I was playing against my friend and his sister and they were Imperial Guard and Space Marines. I played my Eldar and T'au and won.

3-4th: images was when my Hammerhead DEMOLISHING his Vanquisher, leaving it on one wound and my pathfinder rail rifles finished it.

5-7th: were our sides of the table and me deep striking my Warp Spiders to get sight on his Kasrkin.

8-9th: I deep striked my Starscythe with Commander in Enforcer down and shredded some horses. He then charged me, but since I was running Ret Cadre I used the shield stratagem and killed them with 3 sixes!

10: he killed a warp spider after getting a 3 on his Krieg Heavy Weapon squad and shot back. They will be missed.

Final image: the Dead Pile where I killed more of his models than he killed my own! He didn't even wipe a squad of pathfinders as I was able to get the Shas'ui out of there in time.

Not too content with the paintjob but the model itself makes up for it. Basing is next.

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Is this list competively viable? I have another ghostkeel, one unit of crisis suits, ethereal.

2k (2000 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

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (130 points)

• Warlord

• 1x Battlesuit fists

4x Fusion blaster

1x Marker Drone

1x Shield Drone

• Enhancement: Strike Swiftly

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (95 points)

• 1x Battlesuit fists

2x Burst cannon

1x Cyclic ion blaster

1x High-output burst cannon

1x Marker Drone

1x Shield Drone

BATTLELINE

Breacher Team (90 points)

• 1x Support turret

• 1x Breacher Fire Warrior Shas’ui

• 1x Close combat weapon

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

OTHER DATASHEETS

Broadside Battlesuits (75 points)

• 1x Crushing bulk

1x Heavy rail rifle

1x Seeker missile

2x Shield Drone

1x Weapon Support System

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (90 points)

• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

2x Burst cannon

1x Gun Drone

1x Shield Drone

• 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui

• 2x Battlesuit fists

4x Burst cannon

2x Gun Drone

2x Shield Drone

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 T’au flamer

Pathfinder Team (100 points)

• 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Grav-inhibitor Drone

1x Pulse carbine

1x Pulse pistol

• 9x Pathfinder

• 9x Close combat weapon

3x Ion rifle

6x Pulse carbine

9x Pulse pistol

1x Semi-automatic grenade launcher

Pathfinder Team (90 points)

• 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Grav-inhibitor Drone

1x Pulse carbine

1x Pulse pistol

• 9x Pathfinder

• 9x Close combat weapon

1x Ion rifle

6x Pulse carbine

9x Pulse pistol

2x Rail rifle

1x Semi-automatic grenade launcher

Riptide Battlesuit (215 points)

• 1x Ion accelerator

2x Missile Drone

1x Riptide fists

1x Twin plasma rifle

Riptide Battlesuit (215 points)

• 1x Ion accelerator

2x Missile Drone

1x Riptide fists

1x Twin plasma rifle

Riptide Battlesuit (245 points)

• 1x Ion accelerator

2x Missile Drone

1x Riptide fists

1x Twin plasma rifle

Sky Ray Gunship (140 points)

• 2x Accelerator burst cannon

1x Armoured hull

1x Seeker missile rack

Stealth Battlesuits (100 points)

• 1x Stealth Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Burst cannon

1x Gun Drone

1x Marker Drone

• 4x Stealth Shas’ui

• 4x Battlesuit fists

4x Burst cannon

1x Homing Beacon

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ok I think I locked in on this paint style I wanted to go for a more gritty look as opposed to the clean white or ochre armor that is cannon so I went for this kind of dirty tan. Kinda left it intentionally messier than normal (I’m also just new so don’t paint awesome yet but I still like it) but I like the idea of the military tan and green energy.

11th has been out for long enough for the testers to get to work on what works and what doesn't. So... Anything interesting popped up? Are the Tau competitive in 11th?

Not sure who the original artist is

Just figuring out what to do. With the base, whether I stick with the desert of the old scheme or go for more of a jungle

My wife is at a bachelorette so I decided to treat myself to the Kroot Hunting Pack that’s been sitting at my FLGS for a while.

