AoS 2k Thunderquake

[LordRibbit]

Sorry to keep boring people with lists but what are your thoughts on this:



Slann Starmaster (260) Vast Intellect, Incandescent Retrices
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (160)
Engine (220) Light of Dracothion

40 x Skinks (200) Boltspitters & Star Bucklers
10 x Skinks (60) Boltspitters & Star Bucklers
10 x Skinks (60) Boltspitters & Star Bucklers

4 x Razordons (160)
3 x Skink Handlers (40)

Basti with Laser (280)
Basti with Laser (280)

Battalions
Thunderquake starhost (170)

100 points for summoning

1990 points

 

[Aginor]

I like it.
I did a very similar one a while ago and plan on playing it as soon as my second Basti is done:


Allegiance: Seraphon

Leaders
Slann Starmaster (260)
- General
- Trait: Vast Intellect
- Artefact: Incandescent Rectrices
Skink Starpriest (80)
Skink Priest (80)
- Priestly Trappings
Engine of the Gods (220)
- some artefact
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (160)

Battleline
40 x Skinks (200)
- Boltspitters & Star Bucklers
10 x Skinks (60)
- Boltspitters & Star Bucklers
10 x Skinks (60)
- Boltspitters & Star Bucklers

Units
2 x Razordons (80)
3 x Skink Handlers (40)

Behemoths
Bastiladon (280)
Bastiladon (280)

Battalions
Thunderquake Starhost (170)

Total: 1970 / 2000
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 116

 

[LordRibbit]

I think it has a lot of potential, may I ask why you're taking a priest? You can get re-roll saves from the slann and the starhost, and I imagine you'll want to take the re-roll wounds and saves once the banner is planted?

 

[Aginor]

The priest stays with the Skinks and supports those. Skinks are a bit less squishy if they can reroll their saves and if thetvhave to run for some objective the reroll for the run is nice as well.
I admit you don't really need him though, two more Razordons are a good option as well. The only reason why I don't play four of them is that I only own two.

 

[Tiq-Toq]

I like it and think it has potential - Coincidentally I've come up with a similar list im planning on trying:

Engine of the Gods - Coronal Shield
Slann Starmaster - Incandescant Rectrices, General, Vast Intellect
Saurus Astrolith Bearer

40 x Skinks - Boltspitters & Star Bucklers
40 x Skinks -Boltspitters & Star Bucklers
10 x Skinks -Boltspitters & Star Bucklers
3 x Razordons
3 x Skink Handlers

Bastiladon
Bastiladon

Thunderquake Starhost

My only concern is how it will fare against elite, high save troops/armies (something im usually worried about). I guess a pro of your list is that you could always summon a couple of salamanders to put some pressure on them.

Let us know how it goes if you end up testing it.

 

[LordRibbit]

I'm actually starting to think maybe drop the 40 skink unit down to 10 and have 250 summoning points.... I have a lot of models to pick from and it could give me a lot of options....

 

[LordRibbit]

Actually I think I'm going to drop the unit down to 10 and take 2 x 5 Chameleon skinks instead.

 

[jaggred]

I take kroak+vortex eotg (resurection or disppeel)bastiladon stegadon 4razodons+hendlers 3x10skinks astrolith bearer(prism)

 

[Aginor]

Actually I think I'm going to drop the unit down to 10 and take 2 x 5 Chameleon skinks instead.

Chameleons can be very annoying for enemies, although they don't do much against heavily armored opponents.

 

[LordRibbit]

Chameleons can be very annoying for enemies, although they don't do much against heavily armored opponents.

I'm taking them to snipe characters and draw troops away from the rest of my army as I pick units off (hopefully!)

 

[Aginor]

Sounds like a plan!

 

[crazyeye45]

I ran a similar list to this today against a skaven army. I swapped a basti for a Stegadon with flamers to help counteract the horde aspect. Lost the game from starstrike battleplan due to objective drop but i was able to wipe majority of his board.

 

[Aginor]

Well sometimes the battleplans just don't like you. Sounds like you played it well.