Talons of the Norn Queen Tyranids detachment · 11th edition
What Talons of the Norn Queen does for Tyranids, in our own words: its rules and enhancements, any stratagems that change an attack, the units they name and how often winning lists take it.
In none of 5 winning Tyranids lists, August – September 2026. Tyranids on the Meta page ›
What its rules do
- Higher Imperatives: Grants a datasheet ability, not modelled.
In our own words, as the calculator applies them; see the codex for the rules.
Enhancements
The 2 enhancements Talons of the Norn Queen offers, with their points and who can take each, in our words.
- Destabilising Predation 20 pts · for NORN EMISSARY unit: Anti-Character 2+ (shooting).
- Synaptoprescience 30 pts · for NORN ASSIMILATOR unit: 4+ invulnerable save.
Stratagems that change an attack
The stratagem of Talons of the Norn Queen that changes the dice, in our words, as the calculator plays it.
- +2 Strength 1 CP · melee · for NORN ASSIMILATOR, NORN EMISSARY
Units Talons of the Norn Queen names
The army's units its rules, enhancements and stratagems name by keyword, most named first.
Units taken with Talons of the Norn Queen
How many of the 2 top-4 lists with Talons of the Norn Queen (the last three months) took each unit.
- S Biovores 2 of 2
- A Hive Tyrant 2 of 2
- A Norn Assimilator 2 of 2
- A Norn Emissary 2 of 2
- B Pyrovores 2 of 2
- B Tyrant Guard 2 of 2
- B Haruspex 1 of 2
- S Neurolictor 1 of 2
Recent winning lists with Talons of the Norn Queen
- 4th · Tactical Squad Baston 2026-08-30
- 3rd · FWC GT Warhammer 40000 GT - n77 - solo 2000 points 2026-07-04
Lists from grimstat-corpus (CC BY 4.0), published by their players and tournament organisers on MiniHeadQuarters.
Questions
Which units are best in Talons of the Norn Queen?
Talons of the Norn Queen names Norn Assimilator and Norn Emissary by keyword in its rules, enhancements and stratagems.
How often is Talons of the Norn Queen played?
Talons of the Norn Queen isn't in any of 5 winning Tyranids lists, August – September 2026.
What enhancements does Talons of the Norn Queen have?
Talons of the Norn Queen offers 2: Destabilising Predation (20 pts) and Synaptoprescience (30 pts).