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Codex: T’au EmpireThis opus uses the special rules and wargear lists found in Codex: T’au Empire. If a rule differs from the Codex, it will be clearly stated.

The points are intended for the model WITHOUT theequipment listed, you need to add the costs of thewargear you can find in the points value section of theT’au Empire Codex.

Faction Keywords All models in this opus have the T’au Empire keyword.

Model AvailabilityYou must adhere to the following model requirementswhen building your Warband:

● 1 Leader model● 1-20 Core models● 0-5 Special models

Sept TenetsYou can select a Sept tenant from Codex: T’au Empire,or you can create your own using the Custom SeptTenant rules on page 3.

All Sept tenets from the codex function as describedin the codex, with the exception of the Sa’cea Sept,which is amended as thus:

“Add 1 to the Leadership characteristic of models withthis tenet. In addition, in the Shooting phase you canre-roll up to 5 of your warbands failed hit rolls..

MarkerlightsFor the purposes of HoR, do not use the rules forMarkerlights as outline in the Codex. Instead, refer tothe ‘Markerlights’ rule on the following page for howto implement them in game-play.

DronesRefer to the Drone section on page 20 of this opus fora full list of drone models and rules on how to includeand implement them in your warband.

Bonding Knife RitualThis special rule works as stated in the T’au Codex inregards to the basic morale test and the Nerve test. Inregards to the Rout test, do not count models withthe Bonding Knife Ritual ability when determiningyour threshold.

Damage TablesThere are two units in this opus that have damagetables added to their data sheets, namely the XV88Broadside Battlesuit and the TX4 Piranha. In bothcases refer to the wound characteristics to determinewhat stats they must use.

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Custom Sept TenantsInstead of selecting a Sept Tenant from Codex: Tau Empire, you can create your own Sept and Sept tenant. The nameof your Sept can be one selected from the canon or it can be one of your own creation. The name of your selected Sept will replace the <Sept> keyword.

To generate your own Sept Tenant select two of the traits below and apply it to your Warband.

Traits DESCRIPTION

Stabilization Software When resolving an attack made with a ranged weapon by a Battlesuit model with this tenet, that model does not suffer the penalty for moving and firing Heavy weapons.

War-Bonded Soldiers Increase the range of the For the Greater Good ability to 9" for units with this tenet.

Subsonic Jets Add 1 to Advance rolls made for Jet Pack units with this tenet. Add 2" to the Move characteristic of Jet Pack models with this tenet.

Conviction of Spirit Add 1 to the Leadership characteristic of models with this tenet.

Iridium WarheadsWhen resolving an attack made with a high-yield missile pod, missile pod, seeker missile, orsmart missile system by a model with this tenet, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that weapon by 1 for that attack (e.g. AP 0 becomes AP -1).

Superior CommandNet

When resolving an attack made by a Battlesuit, Vehicle, or Specialist Drone model with this tenet against a unit that has one or more markerlight counters, re-roll a wound roll of 1.

Hybridized Wargear Add 4" to the Range characteristic of Assault and Grenade weapons models with this tenet are equipped with.

Talented PilotsIf, in your Movement phase, a Battlesuit or Vehicle model with this tenet does not move or moves a distance less than half its Move characteristic, until the end of the turn, when resolving an attack made with a ranged weapon by that model, re-roll a wound roll of 1.

High Latency PowerCells Models with the Drone keyword with this tenet increase their Move characteristic by 2".

Multi-vectoredThrusters A Battlesuit unit with this tenet can Advance when it Falls Back.

Accelerated BurstCannons

Burst cannons models with this tenet are equipped with have an Armour Penetration characteristic of -1.

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MarkerlightsIf a model fires a Markerlight, it cannot fire any other weapons in that phase. When a model is hit by a Markerlight, place a Markerlight counter next to it for the remainder of the phase.

The table below describes the benefits models with the T’au Empire keyword have when shooting at a model that has Markerlight counters. All benefits are cumulative.

# of MLs Markerlight Benefits

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• You can re-roll hit rolls of 1 for friendly units with the T’au Empire keyword against the marked model.

• Friendly units with the T’au Empire keyword can ignore the marked model if targeting another model behind it in the Shooting phase.

• Friendly units with the T’au Empire keyword can ignore the Threat Identification Protocols rule when attacking the marked model.

