8th Ed. 1250 pt help

[hd.40]

In a couple months I'll be playing in my first doubles tournament with a tomb king player and I'm humming and hawing over what to field.

I don't know everything he's fielding yet. I do know he'll be putting down the casket of souls, 2 tomb scorpions (so I'm not to worried about warmachine hunters) and a catapult.

So far I've been looking at this...


Slann
Lore of Life, Plaque of Tepok, Focus Rumination

10 X Temple Guard
Full Command, Sun Standard of Chotec

20 X Saurus
Full Command

20 X Saurus
Full Command


This leaves me with several hundred points left over and I'm trying to figure out what to do with them. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

 

[novatomato]

Razordons or Salamanders would be a nice addition. Maybe a unit of two or three Razordons, or two units of one Salamander.
Plus Extra handlers.

 

[Bibamus]

i actually advise against the razordons. they're just as crappy as in 7th and salamanders got that much better for the same points.

the sun sandard sin't really necessary the way i see it. you got lore of life, you can get regen on the TG, +T and even revive, teh banner is too expensive for the ammount of points at your disposal.

i suggest skinks. allways fun. kills big monsters, kills heavy infantry with little armor and even war machines when the scorpions fail to show up.

you could also go for a regular steg if you have enough points remaining for special. it hits like a truck and people don't usually have big monsters killers at so few points unless they are dwarf/empire who just spam cannons.

 

[hd.40]

Thanks, I hadn't thought about that sun standard.


At this point I'm thinking between salamanders or a skrox unit to deal with high armour/high toughness units.

 

[asrodrig]

At this point I'm thinking between salamanders or a skrox unit to deal with high armour/high toughness units.

Well, why not take a couple of both?

 

[hd.40]

Too costly, gotta be one or the other.

 

[asrodrig]

Ah too true. In that case, I'd probably go with the Salamanders. Their effectiveness against armored troops just can't be beaten.

 

[Chaq Mundi]

Actually, I'd probably bulk up your Temple Guard unit, 10 seems just a bit too weedy, go 15-16 strong. Throw in some Salamanders, and you'll probably be good.