8th Ed. 1250 Tournament... C&C welcome

[Nefertem]

Hi,
I will take part in a local 1250 pts tournament. Armies have to comply to the following rules (they are called "small horus"...):

> no lords,
> max. 25% heroes (named ones allowed), min. 25% core, max. 50% special, max. 25% rare
> max. 3 heroes, each @ max. 156 pts
> BSB may have the items of its unit

> max. twice the same core choice, special and rare choices only once
> max. points for an unit 250 pts
> max. 2 flying units
> max. 2 war machines
> max. 1 template
> max. 2 chariot
> max. 140 pts. per rare unit choice
> max. unit size 35 models
> max. 25 ranged fighters with weapons >= 24", poison, or 2+ shots (not counting chariots, war machines, monsters,...)
> max. 2 units with a save of 2+ or better (not counting heroes).

> max. 3 magic levels, every bound spell, innate skill,... counts as one level
> max. 4 energy dice per spell
> max. of 1 additional die can be generated by channeling
> max. of 10 energy dice can be used per magic phase
> complexities >= 14 of a spell cannot be casted
> no crown of command
> any army may include a giant @ 150 pts as rare choice.

For Lizardmen additionally:

> no steg
> bound spell bastiliadon: a "6" counts as "1"
> max. 1 Troglodon, it's cry may be used at the start of every CCP
> PF also counts from additional ranks beyond the first
> Jungle Swarms may be chosen twice

A lot of text...., but...
Here's the list I made:

"Chi'Li Pe'Pa's Army"

Heroes
Chi'Li Pe'Pa - Skink Priest
Lore of Heavens, Wizard Level 2
Magic Items
BRB - Dispel Scroll, BRB - Ruby Ring of Ruin

Qe'Zal Coatl - Saurus Scar-Veteran
Cold One, Great Weapon, Light Armour
Magic Items
BRB - Dawnstone, BRB - Dragonhelm

Core
20 Saurus Warriors, Spears, CMS
10 Skink Skirmishers, Javelins with Shield
10 Skink Skirmishers, Javelins with Shield

Special
5 Chameleon Skinks
5 Cold One Riders, Spears, CMS
10 Temple Guard

Rare
Razordon Hunting Pac, Extra Handler
Salamander Hunting Pac, Extra Handler

I will be most probable be facing DE, Skaven, WoC and Bretonia. So any c&c would be highly appreciated...! Thanks in advance!

 

[n810]

those are some weird restrictions...

 

[Nefertem]

Yes I know. As a Lizardmen player I think these restrictions are rather crippling any advantage of the army... But nevertheless... how would you cope with the above mentioned rules or tweak the army?

 

[Agrem]

Looking at the restrictions I feel that ripperdactyls could be the way to go here. They hit pretty hard atleast when the attacking the toad marked units. Maybe a unit of 4 or so if you have the models for it.

I'm not really sold on your special section. Yes, the max points per unit is rather low but I still feel that you could do better with dropping either cold ones or temple guard and pumping up the other.

BR
Agrem

 

[Nefertem]

I took the COs as bus for the Cowboy and the TG because I had nearly exactly the points left. I could field 3 Ripperdactyls. I just didn't include them in the army as I haven't played them at all... So I'll possibly give it a try. Nevertheless I think they will get butchered by Executioners as they have higher initiative, if I remember correctly. So what kind of targets should they hunt?