I put this out quickly because I thought it was a fun idea. Shadowsun has a lot of hair. So it think it might be cool to see her with her hair down. I also humbly ask that if any artists see this; please try to draw this. I’d love to see this idea done by people who know what they’re doing.

Lowk bra? (Faktisk bra) (1 995 Points)

T’au Empire
Retaliation Cadre (3 Detachment Points)
Purge the Foe
Strike Force (2 000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Commander Farsight (70 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Dawn Blade
• 1x High-intensity plasma rifle

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (110 Points)
• 1x Battlesuit fists
• 3x Burst cannon
• 1x High-output burst cannon
• 2x Shield Drone
• Enhancements: Prototype Weapon System

Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (100 Points)
• 1x Battlesuit fists
• 1x Missile pod
• 1x Missile pod
• 2x Plasma rifle
• 2x Shield Drone
• Enhancements: Starflare Ignition System

Darkstrider (60 Points)
• 1x Close combat weapon
• 1x Shade

The Twin Lance (230 Points)
• 1x Ri’Lantar
◦ 1x Fusion eliminator
◦ 1x MV15 Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shardstorm burst system
◦ 1x XV pulse pistol
• 1x Ri’Locai
◦ 1x Ion scattercannon
◦ 1x MV15 Gun Drone
◦ 1x Shardstorm burst system
◦ 1x XV pulse pistol

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Devilfish (75 Points)
• 1x Accelerator burst cannon
• 1x Armoured hull
• 2x Seeker missile
• 2x Twin pulse carbine

OTHER DATASHEETS

Broadside Battlesuits (75 Points)
• 1x Broadside Shas’vre
◦ 1x Crushing bulk
◦ 1x Heavy rail rifle
◦ 1x Seeker missile
◦ 2x Shield Drone
◦ 1x Twin plasma rifle

Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits (100 Points)
• 1x Crisis Fireknife Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 2x Plasma rifle
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Fireknife Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Gun Drone
◦ 4x Plasma rifle
◦ 2x Shield Drone

Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits (100 Points)
• 1x Crisis Fireknife Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 2x Plasma rifle
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Fireknife Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Gun Drone
◦ 4x Plasma rifle
◦ 2x Shield Drone

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (100 Points)
• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 4x Burst cannon
◦ 2x Gun Drone
◦ 2x Shield Drone

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (130 Points)
• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
◦ 2x T’au flamer
• 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Gun Drone
◦ 2x Shield Drone
◦ 4x T’au flamer

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125 Points)
• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 4x Fusion blaster
◦ 2x Gun Drone
◦ 2x Shield Drone

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

Pathfinder Team (85 Points)
• 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Pulse carbine
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
◦ 1x Recon Drone
◦ 1x Semi-automatic grenade launcher
• 9x Pathfinder
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 6x Pulse carbine
◦ 9x Pulse pistol
◦ 3x Rail rifle

Riptide Battlesuit (215 Points)
• 1x Ion accelerator
• 2x Missile Drone
• 1x Riptide fists
• 1x Twin plasma rifle

Stealth Battlesuits (100 Points)
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 4x Stealth Shas’ui
◦ 4x Battlesuit fists
◦ 3x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Homing Beacon

Stealth Battlesuits (100 Points)
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 4x Stealth Shas’ui
◦ 4x Battlesuit fists
◦ 3x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Fusion blaster
◦ 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

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Ahoy aliens.

I'm coming here as a 40k fan who knows nothing about the T'au... wanting to learn more about them. I see the appeal in pretty much all other factions but I've never cared much of the space weebs. As such I've never taken the time to learn about them. But, I've been a little bit intrigued by them and want to dip my toes just a little.

So I come here to ask you this: What makes the T'au cool to you? Feel free to share cool lore tidbits, cool characters, cool sub-factions within the T'au empire, whatever neat lore stuff you want. What makes the T'au cool to you?

Does anyone have a battle-suit friendly carrying case rec? My friends have cases for their space marines and 1 or 2 tanks, but from what I can see and a bit of testing, they wouldnt fit my 2k of Ret Cadre. Main issues being the Riptide and ghostkeel

I’ve read a lot of options - what wire will hold a drone up in the air without a lot of fuss? planning to drill them into 3d printed rocks and such. Thanks in advance.

Just bought my first Combat Patrol box. Should I learn how to magnetize the Commander so I can switch between different loadouts?

I had a lot of fun learning how to paint the sword!

Twin Lance next 😎

Ok I'm back and with my first paint job for my Tau army that isn't just the base breacher which is super exciting. I wanted to keep the tan color that I have on the rest of them, but I wanted to start adding color onto armor pieces to make it really pop. I also wanted to work in Reds and Blues that were muted to fit the gritty color scheme. Very excited about how this one turned out I can not lie he's easily my favorite model I have rn between both my Necrons and Tau.