• Seeker Missiles can be used to target this model even if it is not visible to the firing model.

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• Friendly units with the T’au Empire keyword that are set up on the battlefield partway through the battle thanks to an ability can be placed more than 8” from this unit, rather than 9”.

• Seeker Missiles fired at this model use the firing model’s Ballistic Skill (including any relevant modifiers) rather than hitting on a 6s.

• The target model does not gain any bonus to its saving throws for being in cover.

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• Friendly units with the T’au Empire keyword do do not suffer the penalty for moving and firing Heavy weapons or Advancing and firing Assault Weapons when targeting this model.


• You can re-roll failed charge rolls for friendly units with the T’au Empire keyword that select the marked model as a charge target.

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• Friendly units with the T’au Empire keyword add 1 to their hit rolls when targeting the marked model.


• Rapid Fire weapons that target the marked model double their attacks at full range, rather thanhalf range

• Seeker Missiles that target the marked model hit on a roll of 2+, ignoring all modifiers.

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PhilosophiesThe T’au Empire has access to many exclusive Philosophies. You can choose to use a philosophy from bellow, or fromones found in the Heralds of Ruin Rule book (remember warbands are limited to one Philosophy per game.

++ Philosophies ++

Disciples of Mont’ka

Gain 1 CP at the end of each friendly Movement phase if at least half of your units Remained Stationary

in that phase.

Disciples of Kauyon

Gain 1 CP at the end of each Movement phase if at least half of your units Advanced in that phase.

Puretide Aspirants

Gain 1 CP if, before the beginning of the battle, youdeclare that you will only use T’au Empire Stratagems.

Driven Expansionists

Gain 1 CP at the beginning of each round if you controlthe most tactical objectives, or, you have models in your

opponents deployment zone and your opponent hasnone in yours.

Danger Close Operatives

Gain 1 CP at the beginning of each round if there are lessfriendly Core and Special models on the battlefield than

enemy ones.

Gunship Diplomats

Gain 1 CP for every enemy model with the bikerkeyword you destroy and gain 2 CP for every enemy

model with the vehicle keyword you destroy.

High Priority Targets

+5 CP. If your Leader is destroyed, lose 5 CP. If you hadless than 5 CP left, your opponent gains CP equal to the

difference.

Death by a Thousand Blows

Once at least half of the enemy Warband’s Core orSpecial models have been destroyed, gain 2 CP. Once all

of your opponent’s Core or Special models have beendestroyed, or if the enemy Leader is destroyed, gain 1

CP.”

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StratagemsThe T’au and their Auxiliaries have access to many exclusive Tactical Actions. You can choose to use a tactical action from bellow in addition to the ones found in the Heralds of Ruin rule book.

Actions Cost Description

BenevolentSacrifice

1 CP

Use this stratagem if your Leader that has the T’au Empire keyword is being targeted with a ranged or melee attack. Select a friendly model with the T’au Empire and Infantry keywords within 3” of your Leader; that model intercepts that hit – the Leader does not lose a wound but the intercepting model suffers a mortal wound.

Recon Sweep 1 CPUse this stratagem in the Shooting phase. Pick one model with the Pathfinder keyword. That model may forego its shooting and move up to D6” as if it were the movement phase.

Breach andClear

1 CP / 2CP

Use this stratagem in the Shooting phase. Select up to two friendly models armed with a Pulse Breachers, they may re-roll wound rolls against models in cover or within a structure.

You can spend 2 CP instead of 1 when using this stratagem. If you do, you can select an additional two models armed with Pulse Breachers.

FailsafeDetonator

1 CPUse this stratagem if a friendly model with the Battlesuit keyword loses its last wound. Roll a d6, on a 2+ one enemy model within 3” of that model suffers a mortal wound.

HuntingGrounds

1 CPUse this stratagem after a friendly Kroot Hound successfully completes a charge move. Until the end of the phase, you can re-roll failed charge rolls for other friendly Kroot Hounds that select a model within engagement range of that model.

RegressiveRegen

1 CPUse this stratagem when a friendly unit with the Kroot keyword suffers a wound or mortal wound. If the unit has a genetic totem, you can remove the totem from its datasheet and the wound is ignored. If you are playing in a campaign the totem must be repurchased.

GeneticHarvest

1 CP / 2 CP

Use this stratagem when a friendly unit with the Kroot and Infantry keywords successfully destroys an enemy model with the Infantry Keyword in the Fight phase. If thedefeated unit has a faction keyword that matches the title of a Genetic Totem (i.e. the Ork keyword and Ork Totem), that friendly model may take that totem as part of its equipment for the remainder of the battle.

If the Kroot unit defeats a unit with the Psyker keyword, it can choose to assimilate the Psyker Strain instead of the species specific totem, but it cannot assimilate both.

If you are playing in a campaign, you can spend 2 tactical points instead of 1 to make that totem a permanent addition to your units datasheet.

AutomatedRepair

Systems2 CP

Use this stratagem if a unit with the Vehicle or Battlesuit keyword in your warband has lost a wound . That unit regains a single lost wound.

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Actions Cost Description

UplinkedMarkerlight

2 CPUse this stratagem when you place a Markerlight marker on an enemy unit. Place an additional D3 Markerlight markers on that unit.

ConcealedBooby Traps

2 CP

Use this stratagem at the end of your opponent’s Movement phase if there is an enemy model within 12” of a Kroot Hunter or Kroot Shaper. Roll a D6. Subtract 1 from the result if the targeted unit is your opponent’s Leader. If the unit is within 3” of another enemy unit add 1 to the roll. On a 4+ you can target the enemy model with a grenade as if it was the Shooting phase, ignoring the weapons range and line-of-sight. On a 7+ the grenade automatically hits.

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Inspiring PresenceThe T’au Empire and their Auxiliaries have access to several exclusive Inspiring Presence auras that you can selectfrom, in addition to those presented in the Heralds of Ruin rulebook.

++ Inspiring Presence ++

Vengeful SalvoEach time an inspired model is destroyed roll a D6. On a 4+, that model can attack as if it were theShooting phase before being removed from the battlefield.

Tenets of PuretideEach time you use a stratagem that targets an inspired model, roll a D6, on a 4+ you regain 1 of the spent command points. You can only regain one CP per turn in this way.

Secondary MissionsThe T’au and their Auxiliaries have access several exclusive Secondary Missions that you can select from instead of the ones presented in the main rulebook.

++ Secondary Missions ++

Acquiring TargetsScore 1 VP each time an enemy model that had a Markerlight on it is destroyed during your shooting phase..

MaintainingFormation

Score 2 VP at the end of each of your movement phases if you had friendly models within engagement range of enemy models at the start of that phase and none of the Fell Back.

Drone WarfareAt the end of each turn, score 1 VP if at least one enemy model was destroyed by attacks made by afriendly model with the Drone keyword in that turn. Score 2 VP instead if at least one enemy modelwas destroyed by attacks made by a friendly model with the Specialist Drone keyword in that turn.

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Ethereal 55 pts

M WS BS S T W A Ld Sv

6” 3+ 4+ 3 3 4 3 9 5+

WARGEAR • Honour Blade

SKILLS • Failure Is Not An Option: As long as this unit is on the field, you warband automatically passes all Morale tests.

• Invocation of the Elements: In your Movement phase, this model may invoke one of the elemental powers below. All friendly models within 6” of this model that have the T’au Empire, and Infantry or Battlesuit keywords, gain the relevant benefit until the start of your next turn. A unit can only be affected be the same elemental power once per battle round.◦ Calm of Tides: Affected units hit on a roll of a 5+, rather than 6+, when firing Overwatch

(T’au Sept units, instead hit on a roll of 4+).◦ Storm of Fire: Re-roll hit rolls of 1 for affected units in the Shooting phase.◦ Sense of Stone: Whenever a model suffers a wound or mortal wound, roll a D6; on a 5+,

wound or mortal wound is ignored.◦ Zephyr’s Grace: When an affected unit advances, you can add 6” to its Movement

characteristic instead of rolling a die.

OPTIONS • May replace its Honour Blade with Equalizers.

• May take items from the Grenades list.

• May take one item from the Leader Armoury.

• May take up to two Drones.

KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Infantry, Ethereal

Cadre Fireblade 45 pts


6” 3+ 2+ 3 3 4 3 8 4+

WARGEAR • Pulse rifle, Markerlight, Photon grenade

SKILLS • For the Greater Good• Volley Fire: Friendly <Sept> models within 6" of this unit , may fire an extra shot when

shooting pulse weapons at a target within half their weapon’s range.

OPTIONS • May replace its Pulse rifle with a Pulse carbine or a Pulse blaster.




KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Infantry, Cadre Fireblade

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Fire Warrior Shas’ui 19 pts


6” 5+ 3+ 3 3 3 2 7 4+

WARGEAR • Pulse Rifle, Photon Grenade

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Bonding Knife Ritual

OPTIONS • May replace its Pulse Rifle with a Pulse Carbine or a Pulse Blaster.




KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Infantry, Fire Warrior

Pathfinder Shas’ui 21 pts


7” 5+ 3+ 3 3 3 2 7 5+

WARGEAR • Pulse carbine, Photon grenade

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Bonding Knife Ritual, Vanguard

OPTIONS • May replace its Pulse carbine with an Ion rifle or a Rail rifle.



• May take up to two drones.

KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Infantry, Pathfinder

Kroot Shaper 25 pts


7” 3+ 3+ 3 3 5 3 7 6+

WARGEAR • Kroot Rifle, Ritual Blade, Photon Grenade

SKILLS • Wisest of their Kind, The Shaper Commands

OPTIONS • May replace its Kroot Rifle with a Pulse Rifle, a Pulse Carbine, or a Pulse Blaster.



• May take up to two Genetic totems.

• May take a Drone.

KEYWORDS • Kroot, Infantry

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Vespid Strain Leader 25 pts


14” 4+ 3+ 3 4 5 2 8 4+

WARGEAR • Neutron Blaster, Photon Grenade

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Bonding Knife Ritual

OPTIONS • May take items from the Grenades list.



KEYWORDS • Vespid, Infantry, Fly

XV25 Stealth Shas’vre 34 pts


8” 5+ 3+ 4 4 4 3 8 3+

WARGEAR • Burst Cannon

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Bonding Knife Ritual, Camouflage Fields, Infiltrators

OPTIONS • May replace its Burst Cannon with a Fusion Blaster.

• May take a Markerlight & Target lock.

• May take a Support system


• May take a drone.

KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Infantry, Fly, XV25 Stealth Battlesuit

XV8 Crisis Shas’vre 40 pts


8” 5+ 3+ 5 5 5 3 8 3+


SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Bonding Knife Ritual, Manta Strike

OPTIONS • May replace its Burst Cannon with up to three items from the Crisis weapons and/or Support Systems list.



KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Infantry, Fly, Crisis Battlesuit

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XV88 Broadside Shas’vre 50 pts


5” 5+ 3+ 5 5 6-3 2 7 2+

3” 6+ 4+ 2-1

WARGEAR • Heavy Rail Rifle

RULES • For the Greater Good, Bonding Knife Ritual• Specialist Battlesuit: Only one XV88 Broadside Battlesuit or XV9 Hazard Battlesuit can be

included in your Warband.• Anchor Shot: Add one to hit rolls made for this unit in the Shooting phase if it remained

stationary in your previous Movement phase.

OPTIONS • May replace its Heavy Rail Rifle with two Multi-Yield Missile Pods.

• May take up to two items from the Broadside secondary weapons and/or Support systems list.


KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Battlesuit, XV88 Broadside Battlesuit

XV9 Hazard Shas’vre 75 pts


8” 5+ 3+ 5 5 5 3 8 3+

WARGEAR • Two Double-Barrelled Burst Cannons

RULES • For the Greater Good, Bonding Knife Ritual, Photon Casters• Specialist Battlesuit: Only one XV88 Broadside Battlesuit or XV9 Hazard Battlesuit can be

included in your Warband.

OPTIONS • May replace each Double-Barrelled Burst Cannon with a weapon from the Hazard weapons list.


KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Battlesuit, Jet Pack, Fly, Xv9 Hazard Suit

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Fire Warrior 9 pts


6” 5+ 4+ 3 3 1 1 6 4+

WARGEAR • Pulse Rifle, Photon Grenade

RULES • For the Greater Good, Bonding Knife Ritual

OPTIONS • May replace its Pulse Rifle with a Pulse Carbine or a Pulse Blaster.

• May take a Pulse Pistol.


• For every three Fire Warriors in your Warband one may take a Drone.

KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Infantry, Fire Warrior

Pathfinder 11 pts


7” 5+ 4+ 3 3 1 1 6 5+

WARGEAR • Pulse Carbine, Markerlight, Photon Grenade


OPTIONS • For every three Pathfinders in your warband one may replace their Pulse Carbine & Markerlight with an Ion Rifle or Rail Rifle.

• May take a Pulse Pistol.


• For every three Pathfinders in your warband one may take a Drone.

KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Infantry, Pathfinder

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Kroot Carnivore 6 pts


7” 3+ 4+ 3 3 1 1 6 6+

WARGEAR • Kroot Rifle

RULES • Stealthy Hunters

OPTIONS • May take a Kroot Pistol


• May take a Genetic Totem.


Kroot Hound 6 pts


12” 3+ 6+ 3 3 1 2 5 6+

WARGEAR • Ripping Fangs

RULES • Voracious Predators• Hunting Pair: Your Warband cannot include more Kroot Hounds than it does Kroot Infantry

models.

KEYWORDS • Kroot, Beast

Vespid Stingwing 14 pts


14” 4+ 4+ 3 4 1 2 8 4+

WARGEAR • Neutron Blaster

RULES • Plunge from the sky


KEYWORDS • Vespid, Infantry

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XV25 Stealth Battlesuit 18 pts


8” 5+ 4+ 4 4 2 2 7 3+


RULES • For the Greater Good, Bonding Knife Ritual, Infiltrator, Camouflage Fields

OPTIONS • May replace its Burst cannon with a Fusion blaster.

• May take a Support System.

• May take a Drone.

KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Battlesuit, Jet Pack, Fly

Kroot Hunter 15 pts


7” 3+ 3+ 3 3 3 3 7 6+

WARGEAR • Kroot Rifle

RULES • Natural Stalker: During deployment, you can set up this model in pursuit instead of placing it on the battlefield. At the end of any of your Movement phases it can reveal its hiding place and attack; set it up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9” away from any enemy model.

• Relentless Hunter: This model can target an enemy unit even if they are not the closest target in the Shooting phase.

• Fieldcraft: If this model is receiving the benefit of cover, add 2 instead of 1 to saving throws made for this model if it receives the benefits of cover.

OPTIONS • May take a Kroot Pistol.


• May take up to two Genetic Totems


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MV41 Heavy Gun Drone 18 pts


8” 5+ 5+ 3 4 3 1 6 4+

WARGEAR • Two Burst Cannons

RULES • For the Greater Good, Saviour Protocols• Specialist Drone: You can only take a maximum of two MV41 Heavy Gun Drones in your

warband and cannot take any if there is a DX-6 Remora Stealth Drone in your warband.

OPTIONS • May replace one Burst Cannon with a Markerlight

KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Drone, Specialist Drone, Fly

Krootox Rider 28 pts


7” 3+ 4+ 6 6 4 2 6 6+

WARGEAR • Kroot Gun, Krootox Fists

RULES • Agile Brute


• May take a Genetic Totem

KEYWORDS • Kroot, Calvary

XV8 Crisis Battlesuit 30 pts


8” 5+ 4+ 5 5 3 2 8 3+



OPTIONS • May replace its Burst Cannon with up to three items from the Crisis weapons and/or Support Systems list.



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Firesight Marksman 30 pts


5” 5+ 3+ 3 3 3 2 7 4+

WARGEAR • Markerlight, Pulse Pistol

RULES • For the Greater Good, Marksman Stealth Field• Drone Uplink: Add 1 to hit rolls made for friendly Drone models in the Shooting phase when

attacking an enemy unit that is visible to a friendly <Sept> Firesight Marksman. Furthermore, all friendly drone units in your Warband can ignore the Threat Identification Protocol rule as long as all their targets are visible to a friendly <Sept> Firesight Marksman.

OPTIONS • May take up to two Drones.

KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Infantry, Firesight Marksman

TX4 Piranha 35 pts


16” 6+ 4+ 4 5 6-3 2 6 4+

10” 6+ 5+ 2-1 1


RULES • Explodes (D6, 6+, 3”, 1W)• Attached Drones: When a Piranha is set up, its accompanying Drones are attached, and are

treated as being embarked. Whilst the Drones remain attached, the Piranha is considered to be equipped with their weapons in addition to its own. If the Piranha is destroyed, any attached drones are also destroyed as a result.

• Detach: Attached drones can detach at the start of your Movement phase by disembarking as if from a transport. From that point onwards, they are treated as a separate unit. They cannot reattach during the battle.

OPTIONS • May replace its Burst Cannon with a Fusion Blaster

• May take up to two Seeker Missiles

• May take up to two Drones without the Support Drone Rule.

KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Vehicle, Fly

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XV88 Broadside Battlesuit 45 pts


5” 5+ 4+ 5 5 6-3 2 7 2+

3” 6+ 5+ 2-1

WARGEAR • Heavy Rail Rifle

RULES • For the Greater Good, Bonding Knife Ritual• Specialist Battlesuit: Only one XV88 Broadside Battlesuit or XV9 Hazard Battlesuit can be

included in your Warband.• Anchor Shot: Add one to hit rolls made for this unit in the Shooting phase if it remained

stationary in your previous Movement phase.

OPTIONS • May replace its Heavy Rail Rifle with two Multi-Yield Missile Pods.

• May take up to two items from the Broadside secondary weapons and/or Support systems list.


KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Battlesuit

DX-6 Remora Stealth Drone 60 pts


20”-30” 5+ 4+ 4 5 3 2 6 4+

WARGEAR • Two Long-Barreled Burst Cannons

RULES • Airborne, Hard to Hit, Remora Targeters, Stealth Protocols• Specialist Drone: You can only take one DX-6 Remora Stealth Drone in your warband and

cannot take one if there is already a MV41 Heavy Gun Drone in your warband

OPTIONS • May take up to two Seeker missiles

KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Drone, Specialist Drone, Fly

XV9 Hazard Battlesuit 70 pts


8” 5+ 4+ 5 5 5 3 8 3+

WARGEAR • Two Double-Barrelled Burst Cannons

RULES • For the Greater Good, Bonding Knife Ritual, Photon Casters• Specialist Battlesuit: Only one XV88 Broadside Battlesuit or XV9 Hazard Battlesuit can be

included in your Warband.

OPTIONS • May replace each Double-Barrelled Burst Cannon with a weapon from the Hazard weapons list.



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++ Leader Armoury ++

Hover Drone 5 The bearer increases its Move characteristic to 8” and gains the Jet Pack and Fly keywords.

XV05 Armour 5 Change the bearer’s Save characteristic to 4+.

DynamicMirror Field

5 Your opponent must subtract 1 from hit rolls made for attacks that target the bearer.

Solid-ImageProjection

Unit10

Once per round, when an enemy unit declares the bearer as the target of a charge, you may move the bearer up to 3", in any direction that does not end up within engagement range of enemy models, before the charge roll is made.

PuretideEngram

Neurochip10

Once per battle, you can re-roll a single hit roll, wound roll or damage roll made for the bearer, or a friendly <SEPT> unit within 6" of the bearer. In addition, if the bearer is on the battlefield, roll a D6 each time you or your opponent use a Stratagem; on a 6 you gain a command point.

CommandNode

10 Increases the bearers Inspiring Presence radius to 12”.

StructuralAnalyser

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At the beginning of your Shooting phase, pick a friendly unit with the T’au Empire and Infantry keywords within 6" of the equipped model, and pick an enemy unit that is visible to the equipped model. Until the end of the phase, add 1 to wound rolls made for the elected friendly unit’s attacks that target the enemy unit you picked.

++ Genetic Totems ++

Human Strain 1 The equipped Kroot unit gains +1 to their Leadership characteristic.

Aeldari Strain 1 The equipped Kroot unit gains 1” to their movement characteristic.

Squat Strain 2 The equipped Kroot unit gains +1 to their Toughness characteristic.

Drukhari Strain 2 The equipped Kroot unit can re-roll failed hit rolls in the Fight phase.

Psyker strain 3 The equipped Kroot unit can Deny the Witch as if it was a Psyker.

Ork Strain 3 The equipped Kroot unit gains +1 to their Attack characteristic.

Astartes strain 5 The equipped Kroot unit gains +1 to their Strength and Wound characteristic.

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++ Support Systems ++

Advancedtargeting system

5 The equipped model increases the AP characteristic of all of its weapons by 1.

Drone controller 5Add 1 to hit rolls made for friendly models with the Drone keyword within 6” of the

model.

