RANGED WEAPONS | RANGE | A | BS | S | AP | D | |
| Longshot pulse rifles heavy precision | |||||||
| Longshot pulse rifles heavy precision | 36" | 3 | 4+ | 5 | -1 | 2 | |
| Pulse pistol pistol | |||||||
| Pulse pistol pistol | 12" | 1 | 3+ | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D | |
| Close combat weapons | |||||||
| Close combat weapons | Melee | 4 | 5+ | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 model | 60 |

The datasheets using FORTIFICATION keyword can be found in the following Factions:
Unaligned: Unaligned Forces.The FORTIFICATION keyword is used in the following datasheets:
The MARKERLIGHT keyword is used in the following T’au Empire datasheets:
The Hunter Cadres battle for the betterment of the T’au Empire, not for personal gain or egotistic accomplishments. This burning commitment allows for prodigiously effective covering fire. Enemies are pinned in place by deadly bursts of pulse blasts, or the infamous T’au markerlight is used to expose even well-fortified enemy positions, allowing other T’au warriors to fall on the vulnerable enemies with murderous force.
If your Army Faction is T’AU EMPIRE, at the start of your Shooting phase you can select units from your army with this ability to become Observer units.Many deadly weapons can inflict fatal injuries on any foe, no matter their resilience.
Each time an attack made with a [LETHAL HITS] weapon results in a critical hit, you can choose for that attack to automatically wound the target.
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The most potent weapons strike with such power that they make a mockery of armour and can cleave through several foes.
Each time an attack made with a [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] weapon results in a critical wound, the attack sequence for that attack ends and the target unit suffers a number of mortal wounds equal to the D characteristic of that weapon. These are inflicted after resolving any normal damage inflicted by those attacks.
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High-explosive rounds can fell several warriors in a single blast, but firing them too close to comrades is unwise.
Each time you gather attack dice for a [BLAST] weapon, add one additional attack dice for every five models that were in the target unit in the Select Targets step (rounding down).The T’AU EMPIRE keyword is used in the following T’au Empire datasheets:
The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following T’au Empire datasheets:
The MARKERLIGHT keyword is used in the following T’au Empire datasheets:





Those possessed of lightning-fast reactions may strike before the opponent can react.
While every model in a unit has this ability, that unit is a Fights First unit.Precision attacks can pick high-value targets out in a crowd.
While resolving attacks made with one or more [PRECISION] weapons, at the start of the Allocation Order step (05.03), if the target unit contains one or more CHARACTER models visible to one or more of the attacking models, the active player can select one allocation group that contains one of those visible CHARACTER models. If they do, until those attacks are resolved, or until that CHARACTER group is destroyed (whichever happens first), that CHARACTER group is the current allocation group.The KROOT keyword is used in the following T’au Empire datasheets:
Mighty heroes fight at the forefront of battle.
Before the battle, in the Muster Armies step, for each leader and support unit in your army, you can select one friendly bodyguard unit that unit can lead. That unit will then lead that bodyguard unit for the battle and form an attached unit with it.Weapons powered by unstable and dangerous energy sources pose a substantial risk to the wielder and those that stand beside them.
Each time a unit is selected to shoot or selected to fight, after that unit has resolved all of its attacks, make a number of hazard rolls (06.03) for that unit equal to the number of [HAZARDOUS] weapons you selected in the Select Weapons step.The stealthiest warriors can evade the attentions, and the bullets, of their foes.
If every model in a unit has this ability, each time a ranged attack targets that unit, that unit has the benefit of cover against that attack (13.08).Some weapons are designed to root enemy formations out of entrenched positions.
Each time an attack is made with an [IGNORES COVER] weapon, the target cannot have the benefit of cover against that attack (13.08), including from rules that give a model or unit the benefit of cover (e.g. Stealth).The T’AU EMPIRE and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following T’au Empire datasheets:
Some weapons possess a punishing rate of fire, or can land devastating flurries of blows, tearing the foe apart with relentless ferocity.
This ability always takes the form [SUSTAINED HITS X]. Each time an attack made with a [SUSTAINED HITS] weapon results in a critical hit, that attack results in a number of additional hits on the target as denoted by X.The tactical philosophy known as the Kauyon allows for T’au commanders to draw the enemy into a deadly trap, springing it at the perfect moment to deliver a storm of fatal strikes against which none can escape.
During the third, fourth and fifth battle rounds, ranged weapons equipped by T’AU EMPIRE models from your army have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. During the third, fourth and fifth battle rounds, while a unit is a Guided unit (see For the Greater Good), each time a ranged attack is made by a model in that unit that targets a Spotted unit, you can ignore any or all modifiers to that attack’s Ballistic skill characteristics and/or all modifiers to the Hit roll.Mont’ka is the most aggressive style of T’au warfare. Its singular focus is the art of identifying a target of opportunity and attacking it swiftly with an overwhelming application of force.
