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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

Commander Shadowsun

Epic Hero · 100 pts
Lists17% · in 38 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateCommander Shadowsun against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Commander Shadowsun kills

Damage for its points

47SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 100 pts kill ~53 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta47SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes49SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.50SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.46SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★53SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.47SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Commander Shadowsun is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

155SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 100 pts: about 236 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points155SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • A lone operative with a useful re-roll aura 2 of 5
  • Seen in the Experimental Prototype lists 2 of 5
  • Dies fast under fire 1 of 5
  • Command point refund is unreliable 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In T'au Empire

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit51
Commander Shadowsun47
Ghostkeel Battlesuit44
Krootox Riders44
Vespid Stingwings44

Across the game· shooters

Land Speeder Space Marines · just ahead48
Commander Shadowsun 47
Ballistus Dreadnought Space Marines · level with it47

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

Vespid Stingwings168
Commander Shadowsun155
Kroot Lone-spear131
Firesight Team121
Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit115

Across the game· shooters

Corsair Voidreavers Aeldari · just ahead158
Commander Shadowsun 155
Dark Reapers Aeldari · level with it155

How we got these numbers

Retaliation CadreDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 47 · 100 pts kill ~53 pts in one activation

SHIELD 155 · about 7% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 236 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Commander Shadowsun, 100 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • 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