Skaven are lacking a mobile anti cav tool.
Gutter runner vs night runner.
Created as part of the tentpole game.
Skaven assassin death runner night runner and gutter runner units.
They ve essentially got a warlord a storm vermin a clan rat a plague monk and a night runner all represented.
Gutter runners are elite skirmishers and scouts second only to the death runners and eshin assassins in the art of stealth and speed.
Gutter runners are nimble and quick skaven warriors that have survived their apprenticeship in the ranks of the night runners and have since occupied the third tier within the cut throat society of clan eshin.
The gutter runner is a type of skaven special in vermintide 2.
And for a faction that relies on shutting down cav form reaching their back line.
Also known as assassin rats gutter runners wield two warpstone enhanced fighting claws and extreme agility to jump its prey and pounce it to death once it s disabled as maneuverability and stealth is their forte they don t wear armor but dark clothing including a cloak.
Although the plague monk has the cloak though could easily represent a night runner as well with the tail wield and the one with night runner weapons actually has some armour instead so it s a different take.
Their attacks are quick and effective frustrating.
A night runner equipped with his assortment of deadly weaponry.
One of the most dangerous missions given to night runners is to follow a warp grinder team underneath the enemy and attack them in the flank or rear.
On the subject at hand cav is able to reach gutter runner reliably.