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Newbie to Tau. Here's what I have. What do I need?
« on: July 12, 2007, 12:50:52 PM »
Hi, all

  Just started a Tau army.  Most games I play run at 2k points.  I've played Eldar for 12+ years, so 40k isn't new to me, just the army.

Here's what I've just got recently

HQ: Commander

Elite:  6 Crisis Suits
         9 Stealth Suits
       

Troops: 36 Fire Warriors
            2 Devil Fishes
            12 Kroot

Fast Attack:  Lots of Gun Drones 20+
                  6 Pathfinders

Heavy:  Hammerhead
           2 Broadsides.

What should I stock up on?  More Firewarriors, another Devil Fish, Vespids, Sniper Drone Teams?

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Re: Newbie to Tau. Here's what I have. What do I need?
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2007, 02:09:55 PM »
You've got a solid base.  I would suggest first making an armylist and calculating how many more points you need to make a 2,000 point army that you like.  At a glance, Piranhas couldn't hurt, since you don't have anything that can move as fast as they can.
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Re: Newbie to Tau. Here's what I have. What do I need?
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2007, 05:07:45 PM »
Thanks for the input.  I was also thinking Vespids for fast attack.  I'll see what I can get.

3 Piranha's
Box of Vespid
Blister of Vespid
 
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Re: Newbie to Tau. Here's what I have. What do I need?
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2007, 05:26:04 PM »
Vespids aren't really a great choice, to be honest.  They take alot of planning and good luck to win their points back.  Which is a shame, because they are a cool concept and have decent models.

As it is you have a decent army.  Maybe add a second Hammerhead or a Skyray, and get 3 more Stealth Suits so you can field two maxed Teams.  You'd need to field some of your Crisis Suits as Bodyguards though, due to lack of Elite slots.

More Fire Warriors never hurt anyone either.

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Re: Newbie to Tau. Here's what I have. What do I need?
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2007, 05:29:32 PM »
Purchasing a Sky Ray then doing the triple play on it (Sky Ray, Hammerhead, and Devil Fish) means you'll be able to field a third Devil Fish for your Fire Warriors if you so wish or to bulk out some fire power at the lower end of the list.
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Re: Newbie to Tau. Here's what I have. What do I need?
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2007, 10:10:14 PM »
Thanks for the tips

Ok, how about this
2 Piranhas
2 Sniper Drone Teams
1 Steath Suit box
1 Hammerhead/Devilfish
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Re: Newbie to Tau. Here's what I have. What do I need?
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2007, 03:53:32 AM »
Buy a Piranha box of three, a Sky-ray box (Includes hammerhead parts) and some more stealth suits couldn't hurt.

Play some with that first so you know what you want to buy after that and you know your style

 


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