8th Ed. upcoming 1000pt VC battle

[morik]

OK, got a 1000 point game vs Vampire Counts tomorrow. My army list is:

14 Saurus Warriors with Spears (Standard Bearer) - Scar Vet will be with this unit
15 Saurus Warriors with Spears (Standard Bearer) - The heart of my force
10 Skink Skirmishers (blowguns) - Basically to harass the VC's with poisoned darts
10 Skink Skirmishers (blowguns) - Mobile archery unit with Skink Priest attached + poisoned darts
7 Chameleon Skinks - One of these is a Stalker. - Character hunters...I hope
2 Salamanders - cause they're cool

1 Skink Priest (level 2) with Cupped Hands of the Old Ones (attached to a skink unit (or would he be better alone?)
1 Scar Vet with Shield, Light Armor, and Relic Sword (General)

Any recommendations on deployment? Strategy? I know about them crumbling when their general dies.

 

[cyanhawk]

You will almost definitely be outnumbered. The two Saurus blocks should be deployed next to each other preferably with some terrain protecting at least one of their flanks. I would also deploy as far away as possible from him. VC only real option is to go charge into combat so use the shooting you have to whittle them down.

Deploy the salamanders and regular skinks so that you will approach from a flank. You may consider letting the priest run on his own. There's no war machines to worry about and all the damaging VC spells are fairly short range.

The chameleons can go where ever they are needed most. I like to put them directly behind the VC lines and shoot them as they are marching forward or make them waste a turn, turning a unit around to deal with them.

Depending on what he brings you should win most combats, but losing one of your saurus hurts alot more than him losing a ghoul or skeleton.