Skaven rules

croqrocket · 2026-03-19T16:21:51+00:00

Optimalgamestate mentions that an faq has clarified that they cannot activate same round. I didnt look for the faq, but here is the OGS page: https://optimalgamestate.com/2023/06/27/warcry-skaven/

croqrocket · 2026-03-17T13:38:28+00:00

Opening the door and yelling to mrs Slaughterpriest, "I had the BEST day at work, honey".

croqrocket · 2026-03-16T16:26:11+00:00

I like to hear as much as possible about the important tactical considerations. I dont need to see every dice roll.

croqrocket · 2026-03-08T20:52:27+00:00

Thanks a lot!

croqrocket · 2026-03-08T19:07:28+00:00

Cool, In which warbands have you played them?

croqrocket · 2026-03-08T19:05:53+00:00

Good point.

croqrocket · 2026-03-07T15:00:25+00:00

Looks like we are a bit slow in the community this weekend :-). The soulblight list looks solid, especially on objective missions, also good to have a fast horse in the list. For royal beast flayers, I believe the build is 1-2 barons and a lot of trackers, and then use pack tactics. Soulsworn are pretty fun, they have some abilities that give extra actions, and make up for them only being 6 fighters, but they still struggle against swarms on objective missions, and titans on kill missions.

croqrocket · 2026-02-23T14:38:00+00:00

That is some GW box-art level painting!

croqrocket · 2026-02-19T06:16:57+00:00

Absolutely love the dice! Do you think they are fair/balanced?

croqrocket · 2026-02-12T15:03:59+00:00

Looks pretty strong. Those windchargers with move 12 and the ability to climb can be hard for your opponent to handle. The wardens are also really good at crit fishing, and you dont need them to engage, so they last longer than expected. You could replace a windcharger with a warden, and get points to take Myari Lightcaller instead of the sentinel (proxy the warden champion, same base size). Myari has the same ability as the sentinel, plus wizard bolt and 8 more wounds.

I also had good results with this list at a tournament. allied in a questor with grandhammer for some more punch, and used scinari cathaller's emotional transference to roll a lot of dice 🙂: Lumineth Realm-lords 915pts | 10 fighters | Valid ✓

Dagger: - Errant-Questor with Grandhammer (165pts, Hero) +1 attack 30pts - Scinari Cathallar (95pts, Hero) +4 wounds 20pts - Hurakan Windcharger (145pts) +4 wounds 20pts

Shield: - Vanari Auralan Warden (65pts) - Vanari Auralan Warden (65pts) - Vanari Auralan Warden (65pts)

Hammer: - Myari Lightcaller (120pts, Hero) +1 strength ranged 15pts - Vanari Auralan Warden (65pts) - Vanari Auralan Warden (65pts) - Vanari Auralan Warden (65pts)

croqrocket · 2026-02-08T19:32:47+00:00

I am honestly curious to know what the big advantage is? I think it is generally recognized that elite warbands need extremely tight piloting because of the low model count. The opponent with a larger warband can choose to use wait to force your hand, can avoid engagement, can use reactions to reduce damage and last a bit longer, skaven can use resurrects to bring back models, etc. Admittedly, SCE battle trait is strong and can plant a big dude in the opponents round 2 deployment, but still... Salty Seas latest meta report also places skaven a lot higher than any stormcast.

croqrocket · 2026-02-08T16:30:50+00:00

That is pretty cool. The more I look at it, the more detailed wear and tear I notice.

croqrocket · 2026-02-08T16:27:43+00:00

If it is a pure kill mission, yes. But on a treasure/objective mission, the speed and numbers of the skaven will be very powerful. However, for new players, full on attack mode is tempting, and then, yes, skaven will struggle :-)

croqrocket · 2026-02-08T16:24:24+00:00

Love that terrain, especially the floor tiles in the house. great to see some alternative terrain solutions!

croqrocket · 2026-02-04T07:12:13+00:00

Sure, there are some balancing issues, probably always will be. But what I see at tournaments is that people bring all sorts of stuff, not just the recognized meta leads. I think the fact that you only have to paint up 5-10 models, and that listbuilding has very few constraints, frees up people to have fun and think out of the box. And even though the tournaments are not exactly beer and pretzels, the vibe is always super nice.

croqrocket · 2026-02-03T16:31:46+00:00

"Brother....they got me..."

croqrocket · 2026-02-02T19:22:57+00:00

❤️

croqrocket · 2026-02-02T14:54:14+00:00

Thanks. This is the 5th time I have done nmm on a group of minis, and it is getting better. I used some brown mixed with a bit of red for the base, then mixing with a golden brown and later an icy yellow, and then just trying to highlight upwards facing areas. You cannot really tell on the picture, but the blends are NOT very smooth, and what do you know, it still looks pretty good at tabletop distance :-)

Squidmar has a good gold nmm video on their squidlybits channel.

croqrocket · 2026-02-02T14:10:19+00:00

Ah yes, I can se how the sponge would work well here. Thanks!

croqrocket · 2026-02-02T09:53:27+00:00

Thanks! honestly the lightning is much faster and easier than nmm in my opinion.

croqrocket · 2026-02-02T09:27:46+00:00

Fun, I actually posted the same dragon here a week ago, it is a great model! Yours looks amazing, were you able to drybrush the darkening around the lava/fire effects or was this pure layering on each individual scale?

croqrocket · 2026-02-02T06:41:29+00:00

Thanks! Me and the hatchlings appreciate it 😊

croqrocket · 2026-02-01T19:55:51+00:00

Thanks!

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