Games Workshop just dropped another Warhammer 40k teaser that hints at the release of a new Commander Farsight model for the Tau.
Well, we saw a shrouded model in the New Year’s preview, and now another teaser from GW shows hinted at Farsight as well.
But now we know with the big reveal the rumors were true!
Commander Farsight New 40k Model Revealed for Arks of Omens
Puretide’s protege is now piloting a bleeding-edge XV-86 Supernova battlesuit, designed specifically to suit his needs by O’Vesa, the Earth Caste scientist who fights by his side as one of the Eight – Farsight’s hand-picked crew of companions. Though similar to the XV-8 Crisis suit, this hot rod sports greatly enhanced command and control suites, all guided by a fancy on-board AI – dubbed Supernova.
Our look ahead at the Arks of Omen series revealed a fourth book lurking beyond the shadows, its details shrouded by decree of the Ordo Xenos. What dreadful alien threat could cause such drastic action to be taken, so far beyond the Imperium’s sight?
We had seen a shadowy preview of this model back at the beginning of 2023, and now we know it is, in fact a newly updated Commander Oshovah!
Don’t let the imperium hear the word “AI”; they probably would not approve one bit. From the looks of the model, it is much bigger than a standard Crisis suit and appears from the scale to be on a 60mm base instead of a 50mm.
These upgrades come just in time for his greatest challenge yet in Arks of Omen: Farsight. The infamous Bad Moons warlord Nazdreg, master of tellyporta taktiks, has taken up the reins of the War of Dakka – a never-ending conflict fuelled by the Orks’ desire to beat the Farsight Enclaves at their own shooting game.
Strange visions draw O’Shovah back to the ominous world of Arthas Moloch, and just as he seems to be ready to vanquish the Orks once and for all, disaster strikes. It wouldn’t be an Arks of Omen book without an Ark or two showing up, after all…
As with all Arks of Omen books, Farsight contains additional rules for playing Boarding Actions, adding Enhancements and Stratagems for the T’au Empire, Asuryani and Ynnari, Drukhari, Harlequins, and Adepta Sororitas.
New rules as well are coming for the above xenos factions as well as the Sisters of battle. We imagine there will also be new rules downloads for both Sknitrot and Farsight, just like we saw for Azrael and Vashtorr 40k Datasheets.
This is hard-hitting force includes three Crisis Battlesuits and a squad of 10 Fire Warriors, who are perfectly suited for close-quarters combat when assembled as a Breacher Team. The battlesuits have numerous short-ranged weapon options, which offer great utility against many different enemy types in tight spaces.
You’ll also find O’Shovah himself – arguably the T’au Commander best-suited to tangling with foes in claustrophobic corridors – as well as enough spare Tactical Drones to form a small shipside squadron.
Previous rumors of a two-player battlebox appear to be incorrect, as both the new Snikrot and Farshight will be releasing for the first time inside the new Boarding Patrol boxes.
RUMORS: New Tau Commander Farsight Warhammer 40k Model
We saw this way back in the 2023 GW New Year’s preview, and if you ask us, this looks like a Tau with a giant sword.
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What older model walks around in red armor with a giant sword? Well, our money is on Farsight! Additionally, the model hasn’t aged amazingly well, so it would make sense for GW to update it.
However, we have even more hints at Farsight now!
In the video (which we’ll have below), they talk about a young warrior dressed in red. These are two big signs of Farsight, as he obviously wears red armor, and he could be the young warrior as he seemingly doesn’t age anymore.
This is rumored to be because the Dawnblade is actually a daemon weapon, and keeps him at the same age, which could easily be thought of as a young warrior.
When you zoom in on the horse, there is a Tau symbol, and to the right, you can see the eye, which could easily be associated with “sight” (wow, hard to imagine).
The rider also holds what appears to be Commander Farsight’s signature weapon, the Dawnblade itself.
Plus, when you look at the old model, it would really make sense for them to update it.
Existing Farsight Model:
As we said, the model really isn’t bad, but it does look quite outdated at this point. Especially when compared to the other models in the line, like Shadowsun!
Shadowsun is just so much more dynamic and interesting, so Farsight would surely be a good candidate for a rework. Plus, they probably aren’t going to do a full-line rework for Tau (unfortunately), but this would be a good one to get people interested.
Perhaps the rumors are true of a combined Ork and Tau battlebox hot on the heels of the release of Azrael and Vashtorr (the “named daemon” prince) in the rumored model list below?
- Dante
- Azrael
- Farsight
- Named Daemon Prince
That being said, those are ALL rumors, so more likely than not, some of them won’t come to fruition, but hopefully, some of it does, as this, all sounds great!
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