So after however many years of not going to a tournament, jumping into one straight away for 8th. Welcome to tau online, our online community for warhammer 40,000. Warhammer 40,000 is a miniature wargame produced by games workshop. Headquarters shaso w plasma rifle, missile pod, multitracker, shield generator. We cater for just about all races and factions, ranging from tau, eldar, chaos, space marines or even the imperial guard. Im new to tau and i was hoping to get some critique on this list ive been. Buy tau empire warhammer 40k games workshop archive.
Buy one model when you feel the need, probably after youve reached the point range. I would like to start a discussion on the most competitively viable lists that the new codex has to offer. The tau are now greater and good bell of lost souls. Tau army lists wargaming forum and wargamer forums. Last but not least, tau armies generally end up with a large number of.
Army wise the list is intended to take on anything that could show up. In short, imagine the best parts about both the tau and eldar codexes. Hunter contingent army new codex, 2000 pts 5 replies last by minigiant. Select one thousand sons character model from your army that is not your warlord and determine one warlord trait for it, it is regarded as your warlord for the purposes of those warlord traits. Army da administrative publications and forms by the army publishing directorate apd. Theres a total of 14 markerlights in this list, lve seen 2000 point list with no more than 7 and still perform decently just by rerolling ones and using seeker missiles, it all depends what bonuses youre after, ld say 10 is still good in points. So after mulling through the codex and getting on board with battlescribe ive done a mock up up a point list based on a thematic idea ive had for my army. New to 40k, friend of mine got me into it, and obviously, youre gonna need the codex for your army to get going. This article is going to present beginning players with army lists for each warhammer 40k race. I do think we have some distinct winners in the book and a lot of nice. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A large body of novels and comic books describe the fictional setting in detail. Overall, though, while people have been saying the codex isnt as good as.
If youre getting the new 30k legiones astartes army book from forge world. With their codex, the tau get their obligatory chapter tactics. I got a box of tau firewarriors just because i thought they looked cool, i had no real idea on how to paint them. Yeah i have created a new list that i am very happy with. Use the left over points for upgrades like ionrail rifles on your pathfinders. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. I got myself a codex and have just been playing around on paper. When their codex hit, tyranids in their entirety were absolutely insane. For instance, the tau faction favors ranged combat because its army does not have many melee units. You left off they have low point options, in every force org, to fill out a detachment. My point list was, i think youll agree, slightly oddlooking.
There isnt one specific army i know im going to be playing. Putting together a point army that is both affordable and competitive can be tough. So because of that i just glued them togheter and it took a while before i. I played eldar and ig a very long time ago 4th edition probably, but spent all my time painting and modeling so i didnt exactly play more than a couple times. Each warlord trait in your army must be unique if randomly generated, reroll duplicated results. Get all games workshop warhammer fantasy, warhammer 40k, and lord of the rings battle games at a. The latest technologies high quality electronic pubs and forms view u. Master fitness trainers start training at select units. Get all warhammer 40k tau empire at a 20% discount and with free shipping. A pile of decent strats, 2 army upgrades regular tau and farsight tau. The battlesuit is the most versatile unit of the tau codex. This will be an ongoing article which will be updated as frequently as possible in order to reflect the ever evolving game which we all love, 40k.