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Soon you'll see how limited the Tau Troop choices are.Again, the Kroot Shaper can be easily modeled. and a bargain! And the Krootox, though powerful, is expensive and limits the Carnivores a little. And if you add Hounds, the unit becomes even more powerful - but Hounds are ridiculously expensive take a look at the Chaos Warhounds and how they look outwardly ferocious. They can secure objectives, infiltrate (and thus also outflank) and shoot. The Kroot Carnivores (Troop) - the best the Tau can recruit for close combat, but definitely not the best there is in the 40K universe.

Only buy the Shas'ui model if you have the money to spare.

The Fire Warriors - a weak Troop choice, they might be good for securing objectives, or being properly equipped for tank busting, but they're better inside their Devilfishes, held in Reserve for increased protection.

The Stealth Suits (Elite) - their sprues are awesome for conversions, with some great designs, so don't bother assembling them: they cannot compete with the Battlesuits - who needs more Strength 5 shots/Armor Penetration 5 shots? Still, they are interesting in Kill Team games.

A quick note on the Battlesuit Commander (HQ): their boxes are more expensive than the average Battlesuit, but you only get two new heads and the Airbursting Fragmentation Projector and the Cyclic Ion Blaster (and no Gun Drone!) - but you can convert them, can't you? Yeah, 'thought so, so avoid theses purchases unless you've got the money to spare.

So buy them only if you have spare change - to use them as decoration or objective markers, at best. The Ethereal (HQ) - they're good in combat and have some interesting abilities but learn on thing: Tau are not melee warriors.See each of the other Tau units in detail: