Editing Warhammer 40,000/8th Edition Tactics/Tau (section)

===={{W40kKeyword|Kroot}}====
All of the new updates and codices/psychic awakening have attempted to improve the space chickens, though they will typically find few roles other than meat shields. 

* '''Dahyak Grekh:''' For 20 points you get a deepstriking character with a 24" S4 sniper rifle. He's underwhelming at first glance with his low strength and toughness, but he's surprisingly tough and versatile, boasting three wounds, three attacks, and the {{W40kKeyword|CHARACTER}} keyword, meaning he can hide behind a Pathfinder screen while picking off your opponents special snowflake Captains and Chaos Lords. He also has a special booby trap ability that enables him to deal D3 mortal wounds on a roll of 4+ on a D6 +1, or D6 mortal wounds on a 7+, giving him an effective way to clear out pesky Assault Marines or Berzerkers who might be walking in the wrong direction.

* '''Kroot Shaper:''' A support hero for Kroot, buffing leadership of {{W40kKeyword|Kroot}} units within 6" to his ld7, and in the improbable occasion he kills with his knife, they also don't have to test morale. He is more usefully also re-rolling wound rolls of 1 and a Pack Alpha Stratagem improving charge rolls. He makes Hounds and Krootox Riders Dangerous while keeping pace. You always want to upgrade his rifle to Pulse, since both are free.

* '''[[Krootox]] Riders:''' A relatively cheap unit, they have become cheap Space Marine bikers, a fast unit with relatively strong shooting and melee, and able to quickly advance at the defect of not doing anything else that turn. they each have a pseudo-Autocannon (48" Rapid Fire1 S7 Ap-1 D3d). They do need stratagems to do their best, with Hidden Hunter for their low defense,  Raging Beasts so they make 4 S6 Ap-1 D2 punches each, then throw in an advancing Shaper using Pack Alpha to go further beyond.  They are cheap enough that you could throw a couple in your army if you wish tau had Melee calvary. another minor benefit is that you can field them as one model for complete moral immunity assuming you don't plan on buying anything else for the Elites slot (The second biggest benefit is that the model is sculpted with a menacing, don't-mess-with-it expression on its face).