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**DukeBadham**

I played a game using my friends tau against my other friend using my tau friends brothers nids.
I had:
24 fire warriors
1 crsis suit commander with one body guard
2 railhead
12 kroot
2 broadsides

He had:
deathleaper
hive tyrant
genestealers
lots of guant (both kinds, but mainly the CC ones)
gargoyles

we played objectives, it was a draw,with his guants lurking on one, my kroot holding another, and every damn thing blasted of the other

**im2randomghgh**

Kroot, Hammerheads, Piranhas, Crisis suits, Broadsides, firewarriors, pathfinder.

Those are the only units that should feature in your list if you would like to win.

**Ovion**

Personally I'm going to be running an ethereal, shadowsun, a ton of fire warriors, some devilfish, some hammerheads, some stealth suits and a few death rains (the contents of 3 Battleforces, 2 Skyray boxes, Shadowsun and an Ethereal).

Though this is for 3 reasons:
People keep going 'don't use an ethereal' so I want to.
I like the idea of lots of S5 shots.
I'm cheap.

Ultimately I don't expect to break any records but I reckon I should do alright in casual play.

**im2randomghgh**

Ovion wrote:Personally I'm going to be running an ethereal, shadowsun, a ton of fire warriors, some devilfish, some hammerheads, some stealth suits and a few death rains (the contents of 3 Battleforces, 2 Skyray boxes, Shadowsun and an Ethereal).

Though this is for 3 reasons:
People keep going 'don't use an ethereal' so I want to.
I like the idea of lots of S5 shots.
I'm cheap.

Ultimately I don't expect to break any records but I reckon I should do alright in casual play.

There's a reason not to take ethereals. They're super expensive in points, do nothing, and your army runs away when they die.

**BeefCakeSoup**

PraetorDave wrote:
BeefCakeSoup wrote:Tau are amazing fun to play!

Some things to buy should include but are not limited too:

2 Shas'El/O
6 Crisis Battlesuits
12 Shield Drones
24 Firewarriors
3 Devilfish
6 Broadsides
1 Hammerhead
2 Piranhas
8 Pathfinders

Pretty much everything else is optional and heavily dependent on playstyle, tons of dudes will suggest Kroot/Hounds/Snipers etc and if used correctly all can be effective for different situations.

I wouldn't go that far. Most of those things are heavily dependent on playstyle, especially shield drones, piranha, and firewarriors. I only use 12 firewarriors at 1500, no shield drones, and no piranhas. Also why would you buy the pathfinders instead of just putting pulse carbines on firewarrior models. They are cheaper.
I would change your list to:
1 battleforce
1 HQ suit
5 crisis suits
1 skyray box
2 broadsides

Everything after THAT is dependent on playstyle and that will give you a decent force to put down to then really decide how you want to play.

Playing Tau is like going to prison, do what vets do, or you are going to have a hard time sitting after games for a couple months.

Can't give new Tau players freedom to experiment, poor bastards will quit before they start!

**im2randomghgh**

BeefCakeSoup wrote:
PraetorDave wrote:
BeefCakeSoup wrote:Tau are amazing fun to play!

Some things to buy should include but are not limited too:

2 Shas'El/O
6 Crisis Battlesuits
12 Shield Drones
24 Firewarriors
3 Devilfish
6 Broadsides
1 Hammerhead
2 Piranhas
8 Pathfinders

Pretty much everything else is optional and heavily dependent on playstyle, tons of dudes will suggest Kroot/Hounds/Snipers etc and if used correctly all can be effective for different situations.

I wouldn't go that far. Most of those things are heavily dependent on playstyle, especially shield drones, piranha, and firewarriors. I only use 12 firewarriors at 1500, no shield drones, and no piranhas. Also why would you buy the pathfinders instead of just putting pulse carbines on firewarrior models. They are cheaper.
I would change your list to:
1 battleforce
1 HQ suit
5 crisis suits
1 skyray box
2 broadsides

Everything after THAT is dependent on playstyle and that will give you a decent force to put down to then really decide how you want to play.
Playing Tau is like going to prison, do what vets do, or you are going to have a hard time sitting after games for a couple months.

Can't give new Tau players freedom to experiment, poor bastards will quit before they start!

I lol'd hard at that!

But it's completely true. Tau have an outdated codex, and there are really only 1 or 2 ways you can still win with them. The grizzled 'Vres have it figured out!

**Ovion**

It's a different mindset to get into isn't it.

Kind of... you forces are precious almost.
I'm used to Dark Eldar and Skaven, both of which are very much meat-to-the-grinder forces