During the first, second and third battle rounds, ranged weapons equipped by T’AU EMPIRE models from your army have the [ASSAULT] ability. During the first, second and third battle rounds, while a unit is a Guided unit, its ranged weapons have the [LETHAL HITS] ability.Heavy weapons are amongst the biggest guns on the battlefield, but require bracing to fire at full effect.
In your Shooting phase, each time an attack is made with a [HEAVY] weapon, add 1 to the hit roll if all of the following apply to the attacking unit:Many armies employ reconnaissance units who can sit concealed, waiting for the right moment to strike.
During deployment, if every model in a unit has this ability, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 8" horizontally from your opponent’s deployment zone and all enemy units.Scouts form the vanguard of many armies. Unnoticed by the enemy, they range ahead of the main force.
This ability always takes the form Scouts X". In the Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step, if every model in a unit has this ability, you can do one of the following:Weapons designed for close-quarters fighting can be wielded effectively even in the press of melee combat.
Units containing one or more models with a [CLOSE-QUARTERS] weapon can shoot using close-quarters shooting (10.06).Pistols can be wielded even at point-blank range.
[PISTOL] and [CLOSE-QUARTERS] are identical for all rules purposes. See [CLOSE-QUARTERS].The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following T’au Empire datasheets:
The TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following T’au Empire datasheets:
This warrior prowls the battlefield like a high-tech predator, stalking and assessing their quarry before they strike. When they do launch their assault, their every shot and blow is informed by careful observations, perfectly aimed where they will do the greatest harm.
T’AU EMPIRE model only. Each time the bearer makes a ranged attack, add 1 to the Hit roll. From the third battle round onwards, add 1 to the Wound roll as well.
The KROOT and SHAPER keywords are used in the following T’au Empire datasheets:
Long meditation upon the tenets of the Patient Hunter has seen this warrior master the application of this cunning ambush strategy. When they take to the battlefield, they embody the teachings of the Kauyon, much to the dismay of their luckless prey.
T’AU EMPIRE model only (excluding KROOT SHAPER models). While the bearer is leading a unit, the Patient Hunter Detachment rule applies to that unit from the second battle round onwards instead of from the third.
This holowave-emitter drone projects beams of so-called heavy light, forming convincing illusory images while simultaneously masking the true locations of its allies with advanced refraction fields.
T’AU EMPIRE model only. After both players have deployed their armies, select up to three T’AU EMPIRE units from your army and redeploy them. When doing so, you can set those units up in Strategic Reserves if you wish, regardless of how many units are already in Strategic Reserves.
Under their calm tutelage of this leader, warriors of the Fire caste maximise every shot they fire, creating a blizzard of deadly energy.
T’AU EMPIRE model only (excluding KROOT SHAPER models). While the bearer is leading a unit, each time that unit is an Observer unit, until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in a Guided unit have the [LETHAL HITS] ability while targeting their Spotted unit.
The T’AU EMPIRE and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following T’au Empire datasheets:
Having proven themselves to their alien charges, this T’au has won their fierce loyalty and become an iconic folk hero to them.
T’AU EMPIRE model only (excluding KROOT models). In your Command phase, you can select one KROOT/VESPID STINGWINGS unit within 12" of this model. If you do, that unit has +1 Ld and OC until the start of your next Command phase.
This warrior has perfected the art of the Killing Blow, formulating swift and decisive battle plans and leading their cadres from the front in aggressive strikes.
T’AU EMPIRE model only (excluding KROOT SHAPER models). While the bearer is leading a unit, the Killing Blow Detachment rule applies to that unit during the fourth battle round as well.
A wise commander appreciates the strategic value of seizing a vital battlefield asset swiftly to establish a foothold, employing it as a jumping off point for further assaults or a rallying post for a swift retreat.
T’AU EMPIRE model only. At the start of the first battle round, before the first turn begins, select one objective marker on the battlefield. While a friendly T’AU EMPIRE model is within range of that objective marker and the bearer is on the battlefield, add 1 to that friendly model’s Objective Control characteristic.
This commander knows victory is best assured by taking the fight to the enemy as soon as battle is joined.
T’AU EMPIRE model only. In the Resolve Pre-battle Abilities step, you can select up to two friendly T’AU EMPIRE units within 6" of this model that do not have the Scouts ability. Until the end of the battle, all models in the selected units have the Scouts 6" ability.
This leader eschews their own martial glory in favour of seeking out an advanced vantage point then exploiting it to guide in the firepower of their fellows.
T’AU EMPIRE model only (excluding KROOT SHAPER models). While the bearer is leading a unit, each time that unit is an Observer unit, until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in a Guided unit have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability while targeting their Spotted unit.
Assassins and other covert agents are difficult to pinpoint in the storm of battle.
Unless part of an attached unit, this unit is not visible to enemy models unless they are within 12" of this unit, and it cannot be targeted by [INDIRECT FIRE] weapons unless the attacking model is within 12" of this unit.