T&T Time! Tomb Kings... 1500pts

livewaaaaagh
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T&T Time! Tomb Kings... 1500pts Nov 2, 2020 14:51:30 GMT

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Post by livewaaaaagh on Nov 2, 2020 14:51:30 GMT

Hello all,

This Saturday, we've setup a 3 or 4 player T&T 1500pts a side battle. The other armies will be Skaven and Lizardmen, and a 4th person might join, though still TBD.

I'm bringing Tomb Kings and have put together 3 lists that I'm trying to decide on. Of course, T&T is about fun, not super competitive lists, so here's what I've got:

List 1:Infantry
Goal of this list is have 1 strong big infantry unit to fight for the middle, as T&T usually is. With magic + the standard, the goal is to keep bringing TG back.
Con is I only have access to a lvl 2 + fireball, so if I don't get the spells I need, I might be in some trouble.

Tomb Prince - GW, Armour of Silvered Steel.
Liche Priest - Lvl 2, Hierophant, Lore of Neherkara, Dispel Scroll, Ruby Ring of Ruin.

15x Skeleton Archers, Musician (Liche Priest here)
3x Skeleton Chariots, FC
5x Skeleton Horse Archers

1x Khemrian Warsphinx
30x Tomb Guard, FC, Halberds, Stndard of Undying Legion

1x Casket

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List 2:Entombed
So this one is more of the "fun, shits and giggles" list. At the start of the game, just the archers, chariots and caskets are above ground. And bring the entombed units as needed Turn 2/3 onwards. I do need to check if you can have a character in the entombed unit. I'm not sure.
Pro: lvl 4 and fun. Competitive? Not sure.
Con: Not competitive, lol

Liche High Priest, lvl 4, hierophant, lore of neherkara, dispel scroll

Tomb Prince - GW, Armour of Fortune
Tomb Herald - BSB, Banner of Hidden Dead, Glittering Scales, GW

12x Skeleton Archers, Musician (Liche Priest, Tomb Herald here)

3x Skeleton Chariots, FC

20x Skeleton Warriors (Tomb Prince Here) (Entombed with banner of the hidden dead).

3x Necropolis Knights, FC, Entombed
2x Tomb Scorpions (Entombed)

1x Casket

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List 3: Chariots of Fire!

Goal of this list is to be somewhat mobile with high movement units (For TK at least, lol) and have 3 hard hitters with a lvl 4.

Liche High Priest, lvl 4, hierophant, lore of neherkara, dispel scroll

Tomb Prince - GW, Armour of Destiny on a Chariot

15x Skeleton Archers, Musician (Liche Priest here)

3x Skeleton Chariots, FC
, (Tomb Prince here)
5x Skeleton Horse Archers

1x Khemrian Warsphinx
, Fiery Roar
3x Necropolis Knights, FC

1x Casket

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Open to feedback, changes, ideas, etc.
Available units not listed on any list: Catapults (2)

gregwarhamsters God Posts: 503	T&T Time! Tomb Kings... 1500pts Nov 2, 2020 18:14:37 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gregwarhamsters on Nov 2, 2020 18:14:37 GMT I’d go with list 3 for the reasons you specified. I’m not a huge fan of the kitty but what the hell, go for it!
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T&T Time! Tomb Kings... 1500pts Nov 7, 2020 13:32:17 GMT

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Post by livewaaaaagh on Nov 7, 2020 13:32:17 GMT

Thanks for the feedback here!
So I've made a last-minute list change, I think, because the lizard player might play wood elves instead. Regardless of which one he plays, it could be a lot of poison shooting. Plys Skaven can have a lot of shooting also and the pshinx (5 wounds at 5+ armour) and necrokngihts (9 wounds total, at 3+) could suffer greatly, I feel, and it's not as easy to heal them.

