AoS How do you use skinks

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  1. I love dinosaurs
    Skink

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    honestly guys have some skinks lying around and the top Seraphon players close to me use skinks but I don't know how to use them effectively any help would be great thanks
     
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    Crowsfoot Guardian of Paints Staff Member

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    I use mine in units of 10 as screens and to force a charge, block off a unit and get them to charge then when it's your turn to pile in wary fighter your skinks out and your opponent has a wasted charge.

    Use them in large units and they become very effective at shooting and they are fast only monsters and cavalry/flyers will catch them.
     
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    Skink

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    Thanks crows foot do you recommend using them in a mixed order army
     
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    Slann

    Crowsfoot Guardian of Paints Staff Member

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    They are one of the cheapest battleline unit, I've not used a mixed order army yet so depends what role you have in mind for them.
     
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    Skink

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    I don't know was thinking on using a Stormcast and Seraphon combo
     
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    Crowsfoot Guardian of Paints Staff Member

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    Lethal combo, use skinks as screens for the Stormcast heavy shooters.
     
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    Can I make a list and ask for your opinion
     
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    Crowsfoot Guardian of Paints Staff Member

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    Of course you can, I'm not the most experienced but putting a list up will enable others to help you tweak it.
     
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    Thanks man I'll get on to a list
     
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    The more I look at it the more I realise it's not that good
     
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    Slann

    Crowsfoot Guardian of Paints Staff Member

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    Drop the Sunblood and take a Skink chief and another unit of 10 skinks for bang on 2000 points?
     
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    But is that a good list
     
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    And thanks I'll keep that in mind
     
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    Slann

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    Good base for the list, yeah the skinks are just chaff to block his charge, and get your own in, or hold them up for your heavy shooters to shoot into the combat.
    Maybe something like this,
    Leaders
    Skink Starseer (160)
    - Artefact: Phoenix Stone
    Skink Starpriest (100)
    Skink Chief (60)
    - Golden Sickle
    Lord-Castellant (100)
    - Artefact: Sigmarite Pendant
    - Mystic Light: Shriving Light
    Lord-Celestant (100)
    - General
    - Trait: Consummate Commander
    - Artefact: Seed of Rebirth

    Battleline
    10 x Skinks (80)
    - Boltspitters & Star Bucklers
    10 x Skinks (80)
    - Boltspitters & Star Bucklers
    5 x Liberators (100)
    - Warhammers
    - 1x Grandhammers
    5 x Judicators (160)
    - Skybolt Bows
    - 1x Shockbolt Bows
    - Stormcast Eternals Battleline
    5 x Liberators (100)
    - Warhammers
    - 1x Grandhammers
    5 x Liberators (100)
    - Warhammers
    - 1x Grandhammers
    5 x Judicators (160)
    - Skybolt Bows
    - 1x Shockbolt Bows
    - Stormcast Eternals Battleline

    Units
    3 x Ripperdactyl Riders (140)
    1 x Gryph-Hound (40)

    Behemoths
    Bastiladon (300)

    Battalions
    Shadowstrike Starhost (120)
    Thunderhead Brotherhood (80)

    Total: 1980/2000
    the consumate commander ability allows the skink chief to use his command ability, making your bastiladon or skinks more effective.
    You can dump the chief for more skinks, if you want a different command ability as well.
     
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    I take my skinks and put them in units of 5, then i call them chameleon skinks :)
     
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    Best answer ! :D
     
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    I place empty bases with just terrain on them and say they are hiding. :D
     
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    I'm thinking of getting the celestial hurricanum any thoughts
     
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    It is regarded here as one of the best Order units for synergy with our army.
    I personally don't use it because I want to play pure Seraphon and I don't like its look.
     
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