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Top Three AoS Lists for CTC Age Of Sigmar Championship Open

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This is the top three AoS lists for CTC Age Of Sigmar Championship Open that took place in Ottawa, Canada on the 13th and 14th of May. It involved 22 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament. The tournament was broken into 2 rounds, one of 3 games and one of 2 games (2nd day). The results are for the combined placings, overall winners are slightly different reflecting standings after day 1 (first 3 rounds).

As this event had less than 25 players attending there won’t be any list comments here as the guys will be concentrating on the larger events of the week.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Fyreslayers
Subfaction: Vostarg
Grand Strategy: The Day is Ours!
Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Auric Runefather on Magmadroth (360)**
– General
– Command Traits: Blood of the Berzerker
– Artefacts of Power: Master Rune of Unbreakable Resolve
– Mount Traits: Coal-heart Ancient
Auric Flamekeeper (90)**
Auric Flamekeeper (90)**
Battlesmith (150)***
– Artefacts of Power: Nulsidian Icon
– Aspects of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage
Auric Runeson (80)***
– Ancestral War-axe
– Artefacts of Power: Axe of Grimnir
Auric Runemaster (130)***
– Prayers: Curse

BATTLELINE
Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (160)*
– Karl
Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (160)*
– Karl
Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (160)*
– Karl
Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (160)*
– Karl
Hearthguard Berzerkers (450)**
– Karl
– Berzerker Broadaxe

CORE BATTALIONS
*Galletian Veterans
**Warlord
***Command Entourage – Magnificent

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Allegiance: Flesh-eater Courts
– Mortal Realm: Chamon
– Grand Strategy: The Day is Ours!
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADERS
Abhorrant Archregent (240)*
– Artefact: The Dermal Robe
– Lore of Madness: Deranged Transformation
Abhorrant Ghoul King (170)*
– Lore of Madness: Deranged Transformation
Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Terrorgheist (450)**
– Artefact: Corpsefane Gauntlet
– Mount Trait: Gruesome Bite
– Lore of Madness: Spectral Host
Crypt Haunter Courtier (110)*
Crypt Haunter Courtier (110)**
Varghulf Courtier (160)**
– General
– Command Trait: Grave Robber
– Artefact: The Bilious Decanter
– Aspect of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage

BATTLELINE
10 x Crypt Ghouls (80)**
-1 x Crypt Ghast
9 x Crypt Horrors (330)***
– Reinforced x 2
– 1 x Crypt Haunter
9 x Crypt Horrors (330)***
– Reinforced x 2
– 1 x Crypt Haunter

CORE BATTALIONS
*Command Entourage – Magnificent
**Warlord
***Galletian Veterans

TERRAIN FEATURE
Charnel Throne (0)

ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS
Artefact
Artefact

TOTAL: 1980 / 2000

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Army Faction: Sons of Behemat
Army Type: Breaker Tribe
– Grand Strategy: Make the Land Tremble!
– Triumph: Inspired
– Fierce Loathings: Idiots with Flags

LEADERS
Gatebreaker (520)*
– General
– Command Traits: Rabble Rouser
– Artefacts of Power: Extra-calloused Feet
– Bonding: Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur
Gatebreaker (520)*
– Artefacts of Power: Amberbone Totem

BATTLELINE
Mancrusher Gargant (150)**
Mancrusher Gargant (150)**
Mancrusher Gargant (150)**

BEHEMOTH
Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (480)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Bosses of the Stomp
– Magnificent
**Footsloggas
– Unified

TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000

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Army Faction: Orruk Warclans
Army Type: Ironjawz
Army Subfaction: Da Choppas
Grand Strategy: Waaagh!
Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Megaboss on Maw-krusha (480)*
– Boss Choppa and Rip-toof Fist
– Artefacts: Armour of Gork
– Mount Traits: Smelly ’Un
1 x Orruk Megaboss (140)*
– Artefacts: Destroyer
– Aspects of the Champion: Stubborn as a Rhinox
1 x Orruk Weirdnob Shaman (90)**
– General
– Command Traits: Touched by the Waaagh!
– Spells: Da Great Big Green Hand of Gork
1 x Orruk Warchanter (120)**
– Warbeats: Killa Beat
1 x Orruk Warchanter (120)**
– Warbeats: Get ’Em Beat

BATTLELINE
10 x Orruk Brutes (300)*
– Brute Boss
– Jagged Gore-hacka
– Boss Klaw & Brute Smasha
– 2 x Gore-choppa
10 x Orruk Ardboys (160)*
– Gorkamorka Glyph Bearer
– Waaagh! Drummer
– Ardboy Boss
– 4 x Orruk-forged Shield
5 x Orruk Ardboys (80)*
– Gorkamorka Glyph Bearer
– Waaagh! Drummer
– 2 x Orruk-forged Shield
5 x Orruk Ardboys (80)*
– Ardboy Boss
– Gorkamorka Glyph Bearer
– Waaagh! Drummer
– 2 x Orruk-forged Shield

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Ravenak’s Gnashing Jaws (70)

OTHER
6 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (340)*
– Gore-grunta Boss
– Jagged Gore-hacka

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Command Entourage
– Magnificent

TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)

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Top Three AoS Lists for Alberta Classic

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Alberta Classic that took place in Canada on the 6th and 7th of May. It involved 19 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

Before I jump into the Top Three AoS Lists, I wanted to remind everyone of our friendly Discord server where you can join in the conversation with the Woehammer crew and suggest articles or series for the website.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers
– Subfaction: Petrifex Elite
– Grand Strategy: Defend What’s Ours

LEADERS
Katakros (440)*
Mortisan Ossifector (120)*
– General
– Command Traits: Dark Acolyte
– Artefacts of Power: Lode of Saturation
– Spells: Protection of Nagash
– Aspects of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage
Mir Kainan (250)*

BATTLELINE
Immortis Guard (200)*
Necropolis Stalkers (220)*
Necropolis Stalkers (220)*
Mortek Guard (150)*
– Necrophoros
– Soulcleaver Greatblade
– Nadirite Blade

BEHEMOTH
Mortek Crawler (200)*
Mortek Crawler (200)*

OTHER
Kainan’s Reapers (250)*

TERRAIN
1 x Bone-tithe Nexus (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Ossiarch Cohort

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Allegiance: Stormcast Eternals
Stormhost: Hammers of Sigmar (Stormkeep)
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: The Day is Ours!
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADERS
Knight-Incantor (120)*
Spell: Celestial Blades
Knight-Relictor (120)*
General
Command Trait: High Priest
Prayer: Translocation
Aspect of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Lord-Imperatant (170)*
Artefact: Arcane Tome

UNITS
5 x Vanquishers (110)*
5 x Vanquishers (110)*
5 x Vindictors (130)*
3 x Annihilators with Meteoric Grandhammers (240)
3 x Annihilators with Meteoric Grandhammers (240)**
2 x Stormdrake Guard (340)*
Drakerider’s Lance
1 x Stormstrike Chariot (170)*
3 x Vanguard-Raptors with Longstrike Crossbows (240)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Galletian Sharpshooters
***Redemption Brotherhood

ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS
Holy Command: Call for Aid
Holy Command: Thunderbolt Volley

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Army Faction: Soulblight Gravelords
Army Type: Vyrkos
Grand Strategy: Empire of Corpses
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Radukar the Beast (290)*
– General
– Command Traits: Hunter’s Snare
Torgillius the Chamberlain (125)*
– Spells: Fading Vigour
Necromancer (90)*
– Spells: Waste Away
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Belladamma Volga (170)**
– Artefacts of Power: Ulfenkarni Phylactery
– Spells: Spirit Gale

BATTLELINE
Deadwalker Zombies (230)*
Deadwalker Zombies (230)*
Deathrattle Skeletons (255)*
– Skeleton Champion
– 3 x Standard Bearer
Dire Wolves (130)**
– Doom Wolf
Dire Wolves (130)**
– Doom Wolf

BEHEMOTH
Mortis Engine (230)*

OTHER
Fell Bats (85)**

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1965/2000

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Allegiance: Kruleboyz
Warclan: Skulbugz
Mortal Realm: Ghur

LEADERS
Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast (290)*
– General
– Command Trait: Supa Sneaky
– Mount Trait: Weird ‘Un
Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast (290)**
Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)*
– Lore of the Swamp: Choking Mist
Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)*
– Lore of the Swamp: Choking Mist
Murknob with Belcha-banna (80)*
Killaboss with Stab-grot (100)*
– Artefact: Gryph-feather Charm
– Aspect of the Champion: Stubborn as a Rhinox

BATTLELINE
20 x Gutrippaz (300)*
20 x Gutrippaz (300)**
10 x Hobgrot Slittaz (80)**

UNITS
3 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (120)*
3 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (120)*
3 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (120)***

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Kruleboyz Finga
***Galletian Sharpshooters

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Top Three AoS Lists for Highground Brewsky GT

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This is the top three AoS lists for Highground Brewsky GT that took place in the Michigan, United States on the 29th and 30th of April. It involved 42 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

