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Retaliation Cadre T'au Empire detachment · 11th edition

What Retaliation Cadre does to the dice, by our own math: the T'au Empire units it lifts most, how often winning lists take it, and lists that did.

In 79 of 189 winning T'au Empire lists (42%), September – November 2026. 46% in June – August 2026. T'au Empire on the Meta page ›

What it changes on the dice

• +1 Strength up close
• +1 AP at short range

In our own words, as the calculator applies them; see the codex for the rules.

Enhancements

The 4 enhancements Retaliation Cadre offers, with their points and who can take each, in our words.

• Internal Grenade Racks 20 pts · for T'AU EMPIRE BATTLESUIT: Six dice of mortal wounds (4+) at a unit it moves over.
• Prototype Weapon System 15 pts · for T'AU EMPIRE BATTLESUIT: Lethal Hits (the bearer's guns); Sustained Hits 1 (the bearer's guns); A pick each time it shoots.
• Puretide Engram Neurochip 15 pts · for T'AU EMPIRE BATTLESUIT: 1 CP on a 4+ when a Stratagem targets its unit.
• Starflare Ignition System 20 pts · for T'AU EMPIRE BATTLESUIT: Back into reserves at the end of the enemy turn.

Stratagems that change an attack

The 2 stratagems of Retaliation Cadre that change the dice, in our words, as the calculator plays them.

• 1 CP: Feel No Pain 6+ when attacked · for BATTLESUIT
• 1 CP: Sustained Hits 1 (6+ models) shooting · for BATTLESUIT

Units Retaliation Cadre lifts most

Damage added against Marine-type infantry with its attack effects on, our math.

• Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits +112%
• Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit +100%
• Stealth Battlesuits +100%
• Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits +25%
• The Twin Lance +22%

SimulateCrisis Starscythe Battlesuits with Retaliation Cadre

Units taken with Retaliation Cadre

How many of the 5 winning lists with Retaliation Cadre (top quarter of their event, the last three months) took each unit.

• A Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit 5 of 5
• A Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits 5 of 5
• S Stealth Battlesuits 5 of 5
• S The Twin Lance 5 of 5
• A Broadside Battlesuits 4 of 5
• A Commander Farsight 4 of 5
• A Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit 4 of 5
• A Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits 4 of 5

Recent winning lists with Retaliation Cadre

• 5th · Limoges Wargames solo 2000pts 24 Oct
• 1st · Warchoły lokalnie #10 Pre-Sosnowiec 17 Oct
• 3rd · Upadek Mon'keigh - 40k w Pandemonium 10 Oct
• 6th · La Grande Castagne Ardéchoise 2026 19 Sep
• 7th · Tournoi de Dinan 5 Sep

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