Skaven buildings

This page lists all Skaven buildings. As usual, province capitals can build up to Tier V and have eight slots, while minor settlements can only build to level III and have four slots each.

Chains

Settlement

Building	Chain	Tier	Effect	Turns	Cost	Requirements
Burrow	Settlement	I	Warpstone generated: +1 Food capacity: +5 Grants +1 construction slots in the settlement Income generated: +50 [HIDDEN] Adds 2 turns of siege holdout time to province capitals Growth: +12 Skaven corruption: +1 [HIDDEN] Used for settlements to identify the presence of 15m walls (Hellenic / Roman / Eastern)	2	800
Lair		II	Warpstone generated: +1 Food capacity: +5 Grants +2 construction slots in the settlement Income generated: +50 [HIDDEN] Adds 2 turns of siege holdout time to province capitals Growth: +24 Skaven corruption: +1 [HIDDEN] Used for settlements to identify the presence of 15m walls (Hellenic / Roman / Eastern)	3	1600
Nest-Lair		III	[HIDDEN] Enables abilities for Heroes in garrisons Warpstone generated: +1 Food capacity: +5 Grants +3 construction slots in the settlement Income generated: +50 [HIDDEN] Adds 2 turns of siege holdout time to province capitals Growth: +36 Skaven corruption: +1 [HIDDEN] Used for settlements to identify the presence of 15m walls (Hellenic / Roman / Eastern)	4	3200
Stronghold		IV	[HIDDEN] Enables abilities for Heroes in garrisons Warpstone generated: +1 Food capacity: +5 Grants +5 construction slots in the settlement Income generated: +50 [HIDDEN] Adds 2 turns of siege holdout time to province capitals Growth: +48 Skaven corruption: +2 [HIDDEN] Used for settlements to identify the presence of 15m walls (Hellenic / Roman / Eastern)	5	4800
Under-City		V	[HIDDEN] Enables abilities for Heroes in garrisons Warpstone generated: +1 Food capacity: +5 Grants +7 construction slots in the settlement Income generated: +50 [HIDDEN] Adds 2 turns of siege holdout time to province capitals Growth: +60 Skaven corruption: +2 [HIDDEN] Used for settlements to identify the presence of 15m walls (Hellenic / Roman / Eastern)	6	7200

Basic Military

Building	Chain	Tier	Effect	Turns	Cost	Requirements
Hidden Lair	Assassins	I	Income generated: +60 Skaven corruption: +1	2	2000	Requires a level 2 settlement.
Assassin's Hideout		II	Hero capacity: +1 for Assassins Unlocks Hero recruitment: Assassin Income generated: +60 Skaven corruption: +1	3	4000
Den of Secrets		III	Hero capacity: +2 for Assassins Unlocks Hero recruitment: Assassin Hero recruit rank: +4 for Assassins Income generated: +60 Skaven corruption: +1	4	6000
Clan Pit	Clanrats	I	Income generated: +60 Skaven corruption: +1	1	1000
Clan Barracks		II	Income generated: +60 Skaven corruption: +1	2	2000
Clan Armoury		III	Income generated: +60 Skaven corruption: +1	4	4000

Advanced Military

Building	Chain	Tier	Effect	Turns	Cost	Requirements
Construction Cavern	Engineers	I	Income generated: +40 Skaven corruption: +1	3	5000	Requires a level 3 settlement.
Warp-Forge		II	Unlocks Hero recruitment: Warlock Engineer Income generated: +40 Skaven corruption: +1 Research rate: +3%	4	7500
Warp-Turbine Plant		III	Hero capacity: +1 for Warlock Engineers Unlocks Hero recruitment: Warlock Engineer Hero recruit rank: +4 for Warlock Engineers Income generated: +40 Skaven corruption: +1 Research rate: +6%	5	11250
Growth Vats	Monsters	I	Income generated: +40 Skaven corruption: +1	3	4000	Requires a level 3 settlement.
Laboratory		II	Income generated: +40 Skaven corruption: +1	5	13500	Requires a level 5 settlement.
Pox Cauldron	Plagues	I	Skaven corruption in adjacent provinces: +1 Income generated: +40 Public order: +1 Skaven corruption: +2	3	4000	Requires a level 3 settlement.
Pestilent Nave		II	[HIDDEN] Enables abilities for Heroes in garrisons Hero capacity: +1 for Plague Priests Unlocks Hero recruitment: Plague Priest Skaven corruption in adjacent provinces: +2 Income generated: +40 Public order: +2 Skaven corruption: +4	4	6000
Plague Abbey		III	[HIDDEN] Enables abilities for Heroes in garrisons Hero capacity: +1 for Plague Priests Unlocks Hero recruitment: Plague Priest Hero recruit rank: +4 for Plague Priests Skaven corruption in adjacent provinces: +4 Income generated: +40 Public order: +4 Skaven corruption: +6	5	9000

