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Hi Dakkadakka,

I have a 1850 Tau list I'm starting to warm up to but I want to ally something with it. The two contenders right now are SW vs IG+Inquistor. But first my Tau list:

HQ: Commander 2xMP, CCN, PEN, MSS, Iridium, EO, VT, NSJ

Elite: Riptide, Ion Accelerator, EWO, FB
Elite: Riptide, Ion Accelerator, EWO, FB

Troops: 6xFire Warriors
Troops: 6xFire Warriors
Troops: 10xKroot, hound
Troops: 10xKroot, hound

Fast Attack: 4xPathfinders
Fast Attack: 4xPathfinders

Heavy Support: Sky Ray, BF
Heavy Support: Sky Ray, BF
Heavy Support: 3xBroadside, EWO

If I run SW I'm thinking about the following to help shut down psykers (I'm looking at you Eldar seer councils and Daemon screamerstars).

HQ: Rune Priest in Power Armour
Troops: 8xGrey Hunters, metlagun
Heavy Support: Land Raider, Multi-melta

If I run IG+Inquisitor I'm thinking of the following. Again, it's primary use is to generate large TL blast templates of death that could be used for sniping since it's barrage. Would be useful against deathstars who rely on a single character to keep the whole thing running:

HQ: CCS
Troop: PCS, 2xIS (plasma gun, AC)
Heavy: manticore
Inquisitor: Coteaz (he joins the 2xIS and become his ablative wounds)

Or am I just looney tunes? Which ally would make sense in a tournament setting?

Just a question but on your Tau list who do you usually have your Commander Buff with his signature systems?

 DocCheech17 wrote:
Just a question but on your Tau list who do you usually have your Commander Buff with his signature systems?

I would guess the broadsides, but better question is how long do his pathfinders even do anything? Drop a FW squad buff up those pathies and add some sniper rounds to your kroot. I just don't see anything but the riptides and broadsides staying on the field past turn 2 there.

Imo space wolves cuz rune priests are very good.

 DocCheech17 wrote:
Just a question but on your Tau list who do you usually have your Commander Buff with his signature systems?

I like to buff one of the riptides usually. One of my peeps in my club buffs the broadsides but I don't see the pros to that vs what I do.


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Rawrgyle wrote:
I would guess the broadsides, but better question is how long do his pathfinders even do anything? Drop a FW squad buff up those pathies and add some sniper rounds to your kroot. I just don't see anything but the riptides and broadsides staying on the field past turn 2 there.

I've sort of thought of that because they do tend to get whacked around turn 2. But if they didn't something else would is my current theory. Adding one or two more PF to each unit won't really do a lot in terms of keeping them alive against 10 dudes with bolters. And kroot with sniper rounds...not sure...that's 10 points. So far everything that shoots at kroot tend to kill them mostly because I can't get into cover fast enough coming off the board edge. Or I get lucky and there's no one there to shoot at them


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 Leon wrote:
Imo space wolves cuz rune priests are very good.

Yeah, rune priests do rock (especially with JOTWW and lightening) and an 8 man grey hunter unit is nothing to sneeze at for holding objectives. Ride around in the LR and try and catch a weak unit...plus the LR has a lot of fire power all on it's own.