Category Archives: Slaves to Darkness

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.

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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 Montreal GT 2023

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Montreal GT that took place in Canada on the 16th and 17th of September. It involved 60 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Kharadron Overlords
– Army Subfaction: Barak-Mhornar
– Grand Strategy: Rule the Skies
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
– Stick To The Code (Amendments): Prosecute Wars With All Haste
– Stick To The Code (Artycles): Honour is Everything
– Stick To The Code (Footnotes): There’s No Reward Without Risk


LEADER
1 x Aetheric Navigator (100)*
1 x Arkanaut Admiral (140)*

– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust
1 x Endrinmaster with Dirigible Suit (170)*
– General
– Command Traits: Stormcaller
– Artefacts: Phosphorite Bomblets


BATTLELINE
9 x Endrinriggers (120)*
– Mizzenmaster
6 x Endrinriggers (120)*
– Mizzenmaster
3 x Endrinriggers (120)*
– Mizzenmaster


BEHEMOTH
1 x Arkanaut Ironclad (500)*
– Great Sky Cannon
– Great Endrinworks: Prudency Chutes


OTHER
1 x Grundstok Gunhauler (170)*
– Sky Cannon
1 x Grundstok Gunhauler (170)*
– Sky Cannon


CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1970/2000)


Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Army Subfaction: Reapers of Vengeance
– Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery
– Triumphs: Inspired


LEADER
1 x Skarbrand (380)*
1 x Bloodmaster (110)**

– Prayers: Killer Instinct, Blood Sacrifice
– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust
1 x Slaughterpriest (110)**
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Bronzed Flesh, Bloodbind
1 x Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)**
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Unholy Flames, Killer Instinct


BATTLELINE
5 x Flesh Hounds (100)*
5 x Flesh Hounds (100)*
5 x Flesh Hounds (100)*
5 x Flesh Hounds (100)*
8 x Claws of Karanak (100)*


INVOCATION
1 x Hexgorger Skulls (50)
1 x Wrath-Axe (70)


TERRAIN
1 x Skull Altar (0)


OTHER
3 x Mighty Skullcrushers (210)**
– Skullhunter
– Standard Bearer
– Hornblower
– Bloodglaive
3 x Mighty Skullcrushers (210)**
– Skullhunter
– Standard Bearer
– Hornblower
– Bloodglaive


CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Warlord


TOTAL POINTS: (1970/2000)

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Army Faction: Soulblight Gravelords
– Army Type: Legion of Blood
– Grand Strategy: Lust for Domination
– Triumph: Inspired


LEADERS
Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon (460)
– General
– Command Traits: Doomed Minions
– Deathlance
– Artefacts of Power: Cloak of Mists and Shadows
– Spells: Vile Transference
Prince Vhordrai (470)
– Spells: Vile Transference
Neferata (400)*
– Spells: Waste Away


BATTLELINE
Deadwalker Zombies (120)*
Deadwalker Zombies (120)*
Dire Wolves (140)*

– Doom Wolf
Dire Wolves (140)*
– Doom Wolf
Dire Wolves (140)*
– Doom Wolf


CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000


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Army Faction: Slaves to Darkness
– Subfaction: Ravagers
– Grand Strategy: Dominating Presence
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty


LEADERS
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Warp Reality
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Warp Reality
Chaos Lord on Karkadrak (200)*
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
Exalted Hero of Chaos (90)**
– General
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
– Command Traits: Idolater Lord
– Rune-etched Blade and Chaos Runeshield
– Prayers: Heal
Exalted Hero of Chaos (90)**
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
– Rune-etched Blade and Chaos Runeshield
– Artefacts of Power: The Conqueror’s Crown
Exalted Hero of Chaos (90)**
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
– Rune-etched Blade and Chaos Runeshield


BATTLELINE
Splintered Fang (200)*
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
Splintered Fang (200)*
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
The Unmade (80)*
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
Chaos Knights (220)*
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Doom Knight
– Standard Bearer
– Hornblower
– Cursed Lance
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon
The Unmade (80)**
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
Splintered Fang (200)**
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
Splintered Fang (200)**
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh


OTHER
Furies (80)*

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment


TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000

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Top Three AoS Lists for Ragnarok AoS Ironman

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Ragnarok AoS Ironman that took place in the UK on the 12th and 13th of August. It involved 8 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: Soulblight Gravelords
– Subfaction: Legion of Night
– Grand Strategy: Empire of Corpses
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Nagash, Supreme Lord of the Undead (900)*
Vampire Lord (140)*
General
– Command Trait: Unbending Will
– Artefact: Morbheg’s Claw
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
Abhorrant Archregent (240)*
Allies

Battleline
6 x Fell Bats (160)*
Reinforced x 1
3 x Fell Bats (80)*
3 x Fell Bats (80)*
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)*
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)*

Endless Spells & Invocations
Umbral Spellportal (80)
Malevolent Maelstrom (30)
Aethervoid Pendulum (40)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1990 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 1 / 4
Allies: 240 / 400
Wounds: 106
Drops: 1

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Allegiance: Kharadron Overlords
– Sky Port: Barak Zon
– Grand Strategy: Rule the Skies
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

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

Leaders
Arkanaut Admiral (140)*
General
– Command Trait: Grudgebearer
– Nullstone Adornment: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon
Aetheric Navigator (100)**
– Artefact: Voidstone Orb
Brokk Grungsson Lord-Magnate of Barak-Nar (220)**

Battleline
3 x Skywardens (130)**
3 x Skywardens (130)**
3 x Skywardens (130)**
3 x Skywardens (130)**

Units
6 x Endrinriggers (240)*
Reinforced x 1
1 x Grundstok Gunhauler (170)**
– Main Gun: Drill Cannon
– Gunhauler Modifications: Coalbeard’s Collapsible Compartments

Behemoths
Arkanaut Frigate (300)*
Main Gun: Heavy Sky Cannon
Arkanaut Frigate (300)**
Main Gun: Heavy Sky Cannon

Core Battalions
*Wizard-Finders of Andtor
**Battle Regiment

Total: 1990 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 1 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 95
Drops: 4