Before I jump into the Top Three AoS Lists, I wanted to remind everyone of our friendly Discord server where you can join in the conversation with the Woehammer crew and suggest articles or series for the website.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Hedonites of Slaanesh
Army Type: Pretenders
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

LEADER
1 x Shardspeaker of Slaanesh (125)*
– Spells: Born of Damnation
1 x Contorted Epitome (190)*
– Spells: Phantasmagoria
– Aspects of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage
1 x Keeper of Secrets (400)*
– General
– Command Traits: Strength of Godhood
– Shining Aegis
– Artefacts: The Crown of Dark Secrets
– Spells: Flaming Weapon

BATTLELINE
11 x Blissbarb Archers (150)*
11 x Blissbarb Archers (150)*
30 x Daemonettes (375)*

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Mesmerising Mirror (60)

OTHER
5 x Symbaresh Twinsouls (140)
5 x Blissbarb Seekers (200)*
5 x Slickblade Seekers (200)*

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)

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Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers
Subfaction: Crematorians
Grand Strategy: The Scales Balanced
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Liege-Kavalos (180)*
– General
– Command Traits: Diversionary Tactics
Mortisan Ossifector (120)*
– Artefacts of Power: Gothizzar Cartouche
– Spells: Empower Nadirite Weapons
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Arkhan the Black (370)*

BATTLELINE
Mortek Guard (300)*
– Mortek Hekatos
– Nadirite Blade
– 2 x Necrophoros
– 2 x Soulcleaver Greatblade
Mortek Guard (300)*
– Mortek Hekatos
– Nadirite Blade
– 2 x Necrophoros
– 2 x Soulcleaver Greatblade
Kavalos Deathriders (170)*
– Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade
Kavalos Deathriders (170)*
– Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade
Kavalos Deathriders (170)*
– Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade

BEHEMOTH
Gothizzar Harvester (210)*

TERRAI
1 x Bone-tithe Nexus (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000

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Army Faction: Ogor Mawtribes
Army Subfaction: Boulderhead
Grand Strategy: The Day is Ours!
Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Frostlord on Stonehorn (450)
– Artefacts: Arcane Tome
– Mount Traits: Rockmane Elder
1 x Frostlord on Stonehorn (450)*
– Mount Traits: Belligerent Charger
1 x Tyrant (150)*
– Artefacts: Nightflyer Cloak
– Big Name: Deathcheater
1 x Icebrow Hunter (120)*
– General
– Command Traits: Touched by the Everwinter
– Prayers: Keening Gale
1 x Frostlord on Stonehorn (450)**
– Mount Traits: Metalcruncher
1 x Bloodpelt Hunter (140)**
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master

BATTLELINE
2 x Frost Sabres (80)**
2 x Frost Sabres (80)**
2 x Frost Sabres (80)**

CORE BATTALIONS
*Command Entourage – Magnificent
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

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Army Faction: Orruk Warclans
Army Type: Big Waaagh!
– Grand Strategy: Waaagh!
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast (290)**
General
– Command Traits: Egomaniak
– Artefacts: Mork’s Eye Pebble
– Mount Traits: Smelly ’Un
1 x Wurrgog Prophet (170)**
Artefacts: Glowin’ Tattooz
– Spells: Gorkamorka’s War Cry
– Aspects of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage
1 x Skragrott, the Loonking (210)**
1 x Gobsprakk (260)***
1 x Orruk Megaboss (140)***
– Artefacts: Gryph-feather Charm
1 x Orruk Warchanter (120)***
Warbeats: Fixin’ Beat

BATTLELINE
10 x Gutrippaz (150)*
– Wicked Hacka
5 x Orruk Ardboys (80)*
5 x Orruk Ardboys (80)*

ARTILLERY
1 x Beast-skewer Killbow (100)

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Ravenak’s Gnashing Jaws (70)

OTHER
3 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)**
Jagged Gore-hacka
1 x Marshcrawla Sloggoth (150)***

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Galletian Veterans
**Warlord
***Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)

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Top Three 40k Lists for Winter Warfest 2023

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This is the top three 40k lists for the Winter Warfest that took place in Queensland, Australia on the 29th and 30th of April. It involved 56 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

As we head into 10th edition and beyond we wanted to start providing a source for lists that are being used successfully in tournaments around the world. The size of the 40k community and the sheer number of events means we won’t be commenting.

Before I jump into the Top Three Lists, I wanted to remind everyone of our friendly Discord server where you can join in the conversation with the Woehammer crew and suggest articles or series for the website.

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The Top Three 40k Lists

Subfaction: World Eaters

HQ

Lord Invocatus [8 PL, 160pts, -1CP]:
– Road of Eight Bloody Steps
– Stratagem: Warlord Trait, Warlord


Troops

Khorne Berserkers [6 PL, 115pts]
Khorne Berserker Champion: Bolt pistol
3x Khorne Berserker w/ chainblade: 3x Berserker chainblade, 3x Bolt pistol
Khorne Berserker w/ eviscerator: Bolt pistol, Khornate eviscerator
Khorne Berserkers [6 PL, 115pts]
Khorne Berserker Champion: Bolt pistol
3x Khorne Berserker w/ chainblade: 3x Berserker chainblade, 3x Bolt pistol
Khorne Berserker w/ eviscerator: Bolt pistol, Khornate eviscerator
Khorne Berserkers [6 PL, 115pts]
Khorne Berserker Champion: Bolt pistol
3x Khorne Berserker w/ chainblade: 3x Berserker chainblade, 3x Bolt pistol
Khorne Berserker w/ eviscerator: Bolt pistol, Khornate eviscerator
Khorne Berserkers [6 PL, 115pts]
Khorne Berserker Champion: Bolt pistol
3x Khorne Berserker w/ chainblade: 3x Berserker chainblade, 3x Bolt pistol
Khorne Berserker w/ eviscerator: Bolt pistol, Khornate eviscerator


Elites

Eightbound [12 PL, 200pts]
4x Eightbound: 8x Eightbound eviscerator
Eightbound Champion: Lacerators
Eightbound [12 PL, 200pts]
4x Eightbound: 8x Eightbound eviscerator
Eightbound Champion: Lacerators
Eightbound [6 PL, 120pts]
2x Eightbound: 4x Eightbound eviscerator
Eightbound Champion: Lacerators
Exalted Eightbound [7 PL, 135pts]
2x Exalted Eightbound: 2x Eightbound chainfist, 2x Eightbound eviscerator
Exalted Eightbound Champion
Two Eightbound chainfists
Exalted Eightbound [7 PL, 135pts]
2x Exalted Eightbound: 2x Eightbound chainfist, 2x Eightbound eviscerator
Exalted Eightbound Champion
Two Eightbound chainfists
World Eaters Terminator Squad [9 PL, 195pts]
World Eaters Terminator: Combi-bolter, Power fist
World Eaters Terminator: Combi-bolter, Power fist
World Eaters Terminator: Combi-bolter, Power fist
World Eaters Terminator: Accursed weapon, Combi-bolter
World Eaters Terminator Champion: Chainfist, Combi-bolter


Fast Attack

Chaos Spawn [1 PL, 25pts]: Chaos Spawn
Chaos Spawn [1 PL, 25pts]:
Chaos Spawn
Chaos Spawn [1 PL, 25pts]:
Chaos Spawn

Heavy Support

Chaos Rapier Carrier [5 PL, 75pts]: Quad heavy bolter
Chaos Rapier Carrier [5 PL, 75pts]:
Quad heavy bolter
Chaos Rapier Carrier [5 PL, 75pts]:
Quad heavy bolter


Dedicated Transport

Chaos Rhino [4 PL, 90pts]: Combi-bolter, Havoc launcher

Total: [107 PL, 5CP, 1,995pts]

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AOO Detachment Death Guard

HQ

Death Guard Daemon Prince, Hellforged Sword, Foetid Wings 185pts
– Spell – Miasma of Pestilence
– Relic – Supperating Plate (-1CP)
– WL Trait – Revoltingly Resilient (-1CP)


TROOPS

10 x Poxwalkers 50pts
5 x Plague Marines, Flail, Cleaver, Blight Launcher, Plasma Rifle
Plague Champion – Plasma Rifle and Power Fist 95pts
5 x Plague Marines, Flail, Cleaver, Blight Launcher, Plasma Rifle
Plague Champion – Plasma Rifle and Power Fist 95pts
5 x Plague Marines, Flail, Cleaver, Blight Launcher, Melta Gun
Plague Champion – Plasma Rifle and Power Fist 95pts
Plague Champion Relic – Plague Skull of Glothila (-1CP)


FAST ATTACK

Floetid Bloat-Drone, Fleshmower 115pts
Floetid Bloat-Drone, Fleshmower 115pts
Floetid Bloat-Drone, Fleshmower 115pts


HEAVY SUPPORT

Plague Burst Crawler, Entropy Cannons, Rothhail Volley Gun 145pts
Plague Burst Crawler, Entropy Cannons, Rothhail Volley Gun 145pts
Plague Burst Crawler, Entropy Cannons, Rothhail Volley Gun 145pts


Nurgle Daemon Patrol

HQ

Mamon Transfigured 130pts

TROOPS

3 x Nurglings 60pts
10 x Plague Bearers, Icon, Instrument 130pts


HEAVY SUPPORT

Soul Grinder, Warp Sword, Mark of Nurgle  190pts
Soul Grinder, Warp Claw, Mark of Nurgle 190pts

Top Three AoS Lists for Quest of Champions – Heat 2

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Quest of Champions that took place in the UK on the 1st and 2nd of April. It involved 38 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

Before I jump into the Top Three AoS Lists, I wanted to remind everyone of our friendly Discord server where you can join in the conversation with the Woehammer crew and suggest articles or series for the website.

