This is the top three AoS lists for the III GT Talavera AoS that took place in Spain on the 9th and 10th of March. It saw 295 players in 60 teams vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament. This is the largest teams tournament I’ve ever seen, however we’ll only be showing the individual placings.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Army Faction: Daughters of Khaine
– Army Subfaction: Hagg Nar
– Grand Strategy: Bloodthirsty Zealots – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
LEADER
1 x Morathi-Khaine (680)*
1 x The Shadow Queen (680)*
1 x Melusai Ironscale (120)* – General
– Command Traits: Zealous Orator – Artefacts: Crown of Woe
BATTLELINE
15 x Blood Sisters (450)* – Gorgai
5 x Blood Sisters (150)* – Gorgai
10 x Blood Stalkers (360)* – Krone
OTHER
5 x Khinerai Heartrenders (100)* – Shryke
5 x Khinerai Heartrenders (100)* – Shryke
CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: (1960/2000)
Army Faction: Stormcast Eternals
– Army Type: Scions of the Storm
– Army Subfaction: Hammers of Sigmar
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumphs: Inspired
– Holly command: Steadfast March
LEADER
1 x Ionus Cryptborn (400)*
– General
– Prayers: Translocation
1 x Lord-Castellant (160)*
– Artefacts: Arcane Tome
BATTLELINE
4 x Stormdrake Guard (340)*
– Stormdrake-Prime
– Drakerider’s Lance
2 x Stormdrake Guard (340)*
– Stormdrake-Prime
– Drakerider’s Warblade
2 x Stormdrake Guard (340)*
– Stormdrake-Prime
– Drakerider’s Warblade
OTHER
3 x Aetherwings (70)*
CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)
Army Faction: Hedonites of Slaanesh
– Army Type: Invaders
– Grand Strategy: Glutton for Depravity
– Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS
Keeper of Secrets (380)*
– Living Whip
– Spells: Lash of Slaanesh
Shardspeaker of Slaanesh (130)*
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
Keeper of Secrets (380)**
– Living Whip
– Spells: Flaming Weapon
Lord of Hubris (130)**
– General
– Command Traits: Hurler of Obscenities
– Artefacts of Power: Icon of Infinite Excess
Syll’Esske (200)**
– Spells: Lash of Slaanesh
BATTLELINE
Daemonettes (110)*
– Daemonette Banner Bearer
– Daemonette Icon Bearer
– Daemonette Hornblower
– Allurer
Daemonettes (110)*
– Allurer
– Daemonette Banner Bearer
– Daemonette Icon Bearer
– Daemonette Hornblower
Symbaresh Twinsouls (140)**
– Egopomp
Symbaresh Twinsouls (140)**
– Egopomp
The Unmade (80)**
OTHER
Furies (80)**
ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Dreadful Visage (60)
1 x Chronomantic Cogs (50)
TERRAIN
1 x Fane of Slaanesh (0)
CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000
Celefaze: This is one of the most unique Slaanesh lists I’ve ever seen reach a podium placing, and makes expert use of our debuff capabilities and the offensive jank hidden in oft-forgotten Invaders subfaction. The party starts with two units of symbaresh twinsouls that apply -1 to melee attack characteristics to units within 3″, and 2 keepers of secrets with living whips that can each bring that down by a further -1 to a unit within 6″. To make sure all those newly upgraded 2″ reach hordes are kept humble the list then turns it up to 11 with the Lash of Slaanesh spell, capable of applying an uncapped melee attacks penalty (to a minimum of 1) to an unlucky unit within 12″. As if that weren’t excessive enough, the lord of hubris can step in to ensure a unit can only attack him in combat with however many attacks they happen to have left at that point. Offensively this force is deceptively deadly too, with a possible 2 instances of the Hurler of Obscenities command trait (applying +1 to hit and -1 to save for an enemy unit in 6″) thanks to the Escalating Havoc heroic action, and a turn of army-wide +1 to melee attacks from the Icon of Infinite Excess. Bolstered by the Slaaneshi power-couple of Syll’Esske’s conditional +1 to hit and wound, this can make for a brutal offensive push at a key moment. Some additional utility is found in allies and endless spells, with the unmade pinning enemies in place and furies for scoring shenanigans, while the Dreadful Visage provides a rare, almost nostalgic source of strike-last. Juancho deserves praise for not only brewing this strange beast of a list, but piloting it to an undefeated 3rd place.
Army Faction: Flesh-eater Courts
– Subfaction: Hollowmourne
– Grand Strategy: Defend the Throne
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty
LEADERS
Abhorrant Archregent (150)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Abhorrant Archregent (150)*
– Spells: Deranged Transformation
Abhorrant Gorewarden (150)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Varghulf Courtier (160)**
– General
– Command Traits: Cruel Taskmaster
– Artefacts of Power: Charnel Vestments
– Prayers: Charnel Conviction
Crypt Infernal Courtier (140)***
BATTLELINE
Crypt Ghouls (320)**
– Crypt Ghast
Crypt Horrors (130)***
– Crypt Haunter
Crypt Horrors (130)***
– Crypt Haunter
OTHER
Crypt Flayers (320)**
– Crypt Infernal
Morbheg Knights (150)***
– Standard Bearer
– Champion of Morbheg
– Hornblower
Morbheg Knights (150)***
– Standard Bearer
– Champion of Morbheg
– Hornblower
ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Chalice of Ushoran (50)
TERRAIN
1 x Charnel Throne (0)
CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Wizard-finders of Andtor
***Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000
Hanna Leppänen: This is a fun list! It’s a Hollowmourne list (+1 dmg for knights on charge), but the main attraction here is the 6 Flayers and the Infernal Courtier.
The list plays rather standard 2 Archreagents and a Gravewarden as the Abhorrants, but does have a nice pick of Varghulf Courtier as the general, with Cruel Taskmaster for maximum muster potential for the killiest Courtier hero. Hoarfrost is the single best spell for FEC due to problems being often lack of rend and hit debuffs. Deranged transformation is of course the best spell in the FEC lore.
Otherwise the list plays around 40 Ghouls and Chalice for tarpitting, 2 x 3 Crypt Horrors for battleline and 2 x 3 Morbhegs for battle tactics and great mobility. Two units of MSU Morbhegs seem to be pretty stable part of FEC lists atm.
Crypt Flayers ww 9″ get +1 damage to their shooting attacks if a Crypt Infernal kills a model with a shooting attack. With a unit of 6 that’s 24 4+/3(2)+ rend 2 dmg 2 shots , which can also give you a battle tactic. They also get damage 2 when they charge due to Hollowmourne trait. Crypt Flayers are often overlooked due to pure stats comparison to horrors, but they are a good flex pick that can carry characters and have really good threat range.
Hollowmourne lists love to fight, and frankly, they need to for NDP generation. This list gives up a bit of the raw power of Horrors for more finesse of Flayers/Morbhegs and tarpitting of the Ghouls.
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