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Offline Wyldhunt

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Is This as Broken as it Looks? (1,250 pts)
« on: March 9, 2014, 08:36:40 PM »
So I'm proxying this list against my buddy soon. He's bringing either Necrons, Dark Angels, or Dark Eldar, and I"m worried that I may have created a cheesey, unfun, monster of a list.  I don't want to ruin his fun, and I'm actually quite surprised at how many high strength shots this list can put out.  Tau players, is this list as cheesey as I think it is?

Pros: A bajillion wounds and S 7 shots as well as a respectable 4 scoring units. Great for sitting back and shooting.

Cons: The only thing that can hurt AV 14 is the Onager gauntlet, I have almost zero mobility, I'm highly exposed to long-ranged blasts and anti-infantry fire.

HQ
133-Commander: Missile Pods X 2, Drone Controller, Onager Gauntlet
24-Missile Drones X 2

TROOPS
60-Kroot X 10:
45-Krooot Hounds X 7
25-Krootox Rider X 1

105-Fire Warriors X 12: Markerlight and target lock
24-Missile Drones X 2

105-Fire Warriors X 12: Markerlight and target lock
24-Missile Drones X 2

60-Kroot X 10:
75-Krootox rider X 3

HEAVY SUPPORT
195-Broadsides X 3: X 3 TL high-yield missile pods,
72- 6 Missile Drones
18-Shasvre with drone controller

195-Broadsides X 3: X 3 TL high-yield missile pods,
72- 6 Missile Drones
18-Shasvre with drone controller

TOTAL POINTS: 1250
STATS: 78 MODELS, 91 WOUNDS, 56 TO 60 S7 SHOTS A TURN.

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Re: Is This as Broken as it Looks? (1,250 pts)
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2014, 02:28:43 AM »
Missile drones can only be taken by Broadsides.

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Re: Is This as Broken as it Looks? (1,250 pts)
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2014, 09:52:53 AM »
Missile drones can only be taken by Broadsides.

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This.

Beyond that, I don't think it looks that bad, honestly. Yeah, a lot of S7 shooting, but a couple Necron vehicles (of almost any type) and he'll be laughing at you. You've got nothing to cope with Terminators, either, and I'd expect a DA player to bring at least some of those.

Is it a tough list? Yeah, very much so. The Tau are pretty nasty these days. I wouldn't call it a 'cheesy monster list' though, at least not any moreso than a half dozen other nasty ways to build Tau. This is a beatable list. Not by Dark Eldar, but <shrug> the DE are pretty boned against the Tau these days no matter what they do. Necrons will give you a run for your money and the DA could be effective depending on specific build/terrain/deployment, etc..

 


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