CavalryWolfPack

Yeah I see what you mean now. Thanks for the help! I've been eyeing Bell of Doom recently, and being less clunky than a Screaming Bell is pretty nice. I'll take one in my next game and see how it goes.

I've been playing Skaven for a while. They were my first army in AoS (I've been playing and collecting for about a year but only really got playing regularly in December) and I love them, but I've grown rather frustrated with a few parts of the roster. After trying perhaps a few too many times to figure them out, I figured it was time to ask people who are much better than I am. I love the listbuilding theory and finding the proper balance for various lists in Skaven, but actually playing them I'm finding is very difficult. Primarily, using Clanrats to the best effect. Obviously, you're not trying to put them toe-to-toe with other infantry in the hopes of winning that engagement. However, I find that they cannot be a meatshield or screen. When a lot of what we're protecting is fragile units like Jezzails, and 40 rats evaporate in a single turn, it's becoming less of screen and more of a tax. It just seems like the unit is incapable of fulfilling it's purpose. I'm willing to believe a lot of this is poor positioning on my part, since positioning with Skaven is one of the most important parts of playing them, and admittedly the weakest part of my play. Am I doing something wrong? I saw earlier someone say Clanrats are in a great spot and I can't help but disagree, but that is most likely my inexperience and poor play talking.