# Episode 205 - Ranking Every Tyranid Weapon

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Podcast: [The Poorhammer Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-poorhammer-podcast-5977647)
Published: 2026-03-01T18:14:00+00:00
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## Resource

MERCH: https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/poorhammer PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton On this week's episode, Brad and Eric go through all the tyranid weapons, melee or ranged, and rank them all on a tier list. I think for the first time ever their bad taste won't get in the way. It's pretty hard to look at a tyranid weapon and not put it into S Tier. So cross your fingers and tune in to hear all about venom sacks, venom spears, venom bullets, venom claws… SHOW LINKS: Brad's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/drruler.bsky.social Eric's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/onekuosora.bsky.social OTHER EPISODES OF THIS SERIES: Ranking Imperium Guns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sDeGbrTeW8&t=12s Ranking Ork Guns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2lHJAk8TQ4 Ranking Aeldari Weapons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4kXM5igmAI Ranking T'au Guns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZWRkG9utvo TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Hello and Welcome 00:42 So you are listening to the Adless version huh… 02:06 Spinefist 04:55 Spine Banks 06:37 Stinger Salvos / Cluster Spines 07:43 Spike Rifle 08:59 Toxinjector Harpoons 10:22 Flesh Hooks 11:13 Shockcannon 13:29 Barbed Strangler and Stranglethorn Cannon 16:13 Strangleweb 18:33 Devourer 20:12 Scything Talons 20:43 Rending Claws 21:04 Tail Scythe and Tail Mace 21:36 Lash Whip 23:22 Tusks 23:36 Spore Mines 25:29 Spore Mine Launcher 26:11 Mucolid Spore 27:47 Acid Spray 29:39 Flamespurt 30:22 Bonesword 31:37 Crushing Claws 32:25 Feeder Tendrils 34:03 Grasping Tongue 35:56 Barblauncher 37:13 Shardlauncher 37:25 Toxic Miasma 39:19 Bio-Plasmic Cannon 40:22 Bio-plasma 41:51 Rupture Cannon 44:21 Impaler Cannon 46:12 Tentaclid 47:52 Fleshborer 49:53 Fleshborer Hive 50:30 Venom Cannon 52:01 Deathspitter 54:33 O…

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