Hello all; I've been working on a list for 8th edition based on what seem to be the more confirmed rumors around, but I'm still very new to this, and so would love to have a few more experienced people suggest any changes I might make and point out any flaws I've not considered. Thanks!
Lords (9%)
Oldblood
+LA, Shield, Venom of the Firefly Frog
Heroes (25%)
Skink Priest
+Lvl 2, EotG
Scar-Vet
+BSB
Core (42%)
17 Saurus Warriors
+Spears, Standard Bearer, Musician
17 Saurus Warriors
+Spears, Champion, Musician
16 Skinks
+2 Kroxigor
10 Skink Skirmishers
10 Skink Skirmishers
10 Skink Skirmishers
Special (16%)
Stegadon
3 Terradon Riders
Rare (8%)
1 Salamander
+Extra Handler
1 Salamander
+Extra Handler
Total: 13 units, 2000 pts
My basic strategy is to have the oldblood join the first unit of saurus (the one without the champion) and the BSB to join the second (which has a champion for challenge blocking, but no standard bearer). Deployment would see a wall of skink skirmishers in front, with the two saurus blocks and skink/kroxigor unit just behind, the engine in that middle area as well, the salamanders on one flank, the stegadon on the other, and the terradons flitting about wherever they are needed.
The fact that there is no Slann in this list means that it is magic weak, but I wanted to try and make a very core-heavy list, and the way I like to take a Slann (fairly upgraded and with a temple guard) means that he eats up much of the available points. The Oldblood, however, does seem a little on the weak side; should I rework this to make him a bit more competitive at the expense of another unit (one of the salamanders, or some skirmishers, perhaps)? As I said above, I'm very new at this, and so I've probably made some glaring tactical errors in my setup, so any feedback would be extremely helpful.
Thanks again!
Lords (9%)
Oldblood
+LA, Shield, Venom of the Firefly Frog
Heroes (25%)
Skink Priest
+Lvl 2, EotG
Scar-Vet
+BSB
Core (42%)
17 Saurus Warriors
+Spears, Standard Bearer, Musician
17 Saurus Warriors
+Spears, Champion, Musician
16 Skinks
+2 Kroxigor
10 Skink Skirmishers
10 Skink Skirmishers
10 Skink Skirmishers
Special (16%)
Stegadon
3 Terradon Riders
Rare (8%)
1 Salamander
+Extra Handler
1 Salamander
+Extra Handler
Total: 13 units, 2000 pts
My basic strategy is to have the oldblood join the first unit of saurus (the one without the champion) and the BSB to join the second (which has a champion for challenge blocking, but no standard bearer). Deployment would see a wall of skink skirmishers in front, with the two saurus blocks and skink/kroxigor unit just behind, the engine in that middle area as well, the salamanders on one flank, the stegadon on the other, and the terradons flitting about wherever they are needed.
The fact that there is no Slann in this list means that it is magic weak, but I wanted to try and make a very core-heavy list, and the way I like to take a Slann (fairly upgraded and with a temple guard) means that he eats up much of the available points. The Oldblood, however, does seem a little on the weak side; should I rework this to make him a bit more competitive at the expense of another unit (one of the salamanders, or some skirmishers, perhaps)? As I said above, I'm very new at this, and so I've probably made some glaring tactical errors in my setup, so any feedback would be extremely helpful.
Thanks again!
