This is the top three AoS lists for the GT de AoS: De Shyish a Ghyran that took place in Spain on the 22nd and 23rd of July. It involved players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
As this event had less than 20 players attending there won’t be any list comments here as the guys will be concentrating on the larger events of the week.
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: Null Myriad – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Arkhan the Black (380) Katakros (460)* Mortisan Boneshaper (140)* – General – Command Traits: Diversionary Tactics – Artefacts of Power: Artisan’s Key – Spells: Hoarfrost
The data contained inside this article is only Woehammer’s interpretation. There are differing methods and analyses of the data available from Games Workshop and Honest Wargamer, whose methodology differs slightly from our own.
All of these sources should be viewed as a collective whole to allow you to gather a larger picture of the Age of Sigmar meta. The win rates, while accurate for events we have on record so far, are likely to change in the coming weeks and shouldn’t be the single point of reference for a factions strength.
How Win Rates are Calculated
All of our data is pulled from two day single events. We split all draws between the wins and losses of a faction evenly, as we believe this provides a fair reflection of a factions win rate. For example, as a player, you may achieve 2 wins, 2 losses, and a draw at an event. Some sites will only count the wins towards the faction rate, so in this case, 40% (2/5=0.4). Woehammer includes half of the draws, so our result would be 50% (2.5/5=0.5).
We have also included a confidence interval based on the sample size and their results. This interval has a 95% confidence rate. What does this mean? Essentially, we’re 95% sure that the win rate of the faction will fall inside this band at the release of the next battlescroll.
We have decided to include this as each factions win rates can (and will) fluctuate as more and more players post their results. While the faction win rate may be that specified right now, it is more than likely to change in the future. So when looking at a win rate, take into account the number of players who have posted results, as well as the upper and lower limit of that 95% confidence interval. This will give a good indication of the future win rate of that faction.
Event Submission
If you have organised an event that doesn’t appear in our database and has the following minimum requirements to be included:
Two Day Event
Singles Event
Minimum of 8 players
Then why not complete the form attached and send the results to thewoehammer@gmail.com? We’ll include them the next time we produce the stats.
Book of Grudges – A Scribes of War Age of Sigmar GT
Southern Fried Sigmar GT
Boise Cup O AoS GT 2023
Age of Ropecon GT
Champion of Black Oil 3
Dwellers Below AoS GT
Threshold Invitational
Straight Edge Wargaming: It’s Andtor not Andor you Stupid Wookie
Slaughter in the Sun GT
BWG: Summer Slaughter GT 2023
Feud on the Fens
Gymhammer
Loremaster #2 La Classique
Fantasianorth Store Championship
Faction Win Rates
As we have now included a confidence interval within our data based on the sample size and results, we have now included all factions within the below tables regardless of their player base.
Win Rates
You’ll see in the chart above that each faction shows its current win rate as a % inside a text box. The paler green and yellow segments show the margin of error of that win rate. We predict with 95% confidence that the win rate will be within the paler bars upon the release of the next battlescroll.
GW at first glance seem to have done a little better than the last quarter with only three factions currently over the 55% win rate. Although two of these are continuing bullies from last time around. Soulblight Gravelords and Ossiarch Bonereapers with 58%. They’re joined by the Sons of Behemat who have excellent anti-magic and are undergoing a resurgence in this new GHB, they currently sit with a hefty 56% win rate.
Part of me does wonder if we’ll begin to see the Bonereapers fall, as their successful lists all seem to be centred around Katakros, Arkhan, Boneshaper, Immortis Guards and Kavalos Deathriders. I have a feeling once players adjust to this, they’ll begin to work out answers to the Bonereapers and their win rate will fall. Why not take a quick look at last weeks Top Performing Lists breakdown for Bonereapers while you’re at it?
I’m sorry to say it was too good to be true…. my beloved Kruleboyz are falling back down the table from last weeks dizzying heights of 56%. They now sit with 50%, time will tell whether this will continue to fall.
Ironjawz (40%), Skaven (40%) and Stormcast (41%) all are approaching the sub 40% category. Skaven and Stormcast are unique however, while Ironjawz have limited warscrolls and tricks, the number of warscolls and abilities available to Skaven and Stormcast makes it easy to pick a bad warscroll or trick, without some serious knowledge of the two tomes it’s possibly easier to make an army that is not as efficient as other factions with a smaller warscroll selection.
Using out old format of win rate reporting and removing factions with less than 20 results, we have the following table:
Subfaction Results
I often get requested for Subfaction results, so will start posting win rates for those subfactions who have exceeded a player representation of 20.
Player Results by Wins
This graph has at least two purposes. Firstly, it shows the faction popularity by the number of players, and secondly, it breaks down those players’ results in terms of the number of wins they achieve.
Here, we’ve included all the factions that have been played to date, as there is no benefit in removing those with a small sample size.
Soulblight Gravelords and Ossiarch Bonereapers seem to be the most popular factions right now, and with win rates of 58% it’s probably no surprise. They’re closely followed by the other two factions with the newest battletomes, Seraphon and Blades of Khorne.
Faction Popularity
With the recent release of the Seraphon tome, we’re seeing a large number of players jump to the order faction.
But while the Soulblight Gravelords are currently the most popular faction during this Battlescroll season, we’ve seen Blades of Khorne have had a resurgence in July, and this could be partly down to their anti-magic tech for the new GHB.
The full list month-by-month is below:
When looking at the above table, bear in mind that this is the worldwide meta, and region to region or even city to city may differ. So while this gives us a general idea of the meta worldwide it may not be representative of your local meta.
We’re seeing (as always) a massive spike in the player base of the new tomes that have been released and fall off on the older Tomes. This is to be expected really as competitive players jump around following the “Oooo shiny” method of collecting. They’ll likely always be a strong base for Stormcast Eternals, thanks to them appearing in nearly all beginner army sets, as magazine collections and the feature of many stories in Age of Sigmar.
Players Achieving 5-0 Wins, Tournaments in Winning Positions and 3 Wins from
Out of all the players using that faction (shown in brackets next to the faction name), this graph shows the number achieving a whitewash at a GT with 5 wins from 5. Those achieving 4 wins from 4 after the fourth round and those achieving 3 wins from 3 after the 3rd round. Take into account that those who achieve 5-0 are included in the numbers of 4 wins from 4 and 3 wins from 3. Likewise, those achieving 4 from 4 are included with the 3 from 3 data.
Results Split
This chart tells you which factions are more capable of achieving positive results at tournaments.
Conclusions
If you’re planning your list for a GT, look at the data as a whole. Don’t just look at our data either, look at TSN and also GW. Get a big picture, use these.sites as sources to make your own informed opinion on the meta. Think about which armies are popular, as you’ll likely face at least one or two of these armies at some point during an event, especially in the earlier rounds.
Look at those factions that are regularly in a tournament winning position and winning GTs, as these are likely to be your opponents in the later rounds. I believe you should look at building a list that is able to cope with playing the following factions at some point in a GT if you’re looking to compete;
Blades of Khorne
Seraphon
Stormcast Eternals
Soulblight Gravelords
Gloomspite Gitz
But also, if you’re playing a local GT with your club, then bear in mind that meta may be completely different to those given in the stats above. All of what is presented here, should be taken with a pinch of salt, but hopefully it gives you some guidance when it comes to list construction, or even army choice if you’re looking to play Age of Sigmar.
Edit 4th August 2023: Reclassified Wartilyo GT to the Asia region rather than Oceania.Also slight correction with data being pulled through to the post. This has been corrected but I don’t believe it’s had any effect on the top placings in each region or worldwide.
So our first full year of Woehammer Player Rankings is over and the results are in!
A a reminder, the way the results are calculated is a handicap system based on win rates at the time of the tournament event. For example, playing Gloomspite Gitz and getting 4-1 at a tournament under their old Battletome, would get you a lot more points than getting 4-1 with them once their new Battletome was released.
The system rewards players for success with underperforming factions.
As well as this, ther are event size multipliers dependent upon the number of players who attended.
The faction scores used are calculated for each Battlescroll (3 month period).
The top four tournament scores for a player goes towards their Woehammer Ranking results.
For a full breakdown on how Player Rankings are calculated, they’re all explained here.
So without further ado let’s get into the top 10 players from each region starting with the region that had the least amount of GT’s. We’ll then get the World Top 10.
