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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

Piranhas

Vehicle · 1 models, 65 pts or 2 models, 110 pts or 3 models, 165 pts
Why it's takenIn 64 of 226 public listsThe 16th most-taken T'au Empire unit · Top 35% for objective control per point
Lists28% · in 64 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulatePiranhas against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Piranhas kills

Damage for its points

34SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 65 pts kill ~25 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta34SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes49SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.44SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.46SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★50SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.41SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Piranhas is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

267SHIELD
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 223 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points267SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Fast action doers and move-blockers 2 of 5
  • Great in the Priority Assets lists 1 of 5
  • Seen in few winning lists 2 of 5
  • Little damage for the cost 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In T'au Empire

Stealth Battlesuits35
Cadre Fireblade34
Piranhas34
Devilfish32
Kroot Lone-spear32

Across the game· shooters

Infernal Master Thousand Sons · just ahead35
Piranhas 34
Storm Speeder Hailstrike Space Marines · level with it34

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

Kroot Hounds277
Kroot Carnivores276
Pathfinder Team275
Piranhas267
Ta'unar Supremacy Armour252

Across the game· shooters

Einhyr Hearthguard Leagues of Votann · just ahead268
Piranhas 267
Repulsor Executioner Space Marines · level with it267

How we got these numbers

Starfire CadreWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 34 · 65 pts kill ~25 pts in one activation

SHIELD 267 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 223 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Piranhas, 65 pts
  • Armoured hull, Piranha fusion blaster, 2 Seeker missile, 2 Twin pulse carbine
  • Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 226