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hey, i'm thinking about returning with tau army, looking for feedback and opinion about list.

Tau sept battalion
-hq- commander shadowsun 135 (warlord)
-hq- cadre fireblade 45
-hq- ethereal (hover drone) 60
-troop- strike team (10, markerlight) 95
-troop- strike team (10) 90
-troop- strike team (10) 90
-elite- riptide (2x sms, relic: amplified ion accelerator, drone controller) 295
-elite- stealth team (3, burst cannons) 78
-elite- stealth team (3, burst cannons) 78
-elite- crisis team (9, 3x burst cannons each, relic: gatling burst cannons) 441
-fast- tactical drones (12, 6x marker, 6x gun) 120
-fast- tactical drones (12, 6x marker, 6x gun) 120
-heavy- hammerhead (ion cannon, 2x sms) 175
-heavy- hammerhead (ion cannon, 2x sms) 175

Total 1997 / 12cp (-1 for extra relic)

That should be a good start, as is.

This is what I would rethink now:
Tactical drones makes no sense when for half the price you can buy the same drones with the ethereal, fireblade, each stealth unit, each strike team and and the crisis suit team, plus you can get sheilded missisile drones with the riptidefor a nice price.

Right now breachers are better than other strike teams, and with the points saved you can purchase a devilfish with drones.

I would also suggest play around with your XV8s before settling down on your weapon choice, but to make it a bit more efficient, 2x burst cannon + ATS is 3pts cheaper and just as effective. Although its looking like airburst is the way to go. If you end up switching to airburst, then you might want gun drones on the hammerheads, and you'll be saving more points.