Raven Guard vs T'au: 40k in 40 Mins Warhammer 40k Battle Report

[@CMTechnica]

I think this is the first time Raven Guard have been played on the channel. I don’t remember any other video with them

[@danielclark3081]

I feel like they did one for 9th edition. Now i need to find it lol

[@RevanR]

Not big battle but it was kill team match

[@KArchine]

What you talking about? They are in most videos 😉

[@Phoenix_Dempsey]

@KArchine no no, thats Alpha Legion you're thinking of.

[@KArchine]

@@Phoenix_Dempsey IT'S BOTH. Or neither, Or nothing at all.

[@BoisegangGaming]

Shrike: *chops apart a crisis suit* The squad of Breachers that got out of the happy fun time battle bus: "So anyways I started blasting"

[@burnin8able]

space marine chapter master? aint nothin a little plasma buck-shot can't take care of

[@TnTRapeist]

Im just sad Nick didnt use the combat embarkation to save them. :D

[@ravenRedwake]

*racks alien shotgun with malicious intent*

[@PlasticAddict301]

​@@burnin8able birds are nothing to a plasma shotgun

[@FinerNELSON]

I have played sports my whole life and recently got a bad injury and have been looking for new hobbies and this channel randomly got recommended on KZbin to me and I decided to click on the video see what this was all about and since that first video i have since binged watched alot of 40k in 40mins and Narrative gameplays on the channel. I just want to thank yous because yous have introduced me to a new hobby I am now fully invested in and look forward now to your videos especially with all the different personalities on the show that show how much they love these games is infectious. Yous really do an amazing job of getting the viewer excited and invested in the different scenarios. Im now a subscriber and definitely will be going through one of the mediums or ways of paying that back to yous to say thanks for hours of joy yous have given to me and help support this channel to continue the awesome stuff yous do. Big thanks to all the team behind the channel.

[@PlayOnTabletop]

Thank you so much! Stories like yours inspire us to keep going!

[@davidowl767]

Oh my god, you have such a strong will. Let us know what armies do you choose to play! Also, I suggest buying a 3d printer for you personalisation of battles. Wish you good

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

​@davidowl767 there's no way someone new to the hobby should buy a 3D printer. The investment in to it isn't worth it, unless you end up liking the hobby enough to stick around. I own one, so I'm not anti 3D printers, but know that it isn't something someone new to the hobby should just buy.

[@KimchiKommander]

Nick playing Tau like Alpha legion with all those "decoy's" LOL . Love it.

[@XHobbiesPrime]

Well it isn't like the Alpha Legion have great rules or unique models.

[@ofgreyhairwaifu4089]

@@XHobbiesPrime I am Taupharius. For the Greater Lie!

[@shadowsketch926]

@@ofgreyhairwaifu4089 love this, thanks for the laugh you gave me!

[@az9baillie]

Raven guard definitely need more exposure. Awesome abilities. Can anyone beat Nick and the Tau?

[@scolack123]

My very first big game ever of wh40k (1500 pts) was tm tyranids vs a guys Ravenguard (granted its gladius task force) Kaayvan shrike had the killing blow on BOTH of my screamer killers lol

[@richardmartin6069]

Yes that one chick with votann in the combat patrol games

[@pirateking518]

Necron vehicle skew.

[@Ares-pn5ig]

The orks played by James Mr Initiative. I believe Nick hasn't won against him once. But its always fun to watch.

[@sirkelendor5429]

​@@scolack123my last game against csm shrike in one turn destroyed harkon worldclaimer and half of his raptors with the assistance of one single reiver who was not battleshocked and just chilling nearby

[@Creamy.Commander]

Probably my favorite 40K in 40 Minutes episode ever, on the edge of my seat until I laughed my ass off it, great episode and glad to see Steve again!

[@GabAllThePizza]

I think this is the first time i've every seen a raven guard army on the tabletop, I love it!

[@marcuskarlsson8535]

​@@Quin-du6glMade me smile ^^

[@GabAllThePizza]

​@@Quin-du6gl That's good, took me a second though

[@mamneo2]

Incroyable.

[@crawbag0311]

Tychos voice-overs are always so great. I'm probably older than him, but I feel like I'm listening to a fun-cle telling a story.