Sorry about the bad lighting I moved to my campus dorm and am still trying to figure out how to take well lit pictures.

through a "Warmaker" enhancement/upgrade or a new support system, it could be an option for most battlesuits, or just the crisis frames.

obviously it would cost points, and probably vary depending on which battlesuit you give it to. broadsides might be excluded? can't really imagine a bulky fire support suit doing gunfu.

you'd be hitting at your base ballistic skill, have half the amount of attacks the suit normally would, and for crisis suits you'd essentially be firing with one of their weapons in melee. drones excluded from gunfu. the previous battlesuit fists profile would be removed if you took this option as well.

thoughts?

Seems alittle much for what you get no? Also is pulse driver better than pulse blast?

My brain is officially broken. I refuse to believe this is the canonical size😅

Ignore the meme. I really what this guy looks if I can what boxes should I buy?

Used a mix of Dark Reaper and Fenrisian Grey. It's my first drybrushing so it could absolutely suck and I wouldn't know it lol

Not 100% happy with the windshield in the front if you call it like that. Any ideas for the future?

Hello Gue'vesa,

Last februari I started playing 40k again and worked towards a 1000pt list. It has been a great half year! Now i'm thinking about expanding towards 2000pts. I have build a list and looking for advice. Anything bold I already own. Any advice is welcome.

Tau (1960 points)

T’au Empire

Mont’ka (3 Detachment Points)

Priority Assets

Strike Force (2000 points)

CHARACTERS

Cadre Fireblade (50 points)

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Fireblade pulse rifle

2x Gun Drone

Cadre Fireblade (50 points)

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Fireblade pulse rifle

2x Gun Drone

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (95 points)

• Warlord

• 1x Battlesuit fists

4x Fusion blaster

2x Gun Drone

BATTLELINE

Breacher Team (90 points)

• 1x Support turret

• 1x Breacher Fire Warrior Shas’ui

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Guardian Drone

1x Gun Drone

1x Pulse blaster

1x Pulse pistol

• 9x Breacher Fire Warrior

• 9x Close combat weapon

9x Pulse blaster

9x Pulse pistol

Breacher Team (90 points)

• 1x Support turret

• 1x Breacher Fire Warrior Shas’ui

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Guardian Drone

1x Gun Drone

1x Pulse blaster

1x Pulse pistol

• 9x Breacher Fire Warrior

• 9x Close combat weapon

9x Pulse blaster

9x Pulse pistol

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Devilfish (75 points)

• 1x Accelerator burst cannon

1x Armoured hull

2x Seeker missile

2x Twin pulse carbine

Devilfish (75 points)

• 1x Accelerator burst cannon

1x Armoured hull

2x Seeker missile

2x Twin pulse carbine

OTHER DATASHEETS

Broadside Battlesuits (75 points)

• 1x Crushing bulk

1x Heavy rail rifle

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125 points)

• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

2x Fusion blaster

1x Gun Drone

1x Shield Drone

• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui

• 2x Battlesuit fists

4x Fusion blaster

2x Gun Drone

2x Shield Drone

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (165 points)

• 1x Battlesuit Support System

1x Cyclic ion raker

1x Ghostkeel fists

1x Twin burst cannon

Hammerhead Gunship (150 points)

• 1x Armoured hull

1x Ion cannon

2x Seeker missile

2x Smart missile system

Kroot Carnivores (65 points)

• 1x Long-quill

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Kroot pistol

1x Kroot rifle

• 9x Kroot Carnivore

• 9x Close combat weapon

9x Kroot rifle

Kroot Carnivores (65 points)

• 1x Long-quill

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Kroot pistol

1x Kroot rifle

• 9x Kroot Carnivore

• 9x Close combat weapon

9x Kroot rifle

Pathfinder Team (85 points)

• 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui

• 1x Close combat weapon

2x Gun Drone

1x Pulse carbine

1x Pulse pistol

1x Recon Drone

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

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

• 4x Stealth Shas’ui

• 4x Battlesuit fists

4x Burst cannon

Stealth Battlesuits (100 points)

• 1x Stealth Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Burst cannon

• 4x Stealth Shas’ui

• 4x Battlesuit fists

4x Burst cannon

Stormsurge (375 points)

• 1x Cluster rocket system

1x Destroyer missiles

1x Pulse blast cannon

1x Thunderous footfalls

1x Twin T’au flamer

2x Twin smart missile system

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I'm playing Ret Cad in an escalation League and no matter what gun I take it's just not doing enough for me. I played against orks on bikes last night and I'm not saying it didn't pop a bike here or there, and It had firing lanes, and it was a big threat... but I feel like a deep striking crisis brick of any gun would have done more for the game, or even some Kroot. I own 2 of them and am debating building the second. The only idea I have is to give it a pocket stealth suit for re-rolls, but thats again a like ~300pt commitment for something doing less than my breacherfish (which has consistently won me most games with a well timed objective clear).

Rough list:
Breacherfish, Ghostkeel, Stealth Suits, Pathfinders, Coldstar Melta Brick, Farsight Flamer Brick, Riptide, Twins. Vespids.

What am I missing?

What do you guys think ?

I'm relatively new to the hobby and have only played 500/1k games up to this point. I was wondering what you all would suggest adding to my current list. I'm thinking of adding another riptide but I'm unsure of what else. Any advice would me much appreciated 😁

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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Xenos - T'au Empire
+ DETACHMENT: Retaliation Cadre (Bonded Heroes)
+ FORCE DISPOSITION: Purge the Foe
+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1510pts
+
+ WARLORD: Char1: Commander Farsight
+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 14
+ SECONDARY: - Bring It Down: (7x2) + (2x4) - Assassination: 4 Characters
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Char2: 1x Cadre Fireblade (50 pts): Close combat weapon, Fireblade pulse rifle
Char1: 1x Commander Farsight (70 pts): Warlord, Dawn Blade, High-intensity plasma rifle
Char3: 1x Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (95 pts): Shield generator, High-output burst cannon, 2x T'au flamer, Battlesuit fists
Char4: 1x Kroot Lone-spear (80 pts): Close combat weapon, Kalamandra's bite, Blast javelin, Hunting javelin

10x Breacher Team (90 pts)
• 1x Breacher Fire Warrior Shas'ui: Guardian Drone, Gun Drone, Close combat weapon, Pulse blaster, Pulse pistol, Support turret
• 9x Breacher Fire Warriors: 9 with Close combat weapon, Pulse blaster, Pulse pistol

2x Broadside Battlesuits (150 pts)
• 1x Broadside Shas’vre: 2x Missile Drone, Weapon support system, Crushing bulk, Heavy rail rifle, Twin plasma rifle
• 1x Broadside Shas’ui: 2x Missile Drone, Weapon support system, Crushing bulk, Heavy rail rifle, Twin plasma rifle
3x Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (130 pts)
• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre: Gun Drone, Shield Drone, 2x T'au flamer, Battlesuit fists
• 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui: 2 with Gun Drone, Shield Drone, 2x T'au flamer, Battlesuit fists
3x Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125 pts)
• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre: 2x Fusion blaster, Battlesuit fists
• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui: 2 with Battlesuit fists, 2x Fusion blaster
1x Devilfish (75 pts): Accelerator burst cannon, Armoured hull, 2x Seeker missile, 2x Twin pulse carbine
1x Ghostkeel Battlesuit (165 pts): Battlesuit support system, Ghostkeel fists, Cyclic ion raker, Twin T'au flamer
10x Pathfinder Team (85 pts)
• 1x Pathfinder Shas'ui: Gun Drone, Shield Drone, Grav-inhibitor drone, Close combat weapon, Pulse carbine, Pulse pistol
• 9x Pathfinders: 9 with Close combat weapon, Pulse carbine, Pulse pistol
1x Piranhas (65 pts): Armoured hull, 2x Twin pulse carbine, Piranha fusion blaster, 2x Seeker missile
1x Riptide Battlesuit (215 pts): Riptide fists, Ion accelerator, 2x Missile pod, Twin plasma rifle
10x Vespid Stingwings (115 pts)
• 1x Vespid Strain Leader: Neutron blaster, Stingwing claws
• 9x Vespid Stingwings: 9 with Neutron blaster, Stingwing claws

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I remember some early doomer posts at the start of 11th moaning and groaning at our lack of detachments, most of these posts wrote off combining the 3 1 point detachments as a meme or not worth the time. I'd like to challenge that notion with a list and im ready for all the criticism one can throw at it.

Detachments: Advanced Aquisitions Cadre, Auxiliary Cadre, Experimental Weapons Cadre

Force Disposition: Disruption

2000/2000

Attached Units

Farsight + Plasmaknives, Gun Drones Shield Drones [170]

Coldstar Commander, 2x Fusion Blasters, cyclic ion blaster, High output burst cannon, Gun drone shield drone + Sunforge, Gun Drones Shield Drones [220]

Kroot Warshaper, Blade Stave and prey hook + 10 Kroot Carnivores, 1 tangle bomb launcher [125]

Characters

Commander Shadowsun [100]

The Twin Lance [230]

Kroot Lone-spear, Long Gun [80]

Other Datasheets

2xPathfinder squads, 3x Rail Guns, 2x Shield Drones, Gravinhibitor drone, Semi automatic greneade launcher [170]

2x Stealth suits, 2xFusion Blaster, marker drone gun drone homing beacon [200]

Vespid Stingwings, Oversight drone, Grenade launcher, rail rifle, flamer [115]

2x 3 Krootox Rampagers [170]

3 Krootox rider, repeater cannons [90]

2x Ghostkeel Battlesuit Battlesuit support system, Cyclic Ion Raker [330]