AoS Is Eternal Starhost viable in GHB2019?

[LizardWizard]

I think it's too match up dependent to run at a tournament. Shooty Skaven will probably just wreck any guard list, and any high power shooting/magic army that can reliably kill off the eternity warden will likely be a problem as well. It'll have some good match ups against lists that can't punch through the guard armor or don't have the shooting/magic to take out the eternity warden though, like other Seraphon.

If you run this as Ulgu, you can take the Talisman of the Watcher to get guaranteed re-rolling 1s on saves for 1 unit each combat phase. That way you're not quite as reliant on getting spells off.

I'm partial to something like this:

Allegiance: Seraphon
Mortal Realm: Ulgu
Slann Starmaster (260)
- General
- Trait: Great Rememberer or Vast Intellect - there's merit to both.
- Artefact: Talisman of the Watcher
- Spell: Stellar Tempest
Saurus Oldblood on Carnosaur (240) - or drop for 3x10 skinks and some razordon handlers or 3x5 knights to screen the guard from melee mortal wounds/high rend, or an endless spell or two and 2 of the units; not sure which is better between some extra units for screening and the OB carno for another threat.
Saurus Eternity Warden (140)
- Artefact: Miasmatic Blade
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (160)
20 x Saurus Guard (320) - 20 can be stretched out to cover more space without losing the battalion benefits. the 5 are at the back to protect heroes.
10 x Saurus Guard (160) - or 15/15/5; I'd never go 15/10/10 personally; you can't stretch it out enough.
5 x Saurus Guard (80)
3 x Razordons (120)
3 x Razordons (120)
3 x Razordons (120)
3 x Razordons/Salamanders (120) - maybe some salamanders for rend -2, but it's probably not worth it.
Eternal Starhost (150)

Total: 1990 / 2000
Extra Command Points: 1
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 103

That is the appropriate amount of Razordons

 

[Ustyk]

I must say that with my recent exp with this battalion says that it is very viable. With that low save guards under cover, curse of fates or mistic shield make your enemy use their mortal wounds on them rather than slann. I preffer to play more magic thats why i play slann + kroak +eternal+ endless spells. Summoning goes for screen guards with skinks. I will try in few days wternal starhost + terodon riders.