[@Rakaizulu]

Agree, love me some Tycho

[@Smucklz]

nick seems really fun to play against. he is just so excited about everything even if its bad for him

[@Corey91666]

Thats how it should be. I am well appreciated in my group because i dont mind if Shit hits the fan. 40k to me is too much fun to complain about everything

[@WilhelmScreamer]

The armies were cool, but the verticality is what I love most here. People need to leverage that more

[@ThornTheWitch]

I am so happy to see the Ravenguard. The only Chapter I really dug in the Space Marines, and with the new jump pack models announced I hope to see more of them in the future.

[@professor_paradox7879]

Yesss please do more Raven Guard they’re some of my favourite space marines.

[@ghoulgamestalker4265]

I dislike how many people call Raven Guard forgettable, even if it's true sometimes. I loved playing Raven Guard army rules in previous editions, and my favorite secondary chapter (The Raptors) are also from the Raven Guard. I actually was going to start finding more videos and wiki pages on space marine chapters that I like for my upcoming dark heresy game. I highly suggest even just paging through the wikis to anyone who is even vaguely interested in a chapter, it's highly entertaining and even if you don't read the walls of text completely, it's wonderful material (and helps chapters be less forgettable :) )

[@mk_gamíng0609]

@@ghoulgamestalker4265 I think it's because they kinda are tho lore wise at least . There lore is pretty much lose , lose , lose some more. Only recently are they getting lore love with Corvus corax being alive and some sort of shadow entity. Yet they have done nothing with that. Raven guard need a lot of love.

[@TheOgAnarchist]

kayvan shrike is my fav chapter master

[@roytorres4714]

Yeah Steve... such a charismatic player, a good strategic mind with cursed rolls, yet always polite, love the guy and Nick always a pleasure to see playing.

[@alexanderthegreat6682]

I'd recommend he start playing Lamenters regularly if it weren't for the fact they're so painful to paint

[@tarektechmarine8209]

If he push every unit he could onto the bridge and stick out nicks first shooting phase he would've had two or three squads right on top of them, in cover and can jump down. Eliminators would've been a better choice for the other side of the board. But this is after I've seen the battle.

[@Vibes33553]

I just started to enter the universe of 40K and I really like your content guys. Easy to follow, short and sweet editing, it’s perfect !

[@PlayOnTabletop]

Welcome aboard!

[@KennyPGiles]

I gotta say, I love the whole PoT crew, but the banter and energy between Nick and Steve (especially when Nick is playing Ta’u) is always flawless. A phenomenal game. Thanks gents!

[@burnin8able]

I love the concept of the tau breachers. the fire warrior gun lines were doing work, but getting slaughtered by a galaxy filled with the toughest, meanest melee monsters out there. the brilliant solution by the earth caste? plasma shotgun.

[@Nyfle]

Fun map! Propably wouldn't have mattered, but turn 1 (16:30) the breachers were able to reroll wounds against targets sitting on an objective.

[@AngelofDeath333]

I’ve got an Awesome scenario for you guys. 2v2, Imperium is holding a fortress, a last stand effort against the endless threat of the Tyranids who are swarming from all sides. Tyranids win if they can kill all imperium in the fortress. Imperium wins after turn 5 being evacuated off the the planet if there’s any survivors.

[@stanberry6798]

One of my favorite things about this channel is how good they make their battlefields. I wish I had that artistic skill.

[@shumbojrimp8274]

The intro states that the terrain is from a separate company that sells pre-painted terrain, and that it’s their go-to for terrain. Also, you could have the artistic skill to make neat terrain, it just takes time and effort to develop those skills.

[@GenGross]

Yes, my favorite chapter, the Raven Guard, how exciting. Def need more of them

[@Orangeveil]

Love getting to see the assassins in play! Really fun to see the unique imperial assassins get to run around, especially two in one battle, and alongside other stealthy fellows.

[@SpawnOfJenova]

The slow zoom on Steve's face at 24:28. Yeah, we've all been there.

[@Zaprozhan]

Down to the wire, back and forth, Ravenguard, funky terrain, enthusiastic players, so many reasons to enjoy this!

