Help me write a 1000pt tau list?

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Hey hive

As a side project im planning on starting up a small tau army. I'm not a very competitive player and i'll be focusing mostly on painting and modeling for this army, but i don't want to get destroyed in games either. Can someone help me write a basic 1000 pt list? I don't know much about the tau, but im hoping not to include any kroot or stingwings because i don't like their looks. The army doesn't have to include any of the new tau models either, if they're not viable in 1000 pt games

Thanks!

[lordofthebrood]

How much money do you plan on spending on this?

[t⊗theark]

I may write a quick list for you later but you can make some pretty competitive lists with 2 battle forces, a hammerhead or pathfinders lead by an ethereal/fire blade I reckon.

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Okay here are a couple of lists that I quickly came up with

Ethereal = 50

12 Fire warriors = 108

12 Fire warriors = 108

6 Stealth suits including a Shas'vre with 2 marker drones = 222

3 Battle suits all with 2 plasma rifles and = 156

3 Battle suits all with twin linked missile pods = 126

2 Pirahnahs with fusion blasters and decoy launchers = 106

Hammerhead gunship with ion cannon and a smart missile system = 125

1,001





Fireblade = 60

12 Fire warriors = 108

12 Fire warriors = 108

6 Stealth suits including a Shas'vre with 2 marker drones 222

3 Battle suits all with 2 plasma rifles and = 156

3 Battle suits all with twin linked missile pods = 126

2 Pirahnahs with fusion blasters and decoy launchers = 106

9 Pathfinders with 1 ion cannon = 114

1,000

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Okay, so according to the GW website the first sould set you back $427.00 AUD (assumeing the cheapest ethetreal) and the second list would set you back $390.00 AUD

You're lucky my boyfriend plays Tau.

[Moontyranid]

1x fireblade

3X 12 fire warriors

1x riptide wihte ion cannon

1x 3 broadsides withe HY missile pod

764 points

this is a strong base. but you need some markerligts.

[Deleted]

Thanks Totheark! I like the look of the second list. Man 390 sounds like so much when you put it that way. Luckily ill be spending that cost over the course of a year or so cause im such a slow painter! Thanks again!