Game 164 - Ratkin - 2026/10/27

Hello!

 

It has been a very long time since I had my last game of Kings of War. I was thus very excited when Yan accepted my offer to play over Universal Battle 2. It was to be my very first game of 4th edition as well!

 

It meant I needed to update my army for the new edition. I used the composition rules that are going be used for Australian Clash of Kings 2027. 2300 points to spend and no more than two battalions. Fortunately, it did not require much re-thinking, although I restricted myself to the models I could use in real life. 

 

This is what I came up with for our upcoming game:

Outcasts - Army List

1st Battalion

Heroes 

Army Standard Bearer (AS), Champion Hero (Inf), The Boomstick - 130
Mage (M), Champion Hero (Inf), Inspiring Talisman, Lightning Bolt (5), Bane Chant (2) - 160

Core

Palace Guard (PG1), Core Inf Regiment - 160
Palace Guard (PG2), Core Inf Regiment - 160
Stormwind Cavalry (SW1), Core Cav Regiment - 220
Stormwind Cavalry (SW2), Core Cav Regiment - 220

Specialist

Forest Shamblers (FS1), Specialist Lrg Inf Troop - 120
Forest Shamblers (FS1), Specialist Lrg Inf Troop - 120
Silverbreeze Cavalry (SB1), Specialist Cav Troop - 130

Support

Drakon Riders (DR1), Support Lrg Cav Troop - 165
Drakon Riders (DR2), Support Lrg Cav Troop - 165

2nd Battalion

Heroes

Drakon Lord (DL), Warlord Hero (Lrg Cav) - 180

Core

Kindred Archers (A1), Core Inf Regiment - 130
Kindred Archers (A2), Core Inf Regiment - 130

Specialist

Silverbreeze Cavalry (SB2), Specialist Cav Troop - 130

Total Units: 15, Total Unit Strength: 22, Total Points: 2300

Game 158 - Ratkin - 2021/04/25

 

Greetings!

After I played against Ed and his Free Dwarfs, I had a fantastic opportunity to have a game with another prominent member of the Oxford Gaming Club - Simon aka laribord for those who play on Universal Battle 2. We have played against each other since the down of time but there was a bit of a break since our most recent encounter. It was thus great to organize a game again!

This time, Simon brought his Ratkin army. This is the faction I didn't play against often and Simon always adds a special flavour to the armies he designs. It was no different this time and I was really curious about this encounter. Let's check Simon's army in more detail:

Desert Rats - Army List

Nightmares Horde (N), Large Infantry, Blessing of the Gods - 265

Shock Troops Regiment (S1), Infantry, Heavy Halberds (Phalanx), Plague Pots - 160
Shock Troops Regiment (S2), Infantry, Plague Pots - 145
Shock Troops Regiment (S3), Infantry, Plague Pots - 145
Hackpaws Regiment (H), Cavalry, Maccwar's Potion of the Caterpillar - 170
Tunnel Runners (TR), Chariots, Brew of Sharpness - 245
Vermintide* Regiment (V), Swarm, Staying Stone - 70

Mutant Rat Fiend (MRF), Titan - 220
Tangle[1] (T), Titan - 160

Weapon Team (WT), War Engine - 85

Brood Mother (BM), Hero (Large Infantry) - 140
Brute Enforcer (BE1), Hero (Large Infantry) - 75
Brute Enforcer (BE2), Hero (Large Infantry) - 75
Swarm-Crier (SC), Hero (Infantry) - 45

Clash of Kings Australia 1 - Game 6 - Ratkin - 2017/03/02

Greetings!

In the game 6 of Australian Clash of Kings I faced vile Ratkin commanded by the veteran Warlord - Clint. He was another member of the merry band of Queenslanders who made it South to Canberra for that event.  He is a very active tournament player and it is not a surprise to find out that he was playing at the very first Australian Masters in December. In fact, he is currently Number 1 in the Rankings! 

I had a great pleasure to play against a very experienced player (Clint also plays with a variety of armies) and to learn from him during the battle. Clint brought vile Ratkin this time and that posed an additional challenge. Not only I was about to play against currently the best player in Australia but also against the army I have never faced before! 

I tried not to feel intimidated and come up with some plan regardless :) It was, after all, an excellent opportunity to test my skills! Here are the details of the army Clint commanded that day:

Ratkin - Army List

40 Shock Troops, Horde, Blade of Slashing
- Death Engine, Monster, Vile Sorcery
- Weapon Team, Storm of Lead
- Daemonspawn 
 

40 Shock Troops, Horde
- Warlock, Scarletmaw’s Fenulian Amulet

40 Shock Troops, Horde
- Warlock

40 Blight, Horde, Brew of Strength
- Enforcer

40 Slaves, Horde

20 Slaves, Regiment

20 Slaves, Regiment