[@AndrewNarog]

Just wanted to say, those are some gorgeously painted Raven Guard models. Really love the Scouts' paint job in particular.

[@TheSamuelCish]

Oh man. That intro has some REAL 90s toy commercial energy and I'm absolutely here for it.

[@PhillipOnTakos]

I love this game since my closest friend chose Raven Guard as his "faction" while I'm T'au. So this is almost a prelude to our first match against each other. While I can ignore kinda the cover bonus Raven Guard has, I can ignore the -1 to hit. Plus Shrike can assassinate my characters, easily. It's a fun fight on paper and I'm happy you guys did it. Since I think it's an interesting match up. Not only on table top but in universe as well.

[@Lucat27]

Nick somehow managed to play like he was using mont’ka with that first turn, killing all those units.

[@geoffreysavitz1278]

As a Raven Guard player this video makes me happy. Raven Guard are so much fun to play on the table.

[@nerdspike209]

I've been thinking about starting my first army with Raven Guard. Is Ravenstrike Battleforce a good box to get to start?

[@geoffreysavitz1278]

@nerdspike209 it's good actually. I don't use invictus tactical warsuits though. I use a lot of snipers, Kayvaan Shrike is a beast. Phobos Librarian is a must as a Raven Guard player. Infiltrators are key, and you definitely need jump pack veterans. I use a lot of Flyers in my Raven Guard and I know this sounds weird, but a lot of Terminators too. My last game was on Monday and I absolutely board wiped with my Raven Guard. 2000pt game, lost four models. Not units, models. I infiltrated 10 Terminators on the board turn 1. Eliminators are amazing, and infiltrators are great too. Attach Phobos Librarians to both. You can't be shot at unless you're 12' away. Knock out characters and pre-measure everything. The key to playing Raven Guard is staying 1 turn ahead of your opponent at all times. People think Raven Guard can only defeat shooty armies, but they can take on anything really well, you just have to plan ahead.

[@Cyd98]

@@geoffreysavitz1278 how do you plan on beating custode ?

[@definitelynotanork9520]

VICTORUS AUT MORTIS BROTHERS!!!!!

[@rulerthelion860]

The production quality has gotten better and better! The sponsors can be joyous to know that their money is well used to update the content of this channel. I love you team ❤❤❤

[@lyukduke]

you guys are just sooooo good at what you do, GW is lucky to have you showcase its products and rules better than they ever could, and so are all the smaller companies that sponsor you and that you help growing. Keep it up guys!!! P.S.: also, salty Steve is the best Steve I'm sorry to say XD

[@Zilong17]

So happy to see a Raven Guard army. Hope they come up more often!

[@EzperInSpace]

15:38 man I got more respect for the players now. Video taping from there point of view between moves is something I never realized was going on lol.

[@daaaah_whoosh]

It's interesting going back to watch this, seeing the T'au army with tetras and cyclic ion blasters, and the Ravenguard with a Storm Speeder.

[@jackcarmenta1275]

You guys are smashing out the content. This is great! Would love to see some custodes and sisters of battle ;)

[@shemsuhor8763]

This is such a cool battle. Amazing work on the board and I loved the tactical thinking here of the players. Probably first time I have seem Nick NOT being a pure memelord, too. Not to insult Nick - dude rules. But you know, he is a fun guy (not fungi) and sometimes does silly albeit glorious stuff that isn't always necessarily the smartest. His decision to try to make a strong position useless in response to Steve's play was really cool. Such a good game!!

[@lukemitchell4313]

I think this is my new favourite battle report, great as always :) Nick I have finished building my Farsight and can’t wait to start my first crusade with my mates :)

[@sharpshotm16]

Amazing game. Hey Nick, unless you are using not pulse blasters on those breachers, they have a BS3 base, so when guided they hit on twos. Edit: 16:35

[@simonvaughan7798]

Plus he had his commander hitting on 2+ base but they hit on 3+ without guided

[@sharpshotm16]

@@simonvaughan7798 the cadre fireblade (with the breachers) or shadowsun?

[@Orangeveil]

Love seeing Imperial Assassins on the channel. Would love to see a narrative battle with one of each Assassin school with Assassinate secondaries for them

[@kyrosvlar]

I really enjoyed the camera movement in the opening shot!

