This is the top three AoS lists for Tetsworth’s War And Treachery  that took place in the UK on the 28th and 29th of October. It saw 20 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Lumineth Realm-lords
– Subfaction: Zaitrec
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Scinari Enlightener (170)*
– General
– Command Traits: Loremaster
– Artefacts of Power: Rune of Senthoi- Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Overwhelming Heat, Protection of Hysh,
Speed of Hysh
Scinari Cathallar (120)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Total Eclipse
Ellania and Ellathor (190)**
– Spells: Etheral Blessings, Overwhelming Heat
The Light of Eltharion (230)**
Sevireth (270)**
Knight-Venator (140)***

BATTLELINE
Vanari Dawnriders (120)
– Steedmaster
– Standard Bearer
– Spells: Overwhelming Heat, Speed of Hysh
Vanari Auralan Wardens (150)**
– High Warden
– Spells: Solar Flare, Total Eclipse
Vanari Bladelords (240)***
– Bladelord Seneschal
Vanari Bladelords (240)***
– Bladelord Seneschal

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Hyshian Twinstones (30)
1 x Ravenak’s Gnashing Jaws (70)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)

TERRAIN
1 x Shrine Luminor (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord
***Wizard-finders of Andtor

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Army Faction: Hedonites of Slaanesh
– Army Type: Pretenders
– Grand Strategy: Selfish Desire
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Glutos Orscollion (480)*
– Spells: Born of Damnation
1 x Contorted Epitome (230)*
– General
– Command Traits: Strength of Godhood
– Artefacts: The Crown of Dark Secrets
– Spells: Hoarfrost
1 x Lord of Pain (140)*

BATTLELINE
11 x Blissbarb Archers (170)*
11 x Blissbarb Archers (170)*
5 x Seekers (140)*

OTHER
5 x Blissbarb Seekers (220)
5 x Slickblade Seekers (220)*
5 x Slickblade Seekers (220)*

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)

Army Faction: Soulblight Gravelords
– Army Type: Legion of Night
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

LEADER
1 x Vengorian Lord (300)*
– Artefacts: Shard of Night
– Spells: Vile Transference
1 x Mannfred Von Carstein (400)**
– Spells: Waste Away
1 x Necromancer (100)**
– Artefacts: Morbheg’s Claw
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
1 x Vampire Lord (150)**
– General
– Command Traits: Unbending Will
– Spells: Hoarfrost

BATTLELINE
3 x Fell Bats (90)
3 x Fell Bats (90)
3 x Fell Bats (90)
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (300)**

BEHEMOTH
1 x Terrorgheist (240)*
1 x Terrorgheist (240)*

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Linebreaker
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

Army Faction: Slaves to Darkness
– Subfaction: Knights of the Empty Throne
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Chaos Lord on Manticore (240)*
– General
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Command Traits: Death Dealer
– Chaos Runeshield
– Daemon Blade
– Artefacts of Power: Helm of the Oppressor
Chaos Lord on Karkadrak (180)*
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust

BATTLELINE
Varanguard (560)*
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– 6 x Fellspear
Chaos Knights (440)*
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Doom Knight
– Hornblower
– Cursed Lance
– 2 x Standard Bearer
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon
Varanguard (560)*
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– 6 x Fellspear

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1980/2000

Roland Rivera: At first look, this looks like your bog standard Empty Throne list – lots of Varanguard for hammering things off the table, an anvil of Knights up the middle to pin the opponent down and do some damage in the process, and Heroes to support those two units. However, this one has a very spicy curveball in that it’s not running any magic, which is a typical staple of Slaves to Darkness. Instead, this list is suiting up with a rarely-seen Hero Monster in a Chaos Lord on Manticore, which brings something most of these lists lack – a durable source of Roar.

Speaking of that Manticore Lord, the pilot made some choices inclined towards its staying power in combat by marking it Nurgle, choosing the Daemon Blade (for mortal wound output in melee) and Chaos Runeshield (for a 3+ save and a 5+ Ward v. mortal wounds), and giving it Death Dealer for a once-per-game boost in output. I personally question giving that to the Manticore Lord over the Karkadrak Lord (which is a naturally punchier unit, made even more so by being marked Khorne over Nurgle), but I’m sure there was a reason behind this decision.

All in all, this is an interesting twist on a classic Slaves to Darkness list. I’m not sure it’s a better approach that using magic to buff your units up, but it certainly stands out more on the tabletop.

Final Tournament Placings

Rank	Name	Win	Draw	Loss	Total
1	Mikey Gilson Lumineth Realm-lords	5	0	0	79
2	David Narcisi Hedonites of Slaanesh	4	0	1	70
3	Steve Curtis Soulblight Gravelords	4	0	1	62
4	Phil Jupp Slaves to Darkness	3	0	2	66
5	Bryn Roberts Sons of Behemat	3	0	2	60
6	Andy Jennings Ogor Mawtribes	3	0	2	58
7	Joseph Asplet Orruk Warclans	3	0	2	57
8	James Cross Ossiarch Bonereapers	3	0	2	55
9	Dan Tadman Slaves to Darkness	3	0	2	53
10	Dan George Kruleboyz	3	0	2	49
11	Cameron Lightfoot Seraphon	2	0	3	51
12	Kenneth Gibson-Chhetri Maggotkin of Nurgle	2	0	3	51
13	Johnny Armstrong Skaven	2	0	3	45
14	James Hanson Kharadron Overlords	2	0	3	38
15	Russ Ward Maggotkin of Nurgle	2	0	3	37
16	Michael Browning Ossiarch Bonereapers	2	0	3	35
17	Jack Davenport Ironjawz	2	0	3	27
18	Rob Montgomery Stormcast Eternals	1	0	4	39
19	Angus Brain Maggotkin of Nurgle	1	0	4	36
20	Robin Graham van Seters Lumineth Realm-lords	0	0	5	32