Shieldbreakers are recruited from among the strongest of the Ironclad, swapping their axes and shields for great two-handed hammers that can crush armour and sunder shields. On the battlefield they act as hammer to the Ironclads’ anvil, flanking engaged units and bringing death to any who would stand against their hold. They take particular delight in smashing cavalry from their mounts, standing over their prone forms before delivering the coup de grace with a mighty downward blow.