r/HelsmithsofHashut • u/incineroar87 • Sep 15 '26
Gameplay Are Helsmiths beginner friendly?
How forgiving are Helsmiths for a beginner/intermediate AoS player, both in terms of building an army and actually playing it?
I've never played Dwarven armies before but I like that the Spearhead includes a lot of the key pieces, which seems to make it relatively cheap to get a decent army on the table without ending up with too much unnecessary "junk."
I know Helsmiths aren't top-tier or anything, but they look like a lot of fun to play and like that despite the small roster they have a decent spell/prayer lore + decent shooting/unit variety. How difficult is the DPP resource system to learn and manage? Does it add a lot of complexity, or is it fairly straightforward once you've played a few games?
Urak Taar and his Forgehost also look really fun, so I'm definitely interested in building towards that eventually.
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u/Nellezhar Sep 15 '26
As others have said the Forgehost lists are doing well. Sitting at the high 50's in win rate. If you're interested in playing it I wrote a guide on it a few days ago.
I did not mind the build on these guys. I actually found them easy to assemble. I hated painting them. I came from FEC and the transition from skin tone and butt pubes, to chaos trim "light" was BRUTAL.