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	And that's not even the full extent of it!		And that's not even the full extent of it!

	Suffice to say, this is [[awesome]] and a component of what makes the [[Tau]] fun to play, since the markerlight support is so versatile and useful. Hell, entire combat styles can be built around the strategy of mass-markerlights and using Skyrays as artillery pieces, which, frankly, is sweet. There's also a lot of ways to get markerlights on the tabletop, from the heavily-armored [[Skyray Missile Gunship\|Skyray]], to the mobile [[Tetra]] skimmer and stealthy [[Remora]] drones, to the lowly Pathfinder. Markerlights of any stripe act as a force-multiplier for the Tau, so if you play Tau, you want to keep them close enough to target the enemy but with enough breathing room to pull back when targeted in turn. Contrarily, if you are playing against Tau, you want to kill those damn little target-painting blue commies as quickly as possible and make the entire Tau strategy fall apart. Just make sure it is not [[Not as planned\|another damn lure]].		Suffice to say, this is [[awesome]] and a component of what makes the [[Tau]] fun to play, since the markerlight support is so versatile and useful. Hell, entire combat styles can be built around the strategy of mass-markerlights and using Skyrays as artillery pieces, which, frankly, is sweet. There's also a lot of ways to get markerlights on the tabletop, from the heavily-armored [[Skyray Missile Gunship\|Skyray]], to the mobile [[Tetra]] skimmer and stealthy [[Remora]] drones, to the lowly Pathfinder. Markerlights of any stripe act as a force-multiplier for the Tau, so if you play Tau, you want to keep them close enough to target the enemy but with enough breathing room to pull back when targeted in turn. Contrarily, if you are playing against Tau, you want to kill those damn little target-painting blue commies as quickly as possible and make the entire Tau strategy fall apart. Just make sure it is not [[Not as planned\|another damn lure]].

	For the Tau players, remember that almost all sources of markerlights (except the commander bomb and [[Skyray Missile Gunship\|Skyray]] with its AV13 front armor) are really squishy and will go down like a sack of wet shit if targeted properly. If you are going to use them as a [[DISTRACTION CARNIFEX\|distraction]] then make sure they're in thick cover.		For the Tau players, remember that almost all sources of markerlights (except the commander bomb and [[Skyray Missile Gunship\|Skyray]] with its AV13 front armor) are really squishy and will go down like a sack of wet shit if targeted properly. If you are going to use them as a [[DISTRACTION CARNIFEX\|distraction]] then make sure they're in thick cover.
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	== Getting Markerlights ==		== Getting Markerlights ==

	Yeah, we told you why and how markerlights are [[awesome\| the goddamned center of your strategy]]. Now it's time to explain how you're going to get them out onto the battlefield to light up your life. (Note: This is limited to units and wargear from the base Codex, so if someone wants to add the Forge World stuff later, please do so.) Now with Forge World love.		Yeah, we told you why and how markerlights are [[awesome\| the goddamned center of your strategy]]. Now it's time to explain how you're going to get them out onto the battlefield to light up your life. (Note: This is limited to units and wargear from the base Codex, so if someone wants to add the Forge World stuff later, please do so.) Now with Forge World love.

	=== Troops ===		=== Troops ===
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	There's a reason this section is left for last. Most of the markerlight strategies for your HQs are built off of the strategies that your other units use. For example, both Darkstrider and the Cadre Fireblades have access to markerlights, but Darkstrider is basically just a souped-up Pathfinder, and the Cadre Fireblade is just a souped-up Fire Warrior Shas'ui (he even comes complete with his own target-lock). A unique method for HQ markerlighting comes from the XV8-05 Crisis Battlesuit Commander. What you're probably going to do if you want to flood the table with BS5 markerlights is to take him with a drone controller, 2 Shas'vre bodyguards, and 6 marker drones, and then attach him to a drone squadron made of marker drones, making for a total of 14 (as the commander won't be able to join both his bodyguards and the drones) BS5 markerlight hits dropping out of the sky into your opponent's backyard. A good way to make your opponent shit bricks.		There's a reason this section is left for last. Most of the markerlight strategies for your HQs are built off of the strategies that your other units use. For example, both Darkstrider and the Cadre Fireblades have access to markerlights, but Darkstrider is basically just a souped-up Pathfinder, and the Cadre Fireblade is just a souped-up Fire Warrior Shas'ui (he even comes complete with his own target-lock). A unique method for HQ markerlighting comes from the XV8-05 Crisis Battlesuit Commander. What you're probably going to do if you want to flood the table with BS5 markerlights is to take him with a drone controller, 2 Shas'vre bodyguards, and 6 marker drones, and then attach him to a drone squadron made of marker drones, making for a total of 14 (as the commander won't be able to join both his bodyguards and the drones) BS5 markerlight hits dropping out of the sky into your opponent's backyard. A good way to make your opponent shit bricks.

