State of Play: Dwarfs with Richy Amphlett 

I have one with James Ramsey on the channel (3 times GT winner and his Vampire Counts), but always have my eyes open for more opportunities to talk to the best!

This is the BEST Warhammer interview I have ever seen. Content, host, guest, and the included list in the comment section are all outstanding. I would love to see Mr. 6++ host more interviews like this.

Thanks! There's an interview with James Ramsey on the channel already about his run with Vampire Counts, but I'll be recording more at any opportunity I get!

I would prefer an option for skirmish.

@@user-ly9ms6dm4g that would be good but not the best option, drilled is by far superior. in any case they need something to make them better

slayers need to depreciate pointswise and have goblin fanatics-like doomseekers...

Hey mate , Richy here :) so I’ve tried millions of list variations and for my playstyle I don’t actually want that much board control , I want people to come to me , if I have rangers and gyros out and about in the midfield I’m handing points away , but if they are working for you that’s amazing I couldn’t get them to work in my playstyle :) so the warrior unit is close order , 2 ranks , banner , rune of battle , bsb and rune of battle of battle on bsb :)

@@lordsofazyr2690 ah I get it now, I somehow thought you couldn't count RoB twice.

@@lordsofazyr2690 So the rune of battle counts on being on both the warriors and the BSB or are you taking it on the BSB as well? Great interview!

@@MarcoHernandez-uo5pl On both units. Plus the BSB also has MR of Grungni for the wards.

I remember when old world came out, many folks said that a gyrocopter or three was necessary to win, but we see none in Richy’s list. …and with Richy’s list, a player could remove the 5 strong detachment of iron drakes and a rune from a catapult, and a dwarf model from here or there, and replace that with a gyrocopter, organ gun, another catapult, etc. based on preference, and still have a great list. The point is that there are other builds that a dwarf army can have, but it takes a guy like Richy or perhaps yourself, to yet discover it. I am not betting that Richy’s chosen path of success is the only path possible. Even before the arcane journal arrives, I bet that another viable dwarf list is out there undiscovered and untested. So, I gotta give credit to a trailblazer : Richy’s relentless play testing has boiled down this awesome list, and his generalship at the table, to deploy with screens (defense “in depth) is laudable, and something not done by dwarf generals in past editions.

Dwarf magic baybeeee

@@CloseOrder It may be is magic, but ain't no spells. They be runes, youngling. And ye be better remember that, or yer name will be in the book next to the beardling of yours. ;)

Agree, would love to see the list

X3

Yes list please :)

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@@CloseOrder Thanks a lot!! 🙏🏿🙏🏿

That's very reasonable - I'm struggling with the same thing. The Arcane Journal should breathe some real life into the faction though, looking forward to that!

@@CloseOrder ye that's a good point

I think Richy tends to value the static Combat Res on the less punchy units more than a handful of S3 Warrior Hand Weapon attacks. They only need to be 4 wide to get a rank bonus being Heavy Infantry - so if you start 4 wide or 5 wide (helps fit everything close together in deployment) which gives you flexibility to go either way. Anything punchy or shooty e.g. Iron Drakes/Rangers/Hammerers is more likely to start 10 wide

IMHO the answer is inbetween (I like 7 or 8 wide, 10 is too much) and also depends on how many characters on shielbearers you have in that unit, because that is a 4x4 model. You can count that quite easily, but also plan in some reserves, if you get shot.

Arcane Journal is coming soonTM, hopefully that helps! Grudge Throwers are choice into dragons, really rate them

@@CloseOrder grudge throwers is our only solution indeed but the 1/6 probability to hit is not in our favour, and if you consider for 30 more points we have irondrakes with torpedo and cinderblast bombs ,it becomes a tough choice.

I think pretty much all the melee and both the Grudge Throwers are Magical attacks - so the Dwarves are probably happy to see the green boy!

Pretty sure it's only the grudgethrowers as they have runes. They're not very accurate of course (more or less hitting a single model on 5's?)though they do decent damage. I suspect the solution to the problem posed is actually static combat res though I could of course be wrong.