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	[[Image:Kroot_Trolling.jpg‎ \|thumb\|Just look at that grin on his face. An epic troll.]]		[[Image:Kroot_Trolling.jpg‎ \|thumb\|Just look at that grin on his face. An epic troll.]]
	'''Kroot ~~Konga~~ Line''' is very, ''very'' situational (as in your opponent being a compete retard), but it is perhaps one of the absolute funniest ways to use the Kroot and twist the rules at the same time. This requires your opponent to have all of his forces in Reinforcements, but not Drop Podding or Deep Striking, and for you to have enough Kroot to form a line along the board. Simply infiltrate your Kroot to their side of the board and form a line that manages to keep in coherency while also covering the entire side. They will be unable to draw any reinforcements, they will count as Destroyed, and you will have won in the Deployment phase.		'''[[Kroot Conga Line]]''' is very, ''very'' situational (as in your opponent being a compete retard), but it is perhaps one of the absolute funniest ways to use the Kroot and twist the rules at the same time. This requires your opponent to have all of his forces in Reinforcements, but not Drop Podding or Deep Striking, and for you to have enough Kroot to form a line along the board. Simply infiltrate your Kroot to their side of the board and form a line that manages to keep in coherency while also covering the entire side. They will be unable to draw any reinforcements, they will count as Destroyed, and you will have won in the Deployment phase.
	*'''Note''': This tactic also works in Battle at Dawn missions, just try to get your enemy to deploy first and if their troops are all more than 12 inches away from their side of the board, you can use any troops with 20mm bases for the same effect.		*'''Note''': This tactic also works in Battle at Dawn missions, just try to get your enemy to deploy first and if their troops are all more than 12 inches away from their side of the board, you can use any troops with 20mm bases for the same effect.

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	This is an old Edition's tactics. [[Warhammer_40,000/6th_Edition_Tactics/Tau\|6th Edition Tactics are here.]]		This is an [[Warhammer_40,000/5th_Edition_Tactics\|old Edition's]] Tau tactics. [[Warhammer_40,000/6th_Edition_Tactics/Tau\|6th Edition Tactics are here.]]

	[[Image:Tau_Problem,_Astartes.jpg‎ \|thumb\|This should be your face playing Tau.]]		[[Image:Tau_Problem,_Astartes.jpg‎ \|thumb\|This should be your face playing Tau.]]

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	Take an Aun'Va suicide squad to get preferred enemy against everybody!		Take an Aun'Va suicide squad to get preferred enemy against everybody!

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Helpful Hints and Fun Strategies

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	'''Ninja Tau''' is a questionable tactic that no doubt has its uses to some people. The lynchpin of the army is a cheap, cheap shas'el commander with positional rely at a mere 65 point. For those who don't know, as long as the commander is on the board, from turn 2 onwards you can bring a single unit in reserves on at a 2+, but can roll for no other reserves. This is paired with 2 units of 4 gun drones - 48 points each, and 6 Fire warriors for 60 points. Overall then, the core of the army costs 221 points. You then buy stealth suits, crisis suits and a fuckton of kroot with full complements of kroot hounds. Even Broadsides with the stabilsation systems. Another good choice is a unit of piranas with fusion guns to fill the last fast attack choice. Go second. Deploy the commander in hiding. He must hide. Go to ground if need be, just try not to get shot/assaulted. Turn 2, bring on the fire warriors to hide/derp around. Turns 3 and 4, bring on the 2 units of gun drones. Turn 5, bring on your entire army automatically and giggle slightly as (hopefully) you wreck everything. It's not a sure fire win by any stretch of the imagination, but it's supposedly funny to play.		'''Ninja Tau''' is a questionable tactic that no doubt has its uses to some people. The lynchpin of the army is a cheap, cheap shas'el commander with positional rely at a mere 65 point. For those who don't know, as long as the commander is on the board, from turn 2 onwards you can bring a single unit in reserves on at a 2+, but can roll for no other reserves. This is paired with 2 units of 4 gun drones - 48 points each, and 6 Fire warriors for 60 points. Overall then, the core of the army costs 221 points. You then buy stealth suits, crisis suits and a fuckton of kroot with full complements of kroot hounds. Even Broadsides with the stabilsation systems. Another good choice is a unit of piranas with fusion guns to fill the last fast attack choice. Go second. Deploy the commander in hiding. He must hide. Go to ground if need be, just try not to get shot/assaulted. Turn 2, bring on the fire warriors to hide/derp around. Turns 3 and 4, bring on the 2 units of gun drones. Turn 5, bring on your entire army automatically and giggle slightly as (hopefully) you wreck everything. It's not a sure fire win by any stretch of the imagination, but it's supposedly funny to play.

