Kroot Hounds
Why it's takenIn 32 of 226 public listsThe 23rd most-taken T'au Empire unit
Lists14% · in 32 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateKroot Hounds against any unit, in the calculator
SWORD: what Kroot Hounds kills
Damage for its points
31SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 65 pts kill ~23 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta31SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★135SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.87SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.49SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.44SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.50SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Kroot Hounds is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
277SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 65 pts: about 258 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100
For its points277SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
5 creators- Fast move-blockers that run through walls 2 of 5
- Cheap, easy to add to any list 1 of 5
- No objective control without a Kroot character 1 of 5
- Absent from winning lists 3 of 5
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in T'au Empire and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· melee units
Chaos Cerastus Knight Acheron Chaos Knights · just ahead32
Kroot Hounds 31
Traitor Enforcer Chaos Space Marines · level with it31
SHIELD
Across the game· melee units
Genestealers Tyranids · just ahead278
Kroot Hounds 277
Sword Brethren Squad Black Templars · level with it277
How we got these numbers
Kroot Hunting PackDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 31 · 65 pts kill ~23 pts in one activation
SHIELD 277 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 258 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›
What we ran
- Kroot Hounds, 10 models, 65 pts
- Its datasheet's weapons
- Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
- 6 Plus Plus Gaming · 13 Oct
- Tau Tactics · 4 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 23 Oct
- Puretide Program · 6 Aug
- Tawnis Tactics · 5 Sep
The lists: 226
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