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Age of Sigmar
Skaven
The Under-Empire, always scheming.
39 kits tracked · 1 with a live floor shipping to the US
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Spearhead: Skaven
from US$108.00
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Your Skaven path
Take this army from first box to first game, then go deeper into its painting and stories. Unavailable guides stay clearly labeled.
Build & start
NextChoose a first box and follow a practical expansion path for Skaven.
Paint
UnavailableAn Age of Sigmar paint guide is not available yet.
Use the build and reading paths while this guide is prepared.
Play & learn
Edition-labeled strategy notes with a visible rules freshness check.
Lore & reading
On this pageMeet the faction and start with a short, editorially selected reading list.
Starter path
Where to begin
- 01Spearhead: Skaven first.
- 02Add Clanrats or Stormvermin second.
- 03Skip incomplete Skaventide lots tagged as full boxes.
Catalog
All tracked kits
Lore
About Skaven
The Under-Empire, always scheming.
Skaven are the ratmen of the Under-Empire: Clanrats, Stormvermin, and clan specialists. Skaventide-era boxes reshaped sealed floors.
Spearhead is the clean start. Thanquol and big clan kits spike. Incomplete Clanrat lots are common.
Themes: Under-Empire · Clans · Skaventide
Selected editorial starting points
Where to start reading Skaven
Black Library titles collectors often pair with this army. Titles and short why-read notes only. Not a complete or canonical bibliography. Not affiliated with Games Workshop.
This short list is editorially selected and incomplete. Its non-Heresy titles do not yet have one governed source-review denominator.
- Rise of the Horned RatGuy Haley · Age of Sigmar
Skaven politics and Under-Empire tone.
- The Realmgate Wars: War StormNick Kyme · Age of Sigmar
Early Realmgate backdrop.
- Soul WarsJosh Reynolds · Age of Sigmar
Necroquake-era context.
Collector guides: skaven collectors guide · what is a spearhead worth. Browse all Skaven boxes.
