8th Ed. 500 point tourney (kinda long-winded)

[vapor]

So, my FLGS is putting on a 500 point fantasy tourney Saturday for the release of Island of Blood, rumor has it that the grand prize will be the IoB set. I want to win this. I also haven't played at this low of point value in years. No word on scenarios yet, but I know it's possible to face just about every army. Here's where you guys come in...


Things I know I want: Scar vet general, block of spear saurus, 5-7 chameleon skinks, salamander (extra crew optional). Things I'm having trouble fitting in at numbers I feel comfortable with: All of the above. Things I know I don't want: skink priests, as heavens sucks IMO.

Right now my tentative list is:


Scar vet: LA, Halberd

19 Spear Saurus, STD/MU

7 Chameleon skinks

Salamander

499 points.

I can drop one chameleon skink and give the scar vet the dragon helm and a great weapon, but the whole reason I wanted CS in the first place is to take out things like helblasters, cannons, stone throwers and solo wizards-- all of which could be very evil at this low of points. The more shots they put out the more likely I'll be able to take nasties out the first turn, so I'm hesitant to drop them.

Am I missing something that works great at this level? What do I need to watch out for? Any advice or comments will be appreciated.

 

[SeBM]

It looks solid to me. 20 Saurus at this point level should allow you to make it to the enemy and do something. Chameleons will allow you to take out warmachines and do we really need to talk about sallies? I think this is a solid list that will perform well against most armies. Good luck with the tourney and let us know how it goes!

 

[vapor]

Well, just got a notice that 's the tourney has been bumped to 750 points... which means that I'll be seeing at least 1 Hydra.

First question, the 25% cutoff is at 187.5, do you round up to 188 or leave it as 187? I've got a couple of Old Blood builds that work out to 188 so it's kind of important...

Possible OB builds:

Old blood: Light Armor, Dragon Helm, Halberd, VFFF (comes in at 183) 2+AS, S6, poison+magical attacks 2+ fire ward

Old Blood: Glittering Scales, Dragonebane Gem , Halberd (183) 3+ AS, -1 to be hit in CC, S6, 2+ fire ward

Old Blood : Armor of Fortune, Halberd (188) 2+ AS 5+ ward, S6


The rest of the list:

23 Saurus: FC, Spears OB goes here. They'll be 6x4 or 5x5 depending on what I'm up against

8 Chameleon Skinks

Salamander: extra crew
Salamander: extra crew

With the first two OB build I have 5 points left.

One possiblility I've thought about is that by dropping 2 Chameleon Skinks, the extra sally crew, the Saurus champ, and only giving the OB light armor and a halberd I can squeeze in a unit of 10 skinks with blowpipes... But I'm a bit hesitant to do it.

Any thoughts/comments/advice for this low of a points level?