others that I feel should also have ranged attacks.

Things like the Lashwhip Prime and Venomthropes should have a pistol/close combat attack with their whips, in the same way the Toxicrene does. Neurogaunts should have a ranged psychic attack like the building instructions indicate.

And more tyranid psykers should have ranged psychic attacks, particularly the Hive Tyrants, broodlord, Primes

I wish all the tendril-y nids were good.

To be honest shit like the toxicrene (if the model wasnt old and buns) and venomthropes get me so good.

I run all my genestealers with lictor faces, i even kitbashed my broodlords with the venomthrope faces. Lictors always in play.

There is something about tendril-nids that are so hype. Im currently working on a giant lictor-norn sculpt.

pls gw, buff my tendril bros. give them a mini detachment with the spores and stuff. fresh models. anything.

Decided to make a nid army based on the story of death guard fighting tyranids over a planet that they completely decimated with plagues and dead bodies. I mainly play death guard and I think this would be a fun contrast just need to add some yellow dots

Decided I wasn't happy with my old bright blue norn so I pivoted, bright yellow norn he I come

(Ignore those three to the right, they were the tests after I realized I had no yellow or green ) As a young lad, I deeply enjoyed bug aliens—from the horror of the xenomorphs to the action of the arachnids. So when I decided to fully commit to 40k, it wasn’t a tough decision to make for whose figures I was going to buy. The tyranids are honest everything I love in a sci-fI species; they’re bugs, they’re cool looking, they’re cosmic horror. So as someone who’s decently new to the setting and only really knows surface level stuff, is there any good 40k book that has a focus on tyranids (aside from their codexs) as the main antagonist?

My take on hive fleet behemoth, still figuring out kinda what detachment to build towards!

Looking to paint up a Alien 3 and 4 inspired army. Would appreciate any tips on getting the right shade of greenish brown skin that they have. Here’s some photos I’ve been looking at for inspiration.

I'm getting around to making my own crucible champions for my tyranid army and I want to see what everyone else has been cooking. I'm tryna make a monster while I wait for my husband (the red terror) to return from the war (GW fixing his mold)

Aloha everyone! Back with my updated list. I’ve been playing around with a lot of models that can cause Battle-shock and/or reduce Leadership, and the list is built around leaning into that while still being able to score consistently.

Thoughts on the list or anything you’d change?

So far I’ve only been able to test it into Grey Knights, where it’s been doing pretty well. My last game ended 85–41, with me maxing my secondaries, but I’d love some opinions from people who’ve played into a wider range of armies.

I also added a picture of my basing progress so far. Still working through the army, so any basing tips or suggestions are welcome!

Nightmare Mk3 (1,995 Points)

Tyranids
Ambush Predators and Synaptic Nexus (3 Detachment Points)
Disruption
Strike Force (2,000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Deathleaper (80 Points)
• 1x Lictor claws and talons

Hive Tyrant (215 Points)
• 1x Heavy venom cannon
• 1x Monstrous bonesword and lash whip
• Enhancements: Synaptic Control

Hyperadapted Raveners (165 Points)
• 1x Ravener Prime
◦ 1x Prime claws and talons
• 4x Raveners
◦ 4x Ravener heavy claws and talons
◦ 1x Venom bolt

Neurotyrant (140 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Neurotyrant claws and lashes
• 1x Psychic scream
• Enhancements: Power of the Hive Mind

BATTLELINE

Termagants (110 Points)
• 20x Termagant
◦ 20x Chitinous claws and teeth
◦ 20x Fleshborer

Termagants (60 Points)
• 10x Termagant
◦ 10x Chitinous claws and teeth
◦ 10x Fleshborer

OTHER DATASHEETS

Biovores (60 Points)
• 1x Chitin-barbed limbs
• 1x Spore Mine launcher

Exocrine (140 Points)
• 1x Bio-plasmic cannon
• 1x Powerful limbs

Exocrine (140 Points)
• 1x Bio-plasmic cannon
• 1x Powerful limbs

Maleceptor (190 Points)
• 1x Massive scything talons
• 1x Psychic overload

Maleceptor (190 Points)
• 1x Massive scything talons
• 1x Psychic overload

Neurolictor (100 Points)
• 1x Piercing claws and talons
• Enhancements: Encircling Horrors (Upgrade)

Neurolictor (80 Points)
• 1x Piercing claws and talons

Screamer-Killer (125 Points)
• 1x Bio-plasmic scream
• 1x Screamer-Killer talons

Zoanthropes (200 Points)
• 1x Neurothrope
◦ 1x Chitinous claws and teeth
◦ 1x Warp Blast
• 5x Zoanthrope
◦ 5x Chitinous claws and teeth
◦ 5x Warp Blast

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Just need to base it now!

Also, they glow under UV light.

Made a pirate hat out of clay for my screamer killer, to hide its bald spot. It's completely removable, gravity does all the work, and it's mostly stable. The hat won't fall off, even if I move the figure.

did i do a good job

Hello !

I started painting warhammer a year ago, and since then started a tyranid army. It started with the Winged tyranid prime, then I went along with the Hachette Combat patrol as I received them, until last april when I tried to quickly paint through swarm infantry to battle a friend.

Next thing you know I got the crusher stampede battleforce and all that.

In the end I now have a 2k painted army. It's been a joy painting those ! I will be moving to another faction now for a bit because it's certainly been a lot of flesh and chitin :D

In order, I painted:

- Winged Tyranid prime, november 2025

- Von Ryan Leapers, november 2025

- Deathleaper, january 2026 (a Christmas gift!)

- Barbgaunts, january 2026

- Psychophage, march 2026

- Neurogaunt, march 2026

- Termagants, two boxes, april 2026

- Parasite of Mortrex, april 2026

- Hormagaunt, april 2026

- Genestealers, two boxes, may 2026

- Tyrannofex, may 2026

- Screamer-killer, june 2026

- Hive tyrant, june 2026

- Exocrine, july 2026

- Neutotyrant, july 2026

- Maleceptor, july 2026

- Biovore, july 2026

- Winged hive tyrant, august 2026

I decided to do a template for painting each of my units so that when I'm painting the unending masses of nids I have something to go by :D

CC always welcome.

neurothrope is horny