This is the top three AoS lists for the VIC GT 2024 that took place in Australia on the 16th and 17th of March. It saw 44 players vying to be crowned champion in a 6-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Skaven
– Grand Strategy: Arch-corruptors of the Mortal Realms
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

LEADER
1 x Grey Seer On Screaming Bell (240)
– Artefacts: Skavenbrew
– Spells: Skitterleap, Death Frenzy
1 x Grey Seer On Screaming Bell (240)*
– General
– Command Traits: Diabolical Schemer
– Spells: Levitate, Death Frenzy
1 x Plague Priest (100)**
– Prayers: Rabid-rabid!
1 x Grey Seer (110)***
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Merciless Blizzard
1 x Plague Priest On Plague Furnace (270)***
– Prayers: Disease-disease!
1 x Skabbik Plagueseeker (140)***
– Prayers: Filth-filth!

BATTLELINE
20 x Clanrats (100)*
– Rusty Blade
20 x Clanrats (100)*
– Rusty Blade
15 x Plague Censer Bearers (300)**
15 x Plague Censer Bearers (300)**

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Soulscream Bridge (80)

OTHER
5 x Skabbik’s Plaguepack (140)***

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Wizard-finders of Andtor
***Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)

Kieren Coates: Now this is my own list so i can provide a bit more insight into this one!

However, variants of this list have been floating around for some time, especially since it ran second place at the GW open in Atlanta – however I was personally destroyed by one of the OG’s of bells in the current meta, Stuart the iron gutsman in a skaven mirror months prior.

With the list facing a 120 point nerf in the recent battlescroll, changes were needed to be made and the most optimal change was reducing one bell down to a seer, but honestly… i think its better

By taking a seer instead, it gives access to both blizzard and hoarfrost which are incredibly pivotal spells, with hoarfrost greatly assisting in two of my wins (Big Waaagh and gargants), and now with the new wizard finders having a 3rd small hero means you have access to warlord, and then using the priest to provide wizard finders to the 30 censors for that critical 5+ spell block.

The concept of the list is simple – with 6 masterclan/pestilence heroes unless the enemy fights you, you have your grand strategy by default. Combined with simple tactics you can very easily score 28 points.

Now, that means if the enemy can do the same, it comes down to who can control the primaries for those critical turns – not only does this list have the bodies to outmuscle most lists, but skabbick’s prayer to automatically take an objective if his squad is on it is brutal in control matchups, game changingly so in some cases.

Sit in the most optimal zone of the board, force the enemy to have to take the risk into you, and if they are unable to piece through the screaming bells, furnaces and clanrats then expect them to be cleared by the powerhouse that is 2×15 censors.

on the charge with prayer, all out attack and skabbicks pack within 18″ its 75 attacks, 2’s, 2’s, rend 1 damage 2

For context thats 70 damage into a 4+ save enemy – thats without adding in hoarfrost, skavenbrew, or death frenzy to further fight again when your models die

Be aware however the list isnt without weakness – if your PCB’s die early by not protecting them, or they are shot down from a distance you will be left with all bodies and no teeth. Against ranged lists you must use smart positioning, soulscream bridge and gnawholes to close the gap and get into threat range while controlling the board with the remaining bodies

While the list has been nerfed by 120 points, it still certainly has its punch and can beat down on most melle armies, but be afraid of the ranged powerhouses that can take out your hammers before they get a chance to engage.

Allegiance: Sons of Behemat
– Tribe: King Brodd’s Stomp
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
King Brodd (520)
– General
– Command Trait: Big Eater
Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant (500)
– Artefact: Amulet of Destiny (Universal Artefact)
Warstomper Mega-Gargant (440)*
– Nullstone Adornment: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon

Battleline
1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)*
1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)*
1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)*
1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)*

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1980 / 2000

Peter: I’ve been lucky enough to know the PlasticCraic team for a while now. So when Joel popped up in the listing, we decided to do something a little different for his list review!

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Peter: Thanks for agreeing to do this! We don’t often see Sons topping the tables of events these days. What is it that separates your list from other Sons lists that gave you that little extra zing?

Joel: Funnily enough, the list i took seems to be ‘the’ brodds stomp list getting around at the moment, and I’d be wrong to take the credit for coming up with it. It does play vastly different to a regular sons list. Their biggest flaw was ironically survivability. Megas have been used as the yard stick for damage output since they were released, and in brodds stomp you kind of fix that flaw by getting a 5+ ward on brodds 40 wounds. The extra zing would have to be the kings stomp, which is the brodds stomp specific monstrous action. I used this pretty aggressively to tie up units and snipe out heroes. Throwing terrain is cool and all, but this one takes the cake for me.

Peter: Your only loss came to Kieren and his ratties. Was this just a weight of numbers issue that caused the issue for your megas? Not discounting that Kieren is probably the top Skaven player.

Joel: Kieren had a dream turn 1, applying every buff to 15 plague sensor bearers, including a -3 rend hoarfrost. I didn’t zone out the bridge properly, and he got into my guts, wiping out the warstomper and a mancrusher with a 12″ charge. Safe to say, the 20 attacks a model (sarcasm) comfortably lifted them with ease. Skaven can be a really tough matchup for sons, between the debuffs from the bells and weight of dice from stupidly cheap 2 wound rats. Full credit to Kieren, though. VICGT was his first 5-0, and he deserved the win. I doubt I’m the only one to say that I’m glad to see the back of PCBs leading into 4th!

