8th Ed. 525 pt No Saurus or Terradons

[Dog On Todd]

So without Saurus to act as my anvil OR hammer in a 525 game, this is what I came up with as an all comers list.

Skink Priest
lvl 2

22+2 Skrox

2x 5 Chameleons

Salamander + snack

(don't have the book in front of me, so replace 1 unit of chameleons with a cohort or something if I'm over)

Questions:
1) Can a Skrox work as a cleanup crew for this list? Idea was to deploy them back (maybe wide for shots > ranks before charging/getting charged) and let my priest (hopefully) and shooters run around and wittle things down. Salamander can act as a support charge when Skrox are engaged.

2) Would swarms be better? Or a 40 block of skinks to just hold tight?

Thanks guys!

 

[Shogun]

Skink Priest
lvl 2

22+2 Skrox
You are 5 pts shy and this unit could use some command. Drop two skinks from this unit and add a musician and banner.

2x 5 Chameleons
These guys are great! Scouting and blowpipes will come in handy.

Salamander + snack

(don't have the book in front of me, so replace 1 unit of chameleons with a cohort or something if I'm over)

Questions:
1) Can a Skrox work as a cleanup crew for this list? Idea was to deploy them back (maybe wide for shots > ranks before charging/getting charged) and let my priest (hopefully) and shooters run around and wittle things down. Salamander can act as a support charge when Skrox are engaged.
The only problem with this list is that the priest has no unit to hide in. By RAW the skrox unit is 'unique' so your 'infantry' priest can't run along and your chameleons should be scouting.

2) Would swarms be better? Or a 40 block of skinks to just hold tight?
No, swarms would crumble vs. anything with a good AS. Skrox are the way to go. Yes your unit is smaller but in return you get: Fear, 6 S6 attacks, Ld 7(use the highest), and immunity to stomp attacks. Granted fear isn't so great any more but in low point games it becomes much more effective. Most of the high Ld heroes and BSBs are usually too expensive to take.

Thanks guys!

 

[Dog On Todd]

Thank you for the advice!

I'm not too worried about the priest running around alone, but I might use a cohort or skirmish squad to tuck him in.

The issue I was having was that 40 skinks was roughly the same cost as 20 + 2 skrox. That's a net loss of like 14 wounds. Could also get a pretty ugly stand and shoot on anything that charged them

But I've never used a skrox before, so its time to see how they work as a cleanup crew