This is the top three AoS lists for Frontline Gaming Cherokee 2024 that took place in the US on the 24th and 25th of February. It saw 67 players vying to be crowned champion in a 6-game super major tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Army Subfaction: Skullfiend Tribe
– Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Bloodsecrator (120)*
– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust
1 x Realmgore Ritualist (110)*
– Prayers: Unholy Flames, Bronzed Flesh
1 x Skarbrand (380)*
1 x Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)**
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Unholy Flames, Bloodbind
1 x Slaughterpriest (110)**
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Bronzed Flesh, Killer Instinct

BATTLELINE
10 x Skullreapers (190)*
– Skullseeker
– 2 x Icon Bearer
10 x Skullreapers (190)**
– Skullseeker
– 2 x Icon Bearer
10 x Bloodreavers (80)**
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Blood Chieftain
– Meatripper Axe

TERRAIN
1 x Skull Altar (0)

OTHER
6 x Furies (80)**

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Warlord
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1970/2000)

Chai’s list deviates from the standard Khorne 5-0 list, but he proved that to be very effective. He still maintains some of the standard units, such as the Unfettered Fury, double priests, and Skarbrand. Meanwhile he decided to go with Skullfiend Tribe and leaning heavily into Skullreapers.

Skullfiend Tribe allows units that charge to have fights first if the charge roll was 8+. Coupled with the massive number of attacks from the Skullreapers (boosted by the bloodsecrator) this could prove crippling to an opponent. Two ten-man block supported by a bloodsecrator are going to have a combine 104 attacks, likely hitting on 2s, either from all out attack or their warscroll ability, and having the option of a 4+ rally when they inevitably start to get whittled down.

The only other odd inclusion in this list is the furies. They’re 12″ move and ability to retreat in the fight phase makes them excellent at scoring some battle tactics.

Overall an excellent show of Khorne’s ability to work within the tome’s internal balance and still succeed. Congratulations on the win, Chai!

Army Faction: Nighthaunt
– Army Subfaction: The Scarlet Doom
– Grand Strategy: Fright or Flight
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

LEADER
1 x Lady Olynder (270)
– Spells: Seal of Shyish
1 x Spirit Torment (120)*
1 x Guardian of Souls (150)*
– General
– Command Traits: Shaman of the Chilled Lands
– Chill Blade
– Artefacts: Midnight Tome
– Spells: Seal of Shyish
1 x Dreadblade Harrow (110)*|
1 x Spirit Torment (120)**
1 x Krulghast Cruciator (150)**
– Artefacts: Lightshard of the Harvest Moon

BATTLELINE
20 x Bladegheist Revenants (160)
20 x Bladegheist Revenants (160)
6 x Spirit Hosts (130)

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Purple Sun of Shyish (80)

OTHER
4 x Myrmourn Banshees (90)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Command Entourage
– Magnificent
**Andtorian Acolytes

TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)

Ramon Silva: It’s really fun looking at the leanness of a list this late into the season and understand the Fate of the game roles more solely on The decisions of the general, than it does with pay to win or spam.

This impressive 5-1 run by Mike has a list that seems like a jack-o-lantern of all trades; It’s Scarlet doom but only 40 blades, which when this book first dropped we could easily have seen double that- there’s six heroes so it’s definitely got a hero hammer aspect to it, but only one block of spirit hosts (The OG bodyguard/ damage YEEters) So the hosts positioning has to be tight against shooting because although the heroes are ethereal, they are a rather low wound count.

The list finishes out with tech; a 4 pack of banshee’s, an awesome anti-magic unit and the midnight Tome AutoCasting the purple sun. Which is amazing for ghosts because it just gives the enemy negative one to their save. But it also every once in a while sucks something up into the void, which is one of those few times, It’s fun to roll a one.

Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers
– Subfaction: Mortis Praetorians
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Mannfred Von Carstein (The Sternieste Garrison) (630)*
Arkhan the Black (380)**
Mortisan Boneshaper (140)**
– General
– Command Traits: Aura of Sterility
– Artefacts of Power: Artisan’s Key
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard

BATTLELINE
Immortis Guard (460)**
Kavalos Deathriders (190)**
– Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade
Kavalos Deathriders (190)**
– Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade

OTHER
Fell Bats 1 (The Sternieste Garrison) (630)*
Fell Bats 2 (The Sternieste Garrison) (630)*
Grave Guard (The Sternieste Garrison) (630)*
– Seneschal
– Standard Bearer
– Hornblower
– Great Wight Blade

TERRAIN
1 x Bone-tithe Nexus (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Regiment of Renown
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000

This list has some old Faithful’s and some new toys that have recently been added to the OBR lineup.  We will go over the OBR bit first and then go over the Mannfred Regiment last.

