The Battle of Burning Skies was an 20 player one-dayer event run by Savage Hammer Gaming and Greetings from the Warp. Local to myself and Declan we felt we both would love to attend this, unfortunately I was struck down by Grandfather Nurgle on the morning of the event.

1st Max Burton – Stormcast Eternals

Max won all of his games over the weekend bringing the much familiar Stormcast Dragon list. Along the way Max beat Ironjawz/Bloodtoofs in round 1, Idoneth Deepkin/Dhom-Hain in round 2 and Ironjawz/Ironsunz in round 3.

Allegiance: Stormcast Eternals
– Stormhost: Hammers of Sigmar.
– Grand Strategy: Hold the Line
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADERS
Knight-Draconis (300)*
– General
– Command Trait: Master of Magic
– Artefact: Arcane Tome
– Mount Trait: Celestial Instincts
– Universal Spell Lore: Flaming Weapon
Lord-Relictor (145)*
– Prayer: Translocation

UNITS
2 x Stormdrake Guard (340)*
– Drakerider’s Warblade
2 x Stormdrake Guard (340)*
– Drakerider’s Warblade
2 x Stormdrake Guard (340)*
– Drakerider’s Warblade
4 x Dracothian Guard Fulminators (460)*
3 x Aetherwings (65)*

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL: 1990/2000

2nd Billy Burrows – Maggotkin of Nurgle

Billy also won all three games beating Bonesplitterz/Icebone in round 1, Flesh-Eater Courts/Blisterkin in round 2 and Ogor Mawtribes/Bloodgullet in the final round.

– Army Faction: Maggotkin of Nurgle
– Subfaction: Befouling Host
– Grand Strategy: Beast Master
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Great Unclean One (495)*
– Bilesword and Bileblade
– Artefacts of Power: The Witherstave
– Spells: Fleshy Abundance
Great Unclean One (495)*
– General
– Command Traits: Master of Magic
– Doomsday Bell and Plague Flail
– Artefacts of Power: Tome of a Thousand Poxes
– Spells: Flaming Weapon, Gift of Disease
Rotigus (495)*
– Spells: Stream of Corruption

BATTLELINE
1 x Beasts of Nurgle (110)**
10 x Plaguebearers (150)**
10 x Plaguebearers (150)**

OTHER
3 x Nurglings (105)

TERRAIN
2x Feculent Gnarlmaw.

CORE BATTALIONS
– *Thricefold Befoulment
– **Hunters of the Heartlands

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

3rd Place Declan Waters – Big Waaagh!

Declan carries on his unbeaten run into four tournaments with two wins and a draw. Beating Flesh-eater Courts/Gristlegore in round 1, Maggotkin of Nurgle/Drowned Men in round 2 and drawing against Lumineth Realm-Lords/Syar in the final round. You can read Declan’s post tournament review here.

Allegiance: Big Waaagh!
– Grand Strategy: Hold the Line
– Triumphs:

Leaders
Megaboss on Maw-Krusha (480)*
– General
– Boss Choppa and Rip-tooth fist
– Command Trait: Touched by the Waaagh!
– Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
– Mount Trait: Fast ‘Un
– Lore of the Weird: Da Great Big Green Hand of Gork
Wurrgog Prophet (150)*
– Artefact: Glowin’ Tattooz
– Universal Spell Lore: Flaming Weapon
Orruk Warchanter (115)*
– Warbeat: Fixin’ Beat
Orruk Warchanter (115)*
– Warbeat: Fixin’ Beat

Battleline
10 x Orruk Brutes (320)**
– Jagged Gore-hackas
– 2x Gore Choppas
– Reinforced x 1
10 x Orruk Brutes (320)**
– Jagged Gore-hackas
– 2x Gore Choppas
– Reinforced x 1
5 x Orruk Ardboys (85)***
– 1x Gorkamorka Banner Bearers
5 x Orruk Ardboys (85)***
– 1x Gorkamorka Banner Bearers

Units
4 x Ironskull’s Boyz (80)***
3 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)**
– Jagged Gore-hackas
2 x Savage Big Stabbas (80)*

Core Battalions
*Warlord
**Hunters of the Heartlands
***Ironjawz Fist

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 2000 / 2000

Wildcard William Holley – Kharadron Overlords

Fellow Woehammer and Age of Chumps member Will managed to claim 6th place with two wins and a loss with a Kharadron Overlords faction that has struggled in 3rd edition. Will lost against Lumineth Realm-Lords/Syar in round 1, but then beat Daughters of Khaine/Hagg Nar in round 2 and Ironjawz/Bloodtoofs in round 3.

Allegiance: Kharadron Overlords
– Sky Port: Barak Mhornar
– Grand Strategy: Hold the Line
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Aetheric Navigator (95)*
– Artefact: Galeforce Stave
Arkanaut Admiral (125)*
– General
– Command Trait: Opportunistic Privateer
Aetheric Navigator (95)*

Battleline
20 x Arkanaut Company (200)*
– 2x Light Skyhooks
– 2x Aethermatic Volley Guns
– Reinforced x 1
10 x Arkanaut Company (100)*
– 1x Light Skyhooks
– 1x Aethermatic Volley Guns
10 x Arkanaut Company (100)*
– 1x Light Skyhooks
– 1x Aethermatic Volley Guns

Units
10 x Grundstok Thunderers (270)*
– Reinforced x 1
10 x Grundstok Thunderers (270)*
– Reinforced x 1

Behemoths
Arkanaut Frigate (250)
– Main Gun: Heavy Sky Cannon
Arkanaut Ironclad (490)*
– Main Gun: Great Sky Cannon
– Great Endrinworks: The Last Word

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1995 / 2000

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