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Hello I have chosen the path of the Greater Good for my first Army in 40k and I'm pretty new to the game and was hoping you lads might be able to give me some advice on my list. I originally planned on having a Stormsurge but My LGS is outta stock and they went up in points cost so I am instead using 2 riptides. Kroot is there just to make the detachment battle forged, wasn't sure if the cp cost was worth going 1 Patrol and 1 spearhead and the OBC Crisis suits will be accompanying the enforcer to contest objs and give a good slapping to enemies in close range. Anyway, here is the list and I have almost no Idea what I am doing so any tips or improvements are very welcome! Units I would prefer too keep in the list are the 2 Riptides mostly and if possible the Ghostkeel but I am less attached to it than the Riptides.


Battalion Detachment 0CP (T'au Empire) [103 PL, 3CP, 2,000pts]

Selections: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)

Selections: 4. Chapter Approved: War Zone Nephilim
Sept Choice
Selections: Bork'an Sept

HQ
Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit [10 PL, -2CP, 205pts]
Selections: (Bork'an): Seeker of Perfection, Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Stratagem: Emergency Dispensation, Stratagem: Warlord Trait, T'au Flamer, The Be'gel Hunter's Plate, Thermoneutronic Projector, Warlord
Marker Drone
Shield Drone

Ethereal [4 PL, -1CP, 85pts]
Selections: 2. Sense of Stone, 6. Wisdom of the Guides, Hover Drone, Stratagem: Relic, The Humble Stave

Troops
Breacher Team [5 PL, 85pts]
9x Breacher Fire Warrior
Selections: 9x Pulse Blaster, 9x Pulse Pistol
Breacher Team [5 PL, 85pts]
9x Breacher Fire Warrior
Selections: 9x Pulse Blaster, 9x Pulse Pistol
Kroot Carnivores [3 PL, 60pts]
10x Kroot
Selections: 10x Kroot Rifle, 10x Quill Grenades

Elites
Crisis Battlesuits [10 PL, 205pts]
Crisis Shas'ui
Selections: Burst Cannon, Cyclic Ion Blaster, T'au Flamer, Target Lock
Crisis Shas'ui
Selections: Burst Cannon, Cyclic Ion Blaster, T'au Flamer, Target Lock
Crisis Shas'vre
Selections: Burst Cannon, Cyclic Ion Blaster, T'au Flamer, Target Lock
Marker Drone
Shield Drone

Crisis Battlesuits [11 PL, 255pts]
Crisis Shas'ui
Selections: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, T'au Flamer
Crisis Shas'ui
Selections: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, T'au Flamer
Crisis Shas'vre
Selections: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Iridium battlesuit, Multi-tracker, Plasma Rifle, T'au Flamer
Marker Drone
2x Shield Drone
Selections: 2x Shield Generator

Ghostkeel Battlesuit [9 PL, 170pts]
Selections: 2x Fusion Blaster, Early Warning Override, Fusion Collider

Stealth Battlesuits [4 PL, 80pts]
2x Stealth Shas'ui w/ Burst Cannon
Selections: 2x Burst Cannon
Stealth Shas'vre
Selections: Fusion Blaster

Heavy Support
Riptide Battlesuit [15 PL, 280pts]
2x Plasma Rifle, Ion Accelerator, Multi-tracker, Target Lock, Velocity Tracker
2x Shielded Missile Drone
Selections: 2x Missile Pod, 2x Shield Generator

Riptide Battlesuit [15 PL, 300pts]
Selections:2x Fusion Blaster, Early Warning Override, Ion Accelerator, Multi-tracker, Target Lock
2x Shielded Missile Drone
Selections: 2x Missile Pod, 2x Shield Generator

Dedicated Transport
Devilfish [6 PL, 95pts]
2x Gun Drones
2x Gun Drone
Selections: 4x Pulse Carbine
Devilfish [6 PL, 95pts]
2x Gun Drones
2x Gun Drone
Selections: 4x Pulse Carbine

If you find that your breachers+devilfish don't do enough work.

Replace the breacher with more kroot, and then spend the rest of the points on more crisis suits.

You'll have to playtest to determine.

I would run plasma guns on the riptides over fusion blasters. Why pay extra for a plasma gun that mostly does the same job with a lot more range and really cheap.

If you haven't built the ghostkeel, magnetize all the weapons (actually magnetize all battlesuits weapons on any battlesuits).

Last week I ran a list very simliliar to this one. (Borkan, same HQs, 2 riptides, 2 x 5 crisis teams, 1 stealth team. It pulled a 4pt victory over eldar)