Codex: T’au Empire is on its way to bring enlightenment to the universe, whether by soft-spoken diplomacy or very big, very loud guns. Regardless of your preferred method of conquest, a T’au force needs to be flexible in its ability to respond – a fact recognised in the upcoming T’au Empire Combat Patrol.
The core of the new box (as with all T’au Empire armies) is a Fire Warriors Strike Team – ten troops to lay down withering storms of pulse fire while they claim objectives.* Leading them into battle is a Cadre Fireblade, an expert commander with years of battlefield experience.
For those occasions where you need a little sneakiness, the Combat Patrol box features three Stealth Battlesuits, and for when you just need raw firepower, there’s a Ghostkeel Battlesuit. Finally, you also get an Ethereal to provide some spiritual guidance to the army and scoot around dramatically on their hover drone.
The box provides a Combat Patrol-sized force, which is ideal for those who want to dip their toes into the wonderful world of advanced T’au technology, letting you get to grips with the new Mont'ka and Kauyon tactical philosophies, or kicking off a nascent Crusade force, should diplomacy fail.
If all that T’au tech fails to tickle you, don’t worry – over the next few months, more new Combat Patrols are coming to Warhammer 40,000, for Grey Knights, Thousand Sons, Genestealer Cults, and Adeptus Custodes.
Following on from the events of Shadow Throne, the perfidious Genestealer Cultists and the Talons of the Emperor are mustering Combat Patrols to continue their respective missions across the Imperium. You’ll be able to prepare for these campaigns with Codex: Adeptus Custodes and Codex: Genestealer Cults, which are both packed full of thematic rules like devastating crossfire, and peerless battle stances.
All five of these boxes will help you get a playable force on the tabletop, perfect for getting involved with the first Season of Warhammer 40,000, in which the battle for control of Vigilus and the Nachmund Gauntlet continues.
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* These can also be built as a Breacher Team, squads that specialise in close-quarters combat.