9th Age Seraphon 2000 points List "NEED ELITE HELP"

[Majzan]

So this is just the way of style i want to go towards but i have a really hard time closing the list.
Im very interested in making it as competetive as possible and would love your advice to further build this list/take away some parts to make it as strong as steel!

Want it to be:
Diverce & Tournament competetive with as much synergy as it possibly can be.

The list im stuck on consists of this right now:

Engine of the Gods (240)
Skink Starpriest (100)
Salamander w/ Handlers (100)
Skinks (80)
Skinks (80)
Bastiladon (300)
Bastiladon (300)
Ripperdactyl Riders (140)

Battalions:
Shadowstrike Starhost (120)
Thunderquake Starhost (120)

Points: 1580 Points



Want this to aim for 2000 points.

as i mentioned above, im looking for experienced seraphon players that can give me some great advice on how to further move this list to the competetive scene.

 

[Bowser]

Edit: oops I see this is in the wrong section.
Honestly, this will need a bit of work. If you want the engine, you should take a slann to maximize your return. You will also want 2-3 salamanders. 1 will not get you much of a return. And if you can fit it in a skink starseer. The rerolls and the curse of fates spell will definitely help out.
1580
Starseer (160)
Slann (260)
2000 points
You won't be able to fit in more salamanders unfortunately, but it keeps your Thunderquake so not all wasted.

 

[Joshua Horchler]

Hey Majzan,

I am still new to AoS but I have a lot of wargamming experience (competitive 40k). I was trying to build some competitive 2k lists as well and this is one I came up with:

Leaders
Engine of the Gods (240)
Slann Starmaster (260)
Saurus Scar-Veteran on Carnosaur (260)
Jade Battlemage (100)

Units
Razordons x 1 (60)
Skink Handlers x 3 (40)
Skinks x 20 (160)
Skinks x 10 (80)
Skinks x 10 (80)

Behemoths
Bastiladon (300)
Bastiladon (300)

Battalions
Thunderquake Starhost (120)

I love the shadowstrike formation but when you only run 3 rippers and the bare minimum skinks you're losing value. Paying 120 for the formation doesn't seem worth it.