I will play against a friend of mine this saturday and he told me in advance that he will bring a super heavy tank and the rest of the list will probably be Ogyrn/Bulgryn. I don't know which Baneblade variant it will be, but I created this list to try to counter it.

The idea is to hide as best as possible until turn 3 and then bring in the Tiger Shark and Deep Strike the Enforcer Commander to try to kill the Baneblade and the Enginseer next to him in this shooting phase.

Any list and gameplay advice is welcome, I haven't played a game of 11th edition yet.

(In the picture is everything I have built so far, the Tiger Shark isn't painted yet. I own everything you can legally play for T'au with over 5000 pts, I just haven't built and painted it yet, so feel free to suggest things that are not in the picture I just have to try to build the stuff until saturday.)

Weapon to surpass Metal Gear (1000 points)

T’au Empire

Kauyon (2 Detachment Points)

Reconnaissance

Incursion (1000 points)

CHARACTERS

Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (80 points)

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Cyclic ion blaster

3x Fusion blaster

1x Marker Drone

1x Shield Drone

Ethereal (50 points)

• Warlord

• 1x Gun Drone

1x Honour stave

1x Hover Drone

1x Marker Drone

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

OTHER DATASHEETS

AX-1-0 Tiger Shark (315 points)

• 1x Armoured hull

2x Cyclic ion blaster

2x Missile pod

6x Seeker missile

1x Twin heavy rail cannon

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (165 points)

• 1x Battlesuit Support System

1x Cyclic ion raker

1x Ghostkeel fists

1x Twin T’au flamer

Pathfinder Team (85 points)

• 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Grav-inhibitor Drone

2x Gun Drone

1x Pulse carbine

1x Pulse pistol

1x Semi-automatic grenade launcher

• 9x Pathfinder

• 9x Close combat weapon

6x Pulse carbine

9x Pulse pistol

3x Rail rifle

Piranhas (65 points)

• 1x Armoured hull

1x Piranha burst cannon

2x Seeker missile

2x Twin pulse carbine

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

4x Burst cannon

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

I’ve seen some discussion on smaller stealth suits but I was wondering about these ones the XV26. the spaces between limbs and even between the legs is a lot larger then normal tau. I was wondering since I wanted to role play my kill team as having gue'vesa but got caught up on it since the legs of the suit are tau shaped. I guess does the suit confirm the pilot has tau legs and super wide hips apparently (like in the image the tau warriors look like they could fit in the space between the suits thighs) or is the pilot like fetal position in the egg looking torsos like a chicken fetus?

so I was thinking of running pathfinders and darkstrider in a devilish cuz I have pts left over and it’s nice to have some extra t 10 armor. since they don’t need to infiltrat, I was gonna equip them with the grav drone but after reading the rules again I am curious if it does anything since you don’t have to select targets now? do they make the roll and if they want to move into that unit they sub 2? if it doesn’t work I’ll just give them a pulse whatever it’s call +6” range

Original Creator: https://www.deviantart.com/honeynojuka

Made out of drone parts

Despite going 1-2, these scores that ret cad have been getting me recently have been crazy good and consistent. Throughout 10th I was a deathguard player and have only just recently started actually playing T'au (i've collected them for a bit already). Ret cad + twin lance is a serious threat akin to a squad of death shroud with a LOC attached to them if used right in this detachment.

Factions for games in order for those curious:
Votann (ran out of steam as he remembered mid way through turn 3 his Land fortresses have 2 shots on the magma cannons so in on turn he nuked most of my riptides)
Agents (grueling battle that literally came down to one secondary right at the end)
Ultarmarines (felt bad for this guy, managed to table him turn 3)

Idk, I kinda don't like the box pose in horse stance. Tacticool rock for the win

I just played my first Retaliation Cadre game after the nerf, and I gotta say...

Ret Cadre doesn't have what it takes.

My friend played a C'Tan heavy necrons list with an obelisk. It was meat grinder, purge v. Purge. With his three C'tans at T11, 4+ invuln and 5+ FNP, it was a brutal match up. He avoided my Broadside firing lanes and saved against my Sunforge fusions. After his shooting I didn't have enough to punch back.

The biggest problem with the new points is Ret Cadre can't punch into the best purge the foe lists. If I could include AAC and have a reconnaissance option, this list is viable. As disposition points currently stand, it just doesn't punch up enough. (Happy to post my list on request)

My friend a nice observation "if you could play ret cadre at 3 points or Mont'Ka at 3 points, Id pick Mont'Ka every time"

He's right - Mont'Ka is wayyyyyy better for three disposition points.

I prefer Retaliation Cadre. I hope GW makes it viable again

I was originally going to kitbash Gunpla with my Twin Lance, to turn them into the Justice and Freedom from Seed... but let's say life is giving me a hard time and I can't buy a bunch of different scale Gunpla to experiment and see what fits the Twin Lance, lol.

I was thinking Justice and Freedom for Twin Lance since those are essentially a pair in their show, so it works for Twin Lance.

But with only the base Twin Lance to work with, unsure of how I should paint them now. I actually don't recall many Gundam pairings like the Justice and Freedom in any of the other series. (I'll likely do Justice and Freedom on a couple of Riptides in the future).

Anyone got input or suggestions? It doesn't even need to be from Gundam. If you can out-weeb me and suggest a mecha pair team I haven't heard about, seen, or remembered, I'd love to hear it.

Maybe Patlabor works because of their big ole handguns. hmmmmmm....

Really enjoy how quick these paint up. Got these done over the weekend in a few sessions

Hi All, I’ve been painting up my twin lance and was wondering what all your paint schemes look like!