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Allegiance: Gloomspite Gitz
– Gittish Horde: Badsnatchers
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: Chasing the Moon
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Dankhold Troggboss (210)* – Chupa the Chosen
General
– Command Trait: Alpha Trogg
– Artefact: Speaky-skull Fetish
Madcap Shaman (70)** – Madcap Max
– Artefact: Moonface Mommet
– Lore of the Moonclans: Itchy Nuisance
Madcap Shaman (70)** – Webby & Wilson
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard

Battleline
6 x Rockgut Troggoths (340)
Reinforced x 1
6 x Rockgut Troggoths (340)
Reinforced x 1
3 x Fellwater Troggoths (170)
20 x Moonclan Stabbas (120)

Units
5 x Boingrot Bounderz (150)
5 x Boingrot Bounderz (150)
1 x Dankhold Troggoths (190)* – Fiona Fellwater
5 x Gobbapalooza (170) – Pink-a-Palooza
Spell1: Lore of the Moonclans: The Hand of Gork

Core Battalions
*Troggherd Heavies
**Andtorian Acolytes

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 1980 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 135
Drops: 11

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Allegiance: Slaves to Darkness
Damned Legion: Knights of the Empty Throne
– Mortal Realm: Aqshy
– Grand Strategy: Follow the Path to Glory
– Triumphs: Inspired,Inspired

Leaders
Exalted Hero of Chaos (90)**
– Artefact: The Conqueror’s Crown
– Mark of Chaos: Undivided
Exalted Hero of Chaos (90)**
– Mark of Chaos: Undivided
– Nullstone Adornment: Polished Nullstone Pebble
Exalted Hero of Chaos (90)*
Mark of Chaos: Undivided

Battleline
6 x Varanguard (580)**
3x Fellspear
– 3x Daemonforged Blade
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– Reinforced x 1
3 x Varanguard (290)**
3x Daemonforged Blade
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
3 x Varanguard (290)**
3x Daemonforged Blade
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
3 x Varanguard (290)*
3x Daemonforged Blade
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
1 x Chaos Chariot (80)*
Mark of Chaos: Khorne
1 x Chaos Chariot (80)*
Mark of Chaos: Khorne
1 x Chaos Chariot (80)
Mark of Chaos: Khorne

Core Battalions
*Vanguard
**Overlords of Chaos – Expert

Additional Enhancements
Triumph

Total: 1960 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 1 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 114
Drops: 10

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Top Three AoS Lists for Donkeycon 2023

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This is the top three AoS lists for Donkeycon that took place in New Zealand on the 12th and 13th of August. It involved 10 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: Slaves to Darkness
Army Subfaction: Cabalists
– Grand Strategy: Dominating Presence
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
– Artefacts: Infernal Puppet
– Spells: Daemonic Speed, Hoarfrost, Warp Reality
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
1 x Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
Spells: Rupture, Warp Reality, Merciless Blizzard
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
1 x Chaos Lord on Manticore (240)**
Chaos Lance
– Daemon Blade
– Spells: Daemonic Speed
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
1 x Theddra Skull-Scryer (160)**
Spells: Daemonic Speed, Chaotic Conduit
1 x Chaos Lord (110)**
Reaperblade and Daemonbound Steel
– Spells: Mystic Shield
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
1 x Chaos Lord on Karkadrak (200)***
– General
– Command Traits: Idolater Lord
– Artefacts: The Conqueror’s Crown
– Spells: Chaotic Conduit
– Prayers: Curse
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle

BATTLELINE
1 x Chaos Chariot (80)
Chaos Greatblade and Lashing Whip
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
1 x Chaos Chariot (80)***
Chaos Greatblade and Lashing Whip
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
1 x Chaos Chariot (80)***
Chaos Greatblade and Lashing Whip
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
1 x Chaos Chariot (80)***
Chaos Greatblade and Lashing Whip
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
10 x Chaos Warriors (200)***
Hornblower
– Standard Bearer
– Aspiring Champion
– Murderous Weapon
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
10 x Chaos Warriors (200)***
Aspiring Champion
– Hornblower
– Standard Bearer
– Murderous Weapon
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
9 x Untamed Beasts (80)***
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
10 x Splintered Fang (100)***
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
10 x Splintered Fang (100)***
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Lauchon the Soulseeker (50)

OTHER
5 x Godsworn Hunt (160)**

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord
***Chaos Warband – Unified

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

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Army Faction: Seraphon
Army Type: Starborne
– Army Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek
– Grand Strategy: Realmshaper Guardians
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Skink Starseer (150)*
Spells: Merciless Blizzard
1 x Skink Starseer (150)*
Spells: Speed of Huanchi
1 x Lord Kroak (410)**
Spells: Stellar Tempest
1 x Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)**
1 x Slann Starmaster (275)**
General
Command Traits: Lord of Celestial Resonance
Artefacts: Spacefolder’s Stave
– Spells: Hoarfrost
1 x Skink Oracle on Troglodon (270)***
Spells: Cosmic Crush

BATTLELINE
5 x Saurus Guard (140)**
Saurus Guard Alpha
– Icon Bearer
– War-drummer
10 x Skinks (90)**
Skink Alpha
– Boltspitter
– Celestite Dagger and Star-buckler
10 x Skinks (90)***
– Skink Alpha
– Boltspitter
– Celestite Dagger and Star-buckler
5 x Raptadon Chargers (150)***
Raptadon Charger Alpha
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Aethervoid Pendulum (40)
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (30)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)

TERRAIN
1 x Starborne Realmshaper Engine (0)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Battle Regiment
***Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1965/2000)

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Army Faction: Daughters of Khaine
Army Subfaction: Khailebron
– Grand Strategy: Bloodthirsty Zealots
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Melusai Ironscale (120)*
General
– Command Traits: Zealous Orator
– Artefacts: Crown of Woe
1 x Morathi-Khaine (700)*
1 x The Shadow Queen (700)*

BATTLELINE
9 x Khainite Shadowstalkers (140)*
10 x Blood Sisters (150)*
Gorgai
15 x Blood Stalkers (180)*
Krone

