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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits

Vehicle · 3 models, 100 pts
Lists74% · in 168 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateCrisis Fireknife Battlesuits against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits kills

Damage for its points

81SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 100 pts kill ~92 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta81SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes56SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.72SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★90SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.72SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.62SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

292SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 100 pts: about 328 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points292SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

7 creators
  • Plasma answers elite and terminator armies 4 of 7
  • Cheap, with the most consistent damage per point 4 of 7
  • In nearly every list 3 of 7
  • The missile build is flexible into hordes 3 of 7
  • Plasma lacks the shots for its targets 2 of 7

Units near it

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

SWORD

In T'au Empire

Commander Farsight88
Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits81
Krootox Rampagers75
The Twin Lance72
Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit69

Across the game· shooters

Flash Gitz Orks · just ahead83
Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits 81
Aquila Kill Team Agents of the Imperium · level with it81

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

Breacher Team300
Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits295
Kroot Farstalkers293
Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits292
Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits292

Across the game· shooters

Imperial Navy Breachers Agents of the Imperium · just ahead293
Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits 292
Lokhust Destroyers Necrons · level with it292

With a leader

Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits with Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit100 + 80 = 180 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits aloneCommander in Enforcer Battlesuit's rulesCommander in Enforcer Battlesuit's attacks
Squad81 ÷ 100 pts =81per 100
With leader135 ÷ 180 pts =75per 100▼6

The leader adds 54 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 54 from attacks) for 80 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits aloneCommander in Enforcer Battlesuit's rulesCommander in Enforcer Battlesuit's wounds
Squad292 ÷ 100 pts =292per 100
With leader549 ÷ 180 pts =305per 100▲13

The leader adds 257 pts to what the enemy must spend (45 from rules, 212 from wounds) for 80 pts: more per point than the squad alone, so the leader pays for itself here.

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 81 · 100 pts kill ~92 pts in one activation

SHIELD 292 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 328 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits, 3 models, 100 pts
  • 3 Battlesuit fists, 6 Plasma rifle
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 7 creators
The lists: 226