Aeldari vs T'au Empire - Who will be the master of the movement phase? Warhammer 40k in 40m battle.

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    ====Game Info ====
    The New Aeldari are here and JT is giddy as a child to try them out. And boy howdy are they ready to kick some butt with new minis! Nick steps up to the plate to see if he can too can play at the movement game. Can the young T'au stop them? Let's find out!
    ====Armies====
    Tau Kau'yon Detachment
    Fireblade x2
    Ethereal
    Coldstar x2 (enhancement - exemplar of the kyoun)
    Firesight team
    Darkstrider
    Breachers x2
    Devilfish x2
    Riptide with burst Stealth suit x2
    Sun forge suits
    Starscythe suits
    Broadside with missiles
    Kroot Carnivores
    Phirana x2
    Vespid (5man) x2
    =================
    Aeldari - Aspect Host
    Tears of Tak
    Avatar of Khaine
    Eldrad Ulthran - 10 Storm Guardians
    Asurmen - With 5 Dire Avengers
    Bharroth - With 5 Swooping Hawks
    Fuegan -10 Fire Dragons
    Lhykhis - 10 Warp Spiders
    Maugan RA -5 Dark Reapers
    5 Swooping Hawks
    5 Rangers
    Wave Serpent - Fire Dragons inside
    Music Bed License: MB01RIYD6APAOOR

КОМЕНТАРІ • 215

  • @TheEmperorsLeftBabytoe
    @TheEmperorsLeftBabytoe День тому +307

    Nick, the Patient Hunter, pushes his entire army to the middle of the board on turn 2 haha

    • @utahraptor1578
      @utahraptor1578 День тому +11

      Hes to use to montka

    • @SpodenarSupremacy
      @SpodenarSupremacy День тому +6

      TBF Waiting for Aeldari to come to you and choose their targets is a death sentence- Gotta put on some pressure

    • @declandagod5450
      @declandagod5450 День тому +3

      i mean tau in 10th did lose a lot of range potential.

    • @midstairs-piano
      @midstairs-piano День тому +14

      Not only that. CHARGES with Shadowsun on turn 2 😂

    • @shirghazaycowboys
      @shirghazaycowboys День тому +5

      @@midstairs-pianoyeah I know sometimes you gotta make a play but that was uh…..

  • @TheNaturalnuke
    @TheNaturalnuke День тому +146

    Fuegan: “this is the most elaborate s*icide I’ve ever seen”
    Shadowsun: *dies*

  • @flaviofortunati4390
    @flaviofortunati4390 День тому +41

    Nick the previous battle report against the guard: I'm gonna lose an unlosable game
    Nick this battle report: I'm gonna win an unwinnable game

  • @calebstrobel6962
    @calebstrobel6962 День тому +70

    what a lore accurate death for the avatar of khaine

  • @christerprestberg3973
    @christerprestberg3973 День тому +69

    Seeing Swoping Hawks will forever bring a twang of nostalgia, the first 40k minatures I bought waaaaaaaaay back in 1996 or maybe 97 when I was like 11 ^^ . Also damn, Feugan being an absolute chad.

  • @Teeleer
    @Teeleer День тому +155

    Two Tau games in a week! Tau is eating good this week

  • @alexmiller1800
    @alexmiller1800 День тому +39

    Between the Guard vs Tau game and the Aeldar vs Tau game, I have to admit that it’s nice seeing a bunch of mainly T3 armies going into each other. Seeing the Guard actually do damage in melee was great and Tau actually getting some limited kills in close quarters combat is so refreshing.

    • @SystemWargaming
      @SystemWargaming 23 години тому +1

      Totally agree on seeing T3 armies.
      It's really nice.

    • @SilentStorrm04
      @SilentStorrm04 17 годин тому +2

      yeah, it's nice to see armies other than just more Space Marines, seeing Xeno fight Xeno is always a good time

  • @drdrake17
    @drdrake17 День тому +37

    "Huh, I wonder how the new Eldar play..."
    42 minutes later, Eldrad is charging the t'au to draw the game. Got dam looney tunes game. 10/10, looking forward to getting back into the hobby.

  • @gamer-jy6fn
    @gamer-jy6fn День тому +64

    The new paint on nick really is amazing.

