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I have just acquired a fairly large goblin army. I now have:
3 Rock Lobbas
2 Doom Divers
6 Spear Chukkas
40 Short Bow Night Goblins
86 Spear Night Goblins
I also have 2 Night Goblin Boxes (40) on the way I will probably assemble as Hand Weapon/Shield and a couple more netters
18 Squigs and 14 Goblin Herders
5 Fanatics
3 Night Goblin Shaman
3 Night Goblin Warbosses
1 Troll
10 Spider Riders
1 Savage Orc Shaman

I am leaning War Machine heavy, so in a 1k list that would be 2 Doom Divers, 6 Spear Chukkas and 3 Rock Lobbas. Fanatics too as they are great fun, with 2-3 per unit, I can get more if needed. I am hoping to make a fun army to run against my other army of Ogres when friends come over to introduce them to the game as either O&G or Ogres, Ogres will probably be more simple for them, just go and crush where Gobbos would be fun with the war machines. As well as my friend who is making a daemon army. I am also thinking of picking up just a regular goblin warboss as a general to get some inspiring leadership to the low leadership night goblins.

I am leaning to something like this:

Spear Chukkax6 210

Rock Lobba x3
-Orc Bully x3 225

Doom Diver x2 160

Night Goblinx25
-Short Bow
-Musician
-Fantaticx3
154

Night Goblinx25
-Short Bow
-Musician
-Fantaticx3
154

Total: 903

Leaving 97 pts left not sure what to put them in. Maybe a goblin boss or shaman or some wolf riders or spider riders. The goal here is to sit back and utilize the war machines and once the other army is close release the fanatics and hope I've won by then. Or drop 1 group of NGs and make a large horde of hand weapon or spear night goblins to stand up to whatever might be left making it to the war machines.

Well you'll need a general for one thing. I vote for a Warboss

So which of these 2 maybe the better option?

List 1:

Goblin Warboss
-Brimstone Bauble-bearer is slain all units in contact friend or foe take D6 Strength 6 hits.
-Shield
-Light Armor
96

Spear Chukkax6
210

Rock Lobba x3
-Orc Bully
225

Doom Diver x2
160

Night Goblinx25
-Short Bow
-Musician
-Fantaticx3
154

Night Goblinx25
-Short Bow
-Musician
-Fantaticx3
154

Total:999

List 2:

Goblin Warboss 65
-Glittering scale armour -1 to hit
-Martog's Best Basha +1 WS, Str, I
-Effigy of Mork-1 to hit
-Brimstone Bauble
-Shield
168

Spear Chukkax6
210

Rock Lobba x3
-Orc Bully
225

Doom Diver x2
160

Night Goblinx28
-Spears
-Musician
-Standard Bearer
-Netters
-Fantaticx3
234

Total:997

List 1 is all about getting in wounds with the warmachines and fanatics and the Brimstone Bauble if it comes to it
List 2 is still all about the war machines,3 less fanatics hurt, debuffing the strength of their opponent and relying on the main goblin horde, I could also drop the spears and get 37 hand weapon and shield or hand weapon and short bow night goblins, which is not a bad idea to get 9 more wounds on the unit and extra ranks for CR but gives up being able to strike for the extra rank, which may not matter anyway as it is likely to get flanked since it is a solo unit if anything survives the onslaught of war machines.

I'm voting for list one. Goblin warbosses are not the best of characters so best keep him cheap

A big boss with one hit wonda and bauble could be pretty effective. would be bout 60-90 points. cheap and effective.