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Top Three AoS Lists for Lords of the Mounds 7

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This is the top three AoS lists for Lords of the Mounds 7 that took place in Sweden on the 2nd and 3rd of September. It involved 40 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Allegiance: Big Waaagh!
– Grand Strategy: Waaagh!
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

Leaders
Gobsprakk, The Mouth of Mork (240)***
Megaboss on Maw-Krusha (450)*
– General
– Boss Choppa and Rip-tooth fist
– Command Trait: Hulking Brute
– Mount Trait: Fast ‘Un
Wurrgog Prophet (170)**
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
– Artefact: Glowin’ Tattooz
Orruk Warchanter (120)***
– Warbeat: Get ‘Em Beat
Orruk Warchanter (120)***
– Warbeat: Fixin’ Beat
Orruk Weirdnob Shaman (90)**
– Lore of the Weird: Da Great Big Green Hand of Gork
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard

Battleline
5 x Orruk Ardboys (80)***
– 1x Gorkamorka Banner Bearers
– 1x Gorkamorka Glyph Bearers
5 x Orruk Ardboys (80)*
– 1x Gorkamorka Banner Bearers
– 1x Gorkamorka Glyph Bearers
5 x Orruk Ardboys (80)*
– 1x Gorkamorka Banner Bearers
– 1x Gorkamorka Glyph Bearers

Units
6 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (340)*
– Jagged Gore-hackas
– Reinforced x 1
3 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)*
– Jagged Gore-hackas

Endless Spells & Invocations
Malevolent Maelstrom (30)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Andtorian Acolytes
***Warlord

Additional Enhancements
Spell

Total: 1970 / 2000

Aaron Newbom: An interesting monster mash style list revolving around a souped up mawkrusha and pigs with Gobbsprakk shutting down magic.

I’m gonna be honest I normally see a mawkrusha in big waaagh and assume the pilot doesn’t really know BW well. But this man clearly does with a 5-0 and a tough run of it too.

In many ways this is a list that takes bloodtoofs and subtracts some offense, mobility, and tempo in exchange for flexibility and consistency.

With the meta as it is, the burst damage of bloodtoofs doesn’t break a Soulblight armies back, and this list has to control and late game power to finish the job

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

LEADERS
Gorslav the Gravekeeper (120)*
– General
– Command Traits: Spoor Trackers
– Artefacts of Power: Ulfenkarni Phylactery
Lauka Vai (300)**
– Spells: Spirit Gale
Torgillius the Chamberlain (150)**
– Spells: Waste Away
Vampire Lord (140)**
– Spells: Hoarfrost

BATTLELINE
Deadwalker Zombies (360)*
Dire Wolves (140)*
– Doom Wolf
Deadwalker Zombies (240)**
Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
Deadwalker Zombies (120)**

OTHER
Corpse Cart (80)*
– Corpse Lash
– Unholy Lodestone
Corpse Cart (80)**
– Corpse Goad
– Unholy Lodestone

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000

Danny Wadeson: Shambling forward, often standing stubbornly in the way, groaning all the while and liable to keep coming back – no, it’s not me trying to bird-watch while hungover, it’s shit tonnes of Zombies! Competitive Soulblight players just can’t help themselves can they – this is why we can’t have nice things! Or, we can have them, they’ll just cost more very soon…

Basically, if you’re not already aware, Zombie in Vyrkos are bloody annoying to shift. And Vyrkos allows for a once per game heroic action to summon 10 Direwolves too – so we’re talking about a WHOLE lot of bodies on circles here. While supported by double corpse carts, 6s to wound do mortals – that’s likely on top of a bunch more you get each time a zombie you kill rolls a 5+.

Gorslav seals the deal as the premier zombie-buffer, helping them shuffle that bit faster with Spoor Trackers and with the Phylactery to project an aura of 5+++, making them truly frustrating to chew through.

Lauka Vai makes an appearance as a cheeky source of -1 to rend, acting as a cost effective monster and possibly making a 6″ pile in too, to compound the misery of having to run head long into all those grabby hands.

Zombies gonna get nerfed soon, somehow – let’s hope the next Battlescroll doesn’t put them in the ground for good…

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

Leaders
Gobsprakk, The Mouth of Mork (240)**
Wurrgog Prophet (170)*
– Artefact: Glowin’ Tattooz
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
Orruk Warchanter (120)***
– Warbeat: Fixin’ Beat
Orruk Weirdnob Shaman (90)*
– General
– Command Trait: Touched by the Waaagh!
– Lore of the Weird: Da Great Big Green Hand of Gork
Orruk Weirdnob Shaman (90)***
– Lore of the Weird: Foot of Gork
Megaboss on Maw-Krusha (450)***
– Boss Choppa and Rip-tooth fist
– Artefact: Destroyer
– Mount Trait: Fast ‘Un

Battleline
5 x Orruk Brutes (140)**
– Jagged Gore-hackas
– 1x Gore Choppas
5 x Orruk Ardboys (80)**
– 1x Gorkamorka Banner Bearers
– 1x Gorkamorka Glyph Bearers
5 x Orruk Ardboys (80)**
– 1x Gorkamorka Banner Bearers
– 1x Gorkamorka Glyph Bearers

Units
3 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)**
– Jagged Gore-hackas
6 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (340)**
– Jagged Gore-hackas
– Reinforced x 1

Endless Spells & Invocations
Suffocating Gravetide (30)

Core Battalions
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Battle Regiment
***Command Entourage – Magnificent

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 2000 / 2000


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Allegiance: Khorne
– Slaughterhost: The Skullfiend Tribe
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumphs: Triumphs are Cheating

LEADERS
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)**
– General
– Command Trait: Firebrand
– Artefact: A’rgath the King of Blades
– Prayer: Bloodbind
– Prayer: Bronzed Flesh
Bloodsecrator (120)**
– Nullstone Adornment: Pouch of Nulldust
Slaughterpriest (110)**
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayer: Killer Instinct
– Prayer: Blood Sacrifice
Skarr Bloodwrath (110)*

UNITS
10 x Skullreapers (380)*
– Daemonblades
10 x Bloodreavers (80)
– Reaver Blades
10 x Bloodreavers (80)
– Reaver Blades
5 x Flesh Hounds (100)
6 x Mighty Skullcrushers (420)
– Bloodglaives
5 x Wrathmongers (140)
6 x Furies (80)

INVOCATIONS
Bleeding Icon (50)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Wizard-Finders of Andtor
**Warlord

ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS
Prayer

TOTAL: 2000/2000

Roland Rivera: In 4th place, we have an interesting little Khorne list that is built around the solid brick that is a 6-man unit of Mighty Skullcrushers. 30 Wounds with a 2+ save is a very tough nut for an army that does not have plentiful access to mortal wounds to crack, especially if there’s a Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury nearby to slap -1 to hit on its attackers. While those two pieces anchor down the middle, this list can play some classic hammer & anvil games with the 10-man unit of Skullcrushers, or buy time for the plethora of minimum-sized units in the list to sit on objectives and rack up VPs.

The Hero mix to support this strategy is a Slaughterpriest for more prayers, a Bloodsecrator for a 1/game offensive buff and stronger Rallies for your Bloodbound pieces, and Skarr Bloodwrath as a reusable blocker/source of Blood Tithe. There is also a unit of Wrathmongers to grant extra attacks to any Khorne unit near them. Interestingly, Albin has chosen to g with the Bleeding Icon to shut off Battleshock over the Hexgorger Skulls to further disrupt magic armies, which reinforces the notion that this list wants to play aggressively. This notion is confirmed by the choice of subfaction, which rewards high charge rolls with strike-first.

All in all, this seems like a fun list that forces the issue and make the opponent play reactively to deal with your objective pressure while potentially setting them up for hard counterpunches from its reinforced blobs. Fun and effective – what’s not to like?

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Final Tournament Placings

01 Danny Elvestad – 2d6 – 2d6
Big WAAAGH! 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4

02 Tomasz Mucha
Soulblight Gravelords: Vyrkos Dynasty 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 0

03 Stylianos Mamagkakis – KriegsmotteK – KriegsmotteK
Big WAAAGH! 4 / 0 / 4 / 4 / 4

04 Karl Ejnar – Hops & Drops – Hops & Drops
Big WAAAGH! 4 / 4 / 0 / 4 / 4

05 Jesper Melander
Soulblight Gravelords: Legion of Night 4 / 4 / 4 / 0 / 4

06 Albin Glaumann
Blades of Khorne: Skullfiend Tribe 4 / 4 / 0 / 4 / 4

07 Stian Engebretsen – 2d6 – 2d6
Slaves to Darkness: Knights of the Empty Throne 4 / 4 / 4 / 0 / 4

08 Benjamin Hyvönen
Flesh-eater Courts: Hollowmourne Grand Court 0 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4

09 Tom Batsford – Hops & Drops – Hops & Drops
Disciples of Tzeentch: Guild of Summoners 4 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 4

10 Stein Gaarder – 2d6 – 2d6
Soulblight Gravelords: Legion of Blood 4 / 4 / 4 / 0 / 0

11 Kuba Kostrubiec
Lumineth Realm-Lords: Ymetrica 4 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 4

12 Alexis Herbeck – FUSK – FUSK
Stormcast Eternals: Astral Templars 4 / 4 / 0 / 4 / 0

13 Andreas Johansson
Beasts of Chaos: Darkwalkers 4 / 0 / 4 / 4 / 0

14 Jon Borg – FUSK – FUSK
Kharadron Overlords: Barak-Zilfin 4 / 0 / 4 / 4 / 0

15 Geir Vedeld – 2d6 – 2d6
Hosts of Slaanesh: Pretenders Host 4 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 4

16 Robert Karlsson – Hops & Drops – Hops & Drops
Soulblight Gravelords: Kastelai Dynasty 0 / 4 / 0 / 4 / 4

17 Njål Kleivkås – 2d6 – 2d6
Seraphon: Fangs of Sotek 4 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 4

18 Edris Ardalan – MCG – MCG
Big WAAAGH! 4 / 4 / 0 / 4 / 0

19 Nils Wallberg – Hops & Drops – Hops & Drops
Soulblight Gravelords: Legion of Night 0 / 4 / 4 / 0 / 4

20 William Carehag – Asylum wargaming – Asylum wargaming 2 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 4

21 Niklas Fällman – FUSK – FUSK
Ogor Mawtribes: Underguts 0 / 4 / 2 / 4 / 0

22 Robert Eveby – Västerås Wargaming – Västerås Wargaming
Soulblight Gravelords: Legion of Blood 0 / 0 / 4 / 4 / 0

23 Johan Börjesson – AoS Dalarna – AoS Dalarna
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Null Myriad 0 / 4 / 0 / 4 / 0

24 Anton Sandström – F.U.S.K – F.U.S.K
Blades of Khorne: Flayed 4 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0

25 Lennart ”Lillen” Svensson – Nyköping Wargaming – Nyköping Wargaming
Idoneth Deepkin: Ionrach 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 4

26 Linus Kingfors – Hops & Drops – Hops & Drops
Hosts of Slaanesh: Pretenders Host 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 4

27 Thomas Fagerholm
Gloomspite Gitz: Jaws of Mork 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 4

28 Benjamin Flodda – 2d6 – 2d6
Slaves to Darkness: Hosts of the Everchosen 4 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0

29 Nicolai Aapalahti
Gloomspite Gitz 4 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0

30 Adam Schmidinger – Tabletop Bastards – Tabletop Bastards
Seraphon: Koatl’s Claw 0 / 4 / 0 / 4 / 0

31 Johan Hilmersson
Seraphon: Koatl’s Claw 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 3

32 Simen Lillehagen – 2d6 – 2d6
Stormcast Eternals 2 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 1

33 Jesper Svennebring – Uppsala AoS – Uppsala AoS
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Petrifex Elite 0 / 4 / 2 / 0 / 0

34 David Ejnar – Hops & Drops – Hops & Drops
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Null Myriad 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

35 David Norenius
Lumineth Realm-Lords: Zaitrec 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0

36 Emmy Bengtsson – Spelfaktoriet – Spelfaktoriet
Daughters of Khaine: Zainthar Kai 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

37 Fredrik Sulkava – MCG – MCG
Gloomspite Gitz 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0

38 Niklas Jansson – UAOS – UAOS
Sons of Behemat: Stomper Tribe 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0

39 carl sundqvist – Spelfaktoriet – Spelfaktoriet
Ogor Mawtribes: Boulderhead 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0

40 Victor Wennerberg – Uppsala AoS – UAOS
Nighthaunt: The Scarlet Doom 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

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Top Three AoS Lists for the Nashcon Age of Sigmar GT 2023

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This is the top three AoS lists the Nashcon Age of Sigmar GT 2023 that took place in the US on the 19th and 20th of August. It involved 104 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament. This is a two list tournament, players choose which one to run at the table.

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

List 1:
Allegiance: Khorne
– Slaughterhost: Reapers of Vengeance
– Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)*
– General
– Command Trait: Firebrand
– Artefact: A’rgath the King of Blades
– Prayer: Bloodbind
Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne (110)*
– Prayer: Killer Instinct
Skarr Bloodwrath (110)*
Skarbrand (380)**
Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne (110)**
– Artefact: Halo of Blood
– Prayer: Blood Sacrifice
Theddra Skull-Scryer (160)**
– Allies

Battleline
20 x Bloodletters (360)**
– Reinforced x 1
10 x Bloodreavers (80)**
– Reaver Blades
8 x Claws of Karanak (100)**

Units
3 x Magore’s Fiends (140)**
5 x Godsworn Hunt (160)**
– Allies

Endless Spells & Invocations
Hexgorger Skulls (50)
Wrath-Axe (70)

Faction Terrain
1x Skull Altar

Core Battalions
*Command Entourage – Magnificent
**Battle Regiment

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 2000 / 2000

List 2:
Allegiance: Khorne
– Slaughterhost: Reapers of Vengeance
– Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

Leaders
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)*
– General
– Command Trait: Firebrand
– Artefact: A’rgath the King of Blades
– Prayer: Bloodbind
Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne (110)*
– Prayer: Killer Instinct
Skarr Bloodwrath (110)*
Skarbrand (380)**
Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne (110)**
– Artefact: Halo of Blood
– Prayer: Blood Sacrifice
Theddra Skull-Scryer (160)**
– Allies

Battleline
20 x Bloodletters (360)**
– Reinforced x 1
10 x Bloodreavers (80)**
– Reaver Blades
8 x Claws of Karanak (100)**

Units
3 x Magore’s Fiends (140)**
5 x Godsworn Hunt (160)**
– Allies

Endless Spells & Invocations
Hexgorger Skulls (50)
Wrath-Axe (70)

Faction Terrain
1x Skull Altar

Core Battalions
*Command Entourage – Magnificent
**Battle Regiment

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 2000 / 2000

Roland Rivera: Despite this tournament being in a 2-list format, our winner seems to has thumbed his nose at that notion, as both of his lists are exactly the same! He has gone for the Hero-heavy Khorne approach which seems to be gaining momentum of late, as he has maxed out his Hero selections.

