Hi there. I'm a soon-to-be new player, and I'm also a rabid Skaven fan. Besides the core set, what expansions should I pick up to ensure a competitive Skaven deck?

Sorry if this is a redundant question.

• Skavenblight Threat BP (x3): Greyseer Thanquol, Clan Rats
• Deathmaster's Dance BP (x3): Deathmaster Sniktch
• Tooth and Claw BP (x3): Clan Moulder's Elite

Those are all the best Skaven. There are others but those are the ones you definitely want.

It would probably be cheaper to only buy BP1 once and then get two singles of Greyseer from Wolfgang. He has one Deathmaster left too.

Another quick question: what roles do the new Lizardmen and Vampire Counts factions play?

I ask, because I'm something of a fan of Lizardmen.

Lizardmen are all about dealing direct damage when they take damage. They can almost win in a completely neutral deck. They make a great secondary in a High Elf deck, and seem to function well in a deck as the primary faction with Empire in support. They play well with others. Undead seems to be working best with Dark Elves right now. I haven't tried them on their own. Fortunately, both of these factions come together in the March of the Damned expansion. And all their cards(so far) are in the same expansion.