Editing Age of Sigmar/Tactics/Old/Chaos/Skaven/Clans Verminus (section)

===Units===
'''Clanrats:''' (Battleline) In their (old) minimum squad size of ten, Clanrats are garbage, 1 1" 4+/4+/-/1 or 2" 5+/4+/-/1 attack each a measly 6+ save (5+ against damage 1) and bravery 4, but at 20 models they get +1 to wound and at 30 a +1 to their hit rolls (FAQ specified that they get +1 to hit and wound rolls INSTEAD of just +1 to wound rolls in other words the wound rolls DO NOT STACK), and don't forget units get +1 to their bravery as standard for every 10 models in the unit. 
* Generals Handbook 2017 increased the min size of a clanrat unit to 20 so you now only have 2 options units of 20 and units of 40.
** '''Units of 20:''' You won't be having that +1 to wound bonus for very long if you're facing an army with any ranged at all so don't count on it. Take hand weapons on them and run them out ahead of your other stuff and send them on suicide missions into enemy territory. They're generally not big enough to be seen as threatening and can easily survive a turn of close combat with small Liberator-profile units. use their +2" to run and retreat and their ability to charge after retreating to infiltrate enemy lines and maybe get some charges on backline enemy heroes or squishy ranged units. But be smart with them or they will die for nothing.
** '''Units of 40:''' Massive Regiment discount + strength in numbers bonuses = 5 point models with 1" 3+/3+/-/1 attacks or 2" 4+/3+/-/1 attacks. That's pretty nasty. Double the amount of attacks 10 liberators get for the same price. Boosting a unit of 40 clanrats with a warlord makes them much killier than anyone expects.

'''Stormvermin:''' (Battleline with VERMINUS allegiance) Stormvermin are your elite infantry and they're a lot better than you might expect. For over double the cost of a clanrat they get +1 save (with the same shields so 4+ vs Damage 1), +1 bravery and trade their spears and blades for halberds with which they make 2 2" 4+/3+/-1/1 attacks each. In addition, they have a rule which gives them +1 to their hit rolls if they target a unit with fewer models which makes them ideal for killing enemy elite infantry and monsters. 


* Generals Handbook 2018 decreased the max size of a stormvermin unit from 40 to 30! AND fucked them in the ass hard for their points. Instead of getting a discount for taking a squad of 30, you have to pay an 80 more points to do it with no additional benefit. They can still outnumber anything they want to kill, just be aware it's now a lot more costly for them to try do that (you might even be better off just getting 2 units of 20 so that you don't have to pay the increased amount). This has since been FAQ'd to be back to 40 at 500 points.

'''Skavenslaves:''' Not in the grand alliance book but they still have the Verminus keyword. With a massive bravery 3 and 6+ save, they're gonna die. A lot. Slaves are your only source of ranged attacks in Verminus though their 9" 5+/5+/-/1 slings are well, garbage and they stop you from taking melee weapons or the shield. Like clanrats they have the option of spears or hand weapons, giving you either 1 6+/4+/-/1 attack or 2 5+/4+/-/1 attacks, so when I say option I mean, take the hand weapons for the great horned rat's sake. Unlike clanrats, their maximum squad size is 60, not 40. Also unlike clanrats, they gain nothing more than the standard +1 to bravery per 10 for having big units. Instead, they get a rule where for every one that flees you can roll a dice and on a 6+ they cause a mortal wound on the nearest unit within 6" (note this includes your own units). Potentially of use as a suicide squad or for fun games but otherwise consider that a skavenslave costs one point '''more''' than a clanrat each and a minimum size squad costs the same as a minimum size squad of stormvermin and they're not even battleline.