i started nico with a gravespirit, but ever game i was just like, man i wish i had a few vultures. there sooooo good with a slow master, for spell/pickin up corpses,
i also found nurses are amazing, with dogs she turns em into hunter kill missiles and there awsome, iv used one b4 to kill a desolation engine from full wounds to dead,
punk zombies are so broken get some (but dont use em in ur list have them for summons) there damage output is amazing and CB9 paired (bolster)
use the nurse to cross large distances and nail key models.
if uv got book 2 use an undead necromancy they hit so hard (include these in ur list bit hard to summon as its 4 corpse counters)
iv used http://www.maelstromgames.co.uk/index.php?act=pro&pre=aow_aow_bst_bst_111_000
also if uv got the cards for it she can save his ass with the heal, but dont use her 2 much because it sacrifices the model, u dont get corpse counters
and bells are so tough if u can set it up bells + punk zombies is so broken