OTHER
5 x Khinerai Heartrenders (100)*
5 x Khinerai Heartrenders (100)*

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

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Army Faction: Kharadron Overlords
Subfaction: Barak-Zon
– Grand Strategy: Rule the Skies
– Triumph: Indomitable
– Stick To The Code (Amendments): Prosecute Wars With All Haste
– Stick To The Code (Artycles): Honour is Everything
– Stick To The Code (Footnotes): Without Our Ships, We Are Naught

LEADERS
Arkanaut Admiral (140)**
General
– Command Traits: A Scholar and an Arkanaut
– Artefacts of Power: Masterwrought Armour
Aether-Khemist (100)**
Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust
Aetheric Navigator (100)**
Artefacts of Power: Voidstone Orb

BATTLELINE
Arkanaut Company (90)*
Arkanaut Company (90)*
Skywardens (390)**

BEHEMOTH
Arkanaut Frigate (300)*
Heavy Sky Cannon
– Great Endrinworks: Arkanaut Frigate
– The Admiral’s Flagship: Arkanaut Frigate
Arkanaut Frigate (300)*
Heavy Sky Cannon

OTHER
Grundstok Gunhauler (170)
– Sky Cannon
Grundstok Thunderers (320)
Honour Bearer
– Gunnery Sergeant
– Aetheric Fumigator
– 2 x Grundstok Mortar
– 2 x Aethercannon
– 2 x Decksweeper

CORE BATTALIONS
*Attack Squadron
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Top Three AoS Lists for the 2023 Goonhammer Open

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Goonhammer Open that took place in the USA on the 19th and 20th of August. It involved 15 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: The Scales Balanced
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Mortisan Soulmason (160)
Spells: Merciless Blizzard
Arkhan the Black (380)*
Liege-Kavalos (180)*
General
– Command Traits: Diversionary Tactics
Mortisan Boneshaper (140)*
– Artefacts of Power: Artisan’s Key
– Spells: Hoarfrost

BATTLELINE
Kavalos Deathriders (180)*
Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade
Kavalos Deathriders (180)*
Necrophoros
– Mortek Hekatos
– Nadirite Blade
Morghast Archai (220)*
Spirit Halberd
Mortek Guard (300)*
Mortek Hekatos
– Nadirite Spear
– 2 x Necrophoros
– 2 x Soulcleaver Greatblade

OTHER
Immortis Guard (220)*

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: Slaves to Darkness
– Subfaction: Knights of the Empty Throne
– Grand Strategy: Follow the Path to Glory

LEADERS
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
Mark of Chaos: Undivided
– Artefacts of Power: Chaos Familiar
– Spells: Chaotic Conduit

BATTLELINE
Corvus Cabal (80)*
Corvus Cabal (80)*
Varanguard (580)*
General
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– 6 x Fellspear
Varanguard (580)*
Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– 6 x Fellspear
Chaos Knights (440)*
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Doom Knight
– Standard Bearer
– Hornblower
– Cursed Lance
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Army Faction: Orruk Warclans
Army Type: Ironjawz
– Army Subfaction: Bloodtoofs
– Grand Strategy: Waaagh!
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Orruk Warchanter (120)
Warbeats: Fixin’ Beat
1 x Orruk Weirdnob Shaman (90)
Spells: Hoarfrost
1 x Megaboss on Maw-krusha (450)*
General
– Command Traits: Master of Magic
– Boss Choppa and Rip-toof Fist
– Artefacts: Arcane Tome
– Mount Traits: Fast ’Un
1 x Orruk Warchanter (120)*
Warbeats: Get ’Em Beat
1 x Skragrott, the Loonking (230)*

BATTLELINE
6 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)*
Gore-grunta Boss
– Jagged Gore-hacka
6 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)*
Gore-grunta Boss
– Jagged Gore-hacka
10 x Orruk Brutes (140)*
Brute Boss
– Jagged Gore-hacka
– 2 x Gore-choppa

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

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Army Faction: Maggotkin of Nurgle
Subfaction: Filthbringers
– Grand Strategy: Control the Nexus

LEADERS
Rotbringer Sorcerer (Rot Coven) (360)*
Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Rupture
– Bonding: Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur
Rotbringer Sorcerer (Rot Coven) (360)*
Spells: Hoarfrost, Merciless Blizzard
Rotbringer Sorcerer (Rot Coven) (360)*
Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Rancid Visitations
Rotbringer Sorcerer (Rot Coven) (360)**
General
– Command Traits: Eye of the Blizzard
– Artefacts of Power: The Splithorn Helm
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Rancid Visitations
Rotbringer Sorcerer (Rot Coven) (360)**
Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Rancid Visitations
Rotbringer Sorcerer (Rot Coven) (360)**
Spells: Hoarfrost, Merciless Blizzard

BATTLELINE
Plaguebearers (260)
Plagueridden
– 2 x Icon Bearer
– 2 x Piper
Plaguebearers (130)
Plagueridden
– Icon Bearer
– Piper
Plaguebearers (260)**
Plagueridden
– 2 x Icon Bearer
– 2 x Piper

BEHEMOTH
Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (480)

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Umbral Spellportal (80)
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (30)
1 x Aethervoid Pendulum (40)

TERRAIN
1 x Feculent Gnarlmaw (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord

Total: 2000 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 480 / 400
Wounds: 136
Drops: 10

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Top Three AoS Lists for Donkeycon 2023

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This is the top three AoS lists for Donkeycon 2023 that took place in New Zealand on the 12th and 13th of August. It involved 10 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Slaves to Darkness
– Army Subfaction: Cabalists
– Grand Strategy: Dominating Presence
– Triumphs: Indomitable


LEADER
1 x Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
– Artefacts: Infernal Puppet
– Spells: Daemonic Speed, Hoarfrost, Warp Reality
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
1 x Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
– Spells: Rupture, Warp Reality, Merciless Blizzard
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
1 x Chaos Lord on Manticore (240)**
– Chaos Lance
– Daemon Blade
– Spells: Daemonic Speed
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
1 x Theddra Skull-Scryer (160)**
– Spells: Daemonic Speed, Chaotic Conduit
1 x Chaos Lord (110)**
– Reaperblade and Daemonbound Steel
– Spells: Mystic Shield
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
1 x Chaos Lord on Karkadrak (200)***
– General
– Command Traits: Idolater Lord
– Artefacts: The Conqueror’s Crown
– Spells: Chaotic Conduit
– Prayers: Curse
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle


BATTLELINE
1 x Chaos Chariot (80)
– Chaos Greatblade and Lashing Whip
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
1 x Chaos Chariot (80)***
– Chaos Greatblade and Lashing Whip
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
1 x Chaos Chariot (80)***
– Chaos Greatblade and Lashing Whip
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
1 x Chaos Chariot (80)***
– Chaos Greatblade and Lashing Whip
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
10 x Chaos Warriors (200)***
– Hornblower
– Standard Bearer
– Aspiring Champion
– Murderous Weapon
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
10 x Chaos Warriors (200)***
– Aspiring Champion
– Hornblower
– Standard Bearer
– Murderous Weapon
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
9 x Untamed Beasts (80)***
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
10 x Splintered Fang (100)***
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
10 x Splintered Fang (100)***
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle


ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Lauchon the Soulseeker (50)

OTHER
5 x Godsworn Hunt (160)**

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord
***Chaos Warband
– Unified


TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

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Army Faction: Seraphon
– Army Type: Starborne
– Army Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek
– Grand Strategy: Realmshaper Guardians
– Triumphs: Indomitable


LEADER
1 x Skink Starseer (150)*
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
1 x Skink Starseer (150)*
– Spells: Speed of Huanchi
1 x Lord Kroak (410)**
– Spells: Stellar Tempest
1 x Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)**
1 x Slann Starmaster (275)**

– General
– Command Traits: Lord of Celestial Resonance
– Artefacts: Spacefolder’s Stave
– Spells: Hoarfrost
1 x Skink Oracle on Troglodon (270)***
– Spells: Cosmic Crush


BATTLELINE
5 x Saurus Guard (140)**
– Saurus Guard Alpha
– Icon Bearer
– War-drummer
10 x Skinks (90)**
– Skink Alpha
– Boltspitter
– Celestite Dagger and Star-buckler
10 x Skinks (90)***
– Skink Alpha
– Boltspitter
– Celestite Dagger and Star-buckler
5 x Raptadon Chargers (150)***
– Raptadon Charger Alpha
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower


ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Aethervoid Pendulum (40)
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (30)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)


TERRAIN
1 x Starborne Realmshaper Engine (0)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Battle Regiment
***Battle Regiment


TOTAL POINTS: (1965/2000)

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Army Faction: Daughters of Khaine
– Army Subfaction: Khailebron
– Grand Strategy: Bloodthirsty Zealots
– Triumphs: Inspired


LEADER
1 x Melusai Ironscale (120)*
– General
– Command Traits: Zealous Orator
– Artefacts: Crown of Woe
1 x Morathi-Khaine (700)*
1 x The Shadow Queen (700)*


BATTLELINE
9 x Khainite Shadowstalkers (140)*
10 x Blood Sisters (150)*

– Gorgai
15 x Blood Stalkers (180)*
– Krone


OTHER
5 x Khinerai Heartrenders (100)*
5 x Khinerai Heartrenders (100)*


CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)


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Army Faction: Disciples of Tzeentch
– Subfaction: Guild of Summoners
– Grand Strategy: Master of Destiny
– Triumph: Inspired


LEADERS
Changecaster (150)*
– General
– Command Traits: Daemonspark
– Artefacts of Power: The Eternal Shroud
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Merciless Blizzard
Magister (140)*
– Spells: Arcane Suggestion, Shield of Fate
Magister on Disc of Tzeentch (160)*
– Spells: Glimpse the Future, Hoarfrost
One-eyed Grunnock (400)**


BATTLELINE
Kairic Acolytes (120)**
– Kairic Adept
– Cursed Blade and Arcanite Shield
– Scroll of the Dark Arts
– Vulcharc
– 3 x Cursed Glaive and Arcanite Shield
Kairic Acolytes (120)**
– Kairic Adept
– Cursed Blade and Arcanite Shield
– Scroll of the Dark Arts
– Vulcharc
– 3 x Cursed Glaive and Arcanite Shield
Kairic Acolytes (120)**
– Kairic Adept
– Cursed Blade and Arcanite Shield
– Vulcharc
– Scroll of the Dark Arts
– 3 x Cursed Glaive and Arcanite Shield


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


ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Tome of Eyes (40)
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (30)


CORE BATTALIONS
*Command Entourage
– Magnificent (extra spell)
**Battle Regiment


TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Top Three AoS Lists for Macki Wojny GT3

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This is the top three AoS lists for Macki Wojny GT3 that took place in Poland on the 4th and 5th of August. It involved 70 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

I found this tournament last minute, so I’m afraid there’s no commentary here, but I couldn’t resist sharing a Kruleboyz list as soon as I could (and one that isn’t Grinnin’ Blades or includes Gobsprakk).

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: Lumineth Realm-lords
Subfaction: Ymetrica
– Grand Strategy: Barren Icescape
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Archmage Teclis (740)*
General
Scinari Cathallar (120)*
Artefacts of Power: Phoenix Stone
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
The Light of Eltharion (230)*

BATTLELINE
10x Vanari Auralan Wardens (150)*
High Warden
– Spells: Etheral Blessings
10x Vanari Auralan Wardens (150)*
High Warden
– Spells: Speed of Hysh
5x Vanari Dawnriders (120)*
Standard Bearer
– Steedmaster
– Spells: Speed of Hysh

BEHEMOTH
Alarith Spirit of the Mountain (340)*

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Rune of Petrification (60)
1 x Umbral Spellportal (80)

TERRAIN
1 x Shrine Luminor (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000
1 drop

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Army Faction: Flesh-eater Courts
– Subfaction: Hollowmourne
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Nagash (900)*
Abhorrant Archregent (240)*
General
– Command Traits: Grave Robber
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Crypt Haunter Courtier (110)*
– Artefacts of Power: Corpsefane Gauntlet

BATTLELINE
Crypt Horrors (330)*
Crypt Haunter
Crypt Horrors (330)*
Crypt Haunter
Crypt Ghouls (80)*
Crypt Ghast

TERRAIN
1 x Charnel Throne (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000
DROPS: 1