There were a total of 5,306 players that attended GT’s that we have knowledge of, and each and every one has received a World and Regional Ranking based on their Woehammer Points score. If you’re interested in seeing where you ranked up, head on over to our Player Rankings page for 22-23.
This is the top three AoS lists for the Threshold Invitational that took place in the Netherlands on the 15th and 16th of July. It involved 18 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
As this event had less than 20 players attending there won’t be any list comments here as the guys will be concentrating on the larger events of the week.
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.
If you like what we’re doing, why not join our Patreon and help keep it going?
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: Disciples of Tzeentch – Change Coven: Hosts Arcanum – Grand Strategy: Master of Destiny – Triumphs:
Leaders Magister (140)** – General – Command Trait: Cult Demagogue – Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost Gaunt Summoner of Tzeentch (230)** – Artefact: Nine-Eyed Tome – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard – Knows Lore of Fate Kairos Fateweaver (440)* – Knows Lore of Change
Battleline 10 x Pink Horrors of Tzeentch (260)* – Split and split again 10 x Pink Horrors of Tzeentch (260)* – Split and split again 10 x Kairic Acolytes (120)* – 7x Cursed Blade & Arcanite Shield – 3x Cursed Glaives
Units 6 x Tzaangor Enlightened on Disc (360)* – Reinforced x 1
Endless Spells & Invocations Burning Sigil of Tzeentch (70) Tome of Eyes (40) Umbral Spellportal (80)
Allegiance: Kharadron Overlords – Sky Port: Barak Urbaz – Mortal Realm: Ghur – Grand Strategy: Rule the Skies – Triumphs:
Kharadron Code – Artycle: Settle The Grudges – Artycle: Honour is Everything – Amendment: Prosecute Wars With All Haste – Footnote: Without Ships We Are Naught
Army Faction: Sylvaneth – Army Subfaction: Heartwood – Grand strategy: Overshadow – Triumph: Inspired – Season of War: The Reaping
LEADER 1 x Arch-Revenant (120)* – General – Command Traits: Warsinger – Artefacts: Arcane Tome – Spells: Verdant Blessing 1 x Battlemage (100)* – Magic of the Realms: Wildform (Ghur) 1 x Alarielle the Everqueen (820)* – Spells: Verdant Blessing
BATTLELINE 6 x Kurnoth Hunters with Kurnoth Greatbows (460)* – Huntmaster 3 x Kurnoth Hunters with Kurnoth Greatbows (230)* – Huntmaster 5 x Tree-Revenants (110)* – Scion – Glade Banner Bearer – Waypipes – Protector Glaive 5 x Tree-Revenants (110)* – Scion – Glade Banner Bearer – Waypipes – Protector Glaive
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Spiteswarm Hive (40)
CORE BATTALIONS: *Battle Regiment
Drops: 1
TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)
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Allegiance: Seraphon – Constellation: Fangs of Sotek – Grand Strategy: Realmshaper Guardians – Triumphs: Indomitable
Leaders Lord Kroak (410)* – Spell: Drain Magic Slann Starmaster (275)* – General – Command Trait: Higher State of Consciousness – Spell: Comet’s Call Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)* – Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact) Gotrek Gurnisson (480)* – Allies
Battleline 10 x Saurus Warriors (180)* – Clubs 5 x Saurus Guard (140)* 5 x Saurus Guard (140)* 10 x Skinks (90)* – Boltspitters Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers 10 x Skinks (90) – Boltspitters Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers
Endless Spells & Invocations Geminids of Uhl-Gysh (50)
The below table shows the current win rates for all the subfactions that have been used up to and including the 23rd July 2023. As at this date there have been a total of 42 players attending GT’s using Ossiarcj Bonereapers.
Subfaction
Used at GT’s
Win Rate
Null Myriad
32
59.5%
Mortis Praetorians
5
68.8%
Petrifex Elite
3
60.7%
Crematorians
2
60.0%
The above is a breakdown of ALL faction lists at GT’s, not just those with 4+ wins
OVERALL WIN RATE: 61%
4+ Lists, Units and Distinct Warscroll Counts
There have been a total of 9 lists that have achieved 4 or more wins at GT’s under the current General’s Handbook. These are broken down by Subfaction below. We have also included the average number of units that appear in each of these high performing subfactions list, and the number of distinct warscrolls.
