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Im deciding whether i should continue my tau army or collect more orks. I have some tau that i've collected for 4 years and i recently started to collect some orks. Im thinking of sticking with tau for now but im not sure how competitive they are in 5th ed

Are tau good enough to play in fun games that you won't get annihilated everytime?

They are one of the weaker armies.

That said, the power curve is smoother in 5e than it was in 3e and 4e, so they are not uncompetitive. You just have to work harder for a win than if you play one of the top armies like Orks or IG.

They are certainly good enough for fun games providing you play at the right points level and avoid the extreme power builds that some codexes can do.

daemon wrote:Im deciding whether i should continue my tau army or collect more orks. I have some tau that i've collected for 4 years and i recently started to collect some orks. Im thinking of sticking with tau for now but im not sure how competitive they are in 5th ed

Are tau good enough to play in fun games that you won't get annihilated everytime?

If you're just looking to play in fun games then you'll be fine. Tau struggle to build really powerful armies that can compete in more ruthless environments, but in terms of building balanced, fun lists they're the same everyone else.