Hey guys ive been playing since 8th edition played heavily in 8th and 9th but have had a spell because i found it difficult adhusting to 10th and i honeslty lost a bit of the passion because tau are my only army and i felt they lost alot. Anyway I'm trying to get back into it so I have my first 2000 point game tonight (I've played a 1000 point game once already and found it more enjoyable then I thought I would. I have 2 lists I'm currently thinking of and wanted to know your thoughts... the main differences is that list one has farsight and stormsurge list 2 has no stormurge and ethereal.

List 1. Tau 2000 (2000 points) T’au Empire Strike Force (2000 points) Kauyon

CHARACTER

Commander Farsight (120 points) • Warlord • 1x Dawn Blade 1x High-intensity plasma rifle

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (140 points) • 1x Battlesuit fists 4x Cyclic ion blaster 1x Marker Drone 1x Shield Drone • Enhancement: Exemplar of the Kauyon

Firesight Team (90 points) • 1x Close combat weapons 1x Longshot pulse rifles 1x Pulse pistol • Enhancement: Precision of the Patient Hunter

OTHER DATASHEETS

Crisis Battlesuits (390 points) • 1x Crisis Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit fists 3x Cyclic ion blaster 2x Shield Drone 1x Shield Generator • 5x Crisis Shas’ui • 5x Battlesuit fists 15x Cyclic ion blaster 10x Shield Drone 5x Shield Generator

Crisis Battlesuits (195 points) • 1x Crisis Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit fists 3x Cyclic ion blaster 2x Shield Drone 1x Shield Generator • 2x Crisis Shas’ui • 2x Battlesuit fists 6x Cyclic ion blaster 4x Shield Drone 2x Shield Generator

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (170 points) • 1x Cyclic ion raker 1x Ghostkeel fists 1x Twin fusion blaster

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (170 points) • 1x Cyclic ion raker 1x Ghostkeel fists 1x Twin fusion blaster

Piranha (55 points) • 1x Armoured hull 1x Piranha burst cannon 2x Seeker missile 2x Twin pulse carbine

Piranha (55 points) • 1x Armoured hull 1x Piranha burst cannon 2x Seeker missile 2x Twin pulse carbine

Stealth Battlesuits (75 points) • 1x Stealth Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Fusion blaster 1x Gun Drone 1x Homing Beacon 1x Marker Drone • 2x Stealth Shas’ui • 2x Battlesuit fists 2x Burst cannon

Stealth Battlesuits (75 points) • 1x Stealth Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Fusion blaster 1x Gun Drone 1x Homing Beacon 1x Marker Drone • 2x Stealth Shas’ui • 2x Battlesuit fists 2x Burst cannon

Stormsurge (465 points) • 1x Cluster rocket system 1x Destroyer missiles 1x Pulse driver cannon 1x Thunderous footfalls 1x Twin T’au flamer 2x Twin smart missile system

List 2.

Tau 2000 #2 (1990 points) T’au Empire Strike Force (2000 points) Kauyon

CHARACTER

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (140 points) • 1x Battlesuit fists 4x Cyclic ion blaster 1x Marker Drone 1x Shield Drone • Enhancement: Exemplar of the Kauyon

Commander in Crisis Battlesuit (130 points) • 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Gun Drone 1x Marker Drone 4x Missile pod • Enhancement: Precision of the Patient Hunter

Ethereal (70 points) • Warlord • 1x Gun Drone 1x Honour stave 1x Shield Drone • Enhancement: Through Unity, Devastation

Firesight Team (70 points) • 1x Close combat weapons 1x Longshot pulse rifles 1x Pulse pistol

BATTLELINE

Strike Team (100 points) • 1x Support turret missile system • 1x Fire Warrior Shas’ui • 1x Close combat weapon 1x Guardian Drone 1x Marker Drone 1x Pulse pistol 1x Pulse rifle • 9x Fire Warrior • 9x Close combat weapon 9x Pulse pistol 9x Pulse rifle

OTHER DATASHEETS

Broadside Battlesuits (220 points) • 1x Broadside Shas’vre • 1x Crushing bulk 1x Heavy rail rifle 1x Marker Drone 1x Missile Drone 1x Seeker missile 1x Twin plasma rifle • 1x Broadside Shas’ui • 1x Crushing bulk 1x Heavy rail rifle 2x Missile Drone 1x Seeker missile 1x Twin plasma rifle

Crisis Battlesuits (390 points) • 1x Crisis Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit fists 3x Cyclic ion blaster 2x Shield Drone 1x Shield Generator • 5x Crisis Shas’ui • 5x Battlesuit fists 15x Cyclic ion blaster 10x Shield Drone 5x Shield Generator

Crisis Battlesuits (195 points) • 1x Crisis Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit fists 3x Missile pod 2x Shield Drone 1x Shield Generator • 2x Crisis Shas’ui • 2x Battlesuit fists 6x Missile pod 4x Shield Drone 2x Shield Generator

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (170 points) • 1x Cyclic ion raker 1x Ghostkeel fists 1x Twin fusion blaster

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (170 points) • 1x Cyclic ion raker 1x Ghostkeel fists 1x Twin fusion blaster

Piranha (55 points) • 1x Armoured hull 1x Piranha burst cannon 2x Seeker missile 2x Twin pulse carbine

Piranha (55 points) • 1x Armoured hull 1x Piranha burst cannon 2x Seeker missile 2x Twin pulse carbine

Stealth Battlesuits (75 points) • 1x Stealth Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit Support System 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Burst cannon 1x Fusion blaster 1x Gun Drone 1x Homing Beacon 1x Marker Drone • 2x Stealth Shas’ui • 2x Battlesuit fists 2x Burst cannon

Stealth Battlesuits (75 points) • 1x Stealth Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit Support System 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Burst cannon 1x Fusion blaster 1x Gun Drone 1x Homing Beacon 1x Marker Drone • 2x Stealth Shas’ui • 2x Battlesuit fists 2x Burst cannon

Vespid Stingwings (75 points) • 1x Vespid Strain Leader • 1x Neutron blaster 1x Stingwing claws • 4x Vespid Stingwing • 4x Neutron blaster 4x Stingwing claws