EPIC FULL VANGUARD DWARF BUILD! - Dwarfs vs. Skaven - Total War Warhammer 2

[@Dwarfurious]

"and they're against their hated rivals" The elves? the greenskins? the gobbos? the other elves? the skaven? the dawizharr? chaos? the OTHER other elves?

[@PAPride95]

Name a race or a nation, and you'll find them in the Book *somewhere.*

[@lukasnyberg2001]

@jpala821 idk shit just happens sometimes

[@lusians3]

@jpala821 1. learned wath mazda finalsolution mundi did 2. they are undead thus alies with leches nuf said

[@SpookSkellington]

@jpala821 Dwarven expeditions into Nehekhara being wiped out because greedy dwarves trying to steal a single coin from even greedier skelly bois doesn't end well.

[@jukahri]

You dwarves sure are a contentious people.

[@Aredel]

I haven’t seen something like that in a while. It’s nice to have a fresh, I interesting spin on what would have been a pretty normal fight. This is exactly what I look forward to on this channel.

[@Xanthate1845]

It's a shame there aren't more balanced maps with cool terrain features, it would add another tactical element to consider

[@Warhamer116]

tbh I'm happy there aren't too many cool terrain features mainly because CA's pathfinding AI is completely braindead when not in completely even terrain. Either the regiments form 1-man queues when rounding corners, become blobby mess, pathfind to even-god-doesn't-know-where, or otherwise break.

[@bepper66]

Watching this battle made me realize how much I miss Napoleons Maps. Back when Terrain was a big part of the game.

[@ethanwhite2210]

Favorite part of the battle, at 13:18 when the Dwarf Warriors crest the hill and Indy is like, "...WHERE THE HELL DID THEY COME FROM?"

[@TeteBruleeFR]

Nearby Dwarven patrol heard some noise ! xD

[@SouryaBanerjeeLaw]

"at first light, on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the East.."

[@lexsamreeth8724]

WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

[@ghostofrevan4455]

Yeah, that was some straight Tolkien shit if I ever saw it

[@jamesradcliffe4351]

MY GOD THIS REPLAY IS AWSOME. the last time i have seen a replay this good was like 1 year ago but this has got to be the best replay i have ever seen! Keep casting replays and keep casting overcast pit of shades.

[@mossykid]

What beautiful examples of a) the dwarf player creating a pressuring situation immediately, with multiple strongpoints and overlapping enfilade fire that really turned the heat on, and b) that eshin backstab at 8:30 gutting a perfectly vulnerable position, chef kiss

[@oldmanramblingatclouds]

I can't have been the only guy hearing 'The Battle of Pelleanor Fields' in my head when those full-strength Warriors and Rangers came in at the end, right?

[@discoskull]

This is legit one of the most entertaining WHTW replays I've ever seen.

[@fokin_skaven]

Oh man, that rod of corruption would have been game changing if used correctly.

[@SOiLBane]

This was hilarious! Amazing battle! Been watching lots, lots of battles over the last year or more, but this one was a fabulous one. I loved the tactical/strategic depth of the deployment and the necessity to adapt. Absolutely glorious! Please more of those asymmetric battles!

[@Booley95]

Love this! Always a cool thing to see when someone brings out an unexpected build

[@sirmvnch]

Belegar can now no longer afford both his dwarven axe fetish and his wartime flashback therapy...

[@luismiller6103]

Such positioning, such strategy, masterful battle.

[@gorvarhadgarson5227]

Yo Milk, that artwork in the thumbnail is bad ass! Love it! Good video, Clan Angrund is my favourite dwarf subfaction, love the dawi bois on blue!

[@kieransaul2711]

I'd really like to see more battles like this, with asymmetric maps and deployments. This was awesome to watch.

[@Owlr4ider]

That was a brutal map deployment for the Skaven to overcome. Not a perfect game by neither player but the initial position was so massive in favor of the Dwarves thanks to the Vanguard deployment it was a massive uphill battle, literally, for the Skaven.

[@pjadtron9415]

Keep up the good content mate, by far my most favourite KZbinr.

[@milkandcookiesTW]

thank you mate will do

[@conormcaulay7271]

such a good battle holy moly, great casting aswell bro

[@atomic9706]

Man I used to do this with my entire army in the tabletop. Oh the memories

[@B.Scruby]

Holy shit what a gorgeous map. Absolute perfection.

[@horushyperion76]

The game was in the bag when the dwarfs have the high ground.

[@ForwardKinematics]

What an incredible match.

[@ivannadtochiev1849]

Thats just a beautifull game. Every time i see a dwarf box, i think to myself - but they can be so much more. Its sad that games like this are rare.

[@Vietnam_Chr0nicles]

Fun game to watch! Smart use of the Dawi

[@CheeksTotalwar]

Ran into this build. Was not prepared what so ever....

[@dasberk4971]

Good game nice plays and an amazing match up

[@Grabacr-pl3wy]

What’s your PC build? Game looks great

[@martin12042]

+

[@Th_Bo_RbRN]

Alright but where is the full Steam Tank Battalion?

[@sgg3586]

I really thought this was going to be a decisive victory for the Dwarves, but some bad micromanagement on their part and good moves by the Skaven nearly tipped the scales. Really did come down to just scraping their units for all they had left.

[@banriswirl6414]

Actually surprising to see Dawi beat Skaven.

[@fenjofenjo1817]

My god, the game is so beautiful, but a have a shity computer 😭

[@officialteaincorporated243]

What are your specs?

[@Watcher-in-the-Dark]

Same tho

[@officialteaincorporated243]

@@Watcher-in-the-Dark What are your specs?

[@Scarletraven87]

It's not the CPU, it's the SSD that matters here. Also, the whole discounted game with DLCs costs as much as a low build. So, if you are having $$$ problems, stay away from it.

[@samronco5133]

Is this map a mod? The graphics are amazing as well, is that standard just turned up?

[@milkandcookiesTW]

Ultra graphics, map is Stir River. no mods

[@screamingeggstv352]

When the Manlets attack

[@alexpacheco2031]

wait the ironbreakers has vangard?

[@milkandcookiesTW]

Norgrimlings Ironbreakers RoR have vanguard yes, not regular Ironbreakers

[@wcs9582]

how do you make everything look so good?!

[@martin12042]

God damn i Just started belegar campaign

[@RainOFrags]

increase the gamma milkandcookies, it was really tough to see all the units models clearly

[@HomerJSimpson999]

but this is not a "full" vanguard...

[@Noldor_fury]

You keep mentioning attacking/charging from high ground...but what bonuses does the high ground give (except against sith lords)?

[@gabrielrognon6238]

Going down hill increase your speed (and you go slower when going uphill) which impact your charge bonus damage.

[@branofilipovic9608]

@@gabrielrognon6238 and its harder to flank, so its great defensive position = perfect for a defensive race

[@milkandcookiesTW]

I believe charge bonus, fatigue, leadership, and fire arc are all affected positively or negatively depending where you are on a hill in relation to your opponent. I know for sure that charge bonus and momentum are severely impacted when trying to charge up hill

[@Noldor_fury]

Ok, thank you all :) I couldn't find any info anywhere

[@giuseppefrateschi4532]

I'm from Brazil, and I want to say that i really really Love your battles of total war II, but please, speak more slowly, sometimes I think that u speak very fast and I can't understand. Again, I love your battles and your strategy. Congratulations for your work and best regards! :D

[@darko-man8549]

Vanguard dwarf is the best

[@ross.metcalf]

Which map is this?

[@milkandcookiesTW]

Stir River

[@ross.metcalf]

@@milkandcookiesTW Cool, thanks!

[@martin12042]

What are your graphic settings? Everything On ultra?

[@milkandcookiesTW]

yep!

[@martin12042]

@@milkandcookiesTW fk me i have rtx 2070 super with r7 3700x and i can't get 60 fps with all settings on ultra on 1440p monitor 🙃

[@mikek1402]

hell yeah! Glad seeing the dirty rats lose!!!

[@Boarguts69]

Yesssssssssss! Love it!

[@Cptbravo221]

Vanguard dwarves? This is getting me harder than terminator armor

[@aymanelkadouri8235]

I got that joke This is why I will fortify this position

[@Hugh33337]

@@aymanelkadouri8235 Thats some mighty fortification for sure... Time for the skaven to bring some shovels.

[@alexandrejose8362]

These dwarf-things aren't invited-called to Great Horned Rat Day, the best day of the year!

[@aymanelkadouri8235]

@@Hugh33337 and so a nauseating cycle of seige and fortify begins

[@chevysuarez7306]

@@aymanelkadouri8235 HA! they brought a shovel...

[@Thukad]

Thank you for showing a match on a map that isn't just basically FINAL DESTINATION/NO ITEMS from Smash. I'm so sick of barely hilly plains.

