Tyranids Devour All: Top Warhammer 40k Armies Crucible 2023

By Travis Pasch | March 8th, 2024 | Categories: 10th Edition 40k, 40k News & Articles, Tabletop Gaming News & Rumors, Tournament Coverage, Tyranids, Warhammer Community

The Tyranids managed to dominate the competition, as these Warhammer 40k army lists took the top spots at Crucible 2023!

The tournament is over, and now we can look at which lists managed to secure a place at the top! Check out what these winners brought into their armies.

Tyranids Devour All: Top Warhammer 40k Armies Crucible 2023

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3rd Place: Quinton Johnson- Aeldari

2nd Place: Jack Harpster- Black Templars

1st Place: John Lennon- Tyranids

This list leaves almost all the small Tyrainds at home, with only 20 Gargoyles making up the battleline units. That seems to make sense, as this list takes advantage of the Synaptic Nexus Detachment.

The big guys are much faster than ground troops and can be decent for taking forward objectives. The list was led by a Hive Tyrant with a Heavy Venom Cannon and a Deathleaper to take out enemy characters or small units.

There was also plenty of heavy fire support with 3 Exocrines, a Biovore, and some Pyrovores.

As it says at the top of the list, think tank! It featured plenty of Maleceptors and Neurolictors to deal with the enemy’s melee and keep the big bugs firing while also being able to move forward and take all the objectives.

Rounding out the selections, John took 9 Zoanthropes to have plenty of anti-tank power that can also shield your backfield from deep striking and also give your army some Invulnerable saves.

Not to mention, they can deal Mortal Wounds, and with so many S12 shots, they should be able to take out tanks or kill a ton of Marines with their non-focused shots.