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Kroot Trail Shaper

Character · 50 pts
Why it's takenIn 17 of 226 public listsThe 30th most-taken T'au Empire unit
Lists8% · in 17 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateKroot Trail Shaper against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Kroot Trail Shaper kills

Damage for its points

11SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 50 pts kill ~6 pts in one activation.Typical unit: 46 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta11SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★37SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.24SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.14SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.13SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.10SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Kroot Trail Shaper is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

63SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 3% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 50 pts: about 80 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical unit: 294 per 100

For its points63SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

2 creators
  • Redeploys its unit once targets are known 1 of 2
  • Only for Kroot lists 1 of 2

Units near it

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

SWORD

In T'au Empire

Kroot Trail Shaper11

Across the game· units

Noctilith Crown Chaos Space Marines · just ahead12
Kroot Trail Shaper 11
Anathema Psykana Rhino Adeptus Custodes · level with it11

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

Kroot Trail Shaper63

Across the game· units

Darkstrider T'au Empire · just ahead66
Kroot Trail Shaper 63
Benefictus Genestealer Cults · just behind62

Leading a squad

Kroot Farstalkers with Kroot Trail Shaper75 + 50 = 125 pts together
SWORD per 100 pts, scaled
Kroot Farstalkers aloneKroot Trail Shaper's rulesKroot Trail Shaper's attacks
Squad44 ÷ 75 pts =59per 100
With leader50 ÷ 125 pts =40per 100▼19

The leader adds 6 pts of kills a turn (0 from rules, 6 from attacks) for 50 pts: less per point than the squad alone.

SHIELD per 100 pts, scaled
Kroot Farstalkers aloneKroot Trail Shaper's rulesKroot Trail Shaper's wounds
Squad220 ÷ 75 pts =293per 100
With leader231 ÷ 125 pts =185per 100▼108

The leader adds 11 pts to what the enemy must spend (0 from rules, 11 from wounds) for 50 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 PackDatasheet weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 11 · 50 pts kill ~6 pts in one activation

SHIELD 63 · about 3% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 80 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Kroot Trail Shaper, 50 pts
  • Its datasheet's weapons
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 2 creators
The lists: 226