Working tau list for the girfriend.

Yeah, my girl wants to start tau. Yes, xeno whore, ect.

She painted up her first pathfinders, and I figured we'd try to find out what next she'd want to buy. I thought we'd come up with an 1850 list to plan out purchases. I personally have no experience with tau, so take a look:

1 Commander Shas'o (HQ) @ 296 Pts
Fusion Blaster; Plasma Rifle; Multi-Tracker; Bonded
Hard-wired drone controller
2 Drones @
Shield Generator (x2)
2 Bodyguard @ [146] Pts
Fusion Blaster; Plasma Rifle; Multi-Tracker

5 Stealth Team (Elites) @ 195 Pts
Burst Cannon (x5); Bonded
1 Team Leader @
Burst Cannon

11 Fire Warriors (Troops) @ 240 Pts
Pulse Rifle (x11)
Shas'ui
Pulse Rifle; Markerlight
Devilfish Dropship @ [100] Pts
Burst Cannon; Landing Gear
#Pair of Gun Drones [0]
2 Gun Drones @ [0] Pts
TL Pulse Carbine (x2)
Flechette Dicharger
Decoy Launcher
Seeker Missile

11 Fire Warriors (Troops) @ 140 Pts (taking the pathfinder's devilfish)
Pulse Rifle (x11)
1 Shas'ui
Pulse Rifle; Markerlight

11 Fire Warriors (Troops) @ 150 Pts (objective-sitter)
Pulse Rifle (x11); Bonded
1 Shas'ui
Pulse Rifle; Markerlight

6 Pathfinders (Fast Attack) @ 172 Pts
Pulse Carbine (x6); Markerlight
1 Devilfish Dropship @ [100] Pts
Burst Cannon; Landing Gear
#Pair of Gun Drones [0]
2 Gun Drones @ [0] Pts
TL Pulse Carbine (x2)
Decoy Launcher
Flechette Dicharger
Seeker Missile

1 Hammerhead Gunship (Heavy Support) @ 190 Pts
Railgun; Smart Missile System; Landing Gear
#Targetting Array [0]
Multi-tracker
Disruption Pod
Target Lock
Seeker Missile

1 Hammerhead Gunship (Heavy Support) @ 190 Pts
Railgun; Smart Missile System; Landing Gear
#Targetting Array [0]
Multi-tracker
Disruption Pod
Target Lock
Seeker Missile

2 Broadside Battlesuit Team (Heavy Support) @ 272 Pts
Smart Missile System; TL Railgun; Target Lockers; Bonded
1 Team Leader
Smart Missile System; TL Railgun; Target Lockers
Hard-wired drone controller [2]
2 Drones
Shield Generator (x2)

Models in Army: 66
Total Army Cost: 1845

wheres max when you need him

Hmm chris you might want to put those pathfinders in a devilfish to give them more of a fighting chance.

Not enough Crisis suites.

crisis suits suck now in 5th ed.

ImAShakiraholic wrote:crisis suits suck now in 5th ed.

Why is that? What changed in 5th that made them suck?

The true line of sight probably. See Max loved to simply just hop his suits behind area terrain so they were untouchable.

Now instead, he actually has to use tactics and they can get killed like anything else.

I was just thinking about a shitton of firewarrirors/railguns and min upgrades now that I've had more of a look into it.

Thats how I would play it. Try bringing any marines up in here with Str 5 AP 5 weapons.

I have been toying around with 2 lists
I will post them here for you. The reoccurring theme is str 10 with 72 in range is GOOD! Coupled with the need for troops vs. elites now makes Firewarriors mandatory and the Devilfish a must.
1850 Pts - Tau Empire Roster - Main

1 Shas'o R'myr @ 175 Pts
Double Barrelled Plasma Rifle; Ejection System; Flechette Discharger; Hard-wired Drone Controller; Hard-wired Target Lock; Shield Generator; Shield Drone
1 Shield Drone @ [15] Pts
Shield Generator

10 Fire Warrior @ 225 Pts
Pulse Rifle (x10)
1 Devilfish @ [125] Pts
Burst Cannon; Smart Missile System; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

10 Fire Warrior @ 225 Pts
Pulse Rifle (x10)
1 Devilfish @ [125] Pts
Burst Cannon; Smart Missile System; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

10 Fire Warrior @ 225 Pts
Pulse Rifle (x10)
1 Devilfish @ [125] Pts
Burst Cannon; Smart Missile System; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

1 Hammerhead Gunship @ 180 Pts
Railgun; Smart Missile System; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

1 Hammerhead Gunship @ 180 Pts
Railgun; Smart Missile System; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

1 Hammerhead Gunship @ 180 Pts
Railgun; Smart Missile System; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

7 Pathfinder @ 229 Pts
Markerlight (x5); Pulse Carbine (x5); Rail Rifle and Target Lock (x2)
1 Devilfish @ [125] Pts
Burst Cannon; Smart Missile System; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Marker Beacon; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

7 Pathfinder @ 229 Pts
Markerlight (x5); Pulse Carbine (x5); Rail Rifle and Target Lock (x2)
1 Devilfish @ [125] Pts
Burst Cannon; Smart Missile System; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Marker Beacon; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

Total Roster Cost: 1848

1850 Pts - Tau Empire Roster - Tweekend

1 Commander Shas'o @ 126 Pts
Flamer; Hard-wired Multi-tracker; Stimulant Injector; Missile Pod; Plasma Rifle

1 Shas'o R'myr @ 190 Pts
Double Barrelled Plasma Rifle; Ejection System; Flechette Discharger; Hard-wired Drone Controller; Hard-wired Target Lock; Shield Generator; Shield Drone
2 Shield Drone @ [30] Pts
Shield Generator

10 Fire Warrior @ 230 Pts
Pulse Rifle (x10)
1 Devilfish @ [130] Pts
Burst Cannon; Smart Missile System; Decoy Launchers; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

10 Fire Warrior @ 230 Pts
Pulse Rifle (x10)
1 Devilfish @ [130] Pts
Burst Cannon; Smart Missile System; Decoy Launchers; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

10 Fire Warrior @ 230 Pts
Pulse Rifle (x10)
1 Devilfish @ [130] Pts
Burst Cannon; Smart Missile System; Decoy Launchers; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

10 Fire Warrior @ 230 Pts
Pulse Rifle (x10)
1 Devilfish @ [130] Pts
Burst Cannon; Smart Missile System; Decoy Launchers; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

1 Hammerhead Gunship @ 185 Pts
Railgun; Smart Missile System; Decoy Launchers; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

1 Hammerhead Gunship @ 185 Pts
Railgun; Smart Missile System; Decoy Launchers; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear; Multi-Tracker; Target Lock; Targeting Array

3 Broadside Battlesuit @ 240 Pts
Twin linked Railgun; Smart Missile System; Advanced Stabilisation System

Total Roster Cost: 1846