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 Purifier wrote:

 streamdragon wrote:
Just want to point out, a Warlord on a Bonebreaker can't hide from cannon fire in a unit either. A Warlord on a Bonebreaker counts as Monstrous Cavalry; skaven have no other monstrous cavalry for him to hide in. Even Rat Ogres are monstrous infantry and since the unit types don't match he can't get a Look out Sir! save.

But while a Rogre mount makes him a beast in combat, the pox rat upgrade is, in my opinion, not even close to worth losing LOS! for.
Personally, I prefer the litter of the three. It's a decent upgrade with the only drawback being a wider base (as most people use the defacto standard of a 40x40 base for the litter.)

Oh absolutely the Pox Rat is not worth losing LoS! for. The only reason I would ever take one would be for a themed moulder army, and then ONLY for a warlord going warmachine/chaff hunting. (Which is sort of a waste of a warlord imo.)

As to War-litter vs. Bonebreaker, I tend to prefer the Bonebreaker. The extra toughness, wound, and better mount attacks make the Warlord capable of shredding through most infantry (I use a unit champ to suck up challenges), which boosts his unit's CR well enough. I also kit him out with shield, ogre blade (or WAW), dragonhelm and 4++ or 5++ (depending on my BSB). So he's usually rocking 2+/4++ (with 2++ vs fire). Pretty tough for a skaven, and with him taking up 40% of my front rank it forces my opponent to really split attacks. If I charge, I try to make sure he's corner to corner so he can shred infantry while minimizing attacks back at him.

If I want a Warlord who is going to just hide in a unit, he gets the war-litter though. Of course, that for me is a pretty singular build:

Warlord
-Shield
-Warlitter
-Wizarding Hat

Because I'm crazy like that.

The "Cap's build" is my default Warlord build, allowing me to field a "throw-away" Grey Seer that is expendable as he's not the General
The build is War-Litter, 4++, dragonhelm, SoAnti-Heroes, OTS, shield
Then I often drop the Seer to take a Bonebreaker guy, enchanted shield, 5++, Blade of Corruption and then something like a PoStrength to really wreck face
they form an excellent duo with a big block of APiercing SVermins, also reinforced them with 3 Halberd-wielding chieftains sometimes, makes wonder to reduce opponent's killing potential

Got my Skaven today- £30/$50/ for all 47 Island of Blood minis