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Top Three AoS Lists for Fantasia Fanatic XLIV AoS

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This is the top three AoS lists for Fantasia Fanatic XLIV AoS that took place in Sweden on the 14th and 15th of October. It involved 40 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Allegiance: Soulblight Gravelords
– Subfaction: Legion of Night
– Grand Strategy: Empire of Corpses
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

Leaders
Mannfred von Carstein, Mortarch of Night (400)**
– Lore of the Deathmages: Waste Away
Vampire Lord (150)**
– Artefact: Morbheg’s Claw
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon (480)*
– General
– Deathlance
– Command Trait: Unbending Will
– Artefact: Shard of Night
– Universal Spell Lore: Flaming Weapon
King Morlak Velmorn (220)**

Battleline
10 x Dire Wolves (150)*
3 x Fell Bats (90)*
10 x Dire Wolves (150)*

Units
20 x Grave Guard (320)*
– Great Wight Blades
– Reinforced x 1
4 x The Sons of Velmorn (0)*

Endless Spells & Invocations
Suffocating Gravetide (30)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Command Entourage – Magnificent

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 1990 / 2000

Danny Wadeson: Soulblight continue to prove a menace post-September battlescroll – mind you, every army should be capable of winning, and when the general is Ronya, well – can you really complain? Legion of Night bring some fantastically sneaky shenanigans to bear, mainly thanks to the heroic action to teleport a vampire, along with a unit being able to counter-charge. Once you add Manny’s ability to charge in the movement phase instead of redeploying, it can be a massive headache for the opponent to move around without having their intentions stymied by an angry beatstick.

But what I love is the inclusion of Velmorn and his Grave… Sons of Velmorn, for that sweet anti-pile in tech, albeit at a high price point it seems to me. Combined with the ever-present threat of 20 traditional Graveguard (RE-RELEASE THEM BASED ON THE VELMORN SCULPTS YOU COWARDS), you have some serious movement/pile-in denial backed a brutal hammer, especially with the foot vampire around. Dire wolves and bats provide the ever-reliable fast chaff scoring, while Gravetide allows for some horde clearing and potentially a sneaky, big base bonus screen.

Ramon Silva: Beating out two Starborne lists along the way must have been a particular highlight – big up Ronya ‘Death Queen’ Andersson!

Royna, a. Well-known Warhammer five round winner, has done it again at {name of gt}, with an impressively low body count land grabbing legions of night list.

“Zombies?” she don’t need no stinking “zombies”
Within this four-drop list are many tools to control where the fight happens.

-A cunning counter charge that doesn’t age

-A heroic action teleport so Manfred can railroad a lane and then warscroll teleport out next turn.

-Velmorn with a 3+ save are some Tanky bones. They don’t fall down like other cardboard cutout death rattlers do.

-and the Gravetide endless spell has a huge base size perfect for zoning.

Besides that, The battleline is lean but very mobile.

20 Grave guard is one of the best hammers in the game and can be buffed with horror frost, reliably because the morbeg claw artifact gives the Vlord on foot +3 to cast.

The additional artifact on VloZD nullifies rend from shooting so it can sit back and double up the body count ww12 around them with their command trait.

But when needed they can cast blazing weapon and saddle up for some real damage.

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Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: Bloodlords
– Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Bloodsecrator (120)*
– Nullstone Adornments:  Pouch of Nulldust
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)*
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Bloodbind, Bronzed Flesh
Slaughterpriest (110)*
– Hackblade and Wrath-hammer
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice, Killer Instinct
Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne (160)**
– Prayers: Killer Instinct, Unholy Flames

BATTLELINE
20 Bloodletters (360)*
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Bloodreaper
5 Flesh Hounds (100)*
– Gore Hound
– Burning Roar
8 Claws of Karanak (100)**

OTHER
3 Bloodcrushers (180)**
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Bloodhunter
10 Skullreapers (380)**
– Icon Bearer
– Skullseeker
6 Furies (80)** (allies)
9 The Unmade (80)** (allies)

TERRAIN
1 x Skull Altar (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord (magnificent: additional prayer)
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Roland Rivera: In a somewhat unusual twist for a Khorne Bloodlords list, this one features a mix between Bloodletters and Bloodcrushers (expected), Khorne mortal units (unexpected), and Allies (even more unexpected). However, the balance of their capabilities is likely effective enough that this list succeeded despite not maximizing the benefit of its chosen subfaction.

The conventional pillars of many Khorne lists are here: a big blob of Bloodletters to give and take damage with, a Bloodcrusher unit as a tough, recursive pinner, a Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury as a versatile Hero Monster, a Bloodsecrator for an on-demand offensive bonus, chaff units like Flesh Hounds and Claws of Karanak to pressure objectives and generate Blood Tithe upon death, and a Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne to help with Bloodletter recursion. Where the differences start to emerge are the inclusion of Furies and the Unmade, which provide some utility tools that are somewhat uncommon in Khorne (fast flying chaff and an anti-Rally/Redeploy aura, respectively). A 10-man unit of Skullreapers is another notable deviation from the norm, but these provide a useful Rally target for the Bloodsecrator while requiring relatively little support to generate consistent damage output.

Because of its high unit count and Khorne’s mobility tricks, this list will be excellent at covering the battlefield and funneling opponents into fights of its choosing, and the Khorne buff lineup is potent enough to allow its hammers to do enough damage to key units. This profiles as a challenging list to pilot, but an even more challenging one to face.

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Allegiance: Stormcast Eternals
– Stormhost: Hallowed Knights (Stormkeep)
– Mortal Realm: Hysh
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Gardus Steel Soul (160)*
Knight-Arcanum (100)**
– Spell: Celestial Blades
Knight-Incantor (120)**
– General
– Command Trait: Shaman of the Chilled Lands
– Spell: Azyrite Halo
Knight-Relictor (90)*
– Artefact: Luckstone
– Prayer: Translocation

Battleline
5 x Liberators (100)*
– Heavens-wrought Weapon and Shield
– 1x Grandweapons
5 x Liberators (100)*
– Heavens-wrought Weapon and Shield
– 1x Grandweapons
5 x Vindictors (110)*
5 x Vindictors (110)*
5 x Vindictors (110)*

Units
1 x Stormstrike Chariot (150)***
6 x Questor Soulsworn (230)***
4 x Dracothian Guard Tempestors (420)***
– Reinforced x 1
5 x Vanguard-Hunters (100)***
– Boltstorm Pistols and Shock Handaxes
5 x Vanguard-Hunters (100)***
– Boltstorm Pistols and Shock Handaxes

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Andtorian Acolytes
***Redemption Brotherhood

Additional Enhancements
Holy Command: Call for Aid

Total: 2000 / 2000

Craig Ellis: Described by the player who ran this as a ‘Stand on Circles’ list, this is going to be very strong on the primary with the aim of creating blocks of frustrating, hard to kill units and winning the war of attrition. As a Stormkeep, this gives the ability of Redeemers (Liberators, Vindictors) to count as 3 on objectives (only in own territory until turn 3) meaning the level of scoring is going to be consistent throughout the game. Hallowed Knights allows the use of Gardus Steelsoul, who has a 5+ ward aura, adding to the general tankiness on offer here & giving all Redeemers Fight on Death on a 4+. The addition of spells such as Celestial Blades (+1 to Wound), Hoarfrost (buffing weapons) & Azyrite Halo (Save rolls of 6 deal a MW back) plus the Shield of Civilization (d3 MW’s when being charged into) Stormkeep ability means the enemy is going to take some damage when trying to drag these guys off objectives too. Tempestors and Questors provide the threat as well as the ability to score several battle tactics. Vanguard Hunters provides a guaranteed Surround & Destroy battle tactic as well as popping up to snag unguarded objectives. The Knight Relictor with translocation provides the ability to teleport units on a 3+ when required, with Luckstone giving an OPB re-roll if it is really needed. The Grand Strategy (Overshadow; destroy all enemy battleline with at least 1 friendly alive) leans into the aim of the list, keeping as much battleline as possible alive. The Holy Command Call for Aid will bring a unit of Redeemers back OPB adding to the staying power of the army. Looks like some decent match-ups with 4 wins until the final game where he lost to SBGL. It’s probably a tricky match up for this list as it is much stronger on the primary.

