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Anybody buy the Skaven Battalion Yet?
Topic Started: 23rd July 2005 - 05:28 AM (1,175 Views)
philleehellphia
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The Skaven Battalion has alot of Stuff:

40 Clanrats
20 Plague Monks
3 Packmasters
6 Giant Rats
2 Rat Ogres

IN Canada, that's saving $30+ and that's alot more than any other Battalion out there.

But I don't know If I Should get the Battalion or not.

I already have about 3,000 pts of Stuff, which can be made into a 2,000 pt army Legally.

But most of that Stuff in that Battalion(other than the Clanrats, in Which I have alot) appeal to Clan Pestilens, and I don't play that(only Eshin and Normal Skaven).

Should I Buy It, for money is not a problem? Or should I just buy some more Units that appeal to my Clan Eshin Army?(as in Night Runners/Gutter Runners)

Also, Has anybody else bought the Battalion?
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Thrask Vilepaw
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i have bought it and it is a very good complement to an alllready large army, plus i find you can never go wrong with plague monks :D . Go on Phil if you have excess money go for it :P
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Thrask, for being such a nice squiggly thing!
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Tilara
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Well, the way I look at it... If you'd buy those same figures anyway you might as well. For me, buying the battalion box wouldn't be such a good thing as I've got something like 40+ metal monks already and rarely field that many anyhow. I've also got 5 rat ogres that pretty much never come out of their box... so for me a lot of models out of that kit would go wasted.

On the other hand, if someone was going to want 40 clanrats or slaves, 20 monks, and was thinking about trying out rat ogres to see if they like them, the battalion would be a good deal. Just depends on your current and near future needs.
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Sebrent
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If you want all the stuff in the battalion, it saves you money. If you don't want everything in the box, then you're wasting some money buying a piece/pieces you don't want.
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Actually I purchased two of them. My local shop had each one 20% off. This persuaded me to start skaven.

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hakoMike
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I bought the battalion box, and I'm very happy. thewarstore.com has GW stuff 20% off everyday, and a pretty low threshold for free shipping.
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Drackoskaven did it. Post a request in his thread in the hobby forum
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Sammy the Squid
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I got yhe Battalion ages ago. I assembled the clanrats as Rotten Rodents, as I already have 90 clanrats, so the battalion formed the basis for my pestilens army... Its a very good value box indeedy!!! Well worth getting. I would buy a second one, BUT now Wood Elves are coming, and I cant resist them ;)

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Wins/Losses/Draws

Skaven Clan Rattenkrieg - 108/58/20
Dark Elves - 44/14/8
Hochland Empire - 33/14/4
Malkavian Vampires - 23/22/4
Beastmen - 50/25/2

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Sebrent
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Sammy the Squid
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<<<Casts Plague on Sammy the Squid>>>


<<< Dispels Plague with a scroll>>>

Now now, what was that for? Because i said Im going to collect Wood Elves? Theres nothing wrong with them. Is there? :(
Well Im going to get them anyways! But Skaven are still my true favourites :)

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Wins/Losses/Draws

Skaven Clan Rattenkrieg - 108/58/20
Dark Elves - 44/14/8
Hochland Empire - 33/14/4
Malkavian Vampires - 23/22/4
Beastmen - 50/25/2

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Bassik Dwarveripper
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Yeah, I bought the battalion box, and I am very happy with it ^_^
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scrivener
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the wood elves are ok, they're pretty badass. It's only high elves that are unforgiveable.

Got my battalion box ages ago, about within a month of them coming out. Got most of them assembled now.
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the wood elves are ok, they're pretty badass. It's only high elves that are unforgiveable.

Got my battalion box ages ago, about within a month of them coming out. Got most of them assembled now.


I must agree with the High elf thing :P I like Wood and Dark elves, but High Elves get at me...

I got the Skaven battalion within a day or so of it coming out. I was so urgent to get my hands on the beautiful new Rat Ogres and Plague Monks that I just couldnt wait! I saved up and went in as soon as I could (Im doing the same with Wood Elves. The day the Army Box is coming out, im buying it! :) ). A bit fanatical, I know, but in the name of the Horned Rat! It was worth of it! The models are beautiful!

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Got most of them assembled now.


LOL! Same... Have had them for ages. Still havent assembled 15-20 clanrats (as slaves). Im just too lazy...

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Wins/Losses/Draws

Skaven Clan Rattenkrieg - 108/58/20
Dark Elves - 44/14/8
Hochland Empire - 33/14/4
Malkavian Vampires - 23/22/4
Beastmen - 50/25/2

Have not completed a Painting Vow since July 07!!
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Nice try with the scroll, but I always cast with Irresistable Force (lucky rolls) so now you are wasting away for your wood elf heresy (The Great Horned Rat frowns on this) Dev ... I hate elves. I don't care if I'm playing Everquest, World of Warcraft, or having a dream ... I hate elves. Though they are rather tasty. Hmmm. Let me rephrase that. I hate live elves, dead ones are nice on rye bread with some mayo.
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