Skavenslave Spears
A spear may mean they fight a little longer or better, but it only delays their inevitable demise.The Under-Empire is run by slave labour. Skavenslaves perform all menial tasks, including mining, tunnelling, and food production. In lean times, they themselves become the food. The majority of slaves are Skaven born into bondage, the lowest class of a hierarchical society. Their ranks swell as rival clans are captured during internecine wars. At times even non-Skaven become slaves, although few other races last long under the whips of the ratmen overseers. In warfare Skavenslaves are used en masse to absorb missile fire and to overwhelm the foe with numbers. A common Warlord tactic is to whip Skavenslaves to the fore of an assault. Many are butchered, but the loss is acceptable if the slaves bear the brunt of incoming or tire the foe for the next attack wave. The best Skavenslaves will even pull down and tear to pieces a few of the adversaries, although this is considered a bonus.
Unit Name Skavenslave Spears |
Main Unit Key wh2_dlc16_skv_inf_skavenslave_spearmen_0_flesh_lab |
Land Unit Key wh2_main_skv_inf_skavenslave_spearmen_0 |
Naval Unit Key wh_main_shp_transport |
Land Unit Group Spear Infantry |
Naval Unit Group Spear Infantry |
Soldiers 180 |
Caste Melee Infantry |
Category Melee Infantry |
Class Melee Infantry |
Cost 175 |
Recruitment Cost 0 |
Upkeep Cost 44 |
Melee Attack 9 |
16 |
├ Melee Weapon wh2_main_skv_spear_skavenslaves |
├ Melee Damage Base 12 |
├ Melee Damage Ap 4 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Bonus vs Cavalry 0 |
├ Bonus vs Elephants 6 |
└ Bonus vs Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 3 |
16 |
├ Base Defence 16 |
├ Shield none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
0 |
├ Armour wh_main_body_0 |
├ Armour Defence 0 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
48 |
├ Man Entity wh2_main_skv_infantry_small |
├ Man Speed 42 |
├ Man Health 8 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 40 |
Leadership (Base Morale) 35 |
Abilities
No Ability
Attributes
- Expendable
Witnessing friendly expendable units rout does not reduce other units' leadership, unless they are themselves expendable. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Poor Leadership
This unit suffers from poor Lord or other encouraging units nearby. - Anti-Large
Anti-large units have an advantage against targets that are at least as large as a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against large targets or an attack that focuses on a very small area. However, some units are simply better against large targets because their attacks are slow and easy to dodge by skilled melee combatants. - Expendable
Witnessing friendly expendable units rout does not reduce other units' Leadership, unless they are themselves expendable. - Meat Shield
While unimpressive at causing damage, this unit is useful as a 'meat shield', absorbing damage that would otherwise hurt a more useful or precious target.
Faction Availability | |
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The Eye of the Vortex |