[Skyre Acolytes: How does one even go about acquiring them??]

Hi all,

I recently started a Skaven army, and am extremely excited to build and paint it!  One of the models I was hoping to add to my army is the Skyre Acolyte.  They have a pretty potent ranged attack, and I love that they can run and shoot in the same turn; I also love the model!  According to my list builder, Acolytes come in a minimum unit size of 5, and have a maximum unit size of 30.  However, the models are listed for sale on the GW website as $10 per model (also, sold out right now), meaning that it would cost $50 to field just one, minimum-sized unit of these; and $300 to field a maxed-out unit.  I feel like I have to be missing something?  Is there some other way to acquire these models en masse, or are people really shelling out hundreds of dollars for a quick-to-die battleline unit?  

I would welcome any advice or thoughts people have, and my apologies if the answer is obvious!  Thank you!

[AoS 2 - Blades of Khorne Discussion]

1 hour ago, Oreaper84 said:

To me the fix i think is removal of gore pilgrims, and make the secrator banner whole-ly  withing 18 but remove the need to stand still. The lore had this guy running up with the vanguard of Khul's forces (which is way more Khorne IMHO) That way you can have the re-roll for priests, hang by the alter, or try your luck and have better range up the field for prayers....or have re-rolls to get the Judgments rolling, then run up and smash

This is exactly the fix that I had theory-crafted on my own, and I think it would be the optimal solution.  Nothing is less "Khorne-y" than deliberately keeping a 140 point out of combat the entire match.  Allowing him to move, but adding the "wholly within" language and keeping its range at 18", would force players into making difficult (see interesting) risk-reward decisions re: whether to keep him back, whether to get him closer to the front lines / possibly into shooting range, or even whether to send him into direct combat.

 

Fingers crossed!