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So it's long been suggested by some that if nurgle units force enemies to have -1 to hit in close combat against them why don't skaven. That said perhaps clan pestilens skaven get poisoned attacks, the -1 to hit de-buff for enemies in close combat with them or even possibly we could have a unit that de-buffs the enemy if the plague monks beat them in combat or perhaps they get a weapon that can lower toughness on an enemy unit under certain conditions.

They get +1T and Frenzy, they're not bad at all (if weak against armour)

 TanKoL wrote:
They get +1T and Frenzy, they're not bad at all (if weak against armour)

Not saying they are though i wish you could take them as core instead of special at 7 pts a model. I don't like the idea of taking them taking up points for things that are better. I mean they're core if you use skrolk but having them core all the time would mean i could count it against minimum core restrictions. It'd leave more options open.

Making them core because you want to use them to meet minimum core restrictions isn't really a valid reason. There's not really any reason for them not to be special.

The problem isn't that you have to take XYZ to make them core
The problem is that XYZ is Skrolk and that he's the worst character in the book, from a book where special characters are generally crap already