The list is anchored by Skarbrand and the Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury, which are a vital source of mobility in the form of 3D6″ charges (Skarbrand for himself, the Unfettered Fury Thirster for anyone) and doing most of the damage. The list also packs several Priests (including the Unfettered Fury Thirster itself) to help power out whatever Prayer or Invocation is the most useful at the moment (and this list has a pretty deep selection). An interesting addition is Theddra Skull-Scryer as an Ally (likely for Andtorian Locus-centered Battle Tactics). Skarr Bloodwrath rounds out the Hero lineup as a cheap, recurring space blocker that can also double as a source of Blood Tithe.

These Heroes have some troop support in the form of a blob of Bloodletters and Magore’s Fiends, but they will mostly be asked to do the heavy lifting in combat, on both offense and defense. Overall, this style of Khorne list seems to be gaining momentum this season, so don’t be surprised if you see similar lists going forward.

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

LEADER
1 x Belladamma Volga (200)*
– Spells: Spirit Gale
1 x Vampire Lord (140)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost
1 x Gorslav the Gravekeeper (120)**
– General
– Command Traits: Spoor Trackers
– Artefacts: Ulfenkarni Phylactery
1 x Torgillius the Chamberlain (150)**
– Spells: Fading Vigour

BATTLELINE
10 x Dire Wolves (140)*
– Doom Wolf
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)*
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)*
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)*
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)*
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**

OTHER
1 x Corpse Cart (80)**
– Corpse Goad
– Unholy Lodestone
1 x Corpse Cart (80)**
– Corpse Goad
– Unholy Lodestone
6 x Fell Bats (80)**
3 x Vyrkos Blood-born (90)**

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

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

LEADER
1 x Torgillius the Chamberlain (150)*
– Spells: Fading Vigour
1 x Belladamma Volga (200)*
– Spells: Spirit Gale
1 x Gorslav the Gravekeeper (120)**
– General
– Command Traits: Spoor Trackers
– Artefacts: Ulfenkarni Phylactery
1 x Vampire Lord (140)***
– Spells: Hoarfrost
1 x Necromancer (100)***
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard

BATTLELINE
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)*
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)*
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)*
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
10 x Dire Wolves (140)**
– Doom Wolf

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (30)

OTHER
1 x Corpse Cart (80)*
– Corpse Goad
– Unholy Lodestone
1 x Corpse Cart (80)**
– Corpse Goad
– Unholy Lodestone

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

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

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Allegiance: Maggotkin of Nurgle
– Subfaction: Drowned Men
– Grand Strategy: Blessed Desecration

LEADERS
Lord of Afflictions (230)*
– General
– Command Trait: Overpowering Stench
– Artefact: The Shield of Growths
The Glottkin (600)*
– Lore of Malignance: Rancid Visitations
Poxbringer Herald of Nurgle (130)*
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost

UNITS
4 x Pusgoyle Blightlords (480)*
– 2 x Dolorous Tocsin
10 x Plaguebearers (130)*
10 x Plaguebearers (130)*
2 x Beasts of Nurgle (200)*
3 x Nurglings (100)*

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

2000/2000pts

Allegiance: Maggotkin of Nurgle
– Subfaction: Drowned Men
– Grand Strategy: Blessed Desecration

LEADERS
Lord of Afflictions (230)*
– General
– Command Trait: Overpowering Stench
– Artefact: The Shield of Growths
The Glottkin (600)*
– Lore of Malignance: Gift of Disease
Poxbringer Herald of Nurgle (130)*
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost

UNITS
4 x Pusgoyle Blightlords (480)*
– 2 x Dolorous Tocsin
10 x Plaguebearers (130)*
10 x Plaguebearers (130)*
2 x Beasts of Nurgle (200)*
3 x Nurglings (100)*

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

2000/2000pts


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

LEADERS
Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Terrorgheist (450)*
– Artefacts of Power: Corpsefane Gauntlet
– Mount Traits: Gruesome Bite
– Spells: Flaming Weapon, Spectral Host
Crypt Haunter Courtier (110)*
Varghulf Courtier (160)*
– General
– Command Traits: Grave Robber
Abhorrant Archregent (240)**
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Merciless Blizzard
Abhorrant Archregent (240)**
– Spells: Deranged Transformation, Hoarfrost

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

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Aethervoid Pendulum (40)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Andtorian Acolytes

TOTAL POINTS: 1980/2000

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

LEADERS
Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Terrorgheist (450)*
– General
– Command Traits: Grave Robber
– Artefacts of Power: Corpsefane Gauntlet
– Mount Traits: Gruesome Bite
– Spells: Flaming Weapon
Crypt Haunter Courtier (110)*
Abhorrant Archregent (240)**
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Abhorrant Archregent (240)**
– Spells: Deranged Transformation

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

OTHER
Crypt Flayers (180)*

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Andtorian Acolytes

TOTAL POINTS: 1960/2000

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Top Three AoS Lists for the Golden Ticket: Age Of Sigmar Event

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Golden Ticket: Age Of Sigmar Event that took place in the UK on the 19th and 20th of August. It involved 47 players vying to be crowned champion in a 6-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.

If you like what we’re doing, why not join our Patreon and help keep it going?

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

The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers
– Subfaction: Crematorians
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Katakros (460)
Mortisan Boneshaper (140)*
– General
– Command Traits: Dark Acolyte
– Artefacts of Power: Artisan’s Key
– Spells: Drain Vitality
Arkhan the Black (380)*

BATTLELINE
Kavalos Deathriders (360)*
– Mortek Hekatos
– Nadirite Blade
– 2 x Necrophoros
Immortis Guard (440)*
Kavalos Deathriders (180)*
– Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1960/2000

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

LEADERS
Belladamma Volga (200)*
– General
– Command Traits: Driven by Deathstench
– Artefacts of Power: Ulfenkarni Phylactery
– Spells: Spirit Gale
Necromancer (100)**
– Spells: Waste Away
Vampire Lord (140)**
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Necromancer (100)**
– Spells: Fading Vigour

BATTLELINE
Deadwalker Zombies (360)
Dire Wolves (140)*
– Doom Wolf
Dire Wolves (140)*
– Doom Wolf
Dire Wolves (140)*
– Doom Wolf