Ramon Silva: Shiny silver armor, crackling lightning and chants of “only the faithfu” must be one thing?
Zombies right?… Just kidding but in all seriousness, Stormcast Hallowed Knights are part of the first Legions of Light and Alexis piloted them to an impressive 4-1.

One of the initial books of 3.0, SCE benefits are.. rotting, but being poster boys they regularly get gud warscrolls. Which makes most lists feel like a bag of tricks with some juicy heros and troops.

Gardus in HK give a 5+ ward ww 12.
Knight “nope” incantor with an auto unbind
A priest for “lord, please, get me the f out of here” : translocate
And tempestors for solid ranged damage

This castle style list hands out +1 to wound and armor reflecting mw’s to tanky troops that can also fight on death. Taking Stormkeep means troops count as extra bodies on objectives but they all start on the board. They don’t stay there though as Questor soulsworn have a built in boogie, and the vanguard hunters have a board edge warscroll teleport.

Another point to note is that there is not much shooting at all so this list gets what it needs to get done in positioning and melee. It plays very well into the primary, or objective scoring, and has the additional troops to provide options for the secondary, battle tactics.

The path to 3rd was hard fought, as everything besides ironjaws is fairly newer. KO shooting can nullify the fight on death stormhost ability. Where-as the last three matches were against other melee army’s that just have more in book tricks. Which again makes the sparse shooting even more impressive.

Congrats!

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Army Faction: Seraphon
– Army Type: Starborne
– Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek
– Grand Strategy: Continuous Expansion
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Lord Kroak (410)*
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)*
– Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome
Skink Starpriest (130)*
– Spells: Cosmic Crush, Merciless Blizzard
Skink Starseer (150)**
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Rupture
Slann Starmaster (290)**
– General
– Command Traits: Lord of Celestial Resonance
– Spells: Comet’s Call, Merciless Blizzard

BATTLELINE
Skinks (90)
– Skink Alpha
– Moonstone Club and Star-buckler
Skinks (90)
– Skink Alpha
– Moonstone Club and Star-buckler
Saurus Guard (140)*

BEHEMOTH
Bastiladon with Ark of Sotek (180)
Bastiladon with Ark of Sotek (180)

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Horrorghast (60)
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (50)
1 x Umbral Spellportal (80)

TERRAIN
1 x Starborne Realmshaper Engine (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Andtorian Acolytes

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000

Danny Wadeson: It’s Starborne, with the flex points spent on not one, but two Arks of Sotek, because they’re fantastic wound sponges capable of surprising spike damage. Everything else is the same as usual! Sorry, I’m not going to explain how the entire list works again – but if you really don’t know, it’s basically ‘get summoning points and summon stuff’. As I have no idea what units Abbe summoned, it’s hard to talk about strategy other than to say, I like the double Arks of Sotek because that would make for a helluva screen!

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Top Three AoS Lists for Flying Monkey Con 2023

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Flying Monkey Con 2023 that took place in the USA on the 23rd and 24th of September. It involved 47 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: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: Reapers of Vengeance
– Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster (300)*
– Artefacts of Power: Halo of Blood
Slaughterpriest (110)*
– Hackblade and Wrath-hammer
– Prayers: Killer Instinct
Realmgore Ritualist (110)*
– Prayers: Bloodbind
Bloodthirster of Insensate Rage (310)**
– General
– Command Traits: Unrelenting Hunter
– Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
Slaughterpriest (110)***
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice
– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust
Skarbrand (380)***

BATTLELINE
Claws of Karanak (100)**
Claws of Karanak (100)**
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Meatripper Axe
Flesh Hounds (100)***

OTHER
Garrek’s Reavers (90)***

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Hexgorger Skulls (50)

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

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Patrick German: I love this list because Thomas has included a handful of off-meta picks. We’ve talked at length about the Slaughterpriests, Realmgore Ritualist, and Skarbrand, but we don’t see people deviate from certain selections very often and still come in first.

Thomas has opted to use a Bloodthirster of Insensate Rage as his general, breaking away from the usual Fury-thirster. Ar’gath is still there, as it is in most Khorne lists, but unrelenting hunger is a more unique choice. This allows the Bloodthirster to either make a pile-in, normal move, or charge attempt at the end of the combat phase, depending on whether he is within 3″ of an enemy unit or not. Keeping the Bloodthirster stuck in combat with the option of throwing out an Apoplectic Frenzy in the following hero phase is an excellent strategy to quickly cut your opponent down. Using the Rage-thirster in a Reapers of Vengeance list also helps mitigate the relatively poor to Hit characteristic of the Great Axe of Khorne. The potential damage output is great, but only hitting 50% of the time isn’t.

THomas has also included a Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster with the Halo of Blood. You know that usual combination we see with the Bloodmaster + Halo of Blood + Bloodletter bomb? This is the bloodthirster bomb. Commander of Tyrants and Marshal of Khorne’s Legions combined with the Halo of Blood is going to allow the above bloodthirster to fight first in the combat phase and get hit with a free All-out Attack. This is an amazing combo as it allows your ward-denying, mortal wound-causing, axe-weilding general to obliterate whatever he’s in combat with, hopefully before they have the chance to swing back.

Meanwhile, Thomas has two sets of Claws of Karanak, 4 units of Reavers (one of which is the Garrek’s variety), and a unit of Flesh hounds. These are his scoring pieces and will help generate some additional blood tithe as they inevitably die. Of particular note are the Claws, which are more easily able to score early battle tactics like Surround and Destroy due to their pre-game move.

All in all, this is an excellent example of what can be done with the Khorne Battletome, and it’s great to see these experiments achieving first place. Congratulations to Thomas on his victory, and I hope to see more of this creativity in the future!

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Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Army Subfaction: Bloodlords
– Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Bloodsecrator (120)*
– Artefacts: Banner of Blood
1 x Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne (160)*
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice
1 x Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)*
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Killer Instinct
1 x Bloodmaster (110)**
– Prayers: Witchbane Curse
– Nullstone Adornments: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon
1 x Bloodmaster (110)**
– Artefacts: Halo of Blood
– Prayers: Unholy Flames
1 x Slaughterpriest (110)**
– Hackblade and Wrath-hammer
– Prayers: Bloodbind

BATTLELINE
10 x Bloodreavers (80)
– Blood Chieftain
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Meatripper Axe
20 x Bloodletters (360)*
– Bloodreaper
– 2 x Icon Bearer
– 2 x Hornblower
20 x Bloodletters (360)*
– Bloodreaper
– 2 x Icon Bearer
– 2 x Hornblower
5 x Flesh Hounds (100)**
– Gore Hound
– Burning Roar
5 x Flesh Hounds (100)**
– Gore Hound
– Burning Roar

INVOCATION
1 x Hexgorger Skulls (50)

TERRAIN
1 x Skull Altar (0)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Warlord
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)

Patrick German: This is more of a traditional list when compared to the above. Derick has opted for Bloodlords, which is a fun choice. Extra mortal wounds for those two bloodletter squads is deadly, and the fact that you can keep summoning bloodletter units for the rtealitvely low price of 4 blood tithe points means that the fun can continue into the late stages of the battle.

Derick has included two 360 pt bloodletter units which will be doing an average of 20 mortal wounds after a charge, assuming they are fighting backed up by the Bloodsecrator’s extra attacks. The bloodthrone will put in work to keep those letters alive, as his warscroll prayer can bring back D6 bloodletters ona 2+ (assuming he is within 3″ of an enemy unit). He’s also included 2 bloodmasters in his list, one for each bloodletter unit, to provide some extra support and damage.

Past there, Derick has included a unit of Bloodreavers (excellent for taking an objective or dying to generate some blood tithe) and two units of flesh hounds to score battle tactics and grab objectives.

This is an excellent list with a lot of good tools in the toolbox. Derick can threaten large portions of the board, providing a unit that can screen the opponent away from his scoring units while killing enemies off objectives.

