Competitive Tyranids · Warhammer 40,000

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Into the Hive Mind is where Tyranid players get good together — tier lists, tactics, and real tournament reports from a top-200 competitive player with 17 years in the faction.

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Three videos that show you exactly what this channel is.

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How to Start a Tyranid Army in 11th Edition

The community-requested roadmap: what to buy, what to skip, and how to grow the brood.

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11th Edition Tier List — All 52 Datasheets

Every single Tyranid datasheet, ranked and explained for the new edition.

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Tyranids vs. Emperor's Children — Tournament Battle Report

Priority vs Disruption in 11th edition — a full tournament game, turn by turn, decision by decision.
The Hive · Our Discord

The Swarm has a home

  • #list-help — post your list, get real feedback. Including mine.
  • Tactics & matchups — deployment, target priority, and how to actually beat that army.
  • The Feeding Grounds — our monthly ladder. Play anywhere, report your games, claim the apex.
  • Hobby showcase — every scheme welcome, from first Termagant to full hive fleet.
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The house rules

No gatekeeping. Every vet was new once.

Real lists, real losses. Transparency is the culture — nobody's hiding secret tech.

Keep it fun. At the end of the day, we're all pushing plastic bugs around a table.

Hey — I'm Matt Evans

Seventeen years with one faction, a top-200 world ranking, a Golden Ticket to the World Championships of Warhammer, and a decade-plus with the Denver Mountain Trolls. I'm not a guru on a pedestal — just a fellow player who's been at this longer, sharing everything I learn so we can get good together.

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