Tau: How to build a pure Stealth list?

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**ForgottenSon**

As the title says, is there a good way to build a pure stealth list, using Ghostkeels and Stealth suits? Are the Optimized Stealth Cadre and Ghostkeel Wing any good? Are markerlights still viable in an army focused entirely on these suits?

**Slayer-Fan123**

Markerlights are always important.

**skullzz**

The optimized stealth cadre is the strongest formation for tau with a close second in the riptide wing.

The ghostkeel wing is only good if you have units without stealth in the army.

Having 3 ghostkeels in 1 unit in the OSC gives them a near permanent BS5.

**ForgottenSon**

So, at 1850 just build two OSC and then with the remaining points throw in Marker Drone nets.

**yellowfever**

I was thinking about making a stealth army also. I'm going to stick with one ghostkeel power OSC though. I want more units on the table.

**ForgottenSon**

So adding more bodies to the stealth squads? Can't you only take two squads and three ghostkeels in it?

**skullzz**

You can have up to 6 suits per squad.
The safety and fire power lost from not having 3 ghostkeel in a squad is to much in my opinion. 1 ghostkeel has 2 less shot than 3 stealth suits.