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I've been playing around with different Crisis heavy Tau lists from FarSun bombs with Tigurius to just pure Farsight Enclaves and I got the funny idea of combining the two lists.

Primary Detachment: Farsight Enclaves

Cadre Fireblade- 60

Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114
Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114
Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114
Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114
Crisis x3: x6 Plasma, BKR- 159
Crisis x3: x6 Plasma, BKR- 159

Secondary Detachment: Tau Empire

Farsight- 165
Shas’vre: x2 Fusion, Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Fusion, Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Plasma, Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Plasma Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Plasma Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Plasma Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: NWSJ, C&CN, PENchip, MSS, VRT, DC- 97
x14 Gun Drones- 168

Crisis x3: x6 Burst Cannons- 126

Firewarriors x6- 54

Total: 1846

I know, I know. I'm lame for bringing Farsight in the non-enclaves detachment. But what I lack in letter, I make up for in spirit. This is a total Mont'ka (killing blow for the non-super nerds) strategy.

The Fireblade+Firewarriors, x2 Plasma Crisis squads and Burst Crisis deploy; being cagey with LOS blocking terrain while the flamer+fusion crisis teams and Farsight and friends wait in reserve.

As much as I like a Farsun Bomb with Tiggy and Gate shenanigans, I have soooo many more crisis bodies in here than I would with a full bomb. And it's a total throwaway unit too. It comes in, does a load of damage, 2D6's around until it's dead, and then right around turn 5-6 when you're opponent's done chasing it down and finally wiping it, shouting "Slay the Warlord, I thought he'd never die!" You can smile deviously and point to your diminutive Fireblade hiding behind a stone wall, "Actually bro, for the greater good, this little punk is my warlord."

As for the rest of the list, I've been using flamer+fusion crisis as skirmishers to great success. You have to be aggressive with placement, and you do mishap sometimes, but they're so cheap.

I'm toying around with bringing this list to Daboyz GT due to their FOC restrictions.

Anyway, thoughts on this?

Does the farsight supplement act as a allies detachment or no?

Jpat1213 wrote:
Does the farsight supplement act as a allies detachment or no?

it would appear so.

You might be able to get more suits in there if you take the weapons off.

I like the idea, but you have zero AA and no markerlights to snap shop to pretend to have AA. I' drop one squad and some chance to pick up a FE ECPA VT Riptides. I know it will costs you a few crisis suits, but it'll be much more effective. Dual Hellturkeys is with in the DaBoyz GT comp restrictions unless I'm mistaken.

Exaltation all around!

You're probabably right.

I also thought about subbing the fireblade out for a commander and letting him carry the Drone Controller and VRT. Then the drones become TL BS5 and it's a more durable platform for my hit&run+fleet. I'd give him target lock and a couple plasma rifles as well as the Talisman; which would help the bomb (and units w/in 12") with psychic defense.

Let's see how that looks:

Commander: x2 Plasma, VRT, DC, Target Lock, Talisman of Moloch, x1 Gun Drone- 170

Riptide: HBC, SMS, VT, EWO, ECPA- 235

Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114
Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114
Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114
Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114
Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114

Secondary Detachment: Tau Empire

Farsight- 165
Shas’vre: x2 Fusion, Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Fusion, Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Plasma, Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Plasma Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Plasma Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Plasma Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: NWSJ, C&CN, PENchip, MSS- 84
x14 Gun Drones- 168

Firewarriors x6- 54

Total: 1850

It means sacrificing the idea of max crisis suits. And I lose a lot of fire power. I pick up a Heavy Burst Cannon and a SMS and 2 BS5 Plasma rifles, (and better drones), but lose12 Plasma and 6 normal Burst. And there's substantial cool factor lost. You can't discount that. BUT, you are right, 4 fliers is still legal, including double dragon. What do we think of this one?

It looks like you could use some MP. Give them to a couple squads so you have the range your lacking.

I couldn't resist. This one has THIRTY XV-8/9's; more than list 1. As for AA, I have 10 TL fusion Blasters. Not great, but not defenseless either.

Commander: x2 Plasma, VRT, DC, Target Lock, Talisman of Moloch, x2 Gun Drones- 182

Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114
Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114
Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114
Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114
Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114
Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, TL Fusion (Target Lock), BKR- 114

Secondary Detachment: Tau Empire

Farsight- 165
Shas’vre: x2 Fusion, Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Fusion, Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Plasma, Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Plasma Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Plasma Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: x2 Plasma Target Lock- 67
Shas’vre: NWSJ, C&CN, PENchip, MSS- 84
x14 Gun Drones- 168

Crisis x3: x4 Flamers, x2 Burst Cannons, BKR- 109

Firewarriors x6- 54

Total: 1848

Ok I'll bite

Primary: Farsight Enclave

HQ - O'Shovah - 165
7x Bodyguard - 238

HQ - Shas'O - 85
2x Bodyguard - 68

Troops - 3x XV8s - 69
Troops - 3x XV8s - 69
Troops - 3x XV8s - 69
Troops - 3x XV8s - 69
Troops - 3x XV8s - 69
Troops - 3x XV8s - 69

Allied Detachment: Tau Empire

HQ - Shas'O - 85
2x Bodyguard - 64

Troops - 6 FW - 54

Elites - 3 XV8s - 66

Total: 1221 for 35 Crisis Suits and 6 FWs leaving an allowance of 629 for guns and markerlights.
I'm sure you guys can take it from here

If you're going to run the Farsight Bomb it really needs Shadowsun for maximum shenanigans. (Totally unfluffy I know, but hell it works)

I appreciate that, exalted, but I've run that into the ground. I bring Tigurius too for a 75% shot at GOI. I think this list would be more fun. With weight of crisis bodies, I think it could still be competitive too; depending on how reserve rolls go.


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 Krellnus wrote:
Ok I'll bite

Primary: Farsight Enclave

HQ - O'Shovah - 165
7x Bodyguard - 238

HQ - Shas'O - 85
2x Bodyguard - 68

Troops - 3x XV8s - 69
Troops - 3x XV8s - 69
Troops - 3x XV8s - 69
Troops - 3x XV8s - 69
Troops - 3x XV8s - 69
Troops - 3x XV8s - 69

Allied Detachment: Tau Empire

HQ - Shas'O - 85
2x Bodyguard - 64

Troops - 6 FW - 54

Elites - 3 XV8s - 66

Total: 1221 for 35 Crisis Suits and 6 FWs leaving an allowance of 629 for guns and markerlights.
I'm sure you guys can take it from here

This would e cool if it were legal. Farsight must take his named bodyguards when using the supplement version of him. That's why I didn't do it; thanks for the input tho

No he doesn't, he merely has to be warlord to take his commander team.

Farsight Enclave iPad version page 88 wrote:When choosing a Farsight Enclaves army with Commander Farsight as its warlord, you may take Farsight's Commander Team instead of Farsight's XV8 Crisis Bodyguard Team

Although if you move him and his bodyguards to the allied detachment, you save 5 points, bringing your guns and makers allowance up to 634 points.

 The Shrike wrote:


This would e cool if it were legal. Farsight must take his named bodyguards when using the supplement version of him. That's why I didn't do it; thanks for the input tho

It kills me that people still think this. hahaha.

It does indeed say "May" still; without TE signature systems they're really just expensive crisis suits. He belongs in the Tau detachment.

Your allied detachment can only contain 2 troops 1 hq 1 elite 1 fast

Yes, and My allied detachment contains 1 HQ, 1 Elite and 1 Troop.