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Allegiance: Flesh-eater Courts
– Grand Court: Court of Delusion – The Feast Day
– Mortal Realm: Shyish
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

Leaders
Crypt Haunter Courtier (110)**
– General
– Command Trait: Dark Acolyte – Deranged Transformation
– Lore of Madness: Spectral Host
Abhorrant Archregent (240)*
– Artefact: The Dermal Robe
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
Abhorrant Archregent (240)*
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
– Lore of Madness: Deranged Transformation
Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Zombie Dragon (430)**
– Mount Trait: Horribly Resilient
– Lore of Madness: Deranged Transformation
– Lore of Madness: Blood Feast
Varghulf Courtier (160)**

Battleline
10 x Crypt Ghouls (80)
9 x Crypt Horrors (330)**
– Reinforced x 2
9 x Crypt Horrors (330)**
– Reinforced x 2

Endless Spells & Invocations
Malevolent Maelstrom (50)

Core Battalions
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord

Additional Enhancements
Spell

Total: 1970 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 4 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 124
Drops: 8

Hanna Leppänen: This list is a pretty typical “99” Horror list, which has two double-reinforced units of Crypt Horrors. It is not a Hollowmourne list, so it trades Battleline Horrors and Run+Charge for Delusion: Feast Day which gives you the option to use Feeding Frenzy ability without CP being spent. It also gives you the option to pick CT and Artifacts freely because the FEC book is the last one to have subfaction -locked CT/artifact. Haunter Courtier as General makes the Horrors battleline instead. Overshadow can be hard GS to complete depending on the meta, so kudos for Shannon for being successful with it. Some summon choices (particularly Flayers) can help a bit to chase down teleporting battleline units.

That being said, this list foregoes screens apart from the 10 Crypt Ghouls and pretty much is designed to go all in and table your opponent early on. 9 Horrors are 36 wounds with 6+ ward, and if you don’t kill them in one turn, they can get mustered back, and make no mistake, 9 Horrors hit super hard, especially with Feeding Frenzy and Hoarfrost. They can also be quite fast even without Run&Charge, since on a casting roll of 10+ Deranged Transformation (easy enough with Primal Dice and Acolytes batallion) can be applied to 3 units, and can choose the same unit multiple times, giving a unit of 9 Horrors effectively 12″ extra movement! No wonder there are multiple sources of the spell in the army.

Horribly Resilient (Royal blood heals 3 wounds instead of D3) for ZD mount trait is an uncommon pick, but makes one think the GKoZD’s role is to give the re-roll wounds aura, Feeding Frenzy, Rend aura and to keep up with the Horrors, while staying alive as well as possible.

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Allegiance: Seraphon
– Constellation: Fangs of Sotek
– Mortal Realm: Ulgu
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Slann Starmaster (290)*
– General
– Command Trait: Lord of Celestial Resonance
– Artefact: Spacefolder’s Stave
– Spell: Comet’s Call
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)**
Skink Starpriest (130)**
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
Skink Starseer (150)**
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
– Bonding: Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur

Battleline
5 x Raptadon Chargers (150)*
5 x Saurus Guard (140)*
10 x Skinks (90)**
– Meteoric Javelins Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers

Units
6 x Aggradon Lancers (380)**
– Reinforced x 1

Behemoths
Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (480)**
– Allies

Endless Spells & Invocations
Suffocating Gravetide (30)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

Total: 1980 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 1 / 4
Allies: 480 / 400
Wounds: 86
Drops: 2

Danny Wadeson: Well, it’s a Seraphon list with the Spinedog. I wish it wasn’t, but this is the timeline we live in. Perhaps one day GW will relent, and admit that the boney nuisance was never really meant to be used outside of fluffy campaign play and we’ll all go back to being able to move our models around, but until then – let’s just ignore it and see what else Mr. Freed was rolling with.

It’s your standard Fangs core, minus Kroak (the Spinedog points gotta come from somewhere) – and, leaning into the theme of balancing star-power with some brute, physical force – he also brings a reinforced unit of Aggradons. Overall it’s quite an interesting idea, partly due to the fragility of pure-magic Starborne builds that rely on rapid summoning to control the board and put up screens. But the Spinedog shutting down falling back also combos with the Aggradon rage counter, meaning if the Spinedog can tag something, and the Aggradons charge it – and that enemy unit somehow survives, then the Aggradons Rage counter is guaranteed to tick up. Over a couple of rounds I can imagine that leaves the opponent rather a lot to be wary of while the Starborne shenanigans carry on in the background.

The list lost only to Khorne, which isn’t terribly surprising, and definitely proved it can deal with Gitz! Either way, congrats to Freed for a great result.

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Top Three AoS Lists for the 5 Alarm GT

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This is the top three AoS lists for the 5 Alarm GT that took place in Canada on the 16th and 17th of September. It involved 30 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: Khorne
– Slaughterhost: The Bloodlords
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumphs:

Leaders
Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne (110)*
– Artefact: Halo of Blood
– Prayer: Killer Instinct
Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne (110)*
– Artefact: A’rgath the King of Blades
– Prayer: Bloodbind
Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne (160)**
– General
– Command Trait: Embodiment of Wrath
– Prayer: Blood Sacrifice
Be’Lakor, the Dark Master (340)*

Battleline
3 x Bloodcrushers (180)**
20 x Bloodletters (360)**
– Reinforced x 1
30 x Bloodletters (540)**
– Reinforced x 2

Units
8 x Claws of Karanak (100)*

Endless Spells & Invocations
Bleeding Icon (50)
Hexgorger Skulls (50)

Core Battalions
*Warlord
**Battle Regiment

Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 2000 / 2000


Army Faction: Slaves to Darkness
– Subfaction: Knights of the Empty Throne
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow

LEADERS
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
– General
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
– Command Traits: Idolater Lord
– Artefacts of Power: Chaos Familiar
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Warp Reality
– Prayers: Heal
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Warp Reality

BATTLELINE
Corvus Cabal (80)
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
Chaos Knights (440)*
– 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: Khorne
– 6 x Fellspear
Corvus Cabal (80)*
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
Varanguard (290)*
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– 3 x Ensorcelled Weapon
Varanguard (290)*
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– 3 x Ensorcelled Weapon

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Army Faction: Kharadron Overlords
– Subfaction: Barak-Nar(5x extra CP on 4+)
– Grand Strategy: Rule the Skies (1 ship alive, no enemy flying monsters)
– Triumph: Inspired
– Stick To The Code (Amendments):  Prosecute Wars With All Haste (2d6 run 1perTurn)
– Stick To The Code (Artycles):  Master the Skies (+2″ ships)
– Stick To The Code (Footnotes):  There’s No Reward Without Risk (3d6 charge 1perGAME)

LEADERS
Endrinmaster with Endrinharness (90)*
– Artefacts of Power: Phosphorite Bomblets (mortals on 2+, until fails. 6″ range)
Brokk Grungsson (220)*
Celestant-Prime (330)*
Arkanaut Admiral (140)**
– General
– Command Traits: Cunning Fleetmaster(free skyship move in enemy turn if outside 12″)
– Nullstone Adornments:  Hand-carved Nullstone Icon(unbinds baby!)
Arkanaut Admiral (140)**
Arkanaut Admiral (140)**

BATTLELINE
Endrinriggers (120)*
– Mizzenmaster
Arkanaut Company (90)**
– Company Captain
– Skypike
– Light Skyhook and Gun Butt
– Aethermatic Volley Gun and Gun Butt
– Volley Pistol
Endrinriggers (120)**
– Mizzenmaster
– Grapnel Launcher and Gun Butt

BEHEMOTH
Arkanaut Frigate (300)*
– Heavy Sky Cannon
– Great Endrinworks:  Magnificent Omniscope (+2″ move)
– The Admiral’s Flagship:  The Admiral’s Flagship (free CP 1perTurn)

OTHER
Grundstok Gunhauler (170)*
– Sky Cannon
Skywardens (130)*
– Custodian

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000


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Allegiance: Soulblight Gravelords
– Subfaction: Legion of Blood
– Grand Strategy: Lust for Domination
– Triumphs: Indomitable

