[Lord Sven Kittyclaw]

DWARFS 2400pts.

LORDS: 572pts.
Dwarf Lord
Shieldbearers
Great weapon
Master rune of Kragg the grim
Rune of fury x2
Master rune of spite
Rune of stone
296pts.

Runelord 140pts.
Master rune of Gromril
Rune of Iron x2
Master rune of spellbinding
Rune of Spellbreaking
Great weapon
276pts.






HEROES: 367pts.
Thane
BSB
Shield
Master rune of Valaya
Rune of guarding
222pts.

Runesmith
Master rune of balance
Rune of Spellbreaking
Shield
145pts.

CORE: 863pts.

22 dwarf Warriors
Shields
Great weapons
Longbeards
Full command
Rune of Battle
358pts.


10 thunderers
Shields

10 thunderers
Shields

20 dwarf warriors
Shields
Full command
205pts.

SPECIAL: 518pts.

Cannon
Master rune of forging
125pts.

Grudge thrower
Rune of penetrating x2
Rune of accuracy
155pts.

20 Troll slayers 220pts.
Standard
Musician
238pts.


GRAND TOTAL: 2320PTS.



So The dwarf lord and BSB go in the unit of longbeards, while the runesmith just hangs out with a unit of thunderers, and the runelord joins the warriors with shields. The master rune of valaya on the bsb is just pure awesome when facing people who love the lore of life (everybody) as is just auto dispels RiP. combined with the banner I also have a static +5 to dispel along with stealing an opponents power die and adding it to my DD, and two scrolls. So my magic defence is down. For ranged support I have my str 5 grudge thrower, and a cannon for anything to scary looking. My slayers are basically there because I love the unit, and their big enough to take casulties and still hurt people, so they draw fire. Any thoughts? Comments? Also where should I spend my last 80pts.?

 

[Cheese meister]

imo bolt throwers are better than cannonsfor dwarfs as both do d3 wounds but 1 may overshoot and the boltthrower is half the points of a basic cannon
.

 

[bishop5]

Cannons now do D6 wounds and are a lot more accurate than bolt throwers.

I think you might have gone too heavy on magic defence and not enough staying power in your troops.

 

[Lord Sven Kittyclaw]

hmm interesting, well around here magic is key, and the last thing I want is pit of shades/Purple sun or even dwellers getting mashed all over my army.

How do you mean not enough staying power? Im interested in your thoughts

 

[bishop5]

The thing is; those spells will go off with IF, regardless of 800 or so points of magic defence, so you're screwed either way.

I prefer to go with 'some' magic defence; runesmith with rune of balance, dispel scroll, etc.

I use the points I saved to get more Dwarfs and Warmachines! The more units of Dwarfs you can get, the better. I am also a big fan of units of 30, 5x6- they are incredibly resiliant.

 

[Whizzwang]

2400? seems to be rather odd number? mind if I query why?

 

[Lord Sven Kittyclaw]

Its the common number for games around here, its just easier to break down, min 600 core, max 600 lords and heroes, I guess because it is just a solid rounder number to work with.

And I suppose what you say is true, but I dont have 800pts. in my magical defence Maybe 350-400. Also I considered dropping the slayers in favour of another unit of longbeards with shields. Or I could use the extra point to just buff both units to 25-30. Thoughts?

Also I dont want to go any heavier on war machines, there is another dwarf player in my area, and his mega gunline has become the bane of fun. So im trying to go for a support role, not a ROFL your whole army just exploded kind of deal.

 

[Stuntiegirl]

Dropping the slayers to add another unit of longbeards with shields is probably a good idea, like you said. You don't just wanna like play knowing you will win, you wanna actually have a fairly well played game back and fourth

 

[Dillusion1979]

No dispel rune of destruction nightmare things?

Half my spells on my LVL4 Tzeentch general got nailed by those and not only was i very unhappy... but i lost the game.

Longbeard rangers are filthy as are iron breakers. Throwing axes at st5 and an unbreakable unit are invaluable at this point level i think!

 

[Lord Sven Kittyclaw]

You can only take one of those runes that destroy spells, you might want to make sure your not getting cheated dude, and I know, but I dont actually own any Ironbreakers, and rangers arent really my cup of tea

 

[Dillusion1979]

Actually a Runelord can have 3...
:blush:

50 pts a pop though....

 

[Lord Sven Kittyclaw]

No, they are master runes. Master runes can only be taken once per army.

 

[Dillusion1979]

No, they are master runes. Master runes can only be taken once per army.

I'm going to have to poke him then! He'd better have a good excuse... army builder strikes again!
:read:

 

[Lord Sven Kittyclaw]

haha, thats assuming it was the spelleater rune, its a dispel scroll, but on a 4+ it destroys your spell, right?