Warhammer Underworlds - Shadespire Edition

Warhammer Underworlds - Shadespire Edition

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Aggressive Rats Deck Guide
By Nark
Aggressive deck for Spiteclaws' Swarm
   
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Intro
Hey guys and gals,

With this game just getting released there isn't really any kind of deck builds out there and I wanted to throw something down here for any of the new players just joining the community or maybe if you're just looking for an idea to try.

So the deck below is basically a Fighting deck, you use Skritch as your main killer with the Hungering Skaven as a back-up damage dealer. You need to try and focus on keeping Skritch alive with this deck as he is an absolute beast and single handed can wipe the other warband for you!
The Deck
Objectives:
  • Arms Length
  • Precise use of force
  • Supremacy
  • Chosen Champion
  • Advanced Striking
  • Change of Tactics
  • Ploymaster
  • Victorious Duel
  • Skritch is the greatest, yes-yes
  • Brilliant, Brilliant
  • Denial
  • Crushing Force

Polys:
  • Momentary Boldness
  • Musk of Fear
  • Nervous Scrabbling
  • Skaven Courage
  • There are Always More
  • Confusion
  • Sidestep
  • Spoils of Battle
  • Second Wind
  • Frenzied Stabbing

Equipment:
  • Sneaky Stab-Stab
  • Whirling Halberd
  • Bodyguard for a Price
  • Light Amour
  • Awakened Weapon
  • Acrobatic
  • Great Strength
  • Great Fortitude
  • Black Hunger
  • Concealed Weapon

Deck Code: H4sIAAAAAAAACx3NMQqAQAxE0d67CCa6SfYcnkDEQrCwELy+zm8e7OwkWe/zOfZrewcbbU65mGyLLJd9+vUJLaTr11tDkqZZD0NHOkEnSZIk6Sf9LFls5pbXjDSry66cxaGZ0EjqybqMDztNn7DDAAAA
(to use copy above code and then make a new warband)

A lot of the cards above are interchangeable but with the above you can battle your way to ranking up and getting them sweet sweet skins.
Basic usage/tips
You'll pretty much always want to put Sneaky Stab-Stab on Skritch, it is AMAZING on him, this item lets you move 1 hex before attacking, but it doesn't class you as having moved or charged when you move that 1 hex. This basically means you can just jump around killing enemies 1 after another with Skritch and if someone charges you and you're in a bad spot, you can just move 1 hex away and keep on bashing them turn after turn. So much fun.

You'll normally want to just throw Great Strength, Sneaky Stab-Stab and acrobatic on Skritch nearly every game and then put other pieces of equipment on either the hungering or Krrk. If you lose your Skritch early, are up against another swarmy warband or just need something else with punch then slapping Black Hunger, Great Strength and Light Armor on the Hungering is a nasty combo, run him in, AoE damage 2+ models and pray to nuffle. If you also throw on Concealed Weapon he can hit upto 5 dmg per attack which is nutty.

You're Skaven so swarm the enemies with your numbers, use assists of 1 or 2 as often as possible and setup positioning so you can effectively use Momentary Boldness and Skaven Courage. These 2 cards can and will win you games so make sure to setup your models positioning to get the best use out of them!
Final Thoughts
So there ya go, that is my lil Skaven list I run. I'm by no means a pro at this game but hopefully some of you might find this little guide helpful or at least give you some ideas on deck building.

I'd also like to encourage other people with some experience on this game to put forward quick lil guides like this to help out the newer community members. I've tried to find some myself but there isn't any sources for Warhammer Underworlds:Online, so adding a few here to give brand new players have something to go off would be awesome :)

Thanks for reading and feel free to comment, ask questions, rate, give advice etc.
8 Comments
Unbiddenpain 4 Jul, 2022 @ 4:57pm 
Thank you my guy, a tip of the hat and a puff puff pass right to you!
Gunther Clone C 7 Jun, 2021 @ 9:46am 
LOVE the idea, but there are too many surge objectives now, I'm guessing that's with some updates, which do you recommend replacing at this time?
Nark  [author] 10 Sep, 2020 @ 3:16pm 
haha good stuff, glad you're enjoying yourself with it :steamhappy:
Blorg 10 Sep, 2020 @ 1:59pm 
Update: I just killed a level 4 stormcast warband with this deck a minute ago. This thing shreds elite warbands.
Blorg 9 Sep, 2020 @ 6:27pm 
*twice
Blorg 9 Sep, 2020 @ 6:27pm 
I've killed the entire Gurzag's Ironskulls warband using this deck. After a little practice, this deck is crazy powerful if you get good attack rolls!
propatri 24 Jul, 2020 @ 8:06pm 
A very powerful deck, I've lost to it a couple of times. I can't find the Sneaky Stab card to try it myself. Has it been Forbidden?
Bobby Vietnam 23 Apr, 2020 @ 10:19pm 
Good stuff