This list went 3-1 in “Deeper into the forest” tournament in Poland

Dagger:

Kixi-Taka, The Diviner

Annihilator with Grandhammer

Xepic

Shield:

Annihilator with Grandhammer

Otapatl

Hammer:

Calthia Xandire

Annihilator with Grandhammer

Tok

Tips, Tricks & Tactics

Coordinated Strike – This ability is the reason why Calthia is the leader here. With triple of threes or fours we get the rampage value of bonus actions for a cost of only a triple and with fives or sixes we get the ability that is more valuable than mentioned game defining quad. Additionally there aren’t many fighters that are better recipients of bonus Move/Attack actions than Annihilators, but if needed the actions can be used to move or shoot with your skinks.

Ranged critfishing – One of the best aspects of this warband is their ranged damage potential. Especially Kixi-Taka and Otapatl can inflict significant damage with some lucky crits thanks to critical damage of 5 and 6. Usually giving luck a chance require the risk of getting close to the opponent but this warband has 2 fighters with 12″ range and one other with 7″ of range, so you can fish for sixes from relatively safe distance. The other great aspect is that it’s hard for opponents to “hide in combat” as due to not having minimal range 2 out of your 3 shooters can continue shooting to enemy engaged in melee by your fighters if you come within 3″ of the target.

Chameleon Ambush – This warband is mostly focused on spending ability dice on making sure you have a great Coordinated Strike, but if your Annihilators are not yet in combat there is not much to do with your spare doubles (other than Rush) and in case there are no visible enemies within 12″ of Otapatl it means that you can most likely use Chameleon Ambush to move into position and make ranged attack action twice. You end up with 1 extra attack action for a cost of double which is great.