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Hello all! Fairly new to tau, I have been playing a longstrike list with a record of 10-1 ( the link in reference is here https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/761524.page)special shout out to Ice_can for spending his time to give advice to a new 8th edtition tau player! although I have had great success with the list, half my games being in a competitive setting (guilliman/knight spam/alaitoc) I am feeling like my opponents are losing the game rather than I win it . . . whether it be bad target priority (shooting at my riptide rather than my hammerheads) or making dumb charges that get there characters killed (killed guilliman's second life in overwatch ) or not shooting the drones first. The problem is that vs a good player they will just target the hammerheads and kill them with ease i am wishing for some different style of play so i have decieded to buy another riptide, but before i do i wanted the dakka opinion on this list!

i am going to convert 3 models into different units. the standard ethereal into a fireblade. i was wishing for firesight marksmen but the price tag was giving me huge doubts. i dont want those stupid sniper drones. I am going to convert a my painted piranha into a firesight marksmen. YOU READ THAT RIGHT! the front part of the piranaha looks exactly like the view port it even the dash works for the display. the body for the driver works I am going to take a leg from a crisis suit and i think it will turn out great! will be converting it this weekend will post how it turns out..

My new list hopefully more competitive
Tau Sept ethereal warlord with Puretide engram chip and though unity devastation extra relic vectored maneuvered thrusters
Battalion
Coldstar - 4 fusion
ethereal

firewarriors 3*5

Battalion
Coldstar 4 fuision
fireblade

firewarriors 3*5

Vanguard
Coldstar 4 fusion
fireblade

stealth team * 3
ghostkeel fusion cascade 2 fuision target lock shield generator
riptide HBC SMS ATS Veloctiy tracker
riptide HBC SMS ATS velocity tracker
Firesight marksmen
firesight marksmen

tactical drones 4 marker 2 shield
tactical drones 4 marker 2 shield

1 broadside Heavy Rail Rifle SMS dronecontroller



I am already fliting with the idea of subbing out a coldstar for shadowsun. i think another kauyon with this list is priceless. Not sold on the Ghostkeel but I think It will give my commanders a unit to hide behind better than a standard stealth team and wont get shot off an objective as easy (not that killing a stealth team is easy) as always thanks for your time and opinions.

Variation I have been thinking about running
Tau Sept ethereal warlord with Puretide engram chip and though unity devastation extra relic vectored maneuvered thrusters

Battalion
shawdowsun
ethereal

firewarriors 3*5

Battalion
Coldstar 4 fuision
fireblade

firewarriors 3*5

Vanguard
Coldstar 4 fusion
fireblade

stealth team * 3
stealth team
riptide HBC SMS ATS Veloctiy tracker
riptide HBC SMS ATS velocity tracker
Firesight marksmen
firesight marksmen

tactical drones 4 marker 2 shield
tactical drones 4 marker 2 shield

1 broadside Heavy Rail Rifle SMS dronecontroller
1 broadside Heavy rail rifle plasma gun drone controller

Master of war: kauyon requires a commander to be in the middle of my gun line, i also pair it with the strategem command and control node on the riptide rerolling to hit/wound on 26 shots is dirty! i like the idea of having shawdowsun instead of a coldstar to fill that role. so i can do it twice. Not sold on the ghost keel (havent actually played with one going to tommorow) but the reroll on the broadsides i think is better than 3-5 melta. stealth teams protect the coldstars fire warriors run up and take objectives. castle includes some firewarriors (3 units are enough to screen) 2riptides 2 broadsides drones and marksmen.

so i know both lists are very similar, but which one do you think is better for itc format? as always thankyou for your time and comments

Played a 2 games vs a guilliman list. first game I sized, and got a turn one concede. second game, a redo (because we were practicing for renegade) I won 38-16 (scoring max points). got to say I was impressed with the ghostkeel. almost survived a whole round of shooting, and only died on the last unit to shoot it (guilliman). really felt like this list is strong, and had 10 command points left at the end of the game. was a good game the double kauyon is definitely worth it and I feel less bad about not shooting with a commander when its shadowsun and not another commander with 4 guns for the command and control node. I am looking forward to running this list up vs mech heavy lists to see how the double riptide does.

The conversion on the farsight marksmen worked out very well, am happy with the results just need to paint his legs : D
Would like advice on the list. I think is pretty solid, as always thankyou for your time and comments


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The list I ended up running, because I wanted to play with shadowsun and a ghostkeel turn out very well. here it is
Tau Sept ethereal warlord with Puretide engram chip and though unity devastation extra relic vectored maneuvered thrusters

Battalion
shawdowsun
ethereal

firewarriors 3*5

Battalion
Coldstar 4 fuision
fireblade

firewarriors 3*5

Vanguard
Coldstar 4 fusion
fireblade

stealth team * 3
Ghostkeel Target lock shield generator
riptide HBC SMS ATS Veloctiy tracker
riptide HBC SMS ATS velocity tracker
Firesight marksmen
firesight marksmen

tactical drones 4 marker 2 shield
tactical drones 4 marker 2 shield

1 broadside Heavy Rail Rifle SMS dronecontroller seeker misslie