2k Tau List

[Folken]

Sup, Hive Populace? Yup, its me. Talking about Tau. Yup, you read right. I have decided to give the little fishy bastereds one more go, and this time I actually know what I'm doing !
Amazing,isn't it? Okay, so here is a list that I have hammered out. Well to the best of my abilities anyway, now I leave the rest up to you guys. Have fun

Farsights Crimson Legion


Shas'o
-Cyclic Ion Blaster
-Missile Pod
-Shield Generator
-Bonding Knife
Total:120 points

1x Bodyguard
Share-35
-Air Bursting Fragmentation Projector
-Missile Pod
-Shield Generator
-Targeting Array
Total:97 points

Crimson Legion Command Squad 1 Total Cost:224 points

Shas'o--75
-Fusion Blaster
-Flamer
-Shield Generator
-Bonding Knife
Total:111 points

1x Bodyguard
Shas'vre
-Fusion Blaster
-Missile Pod
-Targeting Array
-Shield Generator
Total:89 points


Crimson Legion Command Squad 2 Total Cost:205 points

Elites

Crimson Legion Team 1

Shas'vre-35
-Plasma Rifle
-Missile Pod
-Targeting Array
-H.W. Multi Tracker
-Shield Generator
-Bonding Knife
Total:102 points

Crimson Legionary

2x Shas'ui
-2x Plasma Rifle
-2x Missile Pod
-2x Targeting Array
-2x Multi Tracker
Total:144 points

Crimson Unit Total Cost:251 points


Crimson Legion Team

Shas'vre
-Plasma Rifle
-Missile Pod
-Siled Generator
-H.W. Multi Tracker
-Targeting Array
-Bonding Knife
Total:102 points

Crimson Legionary

2x Shas'ui
-2x Plasma Rifle
-2x Missile Pod
-2x Targeting Array
-2x Multi Tracker
Total:144 points

Legion Unit Total Cost:251 points


Crimson Legion Stealth Team

Shas'vre
-Fusion Blaster
-Targeting Array
-Drone Controller
-Marker Light Drone
-Bonding Knife
Total:86

2x Shas'vre
-2x Burst Cannons
-2x Targeting Array
Total:80 points

Crimson Legion Stealth Team Total Cost:171


Troops


Crismon Legion

Blood Guard x12

Shas'ui--20
-Bonding Knife-0

11x Shas'la
Total:110 points

Blood Guard Total Cost:130 points


Blood Guard x12

Shas'ui--20
-Bonding Knife

11x Shas'la
Total:110 points

Transport: Devil fish
-Targeting Array
-2x Seeker Missile's
Total:105 points

Blood Guard Total Cost:235 points

Blood Drone Squadron 1

8x Drones
Total:96 points

Blood Drone Squadron 2

8x Drones
Total:96 points

Fallen Pathfinder Squad

-Shas'ui

2x Rail Rifle Upgrades

5x Shas'la
Total:60 points

Transport: Devilfish
-Targeting Array
-2x Seeker Missile's
Total:105 points

Fallen Pathfinder Squad Total Cost:207 points


Heavy Support

HammerHead
-Rail Gun
-Smart Missile System
-2x Seeker Missile's
Total:180 Points





Farsights Crimson Legion Total Cost:1974


A few notes. The second Shas'o has been designed to DS were needed and wreck havoc. Be it blasting a tank, flanking a position, or jumping at the last second for that last damn counter. So yeah.

I gave my Crisis Commanders and Shas'vre Shield Generators because I want them to last a little longer then other wise possible. Since the game is basically hold the objective this could prove to be a make or brake games wise.

Drones are there because I have more then I know what to do with them and because they add some more firepower.

Gave the Devilfish's and HammerHead Seeker Missile's because of the Pathfinder squad (duh) and because they add even more firepower.

I made the stealth team out to be tank hunters, though I'm not really thrilled with the Marker Drone, and once I grab a sniper team its out. But until then....

So yeah, there she is. Thanks for any feedback in advance.

P.S.
To Coredump:
Look! I actually posted something in the right damn place! Huh-za!!! ;D


EDIT: I fixed the cost for the units.

