Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-25222488-20151025234507/@comment-86.171.87.114-20151220150126

If I recall correctly, don't the Tyranids tend to avoid Tomb worlds? I'm sure i've seen this around the lunch of the Necron Codex.

I'd imagine that attackimg a dead world, as a good few of the Necron worlds are - not solely though obviously - would be seen as a risk by the hive mind as they are potentially not going to be able to replenish their ranks, especially if they loose. Anti - Psyker troops such as the Pariahs can play some part in limiting the effects of Tyranid Psykers also.

The use of there guass weapons to shoot through most enemies as well as their phase and time technologies make them a formidible opposition which would give the Tyranids cause for concern. The Necrons are almost a horde army, swamping their enemies as they can regenerate, even if not fast time, it could grind the tyranids down,

I think one of the issues of ... living armies in fighting the Tyranids is that they generally want to live. To their ground, achieve an objective etc but with the Necrons, they just need to kill. This means a fair amount of tactical flexibility and sheer grit which other forces can't generally muster.

In summary, I don't think the Tyranids would have such as easy time of it, if at all.