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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

Cadre Fireblade

Character · 50 pts
Why it's takenIn 42 of 226 public listsThe 20th most-taken T'au Empire unit
Lists19% · in 42 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateCadre Fireblade against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Cadre Fireblade kills

Damage for its points

34SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 50 pts kill ~19 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta34SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★16SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.12SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.7SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.6SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.4SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Cadre Fireblade is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

82SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 4% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 50 pts: about 79 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points82SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Boosts a Breacher unit's damage a lot 3 of 5
  • Leads the Devilfish objective plan 1 of 5
  • Rarely seen outside Breacher lists 2 of 5

Units near it

Per 100 pts, its nearest in T'au Empire and across the game

SWORD

In T'au Empire

Stealth Battlesuits35
Piranhas34
Cadre Fireblade34
Devilfish32
Kroot Lone-spear32

Across the game· shooters

Infernal Master Thousand Sons · just ahead35
Cadre Fireblade 34
Storm Speeder Hailstrike Space Marines · level with it34

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

Ethereal95
Cadre Fireblade82
Kroot Flesh Shaper72
Darkstrider66
Kroot Trail Shaper63

Across the game· shooters

Yvraine Aeldari · just ahead83
Cadre Fireblade 82
Infernal Master Thousand Sons · just behind77

Leading a squad

Breacher Team with Cadre Fireblade80 + 50 = 130 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Breacher Team aloneCadre Fireblade's rulesCadre Fireblade's attacks
Squad76 ÷ 80 pts =95per 100
With leader139 ÷ 130 pts =107per 100▲12

The leader adds 63 pts of kills a turn (37 from rules, 26 from attacks) for 50 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Breacher Team aloneCadre Fireblade's rulesCadre Fireblade's wounds
Squad240 ÷ 80 pts =300per 100
With leader267 ÷ 130 pts =205per 100▼95

The leader adds 27 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 27 from wounds) for 50 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SWORD and SHIELD against 100 top lists, the squad and the pair compared at one size. The leader's points are always counted.

How we got these numbers

Starfire CadreWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 34 · 50 pts kill ~19 pts in one activation

SHIELD 82 · about 4% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 79 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Cadre Fireblade, 50 pts
  • Close combat weapon, Fireblade pulse rifle
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 226