Markerlights: Several Tau units (Strike Teams, Pathfinders, XV25 Stealth, Sniper Teams) have the markerlight ability. This allows them to illuminate enemy targets for a brief period, making them easier to hit. Pathfinders have this ability on a much shorter cooldown.


Tau Line Units:

Strike Team (dark reapers): Infantry with long range pulse rifles, plasma grenades, and markerlights.

Kroot Hounds (bloodletters): Melee units with sharp teeth.

Pathfinder Team (dire avengers): Armed with pulse carbines, that can be upgraded to armor piercing ion rifles. Also plasma grenades and rapid cooldown markerlights.

Sniper Team (rangers and autarch): Firesight Marksman spotter provides markerlights and improved accuracy for group of sniper drones.

XV25 Stealth Battlesuits (howling banshees): Stealth squad with burst cannons and markerlights. One squad member capable of fusion blaster upgrade.

XV8 Crisis Battlesuits (warp spiders): Tough infantry with burst cannons. Squad can be upgraded to cyclic ion rifles.

Vespid Stingwings (shadow spectres): Flying infantry with neutron blasters.

TX4 Piranha (vyper): High speed skimmer with burst cannon and dual pulse carbines.

TY7 Devilfish (falcon): Skimmer transport that can reinforce. Burst cannon and dual pulse carbines.

TX7 Hammerhead (fire prism): Skimmer tank with anti-vehicle railgun, and dual pulse carbines.

Tau Elite Units:

Tau Commander (ronahn): Armed with a burst cannon and missile pod.

Ethereal (farseer): Provides damage reduction to nearby allies while boosting damage output.

XV88 Broadside (wraithknight): Large unit with heavy rail rifle and dual smart missile systems.

XV95 Ghostkeel (wraithknight): Armed with powerful fusion collider and dual burst cannons.

XV104 Riptide (wraithknight): Large durable unit with heavy burst cannon and dual smart missile systems. Nova reactor allows for increased damage at the cost of health.