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lol if there making new chaos codexs id prob get khorne or undivided i like abbadon to much

Ninja Tau sounds really fun, i'll have to try it next time I play them. I'm planning on running a suit heavy army, Farsight based in higher points games. I can run a ton of low cost suits.

here's my plan for regular suit squads and one hq

shas'o 75
PR, ML, IA, stim, HWMT, HWDC 2x shield drone, Knife
177
retinue
2 suits TL MP, PR, HWMT
156
333
Crisis team
3x suits, 1 Shas'vre leader
Shas'vre 35--TL FB MP HWMT Knife HWDC 2x shield drone--105
Suit 2 25--TL FB Target Lock--48
Suit 3 25--FB Target Array, Target Lock-- 52
205

Tank hunting Team obviously, all identical models, except for the drones, enough survivability to drop in, kill up to 3 tanks especial with rear armor, and then leg it and probably make it back with a suit or two alive, or if I'm feeling suicidal(rather, more than usual), run them along the rear line taking out long range vehicles(predators, exorcist, land raider, Hammer Heads, Basilisk, so on).

Team 2
Shas'vre 35- TL MP PR HWMT HWDC 2x shield drone, knife--113
Suit 2-- MP, PR, MT-- 62
Suit 3-- TL MP, FB--55
240

Big Stuff and MEQ Team. They all have S6+ weapons, all have AP2 or better, and all are identical suits. Mainly a medium range team 24", but shines at 12 inches with rapid fire and FB capability. The FB seems like a good idea simply to give some versatility. It makes them all unique and adds a tank killing capacity that could really help out.

3rd Elites-- Stealth Team
6 Suits 180--1 Fusion Blaster and 6 Targetting Arrays 62
242

Anti Infantry with vehicle destruction capability.

So for 1020 points, I get 9 crisis suits, and 6 stealth suits, not bad for the main force of an army, this leaves me open at 1500 points to take 2 troops and a railhead
At 2k points I can add in Farsight with 7 man retinue and probably pathfinders.

With this much deep strike Ninja Tau strategy might work

If i go with minimalist suits, 25 base, TLMP or TL FB depending on role, plus target lock or targetting array--48-53 points, I could field Farsight with 7 suits, crisis command, 2 crisis teams and the stealth team for anti infantry, and still have room to put a pathfinder team and hammerhead, and maybe room for broadsides.

If you think that you may face a BA+Shrike, first turn assault combo then think about a Farsight Ninja Tau with a bodyguard squad built to last and a Fail-safe detonator on one of the bodyguards.