Your standard tactic is hammer and anvil: you trap an enemy in a defensive arm wrestle-that’s the anvil bit-then hit them in the flanks with your best offensive option. Dwarf Warriors are fine for this, but upgrade to Longbeards as soon as you can. You want enemies to come to you, thinning them out with ranged fire before engaging them with your sturdiest units. Khazukan Khazakit ha! Anvil and erm.other anvilĬompared to traditional Total War armies, your options are initially limited.
Sit back, watch enemies break against your lines of elite infantry and tear them to bits with terrifying artillery. This is also a helpful metaphor for Dwarf tactics. Stay friendly with humans and other Dwarfs, fill your coffers, and when the forces of Chaos finally arrive you’ll be in a solid position to repel them. Luckily, you’ll be fighting orcs and vampires early on, so this isn’t a huge problem.
Unfortunately, they’re also slow, pricey and weak against elite cavalry.