OTHER
Corpse Cart (80)
– Corpse Lash
– Balefire Brazier
Grave Guard (300)*
– Seneschal
– Hornblower
– Great Wight Blade
– 2 x Standard Bearer
Grave Guard (300)*
– Seneschal
– Hornblower
– Great Wight Blade
– 2 x Standard Bearer

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Andtorian Acolytes

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Allegiance: Lumineth Realm-lords
– Great Nation: Zaitrec
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumphs: Indomitable

Leaders
Archmage Teclis and Celennar, Spirit of Hysh (740)**
The Light of Eltharion (230)**
Scinari Cathallar (120)*
– General
– Command Trait: Shaman of the Chilled Lands
– Artefact: Phoenix Stone
– Lore of Hysh: Speed of Hysh
Scinari Calligrave (110)*
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard

Battleline
10 x Vanari Auralan Wardens (150)**
– Lore of Hysh: Overwhelming Heat
5 x Vanari Bladelords (120)**
5 x Vanari Dawnriders (120)**
– Lore of Hysh: Speed of Hysh

Units
5 x Vanari Dawnriders (120)**
– Lore of Hysh: Speed of Hysh
5 x Vanari Dawnriders (120)**
– Lore of Hysh: Speed of Hysh

Endless Spells & Invocations
Rune of Petrification (60)
Umbral Spellportal (80)
Malevolent Maelstrom (30)

Core Battalions
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Battle Regiment

Total: 2000 / 2000

Jon Anderson: Coming from out of nowhere with a haymaker of a list is Nicolas Tassone showing the world why you don’t sleep on the REAL god of magic. Teclis and friends used the Andtorian Acolytes battalion to great effect in Nicolas’ 5-1 finish only dropping to Crematorians in the final round.

With a beautiful endless spell suite, Nicolas was sure to send his opponents care packages from afar courtesy of the Umbral Spellportals and Malevolent Maelstrom. This is what I like to see from Lumineth. No Vanari Sentinels in the list at all.

This is a list with some hair on its chest.


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Army Faction: Seraphon
– Army Type: Starborne
– Army Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Slann Starmaster (275)*
– General
– Command Traits: Lord of Celestial Resonance
– Spells: Comet’s Call, Rupture
– Bonding: Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur
1 x Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)*
– Artefacts: Arcane Tome
1 x Lord Kroak (410)**
1 x Skink Starseer (150)**
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Cosmic Crush
1 x Skink Starseer (150)**
– Spells: Speed of Huanchi, Merciless Blizzard

BATTLELINE
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 Saurus Guard (140)**
– Saurus Guard Alpha
– Icon Bearer
– War-drummer

BEHEMOTH
1 x Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (480)

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

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: (1995/2000)

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Final Tournament Placings

Age of Sigmar, Army Lists, Chaos, Death, Destruction, Droning Guard, Fantasy, Games Workshop, Gloomspite Gitz, Jaws of Mork, Lumineth Realm-Lords, Maggotkin of Nurgle, Order, Soulblight Gravelords, The Woehammer Crew, Top three lists, Tournaments, Vyrkos Dynasty, Zaitrec

Top Three AoS Lists for the Salt Lake Open 2023 – AoS Championships

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Salt Lake Open 2023 – AoS Championships that took place in the US on the 19th and 20th of August. It involved 34 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Lumineth Realm-lords
– Army Subfaction: Zaitrec
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Scinari Cathallar (120)*
– Spells: Total Eclipse, Hoarfrost
1 x Scinari Enlightener (170)*
– General
– Command Traits: Loremaster
– Artefacts: Rune of Senthoi
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Merciless Blizzard, Speed of Hysh, Protection of Hysh
1 x The Light of Eltharion (230)**
1 x Ellania and Ellathor (190)**
– Spells: Etheral Blessings, Overwhelming Heat
1 x Sevireth (270)**

BATTLELINE
10 x Vanari Bladelords (120)
– Bladelord Seneschal
10 x Vanari Bladelords (120)
– Bladelord Seneschal
10 x Vanari Auralan Wardens (150)**
– High Warden
– Spells: Total Eclipse, Solar Flare
5 x Vanari Dawnriders (120)
– Steedmaster
– Standard Bearer
– Spells: Overwhelming Heat, Speed of Hysh

ENDLESS SPELL

1 x Ravenak’s Gnashing Jaws (70)
1 x Hyshian Twinstones (30)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)

TERRAIN

1 x Shrine Luminor (0)

OTHER

5 x Vanari Dawnriders (120)
– Steedmaster
– Standard Bearer
– Spells: Overwhelming Heat, Speed of Hysh

CORE BATTALIONS:

*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)

Army Faction: Gloomspite Gitz
– Subfaction: Jaws of Mork
– Grand Strategy: Protect da Shrine!
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Fungoid Cave-Shaman (110)*
– General
– Command Traits: Loon-touched
– Artefacts of Power: Staff of Sneaky Stealin’
– Spells: The Hand of Gork
Madcap Shaman (70)*
– Spells: Itchy Nuisance
Grinkrak the Great (220)**
Squigboss (110)***
– Aspects of the Champion (Archived): Tunnel Master (Archived)

BATTLELINE
Boingrot Bounderz (300)**
Boingrot Bounderz (150)**
– Bounder Boss
Moonclan Stabbas (120)**
– Bad Moon Icon Bearer
– Gong Basher
– 3 Barbed Nets
– Pokin’ Spear
Squig Herd (280)***
Squig Herd (280)***

BEHEMOTH
Skitterstrand Arachnarok (180)***

OTHER
Gobbapalooza (170)
– Spells: Squig Lure
Grinkrak’s Looncourt (220)

TERRAIN
1 x Bad Moon Loonshrine (0)

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

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000

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Army Faction: Soulblight Gravelords
– Army Type: Vyrkos
– Grand Strategy: Lust for Domination
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Necromancer (100)*
– Spells: Waste Away
1 x Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon (460)*
– Deathlance
– Spells: Vile Transference
1 x Cado Ezechiar (140)*
– Spells: Spirit Gale
1 x Vampire Lord (140)**
– General
– Command Traits: Master of Magic
– Spells: Hoarfrost
1 x Radukar the Beast (290)**
– Artefacts: Ulfenkarni Phylactery

BATTLELINE
10 x Deathrattle Skeletons (100)*
10 x Deathrattle Skeletons (100)*
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (240)**

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (30)

OTHER
20 x Grave Guard (300)*
– 2 x Standard Bearer
– 2 x Hornblower
– Great Wight Blade
1 x Corpse Cart (80)**
– Corpse Lash
– Unholy Lodestone

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)

Danny Wadeson: So you got the memo that Soulblight (and Vyrkos in particular) are good now right? You may also have heard ‘something something zombie spam’ – but every so often, a trailblazer, a trend-setter, a maverick comes along and says ‘fnah’ to zombie, and ‘hurrah!’ to Deathrattle. Well, two by 10 of them as cheap MSU who can still be annoyingly hard to put down if you under-commit, and he does still have 40 zombs, which is a gentleman’s amount really.

He’s spent the other points on the usual stuff but he has slammed Cado in there, who is still underrated as a versatile hero on a teeny-tiny base. Otherwise, standard stuff of the ‘also 20 graveguard’ variety as they combo so well with Radukar’s ability to give something +1 attack after he’s charged.

