Council Guard (Stormvermin – Halberds)
Melee infantry· Halberd Infantry· Tier 3· 160 models at Ultra sizeRegiment of Renown
Comes with The Prophet & The Warlock(Warhammer II)
Duel it in the combat calculator →vs Chaos Warriors, the unit the rankings measure against; pick any other there.
Council Guard (Stormvermin – Halberds) are Skaven melee infantry: 9,920 HP across 160 models, armour 90, melee attack 41, melee defence 43, weapon strength 32. It costs 1,400 in the campaign and in multiplayer. They come with The Prophet & The Warlock. Unit key wh2_dlc12_skv_inf_stormvermin_ror_0. Patch 9.0.4, from the game's data tables.
Health
62 per model
9,920
Armour
90
Leadership
100
Speed
38
Melee attack
41
Melee defence
43
Weapon strength
9 base + 23 armour-piercing, +17 vs large
32
Charge bonus
10
Attributes
- Charge Defence vs. Large
When bracing, this unit negates the charge bonus of any large attacker.
- Charge Reflection
When bracing, this unit causes additional damage when attacking charging enemies.
- Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
- Unbreakable
This unit does not suffer any form of leadership loss and will never rout.
Abilities
- GuardianWard Save (Area) · +15% Physical ResistancepassiveGuardianWard Save (Area)+15% Physical ResistancePassive · Range 35 mIn the midst of a bloodbath it's good to know that someone has your back.
- Scurry Away!Augment · +10% SpeedpassiveScurry Away!Augment+10% SpeedPassive"He who runs away lives to fight another day!" - so the foul, craven adage goes.
- Strength in NumbersAugment · -10% Speed, +8 Melee Defence…passiveStrength in NumbersAugment-10% Speed+8 Melee Defence+6 LeadershipPassiveSkaven are craven by nature but take courage when in packs of their own kind, where they move slower but enjoy the safety of numbers.
Upgrades
Bought with Mutagen
A Second Brain
Flesh Augmentation · 25 Mutagen
- Bound spell: "Death Frenzy"
- Attribute: Encourage
- Leadership: +5
- Melee defence: -5
Bone Elongation
Flesh Augmentation · 25 Mutagen
- Melee attack: -5
- Bonus vs Large: +10
- Weapon strength: +20%
Hideous Disfigurement
Flesh Augmentation · 25 Mutagen
- Attribute: Causes Fear
- Attribute: Causes Terror
- Leadership: -5
Imperfection Removal
Flesh Augmentation · 25 Mutagen
- Melee attack: +20
- Melee defence: -10
- Weapon strength: +40%
- Casualty replenishment rate: -100%
Mind Control
Flesh Augmentation · 25 Mutagen
- Attribute: Immune to Psychology
- Leadership: +5
- Melee defence: -5
Nasty Inbreed
Flesh Augmentation · 25 Mutagen
- Passive ability: "Feral Rage"
- Armour-piercing weapon damage: +5
- Charge bonus: +20
Spider Senses
Flesh Augmentation · 25 Mutagen
- Melee attack: -5
- Physical resistance: 20%
Accelerated Mitosis
Genetic Manipulation · 25 Mutagen
- Random Uncommon Augments applied: +2 (only applies unlocked Augments)
Cancerous Carapace
Genetic Manipulation · 25 Mutagen
- Armour: +20
- Spell resistance: 15%
Enhanced Muscle Fibre
Genetic Manipulation · 25 Mutagen
- Attribute: Strider
- Melee defence: +5
- Speed: +15%
Mors-tosterone
Genetic Manipulation · 25 Mutagen
- Passive ability: "Frenzy"
Muscle Enlargement
Genetic Manipulation · 25 Mutagen
- Armour-piercing weapon damage: +5
- Melee attack: +5
Smart Feeding
Genetic Manipulation · 25 Mutagen
- Upkeep: -15% for this unit
- Casualty replenishment rate: +15%
Soldier Serum
Genetic Manipulation · 25 Mutagen
- Unit rank: +5
Stalker Senses
Genetic Manipulation · 25 Mutagen
- Attribute: Stalk
- Attribute: Vanguard Deployment
Final Evolution
Metabolism · 50 Mutagen
- Random Rare Augments applied: +3 (only applies unlocked Augments)
Necroparasites
Metabolism · 50 Mutagen
- Ability: "Necroparasites"
Troll Spleen
Metabolism · 50 Mutagen
- Attribute: Perfect Vigour
- Passive ability: "Regeneration"
Campaign only, from the game's tables (unit_upgrade_to_unit_groups, unit_purchasable_effects), patch 9.0.4. Costs are before skills and technologies that make upgrades cheaper.
Counters
Good against
- Large units — bonus vs large 17e.g. Rogue Idol, Dread Saurian, Khemric Titan · Skaven: Hell Pit Abomination, Stormfiends (Shock Gauntlets)
- Heavily armoured units — 23 of 32 weapon strength armour-piercinge.g. Steam Tank, Blessed Bastiladon (Solar Engine), Rotting Leviathan · Skaven: Doomwheel, Death Globe Bombardiers
Vulnerable to
- Bonus vs infantry — infantry-sizede.g. War Mammoth, Feral Mammoth, Morghast Harbingers · Skaven: Doom-Flayers, Doomwheel
- Heavy large units — infantry-sized, mass 150e.g. Dread Maw, Thunderbarge, Steam Tank · Skaven: Hell Pit Abomination, Mutant Rat Ogre
Computed from base unit-card values (no skills, items or abilities), one rule per line; examples are units with the most of that trait. How counters are worked out · Try it in the combat calculator
Gold for gold
Beats, at a similar price: Skin Wolves (Armoured) (13.13× faster), Gorgers (3.44× faster), Aspiring Champions (2.59× faster)
Loses to, at a similar price: Chosen of Nurgle (2.27× slower), Putrid Blightkings (2.15× slower), Har Ganeth Executioners (1.96× slower)
Equal gold, every model fighting at its weapon's attack interval, combat calculator formulas; no charge, mass, splash, leadership or abilities. “Similar price”: within 30% of its 1,400 multiplayer gold. Skaven units ranked.
Who can field it
- Skaven · Clan Mors
Custom Battle lists factions under each race; every faction of a race fields that race's units (units_custom_battle_permissions rows of any of its factions). The name after the race is the faction the army builder uses.
Where these numbers come from
Read from the game's database tables for patch 9.0.4 (main_units, land_units, battle_entities, melee_weapons, projectiles…) as published in the WH3-Dump export (commit 099796e8). Formulas that turn table values into card values are checked against known units before they are shown — how we verify.