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I can't remember if I'd already posted this before, but have a Grudgekeeper I made for my throng.

It's actually not super hard to make a more 'elite' style Dispossessed army, just be aware that MWs will hurt and every lost model will hurt (which both go without saying in an elite list). Losing an 18pt Irondrake sucks a lot more than an 8pt Warrior. I'd probably say for 1000 points to start, something like: 1 Warden King 120 1 Runelord 100 20 Ironbreakers 240 (Battleline) 20 Irondrakes 360 And then either 10 Hammerers for 160 or 10 Longbeards for 100 to give you a second Battleline.

I was thinking of model ideas I would find interesting and these were some of the things I came up with. Brewmaidens Heal/rez and buff bravery. Runesingers Buff/debuff unit similar to Runelords. Maybe chant to reduce enemy casting rolls. Maybe even once/game summon ancestor spirits for a turn like in Dirge of Dust and Steel. Endless Runes Self-explanatory. Anvilguard Hammerers-lite that synergize with Runelords (thinking along the lines of either improved Rune Lore buffs, or the ability to not count against a Runelord's 1 buff/turn). Grudgekeeper Hero that gives out combat buffs, esp when friendly models are slain. Gives much-needed potential to deal MWs. Karugromthi/Living Ancestors 2-wound elite infantry, possibly with a Too Stubborn To Die FNP. As far as Dispossessed weaknesses--I agree with most of that, but at the same time I do feel too that in a sense some of those disadvantages are what make dwarfs, well, dwarfs. We shouldn't be able to do everything. I like the idea of rooting/slowing enemy units though. While the idea of speedy dwarfs is somewhat comical, I feel the alternative is very dwarfy; to basically tackle other armies down to our level. We're slow? Enjoy rune snares and cave ins, now you are too. We can't cast magic? Courtesy of excellent unbinds and ignores, you may as well not either.

I don't neceessarily like the idea of a Command Ability on the Unforged, just bc he's not really a leader/commander type of hero. But I do agree I wish we had more than one CA. Grudgekeeper was actually an idea I've been toying with for a while now as a new hero, giving Dispossessed a thematic way of gaining something they sorely lack: mortal wound output. Pic related is my test profile I'm going to try out with a friend eventually.