[Sombre]

I build packmasters a fair amount. They aren't just for producing giant rats, after all. I build them when I want to bloodhunt and don't have a temple with that fort, so can't get chantors or plague priests. They are ok leaders with a bit of standard, though warlords are clearly superior in this respect.

They have two main advantages over clanrats, besides being spawned by a cheaper commander and coming in groups of 4 versus 3. They are faster than clanrats, fast enough to be used as flankers and they cost like a third of the upkeep (though they are not free).

There is little chance that I'm going to have packmasters spawning 5 rats, because they're already pretty nuts compared with say,.. LA Ulm's wolfherd. What's more likely is I'll change their price or nerf warlords.

The next version of Skaven will see a Vermintide combat summon for 3D which will give you a large number of rats in combat and they'll actually have good morale too, being driven forward by the power of the spell.