Can be anything from GW released before now. Hi guys, I was wondering what everyone's thoughts were on the top ten strongest formations FOR THEIR POINTS COST. Librarius Conclave (cheap force multiplier with 2+ harnessing) Siege of Vraks Detachment with Unending Horde (cultists respawn on 2+) Tyranid Skyblight (respawning gargoyles plus a flyrant) Ravenwing support squadron (boosted overwatch and a darkshroud) Imperial Knight Admantium Lance / baronial court (similar benefits, both make knights stronger!) Tau optimised stealth cadre (ignores cover and hits vehicles rear)Įldar CAD / Battlehost (easiest way to spam WKs and scatter bikes) Tau Hunter Contingent (commander shares his buffs to everyone) Tau Riptide wing (spam riptides and get bonuses for it) Tau Piranha Firestream Wing (endless free seekers + drones) Necron Retribution Phalanx (overlord + respawning warriors + scarabs) Necron Cannoptek harvest (wraiths that never die) Necron Destroyer Cult (death at a distance) Space Marine Skyhammer Annihilation force (drop pod assault on steroids)Īdmech War Convocation (all the free gear) Joining a broadside team complete with missile drones and target locks – this unit is the terror it has been since we first got the signature systems! Here we have Val’s Crisis commander – the obligatory ‘Buffmander’ with all the fruits of Tau technology.Select the five strongest formations FOR THEIR POINTS from this list! Space marine gladius (Up to 12 free razorbacks) The dreaded Tau Riptide Wing! Ion cannons and Smart Missiles are the order of the day in this staple of Tau (and non-tau!) tournament list. This converted (and magnetised!) Forgeworld Riptide looks awesome – and the photo just might not do it enough justice. Used as a standard Riptide on the weekend (with Earthcaste Pilot and a Burst Cannon) this model really stands out from the trio in the wing. Piranha’s! The Firestream wing is one I have had to deal with in past games and this one did not buck that trend! Val has done a great job on the whole formation and made sure to even have enough drones for the whole formation for 4 full reloads!Īn in game shot and a more formal display shot here – as you can see the army has a huge board presence despite the low (relatively speaking) model count.A formation that’s been gaining some attention recently, the Piranha Firestream Wing is newly back from the dead following the updates to the FAQ and there’s more than a few skilled players who are giving it a whirl. Click to read more about it, or check out the Tactics Corner for more reviews and strategies. Lord knows I love Piranhas, even when they aren’t great. And sadly, until recently the Piranha Firestream Wing hasn’t been great due to changes made by the ITC vote- it’s shown up in tournaments now and again, but hasn’t made a lot of waves at ITC events for the most part. However, with the new racial FAQs gone live and the resulting reversion to the printed text of the Firestream’s effect, it stands to become a meaningful part of the meta as well as a significant option for Tau armies to make use of in lieu of the big suits that have composed the majority of their firepower up until now. The Firestream Wing comes out of the Farsight Enclaves book, though it is not mandatory for it to be a Farsight detachment (though there’s no reason not to make it one, since none of its units have the option for Bonding Knives.) It is composed of four units of Piranha skimmers one of them is the Target Acquisition Team and must have only a single model, the others can be of any size and armament.Ī Firestream Wing gains two main benefits that give it value in a competitive environment compared to the standard Piranha (which, though I love it, is not going to be seen at the top tables on its own.) The first is the Target Acquisition Team- this solo model can nominate a single enemy unit at the beginning of your shooting phase as the Wing’s target for the turn and all Piranha models in the formation gain +1BS and Tank Hunter when shooting at that target. (Note that this bonus only applies to the Piranhas, not any drones in the formation.) As Piranhas are often tasked with destroying enemy vehicles and have an otherwise-lackluster BS3, this is a huge bonus for them- all the more so because of the formation’s other rules.
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