Subfaction
Lists with 5-0 Results
Lists with 4+ Wins
Average # of Units Per List
Average # of Distinct Warscrolls Per List
Mortis Praetorians
1
2
7
6
Null Myriad
1
10
8
6
Creamtorians
0
1
8
6
Petrifex Elite
0
1
8
6
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Average Points Spending by Faction
Subfaction
Ld
BL
Bh
A
O
S
Mortis Praetorians (2)
885
1115
–
–
–
–
Null Myriad (10)
857
1116
–
–
–
22
Crematorians (1)
740
1240
–
–
–
–
Petrifex Elite (1)
760
1240
–
–
–
–
Ld – Leaders BL – Battleline Bh – Behemoths A – Artillery O – Other S – Spells
The above table shows what each player who achieves 4 or more wins at a GT are spending their points on, on average. The figure in brackets next to the subfaction shows the number of lists that have achieved 4+ wins.
Core Battalion Choices
Subfaction
Battalion Count
Most Common Drop Count
Mortis Praetorians (2)
1
1 & 2
Null Myriad (10)
1
2
Crematorians (1)
1
1
Petrifex Elite (1)
1
1
The average number of battalions that an average list which achieves 4 or more wins is shown in the second column in the table above. The third column shows the most common drop count for a list with 4+ wins from that subfaction.
The Battalion choices are shown below;
Battalion
M. Praetorians (2)
Null Myriad (10)
Crematorians (1)
Petrifex Elite (1)
B. Regiment
2
10
1
1
Andtorian Acolytes
–
1
–
–
Average Wound Count
Subfaction
Average Wound Count
Mortis Preatorians (2)
115.5
Null Myriad (10)
113.2
Crematorians (1)
121.0
Petrifex Elite (1)
121.0
The average wound count of lists that achieve 4+ wins
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Grand Strategy & Triumph Choices
The following table shows which Grand Strategies are being chosen by the subfaction players.
Strategy
M. Praetorians (2)
Null Myriad (10)
Crematorians (1)
Petrifex Elite (1)
Spellcasting Savant
2
9
1
1
Overshadow
–
1
–
–
While this next table shows which triumph players are choosing.
Triumph
M. Praetorians (2)
Null Myriad (10)
Crematorians (1)
Petrifex Elite(1)
Inspired
2
9
1
1
Bloodthirsty
–
1
–
–
Note that some players do not choose a triumph if their list is close to or at 2,000 points
Command Trait & Artefact Choices
The following table shows the Command Trait choices for the shown subfactions.
Command Trait
M. Praetorians (2)
Null Myriad (10)
Crematorians (1)
Petrifex Elite (1)
Aura of Sterility
–
6
–
–
Show of Superiority
–
1
–
–
Dark Acolyte
1
1
–
1
Diversionary Tactics
1
2
1
–
The next table shows the artefact choices players make. Note that in some lists players may choose more than one artefact.
Artefact
M. Praetorian (2)
Null Myriad (10)
Crematorians (1)
Petrifex Elite (1)
Artisan’s Key
2
7
1
1
Gothizzar Cartouche
–
2
–
–
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Spell Choices
We also have a table for which spells are being chosen by players from each subfaction.
Command Trait
M. Praetorians (2)
Null Myriad (10)
Crematorians (1)
Petrifex Elite (1)
Drain Vitality
1
1
–
–
Empower Nadirite Weapons
1
4
–
–
Hoarfrost
–
7
1
1
Merciless Blizzard
–
2
–
–
Protection of Nagash
–
1
–
–
Reinforce Constructs
–
–
–
1
Most Commonly Used Warscrolls by Subfaction
Taking our average number of Distinct Warscrolls for each Subfaction shown in the second table on this page, we show which of the Warscrolls in the faction are most commonly used and show them in a list equalling that Distinct Warscroll value.
Once again, the number of times the Warscoll appears in a 4+ winning list is shown in brackets.
