Stealth Battlesuits
Why it's takenIn 207 of 226 public listsThe most-taken T'au Empire unit · Top 22% for objective control per point
Lists92% · in 207 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
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SWORD: what Stealth Battlesuits kills
Damage for its points
35SWORD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
Its 100 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100
Into each enemy type
Whole meta35SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes ★70SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.54SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf.43SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.46SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.32SWORD per 100 pts
SHIELD: how hard Stealth Battlesuits is to kill for its points
Toughness for its points
216SHIELD
per 100 pts
per 100 pts
It takes about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 100 pts: about 274 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100
For its points216SHIELD per 100 pts
What creators say
6 creators- The re-roll support the army needs 5 of 6
- Two in nearly every list 4 of 6
- Small, so easy to keep hidden 2 of 6
- Strip cover from targets 1 of 6
- Weak damage on their own 1 of 6
Units near it
Per 100 pts, its nearest in T'au Empire and across the game
SWORD
Across the game· shooters
Biologus Putrifier Death Guard · just ahead36
Stealth Battlesuits 35
Infernal Enrapturess Chaos Daemons · level with it35
SHIELD
In T'au Empire
Stealth Battlesuits216
Across the game· shooters
Kapricus Defenders Leagues of Votann · just ahead217
Stealth Battlesuits 216
Phantom Titan Aeldari · level with it216
How we got these numbers
Starfire CadreWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems
SWORD 35 · 100 pts kill ~40 pts in one activation
SHIELD 216 · about 10% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it
To remove it: about 274 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5
Ranked among the game's 403 shooters · How we score ›
What we ran
- Stealth Battlesuits, 5 models, 100 pts
- 5 Battlesuit fists, 3 Burst cannon, 2 Fusion blaster, Pulse pistol
- Counted as dice: the army rule and the detachment's rule
- Not counted: leaders, stratagems, other units' auras
The letter: 6 creators
- 6 Plus Plus Gaming · 13 Oct
- Tau Tactics · 4 Oct
- Goonhammer / tabletopbattles.com · 23 Oct
- Puretide Program · 6 Aug
- Invasive Wargaming · 28 Jul
- Vanguard Tactics · 15 Jun
The lists: 226
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