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Hey Dakka! So I have been waiting for the Tau to be updated in order to start a tournament winning list. This is what I have so far and please note that I am not a tournament player up to this point but wish to start being more comepetive and travel. I only have a few models assembeled(1 xv88, 10 new FireWarriors w/sms turrent, 1 buffmander, 3 xv25 suits) so I have alot of room to change my list. My local tournament scene is 2000 point house rules tournament every other month with a good mix of armies and on average 15 players. I would like to travel to larger events to try my hand at the big leagues and meet new people.

Tau Empire: 1977 points

Tau Hunter Contingent Detachment: 1977 points

Hunter Cadre: 952 points
++Command
+Commander
2x Missle pods, EWO
+Crisis Bodyguards x3
2x Missle pods, EWO
++Elite
+Riptide
Ion Accelerator, TL Fusion Blaster, EWO
++Fast Attack
+Pathfinders x4
+Pathfinders x4
++Heavy Support
+Hammerhead Gunship
Longstrike, TL SMS
++Troops
+Strike Warriors x6
SMS Turrent
+Strike Warriors x6
SMS Turrent
+Strike Warriors x5
SMS Turrent

Contingent HQ: 458 points
++Command
+Commander Shadowsun
2x Sheild Drones
++Bodyguards
Crisis Suit x1
PuretideChip, Multi-Suite, C&C node
Crisis Suits x3
Fusion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Target Lock

Optimized Stealth Cadre: 590 points
++Ghostkeel Teams
+Ghostkeel x3
Cycllic Ion Raker x1, Fusion Collider x2, TL Burst Cannon x3
++XV 25 Stealth Teams
+XV 25 Stealth Suits x3
Burst Cannon x2, Fusion Blaster x1
+XV 25 Stealth Suits x3
Burst Cannon x2, Fusion Blaster x1


So, What do ya'll think? I believe that I will play it with the Shadowsun with bodyguards teaming up with the Stealth Cadre to really make a mess of the opponents advancing units. The Riptide, Hammerhead, and Misslemander(with bodyguards) will take long shots at priority targets, knights, wraithknights, and units coming in from reserve. The Firewarriors I don't really know how to play them exactly in this list. I may need to take out the SMS turrents and drop one unit to give them more mobility via Devilfishs. Let me know what y'all think about that. I know that I WILL be feilding at least two units of FW though. Thanks again and I hope everyone in the U.S. is enjoying Thanksgiving and the rest of the world is having a wonderful Thursday!

Thanks
Reagan


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No thoughts? I as thinking about replacing the 3 strike teams on foot with 2 breacher teams in devilfishs.

With your 4 man path finder squads you'll find they'll often run first chance they get due to one casualty being 25% i would bolster their numbers and throw a Sargent in there its will be well worth your while. I often play tau so i know the units i'm scared of. i haven't played a ghostkeel yet but broadsides are scary. the range and mass of TW fire they spit is a nasty sight. They would probably be a best bet than you're bodyguard squad IMO, EWO is underwhelming mainly due to lack of markerlights when it goes off ending in very inaccurate fire and usually it is shrugged off pay the extra points and get a velocity tracker. Yes the idea of interceptor is nice but in practice i've not seen it do anything to my venoms/raiders which it should be i think.

Again with the leadership your strike teams will run as soon as they start taking fire, if you're not sold on giving Sargents to each squad an ethereal bubble is a good idea also the invocation of the elements is a nice little bonus. If you're using an aggressive buffmander squad i recommend iridium armour, for tanking wounds the added toughness really helps mitigate the ID wounds. But i think you're on to something here