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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

Kroot Farstalkers

Infantry · 12 models, 75 pts
Lists10% · in 23 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateKroot Farstalkers against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Kroot Farstalkers kills

Damage for its points

59SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 75 pts kill ~50 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta59SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★176SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.128SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.82SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.75SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.82SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Kroot Farstalkers is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

293SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 75 pts: about 298 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points293SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

4 creators
  • The only Kroot unit that infiltrates, marking targets 1 of 4
  • Weaker Pathfinders, with a niche trick 1 of 4
  • Rarely seen in winning lists 3 of 4

Units near it

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

SWORD

In T'au Empire

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits60
Strike Team60
Kroot Farstalkers59
Razorshark Strike Fighter58
Hammerhead Gunship57

Across the game· melee units

Syll'esske Chaos Daemons · just ahead60
Kroot Farstalkers 59
Legionaries Chaos Space Marines · level with it59

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

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

Across the game· melee units

Venatari with Kinetic Destroyers Adeptus Custodes · just ahead294
Kroot Farstalkers 293
Imperial Navy Breachers Agents of the Imperium · level with it293

With a leader

Kroot Farstalkers with Kroot Flesh Shaper75 + 45 = 120 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Kroot Farstalkers aloneKroot Flesh Shaper's rulesKroot Flesh Shaper's attacks
Squad44 ÷ 75 pts =59per 100
With leader61 ÷ 120 pts =51per 100▼8

The leader adds 17 pts of kills a turn (5 from rules, 12 from attacks) for 45 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Kroot Farstalkers aloneKroot Flesh Shaper's rulesKroot Flesh Shaper's wounds
Squad220 ÷ 75 pts =293per 100
With leader277 ÷ 120 pts =231per 100▼62

The leader adds 57 pts to what the enemy must spend (37 from rules, 20 from wounds) for 45 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

Kroot Hunting PackBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 59 · 75 pts kill ~50 pts in one activation

SHIELD 293 · about 14% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 298 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Kroot Farstalkers, 12 models, 75 pts
  • 9 Close combat weapon, Dvorgite skinner, 8 Farstalker firearm, 10 Kroot pistol, 2 Ripping fangs, Ritual blade, T'au tech rifle
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 4 creators
The lists: 226