Infrastructure

Building	Chain	Tier	Effect	Turns	Cost	Requirements
Slave Wheels	Energy	I	Cannot be constructed in minor settlements Income from all buildings: +60% Skaven corruption: +1	1	750
Piston House		II	Cannot be constructed in minor settlements Income from all buildings: +70% Skaven corruption: +1	2	1500
Arcane Generators		III	Cannot be constructed in minor settlements Income from all buildings: +80% Skaven corruption: +1	3	3000
Warplightning Capacitors		IV	Income from all buildings: +90% Skaven corruption: +1	4	4500
Warpstone Reactor		V	Income from all buildings: +100% Skaven corruption: +1	5	6750
Ratling Warrens	Growth	I	Income generated: +80 Casualty replenishment rate: +2% Growth: +20 Skaven corruption: +1	1	500
Nest-Nursery		II	Income generated: +80 Casualty replenishment rate: +3% Growth: +30 Skaven corruption: +1	2	1000
Breeding Pit		III	Income generated: +80 Casualty replenishment rate: +4% Growth: +40 Skaven corruption: +1	3	2000
Taskmaster's Platform	Order	I	Income generated: +80 Public order: +4 Skaven corruption: +1	2	1500	Requires a level 2 settlement.
Overseer's Lookout		II	Income generated: +80 Public order: +6 Skaven corruption: +1	3	3000
Bell Foundry		III	Income generated: +80 Public order: +9 Skaven corruption: +1	4	4500
Temple of the Horned Rat		IV	Hero recruit rank: +2 Income generated: +80 Unit experience: +1 for all unit recruits Public order: +13 Skaven corruption: +2 Lord recruit rank: +2 Lord recruit rank: +1	5	9000
Rubbish Pit	Salvage	I	Income generated: +80 Recruitment cost: -5% Untainted: +1	2	200
Scavenge Pile		II	Income generated: +80 Recruitment cost: -8% Untainted: +2 Local recruitment capacity: +1	3	400
Scrap Heap		III	Income generated: +80 Recruitment cost: -10% Untainted: +3 Local recruitment capacity: +1	4	800
Weapon Burrow	Weapons	0	Income generated: +60 Skaven corruption: +1	4	4000	Requires a level 3 settlement.

Port

Building	Chain	Tier	Effect	Turns	Cost	Requirements
Slave-Wharf	Port	I	Income generated: +150 Growth: +10	1	800	Level 2 settlement.
Under-Docks		II	Income generated: +300 Growth: +20	3	3200
Nest-Port		III	Income generated: +600 Growth: +30	5	7200

Defence

Building	Chain	Tier	Effect	Turns	Cost	Requirements
Covert Chokepoints	Major defence	I	Army Ability: Skaven Warpbomb Cannot be constructed in minor settlements Income generated: +80 Skaven corruption: +1	3	2500
Back-Tunnels		II	Army Ability: Skaven Warpbomb Income generated: +80 Skaven corruption: +1	4	5000
Chained Sentry Beasts		III	Army Ability: Skaven Warpbomb Income generated: +80 Skaven corruption: +1	5	7500
Alarmed Tunnel	Minor defence	0	Cannot be constructed in major settlements Income generated: +80 Skaven corruption: +1	2	1500	Requires a level 2 settlement.
Fortified Entries		1	Army Ability: Skaven Warpbomb Cannot be constructed in major settlements Income generated: +80 Skaven corruption: +1 [HIDDEN] Used for settlements to identify the presence of 15m walls (Hellenic / Roman / Eastern) Adds walls to the settlement	3	3000

Special

Building	Chain	Tier	Effect	Turns	Cost	Requirements
Warpstone Deposit	Ritual	I	Warpstone generated: +10	5	250
Garrisoned Warpstone Deposit		II	[HIDDEN] Enables abilities for Heroes in garrisons Warpstone generated: +10 Winds of Magic power reserve: +20 Melee defence: +5 for all units when defending	5	2500