Mortis Praetorians (2 Lists)
5x Kavalos Deathriders (3)
6x Immortis Guard (3)
Katakros (2)
Mortisan Boneshaper (2)
Arch-Kavalos Zandtos (1)
Arkhan the Black (1)
Null Myriad (10 Lists)
5x Kavalos Deathriders (15)
Mortisan Boneshaper (11)
6x Immortis Guard (9)
Katakros (8)
Arkhan the Black (7)
3x Immortis Guard (5)
Crematorians (1 List)
5x Kavalos Deathriders (2)
3x Necropolis Stalkers (2)
Mortisan Boneshaper (1)
6x Immortis Guard (1)
Katakros (1)
Vokmortian (1)
Petrifex Elite (1 List)
5x Kavalos Deathriders (2)
3x Necropolis Stalkers (2)
Mortisan Boneshaper (1)
6x Immortis Guard (1)
Katakros (1)
Mortisan Soulmason (1)
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Top 3 Lists Articles Featuring Ossiarch Bonereapers
The data contained inside this article is only Woehammer’s interpretation. There are differing methods and analyses of the data available from Games Workshop and Honest Wargamer, whose methodology differs slightly from our own.
All of these sources should be viewed as a collective whole to allow you to gather a larger picture of the Age of Sigmar meta. The win rates, while accurate for events we have on record so far, are likely to change in the coming weeks and shouldn’t be the single point of reference for a factions strength.
How Win Rates are Calculated
All of our data is pulled from two day single events. We split all draws between the wins and losses of a faction evenly, as we believe this provides a fair reflection of a factions win rate. For example, as a player, you may achieve 2 wins, 2 losses, and a draw at an event. Some sites will only count the wins towards the faction rate, so in this case, 40% (2/5=0.4). Woehammer includes half of the draws, so our result would be 50% (2.5/5=0.5).
We have also included a confidence interval based on the sample size and their results. This interval has a 95% confidence rate. What does this mean? Essentially, we’re 95% sure that the win rate of the faction will fall inside this band at the release of the next battlescroll.
We have decided to include this as each factions win rates can (and will) fluctuate as more and more players post their results. While the faction win rate may be that specified right now, it is more than likely to change in the future. So when looking at a win rate, take into account the number of players who have posted results, as well as the upper and lower limit of that 95% confidence interval. This will give a good indication of the future win rate of that faction.
Event Submission
If you have organised an event that doesn’t appear in our database and has the following minimum requirements to be included:
Two Day Event
Singles Event
Minimum of 8 players
Then why not complete the form attached and send the results to thewoehammer@gmail.com? We’ll include them the next time we produce the stats.
Straight Edge Wargaming: It’s Andtor not Andor you Stupid Wookie
Slaughter in the Sun GT
BWG: Summer Slaughter GT 2023
Fued on the Fens
Faction Win Rates
As we have now included a confidence interval within our data based on the sample size and results, we have now included all factions within the below tables regardless of their player base.
Win Rates
You’ll see in the chart above that each faction shows its current win rate as a % inside a text box. The paler green and yellow segments show the margin of error of that win rate. We predict with 95% confidence that the win rate will be within the paler bars upon the release of the next battlescroll.
As you can see its really early days, and everything is all over the place including Kruleboyz at 56%. Soulblight and Bonereapers, are still tough going into the new GHB with Soulblight Gravelords currently on 57% and current meta leaders Ossiarch Bonereapers on 61%. Seraphon, the newest tome on the block also looks to be strong with 57%.
Meanwhile at the opposite end of the table we can still see that both Stormcast Eternals and Slaves to Darkness are still suffering at present with 37% and 44% win rates respectively.
Using out old format of win rate reporting and removing factions with less than 20 results, we have the following table:
Gloomspite Gitz seem to have been nicely balanced now to 48% away from the 55% they were running at towards the end of the last GHB. Kharadron Overlords (with 55% win rate), while receiving some hits in the last Battlescroll don’t appear to have their win rate dented too much.
Player Results by Wins
This graph has at least two purposes. Firstly, it shows the faction popularity by the number of players, and secondly, it breaks down those players’ results in terms of the number of wins they achieve.
Here, we’ve included all the factions that have been played to date, as there is no benefit in removing those with a small sample size.
