Even without the Nova Shield, the Riptide’s innate 2+/5++ make it very resilient to most incoming firepower, so it’s not as though you need to be worrying about it constantly. However, no matter the battlesuit configuration or weapons load-out, all XV104 Riptide Battlesuits share some common features. This allows the battlesuit to effectively engage almost any type of enemy it encounters, whether they be heavy or light, infantry or vehicle; the XV104 is capable of tackling any enemy units that other T'au infantry and Battlesuit teams cannot handle.
An XV104 Riptide Battlesuit of the Vior'la Sept supporting T'au Fire Warriors during the conquest of Mu'gulath Bay. The Riptide is possibly the best unit in the Tau book and has a strong claim in the “Best Unit in the Game” competition. Most, if not all competitive T’au lists run at least two and usually three. Infernal Gaze or Doombolt), you can use these to chip away at a Riptide without interference. Tau battlesuits are not like Imperial power armor in their roles. XV104s go into battle heavily armed with potent weapon systems and combat support systems that allow them to fight more effectively. Later, it would serve as the foundation of a new T'au Sept. XV104 Riptide pilots are chosen to don the greatest of T'au Battlesuits and fight for their cadre mates; they are exemplar "sword saints" amongst their peers.
The XV104 Riptide Battlesuit is one of the latest T'au Earth Caste innovations, designed to combat the most dangerous enemies of the T'au Empire. Enemy shells exploded harmlessly off their armour as each Riptide brought its arsenal to bear upon the defenders.
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XV104s are usually deployed from the T'au transport aircraft called Mantas, where their Jetpacks allow them to descend from high altitudes safely. XV104 Riptide Battlesuits strike a perfect balance between offensive capability, armoured protection, manoeuvrability, and utility. Just as important, however, is the advanced nanocrystalline armor that gives it the survivability needed to maintain a presence on the battlefield. At 10pts a pop, that is a pretty fantastic rate to be purchasing them at and most other units would die to do so.
As massed Hammerheads and skyborne Mantas rained fire on the enemy line, the XV104 Riptides at the fore came under attack. The experimental Dark Matter Nova Reactor prototype itself is an essential component of the XV104 Riptide's design. There, specially prepared blockades and defensive citadels awaited the unwary, with infantry and armour garrisoned within to launch counterattacks. This is in fact a common feature of all battlesuits, but it is particularly relevant for the Riptide because you can protect such a large number of points with such a small investment into the drones, as you’re effectively purchasing bonus wounds. even against vehicle-class targets, anytime the enemy is T6 or less or has a significant invuln, the Burst suddenly jumps to the fore again- and if we’re being at all honest with ourselves, that is most targets you are likely to face in most situations, as the only vehicles in the game these days are ones that are tough enough to survive fire from a Castellan with at least a reasonable chance of survival.
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Please try again. However, with quad Fusion being a common setup for most Commanders out there, I don’t think you typically need the Fusion on your Riptides, especially because it doesn’t mesh well with some of the support systems we’ll discuss. The basic loadout is two Smart Missile Systems, each of which are 30″ S5 AP0 Heavy 4 weapons that ignore cover bonuses and don’t need line of sight. The multiple damage is also very discouraging to some of the strongest assault units, like bikes, as they can potentially lose 2-5 models just from declaring a charge- to say nothing of whether it passes or not. Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates.