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Some peeps requested what my assassin army looks like.

It's...cheap. People don't want to play it.

2000 Pts - Skaven Roster - Assassin Army

1 Master Assassin @ 300 Pts
General; Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Throwing Star; Poisoned Attacks; Scouts
1 Fellblade @ [85] Pts

1 Assassin @ 155 Pts
Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Throwing Star; Poisoned Attacks; Scouts
1 The Gouger @ [50] Pts

1 Assassin @ 145 Pts
Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Throwing Star; Poisoned Attacks; Scouts
1 Desolate Blade @ [40] Pts

1 Eshin Sorcerer @ 125 Pts
Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Throwing Star; Poisoned Attacks; Scouts
1 Dispel Scroll @ [25] Pts
1 Dispel Scroll @ [25] Pts
1 1. Skitterleap @ [0] Pts

5 Night Runners @ 25 Pts
Hand Weapon; Skirmishers

5 Night Runners @ 25 Pts
Hand Weapon; Skirmishers

5 Night Runners @ 25 Pts
Hand Weapon; Skirmishers

13 Gutter Runners @ 234 Pts
Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Poisoned Hand Weapons; Poisoned Throwing Stars; Scouts; Skirmishers

15 Gutter Runners @ 270 Pts
Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Poisoned Hand Weapons; Poisoned Throwing Stars; Scouts; Skirmishers

15 Gutter Runners @ 270 Pts
Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Poisoned Hand Weapons; Poisoned Throwing Stars; Scouts; Skirmishers

3 Eshin Triad @ 210 Pts
Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Throwing Star; Poisoned Attacks; Scouts; Skirmishers

3 Eshin Triad @ 210 Pts
Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Throwing Star; Poisoned Attacks; Scouts; Skirmishers

Total Roster Cost: 1994

No clanrats? :s

Cover of Darkness ftw?

Gouger and Desolate Blade are fairly interesting, but otherwise on taking what works best. I'm pretty bored / disappointed with my Eshin skirmish list, so am converting it over to Eshin w/ blocks and guns instead.

So the answer to Vidar is you don't have to take clanrats in an Eshin list, but it's not impossible

- Salvage

Why two assassins?
Why not two casters, one assassin, and the master?

Also, your gutter runner units are massive, any reason why?
Either they take a few casualties, panic and run or take no casualties. So why take huge units?

I've seen gutters in units of 10, to maximize the poisoned attaks that they can cram into base contact, killing most any unit that isn't drunk on armor. The extra rats I suppose are for casaulty soak or to make for a more devastating throwing star volley.

- Salvage

I really don't know anything bout Skaven, but I thought you needed clanrats for about every other unit.

Not in the SoC Eshin list, Vidar.

don't those skitterleap guys tend to get dispelled? I always figured it work out that way.

I don't use skitterleap.

I use the large rat swarms for fighting large blocks of troops who would normally get +5 combat res. By reducing it to +4, I can usually win combat with average rolls.

The mage is there to dispel two spells. That's about it. Most spells aren't really dangerous, because you can't see and thus can't cast. Usually.

So it's a little insurance.

The army can be very overwhelming, but bad luck of any kind and it's toast.