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Skaven army builder

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Skaven army art used in Order of Battle

The Skaven are a scheming horde of rat-folk who swarm up from tunnels under the world. This is a Legacy army: Games Workshop keeps its rules as a free download, but it isn't part of official matched play. Order of Battle builds the PDF list and a community Renegades list made by fans, not Games Workshop. A Skaven army is huge, cheap and treacherous: massive clanrat and slave blocks, weird and dangerous weapon teams, abominations from the breeding pits, and grey seers with destructive and unpredictable magic. Their nerve depends on numbers, so they fight best in big crowds. The list question is how much to spend on unreliable but frightening war machines and monsters versus the bodies that keep the army from running. A list with too few big blocks tends to fall apart the first time a unit breaks nearby.

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In the catalogue

The Skaven catalogue in the app has 21 units, including 6 characters. Default points size is 2,000. Armies of Infamy and variant lists: Renegades v2.0.

Army options in the app: Grand Army, Renegades v2.0. Status: Legacy army: Games Workshop supports it with free downloadable rules instead of a full army book. Renegades lists are fan-made.

Start a Skaven list

  1. Menu → The old world → List builder → New list → Skaven.
  2. Pick the army list, points and format.
  3. Choose a General, meet the Core minimum, then add the rest.
  4. Open Play at the table.

Links: rules · how to build a list · all factions · compare builders

Disclaimer: catalogue data comes from a community project, not Games Workshop. Check points and rules against the official Games Workshop books before you play.

Can I build Skaven in Order of Battle?

Yes, free and with no account. The Old World builder is in beta.

Which army lists are available?

Army options in the app: Grand Army, Renegades v2.0.

Are points exact?

They follow the community catalogue. Check points and rules against the official Games Workshop books before you play.

Open The Old World lists