AoS 1000pts ShadowStrike

[TribalFox]

Hi,

I'm a new Seraph players and I need advices on my list, built from the battleforce (please excuse my englissh, i'm french ^^)

1st:

Engine of th God
Skink Starpriest

10 Skinks
10 Skinks
6 Ripperdactyles
3 Razordons

What do you think about it? I need advices especially to help me choose an artefact. The Engine of the God will certainly be my général.

I have another list I like, in the same idea

1 Slaan general, great rememberer
1 Skink Starpriest

2x10 Skinks boltspitter
6 Ripperdactyle

Balewind Vortex
Geminid

1000pts

Same question, wich artefact for my heroes? Ignax scale is a good choice for my slaan?

Which one you find the strongest to learn the seraphons pssibilities?

 

[LizardWizard]

Welcome to Lustria Online!

This what is use for 1k Seraphon:

Allegiance: Seraphon
- Mortal Realm: Ghur

LEADERS:
Skink Starpriest (80)
- General
- Command Trait : Master of Star Rituals
- Artefact : Gryph-feather Charm

UNITS:
6 x Ripperdactyl Riders (280)
40 x Skinks (240)
- Boltspitters & Star Bucklers
10 x Skinks (60)
- Meteoric Javelins & Star Bucklers
4 x Razordons (160)

BATTALIONS:
Shadowstrike Starhost (180)

TOTAL: 1000/1000
EXTRA COMMAND POINTS: 1
WOUNDS: 84

1k Shadowstrike is hard to beat. Be aggressive. This list works best on objective based battleplans where you can use your Rippers to kill their objective holders and then gain a large lead early.

 

[TribalFox]

This list looks Great! But isn't it a con not to have more than one héro? This list doesn't use his 2 artefact and does it have enough héro, needed in some battleplan?
I also don't understand the javelin on the unit of 10?

Don't worry, I plan to be agressive! Thanks for the advices

 

[LizardWizard]

This list looks Great! But isn't it a con not to have more than one héro? This list doesn't use his 2 artefact and does it have enough héro, needed in some battleplan?
I also don't understand the javelin on the unit of 10?

Don't worry, I plan to be agressive! Thanks for the advices

You don't need the extra hero. However, it is a bit sad to waste an artifact.

This list works extremely well though. I have taken it to 4 1k 5 round events and have yet to loose a game with it.

 

[GuaDan]

I think that is the best 1k list we have access to.

 

[TheCrux]

Welcome to Lustria Online!

This what is use for 1k Seraphon:

Allegiance: Seraphon
- Mortal Realm: Ghur

LEADERS:
Skink Starpriest (80)
- General
- Command Trait : Master of Star Rituals
- Artefact : Gryph-feather Charm

UNITS:
6 x Ripperdactyl Riders (280)
40 x Skinks (240)
- Boltspitters & Star Bucklers
10 x Skinks (60)
- Meteoric Javelins & Star Bucklers
4 x Razordons (160)

BATTALIONS:
Shadowstrike Starhost (180)

TOTAL: 1000/1000
EXTRA COMMAND POINTS: 1
WOUNDS: 84

1k Shadowstrike is hard to beat. Be aggressive. This list works best on objective based battleplans where you can use your Rippers to kill their objective holders and then gain a large lead early.

This list looks great. If you don't have access to razordons like I don't, what would you recommend? Trogladon?

Also, do you let the opponent take first turn mostly, so you can counter with the rippers?

 

[LizardWizard]

If you don't have Razordons then just buff up the size of Skink units. You could also take some Chameleon Skinks. Maybe bring the Saurus Astrolith Bearer.

I pretty much always take first turn. I normally kill whatever my opponent biggest threat is. Then I try to keep the enemy tied up in their territory while I score objective.

 

[Aginor]

Unless I am playing against another alpha strike list I tend to go second.
But if you sense that your opponent could do anything significant in his first turn I would also recommend going first.

 

[LizardWizard]

Going second is almost always preferable. However, if your opponent makes any mistakes in their deployment phase then Shadowstrike has the necessary tools to take advantage of those misplays. As a result I find that in the overwhelming majority of my games I am electing to go first.

Players will frequently castle up in hope of weathering the initial ripper strike. This allows me to tie up a significant portion of their army if I elect to take the first turn. If not castling then sometime they will make the wrong assessment about my desired Ripperdactyle target and leave it over exposed. The last misplayed I often see is an over zealous attempt to zone their field to prevent the alphastrike. This can often leave their army spread thin and creates a plethora of opportunities that can disappear if you allow them a movement phase.

-Hope this was helpful.
I know that theorycraft is often difficult to conceptualize and is conveyed through vague abstract thought due to the sheer volume of variables.