Leaders
Neferata, Mortarch of Blood (400)**
– Lore of the Deathmages: Waste Away
– Lore of the Vampires: Spirit Gale
Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon (460)*
– General
– Deathlance
– Command Trait: Doomed Minions
– Artefact: Cloak of Mists and Shadows
– Lore of the Vampires: Vile Transference
– Lore of the Vampires: Soulpike
Vampire Lord (140)*
– Lore of the Vampires: Spirit Gale
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
Necromancer (100)*
– Lore of the Deathmages: Waste Away
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost

Battleline
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (240)**
– Reinforced x 1
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (240)**
– Reinforced x 1
20 x Deathrattle Skeletons (200)**
– Reinforced x 1
– Skeleton Champion
– 2 x Standard Bearer
10 x Dire Wolves (140)**
– Doom Wolf

Units
1 x Corpse Cart (80)**
– Corpse Lash
– Unholy Load Stone

Core Battalions
*Command Entourage – Magnificent
**Battle Regiment

Additional Enhancements
Spell

Total: 2000 / 2000

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Top Three AoS Lists for the Northern Wastes GT

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Northern Wastes GT that took place in Canada on the 25th and 26th of August. 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: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: Bloodlords
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Slaughterpriest (110)*
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Killer Instinct
Be’lakor (340)*
Bloodsecrator (120)*
Bloodmaster (110)**
– Artefacts of Power: Halo of Blood
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)***
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Bloodbind

BATTLELINE
Claws of Karanak (100)*
Bloodletters (540)**
– Bloodreaper
– 3 x Icon Bearer
– 3 x Hornblower
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Blood Chieftain
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Blood Chieftain
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Blood Chieftain
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Blood Chieftain
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Meatripper Axe

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

TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000

Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers
– Subfaction: Null Myriad
– Grand Strategy: Creation and Termination
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Katakros (460)*
Mir Kainan (250)*
Mortisan Boneshaper (140)*
– General
– Command Traits: Dark Acolyte
– Artefacts of Power: Artisan’s Key
– Spells: Empower Nadirite Weapons

BATTLELINE
Necropolis Stalkers (220)*
Necropolis Stalkers (220)*
Immortis Guard (220)*
Immortis Guard (220)*

BEHEMOTH
Mortek Crawler (200)*

OTHER
Kainan’s Reapers (250)*

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Nightmare Predator (40)

TERRAIN
1 x Bone-tithe Nexus (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Ossiarch Cohort

TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000

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Army Faction: Daughters of Khaine
– Subfaction: Hagg Nar (+1 Rites, cauldron doesn’t count for behemoth)
– Grand Strategy: Bloodthirsty Zealots (everything fight in combat or dead)
– Triumph: Indomitable (Free inspiring presence)

LEADERS
Karen, Bloodwrack Medusa (140)*
– Spells: Mindrazor (+1D on charge, +1 Rend. 8+)
Maggie, Bloodwrack Medusa (140)*
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard (4d6 MW. 12+)
Stabbatha, Hag Queen on Cauldron of Blood (280)***
– General
– Command Traits: Zealous Orator (4+ Rally)
– Artefacts of Power: Crown of Woe (9-15” no IP/Rally)
– Prayers: Crimson Rejuvenation (Prayer heal)
Ru’paula, High Gladiatrix (90)** (12” bubble rend 1 and changes 4 to 3s to wound on Witchaelves)

BATTLELINE
Witch Aelves (110)
– Hag
– Death Pennant Bearer (reroll battleshock)
– Hornblower (run and charge)
– Sciansá and Bladed Buckler (buckler 6s to save are MW to you)
Witch Aelves (330)**
– Hag
– Paired Sciansá
– 2 x Death Pennant Bearer
– 2 x Hornblower
Witch Aelves (110)**
– Hag
– Death Pennant Bearer
– Hornblower
– Sciansá and Bladed Buckler

BEHEMOTH
Tina, Avatar of Khaine (130) (immune to Monstrous Actions. Can do Stomp and stomp to rubble. Not monster)
Taylor, Avatar of Khaine (130)***
Pink, Avatar of Khaine (130)***
Kelly, Avatar of Khaine (130)***

OTHER
Khinerai Heartrenders (100)
– Shryke
Khinerai Heartrenders (100)
– Shryke

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Heart of Fury (50)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Wizard-finders of Andtor
***Linebreaker

TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000 13 drop


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Army Faction: Fyreslayers
– Army Subfaction: Greyfyrd
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow

LEADER
1 x Auric Runemaster (130)*
– Artefacts: Volatile Brazier
– Prayers: Heal
1 x Grimhold Exile (140)*
1 x Auric Runeson on Magmadroth (320)*
– Ancestral War-axe
– Artefacts: Axe of Grimnir
– Mount Traits: Coal-heart Ancient
1 x Auric Flamekeeper (90)**
– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust
1 x Auric Runefather (120)**
– General
– Command Traits: Spirit of Grimnir
– Nullstone Adornments: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon
1 x Battlesmith (150)**
– Artefacts: Nulsidian Icon

BATTLELINE
20 x Vulkite Berzerkers with Bladed Slingshields (150)*
– Karl
– 2 x Hornblower of Grimnir
– Fyresteel War-pick and Bladed Slingshield
10 x Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (160)*
– Karl
– Hornblower of Grimnir
10 x Hearthguard Berzerkers (160)**
– Karl
– Berzerker Broadaxe

INVOCATION
1 x Molten Infernoth (50)

TERRAIN
1 x Magmic Battleforge (0)

OTHER
1 x Grimwrath Berzerker (110)
– Artefacts: The Daemon Slayer
1 x Grimwrath Berzerker (110)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Warlord
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

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Top Three AoS Lists for the AG War of the Realms GT

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This is the top three AoS lists for the AG War of the Realms GT that took place in the US on the 9th and 10th of September. It involved 12 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: Ogor Mawtribes
– Subfaction: Meatfist
– Grand Strategy: Ready for Plunder
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Firebelly (120)*
– Spells: Billowing Ash
Frostlord on Stonehorn (460)*
– Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome
– Mount Traits: Rockmane Elder
Slaughtermaster (140)*
– General
– Command Traits: Gastromancer
– Spells: Hoarfrost

BATTLELINE
Ogor Gluttons (240)*
– Crusher
– Bellower
– Tribal Banner Bearer with Lookout Gnoblar
– Paired Ogor Clubs or Bluntblades
Ironguts (240)*
– Gutlord
– Bellower
– Rune Maw Bearer
Ironguts (240)*
– Gutlord
– Bellower
– Rune Maw Bearer
Ogor Gluttons (240)*
– Crusher
– Bellower
– Tribal Banner Bearer with Lookout Gnoblar
– Paired Ogor Clubs or Bluntblades

ARTILLERY
Ironblaster (200)*

OTHER
Gnoblars (120)*
– Groinbiter

TERRAIN
1 x Great Mawpot (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: Bloodlords
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Slaughterpriest (110)*
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Killer Instinct
Be’lakor (340)*
Bloodsecrator (120)*
Bloodmaster (110)**
– Artefacts of Power: Halo of Blood
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)***
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Bloodbind

BATTLELINE
Claws of Karanak (100)*
Bloodletters (540)**
– Bloodreaper
– 3 x Icon Bearer
– 3 x Hornblower
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Blood Chieftain
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Blood Chieftain
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Blood Chieftain
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Blood Chieftain
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Meatripper Axe

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

TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000

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Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers
– Subfaction: Null Myriad
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant

LEADERS
Arkhan the Black (380)
Katakros (460)*
Mortisan Boneshaper (140)*
– General
– Command Traits: Diversionary Tactics
– Artefacts of Power: Artisan’s Key
– Spells: Reinforce Constructs

BATTLELINE
Kavalos Deathriders (180)*
– Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade
Kavalos Deathriders (180)*
– Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade
Morghast Archai (220)*
– Spirit Halberd
Immortis Guard (440)*

TERRAIN
1 x Bone-tithe Nexus (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000


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

LEADERS
Akhelian King (240)*
– General
– Command Traits: Unstoppable Fury
– Bladed Polearm and Falchion
– Artefacts of Power: Potion of Hateful Frenzy
– Mount Traits: Voidchill Darkness
Isharann Tidecaster (140)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Volturnos (250)*

