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Hi guys just want your opinion on this starter force for a farsight enclave list, haven't yet bought anything so just want to know what you guys recommend, hoping to build this list up slowly to 1000, 1500 and 1850. Hoping to make this list competitive for tournament at higher points.

Crisis suit commander. 211
Fusion blades
Neuroweb system jammer
Repulsor Impact field
Shield generator
Stimulant injector
2x marker drones

Xv8 crisis suit team. 217
Crisis shas'vre
Command and control node
Multi spectrum sensor suit
Pure tide engram neurochip
2x twin linked fusion blaster suits
1x twin linked plasma rifle, target lock

Xv8 crisis battle suit 72
1x twin linked plasma rifle, early warning override
2x marker drones

500 pts

I've been playing Tau since their release, and I personally don't like the "just suits" FE, but, if you really want to go for the "Crisis Deathstar Enclaves", then I would recommend that you make a few changes. For instance, the list I would go with is:

Commander - 202pts
Coldstar Battlesuit with Drone Controller and Shield Generator
2 x Marker Drones

XV8 Crisis Battlesuits - 200pts
Shas'vre with
Command and Control Node - for re-rolling failed To Hit rolls
Multi-Spectrum Sensor Suite - for the Ignores Cover
Neuroweb System Jammer - for the ability to give an enemy unit Gets Hot

Shas'ui with 2 x Fusion Blasters

Shas'ui with 2 x Plasma Rifles

The reason I do 2 x weapon systems, is because mathematically, 2 shots is better than one twin-linked

XV8 Crisis Battlesuites - 96pts

Shas'ui with 2 x Burst Cannons with Counterfire Defence System

Shas'ui with 2 x Burst Cannons with Counterfire Defence System

Obviously, everything has BKR cuz FE, but, this is the best list I can think of, it covers pretty much all types of encounters you'll come across. The Burst Cannon Suits are for the frontline suits as well as for infantry, then the other squad with the Shas'vre is for taking out an high priority targets, like Terminators, a land raider, or even an MC.

Hope this helps

That's awesome thanks how would you do a Fse list that's not suit heavy ?

Glad I could help Candle_man, I usually go down the route of a Dawnblade Contingent with a Retaliation Cadre (1 Commander, 3 units of Crisis Suits, 1 unit of Broadsides and 1 unit of Riptides) as the core, then as the auxiliaries, I like to use the Counterstrike Cadre (1 pathfinder team and 3 breacher/strike teams (all with DF transports)) for my 1850pts games, it's REALLY fun xD It's still got a lot of suits (cuz FE), but it's got a nice balance of infantry too too be honest, when you get above 1200pts and playing FE, you really want to be aiming to achieve that Dawnblade Contingent as the special rules are awesome (re-rolling to wound and armour pen rolls against any unit you want each turn) tbh, FE is designed for fun gameplay, deep-striking suits in and outflanking infantry in, it's great

Awesome I'll look into the dawn blade and retaliation cadre


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Iv had a quick look at the retaliation cadre and was thinking wouldn't I be better taking the same units in a 1000pt cad at the moment because it would give all my crisis suits objective secured because I can't benefit from the deep strike rules much as these would be the only models I have so can't keep them all in reserve ?

It is correct that you will need to have board-presence by T2 or you loose. Having some suits with dual missile pods are great for sitting back and JSJ to blast things away at 36".

I would also recomend looking at the formations as a "template" on what you should be buying. But of course everything in the Tau book is at least "OK" unlike many armies

 DarkShade1999 wrote:
I've been playing Tau since their release, and I personally don't like the "just suits" FE, but, if you really want to go for the "Crisis Deathstar Enclaves", then I would recommend that you make a few changes. For instance, the list I would go with is:

Commander - 202pts
Coldstar Battlesuit with Drone Controller and Shield Generator
2 x Marker Drones

XV8 Crisis Battlesuits - 200pts
Shas'vre with
Command and Control Node - for re-rolling failed To Hit rolls
Multi-Spectrum Sensor Suite - for the Ignores Cover
Neuroweb System Jammer - for the ability to give an enemy unit Gets Hot

Shas'ui with 2 x Fusion Blasters

Shas'ui with 2 x Plasma Rifles

The reason I do 2 x weapon systems, is because mathematically, 2 shots is better than one twin-linked

XV8 Crisis Battlesuites - 96pts

Shas'ui with 2 x Burst Cannons with Counterfire Defence System

Shas'ui with 2 x Burst Cannons with Counterfire Defence System

Obviously, everything has BKR cuz FE, but, this is the best list I can think of, it covers pretty much all types of encounters you'll come across. The Burst Cannon Suits are for the frontline suits as well as for infantry, then the other squad with the Shas'vre is for taking out an high priority targets, like Terminators, a land raider, or even an MC.

Hope this helps

Hey, I'm interested in starting an FSE 500pts list as well! I'm glad I found this post. Just wondering what else is in the first XV8 squad? Im only counting 176 points from the 2 shasuis and 1 shavre