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Also if there’s a one day or two day tournament you’d like us to cover drop us a comment on this post and we’ll have a look at it for you.

The Top Three AoS Lists

Allegiance: Kharadron Overlords
Sky Port: Barak Zilfin
– Mortal Realm: Chamon
– Grand Strategy: Rule the Skies
– Triumphs: Inspired

Kharadron Code
– Artycle: Settle The Grudges
– Amendment: Prosecute Wars With All Haste
– Footnote: There’s No Reward Without Risk

Leaders
Aether-Khemist (80)*
Arkanaut Admiral (125)*
General
– Command Trait: Ex-Grundstok
– Artefact: Celestium Burst-grenade
– Aspect of the Champion: Leadership of the Alpha
Brokk Grungsson Lord-Magnate of Barak-Nar (220)*

Battleline
10 x Arkanaut Company (100)*
x Skypikes
– 1x Light Skyhooks
– 1x Aethermatic Volley Guns
15 x Grundstok Thunderers (405)*
– 3x Aetheric Fumigators
– 3x Decksweepers
– 3x Aethercannons
– 3x Grundstok Mortars
– Reinforced x 2
Arkanaut Frigate (300)*
– Main Gun: Heavy Sky Cannon
– Frigate Regittings: Magnificent Omniscope

Units
3 x Endrinriggers (120)*
3 x Endrinriggers (120)*

Behemoths
Arkanaut Ironclad (500)*
– Main Gun: Great Sky Cannon
– Major Installation: The Last Word

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1970 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 106
Drops: 1

Fabian Quinn: List theory and design – The list was actually played the weekend before by Tom Mawdsley at the Justice Series GT at Just Play Games. When I saw some of Toms games on Twitter and saw how much fun he was having I immediately wanted to play the list. I have played KO before in a few tournaments so had a general grasp on the army but not with the new book.

The list and interactions – This type of list really wants to be one drop to decide who is going first due to how fragile the list can be and how close some of the deployments are. Zilfin allows the Frigate to become battleline helping to have two behemoths in a one drop list.

Heroes
Arkanaut Admiral – An absolute all star giving out +1 rend to a non Skyvessel, a free command ability to his flagship and the Thunderers every turn.
Aether Khemist – Handing out +1 to rend to a Skyfarer unit every turn helps getting through armour, especially if used injunction with the Admirals Grudgebreaker rounds (+1 rend) units in the army can get up to 4 rend!
Brokk Grungsson – He’s sooooooo much fun and adds a little combat punch to the list to help finish off units that may have been left after some bad rolls.

Units
Frigate + Endrinriggers -15 wounds on a 3+ save with the healing of the riggers is amazing, especially with the +2” to move (from the second free Endrinwork, thanks Zilfin!) meaning placing Brokk in here adds a close combat threat that has not been seen in KO before. When your opponent hears the words I’m declaring a charge they often have to do a double take!

Thunderers – These guys are amazing to kick out of a boat and point at your opponents biggest baddest unit especially with +2 rend!

Ironclad – Still good to help protect and transport the Thunderers plus heroes. The Ironclad in this list is also a great defensive piece to disrupt your opponents charges with the great Endrinwork ”The Last Word” and Supremacy mine!

Overall the list was very fun to use and it really does reward great deployment and positional play. I would definitely say its a double edged sword where poor rolls, deployment and placement can lead to losing very easily.

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Allegiance: Stormcast Eternals
– Stormhost: Astral Templars (Stormkeep)
– Mortal Realm: Ghyran
– Grand Strategy: The Day is Ours!
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADERS
Karazai, The Scarred (550)*
General
Knight-Vexillor (120)*
Meteoric Standard
– Aspect of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Knight-Vexillor (120)**
Meteoric Standard
– Artefact: Arcane Tome
Spell: Celestial Blades
Knight-Vexillor (120)**
Meteoric Standard
Knight-Vexillor (120)**
Meteoric Standard
Celestant-Prime, Hammer of Sigmar (330)**

UNITS
5 x Vindictors (130)**
5 x Vanguard-Hunters (110)**
Boltstorm Pistols and Shock Handaxes
5 x Vanguard-Hunters (110)**
Boltstorm Pistols and Shock Handaxes
6 x Praetors (280)*

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL: 1990/2000

Brett: Hero hammer combined with some Vexillor madness for ranged Mortal Wounds. That doesn’t show how carefully this list has been crafted – Astral Templars has become the choice of Stormhost with the new books bringing monsters back on to the table. Vindictors for home plate and Vanguard Hunters to get out there and take exposed objectives. This is a Stormkeep so there is not air assault element, that inbuilt teleport is especially useful. You can back up the Tunnel Master easily. With ranged and melee attacks their output isn’t great but they have access to Unleash Hell and can prevent a Vexillor being sniped. The 4 Vexillors are all handy 6 wound Galletion Champions opening the new battle tactics to this list.

Hammers though, this list has them – Karazai is effective but needs protection and has it with the Praetors. 6 is unusual but will take a lot of punishment and can dish it out as well (19 attacks hitting on 3s). The biggest issue is keeping up with Karazai. And from Turn 2 or 3 the Prime is going to enter, auto charge and delete something. Stormcast are normally pretty worn down by Turn 3 normally so this is a really powerful way to preserve some offensive force. A very strong showing with a faction that isn’t seen as that competitive, drawing with Gitz is a very solid result. It says a lot that such a small army could hold Gitz back in their current state and with the pre data slate rally. Karazai is great anti-horde.

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Army Faction: Hedonites of Slaanesh
Army Type: Pretenders
– Grand Strategy: Glutton for Depravity
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Contorted Epitome (190)*
Spells: Born of Damnation
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Sigvald (205)*
The Masque (140)
Keeper of Secrets (400)*
General
– Command Traits: Strength of Godhood
– Shining Aegis
– Artefacts of Power: The Crown of Dark Secrets
– Spells: Flaming Weapon

BATTLELINE
Blissbarb Archers (150)*
– High Tempter
Blissbarb Archers (150)*
– High Tempter
Blissbarb Archers (150)*
High Tempter

OTHER
Blissbarb Seekers (200)*
High Tempter
Slickblade Seekers (400)*
Hunter-Seeker

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1985/2000

Phil Marshall: Slaanesh Pretenders – How did it work?

I decided to run a fairly balanced list that could perform a role in each phase of the game. Pretenders sub faction jumped out to me off the bat as a faction that was very strong due to the command point mechanics that I took advantage of. In Pretenders you receive 3 command points instead of 1 if your general is alive. This combined with the strength of godhood command trait is a super strong combo as one part of this allows you to issue the same command 3 times in a phase for the use of 1 command point which is a super strong mechanic which is what the list was built around. The other aspect of the command trait is that it gives the general plus 1 rend and plus 1 damage when it issues a command till end of the turn, which can make my general slightly obnoxious at potentially rend 4 and 7 damage. The artefact that I feel will be the most common is the crown of dark secrets due to the ability to potentially shut down the best hammer in your opponenets army. You pick a unit at the start of the game and if they are within 6” of your general they count as only having 1 attack. Helps when your general is a keeper of secrets, so maximising the rang of this.

How did the list play then? I myself am quite an aggressive player and I chose to play this list as an aggressive castle, pushing down the board. The Masque works really well for this with the mechanic to set up in your opponents territory 3” away from units to pressure people who out drop you taking the turn to mitigate them taking the early double against you before you have enough depravity to make your units more survivable. The other way of using it is to capitalise on deployment errors and taking off key pieces of having a good target to start the depravity train as you are wanting to get to the 36 depravity as quickly as possible to give the army the 5+ ward. In all my games the masque was my turn 1 depravity generator, popping finest hour, avoiding monsters means that it was consistently 9 attacks 2s&2s rend 1 (or 2) damage 2. Then the rest of the army was making the most of impassable terrain and setting up a tight screen of the blissbarbs and utilising the generals ability to auto 6 run all 3 units to get the maximum range out of the, all out attacking all three in the shooting phase to be 2s & 3s and in some instance triple unleash hell! The Blissbarb seekers really compliment the Blissbarb archers and are looking to do some chip damage to the main shooting targets and the unit that you are looking to gain depravity from the Euphoric Killers trait in the combat phase. Blissbarbs split firing is also great at handing out temptation dice to also try and gain more depravity or do additional damage if they decline. Its looking to pressure the table turn 1 and assert an aggressive position on the board. The Blissbarbs with the 63 shots have most likely cleared the screens in the 1st turn and the army is well positioned to unpack with a double going into turn 2. With the Speed of the Keeper and the Slickblades you are in a great position to get where you need to be and take off key pieces in the corresponding turns. The list has two great targets for the Keeper with the once per game double fight in either the Slickblades or Sigvald (depending how big his charge is). With the Epitome’s warscroll spell giving plus 1 to wound against D3 units and the ability to shut off command abilities within 3 its looking to follow those combat pieces as it essentially makes the Slickblades potentially rend 4 with the Blissbarb Seekers and the ability to shut off of all out defence. The Slickblades then become 31 (or 41) attacks 2s 2s either rend 2/3/4 depending on what you have been able to accomplish in the turn so far. With the 2” reach and potential fight twice you could have already generated the 24+ depravity so that on the second swing you are doing MWs on 6s to hit as well. There is some serious damage that can come out of this unit. Sigvald is a great hunter of units as well, due to the strike first mechanic, with getting attacks equal to the charges it is great when you role high, a lot of the time I was, this meant that I could have a great option again in the double fight as he strikes first and then the strike last is countered out and normal sequencing resumes so he would activate twice before my opponent and allowing no ward saves. Highlight was charging an unwounded Thanqoul, lifting him, piling in to an unwounded Verminlord and lifting him as well. Siggy did me proud on my way to a 4-1. The list was great at striking in waves and generating the depravity needed to summon a keeper in 4 of my 5 games.