BATTLELINE
Akhelian Morrsarr Guard (340)*
– Lochian Prince
– 2 x Musician
– 2 x Standard Bearer
Akhelian Ishlaen Guard (170)*
– Lochian Prince
– Standard Bearer
– Musician
Namarti Thralls (120)*
– Icon Bearer
Akhelian Ishlaen Guard (170)*
– Standard Bearer
– Musician
– Lochian Prince
Namarti Thralls (120)*
– Icon Bearer

BEHEMOTH
Akhelian Leviadon (430)*

TERRAIN
1 x Gloomtide Shipwreck (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1980/2000

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Top Three AoS Lists for Emerald City Open III

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Emerald City Open III that took place in the USA on the 19th and 20th of August. It involved 30 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: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: Reapers of Vengeance
– Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery

LEADERS
Bloodmaster (110)*
– Artefact: Halo of Blood
– Prayers: Bloodbind, Curse
Bloodsecrator (120)*
Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne (160)*
Realmgore Ritualist (110)**
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice, Killer Instinct
Slaughterpriest (110)**
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice, Witchbane Curse
– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)**
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Bloodbind, Heal

BATTLELINE
Blood Warriors (190)
– Goreaxe and Gorefist
Claws of Karanak (100)*
Flesh Hounds (100)*
Bloodletters (360)**

OTHER
Wrathmongers (140)**

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Hexgorger Skulls (50)
1 x Wrath-Axe (70)
1 x Bleeding Icon (50)

TERRAIN
1 x Skull Altar (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: Bloodlords
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Slaughterpriest (110)*
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Killer Instinct
Be’lakor (340)*
Bloodsecrator (120)*
Bloodmaster (110)**
– Artefacts of Power: Halo of Blood
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)***
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Bloodbind

BATTLELINE
Claws of Karanak (100)*
Bloodletters (540)**
– Bloodreaper
– 3 x Icon Bearer
– 3 x Hornblower
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Blood Chieftain
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Blood Chieftain
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Blood Chieftain
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Blood Chieftain
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Meatripper Axe

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

TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000

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Army Faction: Ogor Mawtribes
– Subfaction: Meatfist
– Grand Strategy: Ready for Plunder
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Firebelly (120)*
– Spells: Billowing Ash (12″ bubble of -1 to hit)
Frostlord on Stonehorn (460)*
– Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome
– Mount Traits: Rockmane Elder (-1 to wound)
Slaughtermaster (140)*
– General
– Command Traits: Shaman of the Chilled Lands (Knows all lore of primal frost)
– Spells: Blood Feast (+1 melee attack. Applicable to Gluttons and Ironguts)

BATTLELINE
Ogor Gluttons (240)*
– Crusher
– Bellower
– Tribal Banner Bearer with Lookout Gnoblar (-1 to wound against shooting only)
– Paired Ogor Clubs or Bluntblades
Ironguts (240)*
– Gutlord
– Bellower
– Rune Maw Bearer (6+ spell shrug)
Ironguts (240)*
– Gutlord
– Bellower
– Rune Maw Bearer (6+ spell shrug)
Ogor Gluttons (240)*
– Crusher
– Bellower
– Tribal Banner Bearer with Lookout Gnoblar (-1 to wound against shooting only)
– Paired Ogor Clubs or Bluntblades

ARTILLERY
Ironblaster (200)*

OTHER
Gnoblars (120)* (D3 Mortals on a 4+ for each more an enemy unit finishes within 6″ of this unit, including charges, pile in etc.)
– Groinbiter

TERRAIN
1 x Great Mawpot (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Army Faction: Disciples of Tzeentch
– Subfaction: Hosts Arcanum
– Grand Strategy: Master of Destiny
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Curseling (200)*
– General
– Command Traits: Cult Demagogue
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
Gaunt Summoner of Tzeentch (230)*
– Artefacts of Power: The Eternal Shroud
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Kairos Fateweaver (440)*

BATTLELINE
Horrors of Tzeentch (Pink) (260)*
– Pink Horror Icon Bearer
– Pink Horror Hornblower
– Split and Split Again
Kairic Acolytes (120)*
– Kairic Adept
– Cursed Blade and Arcanite Shield
– Scroll of the Dark Arts
– Vulcharc
– 3 x Cursed Glaive and Arcanite Shield
Screamers of Tzeentch (220)*

OTHER
Tzaangor Enlightened on Discs of Tzeentch (360)*
– Aviarch
Cockatrice (120)*

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Geminids of Uhl-Gysh (50)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Top Three AoS Lists for the Quest of Champions – Heat 3

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Quest of Champions – Heat 3 that took place in the UK on the 2nd and 3rd of June. 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: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: The Flayed
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Slaughterpriest (110)**
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Bronzed Flesh, Curse
Realmgore Ritualist (100)**
– Prayers: Bronzed Flesh, Killer Instinct
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)**
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice, Unholy Flames
Bloodsecrator (110)***

BATTLELINE
Blood Warriors (380)*
– Blood Champion
– Goreaxe and Gorefist
– 2 x Icon Bearer
– 2 x Goreglaive
– Reinforced: Once
Blood Warriors (380)*
– Blood Champion
– Goreaxe and Gorefist
– 2 x Icon Bearer
– 2 x Goreglaive
– Reinforced: Once
Flesh Hounds (100)**
– Gore Hound

OTHER
Mighty Skullcrushers (200)***
– Skullhunter
– Standard Bearer
– Hornblower
– Ensorcelled Axes
Mighty Skullcrushers (200)***
– Skullhunter
– Standard Bearer
– Hornblower
– Bloodglaives

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
Hexgorger Skulls (50)
Bleeding Icon (40)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Galletian Veterans
**Warlord (Prayers)
***Vanguard

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Good lord…

Corn? Khorne?

Aqua Teen aside, we’re going to start by addressing the large, blood-covered elephant in the room:

There should not be this many tops spots in a tournament that are all held by the same army. Khorne is an army that has a relatively high skill ceiling. It takes a good player to keep track of all of the rules, the different interactions between mortal and daemon units, and the best way to position units to be sure that all the abilities align.

That being said, they are also a relatively forgiving army. You can easily retake your home objective in the last round through summoning. You have a ton of freedom on positioning and movement through murderlust, killer instinct, and bloodbind. You have decent protection from spells thorugh Hatred of Sorcery, and you won’t often find an opponent who can reliably dispell your prayers, since that would require facing an army that wants to bring a lot of priests.

So where does that leave us? With a top 3 article where all of the top three lists are Khorne. It also leaves us facing the difficult prospect of GW’s inevitable attempt at balance. I expect to see some changes to our movement rules as well as points increases on some of the big-hitter units (Skarbrand, Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury, and Skullcrushers to name a few).

I’m going to skip a lot of the detail I normally would go into for each list. The army is going to play roughly the same, even with different unit compositions and subfactions.

This first list has a wider focus on mortal units, with a couple of Fleshhounds thrown in for a cheap screen with an added unbind. The general is a Fury-thirster with Firebrand and Ar’gath (get used to that combination, because it’s in every list). Double skullcrsuhers and reinforced Blood Warriors makes for a selection of extremely tanky units, and while this list won’t necessarily kill as fast as a daemon-centric list, it can outlast many armies. It will also see a ton of mortals dropped on the enemy as those tanks die.

The realmgore ritualist, bloodsecrator, and slaughterpriest are all straightforward units. Each of them has one job, and they perform that job admirably.

Overall a solid list that aims to control the board first, and kill second.

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Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Army Subfaction: Bloodlords
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)*
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Heal, Bloodbind
1 x Bloodmaster (110)*
– Artefacts: Halo of Blood
– Prayers: Unholy Flames, Killer Instinct
1 x Bloodsecrator (110)*
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
1 x Bloodmaster (110)**
– Prayers: Bronzed Flesh, Killer Instinct
1 x Bloodmaster (110)**
– Prayers: Bronzed Flesh, Killer Instinct
1 x Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne (160)**
– Prayers: Killer Instinct, Blood Sacrifice

BATTLELINE
10 x Bloodreavers (80)*
– Blood Chieftain
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Reaver Blades
10 x Bloodreavers (80)**
– Blood Chieftain
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Reaver Blades
20 x Bloodletters (360)***
– Bloodreaper
– 2 x Icon Bearer
– 2 x Hornblower
10 x Bloodletters (180)***
– Bloodreaper
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
10 x Bloodletters (180)***
– Bloodreaper
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower

INVOCATION
1 x Bleeding Icon (40)

OTHER
5 x Wrathmongers (140) 3
– Wrathmaster

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

Faction Terrain – Skull Altar

TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)

Wait, we’re doing this again?

