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Slann Mage-Priest
1 Slann Mage-Priest (Battle Standard Bearer),
1 Dragonfly of Quicksilver
1 Banner of Eternal Flame
1 Focus of Mystery
1 The Becalming Cogitation
1 The Focused Rumination
1 Exorcism
1 The Lore of Light

Skink Chief
1 Ancient Stegadon (2 Giant Blowpipes; Causes Terror; Immune to Psychology; Large Target; Scaly Skin; Stubborn; Thunder Stomp)
4 Skink Crew (Hand Weapon; Javelin; Aquatic; Skirmishers)
1 Stegadon War-Spear

29 Saurus Warriors,(Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Shield; Scaly Skin)
1 Saurus Champion (Hand Weapon; Shield)

29 Saurus Warriors,(Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Shield; Scaly Skin)
1 Saurus Champion (Hand Weapon; Shield)

9 Skink Skirmishers,(Hand Weapon; Blowpipe; Aquatic; Skirmishers)
1 Skink Skirmisher Brave (Hand Weapon; Blowpipe)

9 Skink Skirmishers,(Hand Weapon; Blowpipe; Aquatic; Skirmishers)
1 Skink Skirmisher Brave (Hand Weapon; Blowpipe)

7 Chameleon Skinks, (Hand Weapon; Blowpipe; Aquatic; Scouts; Skirmishers)

7 Chameleon Skinks, (Hand Weapon; Blowpipe; Aquatic; Scouts; Skirmishers)

1 Salamander Hunting Pack, (Aquatic; Causes Fear; Scaly Skin; Skirmishers)
4 Skink Handlers (Hand Weapon; Aquatic; Skirmishers)

1 Salamander Hunting Pack, (Aquatic; Causes Fear; Scaly Skin; Skirmishers)
4 Skink Handlers (Hand Weapon; Aquatic; Skirmishers)


Composition Report:
Points of Lords: 420 (0 - 0)
Points of Heroes: 380 (0 - 0)
Points of Core: 872 (0 - Unlimited)
Points of Special: 168 (0 - 0)
Points of Rare: 160 (0 - 0)

Total Roster Cost: 2000


Have I made the support elements too small to have effect and to fragile to give up easy VP's?

drop the braves from the skinks. where is the slann going to hide?

are the saurus going to be in horde formation? what is your gameplan?

Wow 2000 points! Keep it up.

My Game plan is too identify a Fantasy 2000 point army that would look good on my jungle terrain table. I have virtually no experience with Lizardmen. I poured through the tactics column and this is what I came up with. Id have to buy, assemble and paint the whole thing. Ill use my ink technique I used for my 40k Ork Army for these guys.

Can the Slaan hide in one of the Sauras Units, Ill have them 5 across and 6 rows deep. Ill drop the braves. Sallies on the outside flanks, Stegadon in the middle, Chamelions going after guns, skink skirmishers out front messing will charges and harassing.

your slann is pretty top heavy, i would get him into a templeguard bus for stubborn. if something scary rushes the slann in a saurus block there is more of a chance of failing tests.

Good thinking, I can swap a unit of Saurus warriors for templeguard - thanks for the insight on that.

Any suggestions for trimming the fat off the Slann? The Dragonfly is there simply because I had the extra points.

your slann is already pretty lean, through the past games i have narrowed mine down to this:

Slann
general
BSB
Knows the Lore
Free dice per spell
One enemy caster ignores 6s
Dispel Scroll

keep in mind i run lore of life.

So if I went heavy Slaan:

Slann Mage-Priest (General; Battle Standard Bearer)
Plaque of Tepok
Standard of Discipline
The Becalming Cogitation
The Focused Rumination
Higher State of Consciousness
Exorcism
The Lore of Light

Skink Priest, Cube of Darkness

25 Saurus Warriors, Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Shield; Saurus Champion

25 Saurus Warriors, Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Shield; Saurus Champion

20 Temple Guard, Musician; Standard Bearer; Hand Weapon; Halberd; Light Armour; Shield; Revered Guardian, Burning Blade of Chotec, Sun Standard of Chotec

10 Chameleon Skinks
10 Chameleon Skinks

3 Salamanders, 12 Skink Handlers

3 Salamanders, 12 Skink Handlers

4 Terradons

Validation Report:
Edition: 8th Edition; Game Type: Normal Game; Army Subtype: Lizardmen Army
Roster satisfies all enforced validation rules

Composition Report:
Points of Lords: 430 (0 - 599)
Points of Heroes: 105 (0 - 599)
Points of Core: 610 (599 - Unlimited)
Points of Special: 775 (0 - 1198)
Points of Rare: 480 (0 - 599)

Total Roster Cost: 2400


OR....

I was thinking of going light on the magic phase but heavy on Stegadons:


Saurus Scar-Veteran; General; Hand Weapon; Great Weapon; Light Armour; Shield

Saurus Scar-Veteran; Great Weapon; Light Armour; Shield

Skink Priest, Ancient Stegadon, Engine of the Gods; Cube of Darkness

2 units of 35 Saurus Warriors, Musician; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Shield; Champion

10 Chameleon Skinks

9 Chameleon Skinks

2 Stegadons

Ancient Stegadon

Validation Report:
Edition: 8th Edition; Game Type: Normal Game; Army Subtype: Lizardmen Army
Roster satisfies all enforced validation rules

Composition Report:
Points of Lords: 0 (0 - 599)
Points of Heroes: 593 (0 - 599)
Points of Core: 830 (599 - Unlimited)
Points of Special: 698 (0 - 1198)
Points of Rare: 275 (0 - 599)

Total Roster Cost: 2396

Which do you think would be a better place to start?

studderingdave wrote:your slann is already pretty lean, through the past games i have narrowed mine down to this:

Slann
general
BSB
Knows the Lore
Free dice per spell
One enemy caster ignores 6s
Dispel Scroll

keep in mind i run lore of life.

I would suggest getting two Lvl 1 skink priests for a dispel scroll and the cube of darkness. That should shut your enemy's magic down. Depending on your enemy you can gauge when to use the cube.