Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus/Characters
LegendaryCommander Shadowsun
Legendary
Ranged
Melta
Faction & traits
T'au EmpireXenos AllianceCamouflageFlyingInfiltrateRanged Specialist
Tier: C on the Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus tier list
Her blink-and-shoot engage is flashy, but her drone's damage buff needs a full ranged T'au squad around her to really pay off, and she brings little defensive tech of her own.
Recommended build
Standard 3-slot loadout: a Crit Item, a Block defense item, and a Crit Booster.
Crit / Block / Crit Booster
Skill
Vanishes and reappears next to an ally, then immediately fires on the nearest enemy for bonus blast damage, leaving a stationary drone behind on the hex she left.
Basic attack Strikes from her XV22 battlesuit with a short-ranged melta weapon.
Attributes
| Base (Stone I) | Silver I (Rare, 6★) | Diamond III (Legendary max stars) | Adamantine II (Mythic, 11★) | Adamantine II (Mythic max) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 80 | 968 | 7667 | 9347 | 10682 |
| Armour | 18 | 219 | 1724 | 2102 | 2402 |
| Damage | 25 | 302 | 2396 | 2921 | 3338 |
| Movement | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Ability progression
Further abilities that unlock as this character's evolution line advances.
- Defender of the Greater GoodPassive
Friendly units next to her or her drone hit harder with ranged attacks (excluding psychic damage) and gain a growing chance, for every round she's been on the field, to land an extra hit.
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