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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

Darkstrider

Epic Hero · 60 pts
Why it's takenIn 80 of 226 public listsThe 15th most-taken T'au Empire unit
Lists35% · in 80 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateDarkstrider against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Darkstrider kills

Damage for its points

10SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 60 pts kill ~7 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta10SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★20SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.16SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.10SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.10SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.8SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Darkstrider is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

66SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 3% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 60 pts: about 79 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points66SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Stops deep strikes nearby, flipping matchups 3 of 5
  • Cheap guide that screens the backfield 3 of 5
  • Competes with the Ethereal 1 of 5
  • Weak in Kroot lists, and easy to kill 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In T'au Empire

Tidewall Gunrig17
Kroot Trail Shaper11
Darkstrider10
Tidewall Droneport6
Tidewall Shieldline0

Across the game· units

Spiritseer Aeldari · just ahead11
Darkstrider 10
Sororitas Rhino Adepta Sororitas · level with it10

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

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

Across the game· units

Kroot Flesh Shaper T'au Empire · just ahead72
Darkstrider 66
Ursula Creed Astra Militarum · level with it66

Leading a squad

Pathfinder Team with Darkstrider85 + 60 = 145 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Pathfinder Team aloneDarkstrider's rulesDarkstrider's attacks
Squad116 ÷ 85 pts =136per 100
With leader149 ÷ 145 pts =103per 100▼33

The leader adds 33 pts of kills a turn (26 from rules, 7 from attacks) for 60 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Pathfinder Team aloneDarkstrider's rulesDarkstrider's wounds
Squad234 ÷ 85 pts =275per 100
With leader258 ÷ 145 pts =178per 100▼97

The leader adds 24 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 24 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

KauyonDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 10 · 60 pts kill ~7 pts in one activation

SHIELD 66 · about 3% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 79 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 930 units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Darkstrider, 60 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • 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