	Now Forge World has given the Tau new ways to get markerlights in the HQ section. Commander R'alai and his Blacklight drones and the XV84 crisis suit.		Now Forge World has given the Tau new ways to get markerlights in the HQ section. Commander R'alai and his Blacklight drones and the XV84 crisis suit.

	R'alai is a pretty good HQ choice but not for markerlights. You can read more him on main Tau Tactic page. But he does come with two blacklight marker drone. Don't get excited all they are are markerdrones equipped with a blacklight filter. They ain't even networked. In short get R'alai for R'alai and accept the drones as a free bonus. If you want more markerlights you are better off getting somewhere else.		R'alai is a pretty good HQ choice but not for markerlights. You can read more him on main Tau Tactic page. But he does come with two blacklight marker drone. Don't get excited all they are are markerdrones equipped with a blacklight filter. They ain't even networked. In short get R'alai for R'alai and accept the drones as a free bonus. If you want more markerlights you are better off getting somewhere else.

	The XV84 Crisis suit is a signature sysyem crisis suit. For a flamer and a plasma pistol you get a networked markerlight and a target lock. Before you slap this in your commander or his bodyguard that it is a weapon system and the muti-tracker only let's you use two weapons. It's not a bad system but needs a unique suit build to get the most out if it. A body guard armed with this system, shield generator, stim injector and your favorite suit weapon might be the best way to go. Makes for a useful whipping body that still fires two weapons a turn.		The XV84 Crisis suit is a signature sysyem crisis suit. For a flamer and a plasma pistol you get a networked markerlight and a target lock. Before you slap this in your commander or his bodyguard that it is a weapon system and the muti-tracker only let's you use two weapons. It's not a bad system but needs a unique suit build to get the most out if it. A body guard armed with this system, shield generator, stim injector and your favorite suit weapon might be the best way to go. Makes for a useful whipping body that still fires two weapons a turn.

	== Using Markerlights ==		== Using Markerlights ==

1d4chan>Tactical Mehren at 11:48, 10 March 2019

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	'''Markerlights''' are laser pointers with attitude, and a key component of [[Tau]] strategies. Not to be confused with the [[Lasgun\|angry flashlight]], which is a [[Matt Ward\|useless pile of shit]], and therefore the opposite of a markerlight. Every Tau player should be campaigning to make [[Rule 34]] apply to markerlighting, though I'm probably woefully innocent and it probably already does.		'''Markerlights''' are laser pointers with attitude, and a key component of [[Tau]] strategies. Not to be confused with the [[Lasgun\|angry flashlight]], which is a [[Matt Ward\|useless pile of shit]], and therefore the opposite of a markerlight. Every Tau player should be campaigning to make [[Rule 34]] apply to markerlighting, though I'm probably woefully innocent and it probably already does.

	Whereas most armies in 40k <s>are</s> were really loosely based on older medieval themes (Black Templars on the Crusades, most Chaos on Viking pillagers, etc.) the Tau are vaguely based on modern military tactics and technology. In this regard, markerlights are based on laser designator technology, which send pulses of near-invisible lasers in specific sequences that can be interpreted by friendly ~~units~~ and guided munitions. As these pulses normally cannot be seen without special equipment (or a very keen eye) and can be used at long distances; they are an extremely subtle and effective tool for infiltrators to mark priority targets for elimination, without giving away their position.		Whereas most armies in 40k <s>are</s> were really loosely based on older medieval themes (Black Templars on the Crusades, most Chaos on Viking pillagers, etc.) the Tau are vaguely based on modern military tactics and technology. In this regard, markerlights are based on laser designator technology, which send pulses of near-invisible lasers in specific sequences that can be interpreted by friendly electronics and guided munitions. As these pulses normally cannot be seen without special equipment (or a very keen eye) and can be used at long distances; they are an extremely subtle and effective tool for infiltrators to mark priority targets for elimination, without giving away their position.

