Tau Commander Wargear Preview
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The Tau Commander is an offensively potent hero but can only fire at range and is vulnerable in melee. If an enemy attacks the Commander in melee he will fight back, but deal zero damage. To compensate for this large weakness the Commander begins with an initial jump ability called ‘Jet.’ In addition all of the Commander’s armor pieces grant the ‘Unshakable’ trait.
The Tau Commander’s armor pieces have lower than normal armor values which can be compensated for by adding a shield. After unlocking one of the Commander’s achievements players may twinlink their weapons in place of a shield. This makes the Commander more offensively potent but limits his survivability.
Level 1
- Command Issue Plasma Rifle
This plasma rifle deals good damage to single targets and has armor penetration. - Flamer
This flamer ignores cover and does AOE damage. - Shield Generator
The shield generator, like all shields, increases the armor and health of the Tau Commander. It also grants the ability ‘energy shield,’ which acts the same as an Iron Halo. Shields are equipped in addition to ranged weapons. - XV8 ‘Light’ Crisis Battlesuit
This light battlesuit has moderate armor and a small health increase. It grants the trait ‘low weight composites,’ which increases the speed of the commander by 1. - XV8 ‘Armored’ Crisis Battlesuit
The armored crisis suit has more armor and health than the others. It grants the trait ‘heavy,’ which lowers the range of the commander’s ‘jet’ ability, but increases the damage on land as well as stunning enemies. - Photon Grenades
Photon grenades confuse enemy infantry making them fire on themselves. - Snare Mines
Snare mines are a throwback to Dawn of War Dark Crusade. They can be placed on the ground and when enemy infantry trip them they slow all enemies in an area.
