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Bought IoB Wednesday to get my son into the game vs my vampire counts.
He's a casual player who likely won't see much action outside of games with dad- unless he takes a liking to it.

So on top of

War master

Engineer

X2o clanrats w spears full command

X20 clanrats w hand weapons full command

Ogres

X2 other weapons

I'm thinking of plague monks x20 and a lightning thrower... Since our game store has that on sale for $10.

If that last statement doesn't scream "I'm totally clueless about anything skaven" I don't know what does.
I'm just looking for something fun for him and challenging for me.

Okay.... Tinkered with the list a bit. Until I get codex in hand, this is what I've got , minus magic items and stuff.

Lord:

Warlord

Hero:

Warlock engineer, wizard lvl 2

Core:

Clanrats x20 spears, shields, full command.
Special weapon warpfire thrower

Clanrats x20 hand weapons, shields, full command
Special weapon poison wind mortar

Slaves x20 paw leader and musician

Specials:

Rat ogres x2 w master moulder

Rares:

Doomwheel
Warp lightning cannon

Remember, it's a list for my son Going against my vampire counts and in the off chance we find someone else in the area playing.

So... Thoughts?

Well I would defiantly pick up the army book first then you can figure out what everything does.
I'll give you a quick rundown of the most used and best units...obviously its not everything but just give you a shirt rundown.

Lords...I wouldn't use a lord in 1000 point game but if you do it would be a warlord kitted out to be pretty killy...if your used to vampire counts he isn't like a vampire so not killy like them lol

Heroes...chieftain is a must, take him with a ward save (foul pendant or talisman of preservation) then make him a battle standard, I usually take him with a halberd as well.
Engineers are always good and if you take 1 with a dokmrocket it can be one of the deadliest 45 points in the game. Taking him with lvl 1 and a dispell scroll is also good.

Core...always bring slaves. A unit of 40 (5 wide) is a super good unit with a musician. Clanrats are good as a bunker unit for your heroes. Usually 25-30 is good as a bunker.
Weapon teams are pretty pricey points wise but warp fire thrower is the best one in my personal opinion.
Stormvermin are alright...I always take them with a razor standard mainly but sometimes the storm banner, run them 35+
They have halberds and s4 which is the best in our army for "elite" type units.

Special...plague monks are great, not everyone likes them because they get no save. If you give them plague banner and in a unit of 40 they can be pretty deadly.
Gutter runners...these guys are normally a must. Bring then either 7 or 9 with poisoned attacks and slings.
Rat ogres aren't the best but fun to try out sometimes especially if you are just playing against your son.

Rares... Warp lightning canon (buy one or 2 its a must) they are one of the best cannons in the game and are so cheap points wise. Its considered an auto include in every list most of the time
Doomwheel...its pretty fun to use and can be pretty deadly just watch out for hitting your own units with the zzzap attack.
Hellpit abominations... Buy one they are awesome just take them at their base points and they are super hard hitting.

Hope that helps a bit I will add 2 lists you could try out for 1000 points. Any more questions just ask


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Also I forgot to talk about rat dart...giant rats 5 with a pack master usually 2+ of these units are great and you get giant rats in the doomwheel kit just have to base them.

+ Heroes + (182pts)

* Chieftain (117pts)
Battle Standard Bearer, Halberd, Talisman of Preservation

* Warlock Engineer (65pts)
Skaven Spells of Ruin, Wizard Level 1

+ Core + (452pts)

* Clanrats (210pts)
30x Clanrats, Clawleader, Musician, Standard Bearer, Warpfire Thrower

* Clanrats (160pts)
35x Clanrats, Clawleader, Musician, Standard Bearer

* Skavenslaves (82pts)
Musician, 40x Skavenslaves

+ Special + (126pts)

* Gutter Runners (126pts)
Two hand weapons
* 7x Gutter Runners
7x Poisoned Attacks, 7x Slings


+ Rare + (240pts)

* Doomwheel (150pts)

* Warp Lightning Cannon (90pts)

1000 points on the nose


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Here is list 2. 1000.5 points. Use the slaves to hold up the units and hit the flanks with the stormvermin. Use giant rats as redirectors or speed bumps. The clanrats unit is a bunker so keep the heroes in that to have the inspiring presence and refillable from bsb.

+ (No Category) + (46pts)

* Giant Rats (23pts)
5x Giant Rats, Packmaster

* Giant Rats (23pts)
5x Giant Rats, Packmaster

+ Heroes + (207pts)

* Chieftain (117pts)
Battle Standard Bearer, Halberd, Talisman of Preservation

* Warlock Engineer (90pts)
Dispel Scroll, Skaven Spells of Ruin, Wizard Level 1

+ Core + (567.5pts)

* Clanrats (112.5pts)
* 25x Clanrats
25x Shield

* Skavenslaves (82pts)
Musician, 40x Skavenslaves

* Skavenslaves (82pts)
Musician, 40x Skavenslaves

* Stormvermin (291pts)
Musician, Razor Standard, Standard Bearer, 33x Stormvermin

+ Rare + (180pts)

* Warp Lightning Cannon (90pts)

* Warp Lightning Cannon (90pts)