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Allegiance: Slaves to Darkness
Damned Legion: Legion of the First Prince
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

Leaders
Be’Lakor, the Dark Master (355)*
– The Lore of the Damned: Daemonic Speed
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
General
– Command Trait: Master of Magic
– Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
– The Lore of the Damned: Chaotic Conduit
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
Mark of Chaos: Undivided
– The Lore of the Damned: Levitate
– Aspect of the Champion: Tunnel Master

Battleline
9 x Corvus Cabal (80)*
5 x Chaos Marauder Horsemen (105)*
Flails
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
10 x Chaos Knights (460)*
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
Reinforced x 1

Units
10 x Chaos Chosen (480)*
Mark of Chaos: Undivided
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Dread Banner
– Reinforced x 1

Behemoths
Chaos Warshrine (185)*
Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
– Universal Prayer Scripture: Heal

Endless Spells & Invocations
Soulscream Bridge (80)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1985 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 115
Drops: 1

Brett: Slaves to Darkness is currently the most played faction in AoS, Legion of the First Prince, though, isn’t being taken as often as some others. So it’s refreshing to see a very different list with a mix of units seen often and some less common ones (including BeLakor himself). Chaos Maruader Horseman and the Warshrine make a return with the more common Chaos Knights (and the OP Mark of Nurgle – how do you kill these things), Corvus Cabal and Chosen. Everything fits into a Battle Regiment to try and control priority. With 2 Chaos Sorceror Lords and Belakor, the Soulscream Bridge is a good investment to overcome the slow movement of the Chosen.

Mobile and tanky are a hard list to play against, particularly if it goes first and those chosen get to fight twice. But equally, avoid the knights and hit those Chosen hard, and this army will struggle (it’s relatively easy to take down an unbuffed Chosen unit). That’s why the Battle Regiment is such an important choice. With so few units and so few Galletian Champions, there is play to denying them battle tactics if you don’t think you can grind them down. The knights can move extremely long distances, making it harder to avoid them, though. Losing only to a Hedonites list that could both tie them up and doesn’t mind losing models (depravity baby) as well as archers (see Phil’s write up above for how he dealt with this list and the low drops). Taking both Kharadron and Gitz is fantastic. The shorter range on Kharadron and Deamonic Speed probably played into that result.

The steamroller that is Gitz doesn’t dominate the Nurgle Knights as well as they do other mounted units. And buffed Chosen on the charge with fight twice can clear a lot of chaff. 6th is a very commendable result, particularly with a unique list.

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Final Tournament Placings

Top Three 40k Lists for April Warhound GT at Game Grid

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This is the top three 40k lists for the April Warhound GT at Game Grid that took place in the USA on the 8th and 9th of April. It involved 23 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

As we head into 10th edition and beyond we wanted to start providing a source for lists that are being used successfully in tournaments around the world. The size of the 40k community and the sheer number of events means we won’t be commenting, at least for now, but simply providing a resource of formatted lists you can search.

If you think you have what it takes to comment on the 40k competitive scene, why not message us on Discord to find out how you could get involved with the Woehammer Crew.

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The Top Three 40k Lists

ARKS OF OMEN DETACHMENT
Faction: Traitoris Astartes
– Sub-faction: Black Legion


HQ
Abaddon the Despoiler (350)
– Warlord
– Traits: Eternal Vendetta (Aura), Merciless Overseer, Paragon of Hatred
– Stratagems: Warlord Trait

Dark Apostle (95)
– Mark of Chaos: Undivided
– 1x Dark Apostle
– 2x Dark Disciple
– Traits: Trusted War Leader
– Prayers: Illusory Supplication
– Stratagems: Aspiring Lord
Master of Possession (105)
– Mark of Chaos: Undivided
– Psychic Powers: Mutated Invigoration, Pact of Flesh
Sorcerer in Terminator Armour (125)
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
– Force sword, Combi-melta, Chaos familiar
– Psychic Powers: Gift of Chaos, Infernal Gaze, Skeins of Fate
– Relics: Veilbreaker Plate
– Stratagems: Gifts of Chaos


Troops
Cultists Mob (50)
– 6x Chaos Cultist
– 1x Chaos Cultist: Cultist grenade launcher
– 1x Chaos Cultist: Flamer
– 1x Chaos Cultist: Heavy stubber
– 1x Cultist Champion
Cultists Mob (50)
– 6x Chaos Cultist
– 1x Chaos Cultist: Cultist grenade launcher
– 1x Chaos Cultist: Flamer
– 1x Chaos Cultist: Heavy stubber
– 1x Cultist Champion
Legionaries (125)
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
– 1x Aspiring Champion: Plasma pistol, Power fist
– 1x Legionary: Astartes chainsword
– 1x Legionary: Balefire tome
– 1x Legionary: Heavy bolter
– 1x Legionary: Heavy chainaxe


Elites
Chaos Contemptor Dreadnought (200)
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
– Hellforged cyclone missile launcher, 2 X Multi-melta
Rubric Marines (252)
– 1x Aspiring Sorcerer : Warpflame pistol
– 8x Rubric Marine: Warpflamer
– 1x Rubric Marine: Warpflamer, Icon of flame
– Psychic Powers: Warptime


Fast Attack
Chaos Bikers (310)
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
– 1x Biker Champion: Power fist, Chaos icon
– 6x Chaos Biker: Astartes chainsword
– 2x Chaos Biker: Astartes chainsword, Combi-plasma
– Relics: Black Rune of Damnation
– Stratagems: Trophies of the Long War
Chaos Spawn (25)
Chaos Spawn (25)
Raptors (140)

– Mark of Chaos: Undivided
– 1x Raptor Champion: Power fist
– 2x Raptors
– 2x Raptors: Plasma gun
Raptors (135)
– Mark of Chaos: Undivided
– 1x Raptor Champion: Power fist
– 2x Raptors
– 2x Raptors: Plasma gun


Total Points: 1997/2000

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ARKS OF OMEN DETACHMENT
Faction: Aeldari Craftworlds
– Sub-faction: Ulthwe – Foresight of the Damned


HQ
Asurman (160)
Baharroth (160)
Eldrad Ulthran (145)
– Fateful Divergence
– Guide
– Doom
– Stratagem: Warlord Trait
– Ulthwe: Fate Reader
– Warlord
Fareseer Skyrunner (135)
– Crushing Orb
– Executioner
– Will of Asuryan
– Stratagem: Treasures of the Aeldari
– The Ghosthelm of Alishazier
– Witchblade

Troops
Rangers (65)
– 5x Long Rifle
– 5x Shuriken Pistol

Elites
Dire Avengers (130)
– 9x Avenger Shuriken Catapult
– 9x Plasma Grenades
– Exarch: Two Avenger Shuriken Catapults
Dire Avengers (78)
– 5x Avenger Shuriken Catapult
– 5x Plasma Grenades
– Exarch: Two Avenger Shuriken Catapults
Howling Banshees (110)
– 4x Banshee Blades
– 4x Shuriken Pistol
– Exarch: Cronescream (Shrine Relic)
– Exarch: Mirrorswords
Exarch: Piercing Strikes
Wraithlord (125)
– 2x Shuriken Catapults
– Ghostglaive
– 2x Scatter Laser
Wraithlord (125)
– 2x Shuriken Catapults
– Ghostglaive
– 2x Scatter Laser

Fast Attack
Shroud Runners (90)
– 3x Ranger Long Rifle
– 3x Scatter Laser
– 3x Shuriken Pistol
Warp Spiders (157)
– 5x Death Spinner
– Exarch: Web of Deceit
– Exarch: Two Death Spinners
– Exarch: The Spider’s Bite (Shrine Relic)

Heavy Support
Support Weapons (195)
– 3x D-Cannon
Wraithseer (170)
– Quicken/Restrain
– D-Cannon