Speaking of killy daemon-centric lists: here’s one. 4 priests, one of which can reliably resurrect the central damage dealers of the list, coupled witht he Fury-thirster and bloodsecrator already have the list immediately stacked to provide some tankiness to a killy list (much like the realmgore and bloodsecrator were providing killiness to a tanky list, above).

Reavers are cheap screen, Bloodletters deal damage. The bloodsecrators helps them deal more damage, and the wrathmongers help them deal even more damage. By the time all of the buffs are in place it isn’t out of the question to see one of those larger bloodletter units swinging with 4 attacks per base, hitting and wounding on 2+’s, dealing mortals on 5+’s. Ossiarch Bonereapers woudl have a hard time withstanding an assult like that, and few other armies would outlast that combat phase.

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Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: Reapers of Vengeance
– Grand Strategy: The Day is Ours!

LEADERS
Skarbrand (380)
Wrath of Khan Bloodthirster (330)**
– Artefacts of Power: Halo of Blood
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)**
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts of Power: Ar’gary, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Killer Instinct
Bloodmaster (110)**
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice
Realmgore Ritualist (100)**
– Prayers: Bloodbind
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Slaughterpriest (110)**
– Hackblade and Wrath-hammer
– Prayers: Curse

BATTLELINE
Bloodreavers (80)*
– Meatripper Axe
Flesh Hounds (200)*
Flesh Hounds (100)*
Flesh Hounds (100)*

OTHER
Garrek’s Reavers (70)**

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Bleeding Icon (40)
1 x Hexgorger Skulls (50)

TERRAIN
1 x Skull Altar (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Galletian Veterans
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Thought I wouldn’t post it again? You were wrong.

There’s nothing here that we haven’t really touched on in the last two lists. Garrek’s Reavers are here because they are the cheapest 10 wounds that points can buy, and they make excellent fodder for blood sacrifice. Skarbrand also makes an appearance, working as one of the best independent units in the army, where he is perfectly happy to ignore all of your buffs and go wander into the mid field to punch everything he sees.

Overall, excellent work to all of our top 3. This can be a difficult army to run, and it’s good to see some variety in the lists.

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Allegiance: Fyreslayers
– Lodge: Vostarg
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: Master of the Forge
– Triumphs: Indomitable

Leaders
Auric Flamekeeper (90)***
– Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
– Aspect of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Auric Flamekeeper (90)***
Auric Flamekeeper (90)***
Auric Runemaster (130)**
– General
– Command Trait: Master Priest
– Universal Prayer Scripture: Curse
Auric Runesmiter (120)**
– Runic Iron
– Prayer: Ember Storm
Battlesmith (150)**
– Artefact: Nulsidian Icon
– Aspect of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage

Battleline
10 x Vulkite Berzerkers with Bladed Slingshields (150)**
10 x Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (160)***
20 x Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (320)*
– Reinforced x 1
20 x Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (320)*
– Reinforced x 1
20 x Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (320)*
– Reinforced x 1

Endless Spells & Invocations
Runic Fyrewall (40)

Core Battalions
*Galletian Veterans
**Warlord
***Warlord

Additional Enhancements
Artefact
Aspect of the Champion

Total: 1980 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 3 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 191
Drops: 11

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Top Three AoS Lists for Maple Meltdown

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Maple Meltdown that took place in the UK on the 27th and 28th of April. It involved 14 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

Allegiance: Ogor Mawtribes
– Mawtribe: Boulderhead
– Grand Strategy: Ready for Plunder
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

Leaders
Queen Divine (330)**
Huskard on Thundertusk
– Blood Vulture
– Mount Trait: Rimefrost Hide
– Prayer: Pulverising Hailstorm
Big Chungus (450)*
Frostlord on Stonehorn
– General
– Command Trait: Voice of the Avalanche
– Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
– Mount Trait: Rockmane Elder

Battleline
The TERF Eater (310)*
Stonehorn Beastriders
– Weapon: Blood Vulture
Lesbian Bed Death (310)*
Stonehorn Beastriders
– Weapon: Blood Vulture
Netflix Comedy Special (310)**
Stonehorn Beastriders
– Weapon: Blood Vulture
White Male Privilege (270)**
Thundertusk Beastriders
– Weapon: Blood Vulture

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

Total: 1980 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 0 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 85
Drops: 2

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Allegiance: Khorne
– Slaughterhost: The Bloodlords
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Indomitable

Leaders
Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne (110)**
– General
– Command Trait: Embodiment of Wrath
– Prayer: Blood Sacrifice
Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne (110)**
– Artefact: A’rgath the King of Blades
– Prayer: Bloodbind
– Aspect of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne (110)**
– Artefact: Halo of Blood
– Prayer: Killer Instinct
Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne (160)*
– Prayer: Bronzed Flesh

Battleline
20 x Bloodletters (360)*
– Reinforced x 1
20 x Bloodletters (360)*
– Reinforced x 1
10 x Bloodletters (180)*

Other
8 x Claws of Karanak (100)**
3 x Bloodcrushers (180)*
5 x Garrek’s Reavers (70)*

Artillery
Skull Cannon (140)*

Endless Spells
Bleeding Icon (40)
Hexgorger Skulls (50)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Warlord

Total: 1970 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 164
Drops: 5

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Allegiance: Stormcast Eternals
– Stormhost: Hammers of Sigmar (Scions)
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Knight-Draconis (300)*
Eleanor Thundershield
– General
– Command Trait: Shock and Awe
– Artefact: Luckstone
– Mount Trait: Envoy of Lightning
Lord-Imperatant (170)*
Aria Stormbringer
– Aspect of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Celestant-Prime, Hammer of Sigmar (330)*
Valeria Skybreaker


Battleline
2 x Dracothian Guard Fulminators (240)*
5 x Liberators (120)**
– Heavens-wrought Weapon and Shield
5 x Vanquishers (110)**

Units
3 x Annihilators with Meteoric Grandhammers (240)***
6 x Questor Soulsworn (250)***
3 x Vanguard-Raptors with Longstrike Crossbows (240)***

Core Battalions
*Warlord
**Galletian Veterans
***Galletian Sharpshooters

Additional Enhancements
Holy Command: Call for Aid
Holy Command: Thunderbolt Volley

Total: 2000 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 0 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 91
Drops: 9

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Allegiance: Kharadron Overlords
– Sky Port: Barak Nar
– Grand Strategy: Rule the Skies
– Triumphs: Inspired

Kharadron Code
– Artycle: Honour Is Everything
– Amendment: Trust to Your Guns
– Footnote: Without Our Ships We Are Naught

Leaders
Aether-Khemist (80)**
Aetheric Navigator (85)**
– Artefact: Voidstone Orb
Arkanaut Admiral (125)*
– General
– Command Trait: Cunning Fleetmaster
– Artefact: Celestium Burst-grenade
– Aspect of the Champion: Leadership of the Alpha
Brokk Grungsson Lord-Magnate of Barak-Nar (220)**
Endrinmaster with Endrinharness (90)***

Battleline
10 x Arkanaut Company (100)*
– 1x Skypikes
– 1x Light Skyhooks
– 1x Aethermatic Volley Guns
9 x Endrinriggers (360)***
– Reinforced x 2
10 x Grundstok Thunderers (270)*
– 2x Aetheric Fumigators
– 2x Decksweepers
– 2x Aethercannons
– 2x Grundstok Mortars
– Reinforced x 1

Behemoths
Admiral’s Flagship (300)*
Arkanaut Frigate
Arkanaut Frigate (300)
– Frigate Regittings: Prudency Chutes

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Command Entourage – Magnificent
***Galletian Command

