8th Ed. How to Kill an A-Bomb

[Lalweny]

My usual battle partner loves to field Hell Pit Abominations when he plays as Skaven. I didn't do it this time around, but I'm thinking of deploying the Blade of Realities on an Oldblood to take it out. Any thoughts on how that will work, or what the best tactics are?

 

[Dreyer]

You can try running to scar vets on cold ones into it. One with the burning blade, the other with a great weapon. Maybe you could try a fielding a skrox unit if you don't already do, don't know the mathhammer but they should do alright against it.
I always have trouble with them as well so I hope that helps

 

[Ferocious]

scar veteran with burning blades and potion of str in a unit or on his own is usually enough

 

[smf33124]

I am going to try just that. I'm putting an Old Blood on a Cold One and in a block with FC. Blade of Realities, Luckstone, Potion of speed(+3initiative to hit HPA first will really help as both and Oldblood and HPA have equal Initiative) Opal Amulet, and shield. I'm hoping to put his HPA in check real fast. The last game, I shot a fireball using the ruby ring throwing 5 dice during the magic phase and managed to get one wound and then saturated shots with 3 different skink skirmisher units. Worked like a charm. HPA never got a single lick in.

 

[Dreyer]

Just remember that wounding him with the fireball does not remove regeneration in the shooting phase so he still has his regeneration against your skinks

 

[Meller]

Or just run lore of fire on yor slaan it´s deadly against skaven ^^ a fire cage is their nightmare Fireball do great damage too and can make some wounds on the HPA, Flame storm can also take some rats and piersing bolt of burning on a slave unit kill damn many xD Flaming sword of rhuin on skink skirmisher flaming and poisen good indeed So run lore of fire and it will solve your problems