Dedicated Transport
Wave Serpent (155)
– Shuriken Cannon
– Twin Shuriken Cannon

Total Points: 2000/2000

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ARKS OF OMEN DETACHMENT*
Faction: Aeldari Craftworlds
– Sub-faction: Ynnari – Strength from Death

PATROL DETACHMENT**
Faction: Aeldari Harlequins
– Sub-faction: Saedath – Blaze of Light


No Force Organisation Slot
Seer Council (120)*
– 3x Warlock Skyrunner
– Protect/Jinx
– Quicken/Restrain

HQ
Farseer (105)*
– Ghostwalk
– Focus Will
– Witchblade
Farseer Skyrunner (135)*
– Storm of Whispers (Witchfire)
– Crushing Orb
– Stratagem: Relic
– Warlord
– Witchblade
– Sunstorm
The Yncarne (260)*
Shadowseer (100)**
– Mirror of Minds (Witchfire)
– Shards of Light (Witchfire)
– Shuriken Pistol

Troops
Rangers (75)*
– Wireweave Net
– 5x Long Rifle
– 5x Shuriken Pistol
Rangers (65)*
– 5x Long Rifle
– 5x Shuriken Pistol
Troupe (95)**
– 1x Harlequin’s Kiss
– 1x Harlequin’s Embrace
– 1x Harlequin’s Caress
– 1x Harlequin’s Blade
– 2x Fusion Pistol
– 1x Shuriken Pistol
– 1x Neuro Disruptor
– Lead Player: Harlequin’s Blade
– Lead Player: Shuriken Pistol

Elites
Howling Banshees (110)*
– 4x Banshee Blades
– 4x Shuriken Pistol
– Exarch: Mirrorswords
Exarch: Piercing Strikes
Striking Scorpions (110)*
– 4x Mandiblasters
– 4x Scorpion Chainsword
– 4x Shuriken Pistol
– Exarch: Biting Blade
– Exarch: Crushing Blows
Death Jester (110)**
– Favour of Cegorach
– Harvester of Torment
– Stratagem: Champion of the Aeldari

Fast Attack
Shroud Runners (90)*
– 3x Ranger Long Rifle
– 3x Scatter Laser
– 3x Shuriken Pistol
Skyweavers (90)**
– 2x Shuriken Cannon
– 2x Star Bolas

Heavy Support
Support Weapons (195)*
– 3x D-Cannon
Falcon (145)*
– Scatter Laser
– Twin Shuriken Catapult
War Walkers (195)*
– 3x War Walker
– 6x Shuriken Cannon

Total Points: 2000/2000

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ARKS OF OMEN DETACHMENT
Faction: Chaos Daemons
– Sub-faction: Tzeentch


HQ
Be’lakor (420pts)
– Pall of Despair
– Penumbral Curse
Changecaster (85pts)

Gaze of Fate
– Infernal Flames
– Staff of change
Fluxmaster (115pts)

– Infernal Flames
– Shrouded Step
– Staff of change
Lord of Change (345pts)

Architect of Deception
– Bolt of Change, Boon of Change
– Incorporeal Form
– Infernal Gateway
– Stratagem: Relic
– Stratagem: Warlord Trait
– The Impossible Robe
– Warlord

Troops
Blue Horrors (70pts)
– 10x Coruscating flames
Blue Horrors (70pts)
– 10x Coruscating flames
Pink Horrors (140pts)
– 9x Coruscating flames


Elites
Exalted Flamer (75pts)
Exalted Flamer (75pts)
Flamers (125pts)
– 1x Pyrocaster
– 4x Flickering flames
Flamers (125pts)
– 1x Pyrocaster
– 4x Flickering flames
Flamers (125pts)
– 1x Pyrocaster
– 4x Flickering flames


Fast Attack
Screamers (75pts)
– 3x Lamprey bite

Screamers (75pts)
– 3x Lamprey bite

Screamers (75pts)
– 3x Lamprey bite


TOTAL POINTS: 1995/2000

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Final Tournament Placings

Top Three AoS Lists for Gallant Games AOS Store Championship

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This is the top three lists for the Gallant Games AoS Store Championship, a 14 player event held in Singapore on the 7th and 8th of April. I think this may be the first time we’ve had the chance to cover an event from Singapore.

Before I jump into the Top Three AoS Lists, I wanted to remind everyone of our friendly Discord server where you can join in the conversation with the Woehammer crew and suggest articles or series for the website.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Slaves to Darkness
Subfaction: Host of the Everchosen
– Grand Strategy: Take What Is Theirs

LEADERS
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
General
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Command Traits: Master of Magic
– Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome
– Spells: Daemonic Speed, Binding Damnation
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Chaos Lord on Karkadrak (220)*
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle

BATTLELINE
Chaos Knights (460)*
Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– Cursed Lance
– 2 x Standard Bearer
– 2 x Hornblower
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Banner of Rage
Chaos Knights (460)*
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Doom Knight
– Cursed Lance
– 2 x Standard Bearer
– 2 x Hornblower
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon
Varanguard (580)*
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– 6 x Ensorcelled Weapon
Spire Tyrants (80)*
Spire Tyrants (80)*

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Army Faction: Gloomspite Gitz
Subfaction: Jaws of Mork
– Grand Strategy: Chasing the Moon
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Loonboss on Giant Cave Squig (140)*
General
– Command Traits: The Clammy Hand
– Moonclan Stabba
– Artefacts of Power: The Clammy Cowl
Squigboss (80)*
Fungoid Cave-Shaman (90)*
Spells: Itchy Nuisance
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Squigboss (80)**
Skragrott, the Loonking (160)**
– Spells: The Hand of Gork

BATTLELINE
Boingrot Bounderz (280)*
Bounder Boss
Squig Herd (120)*
Squig Herd (120)*
Boingrot Bounderz (280)**
– Bounder Boss
Squig Herd (240)**
Squig Herd (240)**

OTHER
Gobbapalooza (145)*
Spells: Squig Lure

TERRAIN
1 x Bad Moon Loonshrine (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1975/2000

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Army Faction: Stormcast Eternals
Army Type: Scions of the Storm
– Army Subfaction: Knights Excelsior
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Knight-Vexillor (120)*
Meteoric Standard
1 x Knight-Vexillor (120)*
Meteoric Standard
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
1 x Lord-Imperatant (170)*
General
– Command Traits: Master of Magic
– Artefacts: Arcane Tome
– Spells: Celestial Blades
1 x Celestant-Prime (330)**
1 x Knight-Vexillor (120)**
Meteoric Standard
1 x Knight-Vexillor (120)**
Meteoric Standard

BATTLELINE
6 x Annihilators with Meteoric Grandhammers (480)*
10 x Freeguild Guard (80)*
Sergeant
– Standard Bearer
– Drummer
– Freeguild Sword and Shield
3 x Annihilators with Meteoric Grandhammers (240)**
5 x Vindictors (130)**

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Everblaze Comet (90)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

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Allegiance: Seraphon
Constellation: Dracothion’s Tail
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: The Astromatrix
– Triumphs:

LEADERS
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (160)*
Slann Starmaster (290)*
General
– Command Trait: Ancient Knowledge
– Artefact: Godbeast Pendant
– Ancient Knowledge 2nd Spell: Stellar Tempest
– Spell: Celestial Apotheosis
– Aspect of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage

UNITS
5 x Saurus Guard (120)*
10 x Skinks (80)*
Meteoric Javelins Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers
10 x Skinks (80)*
Meteoric Javelins Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers
1 x Salamander Hunting Pack (150)*
1 x Salamander Hunting Pack (150)*
1 x Salamander Hunting Pack (150)
1 x Salamander Hunting Pack (150)
1 x Salamander Hunting Pack (150)

BEHEMOTHS Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (480)*
Allies

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1,960/2,000

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Final Tournament Placings

Top Three AoS Lists for Guts & Glory Club Tournament

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Guts & Glory Club Tournament that took place in the USA on the 11th and 12th of March. It involved 48 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

Before I jump into the Top Three AoS Lists, I wanted to remind everyone of our friendly Discord server where you can join in the conversation with the Woehammer crew and suggest articles or series for the website.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Allegiance: Ossiarch Bonereapers
Legion: Petrifex Elite
– Mortal Realm: Ghyran
– Grand Strategy: Unrelenting Efficiency
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Liege-Kavalos (160)*
General
– Command Trait: Mighty Archaeossian
Mortisan Boneshaper (110)*
Artefact: Godbone Armour
– Lore of Mortisans: Drain Vitality
– Aspect of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Mortisan Soulmason (120)*
– Lore of Mortisans: Arcane Command

Battleline
10 x Mortek Guard (140)*
Nadirite Blade and Shield
– 1x Soulcleaver Greatblades
10 x Mortek Guard (140)*
Nadirite Blade and Shield
– 1x Soulcleaver Greatblades
5 x Kavalos Deathriders (180)*
Nadirite Blade and Shield

Units
6 x Necropolis Stalkers (340)**
2x Dread Falchions
– Reinforced x 1
6 x Necropolis Stalkers (340)**
2x Dread Falchions
– Reinforced x 1

Artillery
Mortek Crawler (200)*
Mortek Crawler (200)

Endless Spells & Invocations
Bone-tithe Shrieker (50)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Galletian Veterans

Total: 1980 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 125
Drops: 4

You may be aware of our recent collaboration with Stormkeep and presenting out stats on YouTube. We’ll Mrigank of Stormkeep fame has managed an impressive 5-0, but not with Stormcast as you’d expect, but Bonereapers! I’ll let Mrigank explain the list.

