Warpfire Thrower

Warpfire Thrower
Classification
Faction	Skaven
Type	Special
Armour Class	Armoured
Details
Weak Spots	Head, Warpstone chunk
Unique Traits	Shoots a cone of flame.
Hit Points
Recruit	12
Veteran	18
Champion	24
Legend	36

The Warpfire Thrower (Also known as a Fire Rat) is one of the Enemies in Vermintide 2.

Description

The Warpfire Thrower is whispered of in many quarters – chiefly for the horrors it has wrought in the cramped confines of dwarfen holds. Though little more than a vat of unstable warp-fuel and an ignition source, it is a weapon to be feared, as many charred skeletons would perhaps attest, could they speak of it. With the smouldering projector aimed, the simple flip of a switch births roiling clouds of warpfire that scours all from the gunner’s path.

Though the Warpfire Thrower is frequently seen wielded by weapon teams of two skaven, particularly deranged gunners have been known to take the field without the aid of a fuel-bearer. Eager to earn favour with their masters, such ratmen readily trade the additional burden for the chance to deny another skaven a share of the glory.

Tips

• Warpfire Throwers are quite noisy, and make their presence known with maniacal laughter and taunts of "Scream-suffer surface dwellers!" among others.
• The teams ranged specialist should prepare to eliminate the Warpfire thrower when it is heard, as the Warpfire Thrower can only fire at close range and will knockback any melee users.
• Attacking the exposed Warpstone chunk carried on the Warpfire Thrower's back will kill it instantly, but doing this will make it explode in a burst of flames that leaves a patch of burning warpstone behind. The explosion can take out any Skaven within the blast range, but should only be attempted from a safe distance.
• They are often more heavily armored than a Ratling Gunner, a weapon that deals more damage than what their Armor can soak is often enough to take care of them.