WHFB Dark Elves vs Skaven 2500p

As the Dark Elves raid the northern coastline they meet a Skaven army searching for Warp Stone…. On the fields outside an old abandoned farm settlement, the two armies deploy for battle.

The Dark Elves deploy their army to the north. On each flank a Bolt Thrower. To the West, two Chariots, a unit of Cold one Knights and a War Hydra. To the East two units of Harpies. In centre a large unit of Corsairs, flanked by two large units of Cross Bow Warriors, and a unit of Spear armed Warriors with a Supreme Sorceress. Behind the battle line, a Cauldron of Blood.

The Skaven deploy their army to the south. On each flank a Hell Pit. Inwards towards centre, 4 units of Slaves and a unit of Clanrats. In centre, Plague Monks with a Plague Furnace. A Grey Seer hides behind the lines in a Clanrat “bunker”. A Cannon deploys on a hill to the east, and two units of Gutter Runners are held in reserve. Each Slave unit on the flanks are accompanied by a War Lock Engineer.

Let the battle commence…

In the first couple of turns both armies advance. The Skaven “bells” start “ringing” and the "rain" falls so heavy no ware machines may fire unless a test is passed, and all shooting that requires use of BS is a -2 to hit. Several Slaves fall on the advance, but the main targets, the Hell Pits, take little damage. The Skaven Cannon takes out several of the Supreme Sorceress Spear Warriors, but the Doom Rocket fail (again) to do any damage.

The Skaven Army masses towards the centre of the battlefield, partially out-manoeuvring the Dark Elf Knights and Chariots, as they would have to move around a building to the vest of the battle line not to clog their advance. Although the War Hydra kills of dozens of Slaves, it just aren’t able to kill enough Slaves to break the line. More Slaves are fed to the Elf battle line to the east. Oh well – their only Slaves (and life is cheap, especially when it is not your own…). But the Slaves do their job. Behind the “avalanche of flesh” both Hell Pits reach the Dark Elf battle line. To the east killing of Harpies and a War Machine. Gutter Runners enters the battlefield behind the Dark Elf battle line and fire their poison slings assisting in killing archers and war machines.

In centre the Plague Furnace and Plague Monks manages to charge the Corsair (who had failed their charge the previous turn - bad luck), and a unit of Slaves breaks a unit of Cross Bow Warriors who in turn flies (manages to rally).

Then, the Skaven bells starts to “ring” again! 13 times.... and all goes quite! A shiver goes through the Dark Elf Spearmen Warriors, and the Supreme Sorceress looks at her warriors in despair as they one after one mutate into – Clanrats. With a scream she also slowly mutates, the rest of the army retreating from the battlefield in horror….

Skaven scouts report that the Dark Elf army currently are searching not only for a Supreme Sorceress to lead their army, but a Sorceress to assist here in facing the Skaven menace once again……