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My first ogre list

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Hi, this is my first time posting on Ogre stronghold as I have so far only been a dedicated Skaven player, as a result if I do anything wrong like displaying rules or points where I am not meant to then I apologize.

Anyway, the other day I was making my first proper Ogre list which I have made up to fight against my 2000 point Skaven list and I was hoping I could get some opinions on the contents of it. I will assume I can't display points values so I'll just give a total value at the end.

This list is just for fun against my own skaven and probably my friends armies so I haven't focused too much on making it competitive.

Lords
-Slaughtermaster level 4 with: The fencer’s blades, armour of destiny and channelling staff.

Heroes
-Butcher level 2 with: Hellheart and great weapon.
-Bruiser BSB with: Great weapon, Heavy armour, and banner of eternal flame.

Core
-10 Ogre bulls with: Full command, Look out Gnoblar and ironfists.
-5 Ironguts with: Gutlord and musician.

Special
-4 Leadbelchers with full command.
-4 Mournfang cavalry with: Heavy armour, ironfists, crusher and standard bearer with dragonhide banner.

Rare
-Scraplauncher.

Any opinions on this list would be much appreciated.  :D
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Despite the drop of the Age of Sigmar rules, I'm more than happy to give 8th Ed advice, since in my book, nothing will replace pushing big blocks together and smashing face.
Some advice:
-Banner of Eternal Flame is quite subpar on the BSB. The Rune Maw is a much better choice.
-5 Ironguts just isn't enough. I never take less than 8, preferably at least 12 or more.
-Bulls rarely prove their worth in my games, so I tend to not run them at all.
-Most 8th Ed Ogre players will tell you that 3 lone sabretusks are practically mandatory in any Ogre list. I'm one of them. Take 3 lone sabretusks.
-The Scraplauncher is very, very, bad. I take an Ironblaster or perhaps a stonehorn.
-Glittering Scales works wonderfully with Fencer's Blades on the SM, and as a result, I'd suggest taking that over the Armor of Destiny.
-Fit the Crown of Command somewhere in here. Most Ogre builds have it as a mandatory item. Call it a crutch if you will, but as a Skaven player I'm sure you know how good it is.
-If you can, try to use 2 units of 3 leadbelchers instead of 1 unit of 4. The versatility of being able to divide firepower more than makes up for the added cost of running 2 more leddies.

Hope this helps, long live the Warhammer we all know(knew?) and love(loved?)!
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