Soulblight Gravelords seem to be the most popular faction right now, and with a win rate of 57% it’s probably no surprise. They’re closely followed by the faction with the newest battletome, Seraphon, while Ossiarch Bonerepaers, Blades of Khorne, Gloomspite Gits and Stormcast Eternals follow close behind.
Faction Popularity
With the recent release of the Seraphon tome, we’re seeing a large number of players jump to the order faction.
But while the Soulblight Gravelords are currently the most popular faction during this Battlescroll season, we’ve seen Blades of Khorne have had a resurgence in July, and this could be partly down to their anti-magic tech for the new GHB.
The full list month-by-month is below:
When looking at the above table, bear in mind that this is the worldwide meta, and region to region or even city to city may differ. So while this gives us a general idea of the meta worldwide it may not be representative of your local meta.
We’re seeing (as always) a massive spike in the player base of the new tomes that have been released and fall off on the older Tomes. This is to be expected really as competitive players jump around following the “Oooo shiny” method of collecting. They’ll likely always be a strong base for Stormcast Eternals, thanks to them appearing in nearly all beginner army sets, as magazine collections and the feature of many stories in Age of Sigmar.
Players Achieving 5-0 Wins, Tournaments in Winning Positions and 3 Wins from
Out of all the players using that faction (shown in brackets next to the faction name), this graph shows the number achieving a whitewash at a GT with 5 wins from 5. Those achieving 4 wins from 4 after the fourth round and those achieving 3 wins from 3 after the 3rd round. Take into account that those who achieve 5-0 are included in the numbers of 4 wins from 4 and 3 wins from 3. Likewise, those achieving 4 from 4 are included with the 3 from 3 data.
Very early indications suggest Seraphon seem to perform well in this edition, able to grab 3 from 3, 4 from 4 and 5-0 more easily than its peers at present.
Results Split
This chart tells you which factions are more capable of achieving positive results at tournaments.
Conclusions
If you’re planning your list for a GT, look at the data as a whole. Don’t just look at our data either, look at TSN and also GW. Get a big picture, use these.sites as sources to make your own informed opinion on the meta. Think about which armies are popular, as you’ll likely face at least one or two of these armies at some point during an event, especially in the earlier rounds.
Look at those factions that are regularly in a tournament winning position and winning GTs, as these are likely to be your opponents in the later rounds. I believe you should look at building a list that is able to cope with playing the following factions at some point in a GT if you’re looking to compete;
Blades of Khorne
Seraphon
Stormcast Eternals
Soulblight Gravelords
Gloomspite Gitz
But also, if you’re playing a local GT with your club, then bear in mind that meta may be completely different to those given in the stats above. All of what is presented here, should be taken with a pinch of salt, but hopefully it gives you some guidance when it comes to list construction, or even army choice if you’re looking to play Age of Sigmar.
The below table shows the current win rates for all the subfactions that have been used up to and including the 23rd July 2023. As at this date there have been a total of 48 players attending GT’s using Soulblight Gravelords.
Subfaction
Used at GT’s
Win Rate
Legion of Blood
17
60.4%
Legion of Night
17
51.2%
Vyrkos Dynasty
13
59.8%
Avengorii Dynasty
1
80.0%
The above is a breakdown of ALL faction lists at GT’s, not just those with 4+ wins
OVERALL WIN RATE: 57%
4+ Lists, Units and Distinct Warscroll Counts
There have been a total of 9 lists that have achieved 4 or more wins at GT’s under the current General’s Handbook. These are broken down by Subfaction below. We have also included the average number of units that appear in each of these high performing subfactions list, and the number of distinct warscrolls.
Subfaction
Lists with 5-0 Results
Lists with 4+ Wins
Average # of Units Per List
Average # of Distinct Warscrolls Per List
Vyrkos Dynasty
1
3
11
8
Legion of Night
0
5
11
8
Legion of Blood
0
2
10
8
Avengorii Dynasty
0
1
9
5
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Average Points Spending by Faction
Subfaction
Ld
BL
Bh
A
O
S
Vyrkos Dynasty (4)
625
855
–
–
478
15
Legion of Night (5)
884
636
–
–
412
56
Legion of Blood (2)
1100
445
240
–
150
50
Avengorii (1)
780
1220
–
–
–
–
Ld – Leaders BL – Battleline Bh – Behemoths A – Artillery O – Other S – Spells
The above table shows what each player who achieves 4 or more wins at a GT are spending their points on, on average. The figure in brackets next to the subfaction shows the number of lists that have achieved 4+ wins.
