Codex: T'au Empire The T’au Empire is spreading, its boundless ambitions yet to be checked. Although world after world has been subsumed under their control, the T’au believe it is only the start of their new unified order, the first steps of a long journey that will end in a better existence for all.
Rules for Warhammer 40,000 Armies
Warhammer 40K 9th Edition Codex Books. Do note Shadowsun, who can now be used with any sept, is. Don't get baited into wasting all your Overwatch defending one unit, only for your opponent to charge something else that now can't shoot back. These drones also don't require any extra space in transport, so you could put 12x of these in a devilfish. Tau Codex Supplement Rules for Warhammer 40,000 Armies. Built around 8th Edition Warhammer 40,000 and its Tau Codex. Any “C” value in a datasheet refers to the official Codex. Tau Codex 8th.pdf - Free download as PDF File (.pdf) or read online for free. Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site. Open navigation menu.
Built around 8th Edition Warhammer 40,000 and its Tau Codex. Any “C” value in a datasheet refers to the official Codex available here
This is a fan-made Sept and should not be considered official in any capacity (yet…). We strive to keep the rules here balanced - this is not intended to be some sort of cheese army filled with supermen. Please feel free to utlize the comments section on each page to provide your feedback or start a discussion!
Stats
Models
| Unit | M | WS | BS | S | T | W | A | Ld | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aun’Sahe | 8” | 2+ | 4+ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4+ |
| Lynu’nan | 6” | 2+ | 2+ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4+ |
| O’Kakaushi | 20” | 2+ | 2+ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3+ |
| XV-892 Gravshock Shas’ui | 10” | 5+ | 4+ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3+ |
| XV-892 Gravshock Shas’vre | 10” | 5+ | 4+ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3+ |
| XV-88/0 Hammerfall Shas’ui | 8” | 5+ | 4+ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3+ |
| XV-88/0 Hammerfall Shas’vre | 8” | 5+ | 4+ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3+ |
| XV-102 Thunderstrike | 8” | 5+ | 4+ | 6 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 2+ |
| MV52 Shield Drone | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
Wargear
| Weapon | Range | Type | Shots | S | AP | D | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burst Rail Rifle | 30” | Rapid Fire | D3 | 7 | -3 | D3 | On a wound roll of 6+ the target unit suffers one mortal wound in addition to the normal damage. |
| Gravlance | 6” | Assault | 4 | 8 | -1 | D3 | On a wound roll of 6+ this weapon deals D6 damage instead of its normal profile. Used with 4 or more wounds remaining. |
| Gravlance (low output) | 6” | Assault | 2 | 8 | -1 | D3 | On a wound roll of 6+ this weapon deals D6 damage instead of its normal profile. Used with 3 or fewer wounds remaining. |
| Gravity Lash | Melee | Melee | 0 | U | 0 | 1 | Any enemy unit wounded by this weapon reduces its movement distance by half in its next movement phase. |
| Kar’vesa | Melee | Melee | 0 | x2 | -1 | 1 | Whenever Lynunan lands 3 or more wounds in one fight phase against a unit, the target unit suffers a mortal wound in addition to the normal damage. |
| Light Rail Rifle | 30” | Rapid Fire | 1 | 5 | -1 | 1 | Wound rolls of 6+ with this weapon add 1 to their AP characteristic. |
| Heavy Rail Rifle (Neutron Round) | 60” | Heavy | 1 | 8 | -4 | D6 | On a wound roll of 4+ instead of the normal weapon damage the target unit suffers 3D3 mortal wounds. Each unit within 3” of the target unit suffers 1 mortal wound. |
| Plasma Rifle (Arsho) | 24” | Rapid Fire | 1 | 6 | -1 | 2 | - |
| Suppression Projector (Burst) | 24” | Assault | 5D6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Suppression Projector (Salvo) | 24” | Assault | 5 | 4 | 0 | D3 | Each successful hit roll with this weapon increases its strength characteristic by 1 for this phase. |
| Airbursting Fragmentation Projector | C | C | C | C | C | C | See 8th Edition Tau Codex |
| Equalizers | C | C | C | C | C | C | See 8th Edition Tau Codex |
| Missile Pod | C | C | C | C | C | C | See 8th Edition Tau Codex |
| Pulse Pistol | C | C | C | C | C | C | See 8th Edition Tau Codex |
Support Systems
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Personal Gravjet Pack | Any model equipped with a Gravpack increases its move characterist to 8” and gains the Fly and Jetpack keywords. |
| Markerlight Analysis System | A model equipped with a markerlight analysis system treats any unit affected by any number of markerlights as though it had three additional markerlight counters. |
| Twin-Linked Optimizer | A model equipped two or more of the same ranged weapon rerolls misses for those weapons when shooting at a target within half their range. |
Point values
Models
| Model | Points |
|---|---|
| Aun’Sahe | 65 |
| Lynu’nan | 90 |
| O’Kakaushi | 210 |
| XV-892 Gravshock Shas’ui | 55 |
| XV-892 Gravshock Shas’vre | |
| XV-88/0 Hammerfall Shas’ui | 42 |
| XV-88/0 Hammerfall Shas’vre | |
| XV-102 Thunderstrike | 510 |
| MV52 Shield Drone | C |
Weapons
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Burst Rail Rifle | 41 |
| Gravlance | 0 |
| Gravlance (low output) | 0 |
| Gravity Lash | 50 |
| Kar’vesa | 0 |
| Light Rail Rifle | 3 |
| Heavy Rail Rifle (Neutron Round) | 0 |
| Plasma Rifle (Arsho) | 14 |
| Suppression Projector (Burst) | |
| Suppression Projector (Salvo) | |
| Airbursting Fragmentation Projector | C |
| Equalizers | C |
| Missile Pod | C |
| Pulse Pistol | C |
Support Systems
| System | Points |
|---|---|
| Personal Gravjet Pack | 0 |
| Markerlight Analysis System | 10 |
| Twin-Linked Optimizer | 12 |
Time for another leak and rumor compilation, this time for Warhammer 40k 8th edition Tau Empire codex rumors and leaks. As with the other compilations the Warhammer 40k 8th edition Tau Empire codex will feature both Games Workshop community info and any other Internet leaks and rumors as they come!
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Tau Codex 8th Edition Release Date
The Rules & Models are out, so no new rumors and leaks to report.
If you are looking for much of the same information found in the codex please follow the links below.
Warhammer 40k 9th Edition Top ITC Tournament Lists May 2021
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ITC Tournaments for Warhammer 40k results, showcasing the Top 3 army lists from the largest events for May 2021 for 9th edition.
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