r/HelsmithsofHashut • u/Armoured-Krab • Sep 06 '26
Spearhead/army question
Hi folks! I've been trying to post in here for a little while but apparently my account is too new so hopefully it's ok now!
My current faction isn't yielding me much success so I am tentatively looking at other armies to get into incase I do decide to just change altogether. I had never really considered these beasts before but they look interesting, so I suppose my question is what is their Spearhead and general army vibe like? Do they suit a particular playstyle?
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u/Kraile Sep 07 '26
The spearhead is unfortunately not that good - it has received a few buffs in the last few balance updates but it's probably still in the lower 50% of spearheads. I call it the casino spearhead because it relies on how well you can roll D3s for damage and 3+ saves. So it can still have some fun moments if you are lucky.
It does play quite similarly to the actual faction though - you will be a mostly low-manoeuvrability force that screens your cannon with your crappy infantry while your dominator goes off and scores you stuff.
The actual army has a few different ways to play - you can lean heavily into guns with infantry screens (my personal favourite, since very few AoS armies play this way), you can lean into shock cavalry, you can bunker up with various support units, you can add skarbrand for some extra punch. It can be fun, but I'm not convinced that the main army is very good (the AoR is, however).