Just got around to finishing the bases for my kill team, I'm looking forward to finally running some games with them.

Im about to get my first combat patrol and after a month of thinking I want my start with tau. I just have 3 questions.

1. How should I play Tau, I like the design and weapons they use, but I’m not sure how to properly play them. I can tell that you have to be more defensive and shouldn’t really use your ground troops too harshly unless in back line. Tips would be helpful.

2. What should I be buying first? I’m a very cheap person and I know this is not really something that you guys are used to, but I always like to be smart with my money so what should I be buying first and how much should I budget?

3. If I do continue playing, what should I be working towards? I think all them are cool so I really don’t have any problems with any of them. It’s just which ones should I put on my list first?

Hi , i was invited to some games and was thinking on some ret cadre but we are maxed at 2 det points

I have some mecha so i am thinking maibe EPC and AAC but not sure as i have , twin lance, ghostkeel, broadside, stealth suits, Pathfinder, so yeah ret seems the best way and i will expand towards that but can you help me with lists? Please🥺

What are your general tips in painting T'au? I'm trying to build a Farsight army, i'm starting with the combat patrol but i don't know which paints to use or what to use in general (for example brush or aero). Every tip is helpful!

Just about done with this one.

Trying to practice to be more precise and clean in my painting. The speed paint on a flat surface needs more practice.

It was just FULGRUM pink dabbed around the ring and then a thinned white added to the recess

What was first just a meme has become a hilarious reality for those who may oppose us.

This one was done rather quickly but I had to get it out before the vision abandoned me.

Playing against World Eaters this weekend. Taking AAC/Kauyon.

Was thinking of bringing 2x Ion Hammerheads to deal with the 2x 6-man Exalted Eightbound that I have had problems with before. Maybe even just a single Ion Hammerhead. On second thought, I’m likely going to bring two to deal with everything else as well.

Figuring an activation with hazardous into them with some support fire from any Stealthsuits/Pathfinders before or after should be clean enough to do the job. Even better, If I can keep them alive until T3, which shouldn’t be too difficult.

Is there a cheaper or better profile to handle them? Trying to finalize my list now. Only other problem is Angron and I have a Coldstar Commander with Exemplar of Kauyon and all fusions with Sunforge to activate into him and him only.

Current list:
- Commander Shadowsun
- Twin Lance
- Coldstar attached to Sunforge
- Darkstrider attached to Pathfinder Unit #1 with Pulse Accelerator and 3x Rail Rifles, solo Pathfinder unit #2
- 3x Stealthsuits
- 2x Ghostkeels
- 2x Piranhas (separate units)
- 2x Railgun Broadsides (single unit)
- 2x Ion Hammerheads

I posted this question back in 10th and because of the benefit of cover rules then, people disagreed with me, is the situation different now?

Anyone think that the enforcer commander only giving -1 ap compared to how much the coldstar commander transforms the unit it's attached to seems unfair?

Maybe having the enforcer give it's unit +1 save and +1 toughness OR -1 to be wounded would be more fair in exchange for it actually slowing crisis suit units down

So a T'au Agri/Factory world comes under sudden attack by an enemy force. With the launch of the Xth Sphere Expansion/Defence of some far-off Sept World the world Fire caste defences are low.

The Earth Caste are called into action to defend the planet whilst Fire cast reinforcements arrive.

What unit's would an Earth Caste planetary defence force be made-up of? Would they use improvised weaponry or are they prepared for such an eventuality?

I feel like this isn't explored in the lore most likely on purpose by GW writers just to keep things simple.

Modern Militaries make use of the Economy of force principle which means that no combat capable soldier is left without a task or inversely non-combat personnel are always trained in combat so that a force can maximise it's efficiency.

Why is it that the Earth caste, once known for the Siege warfare are not used in times of need or maybe even as an auxiliary siegecraft force?

I believe on the tabletop you could have -

• Earth Caste Artillery/Mortar teams
• Siege weapons such as artillery tanks or Assault craft kitted out with Vehicle class Heavy Shield Generators and Fusion cannon(s)
• Alternatively Earth Caste Siege Suits with shield generators and fusion/flamers for assaulting fixed positions. These could even be repurposed mining suits.
• Earth Caste Field Engineers
• Earth Caste Planetary Militia

Been playing tts with friends because life doesn’t really give much time for in person hobby’s but I like collecting stuff and I wanna get better at painting because I cosplay. So just got myself the twins since baring another epic hero (my partner is getting me him for the holidays) are my favorite model. I’m excited to represent the greater good.

first one for my earth cast combat engineer team using as a base heartkin warrior and bits from fire warrior, pathfinder and stealth suit there anything I can do differently

Head hunters (1,975 Points)

T’au Empire
Retaliation Cadre (3 Detachment Points)
Purge the Foe
Strike Force (2,000 Points)

ATTACHED UNITS

Attached unit 1

Commander Farsight (70 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• Warlord
• 1x Dawn Blade
• 1x High-intensity plasma rifle

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 4x Fusion blaster
◦ 2x Gun Drone
◦ 2x Shield Drone

