8th Ed. A different 2500 pt list vs Dark Elves

[Gary_M]

My son wants to play me using his DE at 2500pts. Having taken some advice from kind contributors here have come up with the following:
Slang, becalming cog, harmonic converg, focus of mystery, channelling staff
Oldblood, Arabian carpet, sword of swift slaying, potion of speed, shield

Scar vet armour of destiny, shield, cold one
Scar vet, armour of fortune, gold sigil sword, shield, cold one
Scar vet, Steg helm, shield
Skink priest, dispel scroll, lvl 1
Skink priest, cube of darkness, lvl 1

3 x 10 skirmisher skinks
35 Saurus warriors, full command

5 chamo skinks
Bastilodon, solar engine

Anc Steg, blowpipes, sharpened horns
Razordon
Razordon

Thoughts:
Too much magic? Only using 2 priests as scroll caddies
No TG. Can't fit them in. Any suggestions as to what to remove to take them?
No flyers - I don't have the models!

I know my boy will be using a Lords & Heroes heavy list (inc Morathi on Pegasus).

The list is widely different to what I'd normally use (I usually go with two blocks of 24 Saurus, I know they're not competitive but I just like them!). I hope that this list will be a bit of a curve ball and put him off a little.

My initial thoughts are to use the flyblood to go after Morathi, and use magic and pew pew to deal with the rest of the army. The cowboys will hopefully go after the other heroes.

Would like to have your thoughts and/or alternative suggestions.

Cheers.

 

[Eladimir]

yeah I'd say too much magic since you have the two caddies a level 4 and the bastiladon.

Also with all those mounted SV you could really use 5-8 Cold one Riders for them to sit in and get a look out sir save since your sons Repeater xbox can punch through SV armor and one shot them.

 

[Gary_M]

I was wondering about the numbers of magic users here.
I had also tried to get some CoR but struggled and left them out. But if I drop the skink priest with Cube, and the chamo skinks I'd be able to get a unit of 5 CoR. I'd have 10 points left over I think so would be able to buy a snack for each razordon.
However I'm pretty sure that while he's going Lords/Heroes heavy, he's not taking any bolt throwers. Even so the CoR would likely be the better option thinking about it.

In case you were wondering, my little tyke has a habit of beating me with his Dark Elves so I think I need all the help I can get! Of course, to the outside world I do, 'cough', let him win!

Thanks for the comments.

 

[Eladimir]

Dark Elves are pretty freakin good right now and they do some serious damage to lizardmen since our WS is so low.
If you own salamanders your really should sub them for the razordons.

Thats the DE weakness. Toughness 3