[ÉPINGLÉ] Skavens V4

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https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/04/08/the-new-face-of-hate-fury-a-first-look-at-the-next-generation-of-skaven-clanrats/

 

The New Face of Hate-Fury – A First Look at the Next Generation of Skaven Clanrats

Much hullabaloo is being made over the arrival of Sigmar’s Ruination Chamber, but they’ll need more than fresh new Liberators to stem the tide of Skavendom. The followers of the Great Horned Rat are done sniping from the shadows and concocting petty schemes – it’s time to roll across the Mortal Realms in a seething mass of verminous death, and for all their sorcery and technology, the ambitions of the Council of Thirteen will be carried aloft by uncountable legions of humble Clanrats.

 

 

To be a Clanrat is to be a single drop in an ocean of teeth, claws, and matted fur. They are the expendable foot soldiers of the Great Clans, armed with rusted weapons and ragged clothing, but for all their individual cowardice and lacklustre fighting skills they are still deadly in numbers and will gleefully overwhelm larger foes in a living tide of stabbing blades.

Such erratic soldiers still need to be kept in line despite the unstoppable inertia of their great swarms, and it’s common to see Skaven with above-average bravery and ambition take the role of champions, musicians, and banner bearers to rally their lesser kin. Quite how they found the time to fashion instruments in the din of battle is anyone’s guess.

 

There is no formal uniform for a Clanrat and most scavenge whatever sharp blades and sturdy shields they can find on their way to a battle. Their wooden bastions are as likely to fall apart as stop an attack from a Stormcast Eternal, but with such a dreadfully low survival rate being the norm on the Skaven frontline, any chance of blocking an errant arrow or sword swipe is greedily coveted.

In fact, if anything unites Skaven Clanrats at all, it’s their overall shabby appearance. But what incredible models they are nonetheless!

 

 

 

 

The existing plastic Clanrats are venerable artefacts from the World-that-Was, and it’s finally time for the backbone of the Skaven military to get the update they deserve. They still keep their classic hunched posture and raggedy equipment, rendering the sorry state of your rank and file in better detail than they’ve ever seen before. 

An older Clanrat (left), and new Clanrat (centre), compared with a new Liberator.

Keep with us here at Warhammer Community for more coming from the new edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar soon. If these Clanrats have captured your attention, then we guarantee you won’t want to miss our dive into the lore and history behind the Skaven later this week – check back soon and join us for the ride.

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https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/05/06/make-swiss-cheese-of-the-sigmarite-lickspittles-with-the-new-skaven-jezzails/

 

Make Swiss Cheese of the Sigmarite Lickspittles with the New Skaven Jezzails

 

 

Skaven have been lacerating their enemies in salvos of lethal warpstone since the earliest days of Warhammer. These arcane jezzail teams have paired up in an uncharacteristic display of ratty teamwork for decades – one a sniper, the other a willing shoulder, coming together to launch searing hot lumps of toxic shot at their enemies.

And unfortunately for Sigmar, each high-powered blast from these warplock jezzails is just about enough to zap a Stormcast Eternal back to Azyr for another hasty Reforging.

Long-range warfare is a respected art amongst the Skaven; it is, after all, the method of combat least likely to involve personal danger. A Jezzail gunner’s power pack is filled with highly pressurised warpstone gas that solidifies into shards as it is pumped into the weapon’s long barrel. 

Two ratmen are needed to carry a Jezzail; the second Skaven makes themselves useful by clutching a pavise shield that props the gun up and provides a measure of defence against return fire.

 

 

Jezzails are pretty nasty in this edition – Wounding on 3+, they get 2 Attacks dealing 2 Damage each with 2 Rend, and their Warpstone Snipers action grants them +1 to Hit if they don’t move. No Stormcast Eternal, no matter how ornate their armour, nor grim their purpose, is safe from these fizzing fusillades.

The Clans Skryre have been busy in Blight City, and these warplock jezzails are not the only ordnance wheeling out of the workshops. Tune into next week’s The Mortal Realms Reforged event live from the Dallas Open to find out more about the terrifying Skaven war machine.

 

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