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I've played 40k for about 12 years now, and a good friend of mine has finally convinced me to play fantasy, I like the look of the Lizardmen and I hear good things, but I'm curious about whether or not they'll be competetive with the new edition or if I'll just end up hating them and writing off fantasy all together. any suggestions/tips/advice on playing a successful Lizardmen army in the new edition?

Well, I can say a few things here - since the new edition is very new, any opinions people give you must be taken with a grain of salt. Secondly, as you have said yourself, you have played 40K for 12 years and as you know, an army will change re: what it is capable of over time with new codex releases (for yourself and opponents) as well as new editions of the rules. In other words, if Lizardmen are "good" today, they may not be tomorrow, and visa versa!

So what I am saying is this: if Lizardmen appeal to you and you are drawn to the look of the models, the special rules, and so on, go with it. Since you are a player of 12 years, you are likely in it for the long haul. Choose whatever army inspires you and then give it your all!

It is also worth saying that Lizardmen have been an iconic Fantasy Army for a long time and so are sure to get their share of love from GW. The rest is up to you!

Well said sir!

Yeah its really hard to say, some people say XXXX will own then others come back and say XXXXX will suck.

until 3-6 months after 8th we really wont know what is great and what isnt. Personally i think lizards are going to be a strong choice, however others arent so convinced.

The metagame constantly shifts, even in the same edition. Also new army books are released causing it to shift again.

Time will tell sir!

yeah that seems to be the general consensus, I've heard people say that magic is nerfed now, others that its even better, so I suppose I'll just bide my time in the jungle and wait for the right time to strike

Brother Heinrich wrote:yeah that seems to be the general consensus, I've heard people say that magic is nerfed now, others that its even better, so I suppose I'll just bide my time in the jungle and wait for the right time to strike

Or, now is the perfect time to start. Because you'll know as much as any one else

true lol

My friend who plays them doesn't like the new edition based on everything striking at Initiative value. Skirmishers also supposedly took a big hit, so I dunno. If you take Saurus, stack'em deep. Slann are really cool now though and should be pretty uber.

yeah I'm thinking slann mage priest and blocks of saurus with spears backed up by stegadons, either that or slann, with skink mobs, a couple skink priests and stegadon spam, i'm gonna see how the new rules play out and which direction the game goes in