    • @gamer-jy6fn
      @gamer-jy6fn День тому

      Wow, that ending was wonderful

    • @PonyVoid
      @PonyVoid 17 годин тому +1

      before watching I thought you meant the person not the mini and got confused lol

  • @detectivefunguy1961
    @detectivefunguy1961 День тому +24

    That was a brutal turn 3 for the eldar but JT made a valient attempt to tie the game with a successful 11 inch charge well played Nick and JT 👍

    • @burnin8able
      @burnin8able День тому +4

      that turn 3 was peak Tau. the level of sustain hits procs was absolutely NUTS. gotta love 1 melta shot = 3 melta hits. Tau math right there.

  • @toniviskari417
    @toniviskari417 День тому +59

    That third round was absolutely insane. Like before that I thought the game was kind of over and then that just happened.
    I am imagining that at the end of the battle, one of the fire cadre pulled off their helmet revealing a stern Shadowsun.

    • @smalls6914
      @smalls6914 День тому +6

      Yeah, I think people underestimate just how squishy Eldar are. t3 and tau shooting, even average rolling would start cutting through that.

    • @burnin8able
      @burnin8able День тому +7

      she's obviously disguised the fireblade that just barely survives the 11 inch charge from Eldrad.

  • @warbossbenny6877
    @warbossbenny6877 День тому +12

    Probably the best game I've seen from you guys from the last 5 years. I honestly couldn't tell who was gonna win!!! WHAT A SLOBBER KNOCKER!!

  • @RoadRunnerAldrin
    @RoadRunnerAldrin День тому +9

    An Eldar game!! FINALLY!! So pleased!

  • @Panttz12
    @Panttz12 День тому +3

    I haven't played Tau since 4th Edition. Yet here I am again, watching these videos. I think that says alot about how good your videos are and how even if you don't know the rules you can still have some understanding of how the game ebbs and flows. Well done Play On Tabletop. You guys rock.

    • @PlayOnTabletop
      @PlayOnTabletop  3 години тому

      Thanks, glad you're enjoying the content!

  • @RevanR
    @RevanR День тому +35

    JT is too goofball for an Eldar player, good game boys

  • @WheresMyCouch
    @WheresMyCouch День тому +11

    You guys are churning out videos and I am HERE for it!

  • @markholloway5389
    @markholloway5389 День тому +5

    I think that was the best game I have seen this channel make.

  • @eclipse9483
    @eclipse9483 День тому +20

    Literally grabbing popcorn, a drink and my laptop to truly enjoy this.
    I'm just coming back to the hobby, and had decided to finally go with the stealthy dishonorable elves. This will be a great refresher on the rules, as well as an introduction to the faction that I'm going to be coming back to

  • @ryanabernathy7821
    @ryanabernathy7821 День тому +16

    "We are indeed, as they say, boned"
    -Eldrad
    What an absolutely fun match to watch, glad to see the Eldar function as they should now. Terrified since I've got 2 Eldar players at my local store, will be fun though to show why we won the War in Heaven.

    • @PonyVoid
      @PonyVoid 17 годин тому

      @@ryanabernathy7821 "Won?! Its not even over yet!"
      -Szarekh, probably

    • @ryanabernathy7821
      @ryanabernathy7821 9 годин тому

      @@PonyVoid Well we did win, technically :p I'm a Necron player btw xD Meant it'll be fun teaching my Eldar players at my local store why we won, forgive me for the lack of context.

  • @noahfenlon4231
    @noahfenlon4231 День тому +14

    Love seeing eldar!!! I would love to see the spirit host detachment at work as well, it looks a little more forgiving to play and very durable!

    • @kacperdrabikowski5074
      @kacperdrabikowski5074 День тому +1

      Agreed! That and vehicles detachment for me, I'm curious if Eldars can actually be somewhat resilient.

    • @lordilluminati5836
      @lordilluminati5836 8 годин тому

      @@kacperdrabikowski5074 armoured warhost is the worst detachment in all of 10th edition

  • @AtomicBirthday
    @AtomicBirthday 8 годин тому

    This was genuinely the most fun 40kin40mins Ive watched.

  • @VincentsVariety
    @VincentsVariety 14 годин тому

    I love seeing JT playing on the channel! I also love to see Nick winning a game! You guys are the best! Keep it up!

  • @KevinTaucher
    @KevinTaucher День тому +8

    Glad nick got a win in! Watching these games is getting me through the hospital visits

  • @iqbaltaqwakal
    @iqbaltaqwakal 16 годин тому

    So much crazy stuff happen!! Big salute for JT, his voice make this game even better!!

