Warpfire Challenge: Skaven vs Bonereapers (Walkthrough Battle Report)

The Warpfire Challenge is still on for another month! Customers can come in and challenge the rats to a 2,000 point game, if they win they take home a limited edition black and gold Warpfire dice and gain entry into a drawing to win a free 2,000 point army of their choosing!
This week we had OBR show up seeking a rat bone-tithe, can the Skaven hang tough against one of the best armies in the game? Check it out!
Next up on the schedule, Gloomspite Gitz! Then, if you're looking for the best live battle reports in the business make sure you check out Season of War right here on KZbin!
Army Lists:
- Army Faction: Skaven
- Grand Strategy: Arch-corruptors of the Mortal Realms
- Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS
Verminlord Warbringer (380)
- General
- Command Traits: Devious Adversary
- Artefacts of Power: Warpstone Charm
- Spells: Flaming Weapon, Levitate
Grey Seer (120)*
- Spells: Death Frenzy, Merciless Blizzard
Grey Seer (120)*
- Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Skitterleap
Lord Skreech Verminking (370)**
Plague Priest (100)**
- Prayers: Rabid-rabid!
Plague Priest (100)**
- Prayers: Heal
BATTLELINE
Clanrats (100)
- Rusty Blade
Clanrats (100)
- Rusty Blade
Plague Censer Bearers (180)**
Plague Censer Bearers (180)**
BEHEMOTH
Hell Pit Abomination (180)
OTHER
Warp-Grinder (60)
CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord
TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000
vs
Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers
Army Subfaction: Null Myriad
Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER
1 x Liege-Kavalos (180)*
1 x Arkhan the Black (380)*
1 x Mortisan Ossifector (120)*
General
Command Traits: Dark Acolyte
Artefacts: Gothizzar Cartouche
Spells: Drain Vitality
BATTLELINE
3 x Immortis Guard (220)*
4 x Morghast Archai (220)*
Spirit Halberd
5 x Kavalos Deathriders (190)*
Mortek Hekatos
Necrophoros
Nadirite Blade
6 x Necropolis Stalkers (220)*
2 x Dread Falchions
TERRAIN
1 x Bone-tithe Nexus (0)
CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: (1970/2000)

[@EyeTyrant1979]

Love this style of breakdown. Really helps me understand how armies I don't play work. More like this, please!

[@Risinng72]

This is my new favorite way to watch battlereports. I love it. Pls keep them coming

[@thoroth_]

Wow I absolutely love how you broke down the game in such a clear and understandable way, I'd love to see more vids just like this. Also always awesome to see Skaven!

[@DustinDalziel777]

Love this style of battle report, gives good reason and strategy behind the why of certain actions.

[@Vortid]

This type of report is so good for learning more of the game. Enjoyable too. :) Like someone else said, some takeaways or thoughts to wrap it up is interesting to hear, what were some critical positions and decisions. Sounds like you have a very friendly community, what a fun challenge. Hope people in other places get inspired and do similar things.

[@envaya9838]

Your content is hands down the best AoS content out there, and as a newish player I consume a LOT of content atm. I learned a ton from this video, especially the harder to grasp intricacies of micro decisions. I hope you keep making these. If you ever ship to the EU I will make sure to support you.

[@warpfireminis]

Thank you! Got in a really good challenge game vs. Gitz that'll go up next, just gotta find the time to film it!

[@jaksautsendari]

Amazing work, thank you for your channel, you do a lot of great work! May the Horned Rat bless you!

[@BreakingTad]

Very cool, hope to see more of these.

[@erictrudel1164]

wow great game, priority was key in that game! Thanks

[@Kimtanashino]

That was so great, well-explained and instructive ! Thank you so much ! And you always have that good positive energy that's very pleasant to watch !

[@jasonmangelsen7136]

Yes-yes, awesome report, thanks.

[@Graaaal]

Loving these batreps and hearing your detailed tactics. Really helpful for a new player!

[@trumpetjackson3299]

Indeed. Best Battle Report style out there. Will be eating these up as they come out!

[@LeonRossiter-sx8qu]

Your videos are great please keep it up

[@SpinupSquad]

Very good and around 20 min to cover an interesting matchup! They are good as they are. Considering my curiosity, I'd enjoy hearing your pre-game strategy and what definitive thoughts of what was in your favor. And considering the Skaven plan in action, is it possible to mention the opponents pivotal moment(s) that he had control over that could have changed the outcome in his favor.

[@warpfireminis]

I'll definitely try to talk a little bit more about the matchup and pre-game thoughts in the beginning of the next one! For this one specifically I don't know that my opponent made any big mentionable mistakes, it was honestly more along the lines of me making that big charge early, combats going well (outside of Skreech), and then winning priority rolls that kept me out front. If there are any big ones in the next games I'll try to mention them!

[@warpfireminis]

I'll add the one thing I would've done differently if I were him is just to have the Morghasts screened out a little bit. If those weren't out front where I could get into them then there's a 0% chance I go for that skitterleap play; killing Deathriders or the Liege wouldn't have been a good enough trade to take the risk.

[@visuellegedanken]

Great format! Enjoyed that a lot!

[@RSmith-pz6bz]

Awesome breakdown- love this style of battle report.

[@jamie6091]

Great video - thank you

[@alexgonzalez3962]

More Challenge videos please :D

[@CartoreAOS]

These are very fun would love more.

[@pamelabarnaby2243]

Now this is badass

[@martinhgdahlzamastil4430]

oh man, I live to far away to get a matchup, that in itself would be my reward 😃😎

[@Hangfire100]

Have you played into Khorne yet? I'm finding their 5+ ignore magic and Hexgorger Skulls/Bleeding Icon so hard to play into.

[@warpfireminis]

I have! Khorne is always a tough match just due to how many tricks they have up their sleeve, but it usually turns into a dance of who can hit who first. If our Verminlords or PCB's get into a Thirster it's gone, but same way if Skarbrand hits anything we have it's gone. Screens, good positioning, prayers, and our own buff spells win the day; they have a tough time if we get Death Frenzies off.

[@RTRStreams]

Hi, I'm new here, how do you get more than 3 leaders in skaven? The App tells me it's an invalid list with 4 or more.

[@ashcoleman7334]

How does this list do against Morathi and the bow snakes?

[@warpfireminis]

Took them down at LVO in the beginning of the year with a similar list, but it's not an easy matchup. The shooting is the real problem, so you just have to play pretty aggressive and get in fast to drop them; luckily they're very frail (outside of Morathi) so once we get in they're all dead.

[@ashcoleman7334]

Thanks @@warpfireminis yeah I find them a real problem. I've got them in a league semi final in a few weeks. Great content by the way, looking forward to seeing more.

[@marianagomez165]

lets gooo

[@ZennZennster]

❤❤🎉