looks like a good army, but personally i always like to include some spears in a dwarf army. like beregond 8Womt w/ spear and shield and 4 rangers w/spear.
good luck with the battle and welcome to the forum
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| Author: | Regress [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | [SBG] 600pts Durin's Folk |
Hey all, recently got convinced to pick up the game and I thought I would draft up a list. I would love to read anyones thoughts on this army. Any tips or criticisms are appreciated. =) Warband 1; Balin with Durin's Axe. Iron Guard (4) Khazad Guard (4) Dwarf Warriors (4, 2 with bows and 2 with shields) Warband 2; Floi Stonehand Dwarf Warriors (6, 6 with bows) Vault Warden Team (3) Warband 3; Shieldbearer Khazad Guard (4) Dwarf Warriors (8, 4 with bows and 4 with shields) 39 models 12 bows 5 Might |
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| Author: | fritskuhntm [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: [SBG] 600pts Durin's Folk |
looks like a good army, but personally i always like to include some spears in a dwarf army. like beregond 8Womt w/ spear and shield and 4 rangers w/spear. good luck with the battle and welcome to the forum
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| Author: | General Elessar [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: [SBG] 600pts Durin's Folk |
Pretty good. Does anyone else think that Dwarves have suffered from the new Warband rules? All the Dwarf heroes are pretty expensive, so the number of models you can field is very limited. |
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| Author: | Tharkan [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: [SBG] 600pts Durin's Folk |
Indeed they suffered... My only hope lies in an incoming buff when the Hobbit arrives. At least, some cheap heroes from Thorin's warband to put more models on the game board  I used to abuse Iron Guards because of their two attacks combined with common dwarven warriors with shield (but perhaps are a bit expensive with that stats compared e.g. to a Feral Uruk overall). The banners are too expensive (in my opinion) and the dwarves need some kind of support against great troops as the Reavers or other war gems wandering in there. I don't like the Vault Warden team. I used to bounce them in battle until they die without great success. The Khazad guards are my favourite, but as fritskuhntm said, they need some spears (I used that way before warband rules). I'm not sure about Floi. He has just one might point and his rule depends too much on which opponent you face. And you are not going to recharge will as easy as it could seem. The Shieldbearer I think it is more appropiate in bigger army lists with a monster hero like Durin or Dain (anyway, they are not one of my favourites). Perhaps the Dwarf Captains could be one of the best hero options in the dwarven army. Sorry, but I'm trying to find my way with the dwarves too with the new rules. I hope you'll find interesting my points of view. Good luck! |
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| Author: | cereal_theif [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: [SBG] 600pts Durin's Folk |
I find at 750pts or more they are AWESOME!! Similar armies to what I would have done under LOME. At 500-600pts I think they suffer really bad. Dain, Gimli, Balin, Captain 14ish iron 10ish kazad banner a few shields 10ish bows |
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| Author: | The newbie [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: [SBG] 600pts Durin's Folk |
a 600pt I've had some success with is: Dain (leader) 4 Khazad Guard 4 Dwarf Warrior with Shield 3 Iron Guard 1 Dwarf Warrior with banner Balin with Durin's Axe 4 Khazad Guard 6 Dwarf Warriors with Shield 2 Iron Guard Dwarf Captain 4 Khazad Guard |
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| Author: | ejkorv [ Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: [SBG] 600pts Durin's Folk |
Regress and I are playing a round robin with a friend (the friend normally runs a shade to great effect) thats why floi is in there. More likely he will test his beast army so floi can counter that goblin who turns beasts into steroid munching war machines. |
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| Author: | kidterminal [ Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: [SBG] 600pts Durin's Folk |
I noticed that no one mention Dwarf Rangers. I've found that my opponent has used there bows to good effect. |
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| Author: | Regress [ Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: [SBG] 600pts Durin's Folk |
Thanks for all the input guys, has been good to see different variations of armies suggested. I looked into having an allied contingent of spears and decided because of lore to abstain from this. I'll see how a pure Dwarven army handles and if later on I decide to ally in some support it will likely be as men from Dale (using either Minas Tirith or Arnor stats). Now as for Floi, I am quite happy to drop him however it seems many don't run with Floi and I want to try something different to most lists. I honestly don't like Dwarven Rangers as I would like to. For a Ranger with a bow it is a touch more expensive than a Warrior armed the same, the key differences being the Ranger bow is weaker but the shooter hits on a 3+ as opposed to a 4+. I myself would rather the cheaper option who hits harder. Thanks again for all the replies guys, it has been helpful. 
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| Author: | General Elessar [ Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: [SBG] 600pts Durin's Folk |
Regress wrote: I honestly don't like Dwarven Rangers as I would like to. For a Ranger with a bow it is a touch more expensive than a Warrior armed the same, the key differences being the Ranger bow is weaker but the shooter hits on a 3+ as opposed to a 4+. I myself would rather the cheaper option who hits harder. Don't forget that the Dwarf Rangers has a better range too. The extra six inches should offer you another couple of turns of shooting. |
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| Author: | kidterminal [ Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: [SBG] 600pts Durin's Folk |
They cover your Dwarves as they move forward. |
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