Expanding my starting force

[Anosse]

Hey there, only just started Everblight but I am currently trying to plan what I want to buy.
I'm a student and don't have a lot of money to waste so I would prefer to use all the models I buy until I reach 35 points and begin to expand.

I currently have:
eLylyth
2 Heavy warbeast kits (Magnetised)
Seraph

Probably going to use the kits as Ravagores for the time being but its nice to have options.
I was thinking what to add to bulk up to 25 and then 35 points.

25
eLylyth +5
Ravagore 10
Ravagore 10
Seraph 8
Forsaken

35
+Striders and UA
+Shepard

I realise that most eLylyth lists use bolt throwers but as I managed to get the seraph relatively cheap from a friend I should probably use it and then have no points for a bolt thrower... unless I don't get the striders?

In any case I submit myself to your superior wisdom and apologise profusely if I should have put this somewhere else.

[Scottl1]

If you leave stuff stationary you make for go getting forsaken for your lists since they're abominations and can mess with your troops plus they don't have an easy way of ditching fury if your beasts go hotter.

[Gopz]

Oh for the days of eating pot noodles and shivering in front of the fiendishly small tv. Not You can't be too badly off if you can afford this hobby so keep doing what you're doing! When you finish study and get a higher paying job you'll realise it's been worth it. Plus you can buy more toys than if you flip burgers

eLylth likes to stand back and shoot as you probably know. Typically she'll use her stuff to clear paths to the enemy caster so she and her bolt throwers can shoot it to death. A typical list might be:

eLylth
2 x bolt throwers
Ravagore
Anyssa
3 Raptors
2 Strider DS
2 Forsaken

Others forgo the raptors and take striders +ua.

Magnetising is a great idea though. Later you can buy another caster (they aren't very dear) and get more fun by using different critters.

[Anosse]

Considering I am doing my masters degree in Games design (computer games specifically) hopefully i can buy all the toys I want when I finish... unlikley but I can dream.

I will probably eventually get to a proper list but for now I want to keep the seraph and two ravagores in any I make, just to get me to 35 points in the minimum number of models.