Skarrik Spinemanglr

''Skarrik brave-strong! Man-things not! Cut-crush!''

Description
Skarrik Spinemanglr is a Stormvermin Warlord, and the boss at the end of Into the Nest. Skarrik wields a glaive on his back that he draws and attacks with for slow, heavy attacks, or dual wields two jagged swords for speedy attacks. Before Patch 1.8.0, this heavily armored Warlord was easily one of the most difficult bosses in the game, even on recruit.

Speed mode: Dual Swords
Speed Slash: Skarrik rears back, then slashes down starting with his right arm in a three-hit attack.

Vermin Vault: Skarrik jumps slightly into the air, before diving down in an overhead attack on his opponent.

Damage mode: Glaive
Heavy hit: Skarrik swings his glaive straight down in a heavy attack.

Skaven Skewer: Skarrik charges forward with his weapon in a piercing frontal jab.

Wide Wipe: After being hit once, Skarrik swings his glaive around in a semicircle, clearing his immediate vicinity and sending heroes flying. (deals 1.5 shields damage)

Defence
Fully Armoured: Skarrik's heavy armour means that only a power attack or headshot will damage him.

Summon Skaven: Skarrik will once or twice stand still to summon his ratfolk allies.

Strategy
The Primary difficulity with this fight is that you will be thrown into the fight often unprepared, without any extra supplies of ammo or healing items to heal up and recover after a long journey to the very room itself.

Skarrik is a mostly offensive character. Be sure to be mindful of which mode he is in, to indicate which attacks he is most likely to do. Watch out most notably for the Wide Wipe with his Glaive. Since it is a very slow attack yet has quite the range, you can be knocked of guard, often into dying state, so don't worry about taking an extra distance just in case.

Since he is is fully armoured, remember to heavy attack or your attacks won't have any effect.

On higher difficulities a tank like Ironbreaker Bardin or Foot Knight Markus is often a must have for this fight, since Skarrik's attacks will quickly break your guard and damage you for quite a large bunch of health.