US Open San Diego Warhammer 40K GT Winning Lists: T’au have found the way back up to the top conquering all that stands in the way. Games Workshop has done really well to even out the armies datasheets.
US Open San Diego Warhammer 40K GT 1st place Matthew Geyer – T’au
Deathwatch vs Tau battlesuits by rafater
Published: Aug 13, 2016
by rafater
Congratulations to Matthew for pulling first place at the US Open San Diego Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament. Matthew put together a very powerful army that he played really well with.
US Open San Diego Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament Winning Lists 1st place:
++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (T’au Empire) [49 PL, 8CP, 873pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)
Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]
Sept Choice: T’au Sept
+ Stratagems +
Stratagem: Emergency Dispensation [-2CP]: 2x Additional Relics
+ HQ +
Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit [9 PL, 187pts]: (T’au): Vectored Manoeuvring Thrusters, Burst Cannon, DW-02 Advanced Burst Cannon, Fusion Blaster, High-output Burst Cannon, Shield Generator
. Marker Drone
. Shield Drone
Longstrike [9 PL, 160pts]: Railgun
. 2x Gun Drones
. . 2x Gun Drone: 4x Pulse Carbine
+ Troops +
Kroot Carnivores [3 PL, 60pts]
. 10x Kroot: 10x Kroot Rifle, 10x Quill Grenades
+ Elites +
Crisis Battlesuits [20 PL, 321pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Iridium battlesuit, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’vre: Burst Cannon, Counterfire Defence System, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle
. Marker Drone
. 3x Shield Drone: 3x Shield Generator
+ Heavy Support +
Hammerhead Gunship [8 PL, 145pts]: Railgun
. 2x Gun Drones
. . 2x Gun Drone: 4x Pulse Carbine
++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (T’au Empire) [57 PL, -3CP, 976pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]
Sept Choice: T’au Sept
+ HQ +
Aun’Va [4 PL, 80pts]: 1. Storm of Fire, 2. Sense of Stone, 6. Wisdom of the Guides
. 2x Ethereal Guard: 2x Honour Blade
Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit [10 PL, -1CP, 194pts]: 1. Precision of the Hunter, Onager Gauntlet, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, Stratagem: Promising Pupil, T’au Flamer, Thermoneutronic Projector
. 2x Shield Drone: 2x Shield Generator
+ Troops +
Kroot Carnivores [3 PL, 60pts]
. 10x Kroot: 10x Kroot Rifle, 10x Quill Grenades
+ Elites +
Crisis Battlesuits [20 PL, 321pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Iridium battlesuit, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’vre: Burst Cannon, Counterfire Defence System, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle
. Marker Drone
. 3x Shield Drone: 3x Shield Generator
Crisis Battlesuits [20 PL, 321pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Iridium battlesuit, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’vre: Burst Cannon, Counterfire Defence System, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle
. Marker Drone
. 3x Shield Drone: 3x Shield Generator
++ Supreme Command Detachment +2CP (T’au Empire) [8 PL, 2CP, 150pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Detachment Command Cost [2CP]
Sept Choice: T’au Sept
+ Primarch | Daemon Primarch | Supreme Commander +
Commander Shadowsun [8 PL, 150pts]: 2x High-energy Fusion Blaster, Warlord
++ Total: [114 PL, 7CP, 1,999pts] ++
US Open San Diego Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament 2nd place Cooper Waddell – Tyranids
Tyranid Raveners – Warhammer 40K:Emperor’s Chosen
Published: Aug 10, 2013
by jubjubjediWATCH
Cooper created a very powerful Tyranid army that almost won him the US Open San Diego Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament. Unfortunately Cooper didn’t prepare himself to take on the T’au army in the finals.