Resource

Building	Chain	Tier	Effect	Turns	Cost	Requirements
Exotic Animal Tamer (Skaven)	Exotic animals	I	Income generated: +80 Exotic animals resource production: +20 cages Untainted: +1	2	800
Exotic Animal Pen (Skaven)		II	Income generated: +80 Exotic animals resource production: +30 cages Untainted: +1 Food: +1	3	1600
Exotic Animal Market (Skaven)		III	Income generated: +80 Exotic animals resource production: +45 cages Untainted: +2 Food: +2	4	3200
Cinnabar Mining Pit (Skaven)	Dyes	I	Income generated: +80 Dyes resource production: +20 ounces Untainted: +1	2	800
Cinnabar Mine (Skaven)		II	Income generated: +80 Dyes resource production: +30 ounces Untainted: +1	3	1600
Dyemaker (Skaven)		III	Income generated: +80 Dyes resource production: +45 ounces Untainted: +2	4	3200
Hunting Camp (Skaven)	Furs	I	Income generated: +80 Furs resource production: +20 bundles Untainted: +1	2	800
Hunting Lair (Skaven)		II	Income generated: +80 Furs resource production: +30 bundles Untainted: +1	3	1600
Tannery (Skaven)		III	Income generated: +80 Furs resource production: +45 bundles Untainted: +2	4	3200
Gem Mineshaft (Skaven)	Gemstones	I	Income generated: +160 Gemstones resource production: +20 sacks Untainted: +1	2	800
Gem Mine (Skaven)		II	Income generated: +160 Gemstones resource production: +30 sacks Untainted: +1	3	1600
Gemcutter's Workshop (Skaven)		III	Income generated: +160 Gemstones resource production: +45 sacks Untainted: +2	4	3200
Gold Mining Pit (Skaven)	Gold	I	Income generated: +300 Untainted: +1	3	1000
Gold Mine (Skaven)		II	Income generated: +450 Untainted: +1	4	2000
Gold Smelter (Skaven)		III	Income generated: +600 Untainted: +2	5	4000
Iron Mining Pit (Skaven)	Iron	I	Income generated: +80 Iron resource production: +20 ingots Untainted: +1	2	800
Iron Mines (Skaven)		II	Income generated: +80 Iron resource production: +30 ingots Untainted: +1	3	1600
Iron Smelter (Skaven)		III	Income generated: +80 Iron resource production: +45 ingots Untainted: +2	4	3200
Sawyer (Skaven)	Marble	I	Income generated: +80 Marble resource production: +20 slabs Untainted: +1	2	800
Marble Quarry (Skaven)		II	Income generated: +80 Marble resource production: +30 slabs Untainted: +1	3	1600
Stone Mason's Workshop (Skaven)		III	Income generated: +80 Marble resource production: +45 slabs Untainted: +2	4	3200
Herb Gatherer's Camp (Skaven)	Medicine	I	Income generated: +80 Medicinal Plants resource production: +20 bundles Untainted: +1	2	800
Exotic Hothouse (Skaven)		II	Income generated: +80 Medicinal Plants resource production: +30 bundles Untainted: +1	3	1600
Alchemy Workshop (Skaven)		III	Income generated: +80 Medicinal Plants resource production: +45 bundles Untainted: +2	4	3200
Obsidian Quarry (Skaven)	Obsidian	I	Income generated: +80 Carved Obsidian resource production: +20 chests Untainted: +1	2	800
Obsidian Trinket Maker (Skaven)		II	Income generated: +80 Carved Obsidian resource production: +30 chests Untainted: +1	3	1600
Obsidian Amulet Carver (Skaven)		III	Income generated: +80 Carved Obsidian resource production: +45 chests Untainted: +2	4	3200
Putrid Rice Bog	Pastures	I	Food generated: +4 Casualty replenishment rate: +4% Growth: +30 Untainted: +2	2	800
Fetid Grain Marsh		II	Food generated: +5 Casualty replenishment rate: +6% Growth: +40 Untainted: +2	3	1600
Black Corn Swamp		III	Food generated: +6 Casualty replenishment rate: +8% Growth: +50 Untainted: +2	4	3200
Clay Pit (Skaven)	Pottery	I	Income generated: +80 Pottery resource production: +20 kilnful Untainted: +1	2	800
Pottery Maker (Skaven)		II	Income generated: +80 Pottery resource production: +30 kilnful Untainted: +1	3	1600
Kilns (Skaven)		III	Income generated: +80 Pottery resource production: +45 kilnful Untainted: +2	4	3200
Brine Mining Pans (Skaven)	Salt	I	Income generated: +80 Salt resource production: +20 barrels Untainted: +1	2	800
Brine Mining Basin (Skaven)		II	Income generated: +80 Salt resource production: +30 barrels Untainted: +1	3	1600
Saltworks (Skaven)		III	Income generated: +80 Salt resource production: +45 barrels Untainted: +2	4	3200
Spice Market (Skaven)	Spices	I	Income generated: +80 Spices resource production: +20 sacks Untainted: +1	2	800
Spice Trading Post (Skaven)		II	Income generated: +80 Spices resource production: +30 sacks Untainted: +1	3	1600
Eastern Bazaar (Skaven)		III	Income generated: +80 Spices resource production: +45 sacks Untainted: +2	4	3200
Fruit Draft Compressors (Skaven)	Wine	I	Wine resource production: +20 barrels	2	800
Fruit Draft Storage (Skaven)		II	Wine resource production: +30 barrels	3	1600
Fruit Libation Factor (Skaven)		III	Wine resource production: +45 barrels	4	3200
Woodman's Hut (Skaven)	Timber	I	Income generated: +80 Timber resource production: +20 logs Untainted: +1	2	800
Timber Mill (Skaven)		II	Income generated: +80 Timber resource production: +30 logs Untainted: +1	3	1600
Lumberyard (Skaven)		III	Income generated: +80 Timber resource production: +45 logs Untainted: +2	4	3200

Under-Cities

Faction-specific buildings

• Plague Cauldron Cradle and Grand Plague Cauldron - exclusive to Clan Pestilens
• Makeshift Workshop and Doomsphere - exclusive to Clan Skryre