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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

Riptide Battlesuit

Vehicle · 190 pts
Lists37% · in 84 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateRiptide Battlesuit against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what Riptide Battlesuit kills

Damage for its points

56SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 190 pts kill ~120 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta56SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes29SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.42SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.61SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh. ★68SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.50SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard Riptide Battlesuit is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

370SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 190 pts: about 624 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points370SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • Tough all-rounder that kills elite infantry 2 of 5
  • Suits the elite marine meta 1 of 5
  • Still two per list where taken 1 of 5
  • Price rises took it off the staple list 2 of 5
  • Dies too easily to new melta guns 1 of 5
  • Value is board control, not damage 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In T'au Empire

Razorshark Strike Fighter58
Hammerhead Gunship57
Sun Shark Bomber57
Sky Ray Gunship56
Riptide Battlesuit56

Across the game· shooters

Gladiator Reaper Space Marines · just ahead57
Riptide Battlesuit 56
Librarian in Terminator Armour Space Marines · level with it56

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

Krootox Rampagers392
Strike Team390
Riptide Battlesuit370
Hammerhead Gunship368
Tiger Shark361

Across the game· shooters

Goliath Rockgrinder Genestealer Cults · just ahead371
Riptide Battlesuit 370
Hammerhead Gunship T'au Empire · just behind368

How we got these numbers

Starfire CadreWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 56 · 190 pts kill ~120 pts in one activation

SHIELD 370 · about 18% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 624 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • Riptide Battlesuit, 190 pts
  • Riptide fists, Twin plasma rifle, Ion accelerator
  • Counted as dice: its own abilities, the army rule and the detachment's rule
  • Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 5 creators
The lists: 226