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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

Kroot War Shaper

Character · 60 pts
Why it's takenIn 16 of 226 public listsThe 31st most-taken T'au Empire unit
Lists7% · in 16 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateKroot War Shaper against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Kroot War Shaper kills

Damage for its points

23SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 60 pts kill ~16 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta23SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★40SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.29SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.20SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.16SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.14SWORD per 100 pts

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

Toughness for its points

51SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 2% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 80 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points51SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

2 creators
  • A free stratagem each round for a hungry army 2 of 2
  • Can snipe enemy characters 1 of 2
  • Gives Hounds objective control 1 of 2

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

Shadowseer Aeldari · just ahead24
Kroot War Shaper 23
Dark Apostle Chaos Space Marines · level with it23

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

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

Across the game· melee units

Ursula Creed Astra Militarum · just ahead66
Kroot War Shaper 51

Leading a squad

Kroot Carnivores with Kroot War Shaper65 + 60 = 125 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Kroot Carnivores aloneKroot War Shaper's rulesKroot War Shaper's attacks
Squad24 ÷ 65 pts =37per 100
With leader38 ÷ 125 pts =30per 100▼7

The leader adds 14 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 14 from attacks) for 60 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Kroot Carnivores aloneKroot War Shaper's rulesKroot War Shaper's wounds
Squad179 ÷ 65 pts =276per 100
With leader190 ÷ 125 pts =152per 100▼124

The leader adds 11 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 11 from wounds) for 60 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 PackWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 23 · 60 pts kill ~16 pts in one activation

SHIELD 51 · about 2% 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 War Shaper, 60 pts
  • Dart-bow and tri-blade, Kroot pistol, Shaper's blade
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 2 creators
The lists: 226