Venom Encrusted Weapons and the Stab Grot

[Ferban]

This came up in a recent game.  Do the Venom Encrusted Weapons (unmodified 6 on a hit does mortal wounds equal to the damage) apply to the stab grot that accompanies the Killaboss on foot?

The card that comes with Dominion says that all Kruleboyz Orruks get the Venom Encrusted Weapons, but that it doesn't apply to a mount.  The stab-grot is listed on the Killaboss's card as a "Companion."  But it doesn't include the usual language that a companion "is treated in the same way as a mount." In fact, it says the stab grot and Killaboss are treated as "one model" which, presumably, means that they together have the Kruleboyze Orruks keywords and, therefore, the stab grot's weapons should get the benefit.  

My guess is that the upcoming battletome will address that.  But given just what comes in Dominion, anybody have thoughts one way or the other?  We played it that the stab grot did get the benefit.  Which made for a better overall narrative.  But wondering what others think. 

[Kadeton]

The rules for 22.3.1 Mounts, Companions and Crew states that "For rules purposes, companions and crew are treated in the same manner as mounts." So going forward, they don't need to include the "treated the same way as a mount" wording - it's that way by default.

Sadly, even though it's totally thematic, the Stab-Grot doesn't benefit from Venom-Encrusted Weapons as far as I can tell.