[@mrsilverbutton7786]

These types of battles are my absolute favorite - awesome narrative, incredible terrain, and great players. Can't wait for more!

[@camojoe83]

Dude I'm not 3 mins in on this yet, that's one kickass board setup. I had to stop my machine and look for a minute when you started talking about height advantage stats and diagonal flyer moves, and boy howdy, that's some seriously cool terrain. I always think you guys could have more vertical action on your table, but this is real nice.

[@MatiasGRivera]

Dude Steve is awesome, I love his smack talk! Definitely want to see more episodes with him.

[@Deano3225]

Very enjoyable game that. I don't play tabletop and instead am mainly a book/video game guy, so it was a delight to see the Raven Guard! So often forgotten but so cool in the heresy books. The jumpy gameplay was perfect and the two armies had such interesting unit choices. Nice.

[@TheMikeHerrick]

Love Watching Steve and Nick play 40k. They are just good guys.

[@Dufy_Duf]

This is my third video watching you guys play. I've never been into games like this before but you guys make me want to try it so badly! It looks like such a blast with the right group of people. I have to look up where I can go to try this out!!

[@HelmandTemplar]

Loved this as a Raven Guard player it was fun to watch!

[@Paulunatr]

I don't know much about how 40k is played (which is why I'm here), but having a lot of experience with XCOM, man, this map looks like a blast to play. What a cool setup.

[@MagicBaking]

This was great, I love the short form videos and super fun armies in this one too

[@hawffensive644]

Love the verticality in this. Makes map much more entertaining than the general rules flat surface imo.

[@maxdavid7647]

Hyped to see Raven Guard! I did heve to look up Lone Operative rules since I had no idea what was going on.

[@random1ghost819]

“Tau” Nick has returned!!!!

[@neovo903]

Those breachers are absolutely brutal, hitting on 2s + rerolls, wounding on 3s + rerolls and like -2ap, ignoring cover and sustained hits 2

[@verlemyr5509]

This map looks great, I hope it gets used again in the future

[@lucask9651]

Love to see some Raven Guard, i wish they actually had any rules though. Well the Phobos themed detachment will be what we get (No way this does not happen)

[@broluggroortuk2894]

I’m glad Nick is in some more of these

[@jake9705]

12:02 -- LOOOOOOOL

[@roman_tyrant]

Raven Guard are such a niche army to play. They're incredibly punishing if you can set it up perfectly. What a game this was though!

[@benmassey333]

Finally Raven Guard you don't know how long I've waited

[@sleepiestagent]

FOR THE GREATER GOOD!!

[@AntiNubDevice]

This is the first video I think I've seen assassins in. Pre-watch comment, I'm looking forward to this!

[@dennisbatye1932]

This game seemed really stacked against the raven guard this game, lone operator doesn’t count for much on a claustrophobic board like this. Still a great game and you love to see the og beaky boys,

[@dr.stronk9857]

Great to see the goth boys finally get some representation on this channel, they’re my favorite chapter and they’re very under represented in general.

[@urbani8231]

Just finished the Damocles anthology audiobook. And I really love this more vertically focused board.

[@jruthnam]

Incredible game!!! Always fun watching SM Steve & Tau Nick go at it

[@unruly_ronin]

What a great set. And great game. Love the exposure to Raven Guard

[@raxiro1221]

Thanks!

[@PlayOnTabletop]

Appreciate it! Thank you

[@leox.jaramillo3231]

Hopefully the balance update will help T'au enough to actually score secondaries. Feels like every time Nick pulled a secondary it was hard to achieve.

[@jake9705]

Nick's Tau army effortlessly scooted across the battlefield, effortlessly destroyed Space Marines, effortlessly made saves, and effortlessly tanked wounds when a bolter shot miraculously made it through. These Tau appear to be incredibly overpowered? What exactly needs balancing there?

[@ViApp0]

Tfw you roll so hot you can afford to completely ignore your breachers getting charged at.

[@reimalaluan5286]

In the hands of a capable commander, any army can perform great on the tabletop. Good game guys, hoping to see more of other space marine chapters.

