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Hello boys & girls, went to a doubles tournament this past weekend and used wolves and tau and it really worked well, so i think i am going to give them a go at 1850 points

HQ

Rune Priest, Jaws, Living Lightning

Troops

10 grey hunters, 2 meltaguns, wolf standard, mark of the wulfen, pod

10 grey hunters, 2 meltaguns, wolf standard, mark of the wulfen, pod

9 grey hunters, 1 meltagun, wolf standard, mark of the wulfen, pod

Elites

Venerable dread, assault cannon, dread ccw, pod

Venerable dread, assault cannon, dread ccw, pod

Allies (Tau)

HQ

Ethereal

Troops

12 fire warriors

Elites

Riptide, Ion, TL Fusion, Skyfire, Interceptor

Fast Attack

5 pathfinders

Heavy Support

3 broadsides, high yield missiles, smart missiles, 6 missile drones, interceptor


What do you guys think?

Ditch the venerables if you want dreads take normal dreads and use the saved points to take shadow sun. Put shadow sun with the broadsides, even in area terrain they have a 2+ cover save this takes some heat off the riptide. The wolves part is good. I use a very similar list to this I have tried dreadnought a and am still undecided if I like them. Although they do serve a purpose of being very threatening in the opponents deployment zone turn 1. Give them a wolf tooth necklace makes them that bit better.

I like the ethereal for the LD10 bubble though, it is very useful as tau are a bit prone to running away

I guess i do like dreadnaughts thats part of my thinking they are just cool

I also like dreads but in game terms I am still in sure. Maybe trim the missile drones a bit.

EDIT : Foolish Grug. Posted without reading carefully.

Commander Helia wrote:Venerable dread, assault cannon, dread ccw, pod

Venerable dread, assault cannon, dread ccw, pod

Venerable is a rip off. This was true in 5E and is doubly so in 6E where you are far more likely to get glanced (and Venerable only helps when you get penetrated). That will free up a ton of points immediately if you drop it.

Commander Helia wrote:Allies (Tau)

HQ

Ethereal

Troops

12 fire warriors

Take the Cadre Fireblade instead of the Ethereal unless you take more Tau troops. Volley Fire is spectacular! As an Allied HQ is the only appropriate time to take a Cadre Fireblade IMO.

Grugknuckle wrote:I don't think that Tau can use the Ven Dread's leadership. Allies of convenience means that allied units are treated as enemies.

Uh...What? Do you mean Saga of Majesty (which he hasn't purchased)? I'm confused here.

cowmonaut wrote:

Grugknuckle wrote:I don't think that Tau can use the Ven Dread's leadership. Allies of convenience means that allied units are treated as enemies.

Uh...What? Do you mean Saga of Majesty (which he hasn't purchased)? I'm confused here.

I'm just an idiot. He said, "I like the ethereal for the Ld10 bubble on his firewarriors," but for some reason I read that he liked the Ven Dread for the Ld10 bubble on his firewarriors.

I've edited the post.