8th Ed. 2500 List

[CN45]

Lords:
(General)Slann, 2 Disciplines(Mystery and Rumination), BSB, Magic Banner (War Banner), Cupped hands of the old ones
Heroes:
Scar-Vet, Armour of Fortune, Great Weapon
Skink Priest, LvL1, DS
Skink Priest, LvL1, CoD, EotG
Core:
30 Saurus, Spears, Full Command 5x6
30 Saurus, Spears, Full Command 5x6
Special:
20 Temple Guard, Full Command, Gambler Armour, Magic Banner (Razor Standard) 6x4
5 Chameleon
5 Chameleon
Rare:
1 Razordon, Exira Handler
1 Razordon, Exira Handler
Total: 2496

Hey,
I just wanted some ideas on improvement of my list. Lord im thinking about using Shadow.

 

[Stonecutter]

For the slaan, cogitation is almost a must have for magic defence. Stealing 6s prevents IF and often leads to failed spells. Also, a warbanner is wasted for a slaan in TG. For fewer points you can get LD 10 (which also benefits all units within 12" of the slaan) or +1" of movement. Lastly, while shadow can be good for lizzies, it is not great. Life is definitely the most popular, light very good since it can offset many weaknesses in the army (i.e. low WS, I and Move) and beasts is also a neat choice since the default can make the saurus into TG and TG into real killers. For the other characters, a 2nd scroll isn't needed IMHO so I would recommend dropping the foot priest to upgrade the other to 2nd level. Also, VoFFF for the scar vet will help with his G/W.

core - definitely need some skinks for screening, misdirecting, etc. Perhaps drop one block to add some support units.

Special - magic equipment for the TG champ is wasted points although he is another good option for VoFFF.

Rare - sallies are far better than razordons, especially if you have to deal with any horde armies.

 

[CN45]

Thank you,
I wasnt sure if my Slann could us that Banner that give +1 to LD b/c he is my General. Ive never used beast befor so ill give it a try. Ive used Life befor and i havent had any luck with it. When using Light do you us the big spell to give units within how many inchs its bonus? Should i then run 3 Disciplines or keep it at 2 and drop one of them to us Cogitation? Is VoFFF(Vonem of the firefly frog)?

Core- should i keep my Saurus at 30 then? Also should i run Skirmishers or just run a block and if i run a block should i us Krox?

Special- should i take more Chameleons? up to 10.

Rare- i meant to say Sallies i was looking at the wrong units in the book lol. but Should i run 3 Sallies or just keep it at 2?

 

[Stonecutter]

The LD banner does work for the Slaan as long as he is in the unit with the banner. For disciplines, yes, go to three with cogitation, rumination and mystery. Also, you are correct on VoFFF.

Core - drop an entire unit of 30 saurus and replace with 2-3 units of skirmish and a skrox unit with 2 x krox. The extra points can come from ditching the 2nd priest and the gambler's armour for the TG champ.

You may want to recalculate the points for your list as it currently comes in well under 2500 by my count. The extra points can be used as you see fit for more chamos, slaan upgrades, sallies, more TG, etc.

 

[CN45]

Ok i redid my list heres what i got:
Lords:
(General)Slann, 3 Disciplines (Mystery, Rumination and Cogitation), BSB, Magic Banner (Standard of Discipline), Cupped hands of the old ones
Heroes:
Scar-Vet, Armour of Fortune, Great Weapon, Venom of the Firefly Frog
Skink Priest , LvL1, CoD, EotG
Core:
30 Saurus, Spears, Full Command
10 Skink Skirmishers
10 Skink Skirmishers
20 Skink, Full Command, 2 Kroxigor
Special:
20 Temple Guard, Full Command, Magic Banner (Razor Standard)
5 Chameleon
5 Chameleon
Rare:
1 Salamander, Exira Handler
1 Salamander, Exira Handler
Total: 2408

Not sure what if i should add one more Salamander and 1 Chameleon to make it a even 2500. Is there any good War Gear to give the Slann? should i add 1 more Skink Skirmishers? Should i make my Priest LVL2?