Hi i played in a tournament this weekend and I lost every game with my fang of sotek list so i am thinking of switching to a dracothian tail build and was hoping to get some advice Leaders Slann starmaster General Trait: The Great remeberer. Artifact: miasmatic blade Saurus scar veteran on carnosaur Doppelganger cloak Engine of The gods Skink starpriest Saurus astrolith bearer Battleline 5x saurus knight 5x saurus knight 5x saurus knight 40x saurus warrior Other 3x ripperdactyl riders Battalion Firelance starhost Dracothian tail Endless spells Chronomantic cogs 2000/2000 points The idea of The list is to cast chromatic cogs turn 1 speed up time. teleport my slann next to my my opponent army to drop my scarvet my rippers and my blob of 40 warriors turn 1 on key targets of my opponent list and then to bunker up with my slann to get summoning points for The rest of The game Does this list look solid to you guys. I am uncertain if this is The best direction to take the list. I have changed it several times to fit things like More endless spells, and caster, evocators as allies or razordons and I cant decide what would work best. So im lookimg for advice from More experienced players Thanks in advance
This is how I play DT. It is a board control list. Allegiance: Seraphon - Mortal Realm: Ulgu LEADERS: Slann Starmaster (260) - General - Command Trait : Great Rememberer - Artefact : Miasmatic Blade Saurus Oldblood on Carnosaur (240) - Artefact : Doppelganger Cloak Saurus Scar-Veteran on Cold One (100) - Artefact : Betrayer's Crown Skink Starpriest (80) - Artefact : Light of Dracothion UNITS: 6 x Ripperdactyl Riders (280) 10 x Skinks (70) - Meteoric Javelins & Star Bucklers 10 x Skinks (70) -Meteoric Javelins & Star Bucklers 5 x Saurus Knights (80) - Lance 5 x Saurus Knights (80) - Lance 5 x Saurus Knights (80) - Lances 3 x Razordons (120) BATTALIONS: Dracothion's Tail (80) Firelance Starhost (150) Shadowstrike Starhost (180) ENDLESS SPELLS / TERRAIN: Balewind Vortex (40) Chronomantic Cogs (80) TOTAL: 1990/2000 EXTRA COMMAND POINTS: 3 WOUNDS: 107 Units I place in the Heavens: Oldblood on Carnosaur Scar-veteran on Cold One Razordons Saurus Knights (with lances)x1 Ripperdactyls (technically in the clouds) This is list I use for 2k tournaments. It is centered around setting the tempo of the game and removing your opponents major threats turn one. It takes strong threat assessment and good movement to use effectively, but it hasn't lost for me yet. Turn one I LoSaT my Slann up field if needed to gain range on deploying my Razordons and ScV on CO. Try to find the corner of a horde unit to engage with the ScV on Co to make good use of Betrayer's Crown and with luck you will tie the unit up in combat for more than one turn or force an unfavorable retreat. Engage the enemies largest threat with your Ripperdactyls. This is where game knowledge is crucial. The threat potential of any given unit changes from list to list and based upon the given battleplan. The Oldblood on Carno is generally used as my second wave. I try to save this deployment for a counter attack to remove any units my opponent used to clear my Ripperdactyles. Use your Skinks to grab center field objectives. Be mindful of your Cogs. The goal of this list is to control your opponent's movement phase by tying up units in combat. Make sure that you do not give your opponent extra movement that will allow them to reach objectives. The Oldblood on Carnosaur can be swapped out for an EotGs if you want more utility and less alpha strike. However, the Oldblood Carno is extremely useful in match ups vs Flesh-eater Courts. Here is a link to a previous Q&A from the list's GHB2018 incarnation.
Thank you for The info. I learned alot from your q&a so i think i will drop The blob of 40 saurus in favor of other threats like razordons. I have a question though. I dont have skinks yet since i was extremly stubborn with my saurus warriors before and I didnt buy any skinks because i wanted to make my warriors work. Skinks are on my bucket list now but its going to be awhile before i can get them so i was just wondering if rippers are still worth it even if I cant put them in a shadowstrike starhost