Night Runners (Slings)

Night Runners (Slings) is a Skaven missile infantry unit in Total War: Warhammer II. Appearing as if from the earth itself, peppering opponents with relentless, deadly sling-fire.

Description
Night Runners are the most common Clan Eshin warriors, although they are still secretive like all their mysterious clan. Trained to move at speed, Night Runners strike quickly to prepare the way for Skaven armies. Small furtive units sneak from the shadows to seize key terrain features, while larger blocks of Night Runners scurry ahead of the Skaven lines to harass and slow down the foe. Night Runners fight with blades in each hand, although many employ slings to rain death on enemy war machines or poorly armoured elites. A typical ruse is to slink off to the army's flanks, hoping to lure pursuit into a hastily prepared ambush.

Strategy
While lacking the damage and/or range of weapons teams, Night Runners (Slings) are much more mobile and survivable. While more threatening than Skaven Slaves (Slings), their low AP damage does limit their use versus armored units.