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Not sure how many Tyranid Rippers do I need to put on a single base for them to be table worthy,
they only have 3 attacks but I always see 5 on a base.
what should I do I have a heck of a lot and need them in time for the new codex.

Well I would just put three on a base so you can make more bases of rippers... I know Necron scarbs have three attacks and I use to just put three on the base.

3 wounds so I say 3 guys

I have 6 on one base and 4 on another,it doesn't really matter

Probably just three or more is fine. There isn't really any specific on how many are supposed to be on a base so as long as a few are on there its no big deal.

I like the Forge World ones. DOZENS of Rippers on the base.

I normally put 5 on the base, but I might start putting more on them just to get a better "swarm" feel to them.

Get the Forge World Rippers, they just look awsome.

I always use 4.

I think 3+ would be fine, the more the better. Below that it really isnt a swarm.

I reckon that any less than 5 just looks like a casual get together. I like the swarminess of the FW rippers. They actually look fearsome.

How many do you _NEED_? Just 1, since that's all it takes to properly indicate that that model is a ripper swarm. How many looks good, on the other hand, is a different question completely.

3+ will work

ive put together a few boxes of nid stuff in the past .... my single ripper swarm base has like 9 or 10 ... the most i could possibly fit on it lol

I put 3 to 4 on a base, because each additional stand I can create gets me that much closer to having an apocalypse-size force!

I use 3, it leaves plenty of space on the base to put rubble, dead marines, and other fun things. It also makes it easier to access them to paint if you're an assemble first and paint later person like I am. I felt that 3 attacks = 3 models. Plus it gives me plenty more rippers to use for more bases. A guy who uses 4 per base and has 3 bases could instead have 4 bases with 3 per base. Math whoo-hoo!

Mostly I like the open space for the model option and having the possibility of making more ripper bases by using less per base. Three is a good number.

My minimum is 4

EDIT: magical double post disappeared..?

I'd say 4 at least.

I think three is enough.

I go with 3 on a base since they have 3 wounds. (Or at least had 3 wounds in 4th ed, I don't know what they'll have in the new codex.) I also have a base with 2 rippers and one with just one ripper to use as wound counters.

Put 3 and magnetize them. When they take a wound remove one.