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See? Its been a whole day and my post still hasn't been moved. Heheh, I think I finally got the hang of this "posting" thing now

[Assimilator]

( shocked look on face )
wow! big army! any pics of the entire thing when its done?

[Folken]

Yeah sure, ATM nothing is really painted so I'll have to prime everything first before I post anything but I'd be more than happy to show everyone my army.I might even write up the battle I'm having with them tonight.

[yoritomo]

I've got a question. What is less than half of two? I'm thinking it's zero.

With that in mind, why do you have bonding knives on units with two models? Spend those points on something better, like multi-trackers for your units with special weapons.

[bob14gs]

Nice army list! I use a similar list with my Tau, minus Farsight. Oh, Yorimoto, any models in Farsights army get bonding for free

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yoritomo

Bob14gs is correct, any model with access to the armory gets the bonding knife for free. I created this list without the actually Farsight model, and since some guys at my club can be real dicks I made the list this way.

But once I have Farsight everyone, with access, gets the knife for free. So, thats why he has it. So the points values on some things will drop but that can only help me. And because I plan on adding a suite to that unit. So yeah, meh.

Played a game with them today. Tried to get back into the swing of things and man, playing with Tau after I have been owning all with Tyranids is a HUge change, I was rolling 3d6 for all my diff. terrain roles for a while, was corrected to my unending ire, and I was tempted to fleet things:P

But having tanks and suits was kinda nice and I pulled out a solid 400pt victory against Guard, though for some reason the fool See's that as a minor victory....Best leave him with that thought...*shakes head*

But yeah, still getting into the swing of things with them and in Vth everything should be even better for them,though I'm kinda sad that I can only take one Pathfinder teams. I always used them to great affect in my other battles....oh well. Guess I'll just have to put more suits into the list

....Or maybe some Kroot.....*weels in head start to turn*


Oh, and one more question. How big should I make Farsights retinue be? Since he can take like, up to 7 extra suits he could become a massive points investment, though if you played it smart not so much so, but could also wipe out anything they looked at in a single turn of shooting......*wees in head spin faster*

[yoritomo]

Jul 18, 2008 5:42:40 GMT bob14gs said:

Nice army list! I use a similar list with my Tau, minus Farsight. Oh, Yorimoto, any models in Farsights army get bonding for free

I know that. However, this army seems to be lacking a Commander Farsight.

Even if you plan on putting Farsight in this army my comments remain the same. Why pay for an upgrade (that you will get for free later) that doesn't do anything? You want to keep the theme, great. Model/paint a bonding knife on everyone and don't pay for it on units that it won't affect. Then you can use those point for more effective upgrades.

[Folken]

But if its free then does it matter?

Also, I know this may sound like a dumb question but a Necron guy I was talking to agrued about this during a game he had eons ago in a land were being a dick is cool ( I have yet to find such a place exsisting, and if I do it shall be blown up promtly)

But anyway, the issue was over Farsights Dawn Blade, and how it gets, don't remeber exactly, 2d6+5 for armor pin. He was saying that the weapon had no effect on Monolits because thats a special rule and the Mono. Living Metal rule wiffs it. I don't see how he could have drawn that train of though since it states in plain black and white that those are the rules for it, kinda like with spore mines right?

Help?

[yoritomo]

Here's the way I read it: Living metal does not allow any additional dice for armor penetration. Most people think that means you can only roll one die, but that's not correct. If a weapon has a special penetration rule (like the dawn blade, sniper rifles, and spore mines) then they can roll 2dd against a monolith.


Now, about Farsight and bonding knives:

Bonding knives are not free. When you take Commander Farsight the point cost for your bonding knives are included in the cost for Farsight. If you don't take Farsight then you need to pay for your bonding knives, it isn't enough just to say that your army is part of the Farsight enclave to get bonding knives.

If you paid the points for bonding knives then those points then I believe that those points are better spent elsewhere (at least for some of your units). If you're playing them for free then you're technically cheating.

Now, if you and your friends have some kind of house rule for your army that's fine. In that case just disregard everything I said. Otherwise you'll have to wait until you put Farsight in your army before you get "free" knives.

[Folken]

Just got Farsight in the mail today. Now everything is legal:)