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T'au EmpireArmy page › All 43 units

The Twin Lance

Epic Hero · 2 models, 240 pts
Lists85% · in 191 of 226 public lists, September – November 2026
SimulateThe Twin Lance against any unit, in the calculator

SWORD: what The Twin Lance kills

Damage for its points

72SWORD
per 100 pts

Its 240 pts kill ~196 pts in one activation.Typical shooter: 45 per 100

Into each enemy type

Whole meta72SWORD per 100 pts
Hordes58SWORD per 100 pts
Line inf.67SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy inf. ★69SWORD per 100 pts
Light veh.69SWORD per 100 pts
Heavy veh.63SWORD per 100 pts

SHIELD: how hard The Twin Lance is to kill for its points

Toughness for its points

247SHIELD
per 100 pts

It takes about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it. To remove all 240 pts: about 589 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5.Typical shooter: 301 per 100

For its points247SHIELD per 100 pts

What creators say

5 creators
  • In nearly every list 4 of 5
  • Debuffs and battle-shock swing games 3 of 5
  • Hits hard, then fires and fades 3 of 5
  • The only datasheet with interesting rules 1 of 5
  • Price keeps rising, near its ceiling 2 of 5
  • Weaker in the Kauyon lists 1 of 5

Units near it

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

SWORD

In T'au Empire

Krootox Rampagers75
The Twin Lance72
Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit69
Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits66
Broadside Battlesuits63

Across the game· shooters

Killa Kans Orks · just ahead73
The Twin Lance 72
Talonstrike Kill Team Space Marines · level with it72

SHIELD

In T'au Empire

Kroot Carnivores276
Pathfinder Team275
Piranhas267
Ta'unar Supremacy Armour252
The Twin Lance247

Across the game· shooters

Firestrike Servo-Turrets Space Marines · just ahead249
The Twin Lance 247
Hastarii Fusiliers Adeptus Mechanicus · just behind245

How we got these numbers

Retaliation CadreWhat people fieldNo leaderNo stratagems

SWORD 72 · 240 pts kill ~196 pts in one activation

SHIELD 247 · about 12% of a top army's turn to remove 100 pts of it

To remove it: about 589 pts of enemy units, 4 times in 5

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

What we ran
  • The Twin Lance, 2 models, 240 pts
  • Fusion eliminator, Fusion eliminator (melee), Ion scattercannon, 2 Shardstorm burst system, 2 Twin pulse blaster, 2 XV pulse pistol, 2 XV pulse pistol (melee)
  • 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