I wrote and posted this list yesterday ahead of an 8th Edition game. I am reposting it here, below and will include a Review of the performance of each unit taken. I will not put up a battle report here, simply information below selections on how they performed and whether I thought they were value for points.

It should also be noted that I was ambushed by my opponant. I was expecting Bretonnians and got High ELves, so it skewed the results.
It should also be noted it was all over by turn 3, some characters just didn't have time to get going as other elements of the army had done the work already.

2000 Limit

2000 Spent

Lords: 301
Heroes: 446
Core: 545
Special: 588
Rare: 120

Lord Thrundorin with Shield Bearers 301
GW with MRoKraggtheGrimm, RoMight, RoFire
GA with RoResistance, RoStone
Talisman with MRoSpite

Rendered totally obsolete in this game. His unit was harged early by Dragon Princes so his flaming attacks were useless. The High Elves passed their leadership tests for fear caused by his attacks each turn. Proppped up the centre of the line with his inspiring presence well, but it was never needed

Return on investment: 2/10 but not a fair contest

Joseph Bugman 155

Allowed a second unit of rangers into the force who performed reasonably well. Bugman himself got only a moderate return, killing one of the two crew on a bolt thrower

Return on investment: 4/10

Thane Snorri Ironhelm BSB 140
Battle Standard
MRoGromril, RoResistance

Good solid Thane, performed well in his unit of hammerers. BSB re-roll was never needed. Leadership checks made were all being passed due to steadfast rules and a high dwarf leadership. He did land the finishing blow on the Elven chariot though

Return on investment: 6/10 for the Thane, the BS was effectively a liability and wasn't needed

Runesmith 151
MRoBalance, RoSpellbreaking
Shield
Great Weapon

Did well. Managed to suceed in locking down the High Elf Wizard who was throwing around the lore of metal. The strength of a single runesmiths dispell pool eventually goaded the High Elf into blowing himself to pieces along with his bodyguard of seaguard. Only 3 Longbeards were killed by the spell the High Elf sacrificed everything to get off.

As well as his dispell duties, he managed to land a wounding blow on the Elf Chariot as well, he was in the same hammerer bunker as the BSB.

Return on investment: 8/10

Bugman's Rangers 235
(Bugman goes here)
14 Longbeards
Great Weapons
Shields
Throwing Axes
Full Command

Reasonable performers but never really got a chance to get going. Closed to within axe chucking distance of the High Elf Wizard, and started whitling down the ranks of his bunker in preparation for a good axing, but the coward blew himself up rather thanface the angry dwarves.

They were enough of a worry for the High Elf player to reform and march his Wizard and bodyguard across the field to try to engage, as well as drawing the fire of the enemy warmachines and one of the main archer units for long enough for the warmachines to be dealt with. Proteced the main battleline well.

Return on investment: 7/10

Eidrik's Rangers 165
10 Quarreller Rangers
Great Weapons
Shields
Veteran, Musician

Deployed with alongside Bugman and his men, helped pannick the opponant massively about his left flank and caused chaos early on. Due to their lesser armour they became the first target of the two ranger units and over two turns of fire from the seaguard and two bolt throwers were wiped out. They inflicted reasonable damage in retaliation for this onslaught taking out part of one warmachine crew, which Bugman himself finished off

Return on investment: 6/10

Egrinn's Marksmen 145
10 Quarrellers
Great Weapons
Shields
Musician

Did very little, but threatened a lot. Their field of fire covered the centre of the board, and had the game gone on, they would have finshed off fleeing elves well. Their threatened flank charge on the flanks of the elves that made it into combat and hadn't yet been spat out effectively forced the opponant to conceed in turn 3. Other than that, there just weren't enough targets.

Return on investment: 4/10

Snorri's Hammerers 199
(BSB and Runesmith go here)
13 Hammerers
Shields
Full Command

Worked well as a bunker, looked after their characters well. When charged by the lion chariot they merrily absorbed the charge on the first turn, and over two turns of combat alont with their characters smashed it into firewood.

The casualty rate in them was horrific though, S5 Lions and High Elves with great weapons were making a mess. Only 4 survived along with the characters

Return on investment: 5/10

Thrundorin's Hearthguard 264
Lord Thrundorin goes here
18 Dwarf Ironbreakers

Played an absolute stormer. Held the centre of the line well, loomed so threatening that the elves flung their best unit into them head on, and after a drawn first round of combat with the dragon princes, without the bonuses to charge the elves were brought down by a wall of Gromril inspired by the cries of absolute rage from their lord who found the elves warded against his Greatweapon

Return on investment: 8/10

Brundrik's Rage 125
Cannon
RoForging

The star of the show. On its first turn it blasted the elf prince from the seat of his Griffen, and though it didn't managed to wound the beast itself, the thing promptly sat down and refused to move. It just glowered menacingly at dwarves in combat nearby.

On the second turn it silenced the remaining High Elf Bolt thrower. After that, there wasn't much left to shoot at and as the dwarves were getting ready for some target practice drills on the Griffen the elves fled the field.

Return on investment: 9/10

Brundrik's Fury 120
Organ Gun

I feel that whilst not a star performer, an honourable mention is at least deserved here. Despite managing to do absolutely nothing when they got chance to fire at the high elf cavalry, when a great eagle flew down from above to harass the crew, they calmly went about beating it to death with barrel cleaners and boxes of ammunition.

Return on investment: 4/10 (Mainly for worry caused to the opponant and beating on his eagle rather than actually achieving anything

I hope my conclusions are of some use to you all, if only we could beat on high elves every day.