	==Tell Me More==		==Tell Me More==

1d4chan>Tactical Mehren at 09:44, 29 January 2019

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	'''Markerlights''' are laser pointers with attitude, and a key component of [[Tau]] strategies. Not to be confused with the [[Lasgun\|angry flashlight]], which is a [[Matt Ward\|useless pile of shit]], and therefore the opposite of a markerlight. Every Tau player should be campaigning to make [[Rule 34]] apply to markerlighting, though I'm probably woefully innocent and it probably already does.		'''Markerlights''' are laser pointers with attitude, and a key component of [[Tau]] strategies. Not to be confused with the [[Lasgun\|angry flashlight]], which is a [[Matt Ward\|useless pile of shit]], and therefore the opposite of a markerlight. Every Tau player should be campaigning to make [[Rule 34]] apply to markerlighting, though I'm probably woefully innocent and it probably already does.

	Whereas most armies in 40k <s>are</s> were really loosely based on older medieval themes (Black Templars on the Crusades, most Chaos on Viking pillagers, etc.) the Tau are vaguely based on modern military tactics and technology. ~~This is most obvious with the~~ markerlights, based on ~~real life~~ laser ~~guided ordinance~~, ~~especially the seeker missiles mentioned below. It's barely science fiction, first~~-~~world militaries are testing storing missiles away from the front lines until scouts~~ and ~~saboteurs identify~~ a ~~remote target~~ and ~~light it up with a souped-up laser pointer, letting the artillery back~~ at ~~base fire a missile~~ for ~~maximum damage at minimum risk~~.		Whereas most armies in 40k <s>are</s> were really loosely based on older medieval themes (Black Templars on the Crusades, most Chaos on Viking pillagers, etc.) the Tau are vaguely based on modern military tactics and technology. In this regard, markerlights are based on laser designator technology, which send pulses of near-invisible lasers in specific sequences that can be interpreted by friendly units and guided munitions. As these pulses normally cannot be seen without special equipment (or a very keen eye) and can be used at long distances; they are an extremely subtle and effective tool for infiltrators to mark priority targets for elimination, without giving away their position.

	==Tell Me More==		==Tell Me More==

2600:1700:BF90:B950:29B0:7CA5:F22D:BF09 at 06:16, 9 March 2018

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			[[File:MARKERLIGHTS.png\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Their glorious light will illuminate the grim darkness of the 41st millenium.]]

	'''Markerlights''' are laser pointers with attitude, and a key component of [[Tau]] strategies. Not to be confused with the [[Lasgun\|angry flashlight]], which is a [[Matt Ward\|useless pile of shit]], and therefore the opposite of a markerlight. Every Tau player should be campaigning to make [[Rule 34]] apply to markerlighting, though I'm probably woefully innocent and it probably already does.		'''Markerlights''' are laser pointers with attitude, and a key component of [[Tau]] strategies. Not to be confused with the [[Lasgun\|angry flashlight]], which is a [[Matt Ward\|useless pile of shit]], and therefore the opposite of a markerlight. Every Tau player should be campaigning to make [[Rule 34]] apply to markerlighting, though I'm probably woefully innocent and it probably already does.