And it only lost to Zaitrec LRL of all things! Either way, a pretty balanced Vyrkos list here that proves a) you don’t have to take a gazillion zombies to do well and b) that, actually, SBGL are totally fine and don’t need any more nerfs, at all! If LRL can beat them, nerf them again I reckon!


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Army Faction: Maggotkin of Nurgle
– Army Subfaction: Droning Guard
– Grand Strategy: Tend the Garden
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

LEADER
1 x Orghotts Daemonspew (320)*
1 x Lord of Afflictions (230)*
– General
– Command Traits: Overpowering Stench
– Dolorous Tocsin
– Artefacts: The Splithorn Helm
1 x Poxbringer (130)*
– Spells: Fleshy Abundance

BATTLELINE
3 x Plague Drones (200)*
– Plaguebringer
– Icon Bearer
– Bell Toller
2 x Pusgoyle Blightlords (240)*
3 x Plague Drones (200)*
– Plaguebringer
– Icon Bearer
– Bell Toller
3 x Plague Drones (200)*
– Plaguebringer
– Icon Bearer
– Bell Toller
20 x Plaguebearers (130)*

TERRAIN
1 x Feculent Gnarlmaw (0)

OTHER
3 x Nurglings (100)
1 x Pusgoyle Blightlords (Single) (120)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

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Final Tournament Placings

01 Jarod Brown – rage babies – rage babies
Lumineth Realm-Lords 526 / 523 / 518 / 525 / 526

02 Russ Tanner – Gitz & Gutz – Gitz & Gutz
Gloomspite Gitz: Jaws of Mork 524 / 15 / 525 / 527 / 527

03 Aaron Dayley – Gitz & Gutz – Gitz & Gutz
Soulblight Gravelords: Vyrkos Dynasty 522 / 523 / 522 / 9 / 525

04 Zac Boyd – War Room Gladiators – War Room Gladiators
Maggotkin of Nurgle 522 / 9 / 516 / 525 / 523

05 Will Reeves – Heroes and Horrors – Heroes and Horrors
Kharadron Overlords: Barak-Zon 523 / 13 / 526 / 373 / 523

06 Patrick Hudson – Grudgebearers – Grudgebearers
Slaves to Darkness 514 / 523 / 365 / 526 / 6

07 Ryan Burwell – Gitz & Gutz – Gitz & Gutz
Slaves to Darkness 360 / 515 / 11 / 524 / 513

08 Nate Josie
Soulblight Gravelords: Legion of Night 524 / 15 / 519 / 115 / 516

09 Sean Paul Sigmarsson – Everchosen – Everchosen
Blades of Khorne: Bloodlords 522 / 15 / 520 / 523 / 15

10 Kyle Zmurchyk – Grudgebearers – Grudgebearers
Hedonites of Slaanesh 12 / 21 / 519 / 517 / 525

11 Dustin Chesmer – Gitz & Gutz – Gitz & Gutz
Lumineth Realm-Lords: Zaitrec5 20 / 525 / 22 / 521 / 3

12 Gabriel Rivera – NWO – NWO
Daughters of Khaine 524 / 521 / 14 / 7 / 524

13 Jesse Fox
Hosts of Slaanesh: Pretenders Host 10 / 518 / 15 / 519 / 526

14 Cody Case – Body Builders – Body Builders
Ossiarch Bonereapers 519 / 519 / 510 / 6 / 9

15 Zachary Powell – Wasatch Warband – Wasatch Warband
Blades of Khorne: Reapers of Vengeance 8 / 512 / 5 / 523 / 512

16 Brayden Shaw
Stormcast Eternals 12 / 517 / 14 / 523 / 368

17 Benjamin Osguthorpe
Sylvaneth: Gnarlroot 6 / 518 / 523 / 367 / 15

18Cole Parker – Body Builders – Body BuildersBlades of Khorne: Goretide 518 / 514 / 115 / 13 / 21

19 Andrew Butler – NWO – NWO
Blades of Khorne: Bloodlords527 / 11 / 519 / 9 / 110

20 Jeremy Ott – NWO – NWO
Stormcast Eternals 516 / 14 / 514 / 113 / 0

21 Preston Hunter – Gitz & Gutz – Gitz & Gutz
Soulblight Gravelords: Legion of Blood14 / 12 / 521 / 528 / 9

22 Jeremy Shaw
Stormcast Eternals 520 / 15 / 6 / 15 / 525

23 John Tanner – Gitz & Gutz – Gitz & Gutz
Sylvaneth 12 / 12 / 17 / 519 / 520

24 Ian McAleese – War Room Gladiators – War Room Gladiators
Kharadron Overlords: Barak-Zon 526 / 523 / 14 / 3 / 12

25 Chandler Esplin – NWO – NWO
Idoneth Deepkin 12 / 15 / 524 / 0 / 522

26 Ted Seabolt – rage babies – rage babies
Gloomspite Gitz: Jaws of Mork 4 / 520 / 4 / 521 / 6

27 Ryan Kenney – NWO – NWO
Ossiarch Bonereapers 114 / 12 / 15 / 7 / 525

28 Cory Patten
Seraphon 14 / 521 / 16 / 17 / 16

29 Connor Davidson – Everchosen – Everchosen
Daughters of Khaine 15 / 524 / 15 / 8 / 16

30 Jeremy Johansen – Crimson Shadows – Crimson Shadows
Blades of Khorne: Skullfiend Tribe 14 / 7 / 518 / 11 / 14

31 Michael Dennis – NWO – NWO
Sylvaneth: Heartwood 14 / 524 / 8 / 7 / 9

32 Hunter Olsen – Sword and fortress – Sword and fortress
Blades of Khorne 6 / 12 / 12 / 9 / 9

33 Matt Gage – Grimnir’s Glory – Grimnir’s Glory
Fyreslayers 7 / 12

34 Johnathan Prose – Everchosen – Everchosen
Skaven 3 / 3

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Top Three AoS Lists for the Old Town Throwdown Summer Smash

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Old Town Throwdown Summer Smash that took place in the United States on the 12th and 13th of August. It involved 90 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Allegiance: Ossiarch Bonereapers
– Legion: Null Myriad
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

Leaders
Arkhan the Black, Mortarch of Sacrament (380)
Katakros, Mortarch of the Necropolis (460)*
Mortisan Ossifector (120)*
– General
– Command Trait: Diversionary Tactics
– Artefact: Gothizzard Cartouche
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
Corpse Cart with Balefire Brazier – Veremord’s Shamblers (190)**
– Allies

Battleline
6 x Immortis Guard (440)*
– Reinforced x 1
5 x Kavalos Deathriders (180)*
– Nadirite Blade and Shield
5 x Kavalos Deathriders (180)*
– Nadirite Blade and Shield

Units
20 x Deadwalker Zombies – Veremord’s Shamblers (0)**
– Allies

Endless Spells & Invocations
Soulstealer Carrion (40)

Core Battalions
*Battle reg
**Regiment of Renown

Total: 1990 / 2000

Walter Brock: What happens when Bonereapers and Soulblight work together in the same list? You get some spooky synergies. Gavin’s list has an unusual twist in the fact it doesn’t run 7 Bonereapers units to max out their command points, but more on that later. Onto the list.