Attached unit 2

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (115 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Battlesuit fists
• 4x Burst cannon
• 2x Shield Drone
• Enhancements: Internal Grenade Racks

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (100 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 4x Burst cannon
◦ 2x Marker Drone
◦ 2x Shield Drone

CHARACTERS

The Twin Lance (240 Points)
• 1x Ri’Lantar
◦ 1x Fusion eliminator
◦ 1x MV15 Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shardstorm burst system
◦ 1x XV pulse pistol
• 1x Ri’Locai
◦ 1x Ion scattercannon
◦ 1x MV15 Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shardstorm burst system
◦ 1x XV pulse pistol

BATTLELINE

Strike Team (70 Points)
• 1x Support turret
• 1x Fire Warrior Shas’ui
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Guardian Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
◦ 1x Pulse rifle
• 9x Fire Warrior
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 9x Pulse pistol
◦ 9x Pulse rifle

Strike Team (70 Points)
• 1x Support turret
• 1x Fire Warrior Shas’ui
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Guardian Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
◦ 1x Pulse rifle
• 9x Fire Warrior
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 9x Pulse pistol
◦ 9x Pulse rifle

OTHER DATASHEETS

Broadside Battlesuits (150 Points)
• 1x Broadside Shas’vre
◦ 1x Crushing bulk
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Seeker missile
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x Twin smart missile system
• 1x Broadside Shas’ui
◦ 1x Crushing bulk
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle
◦ 1x Missile Drone
◦ 1x Seeker missile
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x Twin smart missile system

Broadside Battlesuits (150 Points)
• 1x Broadside Shas’vre
◦ 1x Crushing bulk
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Seeker missile
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x Twin smart missile system
• 1x Broadside Shas’ui
◦ 1x Crushing bulk
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle
◦ 1x Missile Drone
◦ 1x Seeker missile
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x Twin smart missile system

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (165 Points)
• 1x Battlesuit Support System
• 1x Cyclic ion raker
• 1x Ghostkeel fists
• 1x Twin T’au flamer

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (165 Points)
• 1x Battlesuit Support System
• 1x Cyclic ion raker
• 1x Ghostkeel fists
• 1x Twin T’au flamer

Riptide Battlesuit (215 Points)
• 1x Ion accelerator
• 2x Missile Drone
• 1x Riptide fists
• 1x Twin smart missile system

Stealth Battlesuits (100 Points)
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 4x Stealth Shas’ui
◦ 4x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Homing Beacon

Stealth Battlesuits (100 Points)
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 4x Stealth Shas’ui
◦ 4x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Homing Beacon

Vespid Stingwings (70 Points)
• 1x Vespid Strain Leader
◦ 1x Neutron blaster
◦ 1x Stingwing claws
• 4x Vespid Stingwing
◦ 4x Neutron blaster
◦ 4x Stingwing claws

Vespid Stingwings (70 Points)
• 1x Vespid Strain Leader
◦ 1x Neutron blaster
◦ 1x Stingwing claws
• 4x Vespid Stingwing
◦ 4x Neutron blaster
◦ 4x Stingwing claws

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I’m taking this to a tournament and I kinda don’t want a bad detachment choice as well so which is generally better. I’ve been playing once a week to get practice in and I’ve been told I’m using twin lance suboptimally

I've bought yet another Riptide! So I'm here asking you all for inspiration on how to pose the lankiest of Battlesuits!

Buddies and I are going to homebrew our way into making the crusade rules from 10e work for 11th. Thought I’d get the subs opinion on my planned list for the start of the campaign. Recently completed coldstar commander included for something to look at.

Crusade T’au Empire (1,000) (1,000 Points)

T’au Empire
Advanced Acquisition Cadre and Experimental Prototype Cadre (2 Detachment Points)
Reconnaissance
Incursion (1,000 Points)

ATTACHED UNITS

Attached unit 1

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (95 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• Warlord
• 1x Battlesuit fists
• 1x Cyclic ion blaster
• 2x Fusion blaster
• 2x Shield Drone
• 1x Shield Generator

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 4x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone

Attached unit 2

Cadre Fireblade (50 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Close combat weapon
• 1x Fireblade pulse rifle
• 2x Shield Drone

Breacher Team (80 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• 1x Support turret
• 1x Breacher Fire Warrior Shas’ui
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Guardian Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse blaster
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 9x Breacher Fire Warrior
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 9x Pulse blaster
◦ 9x Pulse pistol

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Devilfish (75 Points)
• 1x Accelerator burst cannon
• 1x Armoured hull
• 2x Seeker missile
• 2x Twin pulse carbine

OTHER DATASHEETS

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (115 Points)
• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x T’au flamer
• 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 2x T’au flamer

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (165 Points)
• 1x Cyclic ion raker
• 1x Ghostkeel fists
• 1x Twin fusion blaster

Pathfinder Team (115 Points)
• Enhancements: Unmasking Suite (Upgrade)
• 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse carbine
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
◦ 1x Recon Drone
◦ 1x Semi-automatic grenade launcher
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 9x Pathfinder
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 3x Ion rifle
◦ 6x Pulse carbine
◦ 9x Pulse pistol

Piranhas (65 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
• 1x Piranha fusion blaster
• 2x Seeker missile
• 2x Twin pulse carbine

Stealth Battlesuits (115 Points)
• Enhancements: Negation Emitters (Upgrade)
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 4x Stealth Shas’ui
◦ 4x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Homing Beacon

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I believe this is every unique named character model we have had, i know there was a water and air cast models from the inquisitor game but I am not sure they were "named characters" as the 40k game system would call them, plus bird teeth are easier to find on Ebay than them

*forgot to say yes, i have the drones and body guards. i just didn't put them in the photo to save space and I do have the twin lance just haven't painted them yet

Hello fellow servants of the Greater good

I'm currently selling old and unwanted Projects because I started too many different things before actually playing the Tabletop itself.

