There are loads of mixed reviews for Dwarves of Runenberg on Steam and I've got to say, I get it.  Personally, I'm very happy with it, but I think maybe I got a little lucky in the way I interacted with it.  Which is to say that I played the hell out of the base game when it first released and loved it, after which I set it aside and moved on with my life.  By the time I discovered the Dwarves DLC had released, more than a year (2?) had passed.  I was hungry to jump back into The Last Spell, but these days I just don't have the time or attention span to replay whole games anymore.  An opportunity to jump back in and have a crack at a new map with a few bonus extras in the form of a new hero type with a handful of unique perks, weapons, and trinkets, was perfect. And they're fun to play with, too - the weapons, for example, are a little unusual compared to the game's core weapons. In particular the cannon, which can fire huge multi-target area of effect shots, but which generate heat. Too much heat and you can keep firing but your own weapon can start dealing massive damage to you.  To use it effectively, you really need to build a character specifically to handle it, maximising your HP generation to create devastating synergy.  On the other hand, if I'd only recently discovered The Last Spell, and "all" the DLC did was add in a few extra perks and weapons and one map when I already have so much variety I'm still exploring, maybe I would be disappointed. The DLC does add content, but doesn't really introduce anything new.  So I get it. But for me, the Dwarves DLC gave me exactly what I wanted:  More of a game that I was never really ready to say goodbye to. 

Although the Elves of Amberwald expansion is very similar to the Dwarves DLC in terms of content added, Ishtar have taken a slightly different approach with its delivery.  The Elves DLC is designed as an extension to the main game with a new final mission; likewise, the new weapons are also designed for veteran players and shine much harder in the late- rather than the early-game.  Similarly to the Dwarves' tricky-to-use cannon weapon, all three new Elf weapons require a bit of competence to use effectively.  The claws are relatively mundane but the boomerang, while great for hitting and stunning multiple opponents at a very efficient action/mana/stamina cost, can be tricky because you need to make the most of its strange attack patterns. The Sacred Flower's pretty gnarly too; it's a strange weapon that will see your mage launching himself into the thick of the enemies while trying to spread poison rather than deal direct damage. The new map is also pretty damn cool; it fights back! It's only accessible at the very end though, and The Last Spell isn't exactly an easy game, so unfortunately many players may never actually get to see it. Overall I think this is a solid DLC but only veteran players will really get the most out of it and by this stage I think many of us would really love to see something that changes the game or adds more variety in a more substantial way.