1000 points vs tau

[ouroboroscos]

Okay so i have a 1000 point game this Thursday and got demolished by the players tau last game we played due to being completely new to the codex and making a make shift list so i have a basic list but want advice what to add what to remove and what i should buy to combat tau.

My current collection of models include, 24 termagants 3 warriors 1 flyrant 2 tervigons 1 trygon 1 tyranid prime 1 harpy 8 genestealers 1 hive guard 1 venomthrope 1 biovore and 2 raveners(used to make tyranid prime) my friend wont mind if I use trygon as a mawloc and stuff like that so I can alternate too.



my idea for a list is to buy some gants and hive guard to add in but i'm open to ideas of what can be added



1 flyrant tl devourers toxin sacs

2 units of 2 hive guard

1 venomthrope

30 termagants basic

1 tervigon regen

3 warriors barbed strangler and 2 death spitters

1 biovore

that is 1000 points exactly but i dunno how it will cope with tau firepower and a riptide/crisis suit list so any advice? tips vs tau? additions and other stuff like that let me know.

[Cherubi]

What does your Friend has in his List you have to deal with?

If he's running a Tau Fire Base with a big blob of shooty stuff, play the trygon as mawloc. If there is an Etheral that's your main target.
Drop the Toxin Sacs on the Flyrant (does not affect shooty weapons, and your Flyrant does not want to leave the flying mode).
The Harpys big pinning template is interesting for holding the infantry down. Same with the Barbed Strangler at your warriors. (Against Firewarriors/Pathfinders)

Maybe play the Termagants for 2x15 Hormagants with Toxin sacks instead. Or a Gargoyl Brood with toxin. Those would be able to close in on the Riptide quickly and do some real damage.

[rroach]

If he isn't running any vehicles, I say drop the Hive Guard.

Riptides are strong all around, but still die to a single 6 on a Bonesword. If you put the Tervigon back into an HQ slot, and break your Termagants into three 10-gant squads, you can play the Warriors as CC Shrikes. Or just have 2 10-gant squads and beeline or Objectives. They'll never catch the Tau anyhow. Those bastards jet around like crazy. Any way you can take Jump models, do so. Gargoyle > Termagants. You'll never beat their shooting, but once they're stuck in Close Combat, they're there forever. A lot of their models are only WS 2.

If he's doing Farsight shenanigans, be sure to target the any Marketlight drones attached to his Crisis Suit commander with your Bivore, and probably your HT. They'll hit with their markerlights on a 2, remove your cover obliterate your Venomthrope. The normal ones only hit on a 5. Or he'll ramp the Riptide's BS to 5. I've lost half of my army on Turn 1 because my opponent went first and used his Markerlight Drones really well.

If you get The Horror or Psychic Scream as your powers, find out who has the lowest Leadership, which is a good many of them, and use them on those models. One round without shooting is a big deal for the Tau if you hit them with The Horror. Psychic Scream has a good chance of doing at least 1 wound.

Ask who has Velocity Tracker. That's the Tau's Skyfire wargear. Park your HT away from them if possible.