This is the top three AoS lists for the The Leicester AoS GT that took place in the UK on the 2nd and 3rd of December. It saw 15 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

Because there are less than 20 players we won’t be commenting on the individual lists.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Flesh-eater Courts
– Subfaction: Hollowmourne
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Terrorgheist (450)*
– Artefacts of Power: Corpsefane Gauntlet
– Mount Traits: Gruesome Bite
– Spells: Spectral Host
Varghulf Courtier (160)*
Abhorrant Ghoul King (170)*
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
Abhorrant Archregent (240)**
– General
– Command Traits: Grave Robber
– Artefacts of Power: The Dermal Robe
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Abhorrant Archregent (240)**
– Spells: Deranged Transformation

BATTLELINE
Crypt Ghouls (80)
Crypt Horrors (330)*
Crypt Horrors (330)*

TERRAIN
1 x Charnel Throne (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Andtorian Acolytes

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Army Faction: Maggotkin of Nurgle
– Subfaction: Befouling Host
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
The Glottkin (580)
– Spells: Gift of Disease
Bloab Rotspawned (310)
– Spells: Plague Squall
Morbidex Twiceborn (290)
Slaves to Darkness Daemon Prince (150)
– Wings
– Daemonic Axe
Horticulous Slimux (200)*
Spoilpox Scrivener (100)*
– General – Command Trait – Eye of the blizzard –
– Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome

BATTLELINE
Beasts of Nurgle (100)*
Beasts of Nurgle (100)*
Beasts of Nurgle (100)*
Spire Tyrants (70)*

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Roland Rivera: While we’ve all seen our fair share of Glottkin lists at AoS tournament podiums this season, this one has made some very interesting choices to support the core of Glottkin + Maggoth Lords for him to control the middle with. One such choice is Horticulous Slimux and the Befouling Host subfaction, which effectively maximizes the ability of this list to summon reinforcements. Slimux’s utility is further bolstered by the choice of Beasts of Nurgle for Battleline.

Another interesting choice is the inclusion of a Spoilpox Scrivener (a unit that buffs Plaguebearers) with no Plaguebearers in the main list. This is likely because the list intends to summon Plaguebearers in if it needs them, and because opting for the Scrivener over some of the more expensive Heroes allows the list to squeeze in an extra unit in the form of Spire Tyrants.

Rounding things out is a Slaves to Darkness Daemon Prince, which was considered a poor choice at higher points totals, but now profiles as interesting anti-Ward tech, which lets this list drop the hammer in the mirror match. All in all, it’s an interesting spin on a list that has proven to be effective this season.

Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: Reapers of Vengeance
– Grand Strategy: Barren Icescape
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster (300)
– Artefacts of Power: Halo of Blood
Bloodthirster of Insensate Rage (310)
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Bloodbind
Skarbrand (380)*
Bloodmaster (110)*
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice
Slaughterpriest (110)*
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Killer Instinct
Be’lakor (340)**

BATTLELINE
Claws of Karanak (100)*
Bloodreavers (80)**
– Blood Chieftain
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Meatripper Axe
Flesh Hounds (100)**

OTHER
Ogroid Theridons (150)**
– Thorakon
– Banner Bearer
– Charge-caller
– Goroan Great Axe

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1980/2000

Roland Rivera: Khorne Bloodthirster spam has been a popular build of late, and adding Be’lakor to the mix for an extra bit of control has had good results as well. While this list had a weaker result than we typically see at 3-2, it only lost to the 1st and 2nd place finishers, so it had a pretty good showing overall.

The mix of Bloodthirsters skews toward damage and ease of chaining combat activations in Skarbrand, the Bloodthirster of Insensate Rage, and the Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster. These are supported by a couple of Priests to make sure you take full advantage of Khorne’s excellent prayer lore, and the seemingly-ubiquitous chaff choice round things out.

I would be remiss, however, to not point out a very interesting tech piece in Ogroid Theridons. Khorne is deep on tricks, but lighter on raw damage compared to some of the other melee armies in the game, and Theridons provide a potent dose of raw damage if you can deliver them into the right combats. I like some of the decisions made in this list, and I think it’s a very interesting spin on Khorne Bloodthirster spam.

Army Faction: Orruk Warclans
– Army Type: Ironjawz
– Army Subfaction: Bloodtoofs
– Grand Strategy: Waaagh!
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Megaboss on Maw-krusha (450)
– Boss Choppa and Rip-toof Fist
– Artefacts: Destroyer
– Mount Traits: Smelly ’Un
1 x Gordrakk (460)*
1 x Orruk Warchanter (120)*
– Warbeats: Get ’Em Beat
1 x Orruk Warchanter (120)*
– Warbeats: Killa Beat
1 x Orruk Warchanter (120)**
– Artefacts: Arcane Tome
– Warbeats: Fixin’ Beat
1 x Orruk Weirdnob Shaman (90)**
– General
– Command Traits: Shaman of the Chilled Lands
– Spells: Da Great Big Green Hand of Gork

BATTLELINE
6 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)*
– Gore-grunta Boss
– Jagged Gore-hacka
5 x Orruk Brutes (140)***
– Brute Boss
– Gore-choppa
– Boss Klaw & Brute Smasha
– Jagged Gore-hacka
5 x Orruk Brutes (140)***
– Brute Boss
– Jagged Gore-hacka
– Gore-choppa
– Boss Choppa

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Warlord
**Andtorian Acolytes
***Ironjawz Fist

TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)

Roland Rivera: Now here’s an Ironjawz list you don’t see every week. This list has forsaken the typical strategy of going heavy on Gore-Gruntas in order to do some Herohammer and include both Gordrakk and a Maw-krusha, along with a full complement of Warchanters for all of its hammers.

Another interesting utility tech piece is the Weirdnob Shaman, which offers the prospect of teleportation in Da Big Great Hand of Gork. This can either benefit your main hammers, or the 5-man units of Brutes. Those Brutes may seem like Battleline filler (which they kind of are), but they can be quite punchy if you run them into the right target.

While this list is a bit of a glass cannon in that it’s light on bodies and has middling saves and no mortal wound protection, it is extremely potent on offense, and as such cannot be taken lightly.

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