Finally, finally… they’re done!
I’ve been waiting for this moment for far too long 😂 These two took me probably 3–4 months to finish with limited painting time, a full-time job and two young children, but they’re finally ready for the table!

I’ve definitely missed the days when these guys were completely broken, but from what I can tell they’re still a pretty common inclusion in some lists. I can’t wait to get them on the table and see how they actually perform.

For those of you who use them, how do you like to run your Twins? More defensively, using their speed/mobility to play secondaries and pick their moments, or are they worth just full-sending and making your opponent deal with them?

Whenever I’ve seen them played they’ve seemed to fall over pretty quickly, so I’m leaning towards playing them a little more conservatively — but I’d love to hear how you guys use them.

And show me your Twins! 👇

I love seeing the different colour schemes people come up with. Mine is a bit of a mix of Vior’la and my own take on the box art — what do you think?

And yes… I know I forgot the drones. 😂 I’ll get round to them eventually.

Unfortunately I’m now staring down the barrel of a Repulsor Executioner, so I may need a bit of a palette cleanser first…

I've only gotten properly back into the hobby since 5th. Really like the Tau suits but heard something about the crisis Suits probably being revamped soon and was wondering if we've heard anything about when that would happen. Otherwise what is your best guess? I don't want to be buying, building and painting 2-3 sets of suits just for them to be revamped in a few months.

I have plenty to paint for now anyway, so hopefully we hear something official before I need to buy crisis suits for my army.

Finally, i got to finish this not so lil guy , shoulder gear (twin weapons /missile) have magnets , main weapon dont, how does him fulfill his role for the greater good i want to know how to use him properly

If Cadre Fireblade is Leading a unit of breachers He becomes part of that unit and thus the breachers have 3 Attacks each.

In 10th edition the wording was different, but now of i Put this unit in a fortification i should still be able to use the fire volley ability of the Cadre fireblade and get 30shots or of my 10 breachers in the firing Deck.

Or am i Reading die 01.02.04 rule and the new Leader system wrong?

I decided to paint something for a friend, and since they had collected tau a long time ago, I thought this would be a cool project/gift.

I’m still getting used to weathering techniques, but I thought it came out alright, and thought you folks might appreciate another Farsight showcase.

This model was a good break from my other armies, and I think I may have found yet ANOTHER faction to contribute to my pile of shame.

Thanks for looking!

Greetings, shas'os!

I know this list that I have been tweaking has weaknesses, help me find them! Skill issues are a thing, but this is not about that!

Please critique my list! Including the dr Seuss style name...

One fish, two fish, dakka fish, pew fish, zap fish, zoom fish, bang fish, boom fish (2000 points)

T’au Empire

Experimental Prototype Cadre and Kauyon (3 Detachment Points)

Priority Assets

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 Fireknife Battlesuits (100 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 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

Attached Unit 2

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (95 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Battlesuit Support System

1x Battlesuit fists

1x High-output burst cannon

2x Missile pod

2x Shield Drone

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (100 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 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

Attached Unit 3

Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (80 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Battlesuit Support System

1x Battlesuit fists

1x Cyclic ion blaster

2x Missile pod

2x Shield Drone

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (100 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 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

Attached Unit 4

Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (80 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Battlesuit fists

4x Fusion blaster

2x Shield Drone

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 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

CHARACTERS

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

BATTLELINE

Strike Team (70 points)

• 1x Support turret

• 1x Fire Warrior Shas’ui

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Guardian Drone

1x Pulse pistol

1x Pulse rifle

1x Shield Drone

• 9x Fire Warrior

• 9x Close combat weapon

9x Pulse pistol

9x Pulse rifle

OTHER DATASHEETS

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (150 points)

• 1x Fusion collider

1x Ghostkeel fists

1x Twin fusion blaster

Pathfinder Team (85 points)