Mrigank Jha: So pivoting away from the traditional Arkhan Magic + Infantry based lists , this list doesn’t focus on hordes of Mortek Guard. Roar makes them vulnerable and the meta has too many ranged horde killers (Ogors, Skaven, Stormcast, LRL). So, keeping the 2×6 stalkers for Blenders, this list goes towards Catapults. All out Defence and Armor may make it seem weak, but the special ammo is what is important. Ogors, LRL, and Gitz, the three big bad, are fairly low bravery, and Gitz in particular, has small wound heroes. Being able to wreck a giant Grot unit or Squigherd unit. Taking out Gnoblars entirely the same way is amazing. Sniping a Sentinel Captain to turn off empower, and in case of a Slaves to Darkness matchup, sniping an Ensorcelled Banner is amazing.
Stalkers are amazing with Mystic shield and re roll saves on defence or additional rend and damage on offence (can increase rend even further with Bludgeon)
So, for my matches, I mainly did that. Use catapults at key targets, and push Mortek guard out early as Stalker screens. Stalkers to counterattack. Necromantic Mastery (heroic action) with Bone Tithe Shrieker to add 1 to hit rolls and stop Inspiring Presence and Rally. In instances of where your opponent leaves a GC out in the open, the special ammo can help you snipe it on a lucky roll. You can also use this one to break coherency in entire units strung out as screens

I faced LRL, Ogors, Anvilgard Cites, Skaven and Gitz. The Catapult range and threat meant they often chose to target it instead of my other threats , the ones that take objectives and its fairly difficult to kill catapults with 12 W 4+ save and reducing a rend.
I used the Kavalos as a fast threat, objective taker, Mortek guard as screens / first line of defense, and stalkers to get into the thick of it.

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Allegiance: Slaanesh
Host: Lurid Haze Invaders Host (Host of Chaos)
– Mortal Realm: Ulgu
– Grand Strategy: Defend What’s Ours
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

Leaders
The Contorted Epitome (240)*
General
– Command Trait: Feverish Anticipation
– Artefact: Oil of Exultation
– Host Option: General
– Universal Spell Lore: Flaming Weapon
– Aspect of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage
Sigvald, Prince of Slaanesh (210)*
Host Option: General
Glutos Orscollion, Lord of Gluttony (440)*
Lore of Pain and Pleasure: Battle Rapture
Infernal Enrapturess, Herald of Slaanesh (120)*
– Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
– Lore of Slaanesh: Born of Damnation

Battleline
22 x Blissbarb Archers (280)**
Reinforced x 1
11 x Blissbarb Archers (140)**
11 x Blissbarb Archers (140)**

Other
1 x Cockatrice (105)*
1 x Cockatrice (105)*

Endless Spells and Invocations
Mesmerising Mirror (60)
Wheels of Excruciation (80)
Dreadful Visage (70)

Core Battalions
*Warlord
**Galletian Sharpshooters

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 1990 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 1 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 96
Drops: 9

Old book HoS take the podium! With a new book around the corner east to forget, this is just a current, often nerfed, HoS list. It has all of the stars, Sigvald, Epitome, and Glutos, with a lot of Blissbarb. Blissbarb are as much the heart of the list as the heroes, ok archery and a fantastic source of Depravity Points (DP). The Epitome build is very tanky (for HoS) with an extra wound and one of the new Ghurish enhancements – Fuelled by Ghurish Rage (once per battle 3+ ward). Add in the Flaming Weapon, and it’s still a very dangerous unit.

Back to the DP – Hedonites are really a summoning army, everything is fragile (not Glutos), just now they can use Revel in Pain as well while they have the points. You’re forced into an unenviable choice of removing units (Generating DP) or heroes (and being shot) – very hedonistic. With the Cockatrice to act as blockers, objective getters and generally be pains it’s a very annoying army that can react to most situations. The list even has 2 ways to snipe out Galletian Champions – Galletian Sharpshooters for all of the Blissbarb and Mesmering Mirror, swingy but if it goes off…. Both of the other spells do mortal wounds as well based on 6 dice. Dreadful Visage is very effective against screens etc, if it does damage it reduces Bravery by 1. Orcs hate it.

That combination of threats was very effective. Laron’s opponents had limited or no shooting, that shooting was frequently shorter ranged. Combined with effective heroes and the mortal wound output it’s hard to counter unless played just right. That Epitome is a thing of nightmares….

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Allegiance: Kharadron Overlords
Sky Port: Barak Zilfin
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Aether-Khemist (90)**
General
– Command Trait: Collector
– Artefact: Spell in a Bottle
Endrinmaster with Dirigible Suit (160)**
– Artefact: Staff of Ocular Optimisation
– Aspect of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Arkanaut Admiral (140)**
Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
– Universal Spell Lore: Flaming Weapon
Gotrek Gurnisson (480)

Battleline
10 x Arkanaut Company (90)*
– 1x Skypikes
– 1x Light Skyhooks
– 1x Aethermatic Volley Guns
10 x Arkanaut Company (90)*
– 1x Skypikes
– 1x Light Skyhooks
– 1x Aethermatic Volley Guns
10 x Arkanaut Company (90)**
– 1x Skypikes
– 1x Light Skyhooks
– 1x Aethermatic Volley Guns

Units
10 x Grundstok Thunderers (260)*
2x Aetheric Fumigators
– 2x Decksweepers
– 2x Aethercannons
– 1x Grundstok Mortars
– Reinforced x 1

Behemoths
Arkanaut Ironclad (490)
– Main Gun: Great Volley Cannon
– Great Endrinworks: The Last Word

Endless Spells & Invocations
Warp Lightning Vortex (80)

Core Battalions
*Galletian Sharpshooters
**Warlord

Additional Enhancements
Artefact
Artefact

Total: 1970 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 1 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 95
Drops: 9

One last hurrah for the old book, this time around we’re lucky enough to have Carl’s comments on hid list

Carl Stokes: This was the final ride of the Warp Lightning Vortex in KO and I was determined to send it off with a bang!
I’ve always felt that KO struggle into high tempo combat heavy armies that can either shrug off the heaps of rend -1 shooting I can bring to bear and/or close the gap in one turn to crack open my boats.

Enter Gotrek.

He completely changes the way opponents have to think about KO. The things I used to be very concerned about (Kragnos, Varanguard, Mawkrushas) are now the armies I feel extremely favored into. Gotrek forces combat armies to forfeit the alpha strike into my boat bunker and allow me to seize the initiative and dictate the flow of the game.

With old KO rules, this also meant that forcing me to go first just allowed me to perfectly lob a WLV into my opponent’s backfield and then hide the Ironclad behind a layer of 10 Thunderers and a Khemist who would guarantee my opponent was at -1 to hit in close combat. And of course, should they fail to kill the Thunderers and Khemist, a very angry dwarf was right around the corner…

The best part is how easily this list transitions to the new book! Not only is this archetype alive and well, but because the warp lightning vortex becomes a free soulscream bridge and a few characters are easily swapped around, I can add 5 more new and improved Thunderers (that rally on a 4+) to the list and make it a one-drop. I’m always trying to spread the Gospel of Gotrek and I think the new KO tome will really demonstrate his utility in the faction.

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Allegiance: Flesh-eater Courts – Check Header
Grand Court: Blisterskin
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Abhorrant Archregent (240)
Universal Spell Lore: Levitate
Abhorrant Archregent (240)
General
– Command Trait: Hellish Orator
– Artefact: The Dermal Robe
– Lore of Madness: Spectral Host
Abhorrant Ghoul King (170)*
– Lore of Madness: Deranged Transformation
Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Terrorgheist (450)*
– Artefact: Eye of Hysh
– Mount Trait: Gruesome Bite
– Universal Spell Lore: Flaming Weapon
Varghulf Courtier (160)*
Aspect of the Champion: Tunnel Master

Battleline
9 x Crypt Flayers (540)**
Reinforced x 2
10 x Crypt Ghouls (80)**
10 x Crypt Ghouls (80)*

Core Battalions
*Warlord
**Galletian Veterans

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 1960 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 98
Drops: 8

FEC is a statistical anamoly – both Metawatch and TSN have them as a 50%+ faction, we have them at about 43% win rate. Who’s right? Well we don’t write about them that often so there aren’t that many podiums in the events we cover. But that could just be the low player representation.