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Army Faction: Slaves to Darkness
Army Subfaction: Ravagers
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
General
– Command Traits: Idolater Lord
– Spells: Hoarfrost
– Prayers: Heal
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
1 x Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
Spells: Merciless Blizzard
– Mark of Chaos: Undivided
1 x Infernal Enrapturess (120)***
1 x Be’lakor (340)**
Spells: Binding Damnation
1 x Slaves to Darkness Daemon Prince (150)***
Daemonic Axe
– Trophy Rack
– Artefacts: The Conqueror’s Crown
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle

UNITS
9 x The Unmade (80)**
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
9 x Spire Tyrants (70)**
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
10 x Splintered Fang (100)***
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
20 x Splintered Fang (200)***
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
20 x Splintered Fang (200)***
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
20 x Splintered Fang (200)***
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
10 x Splintered Fang (100)***
Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
6 x Furies (80)**
1 x Cockatrice (120)**

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Battle Regiment
***Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)
Drops 4


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Allegiance: Kruleboyz
Warclan: Big Yellers
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: Waaagh!
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

Leaders
Breaka-Boss on Mirebrute Troggoth (180)*
– Mount Trait: Fast ‘Un
Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast (290)**
General
– Command Trait: Supa Sneaky
– Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)**
– Lore of the Swamp: Choking Mist
Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)**
Lore of the Swamp: Nasty Hex

Battleline
9 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (360)**
– Reinforced x 2
– Boltboy Boss
9 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (360)**
Reinforced x 2
– Boltboy Boss
3 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (120)**
Boltboy Boss

Units
10 x Hobgrot Slittaz (80)*
Hobgrot Boss
– Sulphuric Scrap-grenades
– Scrap Totem Bearer
– Noise-maker
20 x Moonclan Stabbas (120)**
Allies
– Moonclan Boss
– Bad Moon Icon Bearer
– Gong Basher
– Stabba
– 3x Barbed Net
5 x Sporesplatta Fanatics (90)*
Allies
5 x Sporesplatta Fanatics (90)*
Allies

Artillery
Beast-skewer Killbow (80)**

Endless Spells & Invocations
Suffocating Gravetide (30)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

Total: 2000 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 4 / 4
Allies: 300 / 400
Wounds: 125
Drops: 2

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Top Three AoS Lists for Age of Ropecon

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Age of Ropecon that took place in Finland on the 29th and 30th of July. It involved 22 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
– Army Subfaction: Skullfiend Tribe
Grand Strategy: Slaughter The Sorcery

LEADER
1 x Bloodsecrator (120)*
1 x Slaughterpriest (110)*
– Prayers: Bronzed Flesh, Killer Instinct
– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust
1 x Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)*
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Killer Instinct, Bloodbind
1 x Skarbrand (380)**
1 x Bloodmaster (110)**
– Prayers: Witchbane Curse, Blood Sacrifice

BATTLELINE
10 x Bloodreavers (80)*
10 x Blood Warriors (190)**
10 x Bloodreavers (80)**
10 x Skullreapers (190)**
8 x Claws of Karanak (100)**

INVOCATION
1 x Hexgorger Skulls (50)
1 x Wrath-Axe (70)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Warlord
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

Not that we really though it would, but it’s good to see that the slight nerfs – which were fair enough, especially to Murderlust – haven’t stopped Khorne from having a good time against some tough opponents. Anttu here has brought the ‘mortals with double thirster back-up’ archetype, and it’s one close to my heart. Usually, the main choice with this kind of list is whether you double down on a big blob of Blood Warriors or go more MSU – and Anttu has opted for the latter here, with 5 battleline units.

The Reavers and Blood Warriors are staples, and the Claws of Karanak are, for my money, still one of the best units in the army, especially in the new season where turn 1 tactics are difficult for Khorne – their pre-game move makes Surround and Destroy a lot more viable. With the points saved by having less Blood Warriors or Crushers, for example, the list packs in a 3rd hammer in the form of 10 Skullreapers, who haven’t seen much love overall but represent a good wound density and the potential for a really decent number of MWs – plus in Skullfiend tribe they gain extra value by being battleline (useful for battle tactics) and the possibility of gaining fight first with a good charge roll.

It’s a great, balanced list that shows off a good amount of warscrolls and took down some serious armies en route to 1st and looks super fun to play.

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Army Faction: Flesh-eater Courts
– Subfaction: Morgaunt
– Grand Strategy: Growing Kingdom
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Zombie Dragon (430)*
– Mount Traits: Razor-clawed
– Spells: Blood Feast, Flaming Weapon
Crypt Ghast Courtier (70)*
Crypt Ghast Courtier (70)*
Abhorrant Archregent (240)**
– General
– Command Traits: Savage Chivalry
– Artefacts of Power: Decrepit Coronet
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Spectral Host
Abhorrant Archregent (240)**
– Spells: Deranged Transformation, Hoarfrost
Abhorrant Ghoul King (170)**
– Spells: Levitate, Merciless Blizzard

BATTLELINE
Crypt Ghouls (240)
Crypt Ghouls (160)
Crypt Ghouls (80)*

OTHER
Crypt Horrors (220)

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Chalice of Ushoran (50)

TERRAIN
1 x Charnel Throne (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Andtorian Acolytes

TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000

Hanna recently joined our Discord server to tell us about Finland’s Ropecon AoS GT, and we jumped at the chance to have her comment about her second placed list at the same time!


Hanna Leppänen: This list is based around lots of summoning and recursion with two Archreagents summoning 20 Beastflayers each and Ghoul King another 10 Beastflayers or 10 Crypt Ghouls. The Morgaunt subfaction lets you bring a Serf -keyworded unit (Beastflayers or Crypt Ghouls) back immediately when they die on a 4+, with the cost of a command point. Add in 2 Crypt Ghast Courtiers, a summoned Varghulf from the Zombie Dragon GK, and potential Heroic Action using muster (6 dice in your hero phase, for every 2+ you can return a Serf to a unit). With Varghulf and Heroic Action you can bring back a Crypt Horror model instead on a roll of 5+ if you wish).

