8th Ed. 2500, single terradon chief

[Zwuppie]

Hello,

I'm gonna to battle against the O&G and i want to test a chief on terradon.
I have no other terradons so i want to use a single chief on a terradon.
What is the best equipment for this chief?
I was thinking about glittering scales (-1 to hit, light armour) and a enhanced item of magic weapon.
It is a wysiwyg battle so..
Further i have:
38 saurus warriors w/ spears
20 saurus warriors w/ handweapon 'nd shield
18 skinks w/ blowpipes
30 skinks w/ javelin 'nd shield
1 skink chief w/ stegadon warspear
1 tetto'eko, skink chief
16 cold one cavalry
1 saurus scar-veteran on cold one (BSB)
1 saurus scar-veteran on foot
1 slann mage priest
20 temple guard
2 kroxigors
1 salamander
2 jungle swarm bases


What kind of advice so you guys have for me?

I'm thinking about:
2x18 Saurus warriors w/ spears (Full Command)
1x20 Saurus warriors w/ handweapon 'nd shield (Full Command)
3x10 Skinks w/ javelins 'nd shields
1 Slann mage priest w/ Loremaster, Ethereal, Free powerdice (magic items: Book of ashur??,,????)
14-20 Temple guard w/ magic banner?? (Full Command)
Ancient stegadon
Skink chief on stegadon or normal stegadon???
Saurus scar veteran
Skink chief

So tell me your opinions and advices!!


Zwuppie!

 

[Eladimir]

Don't really need Ethereal if you in the TG.
But cupped hands is a near must for inside the TG so you don't blow them up.

Skink chief taking the steg as a mount can be pretty fun especialy with warspear if you can get him to the front alive.

 

[MI_Tiger]

Hello,

I'm gonna to battle against the O&G and i want to test a chief on terradon.
I have no other terradons so i want to use a single chief on a terradon.
What is the best equipment for this chief?
I was thinking about glittering scales (-1 to hit, light armour) and a enhanced item of magic weapon.

Anytime you run a Terradon Chief solo, he is going to be very vulnerable. To keep him safe, you will probably need to play hide-and-seek, flying out of the enemy's charge arc/range every turn. So I would outfit him to take advantage of these hit-and-run tactics by giving him the Staff of the Lost Sun. 3 Strength 5 shots will make him a pretty good harasser, and he can still stay relatively safe.

Hopefully, he'll never be in close combat (unless its against an easy-kill solo wizard), but you can use your remaining points to take an enchanted shield or a Magic Resistance or Ward Save talisman to help him survive ranged attacks or spells.

 

[HoverBoy]

Hmm, equipment for a solodon chief you say...
How bout a casket, oh and also a will.

 

[n810]

I would equip him with the staff of the lost sun and some other gear to protect him from ranged fire and magic.

 

[Eladimir]

Does the staff replace his ranged attack or can he also blowpipe?

 

[JohnMavrick]

I'd go with the Staff and yes it does replace his blow pipe since he uses it in the shooting phase and not he magic phase.

I'd also give him a talisman and possibly a shield and armour. This should help him stay alive a bit longer and still be useful. Terrain mask with him to avoid getting charged and to help with shooting. He's primarily a harasser and anti war machine. He's great at the later with stomp from his terradon and his attack profile.