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The Shadow wrote:
Ok, this list is pretty good, though I have a few suggestions to improve it.

Firstly, you need to sort out your Core. A unit of 20 spearmen will do pretty much nothing and 9 Silver Helms is not the best way to go either. Drop the full command on the Silver Helms and, getting an extra one, split them into two units of 5, using them as flanking threats. For a "point and click" unit, you want at least 15. There's no middle ground. Then, convert those Spearmen into the the same points worth of Archers, with a musician only. You'll get more mileage out of them. You may also want to cut into the Reavers (perhaps drop one of the units), to bulk the Archers out a bit more, since you have some good chaff in your Eagles as well.

Now, Skycutters. Personally, I think they're pretty rubbish but some people would strongly disagree. They are a highly mobile unit and flying impact hits are undeniably useful. So, I won't tell you to remove them if they're working for you. I would however very strongly advise you to go with Sisters of Avelorn over Shadow Warriors. Shadow Warriors are pretty bad and suffer terribly from "expensive S3 syndrome".

I would also drop the Flamespyre and exhange it for a Frostheart Phoenix instead. Flamespyres are good when you have a need to deal with horde units, such as in all-cavalry lists and, while you may not be as well equipped to deal with such units as other lists, I don't think you'll struggle, exactly. Frosthearts are just better overall, so I think you'll find one of those more useful.

It's tricky deciding what Lores to suggest for this list (although I know you should not be taking High on your Lvl4, because High Magic is far inferior to rulebook Lores), since your list is half and half in terms of units that benefit from certain Lores. I would say that Shadow would work best on your Level 4, since the White Lions benefit from Melkoth's WS and Initiative hexing and the shooting element of your list appreciates a lot of hexes as well. However, by not taking Life here, you do sacrifice some ability to keep your White Lions alive, which is pretty crucial here. I'd try and address this with your Level 2, either using High Magic for that Ward Save, or Life for guaranteed Regen and the potential of Flesh to Stone (which'd be nice). Beasts and Metal would not fit here.

That would also partly answer your second question. Stick the Lvl2 Mage and the BSB in the White Lions (makes it a nice round 30 as well, which is handy if you're OCD), and put the Level 4 in the Archers as a bunker behind, where he's nice and safe.

Hope this helps!