This way I found out that I don't particularly like the Chaos Spacemarine Playstyles.

So I want to push them aside and I'm currently trying to decide between to factions.

Astra Militarum or Tau.

I asked a similar Question on the Imperial guard sub and got mixed answers.

The Tau were one of the 3 Factions that I wanted to start 40k with. (Chose Necrons instead because green glowing skeletons are awesome)

So now I'm back do deciding what future faction will join my Shelf.

I love the lore and especially the Battlesuits.

You can unleash your entire Fanboy lore and Tabletop stuff or what you hate about them.

I want to hear everything your empire has to offer.:)

I run 2 rips in my current list, maybe eventually I’ll go for trip-tide, but I run 2 in cannons because of their usefulness with elites, vehicles, and monsters.

Does anyone use the heavy burst? And if you do is it good/would you recommend it?

I’m guessing it’s more for infantry and with leaving my stormsurge out of my current list maybe it’d be worth taking?

I've been playing for a few months now, but I still often seem to struggle with identifying what exactly makes a good list, and if my lists are lacking anything, so I would really like to know if this is an okay RetCadre list before using it:

Elsy'eir Mech Squadron (1.995 Points)

T’au Empire
Retaliation Cadre (3 Detachment Points)
Purge the Foe
Strike Force (2.000 Points)

ATTACHED UNITS

Attached unit 1

Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (80 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Battlesuit Support System
• 1x Battlesuit fists
• 2x Shield Drone
• 1x Shield Generator
• 1x T’au flamer
• 1x T’au flamer

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (130 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 2x T’au flamer
• 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Gun Drone
◦ 2x Shield Drone
◦ 4x T’au flamer

Attached unit 2

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (115 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Battlesuit fists
• 1x Fusion blaster
• 1x Fusion blaster
• 2x Shield Drone
• 1x Shield Generator
• 1x Weapon Support System
• Enhancements: Starflare Ignition System

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125 Points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 4x Fusion blaster
◦ 2x Gun Drone
◦ 2x Shield Drone

CHARACTERS

Commander Shadowsun (100 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Advanced Guardian Drone
• 1x Battlesuit fists
• 1x Command-link Drone (Aura)
• 1x Flechette launcher
• 2x High-energy fusion blaster
• 1x Light missile pod
• 1x Pulse pistol

The Twin Lance (240 Points)
• 1x Ri’Lantar
◦ 1x Fusion eliminator
◦ 1x MV15 Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shardstorm burst system
◦ 1x XV pulse pistol
• 1x Ri’Locai
◦ 1x Ion scattercannon
◦ 1x MV15 Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shardstorm burst system
◦ 1x XV pulse pistol

OTHER DATASHEETS

Broadside Battlesuits (150 Points)
• 1x Broadside Shas’vre
◦ 1x Crushing bulk
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle
◦ 1x Missile Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x Twin plasma rifle
◦ 1x Weapon Support System
• 1x Broadside Shas’ui
◦ 1x Crushing bulk
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle
◦ 1x Missile Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x Twin plasma rifle
◦ 1x Weapon Support System

Broadside Battlesuits (150 Points)
• 1x Broadside Shas’vre
◦ 1x Crushing bulk
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle
◦ 1x Missile Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x Twin plasma rifle
◦ 1x Weapon Support System
• 1x Broadside Shas’ui
◦ 1x Crushing bulk
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle
◦ 1x Missile Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 1x Twin plasma rifle
◦ 1x Weapon Support System

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (130 Points)
• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 2x T’au flamer
• 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Gun Drone
◦ 2x Shield Drone
◦ 4x T’au flamer

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125 Points)
• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 4x Fusion blaster
◦ 2x Gun Drone
◦ 2x Shield Drone

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (150 Points)
• 1x Battlesuit Support System
• 1x Fusion collider
• 1x Ghostkeel fists
• 1x Twin fusion blaster

Riptide Battlesuit (190 Points)
• 1x Heavy burst cannon
• 2x Missile Drone
• 1x Riptide fists
• 1x Twin fusion blaster

Stealth Battlesuits (100 Points)
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 4x Stealth Shas’ui
◦ 4x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Homing Beacon

Stealth Battlesuits (100 Points)
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 4x Stealth Shas’ui
◦ 4x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Homing Beacon

Stealth Battlesuits (110 Points)
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 4x Stealth Shas’ui
◦ 4x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Homing Beacon