So instead, I'm going with a variation of List 1:

1x Liche Priest lvl2 - Dispel + Ruby Ring
1x Tomb Prince on Chariot, Glittering Scales, Spear, shield
1x Tomb Prince on foot, Gambler's Armour, Dragonbane Gem, GW
10x Skeleton Archers w/musician
3x Chariots FC, banner of eternal swiftness
29x Skeleton Warriors, Spears, FC
29x Tomb Guard, Halberds, FC, Banner of Undying Legion
1x Casket

gregwarhamsters God Posts: 503	T&T Time! Tomb Kings... 1500pts Nov 10, 2020 13:14:43 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gregwarhamsters on Nov 10, 2020 13:14:43 GMT Swiftness or flame on the chariots? I’d go for swiftness
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T&T Time! Tomb Kings... 1500pts Nov 10, 2020 19:06:50 GMT knoffles likes this

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Post by livewaaaaagh on Nov 10, 2020 19:06:50 GMT

I ended up finishing 34d, though the top 3 were all very close at different points in the game. Essentially, I went against the Skaven player who sent an Abom, plague monk horde with plague chariot thing & plague priest + 2 units of slaves my way. We pretty much took each other out. I was left with the 2 Tomb Princes, he had a unit of Slaves and the Plague Priest, but he ended up with more points.
On the other side, a O&G player took out a Wood Elf player and ended up a close 2nd.

A fun game overall! Ruby Ring took out the Abom thanks to a lot of 6s. Tomb Guard took out Plague Monk and Chariot block, and Chariots assisted. I made 2 crucial mistakes: 1- on two different rounds, I forgot to re-form after winning combat, leaving chariots and Tomb Guard out of combat (I still won combat, but still - could have won earlier). 2 - didn't move Liche Priest out of Archer unit when I saw they were about to get charged. As a result, he eventually went down, and my magic went with him.

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T&T Time! Tomb Kings... 1500pts Nov 11, 2020 7:53:11 GMT via mobile

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Post by gregwarhamsters on Nov 11, 2020 7:53:11 GMT

Think you were always up against it bud. TK are the slowest army in Warhammer so I’m guessing you may have been tempted with taking the desert wind spell - but useless once you’re in combat. What spells did you think would be most useful?

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T&T Time! Tomb Kings... 1500pts Nov 11, 2020 14:32:06 GMT Lizards_of_Renown likes this

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Post by livewaaaaagh on Nov 11, 2020 14:32:06 GMT

Well, I also rolled my lvl 2 and got Cursed Blades & Vengeance, two spells that really didn't help me much. I dropped Vengance for Desert Wind, and while it helped one turn to bring TG back lost to shooting, it was a fail also. Cursed Blades really didn;t do much either.

A fun game, but a tough one, too. As soon as everyone put out their armies, and I saw what 1500pts of Skaven and O&G meant, I already knew I was going to have it cut out for me.

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T&T Time! Tomb Kings... 1500pts Jan 18, 2021 12:24:46 GMT

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Post by Lizards_of_Renown on Jan 18, 2021 12:24:46 GMT

Nov 11, 2020 14:32:06 GMT livewaaaaagh said:

Well, I also rolled my lvl 2 and got Cursed Blades & Vengeance, two spells that really didn't help me much. I dropped Vengance for Desert Wind, and while it helped one turn to bring TG back lost to shooting, it was a fail also. Cursed Blades really didn;t do much either.

A fun game, but a tough one, too. As soon as everyone put out their armies, and I saw what 1500pts of Skaven and O&G meant, I already knew I was going to have it cut out for me.

Good on you for flying the Tomb Kings banners!!!

Means you did pretty well, since they are definitely a handicap

(Don't get me wrong, I love them and have a huge army myself. I'm just well aware they are not a power army by any stretch of the imagination)

When Dinosaurs ruled the earth! Cue Jurassic Park theme tune!!! (In case not obvious, I play Lizardmen)

Post by livewaaaaagh on Nov 2, 2020 14:51:30 GMT

Post by gregwarhamsters on Nov 2, 2020 18:14:37 GMT

Post by livewaaaaagh on Nov 7, 2020 13:32:17 GMT

Post by gregwarhamsters on Nov 10, 2020 13:14:43 GMT

Post by livewaaaaagh on Nov 10, 2020 19:06:50 GMT

Post by gregwarhamsters on Nov 11, 2020 7:53:11 GMT

Post by livewaaaaagh on Nov 11, 2020 14:32:06 GMT

Post by Lizards_of_Renown on Jan 18, 2021 12:24:46 GMT