Anyway the list, this is the “list” or the most common way we see FEC. A double reinforced Crypt Flayer unit with 2 x Crypt Ghoul screens, Terrorgheist, Archregents and Ghoul Kings. This gives the widest range of spells and summoning. It can summon, during the battle, up to another 9 Crypt Flayers and 20 serfs – this is really a 2660 point list. That’s key to beating them – don’t commit too early, force your opponent to bring most of their units onto the table so you don’t face an overwhelming force in Turn 2 or 3. Not taking Chronomatic Cogs is an interesting choice.

FEC really needs to get their buffs off (adding up to 4 attacks and a 5+ ward) so Cogs is almost mandatory. Only losing to Fyreslayers though is a testament to what the faction is capable of. Roll well and the Flayers are terrifying, very hard to kill and rally really well. In the matchups here they’ve taken down almost everything including Varanguard. With the new book announced it’s likely we’ll see more interest in the faction and enjoy those damn Flayers.

Final Tournament Placings

Top Three AoS Lists for the South Coast Series – Southampton

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This is the Top Three AoS Lists for the South Coast Series Southampton that took place in the UK on 22nd and 23rd October. It involved 23 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5 game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Allegiance: Stormcast Eternals
Stormhost: Hallowed Knights (Scions of the Storm)
– Grand Strategy: No Place for the Weak
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Gardus Steel Soul (150)*
Knight-Draconis (300)*
General
– Command Trait: Master of Magic
– Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
– Mount Trait: Thunderous Presence
– Spell: Thundershock
– Bonding: Krondspine Incarnate

Battleline
5 x Liberators (115)*
Heavens-wrought Weapon and Shield
– 1x Grandweapons
4 x Stormdrake Guard (680)*
Drakerider’s Lance
– Reinforced x 1
2 x Stormdrake Guard (340)*
Drakerider’s Lance

Behemoths
Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (400)*
Allies

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Additional Enhancements
Holy Command: Call for Aid

Total: 1985 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 1 / 4
Allies: 400 / 400
Wounds: 81
Drops: 1

Brett: Almost all of the dragons list with a Krondspine. Mobility and some decent punch, I like how Matt has dangled the MSU Liberators there just so you can kill something easily. That he can summon on to an objective or block a point with Call for Aid (return the Liberators once slain). Gardus for his 5+ ward, most likely near the 4 Stormdrakes, Knight Draconis so the Drakes are battle line. Hallowed Knights giving a 50/50 fight on death. This list can control a lot of the board, a 4 man drake unit can span 20″. The drakes can move 12″ and shoot 12″ making first turn priority important. He can dangle the Krondspine as a target and engage at will. The Knight Draconis is likely to stay close to the big drake unit as well for Thundershock to control the charge phase.

Depending on match up and mission going first might even be an advantage with this list, Blaze of Glory and fight on death is going to punish any successful attacks on the drakes. As the only 5/0 and with really high scores Matt tabled a number of his opponents. And that’s what this list really needs to do, in the early turns remove as many hammers as possible then clean up. The drake’s 9 wounds and profile make them very hard to shift. For opponents, what do you go after? None of his opponents had a lot of shooting or ranged shooting with MWs, the first list with drakes had pairs matching into the 4 drake unit. Hint – that doesn’t work well even with teleports.

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Allegiance: Nighthaunt
Procession: Emerald Host
– Grand Strategy: Dismantle the Brave
– Triumphs:

Leaders
Krulghast Cruciator (150)**
General
– Command Trait: Cloaked in Shadow
– Artefact: Beacon of Nagashizzar
Lady Olynder, Mortarch of Grief (340)**
Lore of the Underworlds: Seal of Shyish
Spirit Torment (115)**
Artefact: Lightshard of the Harvest Moon

Battleline
10 x Chainrasps (110)***
10 x Chainrasps (110)***
5 x Hexwraiths (160)
5 x Hexwraiths (160)
5 x Hexwraiths (160)
10 x Grimghast Reapers (160)*
10 x Grimghast Reapers (160)*
10 x Grimghast Reapers (160)*
3 x Spirit Hosts (125)***

Endless Spells & Invocations
Mortalis Terminexus (85)

Core Battalions
*Bounty Hunters
**Command Entourage – Magnificent
***Expert Conquerors

Total: 1995 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 0 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 107
Drops: 12

Brett: Nice to see Emerald Host back (and not Scarlet Doom) which means a few changes to the unit list. Emerald host slowly withers the opponent. This list plays into that, lots of units which take longer to clear (big hitting units don’t carry over their damage as far). Then Lady Olynder can once per battle brings back D6 models in every unit (they are all summonable). The Beacon also returns 1 model to each summonable unit (all of these). That will let the army stick around longer and score more. Mortalis Terminexus plays really well into this strategy as well (either heal or mortal wounds). There is still the Spirit Torment to help a unit that is being pressured and Krulghast for the damage debuff.

It’s great to see something different from Nighthaunt. Lots of options here with great speed from the Hexwraiths. It’s weakness is probably into something durable that does a lot of damage or the first round list he ran into. It would have removed a minimum of 2 units a turn and the Grimghasts are good, but not likely to kill Fulminators. Lady Olynder is vulnerable to long range shooting as well.

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Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers
Army Subfaction: Petrifex Elite
– Grand Strategy: No Place for the Weak
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Arkhan the Black (340)**
Spells: Protection of Nagash
1 x Liege-Kavalos (170)**
General
– Command Traits: Mighty Archaeossian
– Artefacts: Godbone Armour

BATTLELINE
20 x Mortek Guard (280)*
Mortek Hekatos
– 2 x Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade and Shield
20 x Mortek Guard (280)*
Mortek Hekatos
– 2 x Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade and Shield
20 x Mortek Guard (280)*
Necrophoros
– Mortek Hekatos
– Nadirite Blade and Shield
5 x Kavalos Deathriders (190)**
Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Spear and Shield

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Nightmare Predator (60)

TERRAIN
1 x Bone-tithe Nexus (0)

OTHER
3 x Necropolis Stalkers (175)**
Dread Falchions
3 x Necropolis Stalkers (175)**
Dread Falchions

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Bounty Hunters
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1950/2000)

Brett: Arkhan and 3 x 20 blocks of Mortek. Need to say more? They aren’t going to go far but you aren’t going to shift them either. Deathriders and Necropolis Stalkers give a little more manoeuvrable but this is an army that is going to spread out slowly and dare you to charge. And that works (see Ironjawz above). Beasts of Chaos overwhelmed them through a combination of strong rend and bodies (including summoning). The first round draw is more interesting, the Tzeentch list is essentially Horrors and Flamers, hard to kill and a lot of shooting. But they’d have to come into range (charges) and it had less bodies than this list. The ability to control more of the board and force your opponent into an unfavourable match up is the way this list grinds out wins.

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Allegiance: Ironjawz
Warclan: Bloodtoofs
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: Waaagh!
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Megaboss on Maw-Krusha (480)*
General
– Boss Choppa and Rip-tooth fist
– Command Trait: Hulking Brute
– Artefact: Destroyer
– Mount Trait: Mean ‘Un
Orruk Warchanter (115)*
Warbeat: Get ‘Em Beat
Orruk Warchanter (115)*
Warbeat: Fixin’ Beat

Battleline
5 x Orruk Ardboys (85)*
1x Gorkamorka Banner Bearers
5 x Orruk Ardboys (85)*
1x Gorkamorka Banner Bearers
6 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (340)*
Jagged Gore-hackas
– Reinforced x 1
3 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)*
Jagged Gore-hackas
3 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)*
Jagged Gore-hackas

Behemoths
Rogue Idol (430)*

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1990 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 1 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 126
Drops: 1

Brett: Not a particularly techy list, Ironjawz with a Mawcrusha and Rogue Idol, 2 Warchanters and a mix of 12 gore-gruntas and ardboyz. In true orcish style, it either went off like a frog in a sock or didn’t quite get over the bar. Ironjawz struggle against armies that can bury them or screen them with cheap bodies, the pigs damage isn’t as prodigious as you might like. If you can feed screens to the Mawcrusha and Idol and pepper them with MWs as both of the Chaos lists did here you have a good chance. Still not an easy list to play against, particularly with how quickly the Idol can reach you, priority is key here. With only one Mawcrusha Matt hasn’t had to worry about giving himself another artefact. Interesting way Matt’s mixed tanky (Hulking Brute) and damage (Mean ‘Un) on the Mawcrusha.

This is still a solid Orruk list that can take a tournament (or close to) depending on the day and opponents.