The Recursion means that you have to kill a unit outright to prevent them from mustering back, and even then there is a chance the unit comes back full health wholly within 6″ of a table edge, 9″ away from opponent models. This means you can lose an objective if you’re not careful on your turn. There is the usual restriction of only one of each command per phase, so only one unit can be brought back each phase. The command itself can be used by any model capable of issuing a command. Old books have weird, janky rules and FEC is a prime example of this. Worth to note is that Muster rules allow models to be stringed out and you can muster one unit to get it within 10″ of another source of muster. Chalice of Ushoran is another thing that brings back models at the end of turn, so it can also lead to some weird interactions with objective control, especially on your turn.

Crypt Ghouls and Horrors (also Flayers which are not present in this list) have new warscrolls in Dawnbringers book 1, making Crypt Ghouls more streamlined to play with (re-roll 1’s change to -1 rend when near heroes and 5+/6+ auto-wound instead +1A). Unfortunately this breaks the Morgaunt Bloody Loyalty ability since the Boundless Ferocity ability is always in effect (used to be +1 attacks when over 20 models, Morgaunt Bloody Loyalty gave it on a unit of 10+ when near Courtiers). Crypt Horrors got +1 attacks and – 1 rend near Heroes. Crypt Horrors don’t benefit from Morgaunt CA, but they give you access to the “United Court” battle tactic and are a reasonably punchy unit, especially when buffed. Overall the changes didn’t change the damage numbers too much, but made both less tedious to play.

There is something to be said about FEC spellcasting. Andtorian Acolytes gives extra primal dice on a 3+ at the start of the hero phase, which helps with getting FEC spells off. Most FEC spells are buffs that can lead to a lot of damage with +1/+D3 Attacks and Zombie Dragon 16″ bubble of re-roll wound rolls. Hoarfrost is exceptionally good spell for FEC units, whose biggest downfall is – to hit debuffs with most things having 4+ to hit as baseline. 30 buffed up Crypt Ghouls do quite a lot of damage, especially if you use Feeding Frenzy on them. FEC warscroll spells are great, so for most spellcasters the spell choices were picked to be situational at best, Spectral Host giving the option for ZD to have run & charge, Deranged Transformation giving Horrors +4″ move and Merciless Blizzard for a Hail Mary BT if nothing else was available.

The MVP’s of this list were definitely the Serfs, with Beastflayers being excellent tarpits against damage 2 monsters and Ghouls who do tons of damage when buffed a bit. The list power projects really well and makes it hard to play against since there are multiple threats that don’t fold to an average backline objective holder.

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Allegiance: Interns to Darkness
– Damned Legion: Knights of the Empty Throne (run and charge for mounted units)
– Mortal Realm: Aqshy
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumphs: Indomitable

Leaders
Chaos Lord on Daemonic Mount (160)* (strike first when he charges, grants it to knights)
– General
– Command Trait: Idolater Lord (Priest)
– Artefact: The Conqueror’s Crown (Enemy models with < 3 wounds cannot contest objectives w/in 6″)
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle (-1 to wound in melee)
– Universal Prayer Scripture: Curse (6’s to hit are MW in addition)
Be’Lakor, the Dark Master (340)* (Can shut down a unit for 1-2 turns)
– The Lore of the Damned: Daemonic Speed (3D6 charge for mounted units)
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)* (can give +1 to hit and wound to a unit)
– Mark of Chaos: Undivided (reroll Eye of the Gods)
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost (D3 to replace melee profile Hit, wound, or rend to that value)

Battleline
10 x Chaos Knights (440)* (Tanky)
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle (-1 to wound in melee)
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon (reduce rend by 1 from melee attacks)
– Reinforced x 1
18 x Spire Tyrants (140)* (immune to battleshock when within 3″ of enemy)
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle (-1 to wound in melee)
– Reinforced x 1
3 x Varanguard (290)* (Killy, can fight twice once per game)
– 3x Fellspear (+1 to wound and rend on the charge)
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne (+1 Attack on the charge)
22 x Blissbarb Archers (320)* (Ranged death, 41 shots, 18″ 3+/3+/-1/1)
– Reinforced x 1

Units
3 x Ogroid Theridons (160)* (Smashy glass cannons)
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne (+1 Attack on the charge)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1970 / 2000

Slaves to Darkness have settled quite comfortably into the ‘also rans’ groove in recent months, with a ‘woops all Varanguard’ or ‘Archaon + HOW MANY Splintered Fang!?’ skew lists occasionally nabbing a cheeky podium – and their recent shot in the arm from the battlescroll seems to have been more of a little jab to the foot.

But! Here we have Damien mixing things up in a way I’ve not seen before but makes a lot of sense. He’s brought Be’lakor, who’s become a relative staple of S2D lists to help them out with control, and the usual must-takes of a Sorceror and 10 Nurgle knights. What’s more surprising is a reinforced blob of Spire Tyrants – presumably because they’re just so cheap now and make for a good pile of bodies, also with -1 to wound from the Nurgle mark via Idolator Lord on the Mounted Lord – who also carries the Conquerors Crown for a cheeky objective stealing play and the abililty to bestow fight-first on the knights, allowing for a double activation with the cavalry units.

He’s also packed in a reinforced unit of Blissbards on loan from Slaanesh, who aren’t cheap but still offer a good volume of reliable shooting attacks that Slaves just otherwise have no access to – plus, I bet they look good in black. The final notable pick is the now bargain-basement Theridons, who are squishy and un-synergistic as always but for 160 pts can bring some absolute pain if they do make it into combat.

Beating out Seraphon twice and KO means the path to 3rd was fraught with real danger, but this list seems to have had the bodies, speed and staying power to handle some serious ranged threat. Big kudos to Damien for an imaginative and successful Slaves list!

