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[Post New] 2018/03/15 13:44:55
    Subject: Tau Pathfinders
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What should I equip on Pathfinders to make them flexible? Would rail rifles be better than the ion rifles?
   
[Post New] 2018/03/15 13:46:59
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A post Brexit Wasteland

The codex comes out it a few days, It's probably worth waiting till then before you make any decisions.
   
[Post New] 2018/03/15 13:56:51
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most people seem to disregard pathfinders in favor of other units, but I run a fairly infantry focused tau list and I actually like them.

I usually see Pathfinders one of two ways:

1) supa-cheep: 5 bodies with markerlights and absolutely nothing else. Use the Vanguard move to either sneak them out of Line of Sight for the first turn, or get them into a good position to use their marker lights. They're fragile and they die, but hey, they are cheap as chips.

2) As fire warriors with special weapons and marker lights. I run mine 9 man with three ion rifles, 6 marker lights, Recon Drone, Pulse Accelerator Drone, and a Cadre Fireblade in their Devilfish with them (I also run a second devilfish with more fire warriors in it to run in tandem and also make use of the buff auras)

I wouldn't say they're an amazing unit, but they're pretty fun and I enjoy them.
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[Post New] 2018/03/16 07:05:04
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They actually are an amazing unit, with the buffet and really cheap ion rifles they're the best tau fast choice which is saying something as drones/kroot hounds are also in there.

I run 3 squads of 6, with 3 ion rifles each in every list, either to fill brigade fa or to unlock another detachment for more commanders.

I'd rank them in top 3 tau units;
Coldstars
Commander
Pathfinders.

They're drones, depends on your list and available space.
On her usefullness ranking I'd say
Pulse
Recon
Grab

But if you take any of them I'd take a couple of tac drones all.g with them.
   
 
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