It is possible to use snare traps rather then Kroot Carnivores to keep melee units away from Fire Warriors, but this should be a temporary arrangement and it requires extra Plasma Generators. Enemies often target the snare traps, so a good tactic is throwing a Snare Trap behind the Commander, and then jumping behind it once the trap has gone invisible. It is important to keep the Tau Commander out of melee, which can be done by slowing enemies with Snare Traps and/or using jump packs to fall back and resume firing from safety. The Tau Commander does very good ranged damage and is good against all targets with the appropriate upgrades. Commander Or'es'Ka led the Tau in their subjugation of the Kaurava System in Soulstorm. In Dark Crusade, Shas'o Kais was tasked with retaking the planet Kronus from its invaders. Encased in an experimental XV22 Battlesuit, he can use jump jets to quickly get into battle, ready to unleash a barrage of firepower from the many weapon systems his battlesuit can be outfitted with. The Tau Commander is the primary hero of the Tau Empire.