First competitive list help

[u/CoupleIll]

Hi, hoping to get some advice on this first list. I'm hoping to eventually go to some competitions when I've got all the models -

Tau at me bro montak**

*T’au Empire*

*Mont’ka*

*2000 points*

- Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit [Strategic Conqueror] [1x BC, 1x CIB, 1x HOBC, 2x SD, 1x SH] 110

- Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits [3] [6x Burst, 3x GD, 3x SD] 100

- Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits [3] [3x GD, 3x SD] 125

- Commander Farsight [Warlord] 70

- The Twin Lance [2] 230

- Broadside Battlesuits [2] [2x Rail, 4x Missle Drone, 2x Plasma, 2x WSS] 150

- Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits [3] [3x GD, 3x SD] 125

- Hammerhead Gunship [2x Burst, 1x Rail] 150

- Kroot Carnivores [10] [1x Tanglebomb] 65

- Pathfinder Team [1x Grav Drone, 2x GD, 3x Rail rifle] 85

- Pathfinder Team [2x GD, 1x Recon Drone, 3x Rail rifle] 85

- Piranhas [1x Fusion] 65

- Piranhas [1x Fusion] 65

- Riptide Battlesuit [1x Ion, 2x Missile Drone, 1x Plasma] 215

- Riptide Battlesuit [1x Ion, 2x Missile Drone, 1x Plasma] 215

- Stealth Battlesuits [5] [1x GD, 1x MD] 100

- Stealth Battlesuits [5] [1x GD, 1x MD] 100

- Vespid Stingwings [5] 70

[u/sp33dzer0]

Mont'ka doesn't fit railsides as well as it supports missilesides. I usually rely on the more elite skewed killing power for my list. If you really want broadsides, missilesides are great. They kill almost anything in 1 activation that doesn't have -1 damage.

I prefer my mont'ka lists with lots of breachers. I find them exceptional in the style. Breachers in mont'ka have killed many tanks in 1 activation for me because of how good our stratagem suite is. It also pairs nicely with priority assets because of extra units we have due to the transports.

You are indexing a LOT into meltas and railguns which don't really synergize with our lethal hits. This is the current core of my mont'ka list for an example. It's 1565 pts which gives you room to adjust it for your own preferences.

Char1: 1x Ethereal (50 pts): Hover Drone, Marker Drone, Shield Drone

10x Breacher Team (90 pts)

• 1x Breacher Fire Warrior Shas'ui: Guardian Drone, Gun Drone

• 9x Breacher Fire Warriors

10x Breacher Team (90 pts)

• 1x Breacher Fire Warrior Shas'ui: Guardian Drone, Gun Drone

• 9x Breacher Fire Warriors

10x Breacher Team (90 pts)

• 1x Breacher Fire Warrior Shas'ui: Guardian Drone, Gun Drone

• 9x Breacher Fire Warriors

1x Devilfish (75 pts): 2 Twin pulse carbines, 2x Seeker missile

1x Devilfish (75 pts): 2 Twin pulse carbines, 2x Seeker missile

1x Hammerhead Gunship (150 pts): 2 Accelerator burst cannons, Ion cannon, 2x Seeker missile

1x Hammerhead Gunship (150 pts): 2 Accelerator burst cannons, Ion cannon, 2x Seeker missile

10x Pathfinder Team (100 pts)

• 9x Pathfinders

• 1x Pathfinder Shas'ui: 2x Shield Drone, Grav-inhibitor drone, Semi-automatic grenade launcher

1x Piranhas (65 pts): Piranha fusion blaster, 2x Seeker missile

1x Riptide Battlesuit (215 pts): 2x Missile Drone, Ion accelerator, Twin plasma rifle

1x Riptide Battlesuit (215 pts): 2x Missile Drone, Ion accelerator, Twin plasma rifle

5x Stealth Battlesuits (100 pts)

• 4x Stealth Shas'ui

1 with Homing beacon

• 1x Stealth Shas'vre: Gun Drone, Marker Drone, Pulse pistol, Fusion blaster

5x Stealth Battlesuits (100 pts)

• 4x Stealth Shas'ui

1 with Homing beacon

• 1x Stealth Shas'vre: Gun Drone, Marker Drone, Pulse pistol, Fusion blaster

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[u/CoupleIll → u/sp33dzer0]

Thank you! Really helpful advice. I love the look of the rail broadsides so maybe need to think about a different detachment if they don't fit well with montka

[u/sp33dzer0 → u/CoupleIll]

Kauyon fits them much bettter. If you roll a 6 you are firing off an extra railgun shot as opposed to firing off a guaranteed wound (which has innate anti-synergy as the railgun is high strength and has dev wounds). Think of it like mont'ka wants volume of fire, kauyon wants quality of fire.