But they also have two special tech chains – one halfway through the tech tree and one at the end – that you unlock by building certain mid-level buildings.
Indeed, little else in the game disrupts formations like an Ancient Stegadon on the charge. Then you have techs, traits, followers or events to reduce the cost even further. Makes Stegadons a no brainer.Skink Chief Hero on Stegadon costs 683-919+ (affected by Supply Lines), Stegadon costs 400.Hero on Ancient Stegadon costs 683-919 (varies per Supply Lines), Ancient Stegadon costs 487.It does appear that Hero upkeep is reduced by Quartermaster and Renowned & Feared, I haven’t been able to test Blessing of Itzel yet. Blessing of Quetzl gives -20% Saurus & Temple Guard upkeep; Blessing of Itzel gives -20% upkeep to beasts – from Terradons and Cold-Ones up to Carnosaurs and Stegadons. Although honestly Lizardmen Beasts are so ridiculously strong the red skills for them are just overkill.My Thoughts? The backbone of the Lizardmen, the Saurus units, are a cut above other infantry units in terms of resilience, especially if properly supported with the faster, nimbler skinks and heavy hitters and artillery monsters. The strength of the Geomantic Web is affected by a few factors. The RCSC Lord does not even have the Blessing skills like Tik’taq’to does, making them not even good for running Stegadon doomstacks later.Generic Nakai. Total War: WARHAMMER II – Lizardmen Guide 2020 INTRODUCTION. Do you want to beef up your measly Skinks? To strengthen the Web, you need to build Geomantic Pylons – and later Geomantic Spires and Loci – in cities connected by the web. While he doesn’t have spells to tinker around with like Maz, his skills include all kinds of passive stat boosts for his army, combat bonuses against enemy factions, and powerful mounts and weapons, such as Grymloq the Carnosaur, who he can ride into battle, and the Spear of Tlanxla, which empowers him against Large units. In short, think of climates where you would expect to find lizards in real life, and settle your Lizardmen there. And if the “Prize Hunter” Follower give -10% upkeep to Terradon Riders, you could actually make them free. Or just have him go all Skink Priest on Stegadons, or if you don’t want to bother building a Weapon-crafters’ Commune somewhere, give him Skinks and have him reinforce another lord.I don’t know anything about Deus Vult boi here yet, he was killed in my Mazdamundi campaign before I could get to him.Without the geomantic web building, the Alignments Commandments are not nearly as effective. Net of Amyntok to hold enemies still for a perfectly-placed Comet of Casandora is a favourite combination, and it’s not achievable for any ordinary mage as each spell comes from a different lore.Kroq-Gar, meanwhile, is more of a ‘Leading the Line’ kind of reptile. PRIMAL INSTINCTS (Saurus Warriors, Kroxigors, Horned Ones, and Saurus Scar-Veteran on Carnosaur) – while health is above 50%, the unit is under player control, when not the unit rampages. Lizardmen have some difficult choices to make regarding buildings. Armour and melee attack and defence are mediocre, and they don’t have armour piercing.
Being something of a Reptilian Ethnic Nationalist (no reflection on my real-world views, except maybe the Reptilian bit), I opted to build up good relations with my fellow reptiles to the exclusion of other races, which eventually allowed me to form a confederacy with the tribe, merging them into my empire. They should eat Skaven alive, in particular.Lizardmen artillery is also unique, in that their missile-firing dinos – the Stegadon and Bastiladon – can hold their own in combat too. Both fulfill the role of long range artillery. Stegadons are the sweet middle ground in terms of melee, but with Stegadons and Ancient Stegadons over Feral, you have the addition of brutal ranged damage. Basically, the Blue Skill Line skills Bonded Service, “Quartermaster” and “Renowned & Feared” are very important for the Lizardmen to reduce costs, as well as any unique traits their Legendary Lords get, and factoring in your gameplay approach to take advantage of those traits.