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He is taking his Tau. His list is a Buffmander, 2x Riptides with EWO. 1 is burst cannon, 1 is IA, 2x 5 fire warriors, 3 missilesides with 6 missile drones and a skyray. I think it's pretty strong. But I'm struggling to write a list that works well with it. So I'm looking for some help. This is what I've come up with. Only allowed 1 Lord of War per pair.

HQ - Farseer, bike, spirit stone.

Troops - 5x scatter bikes.
Troops - 3x scatter bikes.

Fast Attack - Crimson Hunter Exarch, lances.

Heavy support - 3x dark reapers, 1x exarch, star shot missiles, EML on exarch.

Lord of War - Wraithknight, Sword & Shield, 2x Statcannons.

I'm not sure this is optimal. I had 2 min squads of scatters, no flier or reapers and added in a pair of prisms.

Here's what I have available other than what's in the list.

2x farseers on bikes with spears,
2x Warlocks on bikes,
Footseer,
Spiritseer,
3x shuri bikes,
5x fire avengers,
10x Wraithguard with D-Scythes,
6x fire dragons with exarch,
6x swooping Hawks with exarch,
Wraithlord with bright lance,
Wraithknight with 2x D cannons,
2x Fire Prisms,
2x Wave Serpents with TL SL & SC,
Vyper with dual cannons.

I'm not sure this is the best list. I always expect Hawks to underperform and they always surprise me. Dual cannon knight is always underwhelming. I love prisms. But they tend to be disappointing. I know spiders are incredible, but I don't own any yet. Can't bring myself to buy those models.

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I'm not 100% sure forge world is allowed. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/683612/8523316.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/683612/8523316.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/683612/8523663.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/683612/8523663.page GMT 40k BrB rules and that you have 1000p to spend on your part of the army. This would be a good list if you cannot do ForgeWorld. Not sure you have the models but if you do try it.

Eldar CAD

HQ
Farseer [Skyrunner, Shuriken Pistol, Witchblade]

Troops
3x3 Windriders [Scatter Lasers]

LoW
Wraithknight [2x Scatter laser, Two Heavy Wraithcannons]

Aspect Host [+1 Ballistic Skill]
Warp Spiders [4x Warp Spider] + Warp Spider Exarch [Death Spinner]
Warp Spiders [4x Warp Spider] + Warp Spider Exarch [Death Spinner]
Warp Spiders [4x Warp Spider] + Warp Spider Exarch [Death Spinner]

Farseer supports the wraithknight, also focus on objective grabbing with the bikes while the spiders go to work. Your friend could do with an update to his list with maybe a Riptide Wing and/or the Optimized Stealth Cadre. If he ain't got the models for those formations then he should go for the hunter contingent with the buffmander.

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If it is too many points then take the two Fire Prisms and see if you can squeeze in a few more scatter bikes for troops.

Other than that sure you can just mix and match what you have or feel like playing. The thing to focus on is that you have access to very some very mobile obsec troops with good shooting to boot, so that should be your primary focus. That in combination with the bulletsponge that is the Wraithknight and some more mobile and shooty units (warpspiders etc) will be your best asset in combination with Tau. Tau will (hopefully) bring massive firepower so that should be their focus.

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So here's a thought for this one -

HQ - Farseer, Bike
HQ - Warlock, Bike

Troops - 3x scatter bikes
Troops - 3x scatter bikes

Elites - Wraithguard x5, D-Scythes, Wave Serpent with TL SL, and SC.

Lord of War - Wraithknight, Sword and shield, 2x starcannons.

Perhaps better damage output?


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As for tournament rules, it's relatively simple. Normal BRB rules apply. Each player must take a legal CAD. Only 1 Lord of war per pair. That's about the only restrictions I'm aware of. So no nerf to ranged D or to invis. I'd imagine I'll fish for invis for the Wraithknight. But I'm not sure. The other option is to hunt for doom and fortune. As doom can buff the whole army essentially.


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Oh, and they're pretty much all maelstrom missions. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/683612/8525403.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/683612/8525403.page GMT

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Ghost walk and vectored would both be nice. But I don't know where to get the points from. Everything I've selected is as modelled and I've already had to drop the spirit stone from my 1850 list to be able to squeeze this in at under 1k.

The warlock idea is interesting. Something I always used to do and was regularly told not to. The problem with conceal is it encourages a jink. Which if it's just the seer then a 2+ cover save is pretty awesome. But if it's scatter bikes then snap firing really reduces their effectiveness. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/683612/8525663.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/683612/8525663.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/683612/8525721.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/683612/8525721.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/683612/8528212.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/683612/8528212.page GMT