[Skaven vs. Sylvaneth - Total Conquest]

Nice report! Magic lists are so fun to play, but o so inconsistent.

[Plague Monks: the quarantine has been lifted, but we are still going to die]

No, you are entirely right. For some reason I was utterly convinced that only the Pair of Blades got the exploding 6s. Which, funny enough, meant that most of my conclusions were wrong. Staves are vastly better than I initially assumed, requiring roughly 1/4 more models in range.

A valuable lesson has been learned; thanks for pointing this out. I do sincerely hope that I managed to fix every mistake.

[Skaven lists before questions infrequently asked are kind of answered]

Thank you! Personally I'm a bit disappointed by the number of units not taken. 😉

The winter FAQ didn't really incentivize picking the forgotten half of our roster, although depending on how much Monks are nerfed it might just do that.

 

[Speak Prrrrriest: A Tournament List]

I do wish you the best of luck in your tournament! Gnash-gnaw on their filthy bones! May your rats be rabid, your blades foetid and your plagues contagious!

However it always pains me to see a Skaven list with less unit diversity than Ironjawz. 😪

[Part three: Club 'em? Stab 'em? Slice 'em?]

First of all, success does not require justification. If you are successful with a certain build then it justified itself. So congratulations to you! 😉

Regarding Stormvermin, I tried to outline my opinion in the previous blog post. Their warscroll is good as it is. Their lack of use can be fixed purely by point adjustments. To make a pure Verminous list comparable (I still would prefer mixed Skaven since I find this to be a more interesting playstyle/aesthetic) some things need to be adjusted:

Stormvermin can drop 50 points to 400 to make them justifiable in terms of internal balance. The battalion needs to go down from 180 to ~120/130. It fixes an important issue for Verminous, namely lack of CP generation, but it's effect doesn't justify such a price tag when you compare it both internally and externally.

A slight drop of 10 or 20 points for the Clawlord would be an option since unlike most foot/support heroes it doesn't have a "passive"  buff like Witchbrew, but rather an unspammable command ability. However this is secondary to Vermin/Clawhorde point reductions.

[Part two: are Monks a Plague?]

I would love SV to be a viable alternative, however right now I think the difference in effectiveness is just too pronounced. Lowering their cost to 400 and the Clawhorde to 120 (or increasing the area  a bit) would certainly help.