New Tau Codex, Campaign Book & Commander Ready For Pre-Order
October 24, 2015 by brennon
There is a massive amount of new Tau Empire paraphernalia dropping onto the tabletop over this week and next from Games Workshop for Warhammer 40,000. As well as a Codex they also have the Kauyon Campaign Book, a new Tau Coldstar Battlesuit and a few extra bits of pieces on top of that...
Tau Codex
The Tau Codex comes in its rather familiar two flavours. There is the Standard Codex and the Limited Edition one giving you an in-depth look at the statistics and background of this still relatively new Warhammer 40,000 army.
The Limited Edition version of the Codex contains...
- The full hardback Codex: Tau Empire
- An individually numbered, beautifully produced box
- Six metal Tactical Objective markers
- Thirty-six Tactical Objective cards
- Map-scale Codex cover artwork
While the updated basic Codex continues with the same format but adds in some of that new technology that you've been seeing over the past few weeks.
I'm sure by now however you all know what to expect from a Codex however but will you be getting this or have the new Tau releases not really grabbed you?
War Zone Damocles: Kauyon Campaign
This new Campaign Book sets the stage for a battle between the Space Marines and the Tau Empire over the Fortress World of Prefectia...
"The Tau Empire has invaded Prefectia with an unprecedented display of force, intending to harness the incredible geo-electric potential of this fortress world to power their increasing incursions into the domain of the Imperium.
Of course, this aggression cannot go unanswered - the Adeptus Astartes soon launch a blistering planetstrike that quickly becomes an uncontrollable, world-spanning war.
They may have met their match, however, in the Fire Caste’s greatest mind; Commander Shadowsun, heroine of the Greater Good and master of the strategy known as Kauyon."
...which all sounds very neat indeed. I always like seeing this narrative angle from Games Workshop and I'm sure to a lot of Tau fans this is going to be a welcome addition to their collection. Oddly enough I actually have a Shadowsun model from when she first came out and I never got round to painting here simply because she was too fiddly for me to stick together!
To face off against the Tau Games Workshop have also bundled together a White Scars force which is titled the Pursuers Of The Ethereals.
Tau Commander
Mounted up inside this new Coldstar Battlesuit this flying Commander is going to be tough to deal with on the battlefield. It was about time that the Tau got a Battlesuit on this level that was a little bit more powerful and looked like it could withstand a bit more punishment.
I like the design of the Tau overall and I think this more agile Battlesuit fits the bill a lot better than some of their bigger walkers they have been getting recently. I don't think of the Tau as this stationary army with big guns, I see them as incredibly mobile and able to adapt while working as a cohesive army. A finesse force I guess you would label them as.
You can also get new Data Cards, Drone Packs and Transfer Sheets for the Tau if you need to bulk up your force with some accessories.
What do you think of these new offerings?
"I always like seeing this narrative angle from Games Workshop and I'm sure to a lot of Tau fans this is going to be a welcome addition to their collection..."
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I do like that Tau Commander with both options that it now has. Then again that is no suprise considering that I like lot of Tau designs.
I’d like to throw together a olayable Tau army and I really do l8ke the new units. But for the moment my money is being held for whatever the Horus Heresy rumours turn out to invilve. I did pick up the campaign book though as they tend to sell out pretty quickly.
The new XV8 Crisis Suits also look really good, but are basicly the same design with a few extra details, more options, and better possibility. Nice looking kit though.
Speaking as someone with lots of the old suits, the fact that they’ve not changed the look too much is great for me. The old kit needed replacing, it definitely felt its age because if how static the poses look, but my old minis won’t look too out of place alongside the new ones when I get some.
Know what I like about this version? I like that the hands are visible and look articulate as opposed to the hand doing the turtle. I never liked the hands of the XV8 being so far back in the wrist.
I like Tau stuff as a rule, but not this one.
I have come to the conclusion that I am having to much exposure to Marvel comic book products. Whenever I think about the Tau Commander model, I always consider giving it a Shield Generator, Vectored Retrothrusters, a Puretide Engram Chip, a Repulsor Impact Field, the Iridum Armour upgrade, two Shield Drones, and a couple of nice guns (a Cyclic Ion Blaster or Missile Pod and perhaps a Fusion Blaster to get the most out of access to the Tank Hunter rule) and painting it in an Iron Man style variant of the Sept Colours (conveniently, the Iridum Armour suit variant… Read more »
I almost forgot my favourite Signature System – the Neuroweb System Jammer. You have to love giving your opponent’s favourite squad’s weapons the Gets Hot special rule. An argument could probably also be made for the Onager Gauntlet if the unit is going to get close to enemy armoured units on a regular basis.
If you are going to have an experimental class of high tech battle suit in your force, then I favour going all out on the gadgets and toys. The Earth Caste engineers have clearly being pulling major overtime building the suit I have in mind.
After careful consideration, I have thought of a use for the Coldstar Battlesuit beyond engaging enemy aircraft (once any enemy anti air has been neutralised at least). While it needs a shield generator in order to be survivable, the other support system slot could carry an Advanced Targeting Matrix – Precision Shots on any to hit roll of a five or six could prove very useful for picking off less well protected, second tier characters that tend to have rules to enhance nearby units (Exarchs, Haemunculi, Nobs, Icon Bearers, Apothecaries, many of the squishier types of Psyker), or weakening units… Read more »
Wow, I don’t know what you just posted except you really know your Tau and are a super Ironman fan.
What else do you really need to know about someone…? 😉