US Open San Diego Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament Winning Lists 2nd place:
++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [104 PL, 8CP, 2,000pts] ++
+ Configuration [12CP] +
Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) [12CP]
Detachment Command Cost
Hive Fleet: Leviathan
+ Stratagems [-4CP] +
Hive Predator [-2CP]: 2x Extra Warlord Trait [-2CP]
Rarefied Enhancements [-2CP]: 2x Extra Bio-artefact [-2CP]
+ HQ [14 PL, 275pts] +
Hive Tyrant [9 PL, 175pts]: Heavy Venom Cannon [15pts], Lash Whip and Monstrous Bonesword, Power: Catalyst, Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Onslaught, Power: Smite, Relic: Shardgullet, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Direct Guidance
Neurothrope [5 PL, 100pts]: Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Onslaught, Power: Paroxysm, Power: Smite, Warlord Trait: Synaptic Tendrils
. Relic: Resonance Barb: Power: Catalyst
+ Troops [20 PL, 420pts] +
Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 75pts]
. Tyranid Warrior [25pts]: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior [25pts]: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior [25pts]: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 80pts]
. Tyranid Warrior [25pts]: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior [25pts]: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior [30pts]: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon [5pts]
Tyranid Warriors [12 PL, 265pts]: Adrenal Glands [15pts], Toxin Sacs [10pts]
. Tyranid Warrior [30pts]: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon [5pts]
. Tyranid Warrior [30pts]: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon [5pts]
. Tyranid Warrior [30pts]: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon [5pts]
. Tyranid Warrior [25pts]: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior [25pts]: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior [25pts]: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior [25pts]: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior [25pts]: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior [25pts]: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
+ Elites [35 PL, 635pts] +
Maleceptor [9 PL, 170pts]: Massive Scything Talons, Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Neuroparasite, Power: Psychic Scream, Power: Smite
Pyrovores [6 PL, 90pts]
. 3x Pyrovore [6 PL, 90pts]: 3x Acid Maw, 3x Bludgeoning Fists, 3x Flamespurt
Tyrant Guard [8 PL, 120pts]
. 3x Tyrant Guard (Scything) [120pts]: 3x Two Rending Claws, 3x Two Scything Talons
Venomthropes [5 PL, 105pts]
. 3x Venomthrope [105pts]: 3x Toxic Lashes
Zoanthropes [7 PL, 150pts]: Power: Catalyst, Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Smite, 3x Zoanthrope [150pts]
+ Fast Attack [4 PL, 80pts] +
Parasite of Mortrex [4 PL, 80pts]: Barbed Ovipositor, Clawed Limbs, Relic: Gestation Sac, Warlord Trait: Alien Cunning
+ Heavy Support [31 PL, 590pts] +
Carnifexes [21 PL, 405pts]
. Carnifex [7 PL, 135pts]: Enhanced Senses [10pts], Heavy Venom Cannon [10pts], Spore Cysts [15pts], Two Carnifex Scything Talons
. Carnifex [7 PL, 135pts]: Enhanced Senses [10pts], Heavy Venom Cannon [10pts], Spore Cysts [15pts], Two Carnifex Scything Talons
. Carnifex [7 PL, 135pts]: Enhanced Senses [10pts], Heavy Venom Cannon [10pts], Spore Cysts [15pts], Two Carnifex Scything Talons
Exocrine [10 PL, 185pts]: Adaptive Physiology: Voracious Ammunition [1 PL, 15pts], Bio-plasmic Cannon, Powerful Limbs
++ Total: [104 PL, 8CP, 2,000pts] ++
US Open San Diego Warhammer 40K GT 3rd place Mark Ferek – T’au
Mark did an amazing job of putting together such a well thought out army that on a better day will place higher up in the rankings.
US Open San Diego Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament Winning Lists 3rd place:
++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (T’au Empire) [43 PL, -4CP, 735pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]
Sept Choice: Farsight Enclaves
+ Stratagems +
Stratagem: Emergency Dispensation [-1CP]: Additional Relics
+ HQ +
Commander in Crisis Battlesuit [10 PL, 170pts]: Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Dominator Fragmentation Launcher, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Target Lock
. 2x Marker Drone: 2x Markerlight
Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit [9 PL, -1CP, 170pts]: 5. Exemplar of the Kauyon, Fusion Blaster, Onager Gauntlet, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, Stratagem: Promising Pupil
. Marker Drone
+ Troops +
Kroot Carnivores [3 PL, 60pts]
. 10x Kroot: 10x Kroot Rifle, 10x Quill Grenades
+ Elites +
Crisis Battlesuits [21 PL, 335pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Iridium battlesuit, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’vre: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Early Warning Override, Plasma Rifle, T’au Flamer
. 5x Shield Drone: 5x Shield Generator
++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (T’au Empire) [71 PL, 11CP, 1,265pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)
Detachment Command Cost
Sept Choice: Farsight Enclaves
+ HQ +
Commander Farsight [7 PL, 130pts]: Warlord
Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit [8 PL, -1CP, 165pts]: 1. Precision of the Hunter, Fusion Blaster, High-output Burst Cannon, Plasma Rifle, Solid-image Projection Unit, Stratagem: Promising Pupil, T’au Flamer, Thermoneutronic Projector
+ Troops +
Kroot Carnivores [3 PL, 60pts]
. 10x Kroot: 10x Kroot Rifle, 10x Quill Grenades
Kroot Carnivores [3 PL, 60pts]
. 10x Kroot: 10x Kroot Rifle, 10x Quill Grenades
+ Elites +
Crisis Battlesuits [20 PL, 348pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Iridium battlesuit, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’vre: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Early Warning Override, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle
. 4x Shield Drone: 4x Shield Generator
Crisis Battlesuits [21 PL, 333pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui: Early Warning Override, Fusion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Fusion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Fusion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Fusion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’vre: Fusion Blaster, Iridium battlesuit, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, Stimm Injectors, T’au Flamer
. 4x Shield Drone: 4x Shield Generator
+ Fast Attack +
Kroot Hounds [1 PL, 24pts]
. 4x Kroot Hound: 4x Ripping Fangs
+ Heavy Support +
Hammerhead Gunship [8 PL, 145pts]: Railgun
. 2x Gun Drones
. . 2x Gun Drone: 4x Pulse Carbine
++ Total: [114 PL, 7CP, 2,000pts] ++