Starting off we have Null Myriad. We’ve seen this do well quite a bit over the past few months. Being able to stop powerful spells on a 2+. When things like merciless blizzard exists is incredibly powerful. Very important to note. Katakros and the Regiment of renown do not benefit from Null Myriad.

Spellcasting savant has become the go-to choice for Bonereapers at this point. Killing the ossifector next to six Immortis guard is a very tall order.

First we have the powerful Combo of Katakros and Arkhan. Katakros makes everything tougher with his 1+ to save and +1 to hit Aura in a massive 24 in Aura. While also applying crippling affects to the opponent by giving a enemy unit -1 to hit and also potentially making the opposing player lose a command point each turn. Arkhan being a magical powerhouse in death, second only to Nagash himself. With three casts and unbinds at +2 he can compete with the best casters in the game. He basically has the hunger like vampires from soulblight. So he gets healing from doing some damage in combat. They also each come with an incredible healing ability. Leading to a potential total of 18 wounds of healing each Bonereapers hero phase at minimum.

The ossifector is an interesting choice. While it won’t be able to use the main ability on its warscroll due to the unit in the army. The Artifact applys a 9 inch Aura of +1 to wound in melee. Meaning Immortis guard can now be hitting and wounding on 2s. This artifact alongside Katakros makes the list incredibly efficient. Hoarfrost adds more good support of making numbers even better. Diversion tactics creates a powerful -3 charge bubble for enemy units. Potentially denying battle tactics or key enemy charges.

Death riders are seen everywhere these days for OBR. Easy battle tactic. Good screen. Good for almost any job. And with all the buffs the list can provide. Any unit of deathriders could be a deadly threat.

Immortis guard are incredibly tanky being 5 wounds and a 2+ save under Katakros. Arkhan throwing up mystical shield and All out defense will making Immortis almost impossible to take down.

Lastly is the Soulblight Regiment of renown. These act as a normal corpse cart and zombies unit with a few differences. The corpse cart is now a hero. This lets it benefit from the -1 to hit from look out sir, and adds another model that can issue commands (No OBR commands since it isn’t a Bonereapers model). And the big thing is the corpse cart gives off a 12 inch bubble of -1 to ward saves for enemy units within range. The zombies provide a cheapish screen. Something bonereapers don’t normaly have access to.

All of this ends up as a three drop list. Well done to this player.

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Allegiance: Soulblight Gravelords
– Subfaction: Vyrkos
– Grand Strategy: Empire of Corpses
– Triumphs:

Leaders
Belladamma Volga (200)*
– Lore of the Vampires: Spirit Gale
Gorslav the Gravekeeper (120)**
– General
-Spore Tracker
– Artifact : Ulfenkarni Phylactery
Necromancer (100)***
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
Torgillius the Chamberlain (150)*
– Lore of the Deathmages: Fading Vigour
Vampire Lord (140)***
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard

Battleline
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (240)*
– Reinforced x 1
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (240)**
– Reinforced x 1
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)*
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (240)*
– Reinforced x 1
10 x Dire Wolves (140)*
Doom wolf

Units
1 x Corpse Cart (80)*
– Unholy Loadstone
1 x Corpse Cart (80)**
– Unholy Loadstone

Endless Spells & Invocations
Malevolent Maelstrom (30)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment
***Andtorian Acolytes

Total: 2000 / 2000

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Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: Reapers of Vengeance
– Grand Strategy: Worthy Skull
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)*
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Bloodbind, Killer Instinct
Zarshia Bittersoul (190)*
Bloodmaster (110)*
– Artefacts of Power: Halo of Blood
– Prayers: Unholy Flames, Witchbane Curse
Skarbrand (380)**
Slaughterpriest (110)**
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice, Bronzed Flesh
Skarr Bloodwrath (110)**

BATTLELINE
Claws of Karanak (100)*
Flesh Hounds (100)*
Flesh Hounds (100)**

OTHER
Cockatrice (120)
Bloodcrushers (180)
Khagra’s Ravagers (190)

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

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Roland Rivera: Taran Birk has brought us a spicy morsel of a Khorne list. Most lists of the Blood God’s forces rely on their troops – not this one. Instead, this list has gone for the full 6 Heroes (including the double Warlord battalion), the full 3 Invocations, and mostly kept the troops to the “cheap objective holders” role. Think of it as Khorne’s best Tzeentch impression.

The stars of the show are Skarbrand and the Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury, which will be giving you 3D6″ charges (Skarbrand for himself, the Unfettered Fury Thirster for anyone) and doing the heavy lifting in the damage department. The list also has several Priests (including the Unfettered Fury Thirster itself) to help power out whatever Prayer or Invocation is the most useful at the moment. Skarr Bloodwrath rounds out the Hero lineup as a cheap, recurring space blocker that can also double as a source of Blood Tithe.

Some interesting additions are Khagra’s Ravagers as an Ally (likely for the teleporting objective grabbing threat of Mask of Darkness, and Andtorian Locus-centered Battle Tactics) and a Cockatrice as a deterrent for charging into one of the big guys. Overall, this style of Khorne list seems to be gaining momentum, so don’t be surprised if you see similar lists going forward.

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Army Faction: Fyreslayers
– Army Subfaction: Greyfyrd
– Grand Strategy: Masters of the Forge

LEADER
1 x Auric Flamekeeper (90)*
1 x Auric Flamekeeper (90)*
1 x Auric Runefather (120)*
– Artefacts: Axe of Grimnir
1 x Auric Runemaster (130)**
– General
– Command Traits: Avatar of Vulcatrix
– Prayers: Curse
1 x Battlesmith (150)**
– Artefacts: Nulsidian Icon
1 x Grimhold Exile (140)**
– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust

BATTLELINE
10 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
– 2 x Hornblower of Grimnir
10 x Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (160)*
– Karl
– 2 x Hornblower of Grimnir

INVOCATION
1 x Runic Fyrewall (60)

TERRAIN
1 x Magmic Battleforge (0)

OTHER
10 x Hearthguard Berzerkers (160)**
– Karl
– Berzerker Broadaxe
10 x Hearthguard Berzerkers (160)**
– Karl
– Flamestrike Poleaxe
1 x Grimwrath Berzerker (110)**
– Artefacts: Draught of Magmalt Ale

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

Kevin Lathers: Noe has run a very similar list to good effect previously. With some slight tweaks in that list he seems to have improved his standing. Always good to see effective adjustments.

With only a single priest with Wrath of Vulcatrix (to secure the Grand Strat), this list foregoes the usual inclusion of a Runesmiter as well as any Magmadroths. Instead it relies on the Runemaster’s Ember Storm prayer and the new hero’s once per game 6″ bubble of Run + Charge to add any speed it needs. Further, the Grimwrath Berserker can be given Run + Charge as an oath or stick near the Grimhold to soak up the buff and take a different Oath. This makes the list surprisingly quick, albeit only one time.

With all these vulkites and Hearthguard Berserkers, the list can certainly sit on objectives and hold them, relying on the Flamekeeper buffs, Counterstrike, and Fight on Death to hold any charging waves of opponents to very poor trades. And then, if opponents do charge into the lines, the flamekeepers will often maintain their buffs for a counter charge/fight on the next turn with +2 damage on a units weapons; this can be devastating on the Broadaxe berserkers, sending them to 4 damage swings or making a Vulkite Axe unit have 3 damage swings with a ton of attacks.

