8th Ed. Host of Axn'kha Itzah [2400pts]

[Kai Itzah]

Hi, I'm new, as my postcount indicates. I've returned to the game after a...2 year break I think, and I'm currently getting to grips with 8th Ed, I hope that this list demonstrates a good grasp of that. I've previously played Vampire Counts and Dark Elves in Fantasy and Chaos Space Marines in 40k, with VC being my largest army, but I got a small unassembled Lizardmen army before I left the game, and I have no doubt that they are my favourite so far in terms of lore etc. and plan to focus on them for now.

I'd appreciate any criticism or advice you could give me about my list. At the bottom there are alterations I'm currently considering. Those are the main things I'm considering based on their maintaining the integrity of the theme, but I'd certainly not brush off other suggestions. A small note in regard to lores: I currently don't have Focus of Mystery, so that is why I have Heavens, but if I were to get it, based on the centre around Tetto'eko I'd probably still go with Heavens, even though I think that Light is probably better overall for this list (though I'd switch out Cloak of Feathers for Rod of the Storm as the main reason for my flying Priest is so I can Chain Lightning them on the first turn).

LORDS:

QUATLI, THE AXN'KHA ITZAH
Slann-Mage Priest (Level 4: Lore of the Heavens)
Battle Standard Bearer
The Focused Rumination
Cupped Hands of the Old Ones
Forbidden Rod

HEROES:

TETTO'EKO, ASTROMANCER OF THE CONSTELLATIONS
Skink Priest (Level 2: Lore of the Heavens; Loremaster)

XLATA, VASSAL OF THE AXN'KHA ITZAH
Skink Priest (Level 2: Lore of the Heavens; Plaque of Tepok)
Cloak of Feathers
Plaque of Tepok
Seed of Rebirth

CORE:

30 SAURUS WARRIORS
Saurus Champion
Musician
Standard Bearer

20 SAURUS WARRIORS
Saurus Champion
Musician
Standard Bearer
Spears

21 SKINK COHORTS
w/ TETTO'EKO, ASTROMANCER OF THE CONSTELLATIONS
Brave
Musician
Standard Bearer

10 SKINK SKIRMISHERS

10 SKINK SKIRMISHERS

SPECIAL:

20 TEMPLE GUARD
w/ QUATLI, THE AXN'KHA ITZAH
Revered Guardian NKA-QU
Musician
Standard Bearer

5 CHAMELEON SKINKS

5 CHAMELEON SKINKS

3 TERRADON RIDERS

RARE:

SALAMANDER HUNTING PACK
Extra Handler

SALAMANDER HUNTING PACK

POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS
+ The Becalming Cogitation
+ The Focus of Mystery
= 50/100pts
-50 : -10 Saurus Warriors; +Spears; +3 Chameleon Skinks/+Standard of Discipline & 5 Skink Cohorts.
-100 : -10 Saurus Warriors; -1 Handler; -1 Cohort.

+ 3 Terradon Riders
= 90pts
-90 : -10 Saurus Warriors; +Spears/-1 Salamander Hunting Pack; -2 Handlers; -1 Cohort.

 

[vict0988]

is chain ligtning a magic missile if not you cant use the skink priest to fire from him.....
you should not take rod of storms as you dont get the add dice and +4 that your slann gets dif is 7,5 and it costs 25 p.
you should not take the forbidden rod unless you take lore of life its just to many wounds for to little dice when not having life. aaaand its an arcane item so are cupped hands wich means you cant have em both.
tetto eko awesome choice and going both slann and him you should make a lot of irresistible forces having 2 wizards were one of them is a slann is overkill 3 is just wrong cap at 2 never ever 3.
20 saurus with spears is to little at about 30 is good.
21 skinks die like flies if they are going anywere but in a tablecorner letting tetto hail down comets they wanna be about 36-46 but the comet rain is a viable tactic and if slann also gets it.......
and standard of dicipline needed and i dont feel done until i make the list at its max power.

LORDS:

QUATLI, THE AXN'KHA ITZAH
Slann-Mage Priest (Level 4: Lore of the Heavens)
Battle Standard Bearer
standard of dicipline
The Focused Rumination
The focus of mystery
Cupped Hands of the Old Ones

HEROES:

TETTO'EKO, ASTROMANCER OF THE CONSTELLATIONS
Skink Priest (Level 2: Lore of the Heavens; Loremaster)


CORE:

25 SAURUS WARRIORS
Musician
Standard Bearer

30 SAURUS WARRIORS
Musician
Standard Bearer
Spears

36 SKINK COHORTS
w/ TETTO'EKO, ASTROMANCER OF THE CONSTELLATIONS
Brave
Musician
Standard Bearer

10 SKINK SKIRMISHERS

10 SKINK SKIRMISHERS

SPECIAL:

20 TEMPLE GUARD
w/ QUATLI, THE AXN'KHA ITZAH
Revered Guardian NKA-QU
Musician
Standard Bearer

5 CHAMELEON SKINKS

5 CHAMELEON SKINKS

3 TERRADON RIDERS

RARE:

SALAMANDER HUNTING PACK
Extra Handler

SALAMANDER HUNTING PACK

this list allows you to stay longer in combat with saurus and deal out more damage with magic
and for my sake dont use lore of life when you have tetto youre wasting tetto but when using bot youre not

 

[Kai Itzah]

Chain Lightning is not a magic missile RAWRRRRRRRRR, thanks for highlighting that for me, why does Warhammer like to kick me in the balls?. And ack, they are Cupped Hands is arcane isn't it...I'm just put off by the annoying proviso to Tetto'eko's cosmic event. A double on a successful casting roll gets you Irresistible Force. So I get my once per game cosmic event then end up with 2 PD...not great when you could be trying to roll the 24+ Uber Comet.

+4 that your slann gets dif is 7,5 and it costs 25 p.

Sorry, I have no idea what you're saying there. You'll have to be more clear.

tetto eko awesome choice and going both slann and him you should make a lot of irresistible forces having 2 wizards were one of them is a slann is overkill 3 is just wrong cap at 2 never ever 3.

I'm not getting this overkill thing. Mainly I've got my third wizard for the flying vassal...which I now realise is not possible...This is really frustrating...The 24" unalterable range for Chain Lightning is annoying. He can still have the Slann cast Thunderbolt and Wind Blast through him as well as providing the chance for Comet and Chain Lightning in case the Slann has bad luck.

Why do you say that 20 is too small, and cut out the Champions?

The table corner isn't exactly what I had in mind, but I am going through the bunker outmanoeuvring the enemy route.

With Cold-Blooded and Stubborn, Standard of Discipline really seems a foolish sort of overkill.

I appreciate you enlightening me in regard to Chain Lightning and Forbidden Rod. I really liked that flying vassal mage idea...I'll really have to think about it. But the list you put down, by the way, is actually 2479.

I think I will run a single Level 1 Skink Priest with the Forbidden Rod. That way I'll be able to keep both. What do you think about dropping 10 Skink Skirmishers and adding Becalming Agitation, 5 Skinks and Dragonfly of Quicksilver/Venom of the Firefly Frog or maybe Standard of Discipline?