The Horned Rats Daemon Legion consist of the Verminlord and Daemon Prince Warlords and the ranks are filled with Rat Fiends, Rat Servants, Rat Swarms and Chaos Spawn. This Army List is an additional list to the Realm of Chaos and all rules from it apply.
| Warlord and Retinue | 75%+ |
| Allies | 0-25% |
You may include any number of Verminlords and Retinue and you may have Skaven allies and Monstrous host allies, though you may only have Large Monsters.
VERMINLORD at 500 pts
A Verminlord is two or three times the size of a Skaven and their heads are bedecked with twisted spiralling horns and sloughing flesh, to mimic their Patron Lord. They are surrounded by an aura of creeping decay and inscrutable knowledge. Their bodies are leprous and warpstone charms hang from or are incorporated into their flesh. Some Verminlords wear robes similiar to those of the Order of Grey Seers with red runes painted over them. In an Daemonic Warband they must be accompanied by a Retinue of Lesser Daemons worth at least as many points as the Verminlord. You may include any number of Verminlords and Retinue and may have Skaven allies and Monstrous host allies, though you may only have Large Monsters.
| PROFILE | M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | LD |
| Verminlord | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
EQUIPMENT A Verminlord do not need weapons to fight but often carry a sword or heavy blade, nor do they need armour but often wear odd pieces.
SAVE A Verminlord has a saving throw of 4+ due to its Demonic Aura.
DAEMONIC REWARDS Just as the other Patrons of Chaos the Horned Rat bestow his trusted Daemons with Rewards. A Verminlord may have up to two Daemonic Rewards and may have Daemonic Rewards of the Horned Rat.
SPECIAL RULES
GREATER DAEMON A Verminlord is a Greater Daemon of the Horned Rat and all the special rules for Daemons apply.
TERROR A Verminlord is amongst the most terryfying of all monsters and it cause Terror, remember that a monster which causes Terror also causes Fear.
DAEMON PRINCE at 275 pts
See Realm of Chaos.
DAEMON BATTLE STANDARD BEARER at 125 pts
| Profile | M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | LD |
| Servant Champion | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
The Daemon Standard Bearer may lead a unit of Rat Servants instead of a Servant Champion. The Standard Bearer carries the General Daemons personal Banner and all rules for Army Battle Stanadard apply.
EQUIPMENT The Standard Bearer is armed with either a Weeping Blade or a Plauge Censer depending on what the unit is armed with.
SAVE The Standard Bearer have a Daemonic save of 4+.
SPECIAL RULES
All special rules for Daemons apply.
FEAR The Standard Bearer cause Fear.
RAT FIENDS at 75 pts per model.
The Rat Fiend resemble Rat Ogres and it is speculated that Clan Moulder create their own version in the form of Rat Ogres in honour of the Horned Rat. They are strong and massively built, in the court of the Horned Rat they act as guards and strikes massive gongs or bells to herald the antrance of a Verminlord.
| Profile | M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | LD |
| RatFiend | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
WEAPONS The Rat Fiends are armed only with their sizeable claws.
SAVE The Rat Fiends have a Daemonic save of 4+.
OPTIONS None.
SPECIAL RULES
All special rules for Daemons apply.
FEAR Rat Fiends cause Fear.
MODELS I use Rat Ogres as Rat Fiends and painted them more reddish by using Red Wash mixed with Chestnut Wash. You can also use Minotaurs and replace the head with the head of a Verminlord, heavily convert the Minotuarhead or use the head from Boneripper with some filing and milliput.
DAEMON RAT SERVANT
The Daemonic servants of the Horned Rat are no taller than a Skaven and look quite like them. They wear robes and are set to carry out the duties set upon them by the Verminlords. There are numerous rat Servants in the court of the Horned Rat and when the Verminlords march to war against each other or another Chaos Power they fill the ranks of the Horned Rats Daemonic Legion.
Rat Servant at 30 pts per model.
Rat Servant Champion at 70 pts per model.
| Profile | M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | LD |
| Rat Servant | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| Servant Champion | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
WEAPONS The Rat Servants are armed with either a Weeping Blade or a Plauge Censer.
SAVE The Rat Servants have a Daemonic save of 4+.
OPTIONS Any unit may include a Standard Bearer or Musician costing 60 pts per model. Any unit may carry a magic standard and may use Skaven only standards.
LEADER Any unit may be lead by a Champion at a cost of 70 pts, the Champion is armed as the unit.
SPECIAL RULES
All special rules for Daemons apply.
FEAR Rat Servants cause Fear.
MAGIC A unit of Rat Servants has a Magic Level and can cast spells like a wizard. The size of the unit defines its magic level and the number of spells it may cast:
1-5 models with a Magic Level of 1 and one spell.
6-10 models with a Magic Level of 2 and two spells.
11-15 models with a Magic Level of 3 and three spells.
16+ models with a Magic Level of 4 and four spells.
Spells must be drawn from the Skaven deck and the unit may not use Grey Seer spells. If the size of the unit decreses its magic level will drop, your opponent randomly draw away the units surplus spell cards. Do this in the Magic Phase.
CURSE OF THE HORNED RAT
This spell will raise Rat Servants instead of Skaven. this is an alternative use and you had better ask your opponent for permission first. If this spell is cast on a unit that is in combat with a Rat Servant unit, then the raised models are added to that unit. If the size of a unit is raised it may also gain additional Magic Level and spells, draw extra spell cards at the start of the Magic Phase.
MODELS I use Plauge Monks and Censer Bearers as Servants but mount them on 25mm bases. To create the Weeping Blades I paint the weapons black, then drybrush them with Dark Angels Green and a touch of light green.
CHAOS SPAWN at 70 pts per model
The Horned Rat favour corruption and it come as no surprise that his halls are filled with Spawns hiding inthe shadows or braying in the distant. They often appear on the battlefield either driven their by the will of their master or drawn their outof curiosity or bloodlust.
See Realm of Chaos.
RAT SWARMS at 50 pts per base
The halls of the Horned Rat is over crowded with rats that scuttle about and mingle among the pillars. They form an unstoppable mass on the battlefield and can overwhelm almost any enemy.
See Warhammer Battle book page 136.
Just like the other Chaos Powers the Horned Rat have bless his trusted Daemon lieutenants with rewards ranging from a smile to a mighty weapon.
DOOM GLAIVE at 50 pts
Most Verminlord carry a weapon made from raw Warpstone. The slightest touch of the weapon will burn away the flesh and wounds will always be infected. The weapon come in many forms but it is often a huge blade fasten on a halberd, though at least one Verminlord had huge Warpstone claws. One Verminlord had the blade fasten on the stump of his arm, evidently his hand had been cut off. A hit from a Doom Glaive cause D3 wounds.
Horned Rat only
SWARM OF RATS at 50 pts
Numerous rats swarm around the daemon and attack anyone that get to close. All to hit rolls against the Daemon are at -1 due to the rats. Any model in base-contact with the Daemon will take a S3 hit after both sides have struck blows from the biting rats. This attack will affect all enemy models in base-contact even if they have just replaced a model that was killed.
Horned Rat only
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