need help designing a fast but hard hitting tau army

[dreadkinght]

ok so the point limit for my meta is 1600 and I'm a new tau player I mostly play unbound

[snowdaman]

What do you own?

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[mattblowers]

Almost every list here is for a tournament setting. If you are playing unbound, it isn't for that so play whatever it is that you like. We can't give much advice on Tau, we are usually figuring out how to beat them. I'll tell you what I hate to face as a tyranid player: riptides, smart missile systems broadsides, sky fire, marker lights, and the new stormsurge.

[Kark]

That's right, unbound lists are not very popular in tournaments, so if You don't participate in one, take whatever You desire

Best units in Tau codex:

-Riptides, usually with ion accelerator (S9 AP2), with velocity tracker (skyfire) and early warning override (interceptor)
-broadsides, usually 3 per unit with hihg yield missiles and sms with target lock (split fire) and ewo (interceptor)

If I was to play unbound I would just spam those two units.

[snowdaman]

If you want the hardest hitting fastest list you can make. You don't even have to go unbound. Just take riptide wing.

I think it works out to 7 or 8 riptides. They can all reroll there nova charges.

Can stay still one turn to double shoot their str 8 ap 2 large blasts or their three shot guns.

Throw one or two velocity trackers. The rest everything early warming overrides and some target locks.

They all move and jump pack move. If you want to move super fast one turn you can nova charge to move 4d6 jump pack move.

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[Rex2490]

Riptide wing and ranged support cadre core

Air supiriority, optimized stealth cadre and ethereal council if you need some utility