Top Three AoS Lists for Columbus Brewhammer

This is the top three AoS lists for the Columbus Brewhammer GT that took place in the USA on the 4th and 5th of February. It involved 39 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Jon Anderson (Aka Poro):

Army Faction: Lumineth Realm-lords
– Subfaction: Helon
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Archmage Teclis (700)*
– General
– Spells: Healing Zephyr
Scinari Cathallar (110)*
– Artefacts of Power: Silver Wand
– Spells: Overwhelming Heat
Hurakan Windmage (120)*
– Spells: Transporting Vortex
– Aspects of the Champion: Stubborn as a Rhinox

BATTLELINE
Hurakan Windchargers (130)*
– Windspeaker Seneschal
Vanari Auralan Wardens (150)*
– High Warden
– Spells: Overwhelming Heat
Vanari Auralan Sentinels (300)*
– High Sentinel
– Spells: Etheral Blessings

OTHER
Vanari Auralan Sentinels (300)*
– High Sentinel
– Spells: Speed of Hysh

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Umbral Spellportal (80)
1 x Ravenak’s Gnashing Jaws (70)
1 x Shards of Valagharr (40)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

We’ve another commentator join us recently, who has slipped under the radar. Jon joined us at the backend of 2022. So much so that when I sent a message on our writers WhatsApp asking who wanted to comment on the Lumineth list, Jon had to remind us all it was his list.

So, in his own words, here’s how Jon played his list.

Jon Anderson: News from the Realms!

With LVO behind us and a new GHB season in full swing, I decided to venture out into the wilds. A barren place, a forgotten place, a place with no hope where even the whisper of superior college football conferences will send the locals into a fuss. That’s right, I went to Ohio.

I was in Columbus, to be exact, and participated in the second annual Brewhammer event. This year, I was not stymied by two 12″ charges in Round 5, though, and I was able to go 5-0 and win the event for the “good” guys.

Today, I want to go over a quick list analysis of my Lumineth Realm-Lords, which went undefeated at the GT. My path to victory took down Sylvaneth, Ironjawz, Nighthaunt, the Flesh-eater Courts, and finally more Sylvaneth.

Starting things off with the list was my decision to field the Great Nation of Helon which gave me bonus shots with the Sentinels. Very nasty. Many arrows.

Some deviance from the path has been detected! I went with the Grand Strategy “Take Their Toys”, which works out well when the plan was to table the opponent every round.

One drop. Uno. Ein. Ichi. The Sith Castle wants to determine who goes first and none of the bonuses from other battalions are worth taking. Why take a Warlord battalion when I’m going to forget I even have a relic
to begin with? The Cathallar had the silver wand which enabled her to cast an additional spell. Guess what I didn’t do all weekend? You guessed it! Read my scrolls.

I put Teclis as the general because the tournament DID NOT allow book tactics and/or Grand Strategies. Because of this, I needed to have access to This One’s Mine in a pinch. I never needed it, but the option was there. Cool list, have you heard? Nothing crazy at battleline; one pack of Wardens and two reinforced squads of Sentinels meant I just wanted to use the Roos as board control and move blockers.

In regards to the Windchargers, I’m rapidly becoming a bigger fan of them. I don’t think you spam them, they’re not the rock you build your church on, but they’re a great support piece and at 130 points you
unlock 3/3 battleline very quickly. I’d recommend naming the Roos: Jack, John, Luke, Jacob, and Steve.

Oh yeah, endless spells. Shards of Valagar giving half move but also removing the ability to teleport a unit was what won me the Sylvaneth game. Great endless spell, super cheap, buy high, sell low. Diamond hands.

Fun tournament, with fun people. I am looking forward to going back next year.

I’m happy to talk shop on Discord or Twitter. My Discord handle is Poro#4444 and my Twitter is @33r2d2

Best Overall: Jeff Campbell Crowley
Best General: Jon Anderson
Best Order: Austin Thimesch
Best Destruction: “Megaboss” Mike Westendorf
Best Death: Jake Myers
Best Sport: Everyone, because you should all strive to be the best sports you can be.

Until next time,
Darth Poro

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Allegiance: Stormcast Eternals
– Stormhost: Astral Templars (Scions of the Storm)
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Indomitable

Leaders
Knight-Vexillor (120)*
– Pennant of the Stormbringer
– Aspect of the Champion:
Tunnel Master
Knight-Draconis (300)*
– General
– Command Trait: Master of Magic
– Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
– Mount Trait: Thunderous Presence
– Spell: Celestial Blades
Battlemage (100)*
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Allies

Battleline
5 x Liberators (120)*
– Heavens-wrought Weapon and Shield
– 1x champion Grandweapon
5 x Liberators (120)*
– Heavens-wrought Weapon and Shield
– 1x champion Grandweapon
4 x Stormdrake Guard (680)*
– 2x Drakerider’s Lance
– Champion lance
– 2x swords
– Reinforced x 1
5 x Tree-Revenants (110)*

Units
10 x Protectors (440)*
– Reinforced x 1
– Champion

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1990 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 100 / 400
Wounds: 118
Drops: 1

We’re back with Stormcast, who remain one of the most consistent factions throughout 3rd Edition so far. Dragons help. Lots of things we are used to, block of Storm Drakes in Scions of the Storm to get the drop on the opponent. No Lord Imperatant so no 7″ charges from off the board, but there is a clever use of the Vexillor. His banner gives a once a game teleport for a unit. Combine that with the Battlemage, and you could drop the Protectors somewhere with a 7″ charge (9″ with +2″ movement). A great way to move away from the almost autoinclude Relictor. Astral Templars ignore monstrous rampages, which are mostly for the drakes. They will be able to carry out a rampage and ignore the same from anything big. With both the Knight Draconis and Storm Drake, that’s potentially a big help.

This is a very mobile list with the Tree Revenants (Musician granting teleport), the Vexillor (Tunnel Master), and his Pendant. It might just be me but I like the idea of Galletian Command combined with the Vexillor’s Pendant, Wild form and Tunnel Master to throw the Protectors and Vexillor across the board to take advantage of Strike at the Opening.

This is a really bad idea, that’s a lot of rolls you need to go your way and you couldn’t rely on it. But. Anyway, the list did what it does, holding back lines with Liberators and giving freedom to the hammers (Protectors and Drakes). There is a nice balance of abilities to improve the Protectors’ mobility. And it worked, mostly anyway. Nicholas scored well in every round except against the Sylvaneth list with 6 Treelords (3 Lords and 3 Characters). Ents anyone? Ents are tough, and these fight and fade. It is very hard to counter with so few bodies.