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Kaoshin

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Oh that hunt, the hunt for a list that not only finds me my cake but lets me eat it too.  After belatedly realizing my hazards+farsight+commander+shadowsun list was not going to work due to the deployment limitation imposed by the Infiltrate special rule and GW's FAQ it's time to take a look at what other models I rarely use.  The Y'vahra while a gorgeous model (in my humble opinion) is definitely NOT for-fun games friendly.  I did drop a pile of money on ghostkeels that never see the light of day and good 'ol Commander O'Rly. Here's a list taking those for a spin.  Thoughts on how it might fit for OFCC?  And yes, still bringing those breachers!

Total Points 1999

Farsight CAD                                1524
    HQ
        Commander R'Alai                190

    Troops
        Crisis Suits (22)                106
            +Crisis Suits (22)
            Fusion Blasters (4) (60)
            Bonding Knife Ritual (2) (2)

        Crisis Suits (22)                106
            +Crisis Suits (22)
            Fusion Blasters (4) (60)
            Bonding Knife Ritual (2) (2)

        Breacher Team (45)                112
            +Breachers (5) (45)
            Bonding Knife Ritual (10) (10)
            Guardian Drone (12)
        Devilfish (80)                    85
            Sensor Spine (5)

        Breacher Team                112
            +Breachers (5) (45)
            Bonding Knife Ritual (10) (10)
            Guardian Drone (12)
        Devilfish (80)                    85
            Sensor Spine (5)

        Kroot Carnivores (60)                76
            Sniper Rounds (10)
            Kroot Hound (6)

    Elites
        Riptide (180)                    216
            Heavy Burst Cannon (free)
            Twin-Linked SMS (free)
            Earth-Caste Pilot Array (30)
            EWO (5)
            Bonding Knife Ritual (1)

    Fast Attack
        Tetra (35)                    70
            +Tetra (35)

        Tetra (35)                    70
            +Tetra (35)

        Remora Drone (90)                180
            +Remora (90)

    Heavy Support
        Skyray Missile Defense Gunship (115)    116
            Blacksun Filter (1)

Optimized Stealth Cadre                        475
        Ghostkeel (130)                285
            +Ghostkeel (130)
            Cyclic Ion Raker (2) (free)
            Twin-Linked Burst Cannon (2) (10)
            EWO (2) (10)
            Target Lock (5)

        Stealth Battlesuits (90)            95
            Fusion Blaster (5)

        Stealth Battlesuits (90)            95
            Fusion Blaster (5

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10 hours ago, InfestedKerrigan said:

I will happily fight it with my twin Warhounds. ;)

Lol! I bow before the unbridled majesty of your unmodified ranged D pie plates =P

 

Although more seriously if you're saying this list is on the same level as that for OFCC that's something I need to address >_>

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6 hours ago, Spaceork said:

Why not? Two non-obsec vehicles with limited mobility and lack of ignores cover. Seems like a MSU army could just grab objectives.

Which weapon arms are you taking?

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22 hours ago, Kaoshin said:

Oh that hunt, the hunt for a list that not only finds me my cake but lets me eat it too.  After belatedly realizing my hazards+farsight+commander+shadowsun list was not going to work due to the deployment limitation imposed by the Infiltrate special rule and GW's FAQ it's time to take a look at what other models I rarely use.  The Y'vahra while a gorgeous model (in my humble opinion) is definitely NOT for-fun games friendly.  I did drop a pile of money on ghostkeels that never see the light of day and good 'ol Commander O'Rly. Here's a list taking those for a spin.  Thoughts on how it might fit for OFCC?  And yes, still bringing those breachers!

Total Points 1999

Farsight CAD                                1524
    HQ
        Commander R'Alai                190

    Troops
        Crisis Suits (22)                106
            +Crisis Suits (22)
            Fusion Blasters (4) (60)
            Bonding Knife Ritual (2) (2)

        Crisis Suits (22)                106
            +Crisis Suits (22)
            Fusion Blasters (4) (60)
            Bonding Knife Ritual (2) (2)

        Breacher Team (45)                112
            +Breachers (5) (45)
            Bonding Knife Ritual (10) (10)
            Guardian Drone (12)
        Devilfish (80)                    85
            Sensor Spine (5)

        Breacher Team                112
            +Breachers (5) (45)
            Bonding Knife Ritual (10) (10)
            Guardian Drone (12)
        Devilfish (80)                    85
            Sensor Spine (5)

        Kroot Carnivores (60)                76
            Sniper Rounds (10)
            Kroot Hound (6)

    Elites
        Riptide (180)                    216
            Heavy Burst Cannon (free)
            Twin-Linked SMS (free)
            Earth-Caste Pilot Array (30)
            EWO (5)
            Bonding Knife Ritual (1)

    Fast Attack
        Tetra (35)                    70
            +Tetra (35)

        Tetra (35)                    70
            +Tetra (35)

        Remora Drone (90)                180
            +Remora (90)

    Heavy Support
        Skyray Missile Defense Gunship (115)    116
            Blacksun Filter (1)

Optimized Stealth Cadre                        475
        Ghostkeel (130)                285
            +Ghostkeel (130)
            Cyclic Ion Raker (2) (free)
            Twin-Linked Burst Cannon (2) (10)
            EWO (2) (10)
            Target Lock (5)

        Stealth Battlesuits (90)            95
            Fusion Blaster (5)

        Stealth Battlesuits (90)            95
            Fusion Blaster (5

As a regular Tau general I can certainly speak to how much i like the Ghostkeels.  No one seems to play with them.  they arent as "broken" as th Y'Varah suits are which is probably why, but its still odd.  they are a lot of fun and they can take on lots fo different types of threats.  Still iffy at best in melee (You'd think being an MC would be cool, but WS 2 is still what it is).  I really like them.  I play with 5-6 Stealthsuits in my units because I freaking love those models also.

The list seems intelligent to me.  anti air, anti-horde, anti-elite, lots of Obsec units, mobility and so on. Crisis for AV 14.  I think it looks pretty good. 

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9 hours ago, paxmiles said:

Which weapon arms are you taking?

I'm assuming it would be double D on both arms for both titans? Look I'm not saying it would be easy but the titans only have 9hp with two av12 void shields and Av 12 rear armor. You know how many things can blow through 11 HP in a turn? D weapons only ignore cover on a 6 right? Scat bikes, squads of deathwatch frag launchers, grav, and lots of other things can take one down rather quickly.

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On 4/11/2017 at 7:09 PM, Lord Hanaur said:

As a regular Tau general I can certainly speak to how much i like the Ghostkeels.  No one seems to play with them.  they arent as "broken" as th Y'Varah suits are which is probably why, but its still odd.  they are a lot of fun and they can take on lots fo different types of threats.  Still iffy at best in melee (You'd think being an MC would be cool, but WS 2 is still what it is).  I really like them.  I play with 5-6 Stealthsuits in my units because I freaking love those models also.

The list seems intelligent to me.  anti air, anti-horde, anti-elite, lots of Obsec units, mobility and so on. Crisis for AV 14.  I think it looks pretty good. 

Thank you for the feedback :). Yeah I do like the ghostkeel models quite a bit.  I stopped running them soon after getting them due to them being unfriendly to the large number of new players I'd had in the area at the time.  Said players have become all growed up since then though and this is kind of the last hurrah for the 'keels in 7th.

As stealth suits go I have always loved the models though I generally have trouble fitting them into lists.  In this case it was a mix of I didn't want to increase the power of the Optomized Stealth Cadre too much more by adding more stealth suits into the formation, and I wanted to take the remoras too which competes for that same 180 some-odd points.

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