Final Tournament Placings

Top Three AoS Lists for Invasion AOS 2022

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This is the Top Three AoS Lists for the Invasion AOS 22 Tournament that took place in Kristiansand, Norway, on the 17th and 18th September. It involved 44 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5 game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Seraphon
Army Type: Starborne
– Army Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek
– Grand Strategy: Show of Dominance
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)**
Artefacts: Serpent God Dagger
1 x Slann Starmaster (265)**
General
– Command Traits: Master of Magic
– Artefacts: Arcane Tome
– Spells: Stellar Tempest
1 x Skink Priest (90)**
Prayers: Heal
1 x Skink Starpriest (130)***
Spells: Hand of Glory

BATTLELINE
30 x Skinks (225)*
Skink Alpha
– Boltspitter and Moonstone Club
5 x Saurus Guard (115)***
Saurus Guard Alpha
– Wardrummer
– Stardrake Icon Bearer
10 x Skinks (75)***
Skink Alpha
– Boltspitter
– Celestite Dagger and Star-buckler
10 x Skinks (75)***
Skink Alpha
– Boltspitter
– Celestite Dagger and Star-buckler

BEHEMOTH
1 x Bastiladon with Ark of Sotek (165)***

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Purple Sun of Shyish (70)
1 x Horrorghast (40)

OTHER
8 x Salamander Hunting Pack (280)*
8 x Salamander Hunting Pack (280)*

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Bounty Hunters
**Command Entourage – Magnificent
***Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1950/2000)

Comments: Fangs of Sotek continues it’s long run as a great list taking another 5/0 and 1st. This time there is no Kroak and only one Bastilidon but there are two terrifyingly large Salamander Hunting Packs. Otherwise it’s a fairly conventional list with one large (30) Skink unit and 2 x 10 skinks, 5 Saurus Guard (bodyguards), Astrolith, Starmaster, Starpriest and priest. 2 Endless Spells to take advantage of the strong spell casting – Horrorghast and Purple Sun. Noted elsewhere this works well as a combination with Fangs but increasing rend (for the Ark and Skinks) and making battleshock tests terrifying. Back to the Salamanders, each has 2 Salamanders with their 7 attacks, 4 ranged, all hitting/wounding on 3s with -2 rend and D3 damage, 6s do D3 mortal wounds. For each pack that’s an average of 8 damage + 3 MWs. But that could spike as high 21 MWs (extremely unlikely).

Again another list that really wants to make you come to them, the salamanders will stay behind Skinks where feasible to limit charges. Mostly avoid the 30 Skink block. For the most part Tom’s opponents had either limited shooting or limited range leaving them exposed to the Skinks/Salamanders. KO might have had the best of it but Skinks can be teleported or summoned aiding scoring and blocking ships. Good result.

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Allegiance: Skaven
Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Indomitable

Leaders
Grey Seer (125)**
Universal Spell Lore: Levitate
Verminlord Deceiver (405)**
Artefact: Shadow Magnet Trinket
– Universal Spell Lore: Flaming Weapon
Verminlord Warbringer (395)*
General
– Command Trait: Devious Adversary
– Artefact: Warpstone Charm
– Universal Spell Lore: Flaming Weapon
Warlock Bombardier (115)**
Lore of Warpvolt Galvanism: More-more-more Warp Power!

Battleline
6 x Stormfiends (640)*
2x Windlaunchers
– 2x Ratling Cannons
– 2x Doomflayer Gauntlets
– Reinforced x 1
20 x Clanrats (100)*
Rusty Blade
– 1x Standard Bearers
– 1x Standard Bell Ringers
20 x Clanrats (100)*
Rusty Blade
– 1x Standard Bearers
– 1x Standard Bell Ringers

Units
1 x Warp-Grinder (65)**

Endless Spells & Invocations
Chronomantic Cogs (40)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Warlord

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 1985 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 1 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 115
Drops: 5

Comments: Skaven in 2nd place with a rational list, still has a Warlock for humor but staying safe with solid heroes and clanrat/stormfiend battle line. The only endless spell is Cogs, that leaves point to run 2 x Verminlords and a Grey Seer with the now standard battleline. No Gnawholes listed but I assume some were taken. The Warpgrinder works as a Gnawhole for a single unit that can be placed in reserve with the Warpgrinder and placed at the end of a movement phase. You place the extra unit within 13″ of the Warpgrinder and 9″ from the enemy. Stormfiends to the rear? Like most Skaven lists there is a lot going on, the Grey Seer brings a mini Purple Sun (MWs and -1 to hit rolls for 1 unit).

The Deceiver has his dreaded skitterleap for a teleport that leaves him 6″ from enemies and Warbringer can grant fight on death for 3 units. This is a great combo, you can be aggressive with both the Stormfiends and Deceiver while holding the centre with the Warbringer and granting the Clannrats fight on death. The Warpgrinder teleport, with clanrats also gives some exciting options for scoring. He’s won qgainst very stiff competition with the 3 hammers and his options. That includes beating both flavours of DoK and an Annihilator SCE list.

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Allegiance: Soulblight Gravelords
Lineage: Kastelai Dynasty
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs:

Leaders
Prince Vhordrai (455)
Lore of the Vampires: Amethystine Pinions
Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon (435)
General
– Deathlance
– Command Trait: A Craving for Massacre
– Artefact: Fragment of the Keep
– Mount Trait: Foetid Miasma
– Lore of the Vampires: Amethystine Pinions
Mannfred von Carstein, Mortarch of Night (380)**
Lore of the Deathmages: Decrepify

Battleline
5 x Blood Knights (195)*
5 x Blood Knights (195)*
10 x Deathrattle Skeletons (80)**
10 x Deathrattle Skeletons (80)**

Units
10 x Grave Guard (140)**
Great Wight Blades

Core Battalions
*Bounty Hunters
**Battle Regiment

Total: 1960 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 0 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 100
Drops: 5

Comments: Really solid SBGGL effort, running 3rd after a 3rd round loss to Benjamin (2nd) and his evil Skaven. Who has the moral high ground between Chaos and Death? A selection of the best units in the codex with Blood Knights, Grave Guard, 3 really nasty Vampire Lords and a zombie dragon. 3 Behemoths, all dragons, are the primary hammers. The list doesn’t need to castle though – Mannfred works well with the Blood Knights with Vigour of Undeath (12″ aura of +1 to hit and wound). Prince Vhordrai works with the Vampire Lord giving the Vampire Lord the ability to fight in the hero phase. They massive movement (starts at 14″) so it’s hard to screen them out. All of the units gain a ward near a gravesite, try to fight them further than 12″ from gravesites if possible.

As always with SBGL controlling the gravesites becomes increasingly important. They can summon units back through them or use them to summon reserves. The 2 units of Skeletons and the Grave Guard can all be returned at half strength making it a bit like whack a mole trying to keep them down. I feel the 6″ charge from the Deceiver and the Warbringer’s fight on death for adjacent units would have been the keys to bluntening the impact of the dragons. It’s a remarkable list and 4/1 is a good result, in line with similar SBGL performances we’ve seen recently.

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Allegiance: Beasts of Chaos
Greatfray: Gavespawn
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Inspired,Inspired

Leaders
Great Bray-Shaman (100)**
General
– Command Trait: Unravelling Aura
– Lore of the Twisted Wilds: Vicious Stranglethorns
Great Bray-Shaman (100)**
Lore of the Twisted Wilds: Wild Rampage
Tzaangor Shaman of Beasts of Chaos (135)**
Lore of the Twisted Wilds: Tendrils of Atrophy
Dragon Ogor Shaggoth (155)***
Artefact: Mutating Gnarlblade
– Lore of Dark Storms: Sundering Blades

Battleline
20 x Bestigors (250)*
Reinforced x 1
20 x Bestigors (250)*
Reinforced x 1
10 x Ungors (65)
Mauls & Half-Shields

Units
10 x Ungor Raiders (80)***
10 x Ungor Raiders (80)***
10 x Ungor Raiders (80)***
1 x Chaos Spawn (55)**

Behemoths
Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (400)
Allies
– Bonded to Tzaangor Shaman
Cygor (125)

Endless Spells & Invocations
Chronomantic Cogs (40)
Ravening Direflock (30)

Core Battalions
*Bounty Hunters
**Warlord
***Vanguard

Additional Enhancements
Triumph

Total: 1945 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 400 / 400
Wounds: 125
Drops: 13

Comments: A genuine horde list, makes me wonder why Expert Conquerors wasn’t one of the battalions. 87 models altogether with 4 small heros and a Krondspine. The spells are a mix of MWs and buffing spells (special mention to Wild Rampage – reroll melee wound rolls but -1 to your saves). Cogs and Ravening Direflock are the chosen endless spells, Cogs is interesting, most of the chosen spells have casts around 5 and 6 but this list is short on buffs for casting. Ravening Direflock prevents non BoC units within 12″ from using Rally or Inspiring Presence. That’s not bad for 50 points. I’m assuming that there is a Herdstone in the list but not shown.

This is a list that seeks to outlast it’s opponent,then clap back from Turn 3 onwards. Board wide they are -1 rend until Turn 3 when it becomes -2 rend. Bestigors from Turn 3 are -3 rend total. The play here then is to screen using the Ungors (both kinds) while the Bestigors stay close to the Herdstone for Rally on 4+ (starts at 12″ and increases 6″ per turn). The leaders can pray on the Ungor for additional Primordial Points that allowing summoning more units. Krondspine plays really well into this strategy – your opponent can’t ignore it and sometimes will concentrate early damage on Krondspine. That increases the number of other units that make it to Turn 3.

It worked really well here against armies that had smaller units with good saves. Against -3 rend even a 3+ save looks weak. Then there is the Skaven. Their hammer units would be removing 3 units from this list in a turn. The fight on death is really punishing as well, BoC have few wounds and poor saves so their increased rend most likely leads to their quicker death. Clever build and a deserving 4/1.

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