Tau Points Comparison 9e > 10e

So auxiliaries really took a hit for no reason I think?

But pretty much all the T'au units (minus Darkstrider, Drone squads, and a little bit our fliers) seem to have a net positive with wargear. The points floor has risen in a couple places, but the points ceiling has lowered. And now we really should take all the most expensive gear 'cause there's no reason not too.

I think on the points front, T'au can be relatively positive!

Just wanted to recategorize to look at the changes in a different way!
Also, here's the direct link to the T'au Data Cards PDF.

Increase in Points Cost

• Broadside Battlesuits 85 each (without wargear) > 110 (with wargear) - increase depends on your loadout
• Crisis Battlesuits 45 each (without wargear) > 65 (with wargear) - increase depends on your loadout
• Darkstrider 60 > 75
• Ghostkeel 160 > 170
• Longstrike 160 > 170
• Breacher Team 85 > 115 / 8.5 each > 11.5 each
• Strike Team 80 > 100 / 8 each > 10 each
• Kroot Carnivores 70 for 10 > 75 for 10 / 7 each > 7.5 each
• Kroot Farstalkers 80 for 10 > 105 for 12 / 8 each > 8.75 each
• Kroot Hounds 6 each > 7.5 each
• Krootox Riders 25 > 35
• Pathfinders 90 > 120
• Stormsurge 400 > 405
• Vespid Stingwings 12 each > 15 each

Decrease in Points Cost

• Aun'Shi 105 > 60
• Aun'Va 100 > 65
• Farsight 130 > 120
• Coldstar Commander 120 (without wargear) > 125 (with wargear)
• Crisis Commander 110 (without wargear) > 110 (with wargear)
• Enforcer Commander 130 (without wargear) > 135 (with wargear)
• Crisis Battlesuits 45 each (without wargear) > 65 (with wargear) - decrease depends on your loadout
• Piranhas 60 > 55
• Riptide 240 > 235

No Change in Points Cost

• Cadre Fireblade Stayed 50
• Devilfish Stayed 95
• Hammerhead Stayed 145
• Kroot Shaper Stayed 50

I'm not really sure I understand battlesuits anymore. They've lost Assault on their weapons, so I guess everyone's taking Coldstars now. But they're (Flying) Vehicle Walkers now?

So they can Tank Shock lmao (5 or 6d6, MW on a 5+). For 1CP, do three crisis suits roll 15d6? And then they can shoot their guns while in Engagement Range (at -1 to Hit unless you take Weapon Support Systems to prevent that), or shoot their guns while Falling Back (again, if you take the Battlesuit Support System for that). It's kind of a silly picture, but ~5 MW to clean something off the table is a fun trick to keep in your back pocket lol.

And vehicle helps them survive the CIB Hazardous overcharge? (On a 1, model destroyed -> 3 mortal wounds instead.)

But they can also be shot at while in Engagement Range 'cause Vehicle lol. And worse, anti-vehicle weapons apply to them too.

Just take coldstars.