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This is SprueSentry strategy commentary, not official rules. This detachment is not named anywhere in the Tyranids Faction Pack version 1.2, the release that arrived with the 26 August 2026 balance update, searched on 27 August 2026, so the detachment rule, stratagems and enhancement effects below come from two independent community rules mirrors rather than a current official document. Read those as the weakest-sourced part of this set. The Detachment Point cost and enhancement points are better evidenced: they come from the official Munitorum Field Manual version 1.3, updated 26 August 2026. Points move with every update, so confirm the rule and stratagems against your codex, and the points in the Warhammer 40,000 app, before a game.
At the start of the first battle round, select one Hyper-adaptation to be active for your Tyranids units until the end of the battle. Swarming Instincts gives Sustained Hits 1 against Infantry and Swarm units, Hyper-aggression gives Lethal Hits against Monsters and Vehicles, and Hive Predators gives Precision on Critical Hits against Characters.
1CP. Up to two Tyranids units within Synapse Range, or one other unit, gain an extra Hyper-adaptation until your next Command phase. You cannot pick the one already chosen at the start of the first battle round.
1CP. Return up to D3+3 destroyed models to each of up to two Endless Multitude units within Synapse Range, or to one other Endless Multitude unit.
2CP. Up to two Tyranids units within Synapse Range, or one other unit, score Critical Hits on unmodified 5+.
1CP. A targeted Tyranids unit gains Feel No Pain 6+, improving to 5+ if it is within Synapse Range.
1CP. Models destroyed in a targeted Tyranids unit fight on a 4+ before being removed.
1CP. A Tyranids unit Consolidates an extra 3" into Engagement Range, or makes a 6" Normal move instead if it is within Synapse Range and not engaged.
After both players deploy, redeploy up to three Tyranids units, and you can place them into Strategic Reserves regardless of how many are already there.
The bearer has Feel No Pain 5+, upgrading permanently to 4+ at the start of any turn on which it is below its starting wounds.
Friendly Tyranids units within 9" of the bearer count as within Synapse Range of your army.
Once per turn, re-roll one Hit, Wound, Damage, Advance or Charge roll, or one saving throw, made for the bearer.
The prime enhancement carrier for Adaptive Biology or Alien Cunning, and a hard-hitting Synapse anchor.
See the box: price and offersEndless Multitude chaff you recycle with Endless Swarm to keep holding objectives.
See the box: price and offersMobile Endless Multitude bodies that also come back through Endless Swarm.
See the box: price and offersAn efficient datasheet that the Sustained Hits and Lethal Hits Hyper-adaptations push over the top.
See the box: price and offersFast melee that benefits from whichever Hyper-adaptation matches the target in front of it.
See the box: price and offersHow to play Invasion Fleet in 11th edition — the 3-DP all-comers detachment, its Hyper-adaptations menu, and why it's the safe starting pick.
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.
Invasion Fleet is the Tyranids generalist: the flexible, tournament-safe 3-Detachment-Point detachment that plays a balanced mixed list and the best place to start. It reflects Warhammer 40,000 11th edition.
This is SprueSentry strategy commentary, not official rules, and it is the weakest-sourced page in this set. Unlike every other Tyranid detachment, Invasion Fleet is not named anywhere in the Tyranids Faction Pack version 1.2 — we searched the version 1.2 PDF, the release that arrived with the 26 August 2026 balance update, on 27 August 2026 and it does not mention the detachment once. Nothing below is confirmed against a current official document: it all comes from the 10th-edition codex as reproduced by two independent community rules mirrors. Confirm the rule, stratagems, enhancements, DP cost and points against your codex and the Warhammer 40,000 app before a game.
At the start of the first battle round you select one Hyper-adaptation, and it stays active for your Tyranids units until the end of the battle. The menu:
The Predatory Imperative stratagem then grants a second Hyper-adaptation to a unit or two mid-game, and it explicitly cannot be the one you chose at the start. So think of your opening pick as your permanent baseline and Predatory Imperative as the answer you buy when the matchup demands it.
This is the "take good units and make them better" detachment — it rewards already-strong datasheets rather than fixing weak ones.
Most of them use the same targeting pattern: up to two units within Synapse Range, or one unit outside it. Keeping the army together literally doubles your CP efficiency.
Choose it when you want the flexible, all-comers generalist — a balanced mixed list that adapts to any opponent, and the best beginner and tournament-safe pick. It costs the full 3 DP, so it uses your whole 2,000-point budget and can't take a support detachment; the trade-off is unmatched flexibility in one package.
Sample gameplan: deploy a balanced list and use Alien Cunning to redeploy after seeing the enemy's setup. Pick the Adaptation that matches your opponent (Sustained vs infantry, Lethal vs armour, Precision vs characters) and add a second with Predatory Imperative on the key turn. Hold objectives with recycled Termagants and Gargoyles via Endless Swarm, screen with Rapid Regeneration, and trade up with a buffed Hive Tyrant.
3 DP — the full budget at 2,000 points, so it can't be paired with a 1-DP support. It's a single self-contained generalist package. (If you want to combine detachments, take a 2-DP core like Crusher Stampede plus a 1-DP support instead.)
Hyper-adaptations: at the start of the first battle round you select one Hyper-adaptation for the rest of the battle. Swarming Instincts gives Sustained Hits 1 against Infantry and Swarm units, Hyper-aggression gives Lethal Hits against Monsters and Vehicles, and Hive Predators gives Precision on Critical Hits against Characters. The Predatory Imperative stratagem adds a second one mid-game, but never the one you already picked.
Yes — it's the recommended starting detachment. It's the flexible all-comers generalist, works with almost any Tyranid collection, and rewards good units rather than requiring a specific army theme.
Alien Cunning for its post-deployment redeploy of up to three units, or Adaptive Biology for a big Feel No Pain durability swing on a Hive Tyrant. Both are staples on a monster-character list.
Written by Sprue Sentry, grounded in the cited sources. Original commentary, not Games Workshop rules text.