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leadership is what the IG bring to the table. Str6 is also a boon since we have such a difficult time hitting stuff, you want every hit to wound so the baddies don't win combat. I'd say one unit of IG is great in an army. But probably only 8 Ig is all you need in an army. Bulls fill up the rest of the core and you can throw in a unit of trappers if you feel silly.

I've only run 4 leadys but I'm wanting to build my other 5 since they performed so well. They're like bloated flamers in 7th, except less of a limit.

I like ironguts just because most things are faster than ogres so why not bring the pain when you do hit! Also +1 LD and a magic banner are just divine

However, Great Weapon armed troops are fairly common and then there is the fact that Ogres actually only do marginally less damage to the average enemy unit then Ironguts, but they are much more survivable.

The best way to go is to have Ironguts in a 1-2 ratio to your Bulls. For every 2 units of bulls you can take 1 unit of Ironguts.