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Stormvermin.Good or bad?; Is Stormvermin a useful unit in battle?
Topic Started: 29th June 2004 - 05:54 PM (1,176 Views)
typo
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Well, as far as skaven go i think that stormvermin are probably the best unit in the list. With the higher initiative and strength as well as a decent save, they can take most things on. Add a character with some nasty items and the warbanner and this unit will win with no kills lots of the time. In other words, they are well worth their points cost.
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Skitter
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I'll always bring Stormvermin. My prefered method is to put my Warlord into them, and field 19 with a full command and either the Umbranner or the War Banner.

I will ALWAYS take shields, and I wish that you could get rid of the Halberds, and I never use them. My tactic is to get into combat, let my Warlord do some massive wounds, my guys do a wound or two. Then with the 3+ Armor save, I don't lose any wounds, and then with 3 ranks, out number, a banner, plus a few wounds caused, with not many wounds taken, I can usually win combat. And if I throw in my BSB with the Sacred Standard of the Horned Rat, with outnumber, they will run away.

I feel that the Stormvermin are an important part of my army. And I don't leave home with them!
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Cypher19
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I do agree that halberds should be an upgrade, and not mandidtory for them. Though what would the moddles be without halberds? :(
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typo
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I dont know, mandatory halberds doesnt sound bad, i mean you still have the option of not using them.
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Baraduribagugar
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I use stormvermin regiment of 30 and I love them!
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iigubiigu
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I think that Storm vermins arent that good! They r too expensive (in points cost)! Plague swarms are much better and much cheaper!
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Dark Angel
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Point cost?

Let me get this strait... You can field all the clanrats you can but for 2 point each you cant spend that mutch on stormvermin, but when there clan rats GET MORE! lol

Im just saying lol I think is funny lol.
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el rubmano
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i agree. stormvermin cost too much to be effective, if you want a big bad unit get yourself some plague monks with add. hand weapons for the same price and they can carry a magic banner too. Even if you take the cheap route with clanrats you can add a chieftain and make him battle standard bearer - you'll win just as much combats as with stormvermin.
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Cypher19
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save of sv(with shields) > clan rat
ws of SV> clanrat
ld of SV> clan rat
I of SV> clan rat

if your telling me those don't effect combat much, I dont know what will.


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hehehe tho I've never used sv before, I'd really like to say "I'm a rat with a 3+ armor save nah nah" Also the str 4 (if you wanna use halbreds) is quite the advantage up against things like.....everything.
I don't think I'll use them in 2k but over that more than likely

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ld of SV> clan rat


unfortunatly their ld is still the same as a CR.. If it was higher, then for sure sv all the way!
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Darkwolf
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maybe a strange question
but what if you take a unit of 30 then put the outnumeberings banner on it with a bsb and your assassin/some other guy who can slay much death then give that guy the lanquisher zword and some armour then when you get charged you can still win
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Well, who says he'll charge you? If your unit panics due to shooting, then your uber characters don't even get a chance to fight. If you can effectively screen them , go for it.
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Ponge
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I just joined this forum and here's my oppinion , i use to fight with stormvermin but then when it occured to my that skaven is a horde army and needs to be a horde stormvermin arent that good , they cost more , they arent THAT good , give me a ice unit of monks instead... theyr just clan rats with a ws more i mean... when ur vsing a army like wood elves its so much better to go in horde , even when u wield umbranner it will still hurt when u cant even get ur stormvermin into battle or they run away , give me the monks atleast they dont run when they get shot ( if they still have frenzy that is )
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el rubmano
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Jul 4 2004, 06:11 PM
save of sv(with shields) > clan rat
ws of SV> clanrat
ld of SV> clan rat
I of SV> clan rat

if your telling me those don't effect combat much, I dont know what will.

okay, and how many clanrats can you field for that price? I think 8 is over the top, and then you'd even give them shields...

It doesn't really matter if they can kill more, because i've never really seen rats kill a lot - you need to get your numbers out there, that's what counts.
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