Why do Squig Herder's smell so foul?  How can they be so small and yet so irritating?  For the answer to these and other squig-y questions, check out the Squig Hunger Feature!

As you see, there is a lot more to this little git than meets the eye. It's a versatile career that will always surprise you (and your enemies!). There's so much to love about them, and it's clear that a lot of love went into their design in the first place.

Check out the full feature after the jump.

The Squig Herder is an often-overlooked career, which is not surprising considering their size! In greenskin society, authority and pecking order is largely proportional to one's body weight. Lacking the strength of their Orc cousins and the brainz of their Shaman brethren, Squig Herders are forced to rely on their innate cunning and sneakiness to get by.

Squig Herders are master tricksters and opportunists; any one situation can be approached in many different— and often crazy— ways! Zpikkol of Gorthor explains:

"I chose the Squig Herder for two main reasons; it’s very funny, and as one of most dynamic characters in the game, it can adapt to many different situations."

Dagobah of Eltharion agrees:

"A Squig Herder can act in very surprising ways, even to the most experienced and aware enemies!

Test the different possibilities of the career until you find the one you enjoy the most. Some prefer to play it more like a sniper — hidden in bushes, firing powerful arrows. Others will run around their enemies, shooting loads of arrows. Others simply use their Squig Armor and rush into the battle! What matters is that it’s fun!"

An important aspect of the Squig Herder is, of course, the Squig! Flimgoblin/Gruntled of Karak Norn explains how Squigs got him hooked on the

Squig Herder in the first place:

"Don't forget about your Squig — you can send him in to knock people down, blow him up to hurt everyone around, and even eat him to get some HP back. He'll also add a good bit of extra damage. [...] I rolled a Squig Herder right at the end of open beta just to see what they were like and instantly fell in love with the crazy jumping Squigs. I was hooked, and so Gruntled became my main [character] on release. In my opinion, Squig Herders are by far the coolest looking class in WAR."

Being such light-weights, Squig Herders need to keep out of harm’s way and either sneak around the bushes, or be on the constant move while slowing their enemies. Fortunately, they excel at both! Gruntled of Karak Norn says:

"Squig Herders are a skirmisher. If you find yourself always standing around in the same spot — you're probably not doing it right. Our job is to keep moving and keep the enemy harassed on all sides.

Even when specced Path of Big Shootin', while we've got good long-range damage, you'll not be able to out-do a Sorcerer at plain old-fashioned, stand-up nuking. Remember, Goblins is da sneakiest! Position yourself well, attack from an unexpected direction, and when things get hot — run away at an angle and keep on shooting."

Zulsés of Montañas Negras agrees:

"Squig Herders attack from [a] distance with powerful bows—their play-style is based on annoying their enemies, and making their lives hard. Squig Herders are totally gobbo, and after playing them in the closed beta, I fell in love.

A strong point is that, being so tiny, you can go unnoticed in oRvR quite easily."

Defying all reason, the Squig Herder sometimes taunts their pet into devouring them (at other times they devour their owners because they’re hungry), transforming the little git into a drooling monster-sized Squig with an appetite to match its teeth!

Gruntled is uncomfortably familiar with the interior of Squigs and has picked up a few bitz and pieces of advice along the way:

"Squig Armor works best when you specialize in the Path of Stabbin', which not only improves the bonuses from Squig Armor, but gives you extra abilities to use while wearing your armor.

I've experimented with the other two spec lines, but I always return to the big Squig. My favourite RvR pastime is to find a Bright Wizard standing alone, jump into my Squig armor, knock him down (Bounce!) and jump up and down (Big Bouncin') on 'is 'ead. 

It's important to remember that while the Squig Armor improves your melee damage (and survivability), it's not going to turn you into a tank—you'll [also] be more limited than a standard melee DPS class in what you're able to do. Knowing when to don the armor and stomp, and when to make a quick exit (kaboom!) and run away plinking is something you'll only pick up with experience.

For herders not specializing in melee combat, the armor is also a handy defensive mechanism—a boost to Wounds and Toughness is always welcome when a Witch Hunter appears out of thin air."

As you see, there is a lot more to this little git than meets the eye. It's a versatile career that will always surprise you (and your enemies!). There's so much to love about them, and it's clear that a lot of love went into their design in the first place. Squig Herders are in every sense of the word truly greenskin, and as such, there's an unmistakable and unexplainable charm about them that just gets to you.

Best of luck on your sneaky adventures and may they last longer than your first encounter with your not-so-loyal pet!