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So I'm looking at using Tau with allied C:SMs and these two options are leaping out at me.

Shadowsun + 10 Terminators + 1 Command-Link Drone + 2 Assault Cannons
615pts
Average toughness 4, 2+ saves, 4+ cover saves in the open, infiltrate, 8 Rending and 2 BS5 melta shots, rerolling to hit rolls of 1, 24" effective range with movement and relentless.

Farsight + 10 TH/SS Termies
565pts
Avg toughness 4, dawnblade + 20 thunderhammer attacks, 2+/3++ average save (3+/4++ on Farsight), no scatter deepstrike.

What do you think? Obviously pricey units but with 1/2 the number of termies the prices drop.

I think both squads are incredibly inefficient. The shadow sun squad is nice, but 2++ cover doesnt save you from rolling 1's on armor saves which tends to be a common method of dealing with them.

The Farsight bomb looks nice but Belial can do the same exact thing, it really isn't that great. TEQ just don't strike fear into people with the way that lists are currently being built.

What about Shadowsun + 10 man Wraithguard squad? Infiltrate into cover for the 2+ save, then move up and blast something.