Tau Codex Cover art unleashed

At long last, the final question of ‘What does the Tau Codex look like?’ has been answered…  albeit with some (probably German) spelling 🙂

 

 

All 6th Edition Codex covers have been great so far.

What do you think of this one? I kinda like it myself.

 

Neil

 

Images via Faeit212 and Astropate

Tau Rumours Update

So here are the rumours so far split by Unit Types for ease of reading.

Sources:

• 3++ for pictures
• Advanced Tau Tactica for pictures
• Faeit 212 via Warseer for information
• Warhammer Tau blog for Games Day Pics

• Release Date

  • Release is looking like the 6^th April.
  • New Tau Battle Force box containing existing models.

  

• HQ

• Farsight new design as seen at games day
• • Two new Finecast Characters (may not be HQs) called Dark Strider and Long Strike.

• Troop

  • Fire Warriors
    • FW are now 9 pts
    • Some kind of upgrade or character called Cadre Fireblade that boosts FWs. May even be a budget HQ choice.

    

  • Kroot
    • No new units, possibly being withheld or removed for Allies Supplement

• Elite

  

  • XV104 Riptide Battlesuit – £50 / US$85
    • Stats; T6 W4 2+ Save, 5+ Inv, Jet or Jump Pack.
    • Weapons: Ion Cannon, Burst Cannon, Rail Cannon options. Plus other crisis weapons mounted under primary weapons and on shoulders. Two Shield Drones, new variant or look. Has something called a Nova Reactor which boots primary weapons
    • Look: 7 or 8 inches tall and comes with multiple heads to choose from
  • Crisis Suits £45 / US$75
    • Now sold in a box set of three models. Same models.
    • Possibly new wargear options.
  • Stealthsuits
    • Can now BS2 Overwatch

• Fast Attack

  

  • Sunshark Bomber – £40 / US$65
    • Weapons: Plasma Generator which launches bombs/missiles. Defensive drones with rail rifles.
  • Razershark Fighter – £40 / US$65
    • Weapons: Burst and Ion Cannons, seeker missiles.

    

  • Pathfinders -£20
    • Special Character Pathfinder called Nightstrider.
    • Come in kit of what looks like 10 with 3 drones.
    • Drones: A Grav Inhibitor, Pulse Accelerator and Recon Drone.

• Heavy

  

  • XV88 Broadside Battlesuit – £30 / US$50
    • Stats: T4 2+ Save, Slow and Purposeful
    • A new look battlesuit, similar to many previous conversions holding railguns in both hands.
    • Now a plastic kit.
    • Railguns now S8 AP1 Heavy 1 but has SkyFire if chosen at the start of the turn.  Cost is 85pts.
    • Base is now 60mm.
  • SkyRay
    • Can now shoot air targets
  • Tank Commander
    • Possibly allows Overwatch.

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  Looking good so far and I can’t wait but remember, other than the images of box sets and White Dwarf articles these are still rumours!

@Borkan_Ice