8th Ed. Developing a competitive list against Skaven and WoC...

[ontonaut]

If you think this could be an effective list, how would you suggest to best use it against Skaven and WoC? I find these armies very hard to beat in my local group. I've come very close to victory against them recently, which hopefully shows that I am improving as a gamer!

My current list:

2506 Pts

Salamander

12 Skink Skirmishers

Scar Veteran + Cold One + Spear + Light Armour + Shield + (Glyph Necklace 5+WSv)

Stegadon

36 Saurus Warrior Spearmen (Full Command)

Slann BSB General
(Cupped Hands of the Old Ones, Becalming Cogitation, Focused Rumination, Curse Charm of Tepok)

32 Temple Guard (Full Command)

Stegadon

Scar Veteran + Cold One + Spear + Light Armour + Shield + (Talisman of Endurance 5+WSv)

12 Skink Skirmishers

Salamander

The reason i've laid it out in this quasi-symmetrical order is because i've taken to deploying the army in this way at the start of the battle.

 

[the ironfoot]

Salamanders are absolute murder. The -3 to armor saves really messes with the warriors of chaos and if you get the template through the flank of some knights your opponent will be very sad...
They are also very good against skaven hordes. You could consider getting even more of them

 

[Scalenex]

I'd recommend giving one or both of your Scar Veterans one of the magical heavy armors with a built in Ward Save in lieu of the Talismans. Comparable price once you figure that you don't need the shield or light armor and you free up a hand to take a halberd or great weapon.

 

[ontonaut]

Thanks for your feedback folks, I agree with both your comments, so here is an amended list that takes your points into consideration:

2 Salamanders

10 Skink Skirmishers

1 Scar Vet + Cold One + Armour of Fortune + Great Weapon

38 Saurus Warriors (Full Command)

1 Ancient Stegadon

36 Temple Guard (Musician + Standard)

1 Slann + Cupped Hands of The Old Ones + Focused Rumination + Becalming Cogitation + Lore of Fire (against Skaven) or Lore of Metal (against WoC)

1 Scar Vet + Cold One + Armour of Destiny + Great Weapon

10 Skink Skirmishers

2 Salamanders


I'd say that sounds like a fairly meaty list! What do you think?

Against the WoC the other day my opponent wasn't particularly pleased with the maneuverability of the Salamanders and the char-grilled corpses of his nasty Nurgle knights!