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any tips on list writing for them?

Yes.

Welcome to the shooty fish clan! It's tough to give generic tips on Tau lists since the army is generally pretty strong and has many viable options, even for top-level competitive play. That linked thread will certainly help you get on your feet and has a lot of ideas you can play around with and incorporate into your own game. Enjoy!

- Don't take different weapons on crisis suits, make them 2 of the same weapon
- Don't mix weapons within crisis suit teams (unless it's plasma and fusion, in which case give the fusion guys a target lock)
- Don't bother with heavy rail rifles unless you have a cunning plan
- Bring markerlights, preferably more than 1 source of them
- Hammerheads aren't that great
- Breachers need a transport, but don't need a turret
- Magnets are always the answer to "which gun should I give to [unit]?"
- Friends don't let friends take Vespid (except in kill team)