The Tau are on the rise again at the Us Open San Diego from the weekend, and these Warhammer 40k army lists took the top!
The tournament is over, and now we’re able to look at which lists managed to secure a place at the top! Check out what these winners brought in their armies.
US Open San Diego: Top 40k Army Lists
Thanks to Best Coast Pairings we can look back at the event as if we were all there ourselves.
If you wanted to see the names and factions of the overall winners, we’ve included that below.
3rd Place: Mark Ferek – Tau
2nd Place: Cooper Waddell – Tyranids
1st Place: Matthew Geyer – Tau
Matthew’s Tau is a 2 detachment set up with the first being a patrol led by Longstrike and a Coldstar Commander. Longstrike brings some decent list support and is just a tank, which at the end of the day is nice having the extra firepower if nothing else. Coldstar has insane mobility and a fairly versatile weapon selection making for a very fast-ranged threat that can wipe out models with relative ease.
Troops keep it simple with a 10-man Kroot squad just for some dirt cheap bodies to fill the slot requirement.
Elites bring in a 5 man Crisis squad running a Burst Cannon and 2 Plasma each for some chaff clearing and anti-armor, perfect for marines, or even something bigger!
Heavy Support has a single Hammerhead for some extra long-range fire support to pair with the Longstrike.
The second Patrol is led by Aun’Va and an Enforcer Commander. Aun’Va grants access to 3 Invocations, which are the powerful support options that replace Psychic Powers for the Tau. The Commander is notably less mobile than the Coldstar in the other detachment, but it still features a great weapon selection, making it a fantastic solo model.
Troops again keep it to the minimum with a 10-man Kroot squad.
Elites add in another identical 5-man Crisis squad.
The army then closes with a third detachment running Shadowsun, who is easily the faction’s best single model with great firepower and support packed all into one fantastic tool for the Tau players to use.
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