Skaven – Vizzik Skour, Prophet of the Horned Rat
10" 15 5+ 5 5+ Created in the apocalyptic fires of the Vermindoom, Vizzik Skour is the chief priest of the Horned Rat, Lord of the Gnaw and master of the mind-shattering death frenzy. The force of this daemon's diabolic zeal is enough to crack the land and drive the Skaven swarms into a frothing madness. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Unholy Gnawstaff [Crit (Mortal)] | |||||||
| Unholy Gnawstaff Crit (Mortal) | 6 | 4+ | 2+ | 1 | D6 | ||
| Host of Vermin [Crit (Auto-wound), Companion] | |||||||
| Host of Vermin Crit (Auto-wound), Companion | 10 | 5+ | 5+ | - | 1 | ||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 1 Points: 340
Base size: 130mm
Can be reinforced: No
Regiment Options: 0-1 Skaven Overclaw, Any SKAVEN
 Any Hero Phase | 8 |
THE DEATH FRENZY: Such is the force of Vizzik's screeching oratory that the verminous hordes froth and spasm under his influence as mere mortals unravel to visions of their inevitable doom.
Declare: Pick a visible enemy unit within 13"of this unit or a visible friendly SKAVEN INFANTRY unit within 13" of this unit to be the target, then make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: If the target is an enemy unit, subtract 1 from the Attacks characteristic of the target’s melee weapons until the start of your next turn.
If the target is a friendly unit, it can use 2 FIGHT abilities this turn. After the first is used, however, the target has STRIKE-LAST for the rest of the turn.
If the chanting roll was 12+, you can pick 2 targets instead of 1.
Effect: If the target is an enemy unit, subtract 1 from the Attacks characteristic of the target’s melee weapons until the start of your next turn.
If the target is a friendly unit, it can use 2 FIGHT abilities this turn. After the first is used, however, the target has STRIKE-LAST for the rest of the turn.
If the chanting roll was 12+, you can pick 2 targets instead of 1.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER |
| Once Per Battle, Your Hero Phase |
PROPHET OF THE HORNED RAT: Vizzik endlessly schemes to extend his god's influence - alongside his own.
Effect: You can re-roll chanting rolls for this unit until the start of your next turn.
 Once Per Turn (Army), Any Combat Phase |
GAZE OF THE GNAW: To catch Vizzik's gaze is to be driven from one's mind by agonising raptures.
Declare: Pick an enemy unit in combat with this unit to be the target.
Effect: Roll a dice. On a 2+, for the rest of the turn:
Effect: Roll a dice. On a 2+, for the rest of the turn:
- If this unit is in combat with the target when the target is picked to use a FIGHT ability, all of the target’s attacks must target this unit.
- Subtract 1 from hit rolls and wound rolls for the target’s combat attacks that target this unit.
| KEYWORDS | RAMPAGE |
 Any Combat Phase |
FISSURES IN REALITY: Those who resist Vizzik's will are swallowed by fang-mouthed fissures that wrench open in his presence.
Declare: Pick each enemy unit in combat with this unit to be the targets.
Effect: Roll a D3 for each target. On a 2+, inflict an amount of mortal damage on the target equal to the roll.
Effect: Roll a D3 for each target. On a 2+, inflict an amount of mortal damage on the target equal to the roll.
KEYWORDS | WARMASTER, UNIQUE, HERO, MONSTER, PRIEST (2), WARD (5+) |
| CHAOS, SKAVEN, DAEMON, MASTERCLAN |
FAQ
| Q: | If an enemy unit is affected by the ‘Gaze of the Gnaw’ ability and must attack Vizzik Skour, can the models in that unit that are not within combat range of Vizzik Skour after piling in attack? |
| A: | No. |
17.2 Mortal Damage
Some abilities inflict mortal damage. If an ability inflicts mortal damage on a unit, add that number of damage points to the unit’s damage pool for that ability (see 18.2 Allocating Damage).
 Your Movement Phase |
RETREAT: The fighters disengage from combat, though at the cost of lowering their defences.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, RETREAT |
7.0 Combat Range
Each model has a combat range that extends 3" horizontally from its base and any distance vertically from that circle to form a cylinder. The combat range of a unit extends 3" horizontally and any distance vertically from every model in that unit. Units from opposing armies that are within each other’s combat range and that are visible to each other are in combat with each other. When a unit that is not in combat enters the combat range of a visible enemy unit, it moves into combat.
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’
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FAQ / Errata
FAQ
| Q: | If a model in base-to-base contact with an enemy model retreats 3" directly away from the enemy model, is it still in combat with that enemy model? |
| A: | No. |
Errata
Addenda: 7.0 Combat Range
Add the following:
‘A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it.’
‘A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it.’
| Passive |
FLY: Soaring above the battlefield, this unit can reach destinations that are inaccessible to other troops.
Effect: As this unit moves, it ignores other models, terrain features and the combat ranges of enemy units. It cannot end its move in combat unless specified in the ability that allowed it to move. Ignore any vertical distance moved for this unit.
Hit Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Hit characteristic, the attack scores a successful hit: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified hit rolls of 1 always fail. If an unmodified hit roll for an attack made with a weapon is a 6, that attack is a critical hit.| Critical hits have no effect on their own but often trigger additional effects (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities). | ||
Cover
Subtract 1 from hit rolls for attacks that target a unit that is behind or wholly on this terrain feature, unless that unit charged this turn or has the FLY keyword.Obscuring
While every model in a non-MONSTER non‐WAR MACHINE unit that does not have the FLY keyword is within 1" of this terrain feature, the following apply:- That unit is only visible to enemy units that are within its combat range.
- The Range characteristic of that unit’s ranged weapons is halved (rounding down to the nearest inch).