CouterfireDefense System

5 The equipped model can re-roll failed hit rolls when firing Overwatch.

Multi-tracker 5The equipped model can re-roll hit rolls of 1 in the Shooting phase when firing its

weapons at an enemy target within 3” of another enemy target.

Velocity tracker 5 The equipped model adds one to hit rolls when shooting at a unit that can FLY.

Target lock 5The equipped model does not suffer the penalty to their hit rolls for Advancing and

firing Assault weapons. This model can also Advance and fire Heavy or Rapid Fireweapons, but you must subtract 1 from its hit rolls when it does so.

Shield generator 15 The equipped model gains a 5+ Invulnerable save.

Early warningoverride

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Once per enemy movement phase, if an enemy model ends its Movement within 12” of the bearer, the bearer may immediately shoot at that model as if it was the Shootingphase, subtracting 2 from the hit rolls (rules for line of sight and weapon range apply asnormal).

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DronesDrones are a unique collection of units that have the characteristics of a model, but for the sake of game-play are purchased and treated as wargear. As a result, the following rules apply in regards to drones:

• Drones do not count towards your model count or model availability (with the exception of the MV41 HeavyGun Drone and the DX-6 Remora Stealth Drone, which are located in the Special units section).

• The number and type of drones you can take is stated in the Options section of the datasheets used by your warband units.

• Drones are never factored into morale tests

• Drones can never claim or interact with mission objectives.

䷧ MV1 Gun Drone 10 pts


8” 5+ 5+ 3 4 1 1 6 4+

WARGEAR • Two Pulse carbines

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Saviour Protocols, Drone Support, Threat Identification Protocols

KEYWORDS • <Sept>, Drone, Fly

䷧ MV4 Shield Drone 15 pts


8” 5+ 5+ 3 4 1 1 6 4+

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Saviour Protocols, Drone Support, Shield Generator (4++/5+++)


䷧ MV7 Marker Drone 10 pts


8” 5+ 5+ 3 4 1 1 6 4+

WARGEAR • Markerlight

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Saviour Protocols, Drone Support, Stable Platform


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䷧ MV71 Sniper Drone 20 pts


8” 5+ 5+ 3 4 1 1 6 4+

WARGEAR • Longshot pulse rifle

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Saviour Protocols, Drone Support, Threat Identification Protocols, Sniper Drone Stealth Field


䷧ MV8 Missile Drone 20 pts


8” 5+ 5+ 3 4 1 1 6 4+

WARGEAR • Missile pod

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Saviour Protocols, Drone Support, Threat Identification Protocols

KEYWORDS • Drone, Fly

䷧ MV31 Pulse Accelerator Drone 10 pts


8” 5+ 5+ 3 4 1 1 6 4+

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Saviour Protocols, Drone Support, Pulse Accelerator• Support Drone: Only one of this drone can be taken in your Warband and only by a model

with the Pathfinder Keyword.


䷧ MV33 Grav-inhibitor Drone 10 pts


8” 5+ 5+ 3 4 1 1 6 4+

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Saviour Protocols, Drone Support, Gravity Wave Projector• Support Drone: Only one of this drone can be taken in your Warband and only by a model

with the Pathfinder Keyword.


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䷧ MB3 Recon Drone 15 pts


8” 5+ 5+ 3 4 1 1 6 4+

WARGEAR • Burst cannon

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Saviour Protocols, Drone Support, Threat Identification Protocols• Support Drone: Only one of this drone can be taken in your Warband and only by a model with

the Pathfinder Keyword.• Recon Suite: Units making saves against attacks made by a <Sept> Infantry that is within 3” of

a friendly Recon Drone do not gain any bonus to their saving throws for being in cover.


䷧ MV5 Stealth Drone 10 pts


12” 5+ 5+ 4 5 1 1 6 4+

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Saviour Protocols, Drone Support• Stealth Field: Your opponent must subtract 1 from hit rolls made for attacks that target a MV5

Stealth Drone or a friendly <Sept> unit within 3”


䷧ DX-4 Technical Drone 20 pts


8” 5+ 5+ 3 4 1 1 6 4+

SKILLS • For the Greater Good, Saviour Protocols, Drone Support, Multi-Function Surveyor


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Weapons listed here cannot be taken by models unless explicitly stated on their datasheet. Weapons with “Codex” as the price must have their point costs taken from either Codex: T’au Empire or the latest errata/FAQ/Index/ect.

