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Hello Dakka Dakka I am starting Skaven and I dont know what models to get and some advice on how to play them would be good but more of what models are needed for your core army. My favorite modles in the Skaven are Ratling Guns,Warpfire Thrower,Warp Grinder,Warlock Engineer,Skaven Warp-Lightning Cannon, Poison Wind Globidier,

I know I will probably need Clanrats too and they look cool to.

Well, what do you want out of the army? And are you new to fantasy or do you know the rules well?

I am new to Fantasy still learning most of the rules and I was hoping I could make a shooty Skaven army if all possible.

I suggest doing some reading around, maybe check out http://s6.zetaboards.com/The_UnderEmpire/index/

Id start with two boxes of clanrats and one of those fav models, or the IoB boxset, wich gives you the majn rules too, two units of clanrats, a warlock engineer, a warlod, rat ogres and weapon teams. You can give skavenslaves slings if you want shooty.

Do you like the IoB clanrats? I bought a ton on ebay cheap, the thing with Skaven is you need a lot of rats and a lot of slaves to really do anything and they make the best core. Grab some clan rats and those weapon teams you mentioned, then a pair of warp lightning cannons, a warlock with a doomrocket and you have a competitive and fun list, though a pair of cannons might not make you that popular at the gaming store, those things are crazy good.

Skaven warmachines are oddly reliable. Slings are useful on gutter runners with poisoned, but not much else. Slaves are easily the best competitive core choice, aside from the clanrat bunker you need. A warlock engineer with a level 1 upgrade and the doomrocket+condenser is a staple. The best weapon teams are warpfire throwers and mortars. Double A-bomb is effective, but it will draw some foul glares too.