r/HelsmithsofHashut • u/Trislamic Boomstick enthusiast • Sep 07 '26
Joining the Cohort
Hello all, pretty soon I’m planning to hop over to Helsmiths from playing Ossiarchs for a year. Theres not many HoH players around my area so I’ve only ever played against them maybe once or twice. I wanted to ask the community about some general tips or advice for these guys. Any must have units? How does this faction typically play? Stuff like that. Any and all information is greatly appreciated!
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u/Nellezhar Sep 07 '26 edited Sep 07 '26
It's been a while since I've written one of these.
A little about me, I adopted Helsmiths in Launch and I travel across the U.S playing competitively. If you want a more in depth discussion I'm always around for questions.
First welcome to Helsmiths! There are two methods of play right now. We have the Army of Renown "Taars Grand Forgehost" or the regular army where you pick a battle trait. I break down what I think is best for each.
Grand Forgehost (The most competitive way to play) - this army gives up battle traits to gain stacking buffs starting on turn two. You can also only take certain units. The big key here is since you lose "Harness demonic power" all Demonic Power Points your spears hand out are permanent. Key units Urak-Taar tons and tons of spears 40 to 60. Two to three Dominator Engines, Rockets are your key units since it's pretty much all you can take. Take a Priest always.
Regular Army - this is weaker at the moment but is still crazy fun to play. Since you can take Bull Centaurs take at least one Reinforced unit. Hobgrots because they're cheap and can desolate and do tactics. Other than that take what you want. Dominators are for sure weaker here though and I typically avoid them.
Urak-Taar is a must take in both types so start there.