8th Ed. First army list 1000pts

[s_lox]

Hey I'm new to Lizardmen and WH Fantasy and I'm currently working on my first army list of 1000 pts. I was looking for suggestions on what the make up of the lists e.g. what units you would include, which ones are not worth it etc.
Cheers

 

[s_lox]

Here is my first attempt:

Heroes:
Saurus Scar Vet w/ Carnosaur Pendant, Burning Blade of Chotec

Lvl 2 Skink Priest w/ Cloak of feathers, Rod of the Storm

Core:
1 unit of 16 Saurus warriors w/ hand weapons full command

1 unit of 20 Saurus w/ spears full comand

1 unit of 12 skink skirmishers w/ blowpipes skirmisher brave

Special:

1 unit of 5 Chameleons w/ stalker

Rare:

1 Salamander hunting pack w/ 1 salamander and 4 skink handlers

Total: 995 points

I will be playing against mainly Wood Elves and High Elves at first

 

[mixer86]

Not got the book to hand but i think your heros are too expensive, in 1k you can only spend 250 total on heros and at first glance yours are worth more then that, but i may be wrong.

For Scar-vet, drop the carnosaur pendent and take shield and light armour, this gives him a 3+ save and cheaper

For priest, drop rod of storm, take Plaque of Tepok, then he'll know 3 spells.

I'd drop the brave and stalker from the 2 skink units, there just not worth the points IMO.

This would then leave you with about 50 points ish for a few extra skinks perhaps.

Its an idea but i'm pretty sure you can't field those heros as is.

Hope this helps

 

[s_lox]

Yeah I was going through the book a little while ago and realised i'd forgotten about the 25% thing and checked em out and they are too expensive, so your right about that

 

[mixer86]

Ok, I like the number of saurus at this level. Maybe go 2 units of 18 (6w by 3d) These are a solid back bone that will prove tough to bring down for most.

At this points level it might be worth taking normal skinks over chameloens but i love chameleons so its a preference thing.

Against elves of all varieties that sally is going to be a nightmare for them, look after him well and use his march 12 inches and still shoot to good effect by getting in a good firing position and letting rip. most people on here will tell you that an ideal distance from the enemy to shoot with a sally is about 8 inches, they are correct if you want to do maximum damage.