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=== '''Skaven''' === [[File:skaven.jpg|800px|thumb|left|'''"Surface Dweller!"''' ''-Some rat I killed'']] {{clear}}According to the all majestic Wikipedia, the Skaven are a race of anthropomorphic rat men. They are basically giant rats that stand upright, talk and are smart compared to regular rats. These are the guys you'll be killing a lot of. Get used to their ugly mugs, 'cause a lot of them are going to lay bloodied and distorted at your feet. They are the main enemy of Vermintide and come in a few shapes and sizes. (Note: You can mark special enemies, highlighting them in a blue outline. Default button is R1 on Ps4 and T on PC.) ==== '''Clanrat''' ==== -------- [[File:Clanrat_Portrait.png|500px|thumb|left|'''"I burn, then eat-eat you!"''' ''-Another rat I killed'' #Find Out More [[http://www.vermintide.com/dev-blog-15-the-skaven-introduction-and-clanrat/]] ]] {{clear}}Most of the metal fodder you'll be facing are Clanrats. You'll kill a lot of them, but you'll definitely get stabbed by some of them. They are littered around the map as you try to reach your objectives and make up some of the hordes that come. They come with a variety of weapons with slightly different attack reaches and speeds, but generally they try to swarm you all at once and get a stab in. Some even spawn with fire weapons which make them so much easier to see in the dark. We'll talk more about hordes later, for now just concentrate on how best to cut this guy up. Go on, imagine it. Good. On to the next guy. ==== '''Skavenslaves''' ==== -------- [[File:Skavenslaves_Portrait.png|500px|thumb|left|R.I.P. Johnny Ratman. Good father, better slave. #Find Out More [[http://www.vermintide.com/dev-blog-21-the-skaven-skavenslaves/]] ]] {{clear}}If you've ever heard of the phrase "Quantity over Quality," that's the Skavenslaves in a nutshell. You'll just be strolling along the street killing rats when you'll hear a loud horn or an ambush. That's when a large number of these guys will pop out and try to get a stab in. They are slightly smaller than the Clanrat which also means you'll miss your swing once in awhile. These guys are slippery little devils. They come with a variety of weapons but do a little less damage than the Clanrats, as well as being generally a little weaker individually. But that's not the point is it? Cause they DON'T come individually. They come in freaking huge numbers, swarming you and poking you every time they get a chance. ===='''Packmaster'''==== -------- [[File:Packmaster_Frame.png|500px|thumb|left|'''"Slave thing! Catch, catch, catch, catch, catch, catch, catch, catch!"''' ''-Currently dead Packmaster'' #Find Out More [[http://www.vermintide.com/dev-blog-20-the-skaven-packmaster/]] ]] {{clear}}Packmasters are really, really weak. They can also be a huge pain in the buttocks. They sneak around and wait for a moment of weakness. Then they grab you, or one of your mates and drags them along, rendering them helpless and slowly dying, oh and also further and further away from the rest of your lot. It doesn't care that you're currently fighting a swarm. Doesn't care if you're currently fighting an Ogre. Not even if you're AFK. This punk does not have the slightest bit of decency so I suggest you pull out your crossbow and nick it in the johns the moment you see it. ===='''Stormvermin and Patrols'''==== -------- [[File:Stormvermin_Patrol_Portrait.png|500px|thumb|left|Left, right, left, right, squeaking till the mornin' light. #Find Out More [[http://www.vermintide.com/dev-blog-17-the-skaven-stormvermin/]][[http://www.vermintide.com/dev-blog-23-the-skaven-stormvermin-patrol/]] ]] {{clear}}Armour can be a real downer sometimes. The Stormvermin are the slightly larger, more combat efficient versions of the generic Clanrat. Carrying polearms and fully clad in armor, these guys pack a wallop and most of your attacks don't even seem to get through. Only attacks with '''Armor Penetration''' will manage to make a difference. We'll talk more about that in a while too. They are far less numerous on the map, thank the Emperor, but are each quite dangerous, not to mention a whole patrol of them. The most common beginner mistake is getting the attention of a wandering Stormvermin Patrol, so if you hear something resembling marching sounds and the militaristic squeaks of these buggers, get onto your chat log and warn your friends to hide. Patrols will walk around the map and can be avoided. The individual ones you gotta kill though. (Fun Fact: On Cataclysm, Stormvermin can instakill you with their downwards swing.) ===='''Poison Wind Globadier'''==== -------- [[File:Globadier_Portrait.png|500px|thumb|left|Humans appear.''