  • @laserskeleton1980
    @laserskeleton1980 День тому +3

    You guys are my son's favourite channel - thank you for all the fun he is having watching the games.

  • @SensWarrior6
    @SensWarrior6 12 годин тому

    That eleven-inch charge from Eldrad was the stuff of legends. Great game gents!

  • @Dementia55372
    @Dementia55372 День тому +2

    Wow an aeldari army on this channel that's from this century!

  • @gagepresbury7200
    @gagepresbury7200 День тому +3

    The 11 inch heroic charge, followed by villainous reroll. *dolphin noises*

  • @taylorvoss9829
    @taylorvoss9829 День тому +4

    Yeah please play more Eldar! I feel like there have been very few Eldar videos this edition

  • @gstellar96
    @gstellar96 День тому +1

    It was insane watching these two ranged armies play like two melee armies and I loved it

    • @tastefulavenger
      @tastefulavenger День тому

      eldar can do melee and ranged competently, banshees,scorpions,storm guardians, exarchs,autarchs, khaine, wraith blades,wraith lords etc etc lol

    • @gstellar96
      @gstellar96 23 години тому +1

      @tastefulavenger meant this army specifically which had a lot of mid-to long range firepower, I just thought it was funny

  • @jonnuin6794
    @jonnuin6794 День тому +1

    I'm a simple man, I see a new playon 40k in 40m upload, I watch it

  • @mowaiken2002101
    @mowaiken2002101 14 годин тому +1

    that 11 inch charge. Banger.

  • @lordweekdays6122
    @lordweekdays6122 День тому +1

    might be the first time ive seen nick do that good on a battle round my god those dice where hottttt

  • @tedcogley1939
    @tedcogley1939 День тому +3

    OMG it be a dream to have a eldar army love the Eldar more then tau

  • @wideronaldo
    @wideronaldo День тому +4

    42:01 is exactly what wargaming is all about. GG WP boys

    • @benwaardenburg
      @benwaardenburg 23 години тому +1

      One of my favourite moments on the channel!

  • @devotedtodestruction
    @devotedtodestruction День тому +2

    I would watch more battles if they were all edited like this! Sick job guys. Always a good time.

  • @saltypork101
    @saltypork101 День тому +3

    Battlesuit Tau vs Aspect Warrior Eldar is just Super Sentai The Board Game.

  • @Eliimore93
    @Eliimore93 10 годин тому

    It surpises me how the army I want to win just looses every single time, every game, every video in every channel. Some could think I'm axaggerating, but I'm not, I swear XD
    Really fun game tho, one of my favorites in this channel probably!

  • @M0r7r3d0r
    @M0r7r3d0r День тому +1

    I love seeing JT at the table

  • @Zalinth
    @Zalinth День тому +12

    As a Necron player I thank you for giving me an opportunity to witness Eldar being blasted by energy weapons. That charge was insane, well played!

  • @owenchubb5449
    @owenchubb5449 12 годин тому

    Nick is getting better at this game. Or at least, things are working out for him

  • @Chodor101
    @Chodor101 21 годину тому +1

    Drinking game idea: every time Nick says he will hide / play cagey take a shot for every unit that he rushes instead

  • @The_mekboy_you_deserve
    @The_mekboy_you_deserve 20 годин тому +1

    Could we all just stop and admire how Nick was so patient that he did advance his army on turn 2 and not turn 1?

  • @Shadowpro15
    @Shadowpro15 День тому

    Shadowsuns last words " I can take"
    Her bravery will be remembered FOR THE GREATER GOOD

  • @adamstilber8382
    @adamstilber8382 23 години тому

    Nicks T'au using orange dice: loss. Nicks T'au using different dice: win. The curse is real!

  • @ShinsuKaioseiCh
    @ShinsuKaioseiCh 19 годин тому

    Nick, the Eclipse. Because the sun is shado- wait she’s dead, never mind

  • @j.k.prufrock5605
    @j.k.prufrock5605 13 годин тому

    Good game. Nice to see the overpowered Eldar curb stop their opponents yet again. Oh wait…
    The Avatar when down faster than my bank account balance on a new 40K release wave.

  • @firedrake110
    @firedrake110 23 години тому +3

    Did they remember the Avatar takes half damage? It went down like a total punk

  • @Drakio95
    @Drakio95 День тому +3

    Damn I love good scrap, and this looks like it :D Can't wait to see this game :D

  • @Psykroids
    @Psykroids 19 годин тому

    thusly a 1,000 Tau players screamed in pain. Whether they were watching or not. They felt not just a disturbance in the force, but a damn fiery fist smashing their main fetish.

