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This is SprueSentry strategy commentary, not official rules. The parts of this detachment reprinted or amended in the Tyranids Faction Pack version 1.2, the release that arrived with the 26 August 2026 balance update, are confirmed against that document, re-checked on 27 August 2026. The rest of the stratagem and enhancement lists come from the 10th-edition codex and are cross-checked across two independent community rules mirrors. The Detachment Point cost and enhancement points come from the official Munitorum Field Manual version 1.3, updated 26 August 2026. Points move with every update, so confirm them in the Warhammer 40,000 app before a game.
Each time a Tyranids Monster model attacks, add 1 to the Hit roll if its unit is below Starting Strength, and add 1 to the Wound roll as well if its unit is below half strength. In addition, while a Tyranids Monster unit that is not Battle-shocked is at its Starting Strength, models in it add 2 to their Objective Control.
1CP. A Tyranids Monster unit that has not fought this phase re-rolls its Hit rolls.
1CP. After a Tyranids Monster model ends a Charge move, roll six D6 against an enemy unit in Engagement Range: each 4+ inflicts 1 mortal wound.
1CP. A Tyranids Monster unit that has not shot gains Ignores Cover and can ignore modifiers to Ballistic Skill and to Hit rolls.
1CP. A targeted Tyranids Monster unit forces the attacker to take a Battle-shock test and imposes -1 to Hit, plus -1 to Wound if that test failed.
1CP. A Tyranids Monster unit moves through models (excluding Titanic) and terrain 4" or less in height, and through taller terrain at the risk of being Battle-shocked on a 1. Reprinted in the Faction Pack's Rules Updates.
1CP. A destroyed non-Fly Tyranids Monster with Deadly Demise inflicts its mortal wounds automatically instead of rolling.
Tyranids Monster model only. Add 3 to the bearer's Objective Control characteristic.
Tyranids Monster model only. Add 1 to the Wound roll each time the bearer makes a melee attack against a Monster or Vehicle unit.
Tyranids Monster model only. If the bearer is destroyed by a melee attack before it has fought, on a 3+ it fights before being removed.
Tyranids Monster model only. Once per battle, when a Psychic Attack is allocated to the bearer, it gains Feel No Pain 5+ against Psychic Attacks for the phase.
A multi-model Monster unit, so it actually drops below Starting Strength and switches the Hit and Wound bonuses on.
See the box: price and offersA tanky brawler that survives long enough to cash in the below-strength bonuses.
See the box: price and offersMonster shooting that Swarm-Guided Salvoes turns reliable through cover and hit modifiers.
See the box: price and offersA Monster character to carry Ominous Presence or Monstrous Nemesis and hold the middle.
See the box: price and offersA durable heavy hitter that scores with the +2 Objective Control while at full strength.
See the box: price and offersAdds the durable Battleline infantry a pure monster list has no other way to field.
Norns are Monsters, so they benefit from both rules; the re-pick keeps them relevant as they take damage.
Big beasts struggle to reach a hidden enemy character; Lictors go and get it.
How to play Crusher Stampede in 11th edition — the 2-DP all-monsters detachment that hits harder as its beasts take damage, and finally holds objectives.
Sprue Sentry strategy commentary for 11th edition, not official rules. Games Workshop updates points and rules regularly; always confirm against the current official rules and latest update before a game.
Crusher Stampede is the Tyranids big-monster detachment: a 2-Detachment-Point package for a low-model-count army of Carnifexes, Norn beasts and other monstrosities that brawl and grind. It reflects Warhammer 40,000 11th edition.
This is SprueSentry strategy commentary, not official rules. The Tyranids Faction Pack version 1.2 reprints the Enraged Behemoths detachment rule and the Untrammelled Ferocity stratagem, and both are confirmed against that document. The rest of the lists come from the 10th-edition codex, cross-checked across two independent community rules mirrors. We re-checked the pack's amendments on 27 August 2026 against version 1.2, the release that arrived with the 26 August 2026 balance update. DP costs and points move with dataslates, so confirm them in the Warhammer 40,000 app before a game.
Your Tyranids Monster models get +1 to Hit while their unit is below Starting Strength and, on top of that, +1 to Wound as well while it is below half strength — so your beasts become more dangerous as they take casualties. Crucially, while a Tyranids Monster unit that is not Battle-shocked is at its Starting Strength, models in it add 2 to their Objective Control, patching the classic weakness of a monster list: actually holding objectives. (Watch that Battle-shock clause — a shocked monster loses the scoring bonus.) It's a detachment that converts incoming damage into offence and lets big models score.
Take it for a low-model-count, all-monsters army that wants to brawl. It converts incoming damage into offence — surviving beasts hit harder as their unit shrinks — and the +2 OC at full strength finally lets monsters score. At 2 DP it leaves 1 DP for a support like Warrior Bioform Onslaught or Ambush Predators.
Sample gameplan: deploy a wall of monsters and use Ominous Presence and the full-strength +2 OC to contest objectives early. Push forward; as multi-model Monster units (a Carnifex brick) drop below Starting Strength the +1 to Hit kicks in, and below half the +1 to Wound stacks — wounded units become deadlier. Use Untrammelled Ferocity to reposition, Rampaging Monstrosities on the key combat, Massive Impact for a charge alpha, and Savage Roar to blunt counter-attacks.
2 DP, leaving 1 DP at a 2,000-point game for a support detachment like Warrior Bioform Onslaught or Ambush Predators.
Enraged Behemoths: your Tyranids Monster models add 1 to the Hit roll while their unit is below Starting Strength, and add 1 to the Wound roll as well while it is below half strength. In addition, a Tyranids Monster unit that is not Battle-shocked and is at its Starting Strength adds 2 to its models' Objective Control.
Yes. While a Tyranids Monster unit that is not Battle-shocked is at its Starting Strength, models in it add 2 to their Objective Control, which patches the classic weakness of a low-model-count monster list. The Ominous Presence enhancement adds a further 3 on the bearer.
Big beasts: Carnifexes and Old One Eye, Norn Emissaries and Assimilators, and shooting monsters like the Tyrannofex and Exocrine. Multi-model Monster units get the most from the below-strength Hit and Wound bonuses.
Written by Sprue Sentry, grounded in the cited sources. Original commentary, not Games Workshop rules text.