Skaven collectors need a fair sealed floor, clean title matching, and a short path from first box to a playable shelf. This guide is buying advice — live prices and kits live on the Skaven army hub.
The Under-Empire, always scheming. Skaven are the ratmen of the Under-Empire: Clanrats, Stormvermin, and clan specialists. Skaventide-era boxes reshaped sealed floors.
Where to start buying
Start with Spearhead: Skaven. Open the box page, compare sealed all-in prices to complete used comps for the same edition, then set a watch under the middle of the sealed band. The Skaven start path walks the same decision in order.
Cross-check the Skaven army hub for every kit that currently ships to you — Spearhead floors move, and a “cheap” listing is only cheap if it matches the same contents.
What to buy after the Spearhead
Spearhead: Skaven first. Add Clanrats or Stormvermin second. Skip incomplete Skaventide lots tagged as full boxes.
Useful follow-on pages on SprueSentry: Age of Sigmar: Introductory Set, Age of Sigmar: Skaventide, Age of Sigmar: Starter Set, Blood Bowl: the Skavenblight Scramblers.
Common listing traps
- +Incomplete Clanrat or Stormvermin lots.
- +Skaventide parts sold as full Spearhead.
- +Wrong clan character kits in shared Skaven searches.
When photos look thin, read how to spot incomplete used kits and sealed vs opened vs painted before you pay.
How to read the price
Fair value is the recent sealed and complete-used cluster for that exact box — not MSRP. What is a Spearhead worth? explains how we read floors. Prefer all-in landed cost (shipping, duties, tax) over sticker price.
Lore and reading
Skaven are the ratmen of the Under-Empire: Clanrats, Stormvermin, and clan specialists. Skaventide-era boxes reshaped sealed floors. For the full reading list and why-read notes, use the Skaven army hub — this post stays on buying.
- +Rise of the Horned Rat — Guy Haley: Skaven politics and Under-Empire tone.
- +The Realmgate Wars: War Storm — Nick Kyme: Early Realmgate backdrop.
- +Soul Wars — Josh Reynolds: Necroquake-era context.
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Playstyle and formations
If you want how the army plays before you spend, open the how to play Skaven guide. Buy the box you like painting — then set watches so restocks do not force a panic purchase.
Next step
- 1Browse the Skaven army hub.
- 2Open Spearhead: Skaven and set a sealed watch.
- 3Follow the numbered start path for the second kit.
- 4Read one novel from the army hub list while the watch runs.
Buy the fair sealed price. Wait out scarcity premiums. Verify used photos before you pay.
Where do I start a Skaven army?
Follow the Skaven start path for a numbered buying order. Live floors for kits that ship to you sit on the Skaven army hub.
Is this guide the same as the army hub?
No. This post is long-form buying advice. The army hub is the entity home for kits, floors, and reading lists. Use both — do not treat this guide as a second lore encyclopedia.