First Skill On Storm Vermin

Maedhros · Post by **Maedhros** » Sun Dec 22, 2002 7:21 am

What do you think is the best choice? Right now I'm looking at either Mighty Blow or Pro. Which one is more important? Are there any oither skills I should look at?

My team is pretty new, 3 games played. The other teams are High Elves, Amazons, Chaos and Goblins. I don't know how this affects things. Well maybe Tackle could be a good choice.

Anyways, thanks for your feedback.

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Sun Dec 22, 2002 7:31 am

Dodge, to keep him upright more?

sean newboy · Post by **sean newboy** » Sun Dec 22, 2002 9:59 am

Guard, so he can help out the linerats.

Korhil · Post by **Korhil** » Sun Dec 22, 2002 11:02 am

StromVermin
Double: Claw, Dodge
Normal: Tackle, Guard, Mighty Blow

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Mojoshenpo · Post by **Mojoshenpo** » Sun Dec 22, 2002 1:13 pm

Those GRs need all the help they can get and you don't want two opponents getting downfield, one canceling the SV TZ, and putting a 2d on your ball carrier....

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Asmodan · Post by **Asmodan** » Sun Dec 22, 2002 2:25 pm

I think i would have taken tackle considering you are playing against 2 dodge teams + high elves.
If there had been more bashing teams like chaos i would probably have chosen guard instead.

Asmodan

franck_le_grand · Post by **franck_le_grand** » Sun Dec 22, 2002 7:27 pm

Tackle! you're playing against three dodge teams, and in two of them the whole team has dodge (amazon and goblin).

Icedman · Post by **Icedman** » Mon Dec 23, 2002 10:03 am

Just like everyone else said: Tackle all the way... both my SV advanced identically for their first 2 skills: Tackle, Mighty Blow. One of them now has Guard, but anyway...

With the league you're in, Tackle. Get Guard in a little while, you will need it.

Marcus · Post by **Marcus** » Mon Dec 23, 2002 10:09 am

Guard, without reservation. Get tackle on linerats and use them to hunt down dodgy types. You have very little access to strength skills and your linerat doubles are less likely to be spent on guard as they are on mutations. Storm Vermin are the only players with AV8 so they're best used in situations where you need to have someone go toe to toe.

kaboom · Post by **kaboom** » Mon Dec 23, 2002 12:54 pm

dodge or guard

Skummy · Post by **Skummy** » Mon Dec 23, 2002 2:16 pm

Guard/Tackle. If your linerats have tackle already, go with guard. It sounds like you need tackle to win much of anything in this league, so work on developing a tackle/mighty blow player to blitz with every turn.

Maedhros · Post by **Maedhros** » Mon Dec 23, 2002 6:41 pm

I ended up choosing guard for my Storm Vermin. In my league the two toughest teams for my Skaven to beat are Chaos and High Elves. Hopefully Guard will help me avoid so much death against Chaos and let me push around the Elves.

Thanks for the advice guys.

Hmmm... now on to the next problem. Gutter Runner with Block got a new skill. Pro? Strip Ball? Side Step? Leap?

I'm starting to get the feeling I should just let you guys pick all my skills.

Skummy · Post by **Skummy** » Mon Dec 23, 2002 6:52 pm

Depending on how many rerolls you have, Catch or Sure Hands could be your best friend. Like others on this forum have said, don't try to develop a one turn scorer unless you get a movement or mutation early. Having a ballhawking gutter runner who can pick up the ball is always a good thing, and you can have your other players worry about knocking it loose. Kick is an important skill for Skaven as well.

Marcus · Post by **Marcus** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 10:31 am

My preferred skill progression for GRs (with no doubles) is block, sidestep, shadowing. Sometimes I reverse the order of the last two.

Doubles I get dauntless, then strip ball on a standard roll or horns on another double.

Other stuff depends on what teams are in the league and what stat increases I roll. With those skills, though, I'm generally using the shadowing/sidestepping boys for backfield harrassment and the dauntless types as turnover blitzers.

sean newboy · Post by **sean newboy** » Tue Dec 24, 2002 12:19 pm

Catch or Sure Hands would be my second advance for a gr with blodge.

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First Skill On Storm Vermin

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