| “ | Armoured carapaces brindled with bloody gristle cover these truly voracious killers of frightening appearance. | „ |
Maws of Savagery (Skin Wolves – Armoured) are a 
Norsca Regiment of Renown a monstrous infantry unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer with the Foundation Update.
Recruitment[ | ]
Recruited with: Regiments of Renown Recruitment panel
Description[ | ]
Many are the dark horrors of twisted flesh and nightmares made real that the Ruinous Powers have visited upon the world; few though are as strange as the Skin Wolves. Witch-cursed and Chaos-tainted, these creatures are half-feral and subject to savage appetites. They were previously men and women who carried within them the tainted blood of the mutated beast, which was somehow unleashed. Half-insane with insatiable hunger, a Skin Wolf has shredded flaps of skin and chunks of bloody gristle clinging to it, left behind by the unfortunate individual who the fully-formed humanoid wolf-thing ripped itself from. It is these clinging shrouds of skin that give the beasts their common name.
Attributes[ | ]
- Skin Wolf
- ▲ Armoured: Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Armour-Piercing damage.
- ▲ Armour-Piercing: The damage of armour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets.
- ▲ Anti-Large: Anti-Large: Anti-large units have an advantage against targets that are at least as large as a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against large targets or an attack that focuses on a very small area. However, some units are simply better against large targets because their attacks are slow and easy to dodge by skilled melee combatants.
- ▲ Vanguard Deployment: This unit can deploy in an expanded deployment area, allowing it to start the battle within striking distance of the enemy - or somewhere unexpected.
armour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets.
Strategy[ | ]
Armored Skin Wolves with 
Vanguard Deployment that can 
Cause Fear. These attributes help with the roles that Armored Skin Wolves typically play; the vanguard option allows them to pounce on artillery or missile units at the beginning of a battle (a job often given to skin wolves due to their speed) and the fear helps with heavier jobs like fighting cavalry and other large entities.
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