Sunday, 24 February 2013

The Hobbit SBG Erebor Dwarf Army

So I really like the look and feel of The Erebor Dwarves from The Hobbit, so this is my attempt at building a well rounded starter list:
Part 1:
Warriors

The first thing we need is a good solid base of warriors. In the Army of Thror list only two types are available:
Dwarvish Warriors of Erebor
Warriors of Erebor
For the first time ever we now have access to Dwarf Warriors with spears. Making a shield wall with a hero in the middle and a supporting line of spearmen seems like a pretty viable first and second Warbands.


And Grimhammers
Grim Hammers

Next we have the grimhammers. These are more elite dwarves with their Pickhammers. The one bad side to the Grimhammers is that they have one less point of Defense than a normal dwarf warrior, but their defense is still high enough. The purpose of my warband of Grimhammers is to roam around the flanks and backs of my sheildwalls as support. One warband of 12 Grimhammers led by a powerful hero should be enough for the job.


Part 2:
Heroes

Currently for dwarves we have 4 named heroes and 1 unnamed hero.
Dreadknight 360Dreadknight 360Dreadknight 360Grim Hammers CaptainThror, The Last King Under the Mountain

So we have 2 Dwarf Sheildwalls and 1 roving Grimhammer Warbands.
Together this all comes in at a total of 348pts, leaving us another 350pts for heroes. to start with we need two powerful heroes that can hold the line against hordes and monsters. Grandfather and Son team Thror and Thorin seem up for the job. And just for a little extra insurance, I added Orcrist to Thorin. These 2 weigh in at 250 points between them, so that leaves me with another hundred for my last Hero for the Grimhammers. Looking at the list I instantly choose Dwalin, as for one, he kicks ass, and two, he once was a Grimhammer so he fits in with the theme perfectly.

The List

Warband One

Thror

6 Dwarf Warriors with spears, 6 Dwarf Warriors with Shields

Warband Two

Thorin with Orcrist

6 Dwarf Warriors with spears, 6 Dwarf Warriors with Sheilds

Warband Three

Dwalin

12 Grimhammers

Total: 693pts.

Notes:
This army is going to be outnumbered by a lot of other armies, as at 700pts, most evil armies could bring a large swarm of grunts, a powerful hero and a monster. The main tactic this army then needs to use is to form a large Shieldwall with spearmen for support with Thror and Thorin somewhere in the middle of it. Use the grim hammers as a support unit to guard the flanks from fast moving Warg Riders, or to hold the line if the enemy breaks through the shieldwall.This is just one type of army you could try and I might start to collect Erebor Dwarves (maybe :P)

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