	Whereas most armies in 40k are really loosely based on older medieval themes (Black Templars on the Crusades, most Chaos on Viking pillagers, etc.) the Tau are vaguely based on modern military tactics and technology. This is most obvious with the markerlights, based on real life laser guided ordinance, especially the seeker missiles mentioned below. It's barely science fiction, first-world militaries are testing storing missiles away from the front lines until scouts and saboteurs identify a remote target and light it up with a souped-up laser pointer, letting the artillery back at base fire a missile for maximum damage at minimum risk.		Whereas most armies in 40k <s>are</s> were really loosely based on older medieval themes (Black Templars on the Crusades, most Chaos on Viking pillagers, etc.) the Tau are vaguely based on modern military tactics and technology. This is most obvious with the markerlights, based on real life laser guided ordinance, especially the seeker missiles mentioned below. It's barely science fiction, first-world militaries are testing storing missiles away from the front lines until scouts and saboteurs identify a remote target and light it up with a souped-up laser pointer, letting the artillery back at base fire a missile for maximum damage at minimum risk.

			==Tell Me More==
	Markerlights hits are put on enemy units by Tau units that are equipped with markerlights, who 'fire' them using their Ballistic Skill as if they were lethal weapons (which, as every Tau player with a serviceable IQ should know, they totally are, indirectly speaking). They're functionally laser designators, and each hit puts a markerlight counter on the target. Markerlight counters can be removed to do one of the following:		Markerlights hits are put on enemy units by Tau units that are equipped with markerlights, who 'fire' them using their Ballistic Skill as if they were lethal weapons (which, as every Tau player with a serviceable IQ should know, they totally are, indirectly speaking). They're functionally laser designators, and each hit puts a markerlight counter on the target. Markerlight counters can be removed to do one of the following:

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	For the Tau players, remember that almost all sources of markerlights (except the commander bomb and [[Skyray Missile Gunship\|Skyray]] with its AV13 front armor) are really squishy and will go down like a sack of wet shit if targeted properly. If you are going to use them as a [[DISTRACTION CARNIFEX\|distraction]] then make sure they're in thick cover.		For the Tau players, remember that almost all sources of markerlights (except the commander bomb and [[Skyray Missile Gunship\|Skyray]] with its AV13 front armor) are really squishy and will go down like a sack of wet shit if targeted properly. If you are going to use them as a [[DISTRACTION CARNIFEX\|distraction]] then make sure they're in thick cover.


	== Getting Markerlights ==		== Getting Markerlights ==

2600:1700:BF90:B950:29B0:7CA5:F22D:BF09 at 06:12, 9 March 2018

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	'''Markerlights''' are laser pointers with attitude, and a key component of [[Tau]] strategies. Not to be confused with the [[Lasgun\|angry flashlight]], which is a [[Matt Ward\|useless pile of shit]], and therefore the opposite of a markerlight. Every Tau player should be campaigning to make [[Rule 34]] apply to markerlighting, though I'm probably woefully innocent and it probably already does.		'''Markerlights''' are laser pointers with attitude, and a key component of [[Tau]] strategies. Not to be confused with the [[Lasgun\|angry flashlight]], which is a [[Matt Ward\|useless pile of shit]], and therefore the opposite of a markerlight. Every Tau player should be campaigning to make [[Rule 34]] apply to markerlighting, though I'm probably woefully innocent and it probably already does.

			Whereas most armies in 40k are really loosely based on older medieval themes (Black Templars on the Crusades, most Chaos on Viking pillagers, etc.) the Tau are vaguely based on modern military tactics and technology. This is most obvious with the markerlights, based on real life laser guided ordinance, especially the seeker missiles mentioned below. It's barely science fiction, first-world militaries are testing storing missiles away from the front lines until scouts and saboteurs identify a remote target and light it up with a souped-up laser pointer, letting the artillery back at base fire a missile for maximum damage at minimum risk.

	Markerlights hits are put on enemy units by Tau units that are equipped with markerlights, who 'fire' them using their Ballistic Skill as if they were lethal weapons (which, as every Tau player with a serviceable IQ should know, they totally are, indirectly speaking). They're functionally laser designators, and each hit puts a markerlight counter on the target. Markerlight counters can be removed to do one of the following:		Markerlights hits are put on enemy units by Tau units that are equipped with markerlights, who 'fire' them using their Ballistic Skill as if they were lethal weapons (which, as every Tau player with a serviceable IQ should know, they totally are, indirectly speaking). They're functionally laser designators, and each hit puts a markerlight counter on the target. Markerlight counters can be removed to do one of the following:

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	First things first: you are playing Tau. You're a [[shooty]] (<strike>arguably</strike> the shootiest in 40k) army, you can outrange most people, and you can put out a suprising amount of fire and firepower at those ranges. None of that means shit, though, if you can't hit shit, and despite their style of warfare, the Tau are not naturally amazing at aiming. They are merely good at it. BS3 means your Fire Warriors and Pathfinders are only going to hit 50% of the time, and a S5, AP5 basic weapon means that most things are going to be able to save against their weaponry, even if it easier for them to wound than most other basic infantry. So with 50% of your shots hitting and a little more of those remaining shots causing wounds if you're fighting other basic infantry, at full range that's only around 3 or 4 wounds, even from a full Fire Warrior squad of 12 firing 12 shots. After Armour Saves, you'll kill maybe 2 or 3 guys on average, which seems like it should be a higher number coming from an army that specializes in ranged combat. Even with armies that field endless, teeming blobs of fodder for their Troop choices (Tyranids, Imperial Guard) whose basic troop saves you'll ignore anyway, you want more than just half of your shots to hit. Seeing as there is no limit on how much you can boost your units' BS with markerlights, if you want to, you can make those Fire Warriors BS 10, making that 1 in 2 miss chance a 1 in 36 miss chance on 12 shots at 30" and on 24 shots at 15". What this means is that without markerlights, you have an army of dudes who wouldn't completely embarrass themselves at the weeaboo gun range, and with them, you have an army of blue Annie Oakleys who could repeatedly shoot cigars out of an Ethereal's mouth without incident.		First things first: you are playing Tau. You're a [[shooty]] (<strike>arguably</strike> the shootiest in 40k) army, you can outrange most people, and you can put out a suprising amount of fire and firepower at those ranges. None of that means shit, though, if you can't hit shit, and despite their style of warfare, the Tau are not naturally amazing at aiming. They are merely good at it. BS3 means your Fire Warriors and Pathfinders are only going to hit 50% of the time, and a S5, AP5 basic weapon means that most things are going to be able to save against their weaponry, even if it easier for them to wound than most other basic infantry. So with 50% of your shots hitting and a little more of those remaining shots causing wounds if you're fighting other basic infantry, at full range that's only around 3 or 4 wounds, even from a full Fire Warrior squad of 12 firing 12 shots. After Armour Saves, you'll kill maybe 2 or 3 guys on average, which seems like it should be a higher number coming from an army that specializes in ranged combat. Even with armies that field endless, teeming blobs of fodder for their Troop choices (Tyranids, Imperial Guard) whose basic troop saves you'll ignore anyway, you want more than just half of your shots to hit. Seeing as there is no limit on how much you can boost your units' BS with markerlights, if you want to, you can make those Fire Warriors BS 10, making that 1 in 2 miss chance a 1 in 36 miss chance on 12 shots at 30" and on 24 shots at 15". What this means is that without markerlights, you have an army of dudes who wouldn't completely embarrass themselves at the weeaboo gun range, and with them, you have an army of blue Annie Oakleys who could repeatedly shoot cigars out of an Ethereal's mouth without incident.

	What this also means is that your opponent is going to target your markerlight units, and he is going to kill some of them, probably with concentrated fire and a shit-eating grin as he thinks he has just disrupted your entire strategy. If he has just wiped out all of your markerlights, then what the fuck is wrong with you, you had all of them out on the table straight away. Keep a couple back in reserve and then place them away from the assembled masses that your opponent just used to wipe out your lure. They should be safe as markerlights max out at 36", outranging most Tau weaponry itself. This way, you can have your opponent zigzagging all over the table trying to decide which markerlight squad to take out first.		What this also means is that your opponent is going to target your markerlight units, and he is going to kill some of them, probably with concentrated fire and a shit-eating grin as he thinks he has just disrupted your entire strategy. If he has just wiped out all of your markerlights, then what the fuck is wrong with you, you had all of them out on the table straight away. Keep a couple back in reserve and then place them away from the assembled masses that your opponent just used to wipe out your lure(yeah, I got all your weaboo laser pointers WHY ARE YOU SMILING LIKE THAT OHGOD). They should be safe as markerlights max out at 36", outranging most Tau weaponry itself. This way, you can have your opponent zigzagging all over the table trying to decide which markerlight squad to take out first.