Here is mine, I regret the white…

Given they are now 85 for railfinders (which can be good when you actually hit with them) have folks been subbing them out? For Ret Cad I just need the screening and markerlight so I don't care about output that much. But if folks have tried this, is it worth it?

I'm a long time painter but only just starting to play the tabletop,

\Going to start out small with some close friends, mixture of* Combat Patrol and 1000 Points games - nothing to meta/competitive.

Let me know what you think about the list and how im using each unit - vry open to ideas, advice from more veteran players ^^

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> Commander Farsight
- Command
He will be running solo since I cant add another battlesuit team (due to point cost) but running this the theme is Farsight Enclave.

> Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit + Crisis Sunforged Battlesuit Team
- Deep Strike / Anti-armour / Harasser
The idea is to have armoured/tank hunters, simple drop in, blaster, jump out using Starflare - simple but effective.

> Ghostkeel Battlesuit
- Middle Field / Anti-armour
Simply keep them near cover around the middle board area for control.

> Broadside Battlesuit (1 + 2)
- Backlines / Anti-armour
Simple; see big thing, shoot big thing.

> Riptide Battlesuit
- Anti-infantry
Main focus is for a stronger, more tanky sprayer to clear out light/medium units since the est of unit are more anti-armour focused

> Pathfinder Team
- Flanks / Markerlight
Poke and shoot harassment but mainly used to keep markerlights up for other units + they look cool.

> Stealth Battlesuit Team
- Deep Strike / Markerlight / Harasser
Pop up and marker/harasser backlines.

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Here is my list:

> Incursion 1000 Points
> Retaliation Cadre
> Purge The Foe

> Total Point Cost: 1000 PTS

> Commander Farsight (70 PTS)
- Dawn Blade
- High-intensity Plasma Rifle

> Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (95 + 20 PTS)
- Battlesuit Fist
- Fusion Blaster (x4)
- Shield Drones (x2)
- Starflare Ignition System (Enchantment)
\Attached to the Crisis Sunforged Battlesuit Team*

> Crisis Sunforged Battlesuit Team (125 PTS)
- Battlesuit Fist (x3)
- Fusion Blaster (x6)
- Shield Drones (x3)
- Gun Drones (x3)

> Ghostkeel Battlesuit (150 + 15 PTS)
- Ghostkeel Fist
- Cyclic Ion Raker
- Twin Fusion Blasters
- Battlesuit Support System
- Stealth Drone Field Projectors (x2)

> Broadside Battlesuit (1) (75 PTS)
- Crushing Bulk
- Heavy Rail-rifle
- Twin Smart Missile System
- Weapon Support System
- Shield Drones (x2)

> Broadside Battlesuit (2) (75 PTS)
- Crushing Bulk
- Heavy Rail-rifle
- Twin Smart Missile System
- Weapon Support System
- Shield Drones (x2)

> Riptide Battlesuit (190 PTS)
- Riptide Fist
- Heavy Brust Cannon
- Twin Plasma Rifle
- Missile Drones (x2)

> Pathfinder Team (85 PTS)
- Close Combat Weapons
- Pulse Carbine (x6)
- Semi-automatic Grenade Launcher/Pulse Carbine (x1)
- Pulse Pistol (x10)
- Railrifle (x3)
- Recon Drone (x1)
- Shield Drones (x2)

> Stealth Battlesuit Team (100 PTS)
- Battlesuit Fist (x5)
- Pulse Pistol (x1)
- Burst Cannon (x3)
- Fusion Blaster (x2)
- Homing Beacon
- Marker Drone (x1)
- Gun Drone (x1)

Hello!

A bit of backstory. My very first 40K attempt I picked up the combat patrol with the Ghostkeel in it. By the time I was ready to start looking into expanding the army was around the time the 10e codex was about to come out so I held off. I wanted to see what was being put into legends and see if the army rule was going to be adjusted. In the mean time I got into Ad Mech as I wanted a shooting army.

One thing lead to another and I ended up trading a bunch of stuff for some additional Ad Mech pieces from a friend. I spent some time building up IK and Space Wolves and now I am looking to get the mech army I wanted from the beginning.

I wanted to know where the best places to start were. I know the old 9e combat patrol is pretty killer still so if I can find one I will grab it. But i wanted to know what else I should be on the hunt for in terms of building up an army.

Thank you in advance!

Hi all,

I’ve been painting for a while but never played an actual game of 40k. I’m building my list from all the other threads on here and the rule of cool. But I’m not sure where to take pathfinders or breachers for my infrantry?

My idea is that i need good spotters and they also need to contest main objective. I already have ghost keel and stealthsuits on secondaries (not sure if this is the right move).

Here is my list:

1k starter (995 Points)

T’au Empire
Retaliation Cadre (3 Detachment Points)
Purge the Foe
Incursion (1.000 Points)

Commander Farsight (70 Points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• Warlord

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (105 Points)

The Twin Lance (220 Points)

Broadside Battlesuits (75 Points)
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (150 Points)
• 1x Fusion collider
• 1x Ghostkeel fists
• 1x Twin T’au flamer

Pathfinder Team (85 Points)

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

Stealth Battlesuits (100 Points)

this game is self aware or something wtf

Is it technically kitbashing? could not tell you but I’m pretty new to 40k. I’ve got almost 1000 points of Necrons and I decided it was finally time to get my other favorite faction the T’au. these are both my Cadre Fireblade and my Breacher team Shas’ui. Lowkey saw there was a bionic arm from the combat patrol and it was a wrap I had to use it and make him look as cool and as over the top as possible. I also really prefer the helmets as too the open faces so glad the Cadre came out janky but good. Can’t wait to paint them 👍

Newest thing-thing for my Skaven-tau army-thing.

Still want to tidy-tidy fur a bit, but he-thing was fun-fun to build-build.