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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

Kroot Carnivores

Infantry · 10 models, 65 pts or 20 models, 130 pts
Why it's takenTop 1% for objective control per pointOC 30.8 per 100 pts · In 89 of 226 public lists
Lists39% · in 89 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateKroot Carnivores against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Kroot Carnivores kills

Damage for its points

37SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 65 pts kill ~27 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta37SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★157SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.101SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.55SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.46SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.45SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Kroot Carnivores is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

276SHIELD
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 258 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points276SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Sticky objectives and scouting screens 3 of 5
  • A Swiss-army chaff unit 3 of 5
  • Fair into vehicles in the aggressive detachment 1 of 5
  • Often cut for points since Pathfinders cover the role 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In T'au Empire

Kroot Carnivores37
Ta'unar Supremacy Armour36
Stealth Battlesuits35
Cadre Fireblade34
Piranhas34

Across the game· melee units

Daemon Prince of Chaos with wings Chaos Daemons · just ahead38
Kroot Carnivores 37
Chaos Lord in Terminator Armour Chaos Space Marines · level with it37

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits292
Kroot Hounds277
Kroot Carnivores276
Pathfinder Team275
Piranhas267

Across the game· melee units

Venatari with Verutum Lances Adeptus Custodes · just ahead277
Kroot Carnivores 276
The Swarmlord Tyranids · level with it276

With a leader

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 37 · 65 pts kill ~27 pts in one activation

SHIELD 276 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 258 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

Ranked among the game's 566 melee units · How we score ›

What we ran
  • Kroot Carnivores, 10 models, 65 pts
  • 10 Close combat weapon, Kroot pistol, 9 Kroot rifle, Tanglebomb launcher
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 226