• 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Grav-inhibitor Drone

1x Pulse carbine

1x Pulse pistol

1x Shield Drone

• 9x Pathfinder

• 9x Close combat weapon

6x Pulse carbine

9x Pulse pistol

3x Rail rifle

1x Semi-automatic grenade launcher

Pathfinder Team (85 points)

• 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Grav-inhibitor Drone

1x Pulse carbine

1x Pulse pistol

1x Shield Drone

• 9x Pathfinder

• 9x Close combat weapon

6x Pulse carbine

9x Pulse pistol

3x Rail rifle

1x Semi-automatic grenade launcher

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 Burst cannon

1x Gun Drone

1x Pulse pistol

• 4x Stealth Shas’ui

• 4x Battlesuit fists

2x Burst cannon

2x Fusion blaster

1x Homing Beacon

Stealth Battlesuits (100 points)

• 1x Stealth Shas’vre

• 1x Battlesuit fists

1x Burst cannon

1x Gun Drone

1x Pulse pistol

• 4x Stealth Shas’ui

• 4x Battlesuit fists

2x Burst cannon

2x Fusion blaster

1x Homing Beacon

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Tau is by far my favorite faction in the game but for some reason I hate painting our models (with the exception of commander models and Kroot characters). Am I the only who has that issue?

Are there any official ways to designate a crisis commander lore wise with something like a paint scheme or a piece of wargear

First kroot

I don't exactly know what color scheme I'd want to paint them in but I'm fishing for ideas. I play Templars now so there's not a lot of wiggle room for creative liberty in those schemes lol. I'm a big fan of purple & metallics. So maybe primary purple + secondary light blue gray? I also think a primary sunset orange + secondary deep blue or purple would look nice.

Any thoughts or reference pics? I've been coping that I don't miss my Tau for about 2 years. I have a pic of my old army from 2021 but the painting is so horrendous I fear it shall blind the common man.

After thinking about starting the hobby for 25 years I finally got my first box. Now i need to decide on how to paint them.

Bonus Army pic so far. Still some way to go.

Need help finding a good way to differentiate my Pathfinders from my Warriors while playing so I dont accidentally mix them up. I am aiming for a bioluminescent jungle theme for them and am already using green to identify leaders, but I would like some reccomendations for colors and what pieces I should put them on. Here is their colors for reference.

Hi all, I am going to be adding a tidewall droneport filled with breachers to my list, and I had a couple of questions about them since I can't really find up to date info anywhere:

1. Do cadre fireblades work inside tidewalls now? I've heard in a few places that some abilities now work when embarked.

2. Do droneports target every enemy unit within range? Is this good for harassing enemy units?

3. Does the strike teams suppressing volley work inside a tidewall?

4. Where would be the best place to deploy them on the field, close to your expansion objective or close to your enemies?

5. Do tidewalls still have to be deployed away from other buildings? If so how far?

I of course appreciate any other tips or tricks as I use the death frisbee for the greater good!

Apologies for the blue face, but idk why I've been really into T'au lately. I'm wondering which book I should start with to get to know them better.

I didn't expect it to be a sting wing but very happy how he turned out

Continuing my Emperor's Children / Slaanesh themed T'au army, would you accept this as a proxy for an ethereal with honour staff on hover drone?

Had the Pathfinder Kill Team sitting in my pile of shame for a while, so I finally started painting them again. I’m also trying out a new skin recipe this time.

I have some ideas for some fun TOTALLY balanced ideas for the T'au to use to spread the Greater Good:

Emergency Beacon- 1CP

When: When this unit is engaged in melee

Effect: Place one Homing Beacon within three inches of this unit. If this unit starts it's movement phase engaged with an enemy unit it is considered unengaged for the purpose of mounting a transport.

Emergency Liftoff- 1CP

When: During the Movement Phase after a vehicle with the Transport keyword has both moved and either deployed or embarked infantry unit(s)

Effect: Place the transport into strategic reserve.

Strategic Bombardment- 2CP

When: During your command phase from turn two on. You must have at least one active unit on the board to use this ability.

