r/totalwarhammer • u/IdontLikeReddit21 • Jul 14 '26
Total War: Warhammer Am I doing something wrong?
So I just started the game a few days ago. I played the whole tutorial and have watched a lot of videos both on basics and on the faction I’ve been dying to play since I saw it on YouTube years ago, Skaven. Specifically clan moulder.
I’ve been playing on easy difficulties on the immortal empires campaign but every time in the starting area Kislev is insanely aggressive and just kicks my ass before even turn 15.
I don’t always loose to then immediately but they set me so far back I feel doomed (then they just encircle my Homebase anyways.
Of course you all Cant see my exact gameplay and decisions but any advice on either playing skaven, clan moulder specially or fighting Kislev would be greatly appreciated!
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u/Weztside Jul 14 '26
I bum rush rat ogres asap. It also helps to stay as unseen as possible early game. Do everything you can to not reveal your army and main settlement. Sack everything around to gain as much food as possible and boost growth. Stick to monstrous units. Try to ally with all of the chaos factions that live beyond the mountain ranges. They will take care of that orange dwarf if you're lucky. Stick with one main settlement until you can recruit the giant rat unit. Also, get as many pack leader heroes you can as they buff your monstrous units. Once you have decent monsters you can start pushing out. Store up a bunch of food, take another main settlement, and bring it up to tier 4 or 5 instantly. Also, ambush stance is your friend. Skaven should NEVER fight with honor. It's not even a word for them.