Some of you may have already seen this, as I passed it around the chatbawks. However, for those who haven't, I was inspired to create something. No, not just anything,; I was inspired to create The Worst List Ever. A list so bad, it was virtually incapable of winning. A list that could do nothing well. A list that was, in short, complete and total shit.
Having gone over the list created above, I knew that I could do worse than that. MUCH worse. And not only that, I could do it without cheating and not spending points (which totally doesn't count.)
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1 Shas'o Commander (539)
Shield Generator, Positional Relay, Advanced Stabilization System, Bonding Knife, Ejection System, Stim Injector, HW Target Lock, HW Multitracker, HW Blacksun Filter, Failsafe Detonator, Irridium Armor, HW Drone Controller, 2 Marker Drones
2 Bodyguards
Shield Generator, Targeting Array, Advanced Stabilization System, Bonding Knife, HW Target Lock, HW Multitracker, HW Blacksun Filter, HW Drone Controller, 2 Markerlight Drones each
1 Shas'o Commander (474)
Shield Generator, Targeting Array, Advanced Stabilization System, Bonding Knife, HW Target Lock, HW Multitracker, HW Blacksun Filter, HW Drone Controller, 2 Marker Drones
2 Bodyguards
Shield Generator, Targeting Array, Advanced Stabilization System, Bonding Knife, HW Target Lock, HW Multitracker, HW Blacksun Filter, HW Drone Controller, 2 Markerlight Drones each
3 Crisis Suit (383)
2 w/Shield Generator, Targeting Array, Drone Controller, 2 Marker Drones each
Shas'vre w/Shield Generator, Targeting Array, Advanced Stabilization System, Bonding Knife, HW Target Lock, HW Multitracker, HW Blacksun Filter, HW Drone Controller, 2 Markerlight Drones
3 Crisis Suit (383)
2 w/Shield Generator, Targeting Array, Drone Controller, 2 Marker Drones each
Shas'vre w/Shield Generator, Targeting Array, Advanced Stabilization System, Bonding Knife, HW Target Lock, HW Multitracker, HW Blacksun Filter, HW Drone Controller, 2 Markerlight Drones
3 Crisis Suit (383)
2 w/Shield Generator, Targeting Array, Drone Controller, 2 Marker Drones each
Shas'vre w/Shield Generator, Targeting Array, Advanced Stabilization System, Bonding Knife, HW Target Lock, HW Multitracker, HW Blacksun Filter, HW Drone Controller, 2 Markerlight Drones
6 Fire Warriors (182)
Photon Grenades, EMP Grenades
Shas'ui w/Markerlight, Bonding Knife, HW Blacksun Filter, HW Multitracker, HW Target Lock, HW Drone Controller, 2 Marker Drones
6 Fire Warriors (152)
Photon Grenades, EMP Grenades
Shas'ui w/Markerlight, Bonding Knife, HW Blacksun Filter, HW Multitracker, HW Target Lock, HW Drone Controller, Marker Drone
What does this list have? Thirty-six Markerlights. Fifteen Crisis Suits. What doesn't it have? Guns to use those Markerlights with. Well, technically it has ten Pulse Rifles, but other than that, nuttin'.
Take a moment to savor that. Ten Pulse Rifles at 2500pts. If I had went with the option to use Forge World, I could have dropped that down to five of them, which is the absolute fewest guns a Tau army can field due to the 1+ requirement on Fire Warriors. In fact, in an average turn, the list is literally incapable of using all of its Markerlight hits- each squad can use two for BS, one to ignore Night Fight, and five to reduce cover- that's a total of sixteen between the two squads, whereas it generates and average of seventeen on normal rolls.
I dare anyone to come up with a worse list; I am confident it is not possible.