*Breathing Intensifies*'' #Find Out More [[http://www.vermintide.com/dev-blog-16-the-skaven-poison-wind-globadier/]] ]] {{clear}}Know how there's always one weird kid in the block that ruins the party? This is the rat version. It lobs balls of poison once in a while to your lot which makes a poison cloud. The cloud makes it hard to see and does damage to everything in it. Yep, even its fellow rat people. Honestly, I don't see much of a use for the guy. Bet it was some rat who was bullied in high school and just needs love and attention. Bullets and arrows will most likely bounce off it's metal gear so give it a kiss with your hammer and move on. ===='''Ratling Gunner'''==== -------- [[File:Ratling_Gunner_Portrait.png|500px|thumb|left|'''Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat''' #Find Out More [[http://www.vermintide.com/dev-blog-22-the-skaven-ratling-gunner/]] ]] {{clear}}As dangerous as they are a cheesy pun, the Ratling Gunner would be devastating were it not for its really tiny brain. When it appears, it chooses a target out of the lot of you and simply fires away. Only at the target. Opening itself to one o' you simply strolling down to it and smacking it right in the head. Its range is pretty far and shoots a ton of bullets at its target, so if that's you, just make sure to have cover between you and it and your friends should clean it up soon. ===='''Gutter Runner'''==== -------- [[File:Gutter_Runner_Portrait.png|500px|thumb|left|''Sneaky, stabby, stabby, sneaky!'' '''-Gutter Runner that doesn't run in gutters anymore''' #Find Out More [[http://www.vermintide.com/dev-blog-19-the-skaven-gutter-runner/]] ]] {{clear}}Being an actually really witty pun, these guys are much more dangerous than the Ratling Gunner. The Gutter Runner is a sneaky little bugger who, much like the Packmaster, doesn't give a damn about your priorities. It finds a member of your team, usually the one who's alone, and pounces on them, leaving them defenseless as they stab and stab and stab away. Unlike the Packmaster, you'll remain at the position of where you are helplessly being gored out, but take a lot more damage than the Packmaster would deal. Its pounces are also pretty long ranged, so watch out for it. Another thing, if it is hit while stabbing someone to death, it gets thrown off and will attempt to disappear again. It does so in a puff of smoke. Try killing it before it does that, or someone is probably gonna get an early, gory colonoscopy again pretty soon. ===='''Rat Ogre'''==== -------- [[File:Rat_Ogre_Portrait.png|500px|thumb|left|''ROAR''. #Find Out More [[http://www.vermintide.com/dev-blog-18-the-skaven-rat-ogre/]] ]] {{clear}}Don't say I didn't save the best for last! The rat ogre. Man. This guy's just a brute. It's crazy and immensely, TERRIFYINGLY strong. I mean, it can really take a beating and dish it right back out. It'll take a lot to kill this guy so you'll need your whole team on it. If, and when it appears, try to make priorities on what you need to do, cause chances are if you're as unlucky as I am, it'll come with hordes or packmasters and the like. It has 3 moves, mainly. A big jump, when it jumps to where you are and smashes, sort of, dealing no damage but a large knockback. A ground smash, which you can dodge by dodging backwards, and an arm swipe which hurts quite a bit and is difficult to dodge. Also knocks you back quite a bit, but if you're anything like me, you'll be glad to get some distance from this thing. Managing the aggro of the Rat Ogre is important if you want to minimize the damage taken from it. When its attention is on you, you should prioritize running and dodging while the others should put it full of holes. When its close to hitting you, one of the others should do a block bash to get its attention on them. Then rinse and repeat and it'll be dead soon enough. Using a bomb on this guy is also not a waste, pretty much helps to shorten the time it will be on the map, meaning lengthening the time you'll be on it. '''Those are all the Skaven types you'll encounter. Let's move on to...'''
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