Editing Warhammer 40,000/9th Edition Tactics/Tau (section)

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* '''[[Shaper|Kroot Shaper]]:''' Has a Shaper Kroot Rifle -  a storm bolter with a point of AP, but at BS4+ (re-rolling 1s) - that can be swapped for a Pulse Rifle for less shooting at more range (never do this). The Ritual blade gives you S+1(5) AP-1 with your stellar WS2+ (still re-rolling 1s), though with three attacks it's unlikely to kill much. You can swap it for a Kroot Pistol (an AP-1 Pulse Pistol) ''and'' a once-per-game Grenade Belt: 6” Grenade 2d6 S5 AP-1 D1, blast, one use only. The reason you take one is for support: Friendly {{W40kKeyword|KROOT}} units within 6” can use this model’s Ld value of 8 and can re-roll 1s to hit (meaning the Shaper buffs himself, a rarity in 9E).  The Shaper also has the Kroot-standard Ambushing Predators for a scout move and the Carnivore/Kroot Hound standard +1 to Light Cover, granting a 4+ in Light Cover. Can be taken slotlessly if you take a Carnivore unit to support, but at 25 points, needs to support roughly 150 points' worth of Kroot to be worth it (minus the value of the Shaper's gun); if you're supporting Carnivores, that works out to about 24 of them with a Pulse Rifle or 23 with a Shaper Rifle.  It's harder to compare the Shaper Rifle directly to a Kroot Gun, but 6 Krootox Riders are also enough to immediately get your points back.