  • @timothypetroski
    @timothypetroski 7 годин тому

    As a tyranid play nick and jt allying, is frightening

  • @DoubIeO
    @DoubIeO 20 годин тому +1

    I find it funny @01:50 you say No New Orders stratagem but the Fog of War rule specifically states that this is the only Core stratagem thats allowed to be used and is shown like 5 seconds before.

  • @ialos1416
    @ialos1416 День тому +1

    Nick without the orange dices is too powerfull

  • @Aj-arts-unwell-a-ly
    @Aj-arts-unwell-a-ly День тому

    I love how over the course of these videos you can just here Nick becoming a dad

  • @isaacbenrubi9613
    @isaacbenrubi9613 День тому

    I always assumed Nick's heartbeat sounded more like one of those screaming goats.

  • @justinisp9361
    @justinisp9361 День тому

    That was an awesome match! I loved it!

  • @burnin8able
    @burnin8able День тому +3

    the sustained hits 2 has been known to give burst cannons more hits than the number of shots they fired. I like to refer to this as "tau math."

    • @AWPtical800
      @AWPtical800 День тому

      Nick had a game against Tak (blood angels) last year where he had 31 wounds on 30 attacks with Breachers.

    • @burnin8able
      @burnin8able День тому +1

      @@AWPtical800 the math checks out, the Earth Caste engineers simply know how to math really good.

    • @Tothless9850
      @Tothless9850 День тому +1

      @@burnin8ablethey do math so good they figured out how to add more numbers to their math

    • @burnin8able
      @burnin8able День тому +1

      @ if you've studied calculus you'll know that integrals always result in a mysterious +C at the end. clearly the Tau have discovered this C and put it in their guns.

  • @SketchNinja-oi9pp
    @SketchNinja-oi9pp День тому +8

    Can we see Titus next please it would be fun to see you continue the story from secret levels Warhammer

    • @Kevin-d1k3k
      @Kevin-d1k3k День тому

      😊😊😊that would be nice

    • @jibjibs9401
      @jibjibs9401 День тому +1

      A little difficult to make that satisfying. Neither thousand sons nor tzeentch daemons have the vehicles or the cool sorceror from secret level. Titus is also kind of underwhelming on tabletop.

  • @GannonYoutube
    @GannonYoutube 20 годин тому

    Two Tau battle reports in a row? New aspect warriors? Tau nick’s commander unit looking amazing?!? Im being spoiled this week.

  • @DPSAX95
    @DPSAX95 19 годин тому

    finally some eldar goodness! More Eldar pls haha

  • @YSOchris
    @YSOchris 10 годин тому

    Excellent game boys bravo

  • @Logan-1986
    @Logan-1986 День тому

    Fantastic game, 👍 hope see Iyanden next time 😉

  • @deluxis4991
    @deluxis4991 День тому +2

    Not gonna lie that Shadowsun minaiture looks really cool.

  • @stevefelten1197
    @stevefelten1197 21 годину тому

    Tau Nick, the patient hunter, turn 2 storm the middle of the board.

  • @cylondorado4582
    @cylondorado4582 День тому

    I’m really happy to see the new Eldar book in action. I feel like the last one favored pretty boring lists, but a lot more stuff seems useable now. And of course this was a serious Barn Burner.

  • @Team432ftj
    @Team432ftj 22 години тому

    The "patient" hunter 🤣

  • @Luzarioth
    @Luzarioth 16 годин тому

    Fog of War:
    ...[excluding the New Orders Stratagem].
    3 seconds later:
    ... no New Orders !

  • @batchmax6
    @batchmax6 День тому +1

    Holy moly what a fun game!

  • @leox.jaramillo3231
    @leox.jaramillo3231 День тому +1

    That Shadowsun charge was... Interesting. Shadowsun was so not killing that guy.

  • @Kevin-d1k3k
    @Kevin-d1k3k День тому +2

    Getting ready for the big game

  • @kylefindlay8411
    @kylefindlay8411 День тому

    What an incredible game!!!