	'''Regicide''' is a strategy that ~~arrose~~ with the introduction of the tau FAQ. Simply put, buy a cheap Etheral and place everything else in transports, then execute the little fucker. Your soldiers will automaticaly pass the test and will be pissed as hell for having their head honcho spread evenly over their entire deployment zone. And things were never the same.		'''Regicide''' is a strategy that arose with the introduction of the tau FAQ. Simply put, buy a cheap Etheral and place everything else in transports, then execute the little fucker. Your soldiers will automaticaly pass the test and will be pissed as hell for having their head honcho spread evenly over their entire deployment zone. <s>And things were never the same</s> And things were actually quite the same. While things might be different in 6th edition, this tactic is more or less useless in 5th. 5th edition Preferred Enemy does nothing but let you re-roll to hit in CC. Couple this with the fact that the test is only taken by actual Tau and not units who MIGHT be put into CC (Kroot and Vespid) and the "bonus" you'll get from throwing away 50 points and an HQ slot isn't really something to jump for joy about.

	'''Fuck Troops''' Fire warriors, despite their very sexy pulse weapons, kinda suck. This tactic minimizes their place on the field in place of maximizing the more effective battlesuits. Typically you have bare-bones squads of six fire warriors hiding in devilfish behind terrain. The whole time they sit there while your Crisis, Hazard, Stealth and Broadside suits do all the work until it's time to claim objectives. Ironically, this setup actually favors the Sky Ray over the Hammerhead, as this tactic heavily reduces the number of markerlights in your army, and bs4 laser pointers (not flashlights) on an AV13 platform are invaluable. One particularly effective tactic is to completely remove Crisis suits as well, and stick entirely to Hazard suits, broadsides and stealth suits. This makes for an extremely mobile and trollworthy army bound to make Space Marine armies shit their pants in rage.		'''Fuck Troops''' Fire warriors, despite their very sexy pulse weapons, kinda suck. This tactic minimizes their place on the field in place of maximizing the more effective battlesuits. Typically you have bare-bones squads of six fire warriors hiding in devilfish behind terrain. The whole time they sit there while your Crisis, Hazard, Stealth and Broadside suits do all the work until it's time to claim objectives. Ironically, this setup actually favors the Sky Ray over the Hammerhead, as this tactic heavily reduces the number of markerlights in your army, and bs4 laser pointers (not flashlights) on an AV13 platform are invaluable. One particularly effective tactic is to completely remove Crisis suits as well, and stick entirely to Hazard suits, broadsides and stealth suits. This makes for an extremely mobile and trollworthy army bound to make Space Marine armies shit their pants in rage.

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	*'''Pathfinders:''' One of two good sources for markerlights, and very cost-effective for the number of markerlights you get. These guys put out a large amount of markerlight support every turn, useful for your other guys. Their devilfish allows deep strikers within line of sight to reroll the scatter dice, good in case you just nuked your deep-striking death star with a mishap. They are also scouts, quite useful to outflank or get into position. Camp these guys in cover somewhere safe, and give their devilfish to someone else to use, thus saving you points on another devilfish. They can take rail rifles, but never do this, because then you can't markerlight. A unit of pathfinders can't go wrong.		*'''Pathfinders:''' One of two good sources for markerlights, and very cost-effective for the number of markerlights you get. These guys put out a large amount of markerlight support every turn, useful for your other guys. Their devilfish allows deep strikers within line of sight to reroll the scatter dice, good in case you just nuked your deep-striking death star with a mishap. They are also scouts, quite useful to outflank or get into position. Camp these guys in cover somewhere safe, and give their devilfish to someone else to use, thus saving you points on another devilfish. They can take rail rifles, but never do this, because then you can't markerlight. A unit of pathfinders can't go wrong.

	*'''Tetras (Forgeworld Only):''' Where Pathfinders are the cudgel of markerlights, these guys are the scalpel. They zip in as fast vehicles, drop an accurate markerlight, and zoom away. They have a free disruption pod to help survivability, but low armor and open-top means that every shot could be their last. Keep them safe, and they will benefit you immensely. Now with the update out, their markerlights are much better. Throw on the targeting array and you'll have two guranteed hits. Combine them with piranhas or hammerheads for major lulz. Edit: their markerlights are now heavy 4 OMG! Disruption pod no longer included, but so what? ~~You get 5+ jink save anyway~~, ~~unless~~ your tetras ~~don't move~~. Nothing quite like being able to put enough markerlight tokens on a [[Space Marines\|SPESS MAHREN]] unit that you can force it to auto-fail a leadership check. Not bad for 200 - 220 points for a full unit.		*'''Tetras (Forgeworld Only):''' Where Pathfinders are the cudgel of markerlights, these guys are the scalpel. They zip in as fast vehicles, drop an accurate markerlight, and zoom away. They have a free disruption pod to help survivability, but low armor and open-top means that every shot could be their last. Keep them safe, and they will benefit you immensely. Now with the update out, their markerlights are much better. Throw on the targeting array and you'll have two guranteed hits. Combine them with piranhas or hammerheads for major lulz. Edit: their markerlights are now heavy 4 OMG! Disruption pod no longer included, but so what? Pay the five points, and enjoy your unit of four tetras put out 16 markerlight shots a turn, potentially at BS4, potentially at multiple targets. Nothing quite like being able to put enough markerlight tokens on a [[Space Marines\|SPESS MAHREN]] unit that you can force it to auto-fail a leadership check. Not bad for 200 - 220 points for a full unit.

	*'''Piranha:''' There are two versions of the Piranha		*'''Piranha:''' There are two versions of the Piranha