	===Ignoring Cover===		===Ignoring Cover===

1d4chan>Maluria: /* Using Markerlights */

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	===Increasing BS===		===Increasing BS===

	First things first: you are playing Tau. You're a [[shooty]] (arguably the shootiest in 40k) army, you can outrange most people, and you can put out a suprising amount of fire and firepower at those ranges. None of that means shit, though, if you can't hit shit, and despite their style of warfare, the Tau are not naturally amazing at aiming. They are merely good at it. BS3 means your Fire Warriors and Pathfinders are only going to hit 50% of the time, and a S5, AP5 basic weapon means that most things are going to be able to save against their weaponry, even if it easier for them to wound than most other basic infantry. So with 50% of your shots hitting and a little more of those remaining shots causing wounds if you're fighting other basic infantry, at full range that's only around 3 or 4 wounds, even from a full Fire Warrior squad of 12 firing 12 shots. After Armour Saves, you'll kill maybe 2 or 3 guys on average, which seems like it should be a higher number coming from an army that specializes in ranged combat. Even with armies that field endless, teeming blobs of fodder for their Troop choices (Tyranids, Imperial Guard) whose basic troop saves you'll ignore anyway, you want more than just half of your shots to hit. Seeing as there is no limit on how much you can boost your units' BS with markerlights, if you want to, you can make those Fire Warriors BS 10, making that 1 in 2 miss chance a 1 in 36 miss chance on 12 shots at 30" and on 24 shots at 15". What this means is that without markerlights, you have an army of dudes who wouldn't completely embarrass themselves at the weeaboo gun range, and with them, you have an army of blue Annie Oakleys who could repeatedly shoot cigars out of an Ethereal's mouth without incident.		First things first: you are playing Tau. You're a [[shooty]] (<strike>arguably</strike> the shootiest in 40k) army, you can outrange most people, and you can put out a suprising amount of fire and firepower at those ranges. None of that means shit, though, if you can't hit shit, and despite their style of warfare, the Tau are not naturally amazing at aiming. They are merely good at it. BS3 means your Fire Warriors and Pathfinders are only going to hit 50% of the time, and a S5, AP5 basic weapon means that most things are going to be able to save against their weaponry, even if it easier for them to wound than most other basic infantry. So with 50% of your shots hitting and a little more of those remaining shots causing wounds if you're fighting other basic infantry, at full range that's only around 3 or 4 wounds, even from a full Fire Warrior squad of 12 firing 12 shots. After Armour Saves, you'll kill maybe 2 or 3 guys on average, which seems like it should be a higher number coming from an army that specializes in ranged combat. Even with armies that field endless, teeming blobs of fodder for their Troop choices (Tyranids, Imperial Guard) whose basic troop saves you'll ignore anyway, you want more than just half of your shots to hit. Seeing as there is no limit on how much you can boost your units' BS with markerlights, if you want to, you can make those Fire Warriors BS 10, making that 1 in 2 miss chance a 1 in 36 miss chance on 12 shots at 30" and on 24 shots at 15". What this means is that without markerlights, you have an army of dudes who wouldn't completely embarrass themselves at the weeaboo gun range, and with them, you have an army of blue Annie Oakleys who could repeatedly shoot cigars out of an Ethereal's mouth without incident.

	What this also means is that your opponent is going to target your markerlight units, and he is going to kill some of them, probably with concentrated fire and a shit-eating grin as he thinks he has just disrupted your entire strategy. If he has just wiped out all of your markerlights, then what the fuck is wrong with you, you had all of them out on the table straight away. Keep a couple back in reserve and then place them away from the assembled masses that your opponent just used to wipe out your lure. They should be safe as markerlights max out at 36", outranging most Tau weaponry itself. This way, you can have your opponent zigzagging all over the table trying to decide which markerlight squad to take out first.		What this also means is that your opponent is going to target your markerlight units, and he is going to kill some of them, probably with concentrated fire and a shit-eating grin as he thinks he has just disrupted your entire strategy. If he has just wiped out all of your markerlights, then what the fuck is wrong with you, you had all of them out on the table straight away. Keep a couple back in reserve and then place them away from the assembled masses that your opponent just used to wipe out your lure. They should be safe as markerlights max out at 36", outranging most Tau weaponry itself. This way, you can have your opponent zigzagging all over the table trying to decide which markerlight squad to take out first.

