GMG Reviews - Chaos Battletome: Skaven by Games Workshop

The loathsome rat-men never left, they just dug deeper! Today I'm checking out the third edition update to Warhammer's most sneaky-stabby faction for the last thirty years, the Skaven!
Big thanks to GW for the complimentary advance copy of the book to review.
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[@docrven4800]

Thanks for that great video! i would love to see you play "the Old" Skaven with Rattlingguns and Warplightning. Just overcharge it all and have fun with it. I am a bit grumpy that there still selling 30 year old Models for full price. but Seeing a Warhammer legend like you playing with old models and just having fun would be awsome!

[@InfiniteCouruption]

Huh. Thanquol's warpstone amulet only specifies at the end of the combat phase. Not just yours, but the opponents as well. Nice

[@einsUNDcolt]

46:48 Doom Wheel go vroom-vroom!

[@thejestor9378]

Guess I am building a monk on furnace for no battleshock

[@paulhudson8725]

yes-yes, tell me manling the secret-secrets

[@beowylfen]

I've said this before but I'm legit jealous of Eldar players and their beautiful line refresh, while I sit here seething that my metal rats keep destroying eachothers paint job and ruining the resin sculpts

[@thabian9472]

Being able to mix and match again is so damn good~good!!

[@MrSquigglesworth]

Plague censer bearers got a glow-up with 2 wounds and D2 and an extra attack. Still very squishy but might make it into melee now and do some work!

[@onionhat745]

I'm glad, they were pretty pointless before. Now they're decent.

[@MrSquigglesworth]

@@onionhat745 I own 15 of the things from ye olden days so I'll be trying to make them work.

[@Jokreher]

I completely missed this on launch. I have so many skaven from 8th, but never got into Squigmar. I may have to give it a chance. So many models between Skaven, elves, & dwarves just sitting around.

[@Rathammergames]

I just catched this video which was published... 13 hours ago. Praise the Horned Rat!!🐭

[@ForzaTerra89]

Great video as always Ash

[@Rathammergames]

Skaven have the same spell names since 1990😂

[@cristhianmlr]

Is not strange they only axed the single remaining Finecrap model from Sylvaneth and didn't touched the Skaven range; half of it is still Metal and Finecrap.

[@moldiworp9143]

They still sell.

[@moldiworp9143]

I nearly bought some Poison Wind Globadiers, then thought it more moral to support a re-caster.

[@brycekingman1423]

Most of the old miniatures are STILL METAL! I ordered Skaven a few months ago and my Arch-Warlock and Ratling guns, and skryer acolytes are all metal. this line needs some new plastic love.

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

That’s crazy…. I didn’t think they cast anything in metal!

[@JachymorDota]

Get the models you want to get, but I can only recommend kitbashing the Skryre units. Get the Bloodbowl-Skaven, some Ork guns and greenstuff and get yourself cool weapon teams. Get some ghoul hands, airsoft pellets and Skaven warriors for some improv acolytes.

[@galan8115]

Many-many warpstone for these secrets, yes...

[@vocenoctum2046]

Oh Ash,thinking the master moulder was resin. That dude is METAL baby! I'd almost like to build a pestilens army, but dont want to spend the money. Too many armies.

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

Still?! I didn’t know they were still casting in metal at all!

[@escapo6895]

@@GuerrillaMiniatureGames Much of the old Skaven range is still in metal. Skryre Acolytes are 1 metal mini per blister for $15US. For a battleline unit! It’s bananas! Fortunately there are some really excellent 3rd-party ranges.

[@vocenoctum2046]

@@GuerrillaMiniatureGames Well, I don't think they ARE casting in metal. When I bought one, it was in packaging that was clearly ancient, with a Warhammer Fantasy label that then had a sticker put over it. But, it did have a circular base, so I forget how exactly that worked. I think they've just got a stockpile of some metal minis that either they had way too many of or they just never sell. i.ebayimg.com/images/g/8icAAOSw-5Rh~sRf/s-l1600.jpg

[@ellesse3862]

Aside from the design team's love of using tiny fonts which I was hoping 3rd ed books would stop, the new battletome looks fun with a few new tweeks. Skritch Spiteclaw and gang from Underworlds are not available to buy, seeing them in the new battletome is strange, maybe they plan to repackage and rerelease them when the new Deathmaster becomes available as a single miniature. I would like to see you build a Skaven collection (my favourite things to paint) with options for different builds, with your love of older miniatures, I can see you throwing in some old classics like warlords and greyseers. Yes yes.. make it so!

[@tncujedk34]

Are you joking? You can read these books fine even with the potato cam leaks.

[@joemountains1539]

Well, that’s better than I thought the battletome was going to be…enough that I just preordered from my flgs. Clan Eshin remains somewhat hobbled?

[@GuerrillaMiniatureGames]

I like their verminlord the best I think! His movement shenanigans are great. That said they’re a light hitters unit… but it really feels like the book is pushing away from the mono-clan play if previous into the old combined arms of Warhammer Fantasy.

[@WATOKALA]

Maybe have a page that would have the clans trait, warlord trait, relic and spell

[@corytowe4535]

Can i still not make me dream army of 3x40 plege monks?

[@reflexdogtraining1337]

Warpgnaw gone now??? Much sadness

[@petestead2737]

Forgeworld minis usually have a rules update after the battletomes. The current points and Warscroll for Warpgnaw are in the app or in the downloadable pdf

[@reflexdogtraining1337]

@@petestead2737 I love you lol. Thank you! Yes-yes.