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I was told that the Dwarves Anvil of Doom does not work on the Empire's Steam tank or War Alter.
Is this true?

I just read the dwarf book and on Page 31 under Rune of Wrath and Ruin it says

You may not target independent characters unless they (or their mounts) are large targets.

The war alter is a large target. Is a chariot a mount?
I'm still unsure of where the Steam tank is comming from.


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Another question that came up is:
Can the Arch Lector use the Healing hand (prayer) to fully heal the chariot?
It says any model, is the war alter a model?

1) A chariot is a mount, and therefore the WA can be targetted

2) they may be confusing this with the Stanks immunity to spells without a strength value - the Anvil is not a spell and therefore is not immune.

If I recall correctly (can't quite find my Empire book right now) Prayers of Sigmar can never affect mounts, and so the War Altar would NOT be a valid target for healing.

I am not sure about the War alter, but in relation to the steam tank....

http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1540044_Empire_FAQ_2008-05_Edition.pdf

Relevant section

Q: Can the rune of Wrath and Ruin affect a Steam tank?
A: Yes - its Movement is reduced to one and a half inches per steam point used.