This is the top three AoS lists for Thunderstrike GT 3! that took place in Canada on the 19th and 20th July. It saw 34 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Seraphon
Thunderquake Starhost
General’s Handbook 2025-26
Drops: 4
Spell Lore – Lore of Primal Jungles
Manifestation Lore – Aetherwrought Machineries
Battle Tactics Cards: Intercept and Recover and Master The Paths
General’s Regiment
Scourge of Ghyran Saurus Oldblood on Carnosaur (340)
• General
• Incandescent Rectrices
• Beastmaster
• Ancient Defender
Aggradon Lancers (440)
• Reinforced
Stegadon (180)
• 1 Skystreak Bow
Regiment 1
Stegadon Chief (200)
• 1 Skystreak Bow
Bastiladon with Ark of Sotek (230)
Regiment 2
Skink Oracle on Troglodon (240)
Regiment 3
Skink Starseer (170)
Engine of the Gods (180)
Faction Terrain
Realmshaper Engine (20)
Fyreslayers
Scales of Vulcatrix
General’s Handbook 2025-26
Drops: 5
Prayer Lore – Vulkyn Gifts
Manifestation Lore – Magmic Invocations
Battle Tactic Cards: Intercept and Recover, Restless Energy
General’s Regiment
Auric Runefather on Magmadroth (320)
• General
Scourge of Ghyran Auric Runeson on Magmadroth (310)
Regiment 1
Scourge of Ghyran Auric Runeson on Magmadroth (330)
• Ash-beard (He’s a priest)
Regiment 2
Scourge of Ghyran Auric Runeson on Magmadroth (310)
• Thickened Scales (-1 Rend)
• Droth-helm (+1H aura for companions)
Regiment 3
Scourge of Ghyran Auric Runeson on Magmadroth (310)
Regiment 4
Auric Runemaster (180)
Hearthguard Berzerker with Berzerker Broadaxes (240)
• Reinforced
Faction Terrain
Magmic Battleforge
Slaves to Darkness
Legion of the First Prince
Army of Renown
General’s Handbook 2025-26
Drops: 2
Spell Lore – Legion of the First Prince Spell Lore
Manifestation Lore – Primal Energy
Battle Tactic Cards: Intercept and Recover, Master The Paths
General’s Regiment
Be’lakor, the Dark Master (460)
• General
Legion of the First Prince Bloodcrushers (160)
Legion of the First Prince Bloodletters (400)
• Reinforced
Legion of the First Prince Bloodletters (400)
• Reinforced
Legion of the First Prince Flamers of Tzeentch (240)
• Reinforced
Regiment 1
Eternus, Blade of the First Prince (200)
Chaos Furies (120)
Faction Terrain
Nexus Chaotica
Roland Rivera: Legion of the First Prince hasn’t gotten a lot of press this edition, but Be’lakor combined with durable troops can win games by controlling the board and winning key combats, and this list followed that blueprint very well. The combination of Bestow Favour, Enfeeble Foe, and Daemonic Reinforcements make this army’s blobs of Bloodletters hard to get rid of, and it has enough complementary units to make it a good scoring army.
The aforementioned complementary units include Furies for speed and objective grabbing, Bloodcrushers to roam around flanks, Flamers to clear chaff and thin down units before you hit them, and Eternus to provide a roadblock with recursion that can give you a once-per-game offensive boost. The Primal Energy manifestation lore also gives you a bit of extra juice in combat.
While combining all of these elements does require some finesse, it can produce some undeniably potent results, as the record of this army’s games demonstrates (scoring the full 80 points is no trivial feat for an infantry castle army). This result is yet another example of how wide open Slaves to Darkness listbuilding is right now, and how overlooked Battle Formations and Armies of Renown can potentially surprise you.
Final Tournament Placings