Core Battalion Choices
Subfaction
Battalion Count
Most Common Drop Count
Vyrkos Dynasty (4)
1
2/6/8 & 11
Legion of Night (5)
2
2
Legion of Blood (2)
1
2/4
Avengorii (1)
1
2
The average number of battalions that an average list which achieves 4 or more wins is shown in the second column in the table above. The third column shows the most common drop count for a list with 4+ wins from that subfaction.
The Battalion choices are shown below;
Battalion
Vyrkos (4)
L. Night (5)
L. Blood (2)
Avengorii (1)
B. Regiment
3
7
2
1
Warlord
1
1
–
–
Command Entourage
–
–
1
–
Andtorian Acolytes
1
1
–
–
Average Wound Count
Subfaction
Average Wound Count
Vyrkos Dynasty (4)
190.25
Legion of Night (5)
145.60
Legion of Blood (2)
105.00
Avengorii Dynasty (1)
101.00
The average wound count of lists that achieve 4+ wins
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Grand Strategy & Triumph Choices
The following table shows which Grand Strategies are being chosen by the subfaction players.
Strategy
Vrykos (4)
L. Night (5)
L. Blood (2)
Avengorii (1)
Empire of Corpses
3
2
–
–
Lust for Domination
1
2
2
1
Control the Nexus
–
1
–
–
While this next table shows which triumph players are choosing.
Triumph
Vrykos (4)
L. Night (5)
L. Blood (2)
Avengorii (1)
Inspired
2
1
1
–
Indomitable
1
1
1
–
Bloodthirsty
–
2
–
–
Note that some players do not choose a triumph if their list is close to or at 2,000 points
Command Trait & Artefact Choices
The following table shows the Command Trait choices for the shown subfactions.
Command Trait
Vrykos (4)
L. Night (5)
L. Blood (2)
Avengorii (1)
Hunter’s Snare
1
–
–
–
The Bait
–
2
–
–
Tailored Downfall
–
–
1
–
Unbending Will
–
3
–
–
Doomed Minions
–
–
1
–
Spoor Trackers
1
–
–
–
Monstrous Might
–
–
–
1
Driven by Deathstench
2
–
–
–
The next table shows the artefact choices players make. Note that in some lists players may choose more than one artefact.
Artefact
Vrykos (4)
L. Night (5)
L. Blood (2)
Avengorii (1)
Ulfenkarni Phylactery
4
–
–
–
Standard of the Ulfenwatch
1
–
–
–
Morbheg’s Claw
–
5
–
–
Cloak of Mists and Shadows
–
–
2
–
Breath of the Void Maw
–
–
–
1
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Spell Choices
We also have a table for which spells are being chosen by players from each subfaction.
Command Trait
Vrykos (4)
L. Night (5)
L. Blood (2)
Avengorii (1)
Spirit Gale
3
4
2
1
Waste Away
3
3
3
1
Hoarfrost
1
3
–
–
Vile Transference
1
1
2
–
Merciless Blizzard
1
3
1
–
Fading Vigour
1
3
1
1
Rupture
–
–
1
–
Levitate
–
1
–
–
Flaming Weapon
–
–
1
–
Soulpike
–
1
–
1
Most Commonly Used Warscrolls by Subfaction
Taking our average number of Distinct Warscrolls for each Subfaction shown in the second table on this page, we show which of the Warscrolls in the faction are most commonly used and show them in a list equalling that Distinct Warscroll value.
Once again, the number of times the Warscoll appears in a 4+ winning list is shown in brackets.