[@gabrielrognon6238]

Not gonna lie, my brain had a hard time processing the fact that grombrindal was the dawi opponent here. "Grombrindal is trying to kill those dwarf. -Waite, what? Oh that grombrindal" is a speach I've had several time in my head during this glorious battle.

[@lilacp6026]

yea same here xD

[@xaxas94]

Yeah I was so goddamn confused all the time he mentioned Grombrindal...

[@hennoto9432]

same, didnt enjoy that part tbh

[@The_Murder_Party]

Right!? Good Greif...

[@shetlandapache949]

Thanks for casting this game Indy! I think this has to be the most fun game I've played all patch, but the play has nothing on your cinematics and videography! I think you are probably right that grombrindle needed to ignore my vanguard and go straight for the artillery. I didn't realize how much damage the poison winds did till I watched this. I think Grombrindle popped rod twice on only Belegar, so I assume he was either hoping for the leadership debuff to break him, or it does more damage to SE than I thought too.

[@felixhesse9902]

Shetland Apache Thanks for this great game! I was wondering: is there any reason why you used dwarf warriors with great weapons rather than the shielded, regular ones against skaven, who are rather lightly armoured as a faction?

[@shetlandapache949]

@@felixhesse9902 My one real concern taking an army like this was doomflayers. I took the 4 gw warriors and the ror miner cause I wanted to at least feel like i would damage them if they were present. I'm still not sure its worth the extra cash though.

[@shetlandapache949]

@War_Catx 13 Well, the rangers chased the jezzails all the way around the cliff so I could cut off the retreat. The dwarf warriors great weapons were shamefully chasing off one of the slaves that they were originally ignoring when attacking my bolts.

[@pjadtron9415]

@@shetlandapache949 you're a good dwarf player tbh

[@mateofantasma]

Congratulations, you played a very interesting strategy and used terrain in a great manner. Your oponent also played really well. Super fun game.

[@Sir_Bucket]

Who thought it was a good idea to gave skaven *fire swords* ?!

[@banriswirl6414]

The Skaven.

[@LuzikArbuzik77]

Those Vulkn bastards

[@ftayl5]

Terrain is such an game changer, love seeing maps that aren't just a flat plain.

[@xavier2866]

Your vids are still awesome, each time I watch them, you are not casting us a battle you are telling us a battle. And I love being told epic battle stories. Your vids really make my days better in this quarantine days !

[@milkandcookiesTW]

glad to hear it mate thanks for the kind words :D

[@maciejbzura9057]

Damn those death runners were in right place at the right time

[@alexdanailov6241]

That deployment was bananas, I swear I wasn't expecting anything like that! Thank you for bringing this to us Indy!

[@sjs9698]

yeah interesting idea but pretty risky- if the skaven'd just ignored the hill with no artillery or lord & gone the other way full force it'd force the dwarves to chase through the mud- you'd get the same lategame but without 80% of the skaven casualties...

[@rorydonaldson2794]

I'm a simple man. I see Milkyboi upload, I turn off my VPN and I click

[@tylermayer4467]

I'm so glad the dwarves took this game. What a refreshing strategy.

[@crispycrow8324]

Was in the bed room having fun but then phone flashed with a notification that the milkman had dropped a juicy vid. Now i am sitting here watching with no pants

[@scroople8488]

Wot

[@dhkgy12345]

Crow Alister HELL YEAH

[@Nickelback8469]

SATISFY THE GRUDGE

[@gaelancampbell8347]

“and he's watching, waiting, commiserating” 😏

[@generaleisenbart8199]

Great replay, but why is it a Full vanguard when you have 9 units that can not vanguard deploy??

[@jrobbins707]

You are VERY good at what you do sir. You make above average battles feel amazing. And amazing battles like this feel epic! Thank you.

[@milkandcookiesTW]

thank you :)

[@darko-man8549]

“One unit is all it takes, Weeping blades for you, Possibility”

[@zipscool]

That was a great battle, very nice to see someone try something different in terms of both build and tactics. The arty on both sides was brutal and the Death Runner RoR were absolute blenders. Great cast Indy, and props to both players for a hard fought game.

[@UnreasonableOpinions]

This is one hell of a replay; having a very unusual map was great, having a very unusual force was excellent, and having players good enough to exploit the weaknesses in such a spread deployment was great. To notch.