His matchups were mostly favorable for Fyreslayers — SoB are notoriously a DPS check and that’s an area Fyreslayers seldom struggle with; further the new hero can be quite potent if he can get his once per game nuke on a gargant, rolling 35 to 40 dice for an average of 17 to 20 mortal wounds on a single attack. But managing a draw against Khorne is impressive with a Fyreslayers’ list which relies on auras, which Khorne can mess up with their controls, and shows not only the tankiness of the list but the skill of the pilot. Khorne can control the battlefield in such an exreme way while being tankier, hitting as hard as FS for less cost, and being able to deny the grand strat; so pulling out a draw is quite good.

Overall it’s a solid list piloted by a good player. Falling just shy of a the golden 5-0 but still claiming undefeated is no easy feat with Fyreslayers in the current meta.

Final Tournament Placings

01 Gavin Grigar – Harambe’s Heroes – Harambe’s Heroes
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Null Myriad 528 / 525 / 524 / 526 / 520

02 Thomas Guan – Harambe’s Heroes – Harambe’s Heroes
Soulblight Gravelords: Vyrkos Dynasty 512 / 517 / 523 / 520 / 522

03 Taran Birk – Scal United – Scal United
Blades of Khorne: Reapers of Vengeance 515 / 526 / 522 / 218 / 526

04 Noe Aquino – Scal United – Scal United
Fyreslayers 216 / 519 / 524 / 524 / 521

05 Robbie “Bear” Steinbring – Corsairs – Victorious Secret
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Null Myriad 525 / 524 / 20 / 525 / 523

06 Alec Jerome – Scal United – Scal United
Flesh-eater Courts: Morgaunt Grand Court 16 / 528 / 524 / 521 / 528

07 Tad Baten – The Miscasts – The Miscasts
Gloomspite Gitz 15 / 525 / 525 / 526 / 525

08 Matt Nguyen – Scal United – Scal United
Beasts of Chaos: Darkwalkers 525 / 521 / 523 / 520 / 20

09 Benjamin Hosking – Scal United – Scal UnitedSlaves to Darkness: Cabalists 524 / 521 / 527 / 12 / 523

10 Aaron Newbom – Scal United – Scal United
Idoneth Deepkin: Fuethán 527 / 525 / 3 / 525 / 524

11 ALEXANDER Gonzalez – Corsairs – Corsairs
Blades of Khorne: Reapers of Vengeance 527 / 515 / 515 / 20 / 525

12 Benjamin Schimmoller – Corsairs – Corsairs
Soulblight Gravelords: Vyrkos Dynasty 520 / 523 / 520 / 524 / 14

13 Ryan Inman – Tough Crowd – Tough Crowd
Sons of Behemat: Breaker Tribe 525 / 12 / 522 / 521 / 520

14 Gregory Brewer – Scal United – Scal United
Big WAAAGH! 0 / 518 / 524 / 526 / 526

15 Mattigan Mason
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Null Myriad 524 / 6 / 524 / 516 / 518

16 Eugene Averin – Scal United – Scal United
Sons of Behemat: Breaker Tribe 524 / 524 / 517 / 218 / 17

17 Colt Hegardt – Harambe’s Heroes – Harambe’s Heroes
Slaves to Darkness: Knights of the Empty Throne 12 / 527 / 526 / 17 / 524

18 Ryan Muskopf – Wicked Dicey – Wicked Dicey
Maggotkin of Nurgle: Drowned Men 522 / 19 / 12 / 528 / 524

19 Anthony Croupe – War Room Gladiators – War Room Gladiators
Seraphon: Koatl’s Claw 528 / 525 / 525 / 20 / 6

20 River S.K. – AVALANCHE – AVALANCHE
Slaves to Darkness: Knights of the Empty Throne 526 / 17 / 12 / 524 / 525

21 Kurt Roeper – Scal United – Scal United
Daughters of Khaine: Hagg Nar 521 / 21 / 524 / 14 / 523

22Ian McAleese – War Room Gladiators – War Room GladiatorsKharadron Overlords: Barak-Zon526 / 521 / 19 / 528 / 7

23 Kyle Calip – Scal United – Age of Ligmar
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Mortis Praetorians 527 / 13 / 526 / 526 / 9

24 Joshua Lowry – Scal United – Scal United
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Mortis Praetorians 522 / 9 / 523 / 527 / 20

25 Nate Danko – War Room Gladiators – War Room Gladiators
Gloomspite Gitz: Glogg’s Megamob12 / 522 / 524 / 17 / 521

26 Matthew Barker – Corsairs – Corsairs
Maggotkin of Nurgle: Drowned Men 525 / 525 / 11 / 522 / 11

27 Viet Huynh – Scal United – Scal United
Sylvaneth: Gnarlroot 524 / 9 / 20 / 517 / 524

28Jesse rodriguez
Skaven 15 / 523 / 527 / 3 / 526

29 Scott Adams – Six Shooters – Six Shooters
Soulblight Gravelords: Legion of Night 523 / 12 / 521 / 524 / 12

30 Matt Abbott – Scal United – Scal United
Seraphon: Fangs of Sotek 525 / 17 / 522 / 527 / 0

31 Michael Metcalf – GTGT
Soulblight Gravelords: Legion of Blood 523 / 525 / 525 / 6 / 9

32 Adam Cooke – The Miscasts – The Miscasts
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Mortis Praetorians 523 / 6 / 520 / 521 / 18

33 Randy Longoria – Scal United – Scal United
Gloomspite Gitz 14 / 527 / 520 / 6 / 521

34 Frank DeLoach – SquadMarks – SquadMarks
Ironjawz: Bloodtoofs 3 / 521 / 12 / 526 / 524

35 Matthew Pashby – Corsairs – Corsairs
Slaves to Darkness: Hosts of the Everchosen515 / 518 / 12 / 12 / 528

36 Jo Cooper – Gloomspite Geeks – Gloomspite Geeks
Maggotkin of Nurgle: Droning Guard 9 / 13 / 522 / 525 / 516

37 Bill Curry – Brute Squad – Brute Squad
Slaves to Darkness 524 / 521 / 15 / 6 / 517

38Christopher Hernandez – Scal United – Scal United
Seraphon: Fangs of Sotek 0 / 526 / 514 / 20 / 522

39 Zach Boerlin – Age of Ligmar – Age of Ligmar
Sylvaneth: Heartwood 0 / 527 / 520 / 520 / 6

40 Dougie Rosado – War Room Gladiators – War Room Gladiators
Stormcast Eternals: Hammers of Sigmar 6 / 6 / 519 / 520 / 518

41 Jarrid Blum – Shovel Slaughter System – Shovel Slaughter System
Idoneth Deepkin: Fuethán 9 / 522 / 6 / 509 / 511

42 Carlos Viscarra – Six Shooters – Six Shooters
Maggotkin of Nurgle: Befouling Host 515 / 218 / 525 / 12 / 12

43 Jeremy Campbell – Brute Squad – Brute SquadS
laves to Darkness: Knights of the Empty Throne 516 / 218 / 12 / 522 / 12

44 Ian Black – Age of Ligmar – Age of Ligmar
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Null Myriad 15 / 521 / 523 / 111

