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I have recently decided to start a lizardmen army and have a designed a 2000 pt list, i dont have any of the models yet just in the process of thoughts at the moment of what i like and dislike...so hers my list:

Saurus old blood: 466pts
(Blade of realities, carnosaur pendant, Light armor, shield, carnosaur)

Saurus Scar veteran: 165pts
(burning blade of chotec, maiming shield, light armor, cold one)

saurus warriors: 270pts (x3)
(20 warriors inc. 1cahmp, 1musician, 1 standard bearer, and 20 apears)

ancient stegadon(x2)


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Any help or suggestions?

First you cant take 2 ancient stegs in a 2000 point games.

The old blood is a nice unit, but not taking a slann with lizardmen is shooting yourself in the foot, lizard magic is just way to powerfull.. In 3000 point games i would take a slann and a oldblood, less then that, just a slann.

I would run a couple of units of skink skirmishers for shooting, skink shooting is never to be underestimated.

A few salamanders for a ranged threat is never a bad idea.

Oh, i thought it said in 2000pt games that i could take 0-2 rare choices, i have a slann somewhere in my notes, and i could have him in instead but i play orks in 40K and i like the close combat army designs, wit minimal shooting, but i do hav a list with some temple guard and a slann

XYRYXYR wrote:Oh, i thought it said in 2000pt games that i could take 0-2 rare choices, i have a slann somewhere in my notes, and i could have him in instead but i play orks in 40K and i like the close combat army designs, wit minimal shooting, but i do hav a list with some temple guard and a slann

Thats for 7th edition..

8th edition changed the rules to percentage based.

You can only have

25% max lords
25% max heros
25% MIN core
50% max special (limit on 3 of the same choice)
25% max rare (limit of 2 of the same choice)

Also if you want more of a pure close combat army lizards probably arent your best bet, they do well because the do well in every phase of the game, while dominating the magic phase.

Ah, i see then, well wat would you suggest to replace the second ancient stegadon wit?

I like where you're going with the list! People will be relieved to play against a non-slann lizardmen army, and the carnosaur is a good choice, too! I don't think you need the pendant, though- at least in 7th, I think it was redundant (the rider would be frenzied if the mount was) not sure about 8th though.

I'd say stick to your guns and go for a combat lizardmen list! They still pack quite a whallop!

Ok for this list ill take the second ancient stegadon out and put either another unit of warriors in, or a normal stegadon in....which would be perferred?

i'd go with the second steg, but to be perfectly honest, i think you need skinks terradons and salamanders, war machines are going to ruin your day, one catapult shot ends the stegadon's life, so something that can hunt war machines is gonna help a lot. but on the same note i think your trying to do a skinkless, or mostly skinkless army so then the extra steg . i only say that because saurus warriors are terribly slow and a bit of speed helps

I'd recommend taking some Skinks to harrass the enemy. Your army is in dire need of them so that you can take down artillery, as it is bound to take a serious tole on your army. Other than that though, I like the army. It has a solid Core, which is a good move. 60 Saurus Warriors should do very well.

I play orks in 40K so im used to slow armies, and yes im trying to run a near skinkless army....i use alot of tactics whenever i play any game thats why i use slow armies

Thing is without skinks your going to have a hell of a lot of trouble with war machines...

Slow movement, plus a gunline=dead before you touch the enemy.

I try and explain i use alot of tactics, im used to gunline cuz i play against tau in 40k, im always on the move and always knkow how to dodge a gunline