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I understand that my belovied stunties are somewhat behind on the current army book power curve, but they are what I have and I plan to take them to the local 'Ard Boyz this September. Is the Thorek/gunline (All shooting/warmachines and 2-4 blocks of melee out front) combo the only competitive build available to dwarf armies anymore or can a toothy marching horde (my preferred playstyle), properly propelled along by Strollaz/Thorek, bring some surprise hurt to the table? Does a 'balanced' approach make any sense or will that just leave the army too diluted to really be competitive? I'll toss an army list into the appropriate section later once I have playtested things a bit more.

Any/all advice/criticism is appreciated and welcome.

I think it's generally considered that marching out with Dwarfs can be effective against older armies, but recent books will simply chew you up. When they can shred 1.5-2 ranks off your block in a single turn, it just doesn't pay. I'm guessing that the Thorek gunline is your best shot, but still won't do so great. Post up some armylists and we'll see what's up.

RZ

i would use thorek in ardboyz, its the only place you can use him and not get comp hit for it.

i think thorek and then solid blocks supported by a few guns would work quite well.