AoS 1000pts Skink Army Theme (No Saurus Allowed)

[skink-a-saurus]

Here is my 1000 point army list that i plan on building, painting and playing. I will be documenting all the steps i make in a separate thread. So join me on this adventure to combine my massive collection of unbuilt/unpainted models with my New Years Resolution.

It will start nice and small at 1000pts:

Skink Prophet (80 pts)

Skink Starpriest (80 pts)

20 Skinks armed with meteoric javelins (120 pts)

10 Skinks armed with boltspitters (60 pts)

10 Skinks armed with boltspitters (60 pts)

3 Kroxigors (160 pts)

1 Stegadon (240 pts)

2 Razadons (80 pts)

2 Salamanders (80 pts)

3 Skink Handlers (40 pts)

Total: 1000 pts

Let me know your thoughts and any improvements!

 

[Magic_karl]

Not seen the prophet in a list before, interesting! What kind of game are you playing in? For casual fun or narrative, it seems okay but serious tournament goers will chew it up

 

[Crowsfoot]

If I had the models I would drop the salamanders and maybe the prophet and add another razardon and more skinks

 

[Aginor]

Competitively the Prophet is no option anymore, like the Chief or Jungle Swarms.

I think I would also go for one group of Skinks as big as possible to make them worth it.

 

[Killer Angel]

Skink Prophet (80 pts)

Do you mean "Skink priest"?
rerollable saves for Steg or Kroxigors could be useful, but even "only" 80 pts matter at 1000.

 

[skink-a-saurus]

Not seen the prophet in a list before, interesting! What kind of game are you playing in? For casual fun or narrative, it seems okay but serious tournament goers will chew it up

Magic_Karl, to be honest its just a list of models i like and trying to build. It will be played casually until i paint up all the other models. In your opinion, what would make this slightly more competitive? well, besides the power of saurus...

 

[skink-a-saurus]

If I had the models I would drop the salamanders and maybe the prophet and add another razardon and more skinks

Crowsfoot, the main reason i was think salamanders was the D6 damage for possible high wound models. but in saying that, the Instinctive defence of the razordons is persuasive. would beefing a skink unit to 40 be a better addition then the salamanders?

 

[skink-a-saurus]

Competitively the Prophet is no option anymore, like the Chief or Jungle Swarms.

I think I would also go for one group of Skinks as big as possible to make them worth it.

Aginor, i agree! i just wanted a model to convert or build for a skink leader.... would a priest be more viable?

 

[skink-a-saurus]

Do you mean "Skink priest"?
rerollable saves for Steg or Kroxigors could be useful, but even "only" 80 pts matter at 1000.

Killer Angel, first of all nice name! second i agree. the prophet may be a bad idea. its hard to fit all of the models i want in within the 1000pts.

 

[Aginor]

Aginor, i agree! i just wanted a model to convert or build for a skink leader.... would a priest be more viable?

A Skink Priest certainly has his place in our army. I actually include him in most lists because those rerolls for run, charge and save rolls he may grant really come in handy.

 

[Crowsfoot]

Crowsfoot, the main reason i was think salamanders was the D6 damage for possible high wound models. but in saying that, the Instinctive defence of the razordons is persuasive. would beefing a skink unit to 40 be a better addition then the salamanders?

A 40 man skink unit is optimal and will cause your enemy real problems, remember playing skinks is about out smarting your opponent, play the objectives, force him into a charge and wary fighter out etc etc.

And get a paint blog started so we can see your army progress from drab plastic to vibrant prowess.

 

[Killer Angel]

Killer Angel, first of all nice name! second i agree. the prophet may be a bad idea. its hard to fit all of the models i want in within the 1000pts.

Those 80 pts of priest could be turned into a couple of razordons. A group of 4 razordons with those handlers hurts.

Regarding my name... well it comes from the novel, and actually it's decisely appropriate for Seraphon...

 

[skink-a-saurus]

A 40 man skink unit is optimal and will cause your enemy real problems, remember playing skinks is about out smarting your opponent, play the objectives, force him into a charge and wary fighter out etc etc.

And get a paint blog started so we can see your army progress from drab plastic to vibrant prowess.

Crowsfoot, I am about to upload now!