Kroot Shaper

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This article has been updated for Soulstorm. The Dark Crusade version is now archived.

Dawn of War Commander Unit

Kroot Shaper
Race	Tau
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey S	Build Cost 100 50  0 Build Time 20 s Built From Kroot Shaping Center Unit Size 1 Requires Path to Enlightenment Limit 3
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	850/2
Armour	Commander
Morale Bonus	+200/+2
Death Penalty	-25
Unit Mass	80
Move Speed	20
Sight Radius	25 (cannot detect)
Attachable	Yes, but only to Kroot Carnivores and Kroot Hound Packs
Weapons
Ranged	Pulse Rifle
Melee	Pulse Rifle (melee)

Contents 1 Kroot Shaper 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Squad Improvements 4 Weapons 4.1 Pulse Rifle 4.2 Kroot Blades 5 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Kroot Shaper

"I have sworn to fight for the Tau."

The Kroot Shaper is a leader and representative of the Kroot contingent of the Tau army. Because Kroot are able to gradually absorb traits of the creatures they consume, Shapers are necessary to carefully guide his Kroot Kindred's genetic structure along favorable paths and avoid evolutionary dead-ends.

Tactics

The Kroot Shaper is the secondary commander of the Tau army. Weak on his own, his strength lies in the passive bonuses he gives to the squad he is attached to. This will make a significant improvement to the combat abilities of the squad - increasing speed and survivability.

A Shaper can be attached to either Kroot Carnivores or Kroot Hound Packs. In either case, a Shaper is a relatively cheap and effective way of improving the Kroot squads. He is most useful when you find yourself using Kroot auxiliaires extensively, turning Carnivore squads into a force to be taken seriously and Hounds into extremely lethal melee fighters. If you're fielding a Kroot-heavy force, or if you simply have the resources to spare, it is well worth taking the time to attach Shapers to your squads.

Although the Shaper can fight on his own, this is not recommended as it is often a waste of resources. Attach him the same way you would any other commander (Default: "T") and for a meager cost he will significantly improve the squad.

There are of course exceptions to this rule. The Shaper has 800HP and uses the Commander class armor, which allows it to take significant fire from Tier 1-Tier 2 units. Thus the Shaper can be used to charge into a ranged squad and force it into melee, allowing friendly ranged units the opportunity to destroy a larger or otherwise more capable ranged army.

Abilities

Squad Improvements

	Squad Improvements
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Self
	Range	0
	Area of effect	Entire squad	Cooldown time	Passive ability
Effects	An innate and passive ability with the following effects: Increases the movement speed of the squad by 25%. Increases the maximum health of the squad by 10%. Increases the health regeneration of the squad by 25%.

Weapons

Pulse Rifle

	Pulse Rifle
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 13.4 26.9 24.6 22.4 15.7 11.2 6.7 3.4 1.4 6.7 9.0 4.5 1.4 15.7 1.4 3.3 9.5 58 70 2
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	70%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Kroot Blades

	Kroot Blades
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 20.3 25.4 15.2 15.2 15.2 7.6 25.4 25.4 5.1 2.1 12.7 5.1 2.1 12.7 2.1 4.9 14 65 80 3
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	70%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

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