Unstable
Models can move across but cannot be set up on or end any type of move on any part of this terrain feature that is more than 1" tall.1.4.2 Obscuring Terrain
Examples: Wyldwood, fortress wallTerrain Abilities: Cover, Obscuring, Unstable
6.0 Visibility
A target model is visible to another model (which we’ll call the ‘observing model’) if you can draw a straight line through the air (whether horizontal, diagonal or vertical) from any point on the observing model to any point on the target model that does not intersect any objects except for other models in the observing model’s unit. A target unit is visible to an observing unit if at least 1 model in the target unit is visible to at least 1 model in the observing unit. A model is always considered to be visible to itself.If a rule or ability requires a target to be both within a given range of and visible to the unit using that ability, or to a model in that unit, both conditions must be met by the same model in the target. You could not, for instance, target a unit where one model is within range but not visible and another model is not in range but is visible.
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| In some cases, it might not be immediately clear whether a model is visible. If so, stoop down to get a look from behind the observing model. If any part of the other model is visible, even if it is just the tip of a spear, then that model is visible for rules purposes. | ||
FAQ / Errata
FAQ
| Q: | If a non-FLY INFANTRY HERO (e.g. a Scinari Cathallar) is a Shrine Guardian of a Shrine Luminor, and that Shrine Guardian is within 1" of an obscuring terrain feature, is the Shrine Guardian visible to enemy abilities that target the Shrine Guardian? |
| A: | Yes. |
Errata
6.0 Visibility
Add the following:
‘If a rule or ability requires a target to be both within a given range of and visible to the unit using that ability, or to a model in that unit, both conditions must be met by the same model in the target. You could not, for instance, target a unit where one model is within range but not visible and another model is not in range but is visible.’
‘If a rule or ability requires a target to be both within a given range of and visible to the unit using that ability, or to a model in that unit, both conditions must be met by the same model in the target. You could not, for instance, target a unit where one model is within range but not visible and another model is not in range but is visible.’
18.1 Ward Saves
Units with the WARD keyword have the ‘Ward Save’ passive ability. The number after the WARD keyword indicates the ward value for the ward save. If a unit had WARD (5+), for example, its ward value would be 5. If a unit has more than one ward save, only the ward save with the lowest value applies to it; the other has no effect.| Passive |
WARD SAVE: Whether through their uncanny reflexes, unnatural toughness or a source of mystical protection, these warriors can avoid otherwise lethal attacks.
Effect: In step 1 of the damage sequence (see 18.0), make a ward roll of D6 for each damage point in this unit’s damage pool. If the roll equals or exceeds this unit’s ward value, remove that damage point from the damage pool.
3.0 Prayers
The declare step of each prayer will tell you to make a chanting roll of D6. On an unmodified chanting roll of 1, the prayer fails, its effect is not resolved and you must remove D3 ritual points from the PRIEST using the prayer.Otherwise, pick one of the following:
- Give a number of ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the chanting roll (ritual points can be accumulated over multiple turns).
- You can add the PRIEST’s ritual points to the chanting roll. If the chanting roll equals or exceeds the prayer’s chanting value (at the top-right corner of the prayer), it is answered: resolve the effect of the prayer, then reset the PRIEST’s ritual points total to 0.
All PRIESTS know the following prayer:
| Your Hero Phase |
SACRED RITES: The priest focuses on safely setting their ritual into motion.
Declare: Pick a friendly PRIEST to use this ability, then make a chanting roll of D6. On an unmodified chanting roll of 1, remove 1 ritual point from that PRIEST instead of D3.
Effect: Give a number to ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the unmodified chanting roll and do not reset the PRIEST’s ritual points to 0.
Effect: Give a number to ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the unmodified chanting roll and do not reset the PRIEST’s ritual points to 0.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER, UNLIMITED |
EXAMPLE PRAYER
 Once Per Battle, Your Hero Phase | 7 |
RESURRECTION: A fallen hero is brought back from death, their vitality fully restored.
Declare: Make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Pick a friendly INFANTRY HERO that has been slain and return them to the battlefield. Set up that HERO wholly within 3" of this PRIEST.
Effect: Pick a friendly INFANTRY HERO that has been slain and return them to the battlefield. Set up that HERO wholly within 3" of this PRIEST.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER |
Combat attacks
Combat attacks are made with melee weapons. The target unit(s) must be within the combat range of the attacking model and visible to it. The model must attack with all of the melee weapons it is armed with.1.0 Wizards and Priests
WIZARDS are special units that can cast spells, and PRIESTS are special units that can chant prayers. Spells and prayers are powerful abilities that can have a dramatic impact on the battle.
Wound Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Wound characteristic, the attack successfully wounds: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified wound rolls of 1 always fail.The SKAVEN and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
The SKAVEN keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
Crit (Mortal)
If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack inflicts mortal damage on the target unit equal to the Damage characteristic of that weapon and the attack sequence ends.Companion
Unless otherwise specified, attacks made by this weapon are not affected by friendly abilities that modify hit rolls, wound rolls or weapon characteristics, except for those that apply negative modifiers (e.g. ‘Covering Fire’).The HERO keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
The CHAOS keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
The SKAVEN keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
Crit (Auto-wound)
If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack automatically wounds the target. Make a save roll as normal.
The MONSTER keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
Monster Hero
Those HEROES can join an eligible regiment as a Skaven Overclaw.
Infantry Hero
• Clawlord
Cavalry Hero
The WARD keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
Monster Hero
War Machine Hero
Monster
The MASTERCLAN keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
Monster Hero
The PRIEST keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
Monster Hero
War Machine Hero
The UNIQUE keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
Monster Hero
The WARMASTER keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
The DAEMON keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls: