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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

Krootox Riders

Mounted · 1 models, 45 pts or 2 models, 60 pts or 3 models, 90 pts
Why it's takenTop 24% for objective control per pointOC 4.4 per 100 pts · In 18 of 226 public lists
Lists8% · in 18 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateKrootox Riders against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Krootox Riders kills

Damage for its points

44SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 45 pts kill ~22 pts in one activation.Typical melee unit: 49 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta44SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★99SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.82SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.67SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.61SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.58SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Krootox Riders is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

214SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 45 pts: about 173 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical melee unit: 284 per 100

For its points214SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • A strong ranged and melee workhorse 1 of 5
  • Very cheap action piece 2 of 5
  • Little damage for the cost 2 of 5
  • Rarely in 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

Commander Shadowsun47
Ghostkeel Battlesuit44
Vespid Stingwings44
Krootox Riders44
Stormsurge43

Across the game· melee units

Heldrake Chaos Space Marines · just ahead45
Krootox Riders 44
Sorcerer Chaos Space Marines · level with it44

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

Ta'unar Supremacy Armour252
The Twin Lance247
Stealth Battlesuits216
Krootox Riders214
Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit203

Across the game· melee units

Death Company Captain Blood Angels · just ahead215
Krootox Riders 214
Talonstrike Kill Team Space Marines · level with it214

How we got these numbers

Kroot Hunting PackBest weaponsNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 44 · 45 pts kill ~22 pts in one activation

SHIELD 214 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 173 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Krootox Riders, 45 pts
  • Close combat weapon, Krootox fists, Tanglecannon
  • Counted as dice: the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 226