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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

Pathfinder Team

Infantry · 10 models, 85 pts
Lists79% · in 178 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulatePathfinder Team against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Pathfinder Team kills

Damage for its points

136SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 85 pts kill ~131 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta136SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★106SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.94SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.85SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.90SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.67SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Pathfinder Team is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

275SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 85 pts: about 268 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points275SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

6 creators
  • Scout forward and guide shots for the army 5 of 6
  • In nearly every winning list, often two 3 of 6
  • Good guns for the cost 3 of 6
  • Recon drones stop scouting armies 1 of 6
  • Ten models are harder to hide 1 of 6
  • Fragile, with no durability 1 of 6

Units near it

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

SWORD

In T'au Empire

Pathfinder Team136
Breacher Team95
Commander Farsight88
Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits81
Krootox Rampagers75

Across the game· shooters

Pathfinder Team 136
Tankbustas Orks · just behind132

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits292
Kroot Hounds277
Kroot Carnivores276
Pathfinder Team275
Piranhas267

Across the game· shooters

Mek Gunz Orks · just ahead276
Pathfinder Team 275
Hierophant Tyranids · level with it275

With a leader

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

Starfire CadreWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 136 · 85 pts kill ~131 pts in one activation

SHIELD 275 · about 13% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 268 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Pathfinder Team, 10 models, 85 pts
  • 10 Close combat weapon, 7 Pulse carbine, 10 Pulse pistol, 3 Rail rifle, Semi-automatic grenade launcher
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
The lists: 226