Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus/Characters
RareDarkstrider
Rare
Melee / Ranged
Physical
Faction & traits
Tau EmpireXenos AllianceInfiltrateRanged SpecialistSuppressive Fire
As much a maverick as a master of covert operations, Darkstrider leads stealth and sabotage missions with an expertise the T'au sorely need.
Tier: C on the Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus tier list
Marks his own targets for bonus ally damage and softens adjacent enemies' next attack, solid utility without much raw damage of his own.
Recommended build
Standard 3-slot loadout: a Crit Item, a Defensive defense item, and a Crit Booster.
Crit / Defensive / Crit Booster
Skill
Marks every adjacent enemy and strips a hit from their next attack without ending his turn -- and lets nearby Ranged Specialist allies fire freely even from next to an enemy.
Basic attack Fights in melee, three hits, or fires a pulse weapon at range 2, four hits.
Attributes
| Base (Stone I) | Iron I (Common, 2★) | Bronze I (Uncommon, 4★) | Silver I (Rare, 6★) | Gold I (Epic, 8★) | Diamond I (Legendary, 8★) | Diamond III (Legendary max stars) | Adamantine II (Mythic, 11★) | Adamantine II (Mythic max) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 75 | 176 | 404 | 907 | 2003 | 3929 | 7188 | 8761 | 10012 |
| Armour | 17 | 39 | 91 | 206 | 453 | 829 | 1629 | 1986 | 2270 |
| Damage | 25 | 58 | 135 | 302 | 667 | 1312 | 2396 | 2921 | 3338 |
| Movement | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Ability progression
Further abilities that unlock as this character's evolution line advances.
- Structural AnalyserPassive
Marks anyone he shoots; nearby allies deal bonus ranged damage against marked targets, and the effect extends to Tau Empire allies further out.
loadoutgg is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Snowprint Studios, Games Workshop, or the Warhammer 40,000 franchise. Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus and all character names, faction names, art, and other assets referenced here are trademarks and copyrighted material of their respective owners, used for informational/fan-reference purposes. The classification, ability text, and other compiled game data on these pages are loadoutgg's own work — extracted from the game's own data and reworded in our own words. Character portraits and the faction, weapon-type, and combat-role icons are Snowprint Studios' own game assets sourced via the community-run Tacticus Wiki (tacticus.wiki.gg), whose content is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); they remain Snowprint Studios' property and are shown here for fan-reference. loadoutgg's compiled text is not offered for reuse; please link to loadoutgg rather than copying or scraping it. Full copyright & licensing detail — including the third-party material used under an open licence — is at loadoutgg.com/legal.