Skaven

The diabolical schemes of the skaven are a blight on the Mortal Realms. These devious ratmen are utterly convinced of their superiority over all sentient beings. Through the use of deadly contagions, arcane technology, hideous monsters and sheer weight of numbers, they may yet achieve their grand plans of ultimate domination.

FAQ Update 31/01/23

Change to the Lead from the Back ability.

Reaction

Runemark	Reaction
	Musk of Fear: A fighter can make this reaction after an enemy fighter finishes a move action visible to this fighter and within 3" of this fighter. Pick another friendly fighter with the Skaven () faction runemark within 3" of this fighter. That fighter makes a bonus move action or a bonus disengage action, and must end that action more than 3" away from the enemy fighter that made the move action.

Runemark

Reaction

Musk of Fear: A fighter can make this reaction after an enemy fighter finishes a move action visible to this fighter and within 3" of this fighter. Pick another friendly fighter with the Skaven () faction runemark within 3" of this fighter. That fighter makes a bonus move action or a bonus disengage action, and must end that action more than 3" away from the enemy fighter that made the move action.

Abilities

Fighter Abilities

Runemark	Ability
	[Double] Scurry Away: A fighter can only use this ability if they are within 3" of an enemy fighter. Roll a dice. On a roll of 2+, this fighter makes a bonus disengage action.
	[Double] Crack the Whip: Pick a visible friendly fighter with the Beast () runemark within 4" of this fighter. That fighter makes a bonus melee attack action.
	[Double] Hired Bodyguard: Until the end of the battle round, friendly fighters with the Hero () runemark cannot be targeted while they are within 1" of this fighter.
	[Triple] Crushing Charge: Until the end of this fighter’s activation, the next time this fighter finishes a move action within 1" of an enemy fighter, pick a visible enemy fighter within 1" of this fighter. Allocate a number of damage points to that fighter equal to the value of this ability.
	[Triple] Poisonous Fumes: Roll a dice for each visible enemy fighter within 3" of this fighter. On a roll of 3+, allocate a number of damage points equal to half the value of this ability (rounding up) to that fighter.
	[Quad] Expend Warpstone Spark Canister: This fighter makes a bonus attack action. In addition, add half the value of this ability (rounding up) to the damage points allocated to enemy fighters by each hit and critical hit from that attack action.

Hero Abilities

Runemark	Ability
	[Double] Consume Warpstone Token: Roll a number of dice equal to the value of this ability. For each roll of 1, allocate 1 damage point to this fighter. For each roll of 4+, add 1 to the damage points allocated to enemy fighters by each hit or critical hit from the next missile attack action made by this fighter in this activation.
	[Double] Warp Lightning: Pick a number of enemy fighters up to the value of this ability. The first fighter picked must be within 6" of, and visible to, this fighter and each subsequent fighter picked must be within 3" of, and visible to, a fighter that has already been picked. The same fighter cannot be picked more than once. Allocate 1 damage point to each fighter picked.
	[Double] Flesh-mend: Pick a visible friendly fighter with the Beast () runemark within 4" of this fighter. Remove a number of damage points allocated to that fighter up to half the value of this ability (rounding up).
	[Triple] Running Death: This fighter makes a bonus move action or bonus disengage action. In addition, until the end of this fighter’s activation, add 1 to the damage points allocated to enemy fighters by each critical hit from attack actions made by this fighter.
	[Triple] Lead from the Back: Until the end of the battle round, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee attack actions made by visible friendly fighters while they are within 6" of this fighter.
	[Triple] Recite from the Book of Woes: Until the end of the battle round, enemy fighters cannot use abilities while they are within 3" of this fighter.

Spiteclaw's Swarm Ability

Runemark	Ability
	[Triple] There Are Always More: Pick a friendly fighter with both the Spiteclaw's Swarm runemark () and the Minion runemark () that has been taken down. Set up that fighter once more on the battlefield wholly within 3" of this fighter. The fighter set up on the battlefield no longer counts as been taken down. Remove a number of damage points allocated to that fighter up to the value of this ability.

Runemark

Ability

SkavenSpiteclaw's SwarmHero

[Triple] There Are Always More: Pick a friendly fighter with both the Spiteclaw's Swarm runemark () and the Minion runemark () that has been taken down. Set up that fighter once more on the battlefield wholly within 3" of this fighter. The fighter set up on the battlefield no longer counts as been taken down. Remove a number of damage points allocated to that fighter up to the value of this ability.

Skittershank's Clawpack Abilities

Runemark	Ability
	[Double] Way of the Slinking Rat: A fighter can only use this ability if they are within 3" of an enemy fighter. Roll a dice. On a roll of 2+, this fighter can make a bonus disengage action.
	[Triple] Spitting Cobra Technique: Pick an enemy fighter within 6" of this fighter and roll a number of dice equal to the value of this ability. For each roll that equals or exceeds that enemy fighter's Toughness characteristic, allocate 3 damage points to that enemy fighter.
	[Quad] Way of the Hidden Paw: This fighter can make a bonus move action. Then this fighter can make a bonus attack action. Add X to the Attacks characteristic of that bonus attack action, where X is the number of friendly fighters with the Skittershank's Clawpack () runemark within 1" of the target.

