If you thought the Tau weren’t going to get any SPICY rules, you may have been wrong! Come see the new Tau “Decurion” gue’la!
image via gamestrust.de 10-25-2015
So let’s take a look at what the minimum units for the Hunter Cadre Detachment entail:
- 1 Commander
- 3 Fire Warior / Kroot “line infantry units”
- 1 unit of the “normal suits”
- 1 unit of “fast attack / infiltration units”
- 1 unit of “heavy support tanks / suits”
Unlike some other Decurions, all of these solid units were already in most player’s armies – and there aren’t any “formation tax” units in there.
Basically the formation is really flexible and doesn’t include any “crap units”. I expect pretty much every standard Tau armylist to be able to fall into the Hunter Detachment. And that means giving a +1 BS to the entire codex for free – in addition to the standard formation special rules.
Those Tau Fire Warrior gunlines will make you think twice at BS:4 and when The Tau field combinations like a Hunter Contingent with an Armored Interdiction Cadre, you will get things like Hammerheads firing at BS:5 with rerolls! With marketlights aplenty don’t look to cover to protect you either.
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About the Author: Rob Baer
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Scale model hobbyist in the 80s, miniature wargamer, and trading card player ever since. He’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy since 5th Edition, but Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and minatures made of both pewter and resin.
