Where can I fit a carnosaur in a Lizardmen list?

CukMet Mart 15, 2022

Sorry about the lack of activity over the last two weeks - real life intruded with a family member passing away.

So, obviously, there has been a lack of painting. So this post will be (hopefully) a discussion point where my spawn-kin, lizard buddies, or just generally those with more experience than me at The Warhammers of Fantasy can provide some insight.

Rather than take the potentially humourous and slightly painful path that the title of this post might imply or suggest, I am asking this question because I have, in the list schedule thing of stuff to paint, one of the new Carnosaur models. It's a nice model, and I would like to use it. And not just at the next 4000pt tournament.

My problem is that at what points value is it a good choice. Maybe not even a good choice, but a viable option?

The best list I can come up with (caveat: quickly and without much thought or analysis) at 2000pts is:

Lords

Old Blood on Carnosaur (why an Old Blood? Well, the extra wound, better magic allowance, WS, and AS is tempting at first pass...)

- Halberd, Light armour, Charmed Shield, Talisman of Protection, Other Trickster's Shard

- Loping Stride (carnosaur)

So I could save 60pts if I dropped to a Scar Vet, but I'd need to drop the Other Trickster's Shard too.

Heroes

Tetto'eko (I don't like using special characters as a general rule, but... but... there goes my argument)

Skink Priest - Dispel Scroll, Heavens

Scar Vet - BSB, Cold One, GW, Armour of Destiny (really wanted the Standard of Discipline here, but with no other Scar Vet heroes to take a challenge in the face once the champion has gone...)

Core

12 Skink Cohort, 1 Krox, Standard, Muso

12 Skink Cohort, Muso

10 Skirmishers, Javelin and Shield

Special

3 Terradons, Fireleech Bolas

5 Chameleon Skinks

6 Cold One Riders, Full Command, Spears

Rare

1 Salamander

1998pts

My thoughts, such as they may be, are:

Tetto, from experience, provides some mean magic offence.

The scroll caddy... err.. second Priest provides another round of Iceshard Blizzard. This is important since my combat offence is woefully below average.

I really enjoyed using the Cold One cav at the NZTC earlier this year, I'd like to keep using them as an alternative to having to paint my Temple Guard sooner rather than later. I think also they are a bit more flexible (movement etc.)

I miss the second unit of Terradons

How would you feel about facing this list? Terrified? Amused? Suggest that I stop this nonsense and go back to fitting a Slann in?