[@yleraithauryaur9603]

A full vanguard dwarf is a vanguard where the lord has to run during 2 minutes too get to his army. During that time your army has destroy the enemy or has been destroy by the enemy :)

[@sireggmond7101]

How many grudges, grief, mourning and funeral pyres must that have caused? Oh the stinking fields of dead! ha! a great battle. Nice and brutal

[@YM-zf8mt]

the skaven player did absolutely bull he should have fell back at once and attack with everything his got one hill at a time a friend of mine did the same i was playing dark elves and cut off half his army, with only one unit of black guards of Naggarond, from reinforcing the other half which was getting butchered my full army

[@deni140492deni]

that Grombrindal made half of the battle confusing as hell

[@DoctorFail]

I always believed that blasting charges are complete bullshit. Like the rest of the dawi faction. I still do.

[@idrananou1836]

You always have such cool battle showcase, it's really nice to watch. Thumbs up !

[@isaacshenton9330]

BY THE ANCESTORRRRS!!!!! or I'LL SKIN THE WAZZOK!!! 😂 The dwarves in warhammer are great.

[@oblivionfan345Tony]

I got curb stomped by a similar build on my first online match. I was lizardmen and took as much armor piercing as I could (mainly red crested skinks) and a few Cold One Cavalry to take on artillery or ranged units. The match loaded and I only saw a few dwarf warrior units and thought "wow, dwarves are more expensive than Lizardmen!" Only to get ambushed from behind with tons of rangers.

[@externalimplosion]

While not true to the tabletop... Dwarfs clearly need some new units/new mechanics like trenches or an improvement to their artillery to be relevant and not just an endearing underdog. Especially with the bestial calvary madness that is sure to come in Warhammer 3.

[@ruthlessgriz3340]

9:18 Death Runners: YESYES TIME FOR DEATH Dwarf Miners: Fuck off

[@Fielion]

so the defender didnt earn to win... he had such a good start and the he failed so hard. why did he let his army chase fleeing units while his other flank and the middle gets slaugthered. why does he chased fleeing units instead of regrouping and supporting the other side of his battlefield. Such a stupid fail.

[@Prophetofthe8thLegion]

One grudge put right but the great book of grudges is forever full!

[@Prophetofthe8thLegion]

One grudge put right but the great book of grudges is forever full!

[@hamm3rtym382]

Dwarves either like mountains or tunnels, but not so much the flat ground.

[@brandonforrester9729]

I believe dwarfs thunderers can defeat the skaven ranged just need to get close enough

[@Oooze3424]

"4 artillery pieces means furrys are gonna be paste real soon"

[@omganotherun]

13:17 The dreaded Tactical Reserves strike again.

[@JamesCh.]

Ladies and Gentledwarfs, not men, grudge taken!

[@justonhelf7513]

What map is that?

[@milkandcookiesTW]

Stir River

[@kiba775237]

belegar ironhammer, best voice in total war warhammer

[@VoiceKulaka]

I approve this thumbnail

[@rubz1390]

Big brain Dwarf tactical mastermind

[@itwas467]

Hated rival lol. Hate comes so easily to dawis.

[@secrated]

You should play bannerlord man!!!

[@grahamelliott9506]

well played to both! very close game

[@FatteaFat]

Damn this thumbnail is gorgeous

[@godz4681]

Why skaven not bring doom flayer, it's just too good against dwarf. Actaully I doom flayer r just too good in general, definitely the best chariot unit in the game

[@madtechnocrat9234]

it would not be that good up hill

[@Vampshroom420]

i dont even play this game

[@MFKologlu]

This was fun to watch. :)

[@jadebrunner8699]

Love your videos

[@TeteBruleeFR]

I am more of a rattyboy myself... They got everything I enjoy the most (execpt maybe some flying missiles ? xD) But I gotta admit, that dwarven strategu was awsome to watch, and I rooted for them until the end!

[@abdulpadela8221]

great game, always love seeing the dawi win! BTW indy, are you planning on doing another trials of tzeentch sometime soon/ I love that game mode and I miss seeing it.

[@firstnamelastname6392]

Wait, so was it Grombrindal or Belegar leading the dwarfs?

[@milkandcookiesTW]

Grombrindal is the Skaven players name

[@Cptbravo221]

Skaven are clever master ambushers and assassins. But they'll never expect getting ambushed by dwarves

[@jrkapunan7205]

Great battle wow

[@BenHinnant]

Shetland is one of the most unconventional and innovative players I've seen. His matches are always fun to watch