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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

Kroot Flesh Shaper

Character · 45 pts
Why it's takenIn 14 of 226 public listsThe 32nd most-taken T'au Empire unit
Lists6% · in 14 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateKroot Flesh Shaper against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Kroot Flesh Shaper kills

Damage for its points

24SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 45 pts kill ~12 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta24SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★58SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.46SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.34SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.33SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.30SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Kroot Flesh Shaper is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

72SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 3% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 45 pts: about 80 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points72SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

3 creators
  • Good with the right enhancement in a big blob 1 of 3
  • Only works in Kroot-focused lists 2 of 3

Units near it

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

SWORD

In T'au Empire

Firesight Team29
Ethereal28
Kroot Flesh Shaper24
Kroot War Shaper23
Manta21

Across the game· melee units

Imperial Navy Breachers Agents of the Imperium · just ahead25
Kroot Flesh Shaper 24
Lord Marshal Dreir Astra Militarum · level with it24

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

Cadre Fireblade82
Kroot Flesh Shaper72
Darkstrider66
Kroot Trail Shaper63
Kroot War Shaper51

Across the game· melee units

Tranceweaver Chaos Daemons · just ahead76
Kroot Flesh Shaper 72
Ursula Creed Astra Militarum · just behind66

Leading a squad

Kroot Carnivores with Kroot Flesh Shaper65 + 45 = 110 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Kroot Carnivores aloneKroot Flesh Shaper's rulesKroot Flesh Shaper's attacks
Squad24 ÷ 65 pts =37per 100
With leader40 ÷ 110 pts =36per 100▼1

The leader adds 16 pts of kills a turn (3 from rules, 13 from attacks) for 45 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Kroot Carnivores aloneKroot Flesh Shaper's rulesKroot Flesh Shaper's wounds
Squad179 ÷ 65 pts =276per 100
With leader234 ÷ 110 pts =213per 100▼63

The leader adds 55 pts to what the enemy must spend (31 from rules, 24 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 PackDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 24 · 45 pts kill ~12 pts in one activation

SHIELD 72 · about 3% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 80 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Kroot Flesh Shaper, 45 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 3 creators
The lists: 226