[@JohnTamayo-l1d]

the editing on the vid is S teir

[@ed8869]

luv the terrain, great new look. thank you Play On for continuing to raise the bar to such a high standard!

[@zacharyglenn7110]

Nick and Steve are my 2 favorties, with James Jones and Tak being close as well. I love the whole crew though!

[@Nigelius]

Hear me out: A match where Steve plays Tau and Nick plays space marines.

[@majorearl12]

I hope Nick remembers "For the Greater Good" improves BS by 1, not the hit rolls. So you can still add one to hit rolls since you changed the BS specifically and not hit rolls, GW worded it that way specifically.

[@levilemming4262]

Nick saying “I wonder if my unit that gets +1 to hit, rerolls all hits, rerolls all wounds, has +1 AP, sustained hits 2 on 6’s and did 5 mortal wounds with a grenade will be able to kill you” is probably the funniest thing Ive seen all day

[@josephrigley8974]

Everytime I see the fortress of redemption I regret not buying one. Love seeing the Ravenguard on the board, I'm more a fan of their successor chapters but seeing the bird boys is great. Lay low the tyrants Steve.

[@StevoE26]

speaking as a Steve I can proudly say, sod you Steve and sod your space marines! TAU'VA GUE'LA, FOR THE GREATER GOOD!!

[@Shadow111085]

02:29 Is it just me or is one of them kit bashed Vespid in the back there missing both of their arms? Lol!

[@BaronGunnz01]

So I am new to Warhammer40K. Don't have any armies, just enjoy watching and seeing these guys do an amazing job. From what I have seen, ravenguard are part of space maries, but don't see models of them on any site. Just some clarity on where the models are from and how they fit into the world would be appreciated. Thanks and keep up the great work guys! (Go Tyranids!!)

[@PlayOnTabletop]

When you look at certain Space Marine heroes they may be tied to a particular chapter. Otherwise, lore wise, Space Marine chapters have particular emblems and colours for their power armour that helps identify them. Most Space Marine units are shared between all the chapters (not all) and some chapters have specific units you can only use in that chapter. Best to do is to take a look in the army builder to see what is available for a Chapter, like Raven Guard.

[@Papahifi]

wow very cool building structures. thanks for sharing cheers

[@alohi79]

This was Hella enjoyable. Thx guys. -Raven Guard player who loves Tau as well

[@evilstans]

Love the verticality. I'm disapointed that there really hasn't been a revive or refresh of the large building rules. I'm still using modified 3rd ed city fight.

[@HeavyGee84]

lol the look of betrayal after that shadow sun body double …. He even called it

[@bananalad2129]

Oh Baby that opening edit is slick.

[@joshuasmith5472]

Definitely more raven guard!!! Wouldn't mind seeing space wolves as well!! Amazing batrep!!! 🤘🤘

[@hdjdj363]

I watched this before I got 9starter set and still haven't paint my Marines or my royal warden and u guy make me feel like such a nerd for not painting thanks ❤

[@MyLifeInBits_]

I hope you guys run more games like this!

[@kookiemonster20051]

I love ravenguard so much that I’m doing an Ultramarine army with the colour scheme of ravenguard

[@sylviekling508]

tycho commentary!!!!! love to hear it!!

[@willnox1]

"Its not right" The Pause and stare down had me rolling

[@ksacay62]

Could anyone help me find the music around 3:00 minutes into the video? It sounds really good.

[@tommoolenaar3901]

That table looks amazing!

[@jimmydvidiot]

Nice game nice match, the map is insane! Complete with destructable objectives.

[@jamesk5551]

Finally an Eversor assassin! Love the list.

[@TimeStampDude]

5:15 You are a lone operative. And You are a lone operative. Everyone look under their chairs, everyone is a lone operative! Wooo!! lol 😂 23:45 👀 24:23 💀🤣

[@SystemWargaming]

the board is awesome! verticallity is something that's often ignored.

[@fernandogesteve1942]

could be sick to see a kill tally in a corner of the screen in the style of fighter jets

[@qabbages]

9:24 jumpscare

[@michaelwilliamson5976]

Am I wrong or when nick fails a hazardous test on his crisis suits, he should take the mortal wounds on his coldstar, even if another model has wounds already? Ref: see hazardous rules for units including characters