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Im currently looking at purchasing a new army, im stuck between tau eldar and nids
Im just curious as to what you guys think are the advantages or disadvantages that the eldar have over the tau or vice versa.
I really like the models of both armies and ive already gotten a little bit of insight on the nids. Just curious to get a second opinion and some
info before i make a purchase. Thanks

Not sure who to compare the differences about, you flip between tau and nids multiple times.

It depends really on what you want to use and your play style

Tau are way outdated however 6th edition helped give a small boost and there is also rumor that a 6th edition tau codex will be out May (take with some salt). Tau are a mobile ranged army with decent weapons and some awesome wargear however get them into CC and say goodbye to models (even the units that were/are designed for CC). Also currently Tau have no Psykers so if you want to use powers then Tau aren't the army for you unless you use allies (coincidentally I like Eldar as allies for Tau)

Eldar again are outdated however not so much as Tau (im sure people can and will argue that). Eldar are a specialist army, using specific models for specific jobs (e.g. Fire Dragons for armour and MEQ). They have some neat tricks they can use and are full of Psykers. Admittedly i dont really know Eldar, just reporting how my mate plays them.

If you can go to your local GW and ask nicely if you can look through the shop's Eldar codex and Tau codex. Have a read of some fluff and unit/weapon stats. Compare them yourself so you know what the differences between them are and then decide what you prefer.