Hello all within the Brewery. I have had the ability to play 2 games of 8th Ed with a 3000 Point dwarf list and thought it be helpful to everyone here to share what I noticed throughout both games against my most hated foes the Lizardmen :diablo:

Below is the list I ran at 3000 Points for the second game. My first game had a similar list, just smaller hammerer blocks and 2 slayer chars for poops and giggles. We chose to do 3000 Points due to the rumors of that becoming the new Tourney Standard.

Runelord
Anvil, Shield, Balance, Spellbinding, Resistance, Stone
445

BSB
Guarding, Strollaz
175

25 Warriors
FC, Shields
250

25 Warrios
FC, Shields
250

20 Longbeard Rangers
FC, Slowness, Throwing Axes, Great Weps
375

20 Ironbreakers (BSB in here)
FC, Battle
315

15 Hammerers
180

Cannon
Engie, Pistols, Forging
145

Cannon
Engie, Pistols, Forging, Fire
150

Cannon
Engie, Pistols, Forging. Fire, Fire
155

Organ Gun
120

Flame Cannon
140

3000 Points on the spot

Now lets start from the top, the Anvil. Our Anvil is now better than ever. Until the FAQ comes out, ive played it as making its own dice still (same with Runelord) so I was making 3 dice, taking 1, and getting an extra +1 to dispell. I was able to shut down a Slann for most magic phases, maybe letting 1 or 2 spells go every now and then, not every phase. The ability to give our units an extra charge is now better than ever because of how charges work. Likewise for Wrath and Ruin, taking away movement is better than ever for the same reasons.

BSB's in general have gotten better and worse in some places. The combination of my Anvil and Strollaz makes this army fly across the table like a gyrocopter. But they are now more vulnerable because a lot more attacks can be thrown at them. My BSB lived through both games, once coming down to just him after his Ironbreaker unit was destroyed. But they now auto die when a unit flees, like an standard bearer. This means we need to be careful where we put our BSB. Hammerers are still stubborn, but die way to fast. Ironbreakers will be my BSB's home for a long time because next to Chaos Warriors, these guys are the hardest infantry to kill in the game. Thanes also become some of the best BSB's like always because of their WS6 T5 protecting them.

Onto the core. 25 Warriors will be the standard size for these guys I think and they still do their job just fine, dont die and use Static CR to win combat res. Hopefully with our shooting we can thin some ranks before combat to keep steadfast under control. But even with it, our Warriors are still tough to crack. I wont be running them with Great Weapons because other units do it better like Hammerers and Longbeards. This is because of better stat lines. Warriors with Great Weps will hit less often and wound lest often. So give the bigger weps to the elders and let the youngin earn the dam things.

My Longbeard Rangers have been doing amazing. Scout rules now let us place just 12" away from the opponent and we can still be within Line of Sight. Rangers no longer have to worry that much about terrain anymore for deployment. Scouts cannot charge turn one, I learned this from shenanigans I was trying to pull with an anvil charge turn one. In any case, these guys can handle pretty much anything coming at them. Slowness works wonders now, though I have not been able to see it in a game yet. But being able to shoot 2 ranks makes 10 S5 Throwing Axes amazing. If you run Rangers throwing axes are a must have. In close combat I would take some wounds because I'd strike last. But the swing back with these guys and Hammerers pay off.

As I said before with my BSB, Ironbreakers are still tough to kill and I recommend them for a BSB unit. These guys didnt change much, they are still the anvil of my army.

Now the Hammerers are a unit that I considered shelfing due to the rules that said they had to use their Great Weps. I tried to run them in units of 15 in a 5x3 formation to see if they could cut it by being a flank unit. These guys win games. If you keep these guys close enough to your bigger blocks they can act as a flank charging unit, with 15 in the unit they will break ranks till they are down to 9. But even then these guys will hurt a lot on the swing back. They can also act as their own anvil if they get charged instead of the bigger block. Stubborn keeps them in down to a man, in the next round you can have 25 warriors in the flank of that block. I dont see these guys as the big bunker for chars any more because they just die a little to fast to stay around, but work wonders in the flank.

Now the part of my list that my Lizardmen opponent has learned to fear and hate, the 6 Warmachines. I only brought the flame cannon in the second game just to try it out, and it did alright. It will be more amazing against block armies like Skaven and Orcs, like it always has. Organ Guns will still do what they have always done, no big changes. Cannons are stupid good. They all do d6 wounds now, no guess range means they almost never miss, grapeshot has been changed to look like a 12" organ gun, and with forging on all of them they will usually never misfire. Stegs, Dragons, Doomwheels, Daemons, and the like all now have giant targets over their head now that forests dont block line of sight and they stand above hills. The Lizardmen brought 1 Engine for the sake of having it in both games, and it never got past turn 1. I got first turn both times because of the scenario, but he would be hard pressed to take all 3 out at once. Cannons now hit everything apparently so no more randomize for the crew. You hit the Steg, the Priest, and all the crew with 1 cannon ball. Now I may go back and look that one up. But its devastating. 3 cannons is over kill, but its nice to know that our cannons are now the best in the world once again.

8th will be very kind to dwarfs. If they FAQ it so we do not make our own dispell dice I will spend more points into magic defense because of how the spells work now. They are gross and very dangerous, I cannot say that enough. Letting 1 spell through a phase can be game changing so I will play to lock that phase down no matter what. Our shooting got a big boost in the field of warmachines. Our close combat is still very strong. The changes to how charges work has made the biggest difference for us as an army. We can now get charges off and frequently. Use terrain to your advantage, because charging downhill is another +1 combat res. If I have a flanking unit on a hill charging down thats +3 combat res before anything ever happens (Charging, Hill, Flank). I do not see any big changes coming at us in the form of the FAQ. I hope we can still generate our own dispell dice, and if not then we will adjust accordingly.

Good luck to everyone out their playing their own 8th Ed games and make sure to teach your opponents what dwarfs can do now! :dwarf: