Riptide Battlesuit is a T'au Empire vehicle datasheet in Warhammer 40k 11th Edition, costing 180 pts. Below you'll find its complete profile — stats, weapons, abilities, wargear options and current Munitorum Field Manual points — and you can add it straight to a T'au Empire army list with GrimSlate's free list builder.
| M | T | Sv | W | Ld | OC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10" | 9 | 2+ | 14 | 7+ | 4 |
| Models | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 180 |
Duplicate pricing: 1–2 copies: 180 pts (1); 3+ copy onwards: 210 pts (1)
Wargear costs: Ion accelerator +20 pts
| Weapon | Range | A | BS | S | AP | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ion accelerator — standard | 72" | 6 | 4+ | 9 | -2 | 3 |
| Ion accelerator — overcharge[Hazardous] | 72" | 6 | 4+ | 10 | -3 | 4 |
| Heavy burst cannon | 36" | 12 | 4+ | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| Missile pod | 30" | 2 | 5+ | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Twin smart missile system[Indirect Fire, Twin-linked] | 30" | 3 | 4+ | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Twin fusion blaster[Melta 2, Twin-linked] | 12" | 1 | 4+ | 9 | -4 | D6 |
| Twin plasma rifle[Twin-linked] | 18" | 1 | 4+ | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| Ion accelerator – standard | 72" | 6 | 4+ | 9 | -2 | 3 |
| Weapon | Range | A | WS | S | AP | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riptide fists | Melee | 6 | 5+ | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Once per battle, when this unit is selected to shoot in your Shooting phase, select one ranged weapon equipped by this model. Until the end of the phase, that weapon has the DEVASTATING WOUNDS ability.
While this model has 1-4 wounds remaining, each time this model makes an attack, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.
This model has a 4+ invulnerable save.
The bearer’s unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back, but when doing so only models equipped with this wargear can make ranged attacks.
Each time the bearer makes a ranged attack, you can ignore any or all modifiers to the Hit roll.
Riptide Battlesuit benefits from Deadly Demise D6 and For The Greater Good and Devastating Wounds — see the full rules on the T'au Empire faction page.
Keywords: Vehicle, Walker, Fly, Battlesuit, Riptide, Non-Kroot
Faction keyword: T'au Empire
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