Shas'o Kais

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Dawn of War Commander Unit

Shas'o Kais
Race	Tau
Version	Dark Crusade v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey C	Build Cost 250 55  0 Build Time 50 s Built From Tau Barracks Unit Size 1 Requires Nothing Limit 1
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	1000/2
Armour	Commander
Morale	500/12/500
Unit Mass	25
Move Speed	16
Sight Radius	25 (30 with Advanced Sensor Array) (detection 30 with Advanced Sensor Array)
Attachable	No
Weapons
Ranged	Burst Cannon
Melee	Burst Cannon (melee)

Contents 1 Shas'o Kais 2 Tactics 3 Squad Leaders 3.1 Shield Drone 3.2 Gun Drone 4 Abilities 4.1 Snare Trap 4.2 Target Acquired 4.3 Jump 4.4 Infiltration 5 Weapons 5.1 Burst Cannon 6 Weapon Upgrades 6.1 Flamer 6.2 Missile Pods 6.3 Fusion Blaster 6.4 Plasma Rifle 7 Wargear 7.1 Flamer 7.2 Fusion Blaster 7.3 Plasma Rifle 7.4 Missile Pods 7.5 Advanced Sensor Array 7.6 Iridium Armor 7.7 Jetpack 7.8 Stealth Field 7.9 Shield Drone 7.10 Gun Drone 8 Dawn of War Single Player Units 9 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Shas'o Kais

"Surrender human! If not for you, then for the Greater Good."

Shas'o Kais (Shas as a member of the Fire Caste, 'o for his rank of commander) has been tasked by Ethereal Aun'el Shi'ores with recapturing the new Kronus colony from the myriad forces that invade its surface. If they will not serve the Greater Good, they must be destroyed.

Shas'o Kais is a poster Tau commander. Strong yet merciful, he offers his enemies one, if not two, chances to surrender. At the same time, he also looks out for his troops, a feature uncommon in the Imperium of Man.

Tactics

At a glance, Shas'o Kais is one of the weaker Metamap commanders; he lacks firepower beyond what's available to the Tau Commander outside a normak Skirmish match. However, he is still remarkably potent in his own right. With high firepower and the ability to rain down punishment from afar, Kais can provide reliable offense and can keep solo enemy units stun-locked. When upgraded fully, he is easily one of the game's most utilitarian commanbders, boasting high durability, the ability to jump-jet, and high survivability due to access to drones. When he gets Infiltration, he is easily one of the most useful commander units in the game, able to wreak havoc on enemies whilst denying them the ability to retaliate.

When upgrading Kais, upgrading his weapons are important; they are what gives him such firepower against later threats. It is recommended to go for the Flamer and Missile Launcher immediately; these weapons will round out Kais' weapon load and make him capable of taking on just about any enemy you can encounter. The Missile Launcher is particularly valuable, as it can keep enemy commander units stun-locked. After obtaining the essential weapon upgrades, it's recommended either going for the remainder of his weapon ugprades (for max firepower) or for his Jetpack and Infiltration upgrade in order to make him a better harass unit. The helmet upgrade, shield drone, and armor upgrade all boost his survivability even further and make Kais one of the toughest commanders in Dark Crusade to actually kill, despite a relatively low HP count.

Regardless of where you put him, it's important to keep Kais out of close-combat. Use his mobility and snare traps to keep away from enemy close-combat units, as his massive firepower can't really be brought to bear if he's being assaulted. He is also rather easy to bring down if he's isolated - so if at all possible, keep him backed up at all times - Ideally with either Stealthsuits (if he has Infiltration) or Crisis Suits (if he doesn't).

Notes: unlike a normal Tau commander, Shas'O doesn't have a melee attack. This enables him to use maximum firepower from his ranged weapons when equipped with his wargear even when enemies close in on melee.

Squad Leaders

Maximum Squad Leaders Allowed: 2

Shield Drone

	Shield Drone
	Cost	0 0	Build Time	5 s
	Requirements	Shield Drone
	Effects	Gives access to the Energy Shield ability. Same unit statistics as a Firewarrior Squad Shield Drone.

Gun Drone

	Gun Drone
	Cost	0 0	Build Time	5 s
	Requirements	Gun Drone
	Effects	Same unit statistics as a drone from the Drone Squad.

Abilities

Snare Trap

	Snare Trap			Hotkey: N
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Infantry, Heavy Infantry, Commander, Monster, Vehicle
	Range	20
	Area of effect	4	Cooldown time	10 s
	Cost	35
Effects	Places a Snare Trap at the targeted spot on the ground. The trap can be attacked and destroyed as normal, however it is Infiltrated after 8 seconds. When activated, enemy units within its area of effect have their weapons cooldown tripled and lose 90% of their movement speed for 15 s. This destroys the snare trap. Troops with Teleport or Jump ability can use it to escape the effects of the trap.

Target Acquired

	Target Acquired			Hotkey: G
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Infantry, Heavy Infantry, Commander, Monster Medium
	Range	35
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	120 s
Effects	An instant high powered attack from Shas'o Kais inflicting damage on the target.
Damage Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High Morale Min Max Min.D 200 200 200 200 200 200 - - - - - - - 200 - 75 200 200 200

Jump

	Jump Packs			Hotkey: J
	Requires	Jetpack Wargear
	Target Types	Self
	Range	50
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	45 s
Effects	Shas'o Kais quickly jumps over any intervening terrain to another location. At full charge Shas'o Kais will have two jumps available, requiring 90 s total to charge.

Infiltration

	Infiltration
	Requires	Stealth Field
	Target Types	Self
	Range	0
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	Passive ability
Effects	This unit is permanently infiltrated. It cannot be seen by most units but can still fire on enemy units.

Weapons

Burst Cannon

	Burst Cannon
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: 23.1 34.7 34.7 30.8 27.0 19.3 11.6 7.0 7.0 NA 19.3 7.7 7.0 23.1 7.0 5.3 15 100 120 10
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	40	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	70%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Weapon Upgrades

All upgrades can be completed. However the Burst Cannon gets replaced by the Fusion Blaster, which in turn gets replaced by the Plasma Rifle. The Flamer and Missile Pods remain unaffected.

Flamer

	Flamer
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: 7.5 15.0 13.8 11.3 25.0 6.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 NA 6.3 3.8 2.0 8.8 2.0 20 15 10 15 1
Cost	See Flamer	Range	15	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	None	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	0.5 s
Area of Effect	5	Requires	Flamer

Missile Pods

	Missile Pods
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: 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 50.5 36.4 18.2 NA 22.8 13.7 10.5 10.5 13.7 8.8 25 100 160 15
Cost	See Missile Pods	Range	10-45	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	None	Accuracy	70%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	2.5	Requires	Missile Pods
Notes	This weapon does knockback (30-50 force).

Fusion Blaster

	Fusion Blaster
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: 28.7 24.4 30.1 17.5 17.5 35.9 57.4 50.2 18.7 NA 28.7 21.5 17.5 50.2 17.5 5.3 15.1 185 225 25
Cost	See Fusion Blaster	Range	20	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	None	Accuracy	70%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Fusion Blaster

Plasma Rifle

	Plasma 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: 57.8 115.5 96.3 115.5 96.3 57.8 77.0 77.0 38.5 NA 38.5 38.5 38.5 57.8 57.8 7 20 250 300 25
Cost	See Plasma Rifle	Range	40	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	None	Accuracy	70%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Plasma Rifle

Wargear

Flamer

Flamer
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	Permanently equips Shas'o Kais with the Flamer

Fusion Blaster

Fusion Blaster
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	Permanently replaces Shas'o Kais's Burst Cannon with the Fusion Blaster

Plasma Rifle

Plasma Rifle
	Requires	Fusion Blaster
	Effects	Permanently replaces Shas'o Kais's Fusion Blaster with the Plasma Rifle

Missile Pods

Missile Pods
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	Permanently equips Shas'o Kais with Missile Pods

Advanced Sensor Array

Advanced Sensor Array
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	</b> Increases Shas'o Kais's health by 100 Increases sight range of Shas'o Kais by 5 Gives Shas'o Kais a detection radius of 30

Iridium Armor

Iridium Armor
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	</b> Increases Shas'o Kais's health by 500 Decreases physical damage taken by Shas'o Kais by 33%

Jetpack

Jetpack
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	Enables Shas'o Kais's Jump ability

Stealth Field

Stealth Field
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	Enables Shas'o Kais's Infiltration ability

Shield Drone

Shield Drone
	Requires	Nothing
	Effects	Enables Shas'o Kais to add Shield Drones to his squad.

Gun Drone

Gun Drone
	Requires	Shield Drone Wargear
	Effects	Enables Shas'o Kais to add Gun Drones to his squad.

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