Vyrkos Dynasty (4 Lists)
20x Deadwalker Zombies (8)
10x Dire Wolves (6)
20x Grave Guard (5)
40x Deadwalker Zombies (4)
Torgillius the Chamberlain (3)
Corpse Cart (3)
Belladamma Volga (2)
Vampire Lord (2)
Legion of Night (5 Lists)
20x Deadwalker Zombies (7)
Vampire Lord (6)
Mannfred Von Carstein (5)
10x Dire Wolves (4)
20x Grave Guard (4)
Necromancer (4)
10x Deathrattle Skeletons (4)
Malevolent Maelstrom (3)
Legion of Blood (2 Lists)
20x Deadwalker Zombies (3)
Necromancer (2)
10x Deathrattle Skeletons (2)
Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon (2)
Neferata (2)
Vampire Lord (1)
20x Grave Guard (1)
Malevolent Maelstrom (1)
Avengorii Dynasty (1 List)
Terrorgheist (4)
Necromancer (2)
Lauka Vai (1)
Vengorian Lord(1)
Zombie Dragon (1)
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Top 3 Lists Articles Featuring Soulblight Gravelords
This is the top three AoS lists for Slaughter in the Sun that took place in the UK on the 22nd and 23rd of July. It involved 12 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
As this event had less than 20 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: Ossiarch Bonereapers – Subfaction: Null Myriad – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumph: Bloodthirsty
LEADERS Mortisan Boneshaper (140)* – Spells: Hoarfrost Mortisan Ossifector (120)* – General – Command Traits: Aura of Sterility – Artefacts of Power: Gothizzar Cartouche – Spells: Empower Nadirite Weapons Arkhan the Black (380)*
ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS 1 x Nightmare Predator (40)
TERRAIN 1 x Bone-tithe Nexus (0)
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 Grinkrak the Great (220)* Squigboss (110)* – General – Command Traits: The Clammy Hand Skragrott, the Loonking (230)* Madcap Shaman (70)** – Artefacts of Power: Moonface Mommet – Spells: Hoarfrost
BATTLELINE Boingrot Bounderz (300)* – Bounder Boss Squig Herd (420)* Moonclan Stabbas (240)* – Moonclan Boss – Stabba – 2 x Bad Moon Icon Bearer – 2 x Gong Basher – 2 x 3 Barbed Nets
The following rankings are based on the top four Kharadron Overlords performance for each player. The weighting of these scores change depending upon the time period they were achieved. Those who competed at events earlier in the year before the new battletome dropped would score more points per win than those under the new battletome with its 60%+ win rate.
The below table shows the current win rates for all the subfactions that have been used up to and including the 23rd July 2023.
Subfaction
Used at GT’s
Win Rate
Fangs of Sotek
23
62.7%
Koatl’s Claw
10
39.4%
Dracothion’s Tail
7
68.2%
Thunder Lizard
2
45 0%
The above is a breakdown of ALL faction lists at GT’s, not just those with 4+ wins
OVERALL WIN RATE: 57%
4+ Lists, Units and Distinct Warscroll Counts
There have been a total of 9 lists that have achieved 4 or more wins at GT’s under the current General’s Handbook. These are broken down by Subfaction below. We have also included the average number of units that appear in each of these high performing subfactions list, and the number of distinct warscrolls.
Subfaction
Lists with 5-0 Results
Lists with 4+ Wins
Average # of Units Per List
Average # of Distinct Warscrolls Per List
Fangs of Sotek
2
6
12
11
Dracothion’s Tail
0
2
13
11
Koatl’s Claw
0
1
7
6
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Average Points Spending by Faction
Subfaction
Ld
BL
Bh
A
O
S
Fangs of Sotek
1045
545
140
–
145
112
Koatl’s Claw
410
1060
500
–
–
–
Dracothion’s Tail
1235
345
180
–
75
150
Ld – Leaders BL – Battleline Bh – Behemoths A – Artillery O – Other S – Spells
The above table shows what each player who achieves 4 or more wins at a GT are spending their points on, on average.
Core Battalion Choices
Subfaction
Battalion Count
Most Common Drop Count
Fangs of Sotek
2
5
Koatl’s Claw
1
1
Dracothion’s Tail
2
5/6
The average number of battalions that an average list which achieves 4 or more wins is shown in the second column in the table above. The third column shows the most common drop count for a list with 4+ wins from that subfaction.
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Most Commonly Used Warscrolls by Subfaction
Taking our average number of Distinct Warscrolls for each Subfaction shown in the second table on this page, we show which of the Warscrolls in the faction are most commonly used and show them in a list equalling that Distinct Warscroll value.
Once again, the number of times the Warscoll appears in a 4+ winning list is shown in brackets.