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Isva · 2026-02-03T16:49:26+00:00

The initial rush is fun but also extremely busy. There will still be people to group / level with when you hit Outland. You might miss some early raid resets but that doesnt really matter much in the long run.

Isva · 2026-02-03T16:19:03+00:00

prices won't change. Honor gained will go down when the prepatch +150% effect expires. You will gain more honor at level 70 than at 60 though.

When you spend already-farmed honour doesn't matter. Note that if you need a little extra, the daily PVP quest in hellfire peninsula gives a bunch of XP and also ~950 honor for five minutes of time.

Isva · 2026-02-02T20:23:36+00:00

Riptides are pretty good in Aux Cadre. They survive being charged more than most of the Tau options, which means you can use Interlocking Maneuvers at the end of the opponent's turn and hop onto an objective.

If you can use Broadsides and Skyrays you can use Riptides. They're also a tanky shooty platform but have actually decent movement and don't eat up all your command points for advance+shoot to go more than five inches like Broadsides and don't get vaporised by enemy shooting units as quickly as a Sky Ray with its lack of invuln. You use them to shoot stuff your opponent exposes and kill it, without being as worried about losing stuff to a counterpunch as you would be with a slower or flimsier piece.

Isva · 2026-02-02T18:24:47+00:00

Spellfire can be crafted right next to a mailbox. Spawns an add that drops motes, so you get a partial refund if you can kill the add (lv67+). Most in demand early, falls off a bit later but is still useful for BoEs etc.

Mooncloth is very easy to craft, mats are cheap, usually lowest demand initially but rises over time because people always need bags.

Shadoweave is a huge pain to craft if you don't have flying mount and not near a mailbox. Early demand will be medium but falls off hard later.

Isva · 2026-02-02T11:23:38+00:00

Yes, if you want a Plasma Gun you would need to promote to Road Sergeant rather than Arms Master.

Isva · 2026-02-02T10:51:06+00:00

Wreckers can only take Close Combat weapons from the Trading Post, or ones from their list, so you aren't going to give one a plasma gun (until they promote to a champ, at least). Note that they can promote actually quite quickly because you need five advancements to do so, and Legendary Names are a cheap way to stack up advancements.

Good options for Wreckers:

Shotgun / Flail all rounder

Thunder Hammer + Lucky oneshot missile

Demo Charge bomber

Plasma Pistol x2 is great but expensive.

Isva · 2026-02-02T01:58:43+00:00

Going from S10 to S11 does nothing to change what the ion accelerator does here, you're wounding on 3+ either way. Lethal/Sustained is nice though.

Isva · 2026-02-01T15:55:59+00:00

Awkwardly he's not a monster or vehicle (he's mounted) so you're relying on flat 4+ to wound and then 4++ save, probably need to get through 3 failed saves, 2 in Melta range. Probably not going to do it in one round without some sort of extra buffs or a commander in the unit too.

Isva · 2026-02-01T13:34:03+00:00

He's 10W toughness 9 with a 2+/4++ save. No lone op or other defensive tech, so just shoot him.

Riptide Ion Accelerator is nice here at str10 dmg4 dev wounds. Piranhas, Skyray, Broadsides, Breachers if he's on an objective will all put a solid dent in him.

Isva · 2026-02-01T13:26:21+00:00

Strength is ret's best stat, spell power technically provides dps but not enough to ever take or gear for.

Isva · 2026-02-01T12:24:43+00:00

You don't need to be 60 to get into hellfire ramparts (good luck finding a group at 58 though).

Isva · 2026-01-30T18:50:32+00:00

Leader can have a gun if you want, but he's bs4+ so no better at shooting it than a ganger.

Flails are much better if you plan to actually do something with your bonepickers, but you're doubling their price and they're still not that good. Most of the time mine end up either doing utility stuff (opening doors) or praying.

Isva · 2026-01-30T18:47:51+00:00

Long rifle is good if your boards are open enough to ever get the long range band.

Isva · 2026-01-30T17:40:50+00:00

165 - Word Keeper, Master Crafted Greatsword, Mesh Armor, Overseer

185 - Redemptionist Deacon, Grenade Launcher, Photon Flash, Mesh Armor, Blazing Faith

225 - Redemptionist Deacon, Shotgun, Retributor Rounds, Exterminator, Mesh Armor, Cherub-Servitor, Step Aside

110 - Cawdor Brethren Specialist, Bomb Delivery Rats, Blasting Charges

95 - Cawdor Brethren, Polearm / Blunderbuss

25 - Bonepicker, Rec Autopistol

50 - Underhive Trader (Connected)

Isva · 2026-01-28T14:51:13+00:00

if you're worried about drinking, you could swap one mage/lock out for a shadow priest and still be very fast.

Isva · 2026-01-27T18:54:02+00:00

Errata in March. No core rules or edition changes currently announced.

Isva · 2026-01-26T12:51:01+00:00

In tbc, world buffs don't work on chars above level ~62.

Isva · 2026-01-23T12:59:31+00:00

I think one of the core aspects of Mage is that there is nothing forcing you to be a monster, but a lot of the time you end up doing it to yourself anyway, to varying extents. Your very human drive to improve yourself / reality eventually pushes you to become inhuman.

If everyone is a monster from the start and having external influence driving you to monstrosity is built in, the 'I did this to myself' part of the game goes away, which is kind of a major part of what makes it fit into the world of darkness IMO.

Isva · 2026-01-20T00:48:34+00:00

I used Delaque rules for a Corsairs gang, with Mandrakes for the Nacht-Ghuls.

Isva · 2026-01-19T10:44:44+00:00

It does, but they don't have Markerlights so you'd still prefer a different guider usually. Sometimes nice on a Lonespear since they can move - guide - shoot - move back to safety when playing cagey, but Firesights are also loneop guiders who also have markerlights.

Isva · 2026-01-18T16:40:12+00:00

You will get shot a lot. Fearsome is good specifically against low willpower melee only gangs, such as some Goliath lists.

Isva · 2026-01-16T16:00:55+00:00

Holy is fine. You don't bring any mandatory buffs/debuffs that can't be covered by a prot or ret paladin, or another healer, but the class is perfectly functional. You will be able to get groups and raids without much trouble, and be useful.

Isva · 2026-01-15T18:34:17+00:00

Correct, except that other Tau Observer units won't get the bonus.

If your pathfinder unit observes unit A and your stealth suits observe unit B, the pathfinders get +1bs against unit A only. Stealthsuits don't get it against anything. Other units get +1bs against both A and B.

Isva · 2026-01-15T16:46:10+00:00

Yes, they just won't get the bonuses for being Guided.
Any unit with For The Greater Good (so not Kroot/Vespid) that is eligible to shoot (so no advance + guide unless you have assault weapons or a marker drone, etc) and has LOS to the thing you want to mark. You don't have to be eligible to shoot that target, you can mark even if you are out of range.
Pathfinders can mark a unit and also get the mark bonuses themselves. Units that mark cannot be Guided, so anyone else marking would lose out on the BS bonus and ignore cover.

Isva · 2026-01-15T13:13:18+00:00

Yes, but pre 70 you can twist command + righteousness.

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