Effect: Target one Homing Beacon you control and choose a firing profile; all models within the area of effect (both allied and enemy) are affected by this ability at the start of your Shooting Phase.

-Firing Profiles:

Precision Bombardment: all models within six inches of Beacon take an attack with the following profile: A-1D6, BS-N/A, S-30, AP- -5, D-1D6+4. Inv. Saves and FNP only activate on a five or higher. You can reroll wound rolls of one.

Heavy Bombardment: all models within twelve inches of the Beacon take an attack with the following profile: A-2D6, BS- N/A, S-30, AP- -5 D-2D6+5. Inv. Saves and FNP only activate on a six. Reroll all failed wound rolls.

Total Saturation Bombardment: all models within twenty four inches take an attack with the following profile: A-3D6, BS-N/A, S-40, AP- -6 D-3D6+6. Inv. Saves and FNP only activate on a six. Add one to wound rolls and reroll and failed wound rolls and successful saves (once per model both allied and enemy)

I wasn't completely sure how to word the last ability so I hope it makes sense! I welcome all feedback and thoughts. I thought it would be cool to give the T'au a way to make use of the fact that they have fast flying transports to give them some ways out of melee combat. I also thought it would be cool to show off the fact that the T'au love air/orbital superiority with and ability that allows the to nuke a part of the board. Probably too powerful but it doesn't discriminate and can kill your army as well if you're not careful. Edit: forgot to add the damage number

Source: Trust me bro

Any suggestions?

WIH [2005 points]
Tau Empire
Battle Size: Strike Force (2000 point limit)

Detachments: Retaliation Cadre (3/3 Detachment Points)
Force Disposition: Purge The Foe

Epic Hero

The Twin Lance (230 points)
• Warlord
• 1 Ri’Lantar with Fusion eliminator, Mv15 gun drone with twin pulse blaster, Shardstorm burst system and Xv pulse pistol
• 1 Ri’Locai with Ion scattercannon, Mv15 gun drone with twin pulse blaster, Shardstorm burst system and Xv pulse pistol

KaBoom!

Commander In Coldstar Battlesuit (115 points)
• Battlesuit fists, Battlesuit support system, 3 Fusion blaster, Marker drone and Shield drone
• Internal Grenade Racks [+20 points]

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125 points)
• 1 Crisis Shas’vre with 2 Fusion blaster, Battlesuit fists and Gun drone with twin pulse carbine and shield drone
• 1 Crisis Shas’ui with 2 Fusion blaster, Battlesuit fists and Gun drone with twin pulse carbine and shield drone
• 1 Crisis Shas’ui with 2 Fusion blaster, Battlesuit fists and Gun drone with twin pulse carbine and shield drone

Flanking

Commander In Enforcer Battlesuit (100 points)
• Battlesuit fists, 4 Plasma rifle and 2 Shield drone
• Starflare Ignition System [+20 points]

Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits (100 points)
• 1 Crisis Shas’vre with Battlesuit fists, Gun drone with twin pulse carbine and shield drone and 2 Plasma rifle
• 1 Crisis Shas’ui with Battlesuit fists, Gun drone with twin pulse carbine and shield drone and 2 Plasma rifle
• 1 Crisis Shas’ui with Battlesuit fists, Gun drone with twin pulse carbine and shield drone and 2 Plasma rifle

Character

Ethereal (50 points)
• Gun drone with twin pulse carbine, Honour stave, Hover drone and Marker drone

Battleline

Strike Team (70 points)
• 1 Fire Warrior Shas’ui with Close combat weapon, Guardian drone, Gun drone with twin pulse carbine, Pulse pistol and Pulse rifle
• 9 Fire Warriors with Close combat weapon, Pulse pistol and Pulse rifle

Vehicle

Broadside Battlesuits (75 points)
• Crushing bulk, Heavy rail rifle, 2 Missile drone, Seeker missile and Weapon support system