Skabbik's Plaguepack Abilities

Runemark	Ability
	[Double] Befoul the Land: Pick an objective within 3" of this fighter or a treasure token within 3" of this fighter. That treasure token can be one that is being carried by a fighter if that fighter is visible to this fighter. Roll a dice at the end of the battle round for each enemy fighter within 3" of that objective or treasure token. On a roll of 3+, allocate D3 damage points for the fighter being rolled for. The same objective or treasure token cannot be picked more than once per battle round.
	[Double] Disgusting Appearance: Until the end of the battle round, subtract 1 from the Attacks characteristic (to a minimum of 1) of melee attack actions made by enemy fighters that target this fighter.
	[Triple] Unctuous Citations: Pick a friendly fighter with the Skabbik’s Plaguepack () runemark that is within 7" of this fighter. This fighter can make a bonus move action or a bonus attack action, and then the fighter you picked can make the same bonus action.
	[Quad] Manifestation of a Great Plague: Pick this fighter, or pick a number of objectives visible to this fighter equal to half the value of this ability (rounding up). Allocate a number of damage points equal to the value of this ability to all enemy fighters within 3" of either this fighter or those objectives.

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Reaction​

Abilities​

Fighter Abilities​

Hero Abilities​

Spiteclaw's Swarm Ability​

Skittershank's Clawpack Abilities​

Skabbik's Plaguepack Abilities​

Skaven Scurrypacks​

Heroes​

Deathmaster​

Clawlord​

Arch-Warlock​

Warlock Bombardier​

Plague Priest​

Fangleader​

Grey Seer​

Warlock Engineer​

Bringer of the Word​

Clawleader​

Master Moulder​

Nightleader​

Fighters​

Stormfiend with Grinderfists​

Stormfiend with Doomflayer gauntlets​

Stormfiend with Shock Gauntlets​

Stormfiend with Ratling cannons​

Stormfiend with Windlaunchers​

Stormfiend with Warpfire projectors​

Rat Ogor​

Rat Ogor with Warpfire Gun​

Doom-Flayer​

Warplock Jezzail​

Warp-Grinder​

Plague Censer Bearer​

Warpfire Thrower​

Stormvermin with Rusty Halberd​

Gutter Runner​

Skryre Acolyte​

Plague Monk with Pair of Foetid Blades​

Plague Monk with Foetid Blade and Woe-stave​

Stormvermin with Rusty Halberd and Clanshield​

Night Runner​

Clanrat with Rusty Spear​

Clanrat with Rusty Blade​

Packmaster​

Giant Rat​

Spiteclaw's Swarm​

Hero​

Skritch Spiteclaw​

Fighters​

Krrk the Almost-trusted​

Lurking Skaven​

Hungering Skaven​

Festering Skaven​

Skittershank's Clawpack​

Hero​

Slynk Skittershank​

Fighters​

Snyp Padpaw​

Kreep Kinwhisper​

Skulck​

Krowch't​

Skabbik's Plaguepack​

Hero​

Skabbik Plagueseeker​

Fighters​

Rabidius Skench​

Itchitt​

Poxlix​

Rikkit​

Skritter​

Reaction

Abilities

Fighter Abilities

Hero Abilities

Spiteclaw's Swarm Ability

Skittershank's Clawpack Abilities

Skabbik's Plaguepack Abilities

Skaven Scurrypacks

Heroes

Deathmaster

Clawlord

Arch-Warlock

Warlock Bombardier

Plague Priest

Fangleader

Grey Seer

Warlock Engineer

Bringer of the Word

Clawleader

Master Moulder

Nightleader

Fighters

Stormfiend with Grinderfists

Stormfiend with Doomflayer gauntlets

Stormfiend with Shock Gauntlets

Stormfiend with Ratling cannons

Stormfiend with Windlaunchers

Stormfiend with Warpfire projectors

Rat Ogor

Rat Ogor with Warpfire Gun

Doom-Flayer

Warplock Jezzail

Warp-Grinder

Plague Censer Bearer

Warpfire Thrower

Stormvermin with Rusty Halberd

Gutter Runner

Skryre Acolyte

Plague Monk with Pair of Foetid Blades

Plague Monk with Foetid Blade and Woe-stave

Stormvermin with Rusty Halberd and Clanshield

Night Runner

Clanrat with Rusty Spear

Clanrat with Rusty Blade

Packmaster

Giant Rat

Spiteclaw's Swarm

Hero

Skritch Spiteclaw

Fighters

Krrk the Almost-trusted

Lurking Skaven

Hungering Skaven

Festering Skaven

Skittershank's Clawpack

Hero

Slynk Skittershank

Fighters

Snyp Padpaw

Kreep Kinwhisper

Skulck

Krowch't

Skabbik's Plaguepack

Hero

Skabbik Plagueseeker

Fighters

Rabidius Skench

Itchitt

Poxlix

Rikkit

Skritter