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 1930 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 3 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 108
Drops: 7

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Top Three AoS Lists for TRS Torneo Regio Sabaudo 2° Edition

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This is the top three AoS lists for the TRS Torneo Regio Sabaudo 2° Edition that took place in Italy on the 6th and 7th of May. It involved 68 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: Bloodlords
– Grand Strategy: The Day is Ours!
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Bloodsecrator (110)*
Realmgore Ritualist (100)*
– Prayers: Killer Instinct, Unholy Flames
Bloodmaster (110)**
– General
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice, Bloodbind
– Aspects of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)**
– Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
Slaughterpriest (110)**
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Bronzed Flesh, Killer Instinct

BATTLELINE
Claws of Karanak (100)*
Claws of Karanak (100)*
Blood Warriors (190)***
– Blood Champion
– Icon Bearer
– Paired Goreaxes
– Goreglaive
Bloodletters (360)***
– Bloodreaper
– 2 x Icon Bearer
– 2 x Hornblower

OTHER
Mighty Skullcrushers (200)*
– Skullhunter
– Standard Bearer
– Hornblower
– Ensorcelled Axe
Garrek’s Reavers (70)*
Bloodcrushers (180)**
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Bloodhunter

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Bleeding Icon (40)

TERRAIN
1 x Skull Altar (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Warlord
***Galletian Veterans

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Alice: Still feels weird to see Khorne in the top spot and a nice mix of mortals and daemons to boot. Claws of Karnak go up front to create some early momentum, capturing center points (or desecrate in the right battle maps), and get merced early for cheap and easy blood tithes. Then most of the army comes up the rear to kill what just got stuck in.

Bloodsecrator, Bloodmaster, Slaughterpriest, and Realmgore Ritualist are all support characters. Bloodsecrator granting +1 attack once per game and a 4+ rally for mortals. Bloodmaster teams up with the Bloodletters to give them +1 to wound. Slaughterpriest is the anti-magic choice and Realmgore Ritualist helps them secure ground on objectives.

Most of the rest of the units exist to murder, as Khorne Approves. Garrek’s Reavers exist to grant blood tithes when they kill a model, great for swinging for chaff. Everything else basically hits like a hammer, and Skullcrushers are pretty durable all the same, too. Last but not least, of course, is the Bloodthirster when you absolutely need something dead. His Artefact lets him cut through wards for any would-be Nurgle hosts who might try and hold him back.

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Army Faction: Gloomspite Gitz
– Army Subfaction: Jaws of Mork
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Indomitable
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Skragrott, the Loonking (210)*
1 x Fungoid Cave-Shaman (90)**
– Artefacts: Moonface Mommet
– Spells: Squig Lure
1 x Squigboss (100)**
– General
– Command Traits: The Clammy Hand
1 x Squigboss (100)**
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master

BATTLELINE
20 x Squig Hoppers (360)*
– Squig Hopper Boss
– Reinforced x 1
24 x Squig Herd (260)*
– Reinforced x 1
24 x Squig Herd (260)*
– Reinforced x 1
24 x Squig Herd (260)*
– Reinforced x 1

TERRAIN
1 x Bad Moon Loonshrine (0)

OTHER
6 x Sneaky Snufflers (130)*
1 x Marshcrawla Sloggoth (150)*
– Allies

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Command Entourage
– (Magnificent: Additional Triumph)
***Galletian Veterans

TOTAL POINTS: (1920/2000)

ALL the Squigs! This list is still very effective, as proven by Robert guiding it to 2nd place. What’s hard to believe is that the list would have cost around 165 points less before the last Battlescroll. Gitz have maintained their 55% win rate, so I can see herds going up by perhaps another 5-10 points next time around….

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Allegiance: Slaanesh
– Host: Pretenders
– Grand Strategy: Glutton for Depravity
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Keeper of Secrets (400)*
– General
– Command Trait: Strength of Goodhood
– Shining Aegis
– Artefact: The Crown of Dark Secrets
– Universal Spell Lore: Flaming Weapon
The Masque (140)*
Contorted Epitome (190)*
– Lore of the Magnificent: Phantasmagoria
– Aspect of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage

UNITS
22 x Blissbarb Archers (300)*
11 x Blissbarb Archers (150)*
11 x Blissbarb Archers (150)*
5 x Blissbarb Seekers (200)*
10 x Slickblade Seekers (400)*

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
Mesmerising Mirror (60)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL: 1990/2000

Alice: Honestly, it is comforting how Hedonites lists havent’s changed a ton – they just got better. Blissbarb Archers launch a ton of suppressing fire, and the Seekers tag them with a -1 to saves for the turn before the Slickblades charge in.

The Keeper of Secrets remains a terror in combat, should you need something bigger. With Strength of Godhood, the Crown of Dark Secrets and Flaming weapon we’re looking at 3 Rend -3, Damage 7 claw attacks if near the target of the Crown of Dark Secrets. And that’s if they weren’t tagged by the Seekers.

The Contorted Epitome and Masque round things out with some solid utility pieces. The Epitome can cast its warscroll spell for +1 to wound against an enemy unit, and Phantasmagoria to pull out anything that gets into combat too early. Or it can cast Mesmerising Mirror to help control the enemy’s movement to a place it finds more beneficial.

The Masque operates as a better replacement for tunnel master, able to pop up almost anywhere it wants within 3″ of the enemy, and its pretty damn good in combat too, able to take down most medium hammers and chaff and secure the point for itself.

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Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers
– Army Subfaction: Petrifex Elite
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

LEADER
1 x Katakros (440)*
1 x Mortisan Ossifector (120)*
– General
– Command Traits: Aura of Sterility
– Artefacts: Gothizzar Cartouche
– Spells: Reinforce Constructs
– Aspects of the Champion: Leadership of the Alpha
1 x Mortisan Boneshaper (120)*
– Spells: Drain Vitality

BATTLELINE
3 x Necropolis Stalkers (220)*
– Dread Falchions
3 x Necropolis Stalkers (220)*
– Dread Falchions
6 x Immortis Guard (400)*

TERRAIN
1 x Bone-tithe Nexus (0)

OTHER
2 x Morghast Archai (240)*
– Spirit Halberd
2 x Morghast Archai (240)*
– Spirit Halberd

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

Alice: A powerful elite list, chaff and screens need not apply. Katakros works as the mobile command center, handing out buffs like candy and debuffing the enemy. The Boneshaper offers healing to keep the Immortis Guard protecting it alive (while casting Drain Vitality on the enemy), while the Ossifector buffs the Morghasts with -1 Rend.

Stalkers do Stalker things, they absolutely cut stuff up with their Rend -2 Damage 2 and 3 attacks in precision stance. Slap Bludgeon on there if that’s not enough rend. The Immortis Guard help body guard the delicate mages, and if they get into combat they can fight twice to good effect.

The Archai are like the glue holding this together, not quite as many attacks as the stalkers or immortis guard they are almost as lethal. They have a 5+ ward and block command abilities, making them a great escort for the stalkers. With the Ossifector thats 6 Rend -3 Damage 3 attacks. Which goes further when your opponent can’t use all out defence. Ouch!

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Top Three AoS Lists for Spring Rubicon 2023 GT

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Spring Rubicon 2023 GT that took place in Wisconsin, USA on the 29th and 30th of April. It involved 40 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament. The event was organised by The Die is Cast crew from Youtube.

