AoS Yet Another Thunder List

[The Big Skink]

Thanks in advance for any help and feedback...

Context: Actively Played WHFB v6-8. My gaming ended along with end timesand death of old world, but looking to jump back into the hobby as life circumstances again allow for a little more hobby time.

Always liked semi-competitive games with friends and local (usually 1 day) events.

Been silently observing/reading this forum and other AOS content on YouTube a lot lately. Noob to AoS but somewhat well read. Lot of gameless theory crafting.

Here goes:

Thunder Lizzy
12 Drops & 4x battalions - 1985 points
Grand Strat: Undecided???
Triumph: Inspired

Warlord
Chief on Steg - General - Prime War Beast - Cloak of Feathers - Streak Bow
Starseer - Fusil of Conflag - Hand of Glory
10 x Skinks - Boltspitter & Club

Command Entourage - Magnificent
ScarVet on Carno - Blade of Realities
Priest - Heal
Priest - Curse

Alpha-Beast Pack
Steg - Sunfire Thrower
Bastiladon - Solar Engine
Bastiladon - Solar Engine

Heartland Hunters
5 x Cold One Knights
5 x Cold One Knights

Notes:
- Drops - Yep 12! Figured I'll have enough to do if given 1st turn but can screen if it appears opponent wants to attack 1st.
- Sunfire thrower? Perhaps a second alpha option in lieu of Chief alpha? Pre-game move, plus Priest run/shoot/charge = opportunity to get in range with throwers to melt a block - maybe surprise an opponent? Also saves Chief/General to Rd2 so that he doesn't die to alpha counter...
- ScarVet with Blade instead of Amulet as I felt list might need more punch? And extra rend goes well with Starseer spell if I can get it off. Also, this guy never saw the table in WHFB. He's been waiting to go play for a like a decade.
- 2x Bastiladon- Two reasons...a) there seems to be a lot of monsters and Chaos to shoot currently, and b) a little crutchy...figure these are pretty easy to use comparatively, so they help me get back into things.

Cheers!

 

[NecridHydra]

First Error, Stegadon are Battleline (a Troop) in TL, so they can't be in a Behemoth slot. There's a difference between Monster and Behemoth, although most Monsters are Behemoth.

Second error, Warlord Battalion requieres 3 heroes, you have 2.

Now, let's take a look to your list. Do you plan to fight hordes with your Stegadon? If no, Bow instead of Throwers.

Your Priests are likely to die to shoot, as there's no way of using "Look out Sir" because you have 3 screens.

How do you plan to get CP to use your abilities? A Starseer and the Heroic Action won't be enough; at some point you'll be using Moment of Glory (+1 Save & +1 Wound) with both of your Behemoth Heroes.

Since your Knights are screens and you'll likely be charged with them, why using Hunters of the Heartlands. If they were a unit of 10, I'd see some sense on it.

 

[The Big Skink]

Super helpful, NecridHydra.

I forgot to list Starpriest. She'll join the Warlord Battalion. As for the, priests not having lookout, that's a great point. I was already on the fence between two groups of Knights and a block of 30 Skinks.

How about switching those units, adding Starpriest, swapping Curse for guidance, Triumph to Indomitable?

This approach offers a more natural target for Priest buffs, but may make CP crunch worse due to skink battleshock...

Thunder Lizard - 2k (1990 Points)
Grand Strat: Beast Master
Triumph: Indomitable
11 Drops

Warlord
Chief on Steg - General - Prime War Beast - Cloak of Feathers - Streak Bow
Starseer- Fusil of Conflag - Hand of Glory
Starpriest - Hand of Glory
30 x Skinks - Boltspitter & Club
10 x Skinks - Javelin (models I have)

Command Entourage - Magnificent
ScarVet on Carno - Blade of Realities
Priest - Heal
Priest - Guidance

Alpha-Beast Pack
Bastiladon - Solar Engine
Bastiladon - Solar Engine

Stegadon - Sky Streak Bow

 

[NecridHydra]

I like that list, but as I said before, Stegadons on TL are a Troop, so maybe, you can fit a second Warlord instead of a Command Entourage and gaining an extra Command Point and Enhancement instead of a Enhancement.

 

[The Big Skink]

Lol. Thanks again. You tried to tell me. Next time I'll try to pick it up the 1st time.

Thunder Lizard - 2k (1990 Points)
Grand Strat:Beast Master
Triumph: Indomitable
11 Drops

Warlord
Chief on Steg - General - Prime War Beast - Cloak of Feathers - Streak Bow
Starseer- Fusil of Conflag - Hand of Glory
Starpriest - Hand of Glory
30 x Skinks - Boltspitter & Club
10 x Skinks - Javelin (models I have)

Warlord
ScarVet on Carno - Blade of Realities
Priest - Heal
Priest - Guidance
Stegadon - Sky Streak Bow

Alpha-Beast Pack
Bastiladon - Solar Engine
Bastiladon - Solar Engine

 

[NecridHydra]

Yep, definitely, looks way better.

Now, enjoy your list and tell us how your games went.