8th Ed. Call for Exemplary Lizardmen Lists of 2500 points

Here is a list that I've been playing with recently. It comes out to exactly 2500 points.

Slann w/ Light Magic
BSB, Skavenpelt Banner, Channeling Staff
Harmonic Convergence, Becalming Cogitation, Soul of Stone

Tetto'ekko

30 Temple Guard w/ Razor Standard & Full Command

40 Saurus Warriors with Spears & Full Command

14 Skink Cohorts w/ 1 Kroxigor & Musician

10 Skink Skirmishers (Javs & Shields)

Ancient Stegadon
Engine of the Gods, Sharpened Horns

Bastiladon
Solar Engine

Troglodon
Divining Rod

I put the Slann in the Temple Guard and run them in horde formation. The Saurus Warriors go 5 wide in bus formation. Tetto'ekko hangs out behind the Temple Guard in the Skink Cohort unit.

The Stegadon and Bastiladon flank the Temple Guard while the Troglodon stays between the two Saurus units and keeps back to protect the rear from Fast Cav/Scouts/Fliers. The stegadon should also be between the two Saurus units to give them all 6+ wards.

Sometimes I use Tetto to just vanguard the Temple Guard into the face of my opponent to get an early charge off. Sometimes I turtle up in a corner and let my opponent come to me through a storm of Comets and Magic Missiles.

Edit: and if you're into Swedish Comp, this comes out at an even 10.0

 

Here is the list i plan on taking to the US masters

Slann, bsb, focus of mystery, becalming cogitation, soul of stone, harmonic convergence, channeling staff, egg of quango, skavenpelt banner

Scar Vet, cold one, armor of destiny, great weapon

Scar Vet, cold one, armor of fortune, ironcurse icon, great weapon

Skink Chief, ripperdactyl, sacred stegadon helm of itza, lucksone, potion of foolhardiness, spear, light armor, shield

Skink Priest, dispel scrol, lore of beasts, lvl 1

31 Saurus Warriors, spears, full command

10 skink skirmishers, blowpipes

10 skink skirmishers, jav and shield

11 skink cohort, 1 kroxigor, musician

Bastiladon, solar engine

5 chameleon skinks

3 Ripperdactyls, champion

3 Terradons

25 Temple Guard, full command

comps at an 11.5 swedish

 

Are you locking up you scars in units or are you running them around on their own?

 

This would be my tournament list, it is made to challenge the enemy in every phase with strong movement, shooting magic and CC. It is also good in the deployment phase as you have a lot of chaff skink units you can put down before you put down the dough. Stegs run together and try to charge multi wound models whenever. The core is the TG and the sauri. The chief is mainly to hunt warmachines and to kill other chaff with the egg and his 3+ safe. The thing i am most unsure about is the skink, as some types of shooting other then bolt throwers and cannon balls can kill him easy, but it's just so fun to fly a skink around the place, and he is the only warmachine hunting the list has.

Slann BSB. Discipline. Scepter. Convergence. Cogitation. Mystery. Soul of Stone

Heroes
Scar Vet Cold One. Light. GW. Dawnstone. Dragonhelm. Shield.
Skink Chief Terradon. Egg. Charmed Shield. Blowpipe. Sword of Striking. Light.

Core
20 Saurus Warriors HWS. Banner. Music.
11 Skink Skirmishers Javelin Shield.
11 Skink Skirmishers Javelin Shield.
11 Skink Skirmishers Javelin Shield.
11 Skink Skirmishers Javelin Shield.

Special
5 Knights Spears. Music.
26 TG Halberds. Music. Banner. Eternal Flame.
Stegadon Sharpened Horns. Giant Bow. Javelins.
Stegadon Sharpened Horns. Giant Bow. Javelins.

Rare
Salamander Snack
Salamander Snack

 

Heres the list i took to brawler bash almost took first wnded up 7th over all

Slann harmonic channel staff becalm focus

Carno cowby 1+ 5+ stubborn glit scale

Tetto 2 chiefs 2+ 2++ fire rippers

Priest beast scroll

16 saurus fc

26 skink 3 krox fc poison
10 skink cohort fc poison
10 skink skirmishers

5 cold one riders std
Bastiladon solor
4 rippers

4 salamanders

 

A bit of background to this list. I'v thought it out based on what i'v read on these forums in the tactics section and combined that with the models that i'd like to run and the kind of game i'd like to play. It's designed to be used at a tournament where I have no control over my opponents army lists or who i face. Bare in mind as well this is largely theoretical as i don't play much WFB at this time. So without further ado here it is!

Lord
Slann Mage Priest
BSB w standard of Discipline
Becalming Cogitation
Focus of Mystery
Harmonic Convergence
Channelling Staff
Lore of High Magic

Hero
Scar Vet
Great Weapon
Cold One
Armour of Destiny

Skink Priest
lvl 1
Lore of Heavens
Cloack of Feathers

Skink Priest
level 1
Lore of Beasts
Flying Carpet

Core

25 Saurus Warriors
full command
spears

2 x 10 Skink Skirmishers w Javelin & Shield

2 x 10 Skink Skirmishers w Blowpipes

Special
20 Temple Guard
Full Command
Banner of Swiftness

5 cold one riders

5 Chameleon Skinks

3 Ripperdactyls

Bastilodon
Solar Engine

Rare
Ancient Stegadon
Sharpened Horns

Total
2499

This is a list that mixes some big monsters and what I think to be some great mobility and utility backed by a hard center. If i was going to a tournament this is the list that i'd probably take with some possible tweaks after play-testing.

