A couple of thoughts and questions on Rare

Hello,I have a problem.(that sounds like the intro to an AA metting.

Anyway,I am almost done with my 2250 army,except the Rare slots and characthers,but I paint characthers last so they dont really count.

Now I have no idea what to put for my Rare slots,and I have been playtesting all kinds of variations and I have narrowed it down to 3 choices.

First of all,here is the rest of the army:

Tyrant
Tenderiser
Kin Eater
Heavy Armour
291

Bruiser
BSB
2x Gnoblar Thiefstone
Sword Of Might
Heavy Armour
Look-Out Gnoblar
214

Butcher
Bangstick
Dispell Scroll
180

Butcher
Skullmantle
Siegebreaker
180

3x Bulls
AHW
Bellower
127

3x Bulls
AHW
Bellower
127

3x Ironguts
Bellower
154

3x Ironguts
Bellower
Standard Bearier
Look-Out Gnoblar
179

8x Gnoblar Trappers
48

3x Yhettes
195

2x Leadbelchers
Bellower
120

Scraplauncher
165

That leaves Exactly 270 points for Rare and other equipment,these are the options:

1)Slavegiant
Gorger
Fistfull of Laurels on the Tyrant

2)Gorger,Maneater(CLS and HA)
Greyback
1 Gnoblar Trapper
Ironfists and LA on bulls
Rune Maw
Fistfull Of Laurels on the Tyrant
2 Sword Gnoblars on each charatcher

3)Slave Giant
Maneater
Gnoblar Trapper champion


Which of these 3 sound best for the army and why?

moving this to the armies of the kingdom.

I would go for 3 maneaters with brace of handguns and heavy armour, 270p spot on! The reason why I would go with this setup is to create some deathstar action! throw in all the characters in the maneater unit and you are ready to go.

I agree that you need Maneaters, or at least more Ironguts, to bring much-needed *punch* to your army.  You could do 3, or you could do two and a Gorger, and then chuck in the Fistful of Laurels.

Watch out for pointless upgrades.  Rather than looking to fill your last few points with them, see what other minor things you could drop to get something worthwhile.  For example, by dropping the AHW on the Bulls, and the Heavy Armor from your characters, you can save 34 points.  If you take only light armor on your Maneaters, that's another 12 points you aren't spending.  Whether you want to do this or not depends on how many S3 bows you expect to come up against (though Toothcracker and Trollguts both halve the wounds you'll suffer from these).

Also, considering that you took a BsB, why not give him the Siegebreaker instead?  Sure it's a good item for a Butcher, but it performs better still on a Bruiser.  I think the idea behind taking it on a Butcher is to make him into a combat character when you have no Bruiser.  Also by giving the BsB Siegebreaker, you can take another scroll on your Butcher.  Personally I'd take the Skullmantle on the same Butcher as Bangstick, making him into a magic missile shooting panic causer.  The Butcher who holds 2 scrolls can sit back and buff, protecting your scrolls.

These are all just suggestions, in the end it's all up to you and for all I know you have a specific reason for taking what you have already.  Good luck!

Personally I'd take the Skullmantle on the same Butcher as Bangstick, making him into a magic missile shooting panic causer. 

Can't do that - they are both Arcane items.

Well it's good to know my posts don't go unread  good catch Randroid, I'm just getting back into the game and wasn't thinking.  I was thinking along the lines of having one Butcher with 2 scrolls buffing, another with skullmantle and another with the bangstick - obviously that doesn't work here .  Old habits die hard!

I read everything I just don't always post. 

I wish you could have a -1 Ld magic missile blasting Butcher!