Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-6589306-20130228113457/@comment-24944355-20150107053155

There are only 3 alien races that would have a chance against the Tyranids - Orks, Necrons & Tau. The Eldar of both stripes would put up a fight but they are too few & too scattered to stand against the Tyranids in the end.

The uniting Orks of Ghazghkull are already involved in a hellacious war with the Tyranids in the Octarian system with no winner in sight.

The Necrons have had several battles with the Tyranids & are currently allying with the Blood Angels in the Shield of Bhaal against a huge swarm - the Necrons have yet to lose a war with the Tyranids.

The Tau have been battling Tyranids for decades & so far have managed to hold them at bay, though with great cost.

Each race has both advantages & disadvantages in their battles with Tyranids.

Orks: advantages - Numbers, fearlessness, savagery & sheer bloody mindedness. disadvantages - low tech skills, low average intelligence & self destructive tendencies.

Necrons: advantages - very high tech skills, implacableness & enormous reserves. disadvantages - limited active forces, lack of unity & the C'tan.

Tau: advantages - high tech skills, utterly united, alien inclusive & the greater good philosophy. disadvantages - concentrated in relatively small area, no astropaths & tendency to naivety.

There are no other alien races who could take on the Tyranids other than these three.