There is a certain challenge in picking the right HQ. The right HQ can set the entire tone for an Army. The Tau are not overflowing with awe inspiring picks.
Space Pope has a horrible flaws. Farsight and his 7 Ronin give you a different and weird force Org Chart. An Ethereal is not that horrible if you field plenty of Fire Warriors and the Veteran Fire Warriors are surprisingly good. A Crisis Suit HQ is an expensive version of the Elite.
That leaves Shadowsun. But is she Worth the Points? Cost: 175
BS skill vs Wounds make Shadowsun equivalent to a Shas’el for 75 points
A single Fusion Blaster costs 12 and she gets two, non twinlinked Fusion Blasters worth 24 points. A multitracker sticks on an additionally 5 points Drone Controllers are free but the Drones cost with 2 Shield Drones clocking in at 30 and Bonding Knife for an additional 5. The Command Drone roughly costs 15. Making Shadowsun worth 154 points of gear. All in all, not that far off the mark for price for a solid Armor killer.
I feel as though this article is only an introduction.
ReplyDeleteDone and done.
ReplyDeleteShe's worth her points, but her abilities are two dis-similar for her to function well in any army that isn't a Tau Gunline with Fusion Suits.