  • @surrealsnoozer
    @surrealsnoozer 12 годин тому

    I think that new T'au Nick model might have freed Nick from his notoriously bad rolls, cause he rolled hot in this one

  • @tomastrinca3218
    @tomastrinca3218 День тому +8

    Rip shadowsun
    Died in a dishonorable way, she deserved better
    Kitten 2025

    • @burnin8able
      @burnin8able День тому +2

      and then after Eldrad teleports away, the fireblade he almost defeats at the very end takes off the helmet to reaveal it was Shadowsun with a body double in her suit the whole time

  • @johndoes977
    @johndoes977 15 годин тому

    He had the chance to join the greater good

  • @Omnisaint
    @Omnisaint День тому +1

    Man what an ending!

  • @ElAmazingGaston
    @ElAmazingGaston День тому

    Absolutly insane ! So good :D

  • @Sammerai619
    @Sammerai619 12 годин тому

    4th Sphere of Expansion Kroot hearing Nick say that at 10:09 hmm

  • @erichschoenholtz5170
    @erichschoenholtz5170 День тому

    That 11 inch charge was awesome. Too bad it didn't pan out

  • @VidiLP
    @VidiLP День тому

    that was awesome , Go Tau nick

  • @reiser_175
    @reiser_175 12 годин тому

    Nick has been playing a ton of tau lately

  • @HadzoonayMeegus
    @HadzoonayMeegus 21 годину тому

    The Eldar are so freakin cool

  • @Michael-oz1ig
    @Michael-oz1ig День тому

    @ 13:37 they put emark instead of embark. Nice to see even the pros get it wrong sometimes :)

  • @phoxhole
    @phoxhole 19 годин тому

    Fog of War literally says you can use "New Orders" as a called out exception haha

  • @redspyke8227
    @redspyke8227 День тому

    Fantastic game.

  • @andrewcrane5105
    @andrewcrane5105 День тому

    That Tau box is still at my local store...Maybe.....my taxes.....
    oh no not again...

  • @S1leNtRIP
    @S1leNtRIP 7 годин тому

    Great game!

  • @jonstrocity
    @jonstrocity День тому

    Yo, JT! Minnesota Twins? Nice!

    • @AWPtical800
      @AWPtical800 День тому

      Minnesota T, no wins.

    • @jonstrocity
      @jonstrocity День тому

      @@AWPtical800 sadly, for now. Hoping they get a new owner and a good TV deal so they can invest a bit more in pitching and depth.

  • @Lostonthetrack
    @Lostonthetrack 22 години тому

    That play with shadow sun was wild! Was it a forced play? 😂
    She only gets 3 attacks hitting on 4s, strength 5, no AP, 1 damage a pop.
    When her high energy fusion blasters are closer to garaunteed wounds.

    • @PlayOnTabletop
      @PlayOnTabletop  3 години тому +1

      I was hoping she would live. This being on the objective and getting 5 points.

  • @calderetaislove5389
    @calderetaislove5389 6 годин тому

    You guys ever plan on making a mirror match? here's an idea: Custodes blood games. Custodes vs custodes with a third party controlling xenos/daemons.

  • @stormrunner4081
    @stormrunner4081 День тому

    Well if any detachment can make a massive comeback on turn 3 it’s kauyon

  • @frostblasts
    @frostblasts 23 години тому

    Firesight Marksman, interesting

  • @IPIay01
    @IPIay01 День тому

    Nick rolls well, and look! They're the black die.

  • @CraftworldEnjoyer
    @CraftworldEnjoyer 20 годин тому

    Ahh, Pirhana my beloved

  • @neruba2173
    @neruba2173 День тому

    You can tell what units are recently painted and years in the shelf by how they handle them xD

  • @FancyTophatDude
    @FancyTophatDude День тому

    Hey guys, I'd love to see the Kroot detachment from Nick again if possible. Never got to see them go to town since the points drops they got a while back.

  • @benjamincollins3890
    @benjamincollins3890 День тому

    FOR THE GREATER GOOOOOD

  • @ahoyturtle
    @ahoyturtle 5 годин тому

    Who the heck let Nick play Kauyun?! Nick is the picture the Tau keep in the dictionary next to "Mont'ka".

  • @carlosleiva2825
    @carlosleiva2825 6 годин тому

    Amazing game

  • @stripeybag6977
    @stripeybag6977 День тому +2

    Wait doesn't the Avatar of Khaine take half damage?

    • @PlayOnTabletop
      @PlayOnTabletop  День тому +1

      That is the crazy part! That was with half damage.

  • @272rc
    @272rc 12 годин тому

    My name is very similar to Baharroth, literally there’s only an extra r, no o, and move some of the a’s around and it’s my name. It even sounds the same so whenever jt says baharroth, it just feels like he is saying my name.