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So I've done one of the most unspeakably evil and lame things ever...I purchased a Riptide. One of the modles that I have come to dread to face. I want to play them competitively vs a particular group I play with that is hyper competitive. What are my essential purchases outside of 2 more riptides and a storm surge? I really don't know much about tau outside of how awesome these units are. Keep in mind I don't want to spare any amount of gouda in this army. What should I go for?

A Mark'o (Commander with Drone Controller, Target Lock, 2 Marker Drones & 2 weapons, which are usually Missile Pods) with Marker Drones either in the Form of a Drone Squadron or attached to a Crisis squad with the same loadout.
Or another source of Markerlights for each of your gun platforms (Riptides or Stormsurges). These can be squadrons of Skyrays or Pathfinders on a tau terrain piece (my favorite of which is the shieldwall).

 Xenomancers wrote:
So I've done one of the most unspeakably evil and lame things ever...I purchased a Riptide. One of the modles that I have come to dread to face. I want to play them competitively vs a particular group I play with that is hyper competitive. What are my essential purchases outside of 2 more riptides and a storm surge? I really don't know much about tau outside of how awesome these units are. Keep in mind I don't want to spare any amount of gouda in this army. What should I go for?

Riptide Wing, Two Stormsurges with pulse ordinance and shields, and... the rest is up to you. The Stormsurges can be used as both mobile firepower and can be effective in melee with their stomps. Really effective to the point they will likely work wonders. The Riptide Wing and the two Stormsurges is going to set an army back a lot of points so pepper in whatever you think is most effective.

 Xenomancers wrote:
So I've done one of the most unspeakably evil and lame things ever...I purchased a Riptide. One of the modles that I have come to dread to face. I want to play them competitively vs a particular group I play with that is hyper competitive. What are my essential purchases outside of 2 more riptides and a storm surge? I really don't know much about tau outside of how awesome these units are. Keep in mind I don't want to spare any amount of gouda in this army. What should I go for?

Markerlights would be nest on the list. Probably 16 marker Drones so you can form the Drone-Net.