For the sub faction, we have Mortis Praetorians. Providing a control tool that, when timed right, can stop battle tactics or go on the offensive during the opponents turn. The Grand Strat is a common one we see in spell casting savant because of Immortis guard being used to protect it.
Starting off, we have the Bone Shaper with Artisans key, Sterility, and Blizzard.

Blizzard has a bit of dyssynergy with Savant.  The general might end up blowing itself up on a blizzard cast, but it’s a nice keep away stick and source of damage if you need it to get you out of a bind or push an advantage further.

Arkhan, as we know, is one of the best casters in the game. Able to support the army through heals and spells.  Able to stop powerful enemy casters with his +2 to cast and unbind.  His speed and durability allow Arkhan to go places to go places, and other units would never want to go.  Everything he does complements OBR incredibly well and helps the list do its job.
Two units of Deathriders add a reliable battle tactic, speed, and screens.  They add a lot of consistency to the list and can keep up with the rest of the speed in the list.
6 Immortis guards protect the Important hero’s, function as a solid hammer/Anvil, and open a battle tactic in Sculptors Encourage.


The new edition is the Mannfred RoR.  Which comes with Manny, two units of 3 bats and a unit of 10 Graveguard.  Firstly, at the start of your hero phase, you can pick a unit in the regiment outside of “3” of enemy units and teleport it outside of “6” of enemy units.  Then, the unit that teleports gets an extra attack for the rest of the turn.  This adds a lot of flexibility and mobility to the slower and more expensive OBR units.  Mannfred’s Regiment will be wanting to do secondaries early and teleporting Graveguard to take out important pieces the rest of the list otherwise wouldn’t be able to.  Then Mannfred will also be in the fight, adding another layer of control with his own counter charge.  It’s important to note that every unit in the regiment has to deploy within “6” of Mannfred.

The list is a lot of fun and has a lot of tools at its disposal.

Army Faction: Lumineth Realm-lords
– Subfaction: Alumnia
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant

LEADERS
Scinari Cathallar (120)*
– General
– Command Traits: Shaman of the Chilled Lands
– Artefacts of Power: Silver Wand
– Spells: Total Eclipse
Scinari Calligrave (110)*
– Spells: Overwhelming Heat
Lyrior Uthralle (160)**
– Spells: Protection of Hysh
The Light of Eltharion (230)**
Isharann Tidecaster (130)**

BATTLELINE
Vanari Auralan Wardens (300)**
– High Warden
– Spells: Protection of Hysh
Vanari Bladelords (120)**
– Bladelord Seneschal
– Sunmetal Dual Blades
Vanari Dawnriders (120)**
– Steedmaster
– Standard Bearer
– Spells: Speed of Hysh
Vanari Auralan Wardens (150)**
– High Warden
– Spells: Overwhelming Heat

BEHEMOTH
Alarith Spirit of the Mountain (340)**

OTHER
Vanari Dawnriders (120)**
– Steedmaster
– Standard Bearer
– Spells: Speed of Hysh

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)
1 x Sanctum of Amyntok (20)
1 x Emerald Lifeswarm (50)

TERRAIN
1 x Shrine Luminor (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

I’m happy to say we’ve been joined by another writer this month. Tom Skelton is both well liked and well known in the Scottish tournament circuit. He has the skills to boot! He’s currently sitting 3rd in the Scottish player rankings.

Tom Skelton: For this list, I got the opinion of Ross Sherrie, chief Teclis abuser on the Scottish world team, and he believes what Jon has here is a melee castle that can stack multiple minuses to be hit. A block of 20 wardens counting as two models each on objectives, with effectively a -2 to be hit, potentially a +3 to save and a five up ward on top, really isn’t going anywhere fast. So at least some of the primary is in the bag, then with the multiple Endless Spells and three battle tactics based on easy spell casting, the secondary points are also there for the taking. The Dawnriders are fast enough for making other passive BTs like Surround and Destroy or Intimidate the Invaders pretty easy to achieve, so overall it doesn’t really need to engage to score points, which is always a win. Not that it can’t dish out the hurt when needed, with the battle cattle, Bladelords and Eltharion each offering up a hefty punch. The Sanctum of Amyntok, though not often seen, is a mere 20 points and, if used in the right spot, would allow Lyrior to be in a garrison effectively, with a massive ward bubble for the army. So, sending out spells and units for secondary points, the castle sets up and camps out for the primary, with the tools for a lot of what comes its way and a decent enough amount of ranged damage from the cow, Eltharion and Jaws to wear down threats as they approach. It seems that with a bit of patience and using the right units at the right time, this list has answers for a lot of what’s out there, which is why I think it’s telling that it only lost to Khorne and OBR, two of the most oppressive armies going. Well played, Jon.

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