Pew Pew Pew.... Pew Pew Pew...

So everyone's favourite blue alien communist robot gunline is here, (and judging by sales, that really is everyone!) and I've been officially sucked into the madness. Pew to the Pew, baby!  Its kinda fitting too, as the jump and run gunline seems to have become my style lately. This is mainly due to the High Elf book forcing it on me, but I've been truly embracing it for the last couple of tournaments to get in the mood.

I've been poring over the book, trying to get my head around all the crazy names for stuff, and its starting to sink in but Tau really are a different beast when it comes to units and weaponry. Really gonna need some time on the tabletop I think... So far the thing that sticks out is just how many S7 missiles you can fit into a list if you want, well over 100 at last count! 40k is gonna be interesting in the coming months as Tau destroy the age of Fliers singlehandedly.

Dark Emissary

I received my first Tau robots on the weekend as a prize for beating up some noobs in a 1500 pt each doubles tournament with Dave Durie-Smith at the local GW in Camberwell. (Think this may have to be my new army funding method :-)) The style we employed was pretty much the same as any Tau army so good practice for the months to come. Shoot, run, shoot some more with a combined High Elf, Wood Elf army of filth.

The lists were:

Lvl 4 High Magic
Lvl 2 Shadow - Withering/Mindrazor
BSB - Reaver Bow

31 Archers
25 White Lions w/ Banner of Sorcery
Eagle

Treeman Ancient
BSB w/ Hail of Doom
62 Glade Guard
Dryads
Eagle

Yeah, I think you see where we were going with this! It wasn't friendly and Curse of Arrow Attraction/Flames of the Phoenix/Withering plus this list was horrible to behold

We beat up:

• A pretty weak High Elves + Vampires combo 
• Had a tight win vs a Khalida/60 archer gunline with Karl Franz knight bus ally (for the record, you can out shoot Khalida but its not pretty...)
• Then the White Lions beat up a Chaos Warrior/Vamp combo

Unfortunately we got pipped to top place by my Shirts Off team mates, Ben and Greg as we forgot to carry our Dark Emissary into the opponents deployment zone in two games, while they didn't. Oh well, still a good day and some free toys. Next time....

Empire in Flames

Next weekend, I shall again be unleashing Pew Pew upon my enemies at Empire in Flames. The tournament is being run down at Hampton Gaming Club by Chris Cousens. Its a bit different as the armies are 1500 pts with a 500 pt allied contingent. This was pretty much what encouraged the lists above. I thought about what could ally with my High Elves without seeming overtly like trying to plug a Cannon into a list to fill a hole then looked at my Everqueen and it seemed fairly obvious, an Avelorn themed alliance! (honestly nothing to do with it being a rather powerful combo of pewpew at all ;-)). Mark Skilton kindly lent me his Wood Elves to unleash the rain of arrows, and the list pretty much wrote itself.

Level 4 - High Magic, Scroll
BSB, Charmed Shield, Radiant Gem of Hoeth (Metal)

15 Archers - Muso, Standard, Flaming Banner
15 Archers - Muso Standard

19 White Lions - FC, Banner of Sorcery
7 Swordmasters - Blademaster, Talisman of Loec
5 Reavers

2 Eagles

Wood Elf Noble on Steed - Hail of Doom Arrow, Dragon Helm

11 Glade Guard - Muso, Standard - Gleaming Pennant
10 Glade Guard - Muso
8 Dryads


So 51 Archers and High Magic = result? Dunno... Aim is clearly to shoot up the chaff, then blocks then clean up whats left.

I know it has a glaring deficiency against armour, but hopefully I can pick up the chaff and minimize casualties in those match ups while people overestimate what White Lions can actually do and hold off (who knows, this might gain me a small comp boost too, though I doubt it). The BSB has Metal so against Daemon Princes, hopefully I can Vaul's the Flaming Ward then 6 dice ftw Searing Doom as its really my only chance at all. But hey, whats life without problems?

If you're wondering the Wood Elf Noble is on Steed purely to cock block any Kadaii I have the misfortune to face.

On another note, I actually realized last night, that bar my White Lions, which are only base coated, I will actually have a fully painted army which is nice as it means I'm getting there slowly!

Hopefully I'll remember to take some photos this weekend for a bat rep, but I will defo be tweeting out results as they come.

Laters all