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New ish to tau and have a 1250/1750 tournament coming up so looking for advise. Ran this a few times and its done well, just lacking in a bit of mobility/scoring

1250

Commander - 2 Plasma, Drone controller, 2 marker drones, Target lock

3 Crisis suits - 3 x 2 plasms, 3 target locks, 2 marker drones, 3 gun drones
1 crisis suit - 2 Fusion

2 Tetra

Bunker - Void Shield

Firebase support cadre
Riptide - Ion accelerator, EWO
3 Broadsides - HYMP, SMS, EWO, 3 Missile drones
3 Broadsides - Rail Rifles, Plasma rifles, EWO


1750 adds the red units

Commander - 2 Plasma, Drone controller, 2 marker drones

3 Crisis suits - 3 x 2 plasms, 3 target locks, 2 marker drones, 3 gun drones
1 crisis suit - 2 Fusion
1 Crisis Suit - 1 Fusion, 1 TL Fusion
1 Crisis suit - 1 Plasma, 1 TL Plasma

2 Tetra
2 Tetra

R'Varna

Bunker - Void Shield

Firebase support cadre
Riptide - Ion accelerator, EWO
3 Broadsides - HYMP, SMS, EWO, 3 Missile drones
3 Broadsides - Rail Rifles, Plasma rifles, EWO

I would probably put some standard units (troops) in there, if you can, although that might just be me as more troops looks more foreboding. Can't really say anything else about the list as it is a very good, strong list. Hope this helps

Should have mentioned its an Enclave list so all the crisis teams are troops. Biggest weakness i can see is mobility and scoring but i plan to deep strike all of the individual suits mainly using the tetra's homing beacons.

Sadly, according to the R'Varna rules PDF on forgeworld it can only be used as part of a Tau Empire force, not Farsight Enclaves. Its annoying but it means to use FE and a R'Varna/Y'Varah you need to go 2 CAD with TE+FE.

Other than that think the list is good but i would put a Target lock ont he commander so he doesnt have to shoot the same target as the marker drones, that just seems like a waste

Thats a debate thats raged on in many forums across the lands! the TO for this even has said until FAQd the R'Varna is fine in FE due to it being a heavy support option for the tau codex and FE choosing units from that codex.

I can see the argument for both sides but as i said its been ok'd for this list.

I would ditch the rail rifle broadsides and just get more with HYMP instead. They're better at literally everything.

The only thing rails can do better is get good rolls on the damage table with AP1 and glance AV14 but you're giving up SO MUCH when you're not using the missilesides.

Totally agree with you on HYMPs, only reason i have put the rail rifles in are that im deploying all the broadsides in the bunker and the rail rifles add the extra threat range to a very static very expensive setup!

stops missiles/lascannons camping outside of 36" and taking out the missilesides on the battlements.

I'd change the Plasma on the Commander to Missile Pods, that way you can stay back with the Markerlights while still making use of the Commander's weapons.

I'd also shift one target lock from the Crisis Suits to the Commander. You can already fire at three different units with 2 Splitfire models and having a split fire commander means you can finish something off with him and put markerlights into something else.

I was planning to run the commander and the 3 man suit unit as a single unit and use it as a marker light source with a heavy plasma hit should something get too close.

The commander should have a target lock i left it off by accident!

Im tempted to run the 3 suits as missile pod suits but leaves the list lacking AP2. Great advice though guys giving me stuff to think about.