This is the top three AoS lists for the North China Open that took place in… China on the 30th of September and the 1st of October. It involved 12 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Daughters of Khaine
– Subfaction: Zainthar Kai
– Grand Strategy: Bloodthirsty Zealots
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Slaughter Queen on Cauldron of Blood (300)
– General
– Command Traits: Zealous Orator
– Artefacts of Power: Crown of Woe
– Prayers: Crimson Rejuvenation
The Shadow Queen (700)*
Morathi-Khaine (700)*

BATTLELINE
Blood Sisters (300)*
Blood Sisters (300)*
Witch Aelves (110)*
– Sciansá and Bladed Buckler

OTHER
Khinerai Heartrenders (100)*
Khinerai Heartrenders (100)*

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Heart of Fury (50)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1960/2000

Army Faction: Seraphon
– Army Type: Starborne
– Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek
– Grand Strategy: Magic Made Manifest
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Lord Kroak (410)*
Skink Starseer (150)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Speed of Huanchi
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)*
Slann Starmaster (290)**
– General
– Command Traits: Lord of Celestial Resonance
– Artefacts of Power: Spacefolder’s Stave
– Spells: Comet’s Call, Tepok’s Beneficence
Skink Starseer (150)**
– Spells: Cosmic Crush, Hoarfrost
Skink Starpriest (130)**
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Merciless Blizzard

BATTLELINE
Skinks (90)
– Moonstone Club and Star-buckler
Skinks (90)
– Moonstone Club and Star-buckler
Skinks (90)
– Moonstone Club and Star-buckler
Skinks (90)
– Moonstone Club and Star-buckler
Skinks (90)
– Moonstone Club and Star-buckler
Saurus Guard (140)*

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Chronomantic Cogs (50)
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (50)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Andtorian Acolytes

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000

Army Faction: Slaves to Darkness
– Subfaction: Cabalists
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Be’lakor (340)
– Spells: Chaotic Conduit, Daemonic Speed, Warp Reality
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
– General
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
– Command Traits: Eye of the Blizzard
– Spells: Chaotic Conduit, Merciless Blizzard, Warp Reality
Exalted Hero of Chaos (90)*
– Spells: Spite-tongue Curse
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
– Rune-etched Blade and Chaos Runeshield
Chaos Lord on Karkadrak (180)**
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Artefacts of Power: The Conqueror’s Crown
– Spells: Chaotic Conduit

BATTLELINE
Chaos Marauders (90)
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Barbarian Axe and Darkwood Shield
Chaos Warriors (180)**
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Murderous Weapon
Chaos Knights (440)**
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– Cursed Lance
– The Banner of Rage

OTHER
Varanguard (560)**
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– 2 x Fellspear
– 4 x Daemonforged Blade

CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Vanguard

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Roland Rivera: Somewhat surprisingly, a 3-2 list took a podium spot in this tournament. This list is full of oddities and things you don’t often see out of Slaves to Darkness – it has Be’lakor, which doesn’t benefit from the Cabalists subfaction abilities but is nonetheless a potent control piece. Also unusual are the 2 Tzeentch Heroes with no Tzeentch units, which means that their only targets for Warp Reality are each other.

The troops also feature a surprise in a unit of Chaos Marauders, which are mostly overshadowed by the various Cultist units Slaves to Darkness have access to. Furthermore, the Marks chosen are unusual – you usually see Nurgle on Knights (for The Eroding Icon) and Khorne on Varanguard (to maximize their offensive power) – here, we have the reverse.

While the listbuilding here was clearly unorthodox, the results were good enough to snag a podium spot, so maybe there are some hidden gems in this list that need to be further considered.

Army Faction: Ogor Mawtribes
– Subfaction: Boulderhead
– Grand Strategy: Enough Grub For All
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Kragnos (720)
Huskard on Stonehorn (400)
– General
– Command Traits: Beastmaster
– Blood Vulture
– Artefacts of Power: Elixir of Frostwyrm
– Mount Traits: Rockmane Elder
– Prayers: Pulverising Hailstorm

BATTLELINE
Stonehorn Beastriders (330)
– Blood Vulture
Thundertusk Beastriders (260)
– Blood Vulture
Thundertusk Beastriders (260)
– Blood Vulture

TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000

Final Tournament Placings

This tournament used Best Coast Pairings as its tournament program.