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Hi, I'm an existing high elves player and wondered what a good starting point for tomb kings would be. I was thinking about using queen khalida as I've seen her stats and think she's cool and the modal looks epic. I dont have the codex yet but would like to know your opinion. Thanks loads!

Khalida is cool she works better in a large archer block as this makes the most of her ability to give them poison. The problem with her is you need a heriophant and the point level you need to have her is high and you do not want a level 2 as a heirophant, so she is competing for points. A High Liche Priest is mandatory, you can probably make a decent list around 1500, you could use her model as the Heirophant. So get a heirophant, some horsemen or horse archers for redirectors, 2 units of 20ish archers, maybe a sphinx or 2, casket is always nice, a pair of catapults, 4 chariots are nice, 6 necro knights is nice, heirotitans are cool.

Thanks loads for the reply! I'll probably get some stuff when I go to games day this year. I do like the idea of all those guys coming together. :-D

Grab a battalion, a priest (or khlida), a box of knights, a casket, and a sphinx for 1k you could run something like this:
LP -Lv2 -Earthling Rod -Ruby Ring 155
18 Archers -Musician 118
3 Chariots 165
3 Necro Knights 195
Warsphinx -Fiery Roar 230
Casket 135
998

Get a feel for it as you move up in points you can make that lvl2 a lvl4, add another unit of archers, and some horse archers for redirectors, this should move you into 1250, then maybe grab a 2nd box of knights to make the unit 6 strong, add a rhamotep to give them armor rerolls this should put you around 1500, maybe from there some more redirectors, some catapults, more sphinx, or tomb guard, I almost recommend a 2nd battalion for the horsemen the chariots (you really want 4 to a unit, the sweet spot) and can't go wrong with more skeletons good luck with it and have fun.