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Hey everyone.

I'm looking to purchase an XV88-2 model from Forgeworld. But I have encountered a problem. I can find any stats or special rules for the model and I'd prefer to know what I'm buying before I go to the checkout. Can anyone give me stats or special rules?

Also, tips and tricks would be very much appreciated.

No special rules for the forgeworld models. It was just an alternate sculpt for the old hybrid kit that GW Used prior to the last update of Tau Empire.

What about the XV8 variants? Anything special about them?

Au'taal Hero wrote:
What about the XV8 variants? Anything special about them?

There are special rules for them in the FW Taros campaign book. Not the thicker armor one though. That was rolled into the Iridium Battlesuit upgrade. My favorite is the markerlight one. You can get an intercepting BS 5 networked markerlight on a buff commander if you really want to (he didn't shoot in the shooting phase...he shot in the opponent's movement phase!). Pretty nice unique option.

Wont go into accurate costs here, legal reasons.

The XV89 suit was "discontinued due to inefficiency in testing" (fluff wise), the new enforcer battleuit is so much superior I am inclined to agree 9same cost, save 2+ save, T bonus and no penalty to jetpack moves)
It now serves as merely a fancy crisis suit (really fancy.)

The XV84 suit is armed with a networked markerlight+TL combo as one of its harpoints (unless its a commander, they dont need a hardpoint for a special issue system like this). efficiency questionable compared to cost.

The XV81 suit is armed with a SMS, and it bulkier than a normal suit (only matter if you want to put it in a manta/orca), but I would seriusly question the pricetag of the gun there. its not worth as much as a burst+plasma.
Again, special issue so takes a hardpoint for a team leader, but not for commander.


As for other forgeworld suits:

XB88-02 is a cosmetic change only, and always has been.

XV9 are unit and powerful, but overpriced as hell, the only setup remotely reasonable is the double TLBC, and even that one is not really good.

R'myr is a jack-of-all-trades guy who has the most schizophrenic setup and rules in the game (nothing relates to another, he cant benefit his own trait, but he's still good just because he is absurdly cheap for what he is packing. he's like a space marine among crisis suits, decent enough at anything imaginable but never amazing.
The kind of guy who will never be the MVP of the game, but will be the "wtf moment" either.

R'alai is the glass cannon you always wanted. far above your average commander's firepower, yet not quite riptide. he's like sternguard in the way he has a bullet for everything, except his case is far, FAR more extreme. he has an MC/artillery pain shot, a horde wiper shot, a "cowards in cover removal" shot and a "regardless of AV values" shot (ranged haywire is amazing.)
Tends to hurt himself with "gets hot" shots from time to time though.

Au'taal Hero wrote:
Can anyone give me stats or special rules?

Please don't try to use Dakka to replace ownership of the rulebooks.

The responses provided above were nicely done to avoid treading too far into inappropriate territory. But providing costs, stat blocks, and the text of rules is beyond the purview of the forum.