Stormvermin?

[forumcrybaby]

I really like them because they look cool asf but unless you put 3 points into quartermaster they are so much upkeep and they arent even that great. What is their role? I usually only have just 2 or 3 in my army backed up by clanrats, monsters and siege with a secondary army following behind that is all slaves and it seems to work just fine.

[Zoie Shales]

Stormvermin with Halberds perform much better in a fight than Clanrats, with higher cost ofcourse, their armor-piercing damage can make them good line infantry against Chaos, Dwarves, and especially Lizardmen. Use Clanrats as a bulk of your army but keep a few Stormvermin around to guard important units and chip away the big-things.
Stormvermin with shields are better very late game of a campaign and are suitable line infantry once cost becomes irrelevant

[TVMAN]

Originally posted by SpwnMoarOverlrds:

What is their role?

Was this a rhetorical question? Because you pretty much answered it already.

I usually only have just 2 or 3 in my army backed up by clanrats, monsters and siege with a secondary army following behind that is all slaves and it seems to work just fine.

They're meant to be the stiff backbone holding your fodder frontline together just long enough for your ranged to do its job. You're using them correctly already.

[The Mogician]

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[MrBucket]

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[forumcrybaby]

Originally posted by TVMAN:

Originally posted by SpwnMoarOverlrds:

What is their role?

Was this a rhetorical question? Because you pretty much answered it already.

I usually only have just 2 or 3 in my army backed up by clanrats, monsters and siege with a secondary army following behind that is all slaves and it seems to work just fine.

They're meant to be the stiff backbone holding your fodder frontline together just long enough for your ranged to do its job. You're using them correctly already.

Not a rhetorical question because I am only 60 turns in on my first Skaven campaign. They just seem very average for their high upkeep...Like grave guard average..

[A_COOC]

Originally posted by SpwnMoarOverlrds:

Originally posted by TVMAN:

Was this a rhetorical question? Because you pretty much answered it already.



They're meant to be the stiff backbone holding your fodder frontline together just long enough for your ranged to do its job. You're using them correctly already.

Not a rhetorical question because I am only 60 turns in on my first Skaven campaign. They just seem very average for their high upkeep...Like grave guard average..

Storm Vermin are very good elites because they're very above average, but VERY above average stat-wise, but I wouldn't say great. What makes them great is their ability to hold the line for your other Skaven stuff and their large model count. Well also still putting up a very solid fight.

[TVMAN]

Originally posted by SpwnMoarOverlrds:

Not a rhetorical question because I am only 60 turns in on my first Skaven campaign. They just seem very average for their high upkeep...Like grave guard average..

Yeah dude, you're pretty much nailing it. They serve the same role in the Skaven front line as Grave Guard do for VC: Stiffer units to help keep the fodder line holding.

[Totally Not Myers]

Originally posted by The Grand Mogician:

Victor Saltzpyre wants to know your location.

Lost it reading this, haha!

[ChaosKhan]

As with all elite troops for Skaven, Stormvermin are basically flavor troops which can do specific tasks, like holding a point in the line better than anyone else in the army. They are by no means a requirement though, as slaves coupled with siege engines are tremendously more effective for their cost and Clanrats basically can do the same as Stormvermin anyway.

In field battles, I use them mostly in reserve to reinforce and anchor vulnerable points in the line, which the Clanrats won't be able to hold by themselves; in sieges as "shock troops" to take priority points on walls to force a breakthrough. Stormvermin with halberds are also decent heavy cavalry and monster hunters, but won't be able to stand against the most elite of those unit types.

[AVGAMER]

as queek stormvermin are a cost effective replacment for clan rats andas skrolk you have a cheqap alternitive in plague monks and censor bearers. For tretch try ad balance your stormvermin to clan rat ratio to who your fighting.

[WhatIsLove?]

Originally posted by The Grand Mogician:

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