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Allegiance: Kharadron Overlords
– Sky Port: Barak Zilfin
– 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

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

BATTLELINE

15 x Grundstok Thunderers (405)*
– 3x Aetheric Fumigators
– 3x Decksweepers
– 3x Aethercannons
– 3x Grundstok Mortars
– Reinforced x 2
10 x Arkanaut Company (100)*
– 1x Light Skyhooks
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 POINTS 1970 / 2000

Today we have another Kharadron Overlords list, this time from Nicholas True who ran a very interesting Barak Zilfin list. A lot of the usual suspects are present here, with his Kharadron Code being +1 to wound, extra movement from runs, and a once per game 3d6 charge. Then we have our Admiral with Ex-Grundstock to make Thunderers battleline and a Celestium Burst-Grenade to turn off ward saves. There is also the requisite Thunderer buff machine we all know and love that goes by the name Aether-Khemist, who will be handing out -1 rend candy all game long. But the really interesting part of this hero lineup is a cheeky Brokk Grungsson Lord-Magnate of Barak-Nar, in a Barak-Zilfin list.
Brokk deserves special mention here because at first glance it looks off since his best ability, +1 to attack profiles in melee, only applies to Barak-Nar units. However, his Command the Fleet ability works just like the Admiral’s similar ability, but he can target up to three boats with this command which can really spread out the board. Kharadron Overlords lost its great positioning gameplay with the new Battletome, even if it kept its mobility, but Brokk’s command ability the army can overcome that and really take advantage of raw speed to get into position and still shoot. Unfortunately, the ability does not let the guys inside the boat shoot since the boat has already received the command it cannot use Combat Landing in the same movement phase. Combine all that utility with a powerful shooting and melee profile and Brokk can easily be an unexpected menace on the board especially in the mid-game when things tend to bog down.

The rest of the list is again what we would expect with a Battleline Frigate, an Arkanaut Company, and the monster nastiness of double reinforced Thunderers with Special Weapons. Woe be the opponent who thinks they can tank the output from this unit, especially when you add in the Khemist -1 to rend buff, and the Admirals once per game -1 rend ability. The sheer volume of rend -2/-4 ranged attacks will drop almost anything. Watch out, it slaps. Rounding out the troops are a couple of Endrinrigger squads to give a little frontline pressure and heal the boats.

Speaking of boats, Nicholas brought along an Ironclad to finish off his list with the curious addition of The Last Word which has been unpopular compared to the Battle Ram in other KO lists. This does create something of a deterrent if an opponent correctly assesses the Thunderers as the real threat in the list and if the boat properly backs them up it means in addition to eating an Unleash Hell from the Thunderers, there is also a Great Sky Cannon. An interesting choice that makes the idea of charging Thunderers even less appealing.

Nicholas brought a great list with some unexpected threats in an army that already excels at keeping opponents unbalanced and on the back foot. Outstanding job and well played.

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Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: The Flayed
– Grand Strategy: The Day is Ours!
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS

Bloodsecrator (110)*
– Artefact: The Crimson Plate
Dromm (180)*
– Prayers: Bloodbind, Curse
Realmgore Ritualist (100)*
– Prayers: Bronzed Flesh, Unholy Flames
Slaughterpriest (110)**
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice, Bloodbind
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Skarr Bloodwrath (100)**
Slaughterpriest (110)**
– General
– Command Traits: High-priest of Khorne
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Bronzed Flesh, Killer Instinct
– Aspects of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage

BATTLELINE

Blood Warriors (570)***
– Blood Champion
– Paired Goreaxes
– 3 x Icon Bearer
– 3 x Goreglaive
Claws of Karanak (100)***
Claws of Karanak (100)***

BEHEMOTH

Chaos Gargant (145)

ARTILLERY

Skull Cannon (140)

OTHER

Magore’s Fiends (120)*
Gorechosen of Dromm (180)**

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS

1 x Bleeding Icon (40)
1 x Wrath-Axe (70)

CORE BATTALIONS

*Warlord
**Warlord
***Galletian Veterans

TOTAL POINTS: 1995/2000

Amusingly losing only to another Khorne list, this is an interesting set up.

At first glance, it looks like a mad grab bag, but I think I see the logic. Claws of Karanak are obscenely useful pre-game movers for their points, and following on their heels is a triple reinforced unit of Blood Warriors, who I’m sure were hilarious to try and kill, all the while bouncing mortals back and putting out a non-trivial weight of attacks that could be buffed to rend 2 with Unholy Flames, and after activating – thanks to the Flayed sub-faction – capable of a 5 up ward.

Meanwhile, you have 4 priests, who’re the not-so-secret sauce to Khorne mortal lists. I mean, the entire Prayer lore is utterly banging, and with High-priest of Khorne on one of them, this list is praying out 5 (including the two excellent Invocations) per round.

The other tech on display is Skarr (who deep-strikes back alive on an 8+ when killed) for blood tithe farming, a Chaos Gargant who for the -1 save aura, who I imagine was kinda wrapped in Blood Warriors to make them really nasty to charge – and a skull cannon for a cheap way to pick off a few screens where necessary.

A really fun looking list, and I’m jealous of his Claws of Karanak, can’t buy those bastards for love nor money at the moment!

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Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Army Subfaction: Bloodlords
– Grand Strategy: The Day is Ours!

LEADER

1 x Bloodmaster (110)**
– Artefacts: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Killer Instinct
– Aspects of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage
1 x Bloodsecrator (110)**
– Artefacts: Banner of Blood
1 x Aspiring Deathbringer (80)**
1 x Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)***
– General
– Command Traits: Embodiment of Wrath
1 x Bloodmaster (110)***
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice
1 x Bloodmaster (110)***
– Artefacts: Halo of Blood
– Prayers: Unholy Flames

BATTLELINE

20 x Bloodletters (360)*
20 x Bloodletters (360)*
10 x Bloodletters (180)*
10 x Bloodletters (180)***

OTHER

5 x Garrek’s Reavers (70)**

CORE BATTALIONS:

*Galletian Veterans
**Warlord
***Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

A more traditional Khorne Daemon list here, following the ‘loads of bloodletters in Bloodlords for MWs on 5+ to hit, supported by Bloodmasters and Bloodthirsters’ which I’m henceforth going to call the ‘Bloody Blood Bloods‘ archetype.

There’s not a huge amount more to it than that – but of note is the Grand Strat – have more GCs alive than opponent at end – which should be fairly locked in with 5 of them and a large swathe of horny bastards running at you in the meantime.

Another bit of tech to note is the Halo of Blood on the Bloodmaster – this allows him to strike first, and with his war-scroll ability to allow a unit of Bloodletters to fight immediately after him, when positioned correctly can mean charging him/them is essentially suicide. Nasty stuff and took down some savage opponents for a great result.

Peter: Danny failed his challenge. He had to mention Blood 10 times in the comment. 9 = Not acceptable.

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Army Faction: Skaven
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

LEADER

1 x Warpgnaw Verminlord (275)*
– General
– Command Traits: Devious Adversary
– Spells: Flaming Weapon
1 x Deathmaster (140)*
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
1 x Verminlord Deceiver (420)**
– Artefacts: Shadow Magnet Trinket
– Spells: Flaming Weapon
1 x Slynk Skittershank (220)**
1 x Deathmaster (140)**

BATTLELINE

5 x Gutter Runners (100)**
5 x Gutter Runners (100)**
5 x Gutter Runners (100)**

OTHER

5 x Gutter Runners (100)*
5 x Gutter Runners (100)*
5 x Gutter Runners (100)*
5 x Gutter Runners (100)*
4 x Skittershank’s Clawpack (220)**
5 x Gutter Runners (100)**

CORE BATTALIONS:

*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1995/2000)

Brett: How do you describe this list? 8 Gutter Runner units, 8. Is this a secret Khorne list? No it’s Clan Eshin with poisoned weapons and a very rare Warpgnaw Verminlord (Forgeworld) – who also happens to be Eshin. That makes the Gutter Runners battleline, important to make this work. Teamed with the Deceiver this is a very nasty pair of hammers. Lots of Flaming Weapons to maximise their potential. Add a pair of Deathmasters and Slynk Skittershank, with his Clawpack (fights first) and there are so many threats. All with ranged and melee attacks and poison damage on 6s.

This list lets you be everywhere, you can easily hold objectives and most turns you will have a Battle Tactic available. With the Verminlord’s to capture your opponents attention or remove threats. The Deathmaster’s , Gutter Runners and Slynk all run and shoot making it easy to get with in 12″ for some throwing star magic. You’d expect this list to score very well, and it did, scoring better than the winners through to the last round. It’s weakness? Anything that can split fire and remove Gutter Runner’s quickly – like a shooting heavy army. KO’s combination of speed and shooting was too much in this case with both an Ironclad and Frigate with loads of Arkanauts. A great skew list but with Seraphon getting a new book it mightn’t be long lived.

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