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So far I am 2-0 in the league. I am playing Tau this weekend. Here is my list :

Farseer
spear
rune of witnessing

8 Dire Avengers
Exarch with Power weapon/pistol
Wave Serpent
Holo Field/Bright Lance

10 Defenders
Bright Lance

6 Fire Dragons
Exarch with Fire Pike/Fast Shot

5 Wraithguard

1 Crimson Hunter
Exarch

Any advice would be great. Previous list vs DA and IG included a Wraithknight, Wraithblades, Spiritseer. Trying to confuse my opponent by not using a similar list.

this list needs some help.
heres the help.
drop dire avengers, put fragons in there.
drop all upgrades off fragons.
give wave serpent scatter lasers. (its the absolute best thing in the new codex, serpent with scatetr lasers.)
Drop exarch and other upgrades needed to get a wraith knight. Tau (at least missile spam) has a hard time dealing with those well.

Your army seems comprised entirely of anti-armour/elite shooting. That is a problem. Try to throw some anti-infantry in there to slim down his troops choices. If he can't grab objectives, he can't win.

Dropping 3 avengers is a good idea since their entire goal should be objective grabbing, you don't need anything more than 5.

Putting Scatters on the serpent would definitely be a better idea. Fire dragons, Wraithguard, and a lance on the Guardians is more than enough anti armour/elite fire.

I'd suggest dropping either the guard, fire dragons, or crimson hunter entirely and getting some warp spiders. virtually every unit in the tau codex has low initiative, so Strength 7 shots will go a LONG way for you.

The Farseer needs some bodyguard. I find giving him a jetbike and sticking him in a 3-man jetbike squad (cannon optional) is a great way to not only give him some additional wounds, but also gives you another scoring unit for last minute objective grabs/contests.

If you want to steer away from wraithknights as a mind game tactic, then I'd suggest taking warwalkers instead. They perform amazingly versus Tau, mainly due to the fact that they don't rely on cover saves.

I'll leave the list editing up to you, as it is important to find your own mixes, I hope these suggestions help.