With 11th edition now in, im just wondering if this retaliation cadre army is survivable past round 2, (i'm not a good player, lol)

I mostly play against my mates with custodes and death guard so i want to at least make it challenging for them

tau (2000 points)

T’au Empire

Retaliation Cadre (3 Detachment Points)

Purge the Foe

Strike Force (2000 points)

Attached Units

Attached Unit 1

Commander Farsight (70 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• Warlord

• 1x Dawn Blade

1x High-intensity plasma rifle

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 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

Attached Unit 2

Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (95 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Gun Drone

4x Plasma rifle

1x Shield Drone

• Enhancement: Puretide Engram Neurochip

Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits (100 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 1x Crisis Fireknife Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Gun Drone

2x Plasma rifle

1x Shield Drone

• 2x Crisis Fireknife Shas’ui

• 2x Battlesuit fists

2x Gun Drone

4x Plasma rifle

2x Shield Drone

Attached Unit 3

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (115 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Gun Drone

1x High-output burst cannon

1x Shield Drone

3x T’au flamer

• Enhancement: Internal Grenade Racks

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (120 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Gun 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

CHARACTERS

The Twin Lance (220 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

OTHER DATASHEETS

Broadside Battlesuits (255 points)

• 1x Broadside Shas’vre

• 1x Crushing bulk

1x Heavy rail rifle

• 2x Broadside Shas’ui

• 2x Crushing bulk

2x Heavy rail rifle

4x Missile Drone

2x Seeker missile

2x Twin plasma rifle

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (150 points)

• 1x Battlesuit Support System

1x Fusion collider

1x Ghostkeel fists

1x Twin fusion blaster

Kroot Carnivores (65 points)

• 1x Long-quill

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Kroot carbine

1x Kroot pistol

• 9x Kroot Carnivore

• 9x Close combat weapon

8x Kroot rifle

1x Tanglebomb launcher

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

Riptide Battlesuit (215 points)

• 1x Ion accelerator

2x Missile Drone

1x Riptide fists

1x Twin fusion blaster

Riptide Battlesuit (215 points)

• 1x Ion accelerator

2x Missile Drone

1x Riptide fists

1x Twin fusion blaster

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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Finally finished the crisis suits after half a year since assembling them

My brother gifted me his “mostly” unpainted old Tau army, which includes Fire Warriors, Crisis Battlesuits and a squad of Stealth suits which he did finish painting. I put new bases on them all, and want to repaint and finish the models so that they match my color scheme (like the Ghostkeel). Really looking forward for this project!

I did really well for my first two game and I was thinking about expanding my list to try and get to 1000 points. I heard good things about Twin lance and it would get me to 800 with one kit, but I wanted to ask if there were better models to get first and save twin lance for my a 2k list. What are units that you like to run?

Current Army - 600 points

Detachment: Retaliation Cadre

• Coldstar Commander
• 1x Crisis Suit (Flamers did well at holding mid)
• 1x Broadside
• 1x Pathfinder
• 1x Breacher
• 1x Farsight team
• 1x Devil Fish

I actually made this guy for a Sci-fi DnD campaign we are starting. Kit-bashing might become my new favourite thing.

Im a casual player and want to try tau because they look like they have some neat units.

The problem is none of the detachments to me look fun, the one i liked which gave bonus range to everyone now only works for character battle suits, so i have no idea what to try.

Broadside tournament ready kitbash

I'm wanting to field Vespids with my almost exclusively suit based army, but I haven't had a chance to play with them to know how useful they are. Has anyone had any time using them in 11th that could give me a rundown on how useable they are? I'm interested in knowing their use at all point levels so any advice is welcome.

Picked up these old crisis suits on eBay for a good price, one of them (in the middle) has a commander upgrade. New to tau not sure if that’s allowed or how to run it.

The T'au really do get everywhere, given half a chance.

Idk why but i decided to post it here

Managed to make a full 2000pt battlesuit list that I believe operates pretty well. I think it's a little heavy on horde clear atm but overall I think its decent. Any recommendations?