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Army Faction: Stormcast Eternals
– Army Type: Scions of the Storm
– Subfaction: Hammers of Sigmar
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumph: Inspired – Holy command: Call for aid


LEADERS
Knight-Incantor (120)*
– General
– Command Traits: Eater of Magic
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
Lord-Castellant (160)*
– Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome
Battlemage (100)*
– Magic of the Realms: Wildform (Ghur)
Lord-Relictor (150)**
– Prayers: Translocation


BATTLELINE
Dracothian Guard Tempestors (630)**
Sequitors (120)**

– Sequitor-Prime
– Redemption Cache
– 2 x Stormsmite Greatmace
Vanquishers (100)**
– Vanquisher-Prime


OTHER
Retributors (210)**
– Retributor-Prime
Stormdrake Guard (340)**
– Stormdrake-Prime
– Drakerider’s Lance


ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)
1 x Aethervoid Pendulum (40)


CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Battle Regiment


TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Brett: Stormcast (SCE) have been a rarity for us lately, overtaken by more recent books, but they are still a solid faction, just not the easiest to play. The new GHB may help them with primal dice to buff their otherwise lacklustre casting and the Knight Incantor’s guaranteed deny. No surprises with Liví’s list having one then as well as the Lords Relictor, Castellant and a Battlemage. Essentially, the standard leadership group for SCE. Livi likes living on the edge, taking a 5 wound hero to set up a chance (on a 5+) of removing a spell from their opponent with Eater of Magic. Then doubling down with Merciless Blizzard.

4 leaders means Andtorian Acolytes is easily filled and primal dice are available on 3+. That small change means at least one extra primal dice in the course of a game. With Blizzard needing a 12 to cast that’s a strong bonus. The rest of the list is fairly standard, 4x Tempestors as the hammer unit backed by Retributors and Stormdrake. The Stormdrake’s mobility is their key asset while the Retributors and the Tempestors can benefit (once down) from the combination of Translocation (Lord Relictor) and Wildform (Battlemage) to get anywhere on the board with +2 to charge. That’s better than the Lord Imperatant’s 7″ strat because you can drop just outside 9 (say 9.2″), preventing redeploy but still having an effective 7″ charge.

Price drops (from 140 to 120) on Sequitors have seen them return to lists. They can do a surprising amount of mortal damage and can be a threat. More unusually, Livi has chosen to take Vanquishers, probably to save 20 points for Endless Spells. This is why the Lord Castellant has Arcane Tome. He has a built-in Mystic Shield with his lantern, leaving him free to deploy an Endless Spell. And in a move for innovation, this list has 2 Endless Spells to make up for the lack of ranged. Firstly, the Pendulum for a chance to snipe small heroes and cause annoying wounds and also Gravetide for some more anti horde. As always, the weakness for SCE is scoring from turn 3 onwards when they finally wear down your units. Being able to return a Battleline unit (Call for Aid) helps of course, especially Sequitors, that means you can return a threatening unit.

Solid hammers and a lot of answers make this a tight list in the end and allowed a solid recovery from the first round loss. Great work taking SCE this close to the podium.

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Top Three AoS Lists for CROSSROADS CARNAGE 1

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This is the top three AoS lists for CROSSROADS CARNAGE 1 that took place in the USA on the 8th and 9th of July. It involved 32 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Slaves to Darkness
– Subfaction: Ravagers
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Archaon (860)*
– Spells: Daemonic Speed, Warp Reality
Exalted Hero of Chaos (100)*
– General
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
– Command Traits: Idolater Lord
– Rune-etched Blade and Chaos Runeshield
– Prayers: Heal
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
– Mark of Chaos: Undivided
– Artefacts of Power: Chaos Familiar
– Spells: Chaotic Conduit, Warp Reality
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master

BATTLELINE
Splintered Fang (200)*
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
Splintered Fang (200)*
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
Splintered Fang (200)*
– Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
Chaos Knights (220)*
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
– Standard Bearer
– Hornblower
– Doom Knight
– Cursed Lance
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Blasted Standard
Corvus Cabal (80)*

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1980/2000

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Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers
– Subfaction: Mortis Praetorians
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Katakros (440)*
Mortisan Boneshaper (120)*
– General
– Command Traits: Aura of Sterility
– Artefacts of Power: Artisan’s Key
– Spells: Reinforce Constructs
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master

BATTLELINE
Immortis Guard (400)*
Immortis Guard (400)*
Kavalos Deathriders (170)*
– Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade
Kavalos Deathriders (170)*
– Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade

OTHER
Morghast Archai (240)*
– Spirit Halberd

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Bone-tithe Shrieker (50)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000

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Allegiance: Kharadron Overlords
– Sky Port: Barak Urbaz
– Grand Strategy: The Day is Ours!
– Triumphs: Inspired

Kharadron Code
– Artycle: Settle The Grudges + honor is everything 
– Amendment: Prosecute Wars With All Haste
– Footnote: Without Our Ships We Are Naught

Leaders
Aether-Khemist (80)**
Arkanaut Admiral (125)**
– General
– Command Trait: Ex-Grundstok
– Artefact: Celestium Burst-grenade
Aetheric Navigator (85)**
– Artefact: Voidstone Orb
– Aspect of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Endrinmaster with Endrinharness (90)
Gotrek Gurnisson (480)
– Allies

Battleline
10 x Arkanaut Company (100)*
-1 leader
– 1x Light Skyhooks
– 1x Aethermatic Volley Guns
15 x Grundstok Thunderers (405)*
-1 leader 
– 3x Aetheric Fumigators
– 3x Decksweepers
– 3x Aethercannons
– 3x Grundstok Mortars
– Reinforced x 2
3 x Endrinriggers (120)*
– 1x Drill Launcher
-1 leader with rivet gun and saw
-1 rivet gun saw 

Behemoths
Arkanaut Ironclad (500)
-admirals flagship 
– Main Gun: Great Sky Cannon
– Major Installation: Prudency Chutes

Core Battalions
*Galletian Sharpshooters
**Command Entourage – Magnificent

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 1985 / 2000

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Army Faction: Idoneth Deepkin
Army Subfaction: Mor’phann
– Grand Strategy: No Place for the Weak
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Isharann Tidecaster (140)*
– Spells: Steed of Tides
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
1 x Isharann Soulrender (120)*
– Artefacts: Rune of the Surging Gloomtide
1 x Eidolon of Mathlann Aspect of the Sea (325)*
– General
– Command Traits: Endless Sea Storm
– Spells: Steed of Tides

BATTLELINE
20 x Namarti Reavers (340)*
– Icon Bearer
10 x Namarti Reavers (170)*
– Icon Bearer
20 x Namarti Thralls (260)*
– Icon Bearer

