8th Ed. 2500 Lists (s)

[chuqxla]

Hey guys, just though i'd post a list i ran the other day against Tomb Kings and maybe my other i used against Dark Elves which was very similar. Hoping for some feedback/advice .

2500 points

Slann - Lore of Life 435
(Focus of Mystery)
(The Focused Rumination)
(Becalming Cogitation)
(Cupped Hands
(BSB/Disciple standard)

Scar-Veteran 138
(Burning Blade of Chotec)
(Light Armor)
(Shield)
(Dawn Stone)

Skink Priest 430
(Plaque of tepok)
(Dispel Scroll)
(Engine of the Gods)

22 Skinks (+2 Kroxigors) 220

10 x Skink Skirmishers 70

8 Cold One Cavalary 305
(Full Command)
(Huanchi's Blessed Totem)


1 Salamander 80
(+1 Snack)

20 Temple Guard 385
(Full Command)
(Banner of Eternal Flame)
(Curse Charm of Tepok)

23 Saurus Warriors 275
(Full Command)

5 Chamleon Skinks 60

3 Terradons 90

Pretty solid game from my side really, most phases went heavily in my favour and couldn't have gone any better, minimal losses and such. Not sure how the list will fair against other forces and such, but the temple guard were pretty amazing. Sadly my priest in the engine died in the second turn i think so little use from that.

My second game was a very similar list, however, i swapped the scar vet for an oldblood on cold one, had a bigger saurus squad and dropped the salamander and chammy skinks.

This game went a bit half n half, ended in a draw. But i don't know how to combat the magic ring he was using - Any doubles when casting a spell at a unit within 12" of the bearer will result in a miscast - this was destroying my slann as i had to blow my cupped hands early and kept getting throne dispelled. Any thoughts?

Thanks.

 

[chuqxla]

if any one has any advice on what i could gear an oldblood on a carnosaur with in substitute for the slann that would be awesome too

 

[david l]

Well your skink priest is illegal for taking 2 arcane items. If you want to keep him alive, giving him the Dawnstone would probably help.
And the scar-vet is not very useful currently. At minimum he should have charmed shield instead of mundane shield, but to me he looks almost useless without a mount. Or the cavalry unit looks like a mistake without the scar-vet. In my experience, Saurus Cavalry are not a good choice. I use my models as several individual mounted scar-vets.

The Ring of Hotek, which was causing those miscasts, has been errata'd to be a lot less effective. Get the DE errata document from the GW website.

 

[chuqxla]

He only has one arcane item? Isn't the scroll a common magic item? I generally find the Cold ones to be the best performers of my army, though perhaps i should try the scar vet in the unit with them i guess?

edit: Re read the errata it's alot more balanced now (though my opponent thinks the slann is very Over powered i can't disagree

 

[david l]

"common magic item" means literally nothing by rule.