Peter: So are there any changes you’d make to the lost following VICGT? Or are you looking to have fun with it all for the lame duck period?

Joel: There’s a good chance I’ll be playing sons again for fatal4play, which is a 4-player teams event in June. And after VICGT, I’ll most likely swap out the gatebreaker for a krakeneater. Hitting on 4+s really sucks, and I used the pulverising strike ability more than I’d like to admit. The krakeneater adds some objective kicking, which is always handy, especially when in brodds you dont want to spread out too much and lose the 5+ ward. Krakens do less damage, but atleast they hit on 3+s base and are another good choice to hurl terrain with as you get more milage out of an all out attack, given they come with a decent shooting profile already.

Peter: Thanks Joel!

Army Faction: Idoneth Deepkin
– Subfaction: Ionrach
– Grand Strategy: The Creeping Gloomtide
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Akhelian King (220)*
– General
– Command Traits: Unstoppable Fury
– Bladed Polearm and Falchion
– Artefacts of Power: Potion of Hateful Frenzy
– Mount Traits: Voidchill Darkness
Lotann (110)*
Isharann Soulscryer (140)*
– Prayers: Curse
– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust

BATTLELINE
Akhelian Morrsarr Guard (320)*
Akhelian Morrsarr Guard (320)*
Namarti Reavers (160)*
Namarti Reavers (160)*

BEHEMOTH
Akhelian Leviadon (400)*
– Mount Traits: Reverberating Carapace

OTHER
Akhelian Allopexes (150)*
– Razorshell Harpoon Launcher

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1980/2000

Allegiance: Slaves to Darkness
– Damned Legion: Knights of the Empty Throne
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

Leaders
Be’Lakor, the Dark Master (340)*
– The Lore of the Damned: Binding Damnation
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
– General
– Command Trait: Shaman of the Chilled Lands
– Artefact: Chaos Familiar
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– The Lore of the Damned: Daemonic Speed

Battleline
5 x Chaos Knights (220)*
-4x Cursed Lance
-plague Flail
-standard bearer
-hornblower
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon
9 x The Unmade (80)*
– Mark of Chaos: Undivided
9 x Untamed Beasts (80)*
– Mark of Chaos: Undivided
6 x Varanguard (560)*
– 6x Fellspear
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– Reinforced x 1
6 x Varanguard (560)*
– 3x Fellspear
– 3x Daemonforged Blade
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– Reinforced x 1

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1960 / 2000

Final Tournament Placings

Rank	Player Faction	Win	Draw	Loss	BP
1	Kieren Coates Skaven	5	0	0	50
2	Joel McGrath Sons of Behemat	4	0	1	40
3	Joel Graham Idoneth Deepkin	4	0	1	40
4	Jordan Maus Slaves to Darkness	4	0	1	39
5	David Sulava Gloomspite Gitz	4	0	1	39
6	Laslo Nedanovski Flesh-Eater Courts	4	0	1	38
7	Sam Morgan Soulblight Gravelords	4	0	1	38
8	Nathan Thompson Kharadron Overlords	4	0	1	38
9	Tyson Gleeson Blades of Khorne	4	0	1	35
10	Zak Rockman Orruk Warclans	3	0	2	30
11	Alexander Krohn Kharadron Overlords	3	0	2	29
12	Zenith Mills-Shorter Flesh-Eater Courts	3	0	2	28
13	Peter Atkinson Gloomspite Gitz	3	0	2	28
14	James Hallam Kharadron Overlords	3	0	2	28
15	Daniel Bonaci Ogor Mawtribes	3	0	2	27
16	Daniel Trotter Kruleboyz	3	0	2	27
17	Lachlan Jago Kharadron Overlords	3	0	2	26
18	Ethan Moon Nighthaunt	3	0	2	26
19	Josh Clark Skaven	3	0	2	26
20	Will Walters Sons of Behemat	3	0	2	26
21	Jeremy Page Seraphon	2	0	3	19
22	Jason Brown Flesh-Eater Courts	2	0	3	19
23	Jarrad Coots Ogor Mawtribes	2	0	3	18
24	Andrew Frankhuisen Blades of Khorne	2	0	3	18
25	Jared Haggard Stormcast Eternals	2	0	3	18
26	Nicholas Zambo Ironjawz	2	0	3	18
27	James Anderson Daughters of Khaine	2	0	3	16
28	Dave Cunning Sylvaneth	2	0	3	16
29	Jason Spedding Hedonites of Slaanesh	2	0	3	16
30	Tristan Smith Ironjawz	2	0	3	16
31	Steve Woolgar Ossiarch Bonereapers	2	0	3	15
32	Jason tipping Flesh-Eater Courts	2	0	3	15
33	Justin Clark Flesh-Eater Courts	2	0	3	14
34	Gene Mills Gloomspite Gitz	1	0	4	9
35	Aaron McHours Beasts of Chaos	1	0	2	9
36	John Fazakerley Ogor Mawtribes	1	0	4	8
37	Jayden Andrea Ogor Mawtribes	1	0	4	8
38	Corey Beilharz Flesh-Eater Courts	1	0	4	7
39	Luke Ingram Ironjawz	1	0	4	7
40	Jai Portelli Sylvaneth	1	0	4	6
41	Anthony Quilty Soulblight Gravelords	0	1	0	5
42	Sam Sims Blades of Khorne	0	1	0	5
43	Adam Kotis Kruleboyz	0	0	1	0
44	Brad Klimpsch Flesh-Eater Courts	0	0	5	0