Top Three AoS Lists for the AoS Summer Scourge

This is the top three AoS lists for the AoS Summer Scourge that took place in the US between the 18th and 19th of July 2026. It saw 36 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Cities of Sigmar
Zealous Hordes
General’s Handbook 2026-27
Drops: 4
Wounds: 148
Spell Lore – Spells of the Collegiate Arcane
Manifestation Lore – Aetherwrought Machineries
Battle Tactic Cards: Blazing Onslaught, Siege of Ashes

General’s Regiment
Tahlia Vedra, Lioness of the Parch (340)
• General

Regiment 1
Freeguild Cavalier-Marshal (120)
• The Last Blade of Embergard
• Stentorian General
Freeguild Cavaliers (300)
• Reinforced
• The Living City Cross (10)
Freeguild Cavaliers (300)
• Reinforced
Freeguild Steelhelms (90)

Regiment 2
Alchemite Warforger (130)
Freeguild Steelhelms (90)

Regiment 3
Black Ark Fleetmaster (90)
War Hydra (170)
War Hydra (170)
War Hydra (170)

Faction Terrain
Dawner’s Triumph

Fabien Barbusse: Four of the top-performing Cities lists this weekend, two from this event and two from Tacoma, shared a very similar foundation. Three of them were built around the same core: Tahlia Vedra, a Cavalier-Marshal, two reinforced units of Cavaliers, an Alchemite Warforger and Steelhelms. Together, these units form an incredibly efficient package that does almost everything the army wants. The Cavaliers are the real stars, combining an excellent statline with Storm of Steel to deliver devastating charges, while Steelhelms provide the defensive utility the army otherwise lacks by forcing opponents to fight on your terms. Tahlia, the Marshal and the Warforger all exist to make those Cavaliers even better, layering +1 to hit and wound, additional mortals on the charge and Crit (Mortal) onto an already exceptional unit.

For my remaining points, I went with three War Hydras and a Fleetmaster to unlock them. Their job was simple: hold objectives, be annoying and operate independently without needing Orders, which gave the rest of the army a lot more flexibility.

The fact that all three were modelled as goose hydras was also a major strategic consideration.

Cities of Sigmar
Zealous Hordes
General’s Handbook 2026-27
Drops: 3
Wounds: 141
Spell Lore – Spells of the Collegiate Arcane
Prayer Lore – Scriptures of Sigmar
Manifestation Lore – Krondspine Incarnate\
Battle Tactic Cards: Blazing Onslaught, Siege of Ashes

General’s Regiment
Tahlia Vedra, Lioness of the Parch (340)
• General
Gate Gargants (320)
Freeguild Cavaliers (300)
• Reinforced
• The Living City Cross (10)
Freeguild Cavaliers (300)
• Reinforced
Freeguild Cavalier-Marshal (120)
• The Last Blade of Embergard
• Stentorian General

Regiment 1
Alchemite Warforger (130)
Freeguild Steelhelms (90)
Ironweld Great Cannon (140)
Freeguild Steelhelms (90)

Regiment 2
Fusil-Major on Ogor Warhulk (160)

Faction Terrain
Dawner’s Triumph

Fabien Barbusse: Bram kept the same core package but swapped the Hydras for Gate Gargants, an Ironweld Great Cannon and a Fusil-Major on Ogor Warhulk, creating a much stronger castle with a versatile mix of shooting, melee damage and utility.

That package carried him to a 4-1 finish, with his only loss coming in the final round against my list. It also showed how important battleplans are. On more compact maps, I’d actually give this version a slight edge over mine. However, the final was played on What’s Yours is Ours, where the objectives are much more spread out. The heavier castle package made it harder to split threats across both deployment zones, and a deployment mistake was punished heavily.

After the event, we talked through the game and the list. For the next iteration, the plan is to replace that package with Erasmus, reinforced Fusiliers and a Freeguild Command Corps. It keeps much of the ranged pressure while improving the list’s board control and scoring options, especially on the more spread-out battleplans.

Soulblight Gravelords
Bacchanal of Blood
General’s Handbook 2026-27
Drops: 3
Wounds: 135
Spell Lore – Lore of Undeath
Manifestation Lore – Manifestations of the Grave
Battle Tactic Cards: Burning for Vengeance, Siege of Ashes

General’s Regiment
Mannfred von Carstein, Mortarch of Night (410)
• General
Wight Lord on Skeletal Steed (110)
Barrow Knights (380)
• Reinforced
Barrow Guard (260)
• Reinforced
• The Never-Dead (10)
Barrow Guard (260)
• Reinforced

Regiment 1
Necromancer (110)
• Amulet of Graves
Fell Bats (80)
Fell Bats (80)
Deathrattle Skeletons (90)

Regiment 2
Vengorian Lord (200)
• Immortal Ego

Faction Terrain
Cursed Sepulchre

Hedonites of Slaanesh
Depraved Carnival
General’s Handbook 2026-27
Drops: 3
Wounds: 168
Spell Lore – Lore of Extravagance
Manifestation Lore – Forbidden Power (20)
Battle Tactic Cards: Siege of Ashes, Burning for Vengeance

General’s Regiment
Shardspeaker of Slaanesh (120)
• General
• Centre Of Attention
Myrmidesh Painbringers (240)
• Reinforced
Myrmidesh Painbringers (240)
• Reinforced
Blissbarb Archers (280)
• Reinforced
Slaangor Fiendbloods (140)

Regiment 1
Thricefold Discord (180)
• Bashful Visage
Slickblade Seekers (340)
• Reinforced
• Obsession with Control (10)
Blissbarb Seekers (Scourge of Aqshy) (150)
Blissbarb Seekers (Scourge of Aqshy) (150)

Regiment 2
The Masque (120)

Faction Terrain
Fane of Slaanesh