8th Ed. 800 point tournament, Can't decide!! Help :)

[CastGaming]

Heroes (200pts)
Sarus Scar-Veteran
Cold Blooded, Predatory Fighter
Battle standard, Cold One), Great Weapon , Light Armour

Skink Priest
Beasts

or

Tetto'Eko

Core (288pts)

18x Saurus Warrior, Standard Bearer, Musician,

10x Skink Skirmisher

Special (224pts)

8x Chameleon

3x Ripperdactyl Rider

Rare (80pts)
Salamander Hunting Pack

Total 792pts

Hey guys, this is a 800 point list I've put to together for a tournament I have in about 3 weeks and I'd like your thoughts and opinions on it. The main thing I would like your ideas on do I take the scar vet and priest together or just Tetto'Eko. I've thought a lot about it but I can't come to a solid conclusion weather I like the killing of the vet and wildform from the priest or the loremaster and vanguard from Eko, what do you guys think?!? On top of that does the rest of the army look decent to you?
Thanks a lot,
Charlie
P.S The thing I'm most terrified about is facing units that are ethereal (vampire counts mainly) so that is one main thing to think about in the vet/priest, Eko decision. Anyway thanks a lot for any help!

 

[MHK Pathfinder]

If you're REALLY worried about ethereal units, you could drop the rippers/ and a chamo skink or two and pick up a lazerdon. 6 dice your spell at the ethereal unit and hope for a wound or two, and then try to charge with your saurus. It'd be easier to do with some Cold One Riders, and you can win combat res against them even without being able to hit them, as long as you have a banner and the charge, they will crumble. If you can get a small unit to flank them once you tie them up, they'll drop like flies.

Similarly, you could drop your bsb and pick up a cheap magic weapon for your scar-vet. That way he can contribute to the fight.

 

[CastGaming]

Thanks for your reply! I did originally have a lazerdon in the list but it didn't perform well enough. Another question also, if I cast wildform on the saurus do there attacks count as magical?
Thanks a lot,
Charlie

 

[n810]

NOPE: they got magic steriods, instead of magic swords.

I could be wrong on this,
but I think you can take a bsb with a regular non-magical banner,
and give him magic equipment.... I think ...? (definately double check)

 

[MHK Pathfinder]

I could be wrong on this,
but I think you can take a bsb with a regular non-magical banner,
and give him magic equipment.... I think ...? (definately double check)

Ahh, correct! As long as the banner is mundane, you can take magic items on your bsb. If you take a magical banner, your bsb can only carry mundane weapons listed in their profile.