The Justice Series 2 Dayer took place in England, UK on 11th and 12th June. It involved 18 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5 game tournament.

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Army Faction: Maggotkin of Nurgles
– Army Subfaction: Befouling Host
– Grand Strategy: Predator’s Domain

LEADER
Great Unclean One (495)*
– General
– Command Traits: Nurgling Infestation
– Doomsday Bell and Plague Flail
– Artefacts: The Witherstave
– Spells: Flaming Weapon
Lord of Afflictions (210)*
– Artefacts: Arcane Tome
– Spells: Magnificent Buboes
Lord of Afflictions (210)*
Plague Priest (85)**
– Prayers: Heal
Horticulous Slimux (225)***

BATTLELINE
Beasts of Nurgle (110)**
Beasts of Nurgle (110)**
Beasts of Nurgle (110)**
Beasts of Nurgle (110)**
Beasts of Nurgle (110)***
Beasts of Nurgle (110)***

OTHER
Nurglings (105)***

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Command Entourage
**Battle Regiment
***Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)

Danny: Nurgle nurgs as Nurgles does. That is to say, a giant slab of quivering filth – aka Great Unclean One – seems to be seeing more and more play recently. What he lacks in speed (and hygiene) he more than makes up for in tankiness and utility – in this list, with the Witherstave and flaming weapon he’s definitely specced towards sheer pain.

A standard smattering of buff Lords and then Beasts of Nurg spam make this effectively an MSU anvil list with one huge, waddling hammer. Nurgle aint going nowhere fast – metaphorically and figuratively.

Allegiance: Daughters of Khaine
– Temple: Zainthar Kai
– Mortal Realm: Ulgu
– Grand Strategy: Hold the Line
– Triumphs:

Leaders
Hag Queen on Cauldron of Blood (270)*
– General
– Command Trait: Zealous Orator
– Artefact: Crown of Woe
– Prayer: Catechism of Murder
Morathi-Khaine (340)*
The Shadow Queen (340)*

Battleline
10 x Blood Stalkers (360)*
– Reinforced x 1
5 x Blood Sisters (140)*
5 x Blood Sisters (140)*

Behemoth
Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (400)
– Allies

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1990 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 1 / 4
Allies: 400 / 400
Wounds: 71
Drops: 2

Danny: I was wondering when nu-DoK would show up! Despite everyone hating on stab-sneks, this is one of the first splashes the new and improved book has really made. Zainthar Kai make sneks battleline and fight on death, and the Hag Queen on Cauldron is rocking the already iconic combo of ‘rally on a 4+’ and Crown of Woe which shuts down inspiring presence and rally in a 9″ aura, extendable to 14″ once the model itself kills something. It’s a bit of a shame in terms of internal balance that these two picks seem so pushed – you’d be kinda mad not to take Zealous Orator I think.

It does however go kinda light on sneks in favour of what I think we can now legit call a meta-terror, the Krondspine, which is basically another Morathi. So, three Morathis in a list give the normally fragile Daughters a lot of staying power to go along with the killing blows.

Allegiance: Cities of Sigmar
– City: Tempest’s Eye
– Grand Strategy: Hold the Line
– Triumphs:

Leaders
Celestial Hurricanum with Celestial Battlemage (280)*
– Artefact: Patrician’s Helm
– Lore of Eagles: Aura of Glory
Runelord (100)*
– General
– Command Trait: Hawk-eyed
– Universal Prayer Scripture: Curse
Sorceress (95)*
– City Role: General’s Adjutant
– Lore of Eagles: Strike of Eagles

Battleline
30 x Irondrakes (510)*
– Reinforced x 2
10 x Longbeards (105)*
– Ancestral Weapons & Shields
– City Role: Honoured Retinue (Must be 5-20 models)
15 x Freeguild Outriders (330)*
– Reinforced x 2
10 x Dreadspears (90)*

Behemoths
Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (400)*
– Allies

Endless Spells & Invocations
Soulscream Bridge (70)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1980 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 4 / 4
Allies: 400 / 400
Wounds: 101
Drops: 1

Danny: Cities, with added Krondspine, and 30 Irondrakes for loooooads of rend 1 decent shooting. And Freeguild Outriders for less good but much faster shooting. Cities lists like this are kind of interesting in that they never look that great on the surface – but between cost efficient battleline, massed firepower and a good pilot, they can clearly still perform. Until their new book finally gives the faction some actual limitations to have to work around.

Allegiance: Nighthaunt
– Procession: Scarlet Doom
– Mortal Realm: Shyish
– Grand Strategy: Hold the Line
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Lady Olynder, Mortarch of Grief (340)*
– Lore of the Underworlds: Seal of Shyish
Kurdoss Valentian, the Craven King (210)*
Krulghast Cruciator (150)*
– General
– Command Trait: Ruler of the Spirit Hosts
– Artefact: Lightshard of the Harvest Moon

Battleline
20 x Bladegheist Revenants (350)*
– Reinforced x 1
20 x Bladegheist Revenants (350)*
– Reinforced x 1
10 x Bladegheist Revenants (175)*
5 x Hexwraiths (160)*
6 x Spirit Hosts (250)*
– Reinforced x 1

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1985 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 3 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 98
Drops: 1

Danny: Nu-spooks as Scarlet Doom, aka the ones who do loads of mortals when they charge you, are starting to creep up the tournament rankings as the sub-faction of choice. They’ve also gone for the one drop battle regiment to, I would imagine (albeit as a non-Nighthaunt expert) force the opponent to go first, setting up a turn 1 flurry of big charges, hoping to proc loads of charge mortals and pin everything in place thanks to their charge debuffs. There’s a lot of subtle synergy between heroes too, and I can see this being a really tough list to actually play the game against – kudos and Kurdoss!

Final Tournament Placings

For the full tournament details visit: https://tabletop.to/justice-series-2-dayer-june