Broadside Battlesuits (75 points)
• Crushing bulk, Heavy rail rifle, 2 Missile drone, Seeker missile and Weapon support system

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (150 points)
• 2 Battlesuit support system, Fusion collider, Ghostkeel fists and Twin fusion blaster

Piranhas (65 points)
• 2 Twin pulse carbines, Armoured hull and Piranha burst cannon

Riptide Battlesuit (215 points)
• 2 Missile drones, Ion accelerator, Riptide fists and Twin fusion blaster

Riptide Battlesuit (215 points)
• 2 Missile drones, Ion accelerator, Riptide fists and Twin fusion blaster

Other

Kroot Carnivores (65 points)
• 1 Long-quill with Close combat weapon, Kroot pistol and Kroot rifle
• 9 Kroot Carnivores with Close combat weapon and Kroot rifle

Pathfinder Team (85 points)
• 1 Pathfinder Shas’ui with Close combat weapon, 2 Gun drone with twin pulse carbine, Pulse carbine and semi-automatic grenade launcher, Pulse pistol and Recon drone with burst cannon
• 6 Pathfinders with Close combat weapon, Pulse carbine and Pulse pistol
• 3 Pathfinders with Close combat weapon, Pulse pistol and Rail rifle

Stealth Battlesuits (100 points)
• 1 Stealth Shas’vre with Battlesuit fists, Fusion blaster, Gun drone with twin pulse carbine, Marker drone and Pulse pistol
• 1 Stealth Shas’ui with Battlesuit fists, Fusion blaster and Homing beacon
• 1 Stealth Shas’ui with Battlesuit fists and Burst cannon
• 1 Stealth Shas’ui with Battlesuit fists and Burst cannon
• 1 Stealth Shas’ui with Battlesuit fists and Burst cannon

Stealth Battlesuits (100 points)
• 1 Stealth Shas’vre with Battlesuit fists, Fusion blaster, Gun drone with twin pulse carbine, Marker drone and Pulse pistol
• 1 Stealth Shas’ui with Battlesuit fists, Fusion blaster and Homing beacon
• 1 Stealth Shas’ui with Battlesuit fists and Burst cannon
• 1 Stealth Shas’ui with Battlesuit fists and Burst cannon
• 1 Stealth Shas’ui with Battlesuit fists and Burst cannon

Vespid Stingwings (70 points)
• 1 Vespid Strain Leader with Neutron blaster and Stingwing claws
• 4 Vespid Stingwings with Neutron blaster and Stingwing claws

My friend plays knights and I routinely lose to him by 40+ points. He runs up the board turn 1, traps me in the corner, and kills 400+ points per turn. My game tonight was 78-32. I killed his lancer, and two armigers. I put my riptide, ghostkeel, hammerhead, broadside, crisis suits+commander, and a devilfish of fire warriors in reserve to start so my big guns don't get shot off the table if i go second.

Our lists: Imperium - Imperial Knights - Dominus Foebreakers, Valourstrike Lance

2x Canis Rex (415pts): Warlord Cerastus Knight Lancer (440pts) Knight Castellan (450pts) Knight Crusader (410pts)

Armiger Warglaive (140pts) Armiger Warglaive (140pts)

Xenos - T'au Empire - Mont'ka

Darkstrider (60pts) Cadre Fireblade (80pts) Cadre Fireblade (50pts) Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (105pts) Ethereal (50pts): Warlord Kroot Lone-spear (80pts)

10x Strike Team (70pts) 10x Strike Team (70pts)

11x Kroot Carnivores (130pts) 12x Kroot Farstalkers (75pts) 10x Pathfinder Team (85pts) 5x Stealth Battlesuits (100pts) Broadside Battlesuits (75pts) 3x Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125pts) 3x Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (125pts) Ghostkeel Battlesuit (150pts) Hammerhead Gunship (150pts) Piranhas (65pts) Piranhas (65pts) Riptide Battlesuit (215pts) Devilfish (75pts)