hoard lists for this Friday.

[Lemminkäinen]

Need is such a strong word, but yeah, I kinda feel that two dominants make the rest of the models shine. Simplified, one could argue that Hord non-dominants can be divided into two - those who can easily function even without frenzy tokens (like Black Wolf) and those who are semi-reliant on them to bring out their best. I feel that your first list features quite a few of the latter. A timely use of frenzy tokens on a Degenerate or a Starving Degenerate really makes them shine but without the tokens they aren't all that.

Second list is IMO better as an all-comers list in that it includes a clear solution to high PR models in the form of the Savage Master. I feel that 30 points is a pretty basic cost for a high-end model and won't mess up your numbers too badly in the Hord. Third list is a nice variation, but I sorta feel that maybe using the Starving Degenerate instead might be a good idea since then he could act as the problem-solving beatstick when fighting the same enemy as the Flesh Master.

So the theory would be that Flesh Master gets stuck in first since he enjoys getting beat up a bit and then gives Frenzy tokens to the Starving Degenerate as well as the CBT bonus for fighting against the same model. In action there naturally are pitfalls (like keeping Flesh Master alive), but still I feel it might be worth a shot. Of course then you could also consider putting in the Degenerate, too, but then it would be a pretty different list altogether.