 

My Chess List. Everyone knows pawns control the chess board. Lizardmen may be the most powerful army when it comes to controlling the board with skinks, chameleons and rippers

Slann - (General, BSB) Channeling Staff, standard of discipline, Focus, Harmonic
Skink Chief - Ripper, Egg, charmed shield, luckstone, spear, light armor
Skink Priest - lvl 1 beast, dispel scroll
Skink Priest - lvl 1 beast, cube of darkness
Skink Priest - lvl 1, scroll of shielding (MUST for purple sun)

2 UNITS OF: 20 Saurus Warriors with spears, full command
4 UNITS OF: 10 Skink Skirmishers with blowpipes

8 CO Riders with spears, musician, standard
3 Ripper Riders
2 UNITS OF: 5 chameleon skinks
1 Bastiladon with Solar Engine
1 Stegadon

 

But Purple Sun ignores all saves including Ward saves... what is the purpose of the scroll of shielding in that situation?

 

Thank you for pointing that out. I play in a league where we allow WS. Forgot that this does not apply normally. That frees up 15 points for maybe 2 more skirmishers.

 

I would probably drop that Skink priest altogether. You would still have a Slann, 2 priests and the Solardon bound spell. I don't think you'll have enough power dice to go around.

 

Done. He's going back to his momma. Ideas on what to replace him with?

 

The short hand meant i had tetto eko

And 2 chiefs that were mounted on rippers with a 2 up armor 2 up fire ward

 

Okay, When I get a chance to run this i'll let you know.

 

Recently took this list to a 2500pt swedish 6 game tournament and it performed very well (i won the whole tournament) It was run using rules from US masters last year.

Slann, bsb, soul of stone, focus of mystery, scepter of stability
Oldblood, carnosaur, loping stride, other tricksters shard, talisman of preservation, charmed shield, great weapon, light armor
Oldblood, cold one, armour of destiny, dawnstone, sword of might

Scarvet, cold one, armour of fortune, dragonbane gem, great weapon
Skink Priest, lvl 1 heavens, dispel scroll

31 Saurus full command, hw and shield
11 skinks, 1 krox, musician
10 skink skirmishers, blowpipe
10 skink skirmishers, jav and shield

5 chameleon skinks
3 terradon riders
3 ripperdactyl riders

ancient stegadon

Comes in at a 13.7 swedish. In order i fought: Empire, lizardmen, wood elves, wood elves, chaos dwarves, chaos dwarves.

 

My very typical Lizardmen list for swedish comp.
Stegadon is kinda like cannon, depending on matchup ill put scar-vets into the CO unit too create a strong hammer.

LORDS:
Slann BSB, WD , HC, Egg

Heroes:
Scar-vet GW, CO, armor of destiny, cold one
Scar-vet GW, CO, Dragon helm, Dawnstone, Other Trickster's Shard
Skink-priest lvl 1 Heaven, DS

Core:
2x10 Skink Cohorts 1xKroxigor Musician/Standard
1x10 Skink skirmishers:
1x28 saurus FC, H&S


Special:
1x5 Cold one riders: Standard/musician
1x23 Temple Guard: Standard/musician, Standard of Disciplin
1x3 Terradons:
1x6 chameleon skinks:

Rare:
Stegadon sharpend hors, giant blowpipes
Salamander + snack

TOTAL: 2498
Swecomp: 13.4

 

i don't have any of my WFB stuff in front of me atm as I'm on holiday

but i made a 2500 its list a while back that in included:

scar vet on carno
skink priest lvl 2 on EOTG
2 steggies full upgrades
a trogladon w/DR (this makes me believe i put a slann in the list but atm not 100% sure as i don't have the list in front of me)
26 skink cohort w/ PA and 3 kroxs
20 saurus w/fc, spears
basti w/solar


(i was going for a big dino maul fest)

there was deffo more in the list will update it when i have my lists in from of me

sorry for the half list

it was tetto'eko i had not a slann , as i remember getting a lucky roll on the d3 vanguard and getting to move the trogladon, carno and the bastiladon forward

 

Haven't posted here in a long time, but this would be the army I've sort of landed on for 8th edition Lizardmen.

Slann: Harmonic, Becalming, Channeling Staff, BSB, Lore of Light

Scar-Vet: Cold One, Armour of Destiny, GW
Skink Chief: Ancient Stegadon, LA, Spr, Charmed Shield, Dragonbane Gem, The Egg of Quango
Skink Priest: Lvl 1, Dispel Scroll, Lore of Heavens

11 Skink Cohort: Std
24 Saurus Warriors: Std, Mu, HW + S
4x10 Skink Skirmishers: J + S

2x3 Ripperdactyl Riders
24 Temple Guard: Std, Mu, Flaming Banner

Ancient Stegadon
Salamander

Pretty basic stuff, no upgrades on the Stegadons as I prefer keeping their points relatively low. The Stegadons and Skinks are the primary tools for dealing with mobile elements and chaff. Rippers contest vanguards and scouts of the opponent, but generally hang back and look to support fights rather than going on suicide missions.