++ Grenades ++

Name Range Type S AP D Abilities Cost

PhotonGrenade

- - - - - - Codex

SmokeGrenade

“6 Grenade - - -

Your opponent must subtract 1 from the hit rolls made forenemy models that target friendly models that are inside of, orbehind, a 3” radius circle drawn from the center of the target

point, during the shooting phase. This has no effect if theenemy model is also inside the circle.

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++ Pathfinder Weapons ++


Ion rifle - - - - - - Codex

Rail rifle - - - - - - Codex

Rail Carbine 30”Assault

26 -4 D3

For each wound roll of 6+ made for thisweapon, the target unit suffers a mortal

wound in addition to the normal damage.20

++ Stealth Suit Weapons++


Burst cannon - - - - - - Codex

Fusion Blaster - - - - - - Codex

++ Hazard Suit Weapons ++


Double-barrelled Burst Cannons - - - - - - Forge World

Fusion Cascade - - - - - - Forge World

Phased Ion Gun - - - - - - Forge World

Pulse Submunitions Rifle - - - - - - Forge World

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++ Broadside Primary Weapons ++


Heavy Rail Rifle When attacking with this weapon, choose from one of the profiles below

25• Solid Shot 60”

Heavy2

8 -4 D6For each to wound roll of 6+, the target unit

suffers a mortal wound in addition to thenormal damage.

• Submunitions 60”Heavy2D3

5 -1 1

Multi-yield missile pod When attacking with this weapon, choose from one of the profiles below

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• AP Missiles 36”Heavy

27 -1 D3 -

• Smart Missiles 30”Heavy

35 0 1

This weapon can be fired at units that are notvisible to the bearer. Units attacked by this

weapon do not gain any bonus to their savingthrows for being in cover.

• Cluster Missiles

18”Heavy2D3

4 0 1 -

++ Broadside Secondary Weapons ++


Plasma Rifle - - - - - - Codex

Missile Pod - - - - - - Codex

++ Crisis Suit Weapons ++


Burst cannon - - - - - - Codex

Fusion Blaster - - - - - - Codex

Airbursting fragmentationprojector

- - - - - - Codex

Cyclic ion blaster - - - - - - Codex

Flamer - - - - - - Codex

Missile pod - - - - - - Codex

Plasma Rifle - - - - - - Codex

Onager Gauntlet - - - - - - Codex

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MODELING TIPS

• Kroot Hunter (32 mm): This unit is modeled off of the Dahyak Grekh character from Blackstone Fortress, but can proxied by any Kroot model with some special bits and do-dads to set it apart (extra feathers, poncho, ect).

• Sniper Drones: If you’re feeling on the cheap just glue a spare Pulse rifle and some spare Phobos fins onto a gun drone for a convincing Sniper Drone

• Cadre Fireblade: There are many ways you can build one using the Fire Warrior kit, but if you want it to stand out from a regular Shas’ui consider putting all the extra aesthetic bits on it that you’d typically see on aleader; bonding blade in one of his hands, cape, helmet less head, distinct rank markings, putting him on an elevated base, ect.

• DX4 Technical Drone: Take a Gun Drone, glue a spare Crisis suit head and a shield generator to its underside and you’ll essentially have a technical drone. But really, no body really knows what one looks like so you could get away with gluing any assortment of bobs and bits and get a convincing look. Another idea is re-apropriating those Homing Beacons from the Stealth Suits.

• MV8 Missile Drone: This is probably a no brainer, but perhaps easy to overlook. Glue one of your spare Crisissuit missile pod to a gun drone, and bada-bing.

CHANGE LOG

August 29, 2020 [9.0] (Do Hyun)• Comprehensive proofreading of the following changes, courtesy of Anasigma.• Complete conversion of the opus from 8th edition to 9th.• New point adjustments.• Added several new units including the Kroot Hunter and the TX4 Piranha.• Reworked the armorys and weapons lists.• Added Genetic Totems to the armoury.• Reworked the Philosophies section• Reworked the Tactical Actions section.• Tweaked the Markerlights section• Added the custom sept tenets section.

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