AoS Updated points GHB 2019

You can still run it but serverely sub optimal. The problem is 3 of units you take (eotg, razordons, skinks) got increases, so it's difficult to fit in everything you need unless you go down to stegs instead of bastiladons, which I don't feel is ever worth it

 

Stegadons, kroxigor & trog's are cheaper, hunting packs are also 10 points "cheaper" at max size due to losing a model. Only EoTG's became more expensive but with basiclly everything else in that battalion dropping in cost you'l barely notice. The only combination in which it noticeably went up in cost is EoTG + 2 bastiladon + 2 razordon, and even then only 40 points more for the entire thing. In most other combinations it's dropped in cost or remained basicly the same.

 

Summoning is exactly the same as before.
The main change to allegiance abilities is that there's no more roll for the teleport (it's still in the hero phase); it's always 9" with no move after - this is great for the saurus alpha strike bloodclaw/sunclaw that stacks CPs, and we get a spell lore.

The notable spells are: 7+ 24" range roll 8 dice, 5+ are mortal wounds (average 2.67 MWs is pretty good), and 8+ cast 24" range roll a die for each model in the unit (Anti-horde MWs), 5+ are mortal wounds. 5+ cast heal 1 wound to friendly wholly within 18" and cause -1 bravery to units within 3" of the target. Slann can swap their spell at the end of your hero phase. Seraphon will finally have some mortal wound output aside from kroak, and the spells all have decent range.

It'll probably still end up being better to summon all game, but it's nice to have the opportunity to drop a bomb on a big unit turn 1 or 2 or try to snipe a character with magic without needing Kroak for it.

Thunderquake will still be reasonably good. You basically just lose a Razordon in most lists.
Saurus oriented lists are getting 100 or so more points to work with though, which is pretty big, and the teleporting being guaranteed now is a pretty big deal for the alpha strike saurus lists. If they give Bloodclaw an errata to make it playable again (They gave it points again, so hopefully that happens), that would make a huge difference, since you could have a 2-3 drop list with 80 saurus + a screen and all the necessary heroes + aetherquartz brooch starting with 3+ command points.

I'm not sure how it'll stack up, but the top lists are all taking some hits, and saurus lists weren't far off from being strong before. Guard lists with 30-45 guard also saved a big chunk of points, and will be a lot better.

 

get one more of each and you're golden again Or 4 more and then you're fine if they change it back to groups of 4

 

You could always do a carnosaur spam

In all honesty I have some pretty mixed feelings on this update. I like slann dealing mortal wounds, we needed that. As for the saurus while the reduction in points may seem negligible but at large amounts it is a huge change. As a saurus player I do like that.

However I dislike the skink, razordons, and salamanders getting nerfs. With other stuff being nerfed that means some of our best stuff is a lot less useable.

 

With new razordons and salamander updates i do actually have to reconsider what I am getting next, probably an eotg

 

You need one more Razor and one more Salamandyr. ??

I don’t get it.

There must be something left unstated that creates a problem for you.

 

Kitbash a third razordon/salamander so you get 3 groups. 1 old gw, one current GW and 1 frankenstein mismatch. A new visual scheme

 

I wondered if that was it. But I decided to ask rather than speculate.

 

NECRO ALERT!

I am so glad this turned out to be a wrong assessment. lol