Skaven Dregs

A unit consisting of models with this special rule may adopt a Close Order formation.

Models with this special rule cannot use the Inspiring Presence rule of the army’s General nor the Hold your Ground rule of a Battle Standard. However, little is expected from Levies in battle. Therefore, units that do not have this special rule are not required to make a Panic test when a friendly unit of Levies Breaks and flees from combat.

A unit with this special rule may increase the maximum Rank Bonus it can claim (as determined by its troop type) by one.

Models with this special rule have a +1 modifier to the result of any Flee roll they make.

If all friendly Skaven models engaged in a combat have this rule, friendly Skaven units may target the engaged enemy units in that combat during the Shooting Phase. Resolve all rolls to hit as normal. Then, using all failed to hit rolls, roll to wound on a unit with the Expendable special rule engaged in the combat chosen by your opponent.

If firing with a model using a blast template, centre the template over a fighting rank so that it touches both friendly and enemy models as equally as possible with as many models as possible. Roll to scatter and resolve the attack as normal. 

If using a Magic Missile to target an enemy unit engaged with a friendly unit with this rule, failed casting rolls (but not successfully dispelled rolls or miscasts) count as successfully cast on a friendly unit with the Expendable special rule engaged in the combat chosen by your opponent.

Should a unit of Skaven Dregs ever break and flee from combat, treat the unit as completely destroyed and remove it from play. If the unit contains ten or more models, before removing it, every unit (friend or foe) within 2D6" of it suffers D3 Strength 3 hits. For every additional five Skaven Dregs the unit contains greater than five, apply a +1 modifier to the D3 to a maximum of +3. Opponents that were engaged in combat with this unit may then attempt to restrain and reform, or 'overrun'.

Notes: A Packmaster or Master Moulder upgrade for this unit loses the Warband special rule and adds the Levies and Expendable special rule.

A character with this special rule cannot be your General and cannot join a unit without this special rule. A unit with this special rule cannot be joined by a character without this special rule.