The Skaven tech tree consists of technologies that unlock new advantages throughout the game. Research takes place constantly, but the rate at which discoveries occur can be increased by using heroes to spy or building additional research buildings at your settlements.
Tech tree[]
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Technologies[]
Tech | Prerequisite | Cost | Effects |
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![]() Research the following items to advance the Skaven's vicious, uncompromising agenda to another level altogether. | |||
![]() Lack of food can be a great motivator. |
400 | ||
![]() Casualties mean little when your population literally breed like rats. |
400 | ||
![]() The tide of monstrous rats flowed over them one by one, dragging them down to be torn apart… |
400 |
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![]() Large numbers of ill-trained, ill-equipped warriors can still perform a useful function. |
400 |
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![]() There is always value in a lightning strike to harvest useful items, whatever they may be. |
400 |
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![]() Yes-yes, take all of it! Yes, all - we can split-divide the spoils later- trust me, yes-yes! |
400 | ||
![]() We are the Children of the Horned Rat, survivors all and as we were here before you, so shall we be present to see you fall. |
400 |
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![]() Research the following items to advance the Skaven's vicious, uncompromising agenda to another level altogether. | |||
![]() It means nothing if Skavenslaves die meeting a quota, there will always be more - many more - where they came from. |
400 |
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![]() If you want something done right, it's best to publicly kill the one who did it wrong so the others learn. |
400 | ||
![]() Woe betide any who raise their voices to decry, or even question, the decisions of their betters. |
400 |
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![]() Needless to say, any Clanrats with ideas above their stations are quickly, and permanently, silenced. |
400 |
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![]() Their vast network of underground tunnels enable the Skaven to move around the world largely undetected. |
400 | ||
![]() Research the following items to advance the Skaven's vicious, uncompromising agenda to another level altogether. | |||
![]() Whereby war's notional rulebook is tossed away in favour of unbridled, fiendish savagery. |
800 |
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![]() We-us get in there and kill-slay until they're mostly all dead, then we get out again - let second wave mop up, yes-yes! |
800 |
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![]() Unsurprisingly, even more shouting, combined with terrible punishments, does tend to yield the desired results. |
800 |
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![]() What to do when the agent you require works for another clan, who clearly do not appreciate his talents? |
800 |
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![]() There is nowhere to hide, nowhere safe to conspire, that isn't watched by agents of the Council. |
800 |
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![]() The advanced skills Skaven assassins learn in the Far East appear quite alien, but are no less effective when practised at home. |
800 |
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![]() It's difficult to imagine the Skaven concept of malfeasance, but it must exist; ‘criminals’ are put to work, as an alternative to an agonising death. |
800 |
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![]() Research the following items to advance the Skaven's vicious, uncompromising agenda to another level altogether. | |||
![]() Born from the fusion of Skaven with a range of horrific creatures, Rat Ogres are bereft of reason and almost devoid of sanity. |
800 |
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![]() A misshapen mountain of flesh and muscle, with mechanical parts grafted on. Very nasty. |
800 |
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![]() A host of holy horrors to direct our aimless dance. |
800 |
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![]() Research the following items to advance the Skaven's vicious, uncompromising agenda to another level altogether. | |||
![]() A little more nightshade, a little less mandrake… good-perfect, Lizard-things won't stand a chance, yes-yes! |
1200 |
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![]() No corruption too great, no disease too foul; if the Skaven want territory above-ground they will stop at nothing to acquire it. |
1200 |
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![]() To make the foe see, hear and smell something else entirely, and then exploit their confusion - that's war taken to the next level. |
1200 |
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![]() All the screams, the contortions, the howls of agony don't mean much unless the end result is useable and, more importantly, repeatable. |
1200 |
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![]() Research the following items to advance the Skaven's vicious, uncompromising agenda to another level altogether. | |||
![]() A wise warlord stockpiles ammunition long before it is needed. |
1200 |
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![]() It's always best to test a new concoction before unleashing it on the enemy. |
1200 |
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![]() It’s hard to imagine, but there are some among this most venal, treacherous race who don't quite make the grade or indeed live much longer… |
1200 |
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![]() Research the following items to advance the Skaven's vicious, uncompromising agenda to another level altogether. | |||
![]() Those who display a willingness to betray their own, and just the right amount of vicious savagery, find themselves progressing within the Skaven hierarchy. |
1200 |
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![]() Masks and armoured suits are useful, not just for protecting Skaven from the enemy, but also from their own crazy contraptions... |
1200 |
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![]() Bad workmen are the same the world over… |
1200 |
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![]() Research the following items to advance the Skaven's vicious, uncompromising agenda to another level altogether. | |||
![]() There is always high demand for assassins willing to murder for someone who needs to keep their own hands clean. |
1600 | ||
![]() It's easier to influence matters when many above ground don't believe you exist... |
1600 |
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![]() The small number who survive the vigorous selection process are well equipped and given a share of the spoils to ensure their future loyalty. |
1600 |
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![]() Fear of being dragged away and killed is another great motivator. |
1600 |
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![]() If you wish to survive the turbulent, cutthroat world of Skaven politics you need loyal warriors on your side. |
1600 |
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![]() Research the following items to advance the Skaven's vicious, uncompromising agenda to its ultimate conclusion. | |||
![]() Skaven covet Warpstone above all else; the ability to mutate weeds out the weak and strengthens those who are already strong. |
1600 | ||
![]() Selective breeding and genetic manipulation will breed the strongest Skaven yet. |
1600 |
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