1d4chan>Mezmerro: /* HQ */

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	There's a reason this section is left for last. Most of the markerlight strategies for your HQs are built off of the strategies that your other units use. For example, both Darkstrider and the Cadre Fireblades have access to markerlights, but Darkstrider is basically just a souped-up Pathfinder, and the Cadre Fireblade is just a souped-up Fire Warrior Shas'ui (he even comes complete with his own target-lock). A unique method for HQ markerlighting comes from the XV8-05 Crisis Battlesuit Commander. What you're probably going to do if you want to flood the table with BS5 markerlights is to take him with a drone controller, 2 Shas'vre bodyguards, and 6 marker drones, and then attach him to a drone squadron made of marker drones, making for a total of 14 (as the commander won't be able to join both his bodyguards and the drones) BS5 markerlight hits dropping out of the sky into your opponent's backyard. A good way to make your opponent shit bricks.		There's a reason this section is left for last. Most of the markerlight strategies for your HQs are built off of the strategies that your other units use. For example, both Darkstrider and the Cadre Fireblades have access to markerlights, but Darkstrider is basically just a souped-up Pathfinder, and the Cadre Fireblade is just a souped-up Fire Warrior Shas'ui (he even comes complete with his own target-lock). A unique method for HQ markerlighting comes from the XV8-05 Crisis Battlesuit Commander. What you're probably going to do if you want to flood the table with BS5 markerlights is to take him with a drone controller, 2 Shas'vre bodyguards, and 6 marker drones, and then attach him to a drone squadron made of marker drones, making for a total of 14 (as the commander won't be able to join both his bodyguards and the drones) BS5 markerlight hits dropping out of the sky into your opponent's backyard. A good way to make your opponent shit bricks.
	Now Forge World has given the Tau new ways to get markerlights in the HQ section. Commander R'alai and his Blacklight drones and the XV84 crisis suit.
	R'alai is a pretty good HQ choice but not for markerlights. You can read more him on main Tau Tactic page. But he does come with two blacklight marker drone. Don't get excited all they are are markerdrones equipped with a blacklight filter. They ain't even networked. In short get R'alai for R'alai and accept the drones as a free bonus. If you want more markerlights you are better off getting somewhere else.		Now Forge World has given the Tau new ways to get markerlights in the HQ section. Commander R'alai and his Blacklight drones and the XV84 crisis suit.
	The XV84 Crisis suit is a signature sysyem crisis suit. For a flamer and a plasma pistol you get a networked markerlight and a target lock. Before you slap this in your commander or his bodyguard that it is a weapon system and the muti-tracker only let's you use two weapons. It's not a bad system but needs a unique suit build to get the most out if it. A body guard armed with this system, shield generator, stim injector and your favorite suit weapon might be the best way to go. Makes for a useful whipping body that still fires two weapons a turn.
			R'alai is a pretty good HQ choice but not for markerlights. You can read more him on main Tau Tactic page. But he does come with two blacklight marker drone. Don't get excited all they are are markerdrones equipped with a blacklight filter. They ain't even networked. In short get R'alai for R'alai and accept the drones as a free bonus. If you want more markerlights you are better off getting somewhere else.

			The XV84 Crisis suit is a signature sysyem crisis suit. For a flamer and a plasma pistol you get a networked markerlight and a target lock. Before you slap this in your commander or his bodyguard that it is a weapon system and the muti-tracker only let's you use two weapons. It's not a bad system but needs a unique suit build to get the most out if it. A body guard armed with this system, shield generator, stim injector and your favorite suit weapon might be the best way to go. Makes for a useful whipping body that still fires two weapons a turn.

	== Using Markerlights ==		== Using Markerlights ==