BEHEMOTH
1 x Akhelian Leviadon (460)*

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Purple Sun of Shyish (90)
1 x Ravenak’s Gnashing Jaws (70)

TERRAIN
1 x Gloomtide Shipwreck (0)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1975/2000)

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Top Three AoS Lists for the Bugeater AoS GT

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Bugeater AoS GT that took place in the USA on the 3rd and 4th of June. It involved 32 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

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

LEADER
1 x Verminlord Warbringer (400)*
General
– Command Traits: Devious Adversary
– Artefacts: Warpstone Charm
– Spells: Flaming Weapon
1 x Warlock Bombardier (110)*
– Artefacts: Vial of the Fulminator
– Spells: More-more-more Warp Power!
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
1 x Grey Seer (120)*
Spells: Levitate
1 x Thanquol (430)**
– 4 x Warpfire Projectors
– Spells: Skitterleap
1 x Grey Seer (120)***
Spells: Death Frenzy

BATTLELINE
20 x Clanrats (100)*
Clawleader
– 2 x Clanrat Standard Bearer
– 2 x Clanrat Bell-ringer
– Rusty Blade
20 x Clanrats (100)***
Clawleader
– 2 x Clanrat Standard Bearer
– 2 x Clanrat Bell-ringer
– Rusty Blade
20 x Clanrats (100)***
Clawleader
– 2 x Clanrat Standard Bearer
– 2 x Clanrat Bell-ringer
– Rusty Blade

BEHEMOTH
1 x Doomwheel (160)**
1 x Doomwheel (160)**

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Lauchon the Soulseeker (50)
1 x Warp Lightning Vortex (80)
1 x Quicksilver Swords (60)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Warlord
**Linebreaker
***Vanguard

TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)

Keegan Graves: My list is focused around target priority and taking out key pieces while scoring big early to help force early wins. This is very important in a meta of armies with very strong late games, like Khorne, SBGL, and OBR.

It’s hard to talk about my list without addressing the elephant in the room, so I will mention the doomwheels first. I love aggressive play and throwing units at my opponents to cause carnage, so I decided to give doomwheels a try. They give Skaven access to high speeds and incredible flexibility. They move 4d6” and can have that movement doubled by the Vial of the Fulminator artefact, so I would usually have one doomwheel consistently move 28” per turn. Their shooting, while low rend, can do quite a lot of damage. Usually enough to kill a chaff screen or an artillery piece. Altogether, It is a unit that your opponent does not want to commit to killing, but it will get value very quickly if left alive.

Other than the doomwheels, my list is very heavy on multiple sources of armor piercing damage, and I have 9 spell casts spread across 4 casters. Skaven is such a fragile army, so it is very important to have as many sources of damage as possible so we can keep the fight going for longer. Endless spells really help with this. I chose the Warp Lightning Vortex, which is a large and difficult to remove spell that stops running and does a lot of mortal wounds and Quicksilver Swords because it does mortal wounds that bypass wards.
Thanquol and the Warbringer are my two hero monsters that do the majority of the heavy lifting. They make an excellent pair as the warbringer has rend 3, with the warpstone charm artefact, and wrecks high armor targets, while Thanquol’s shooting attack reliably kills 1 to 2 wound hoards. As an added bonus, both are very fast and have 5+ wards for extra reliability and durability.

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Allegiance: Maggotkin of Nurgle
Subfaction: Droning Guard
– Grand Strategy: Blessed Desecration
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Lord of Blights (150)*
General
– Command Trait: Overpowering Stench
– Artefact: The Shield of Growths
– Aspect of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage
Orghotts Daemonspew (320)*
Bloab Rotspawned (320)**
– Lore of Malignance: Gift of Disease

Units
10 x Plaguebearers (150)*
10 x Plaguebearers (150)*
3 x Plague Drones (200)**
3 x Plague Drones (200)**
3 x Nurglings (100)*
10 x Rotmire Creed (130)**
10 x Rotmire Creed (130)**
10 x Rotmire Creed (130)**

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

Total: 1980 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 0 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 146
Drops: 2

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Army Faction: Soulblight Gravelords
Army Type: Legion of Blood
– Grand Strategy: Empire of Corpses
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Vampire Lord (130)
Spells: Spirit Gale
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon (440)*
General
– Command Traits: Master of Magic
– Deathlance
– Artefacts of Power: Cloak of Mists and Shadows
– Spells: Vile Transference
Wight King (135)*
Wight King on Skeletal Steed (160)*

BATTLELINE
Deathrattle Skeletons (170)*
Skeleton Champion
– Standard Bearer
Deadwalker Zombies (230)*
Black Knights (220)*
Hellknight
– 2 x Standard Bearer
– 2 x Hornblower

OTHER
Grave Guard (280)*
Seneschal
– Wight Blade and Crypt Shield
– 2 x Standard Bearer
– 2 x Hornblower
Blood Knights (230)*
Kastellan
– Standard Bearer
– Templar Lance

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1995/2000

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

Leaders
Archaon the Everchosen (860)*
The Lore of the Damned: Binding Damnation
Be’Lakor, the Dark Master (355)**
The Lore of the Damned: Ruinous Vigour
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)**
– General
– Command Trait: Master of Magic
– Artefact: Gryph-feather Charm (Galletian Champion)
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
– The Lore of the Damned: Chaotic Conduit
– Aspect of the Champion: Tunnel Master

Battleline
10 x Chaos Warriors (210)**
Hand Weapon & Shield
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon
9 x Corvus Cabal (80)*
9 x Corvus Cabal (80)*

Units
5 x Blissbarb Seekers (200)**

Endless Spells & Invocations
Quicksilver Swords (60)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

Total: 1965 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 0 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 102
Drops: 2

Travis Boysen: So the basic idea with my Archaon/Be’Lakor list is to use the Eye of Sheerian to try and force a double turn. That makes sure Be’Lakor gets full use of his Dark Master ability. Also, being in Legion of the First Prince, let’s me mark Be’Lakor to whatever I need. It was usually Nurgle, though, to help him be tanky.

The Blissbarb Seekers were a late add but paid off greatly as both Archaon and Be’Lakor love having essentially -3 rend for most of their attacks.

Quicksilver Swords were also a great choice when I played against Nurgle and Celestant Prime.

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