Miners in 8th?

[Spiketrap]

No one seems to use these guys. At just 1 point less than a gw warrior, and the shenannagins of showing up in obnoxious places, i wonder why?

[saltrock36]

Despite being dwarfs, they are a fragile unit compared to the rest of the army and can be difficult to support.

Alot of people have gone back to the solid blocks and lots of shooting approach to fighting, the one difference being that units are being stripped of shields in favour of great weapons.

Reasons people dont take Miners are;
1) They are not core, they are special and so take up points you want to spend on war machines and hammerers units.
2) If you choose to depoly them so they come on during the game, it isnt always reliable that they will turn up when you want, and isnt worth paying the extra points for the steam hammer so you can reroll.
3) When they do come on, you are realy hoping you play an army that will care. There are some armies who simply wont be there when you turn up, and other armies who wont care because they can deal with you in most cases unless you are in large units.
4) once they trun up, they are difficult to support, and one thing dwarf units are good at is supporting each other. any unit alone tends to struggle.

[King Ulrik Flamebeard]

I agree. I have heard of people taking them in rather small units, between 5 and 10 man, more as a distraction or war machine guardians. I think that is a waste. The other use is they have decent synergy with an Anvil list. Appear on the table, then anvil them into combat. Other than that, they'd either have to be a credible size to make it worth while, or just a small distraction unit.


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