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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

Stormsurge

Vehicle · 375 pts
Lists5% · in 11 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Stormsurge kills

Damage for its points

43SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 375 pts kill ~183 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta43SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes40SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.40SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.42SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.40SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh. ★43SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Stormsurge is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

333SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 375 pts: about 947 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points333SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Draws fire as bait 1 of 5
  • Fine in teams built around it 1 of 5
  • All the eggs in one basket 2 of 5
  • Unwieldy and hurt by the hiding rules 1 of 5
  • Absent from winning lists 2 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In T'au Empire

Ghostkeel Battlesuit44
Krootox Riders44
Vespid Stingwings44
Stormsurge43
Tiger Shark41

Across the game· shooters

Chaos Predator Annihilator Chaos Space Marines · just ahead44
Stormsurge 43
Warpsmith Chaos Space Marines · level with it43

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

Riptide Battlesuit370
Hammerhead Gunship368
Tiger Shark361
Stormsurge333
Breacher Team300

Across the game· shooters

Triarch Praetorians Necrons · just ahead334
Stormsurge 333
Chaos Questoris Knight Styrix Chaos Knights · just behind332

How we got these numbers

KauyonWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 43 · 375 pts kill ~183 pts in one activation

SHIELD 333 · about 16% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 947 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Stormsurge, 375 pts
  • Cluster rocket system, Destroyer missiles, Pulse Driver Cannon, Thunderous footfalls, Twin T'au flamer, 2 Twin smart missile system
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 226