Skaven are not brave by nature, but do take courage from being in large packs of their own kind. Units with the Strength in Numbers special rule add their current rank bonus to their Leadership value for any Leadership-based test.

To calculate the Leadership of a unit with the Strength in Numbers rule, first determine the unit's Leadership as normal and then add the rank bonus of the unit to this value, up to a maximum Leadership of 10.

For example, a 15 model-strong unit of Clanrats (Ld 5) deployed in three ranks of five would receive a +2 rank bonus for a total Leadership of 7. If a Chieftain Ld 6) led the unit, the value would go up to a Leadership of 8. If the unit was within a 12" range of a Warlord that was the Skaven General (Ld 7), the unit would go up to Leadership 9.

Note that a Skaven General confers his basic Leadership and then units modify it with their own rank bonus. Any bonus from the ranks of the General's unit is not passed on to units within 12".

If for any reason a Skaven unit loses its rank bonus, it also loses its Leadership bonus. For instance, fleeing units do not have a rank bonus, so fleeing Skaven must use their basic Leadership.