45 Curran Kleen-Brown – Corsairs – Corsairs
Fyreslayers: Greyfyrd 8 / 17 / 519 / 25 / 523

46 Fred Whitney – Brute Squad – Brute Squad
Hosts of Slaanesh: Pretenders Host 23 / 520 / 14 / 523 / 11

47 Dustin Morgan – GTGT – GTGT
Gloomspite Gitz 522 / 15 / 524 / 9 / 20

48 Gabriel Pacheco – War Room Gladiators – War Room Gladiators
Ironjawz: Bloodtoofs 10 / 14 / 526 / 523 / 17

49 Eric Hall
Gloomspite Gitz 20 / 14 / 525 / 6 / 521

50 Evan Markham – Scal United – Scal United
Blades of Khorne: Reapers of Vengeance 525 / 526 / 12 / 13 / 9

51Nic Gonzalez – Corsairs – CorsairsSoulblight Gravelords: Avengorii Dynasty520 / 523 / 21 / 9 / 12

52 Trish Celefaze – WarGlamour – Scal United
Hosts of Slaanesh: Pretenders Host 3 / 526 / 17 / 12 / 523

53 Noah Bijelic – Morningside Crusaders – Morningside Crusaders
Seraphon: Koatl’s Claw521 / 12 / 18 / 9 / 521

54 Brian’s Brother
Ogor Mawtribes524 / 7 / 8 / 528 / 13

55 Aaron Bressler – Realmgate warriors – Realmgate warriors
Cities of Sigmar: Hallowheart 516 / 9 / 16 / 7 / 527

56 Ian Walker – Corsairs – Corsairs
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Null Myriad 515 / 524 / 9 / 20 / 6

57 Brian Cox – Scal United – Scal United
Beasts of Chaos 522 / 526 / 10 / 6 / 9

58A lan Wesley – AOS East of Pomona – AOS East of Pomona
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Ivory Host 521 / 9 / 9 / 10 / 523

59Melih Kazanc – AML – AML
Slaves to Darkness: Cabalists 14 / 522 / 15 / 0 / 521

60 Brian Brown – Brute Squad – Brute Squad
Blades of Khorne: Reapers of Vengeance 522 / 9 / 6 / 525 / 8

61 Maxwell Henretta – Scal United – Scal United
Idoneth Deepkin: Ionrach 11 / 525 / 521 / 3 / 10

62 Dan Carmody – SCal – SCal
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Mortis Praetorians 17 / 3 / 518 / 9 / 523

63 William Warren – Tough Crowd – Tough Crowd
Slaves to Darkness: Hosts of the Everchosen1 4 / 519 / 9 / 0 / 526

64 Benjamin Boardman – Scal United – Scal United
Skaven 515 / 10 / 3 / 520 / 14

65 Shane Lambert – Scal United – Scal United
Disciples of Tzeentch: Guild of Summoners 8 / 526 / 525 / 0 / 0

66 Mathew Jones
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Petrifex Elite 525 / 523 / 9

67 Alex Morley
Ogor Mawtribes: Meatfist 9 / 214 / 18 / 214 / 526

68 Megan Prior-Pfeifer – The Hobby Collab – The Hobby Collab
Soulblight Gravelords: Legion of Blood 16 / 20 / 519 / 365 / 15

69 Justin Lawrence
Slaves to Darkness: Cabalists 9 / 214 / 6 / 524 / 15

70 John DeSalvo – War Room Gladiators – War Room Gladiators
Idoneth Deepkin: Fuethán7 / 6 / 9 / 214 / 516

71 Mark Halvorsen – The Miscasts – The Miscasts
Sons of Behemat: Taker Tribe 19 / 11 / 16 / 12 / 524

72 Joshua Quest – AVALANCHE – AVALANCHE
Sylvaneth: Gnarlroot 12 / 6 / 525 / 21 / 17

73 Ian White
Ossiarch Bonereapers: Null Myriad 11 / 15 / 14 / 520 / 9

74 Daniel Ward – Realmgate warriors – Realmgate warriors
Big WAAAGH! 519 / 9 / 12 / 15 / 7

75 roberto Ceja
Seraphon: Koatl’s Claw 12 / 517 / 9 / 8 / 15

76 Christopher McKinley – The Miscasts – The Miscasts
Slaves to Darkness: Hosts of the Everchosen9  / 9 / 11 / 522 / 9

77 Matthew jones – SoCal United – SoCal United
Slaves to Darkness: Cabalists 9 / 9 / 13 / 520 / 7

78 Wayne Kaufman
Soulblight Gravelords: Vyrkos Dynasty 14 / 523 / 15

79 Zach Pfeifer – The Hobby Collab – The Hobby Collab
Gloomspite Gitz 12 / 10 / 7 / 520 / 3

80 Brendan Dominguez
Big WAAAGH! 7 / 525 / 17

81 Greg Lent – Brute Squad – Brute Squad
Stormcast Eternals: Astral Templars 6 / 7 / 512 / 12 / 6

82 Scott Reed
Big WAAAGH! 8 / 9 / 517 / 8

83 Robert Snyder
Soulblight Gravelords: Legion of Night 516 / 6 / 10

84 Johnny Medina – War Room Gladiators – War Room Gladiators
Sons of Behemat 1 / 11 / 514

85 Jarrett Zazuetta – Scal United – Scal United
Seraphon: Fangs of Sotek 0 / 0 / 523

86 Cody Sivertson – War Room Gladiators – War Room GladiatorsB
lades of Khorne: Reapers of Vengeance 216 / 15 / 12

87 Roberto Campos-McDonald – Scal United – Scal United
Sylvaneth: Gnarlroot 20 / 14 / 18 / 20 / 16

88 Jonathan Chamberlin – Warroom Gladiators – Warroom Gladiators
Beasts of Chaos 13 / 3 / 9 / 6 / 12

89 Sarah Livingston
Stormcast Eternals: Hammers of Sigmar 3 / 3 / 11 / 12 / 6

90 Grant George – Sigvalds Slammin Slaans – Sigvalds Slammin Slaans
Flesh-eater Courts: Blisterskin Grand Court 9 / 9 / 11

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Top Three AoS Lists for the Boise Cup O

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Boise Cup O that took place in the USA on the 29th and 30th of July. It involved 46 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

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

LEADER
1 x Vampire Lord (140)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost
1 x Necromancer (100)*
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
1 x Belladamma Volga (200)**
– Spells: Spirit Gale
1 x Gorslav the Gravekeeper (120)***
– General
– Command Traits: Spoor Trackers
– Artefacts: Ulfenkarni Phylactery
1 x Torgillius the Chamberlain (150)***
– Spells: Fading Vigour

BATTLELINE
10 x Dire Wolves (140)**
– Doom Wolf
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)***

OTHER
1 x Corpse Cart (80)***
– Corpse Goad
– Unholy Lodestone
1 x Corpse Cart (80)***
– Corpse Goad
– Unholy Lodestone

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

TOTAL POINTS: (1970/2000)

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Army Faction: Flesh-eater Courts
– Subfaction: Feast Day
– Grand Strategy: spellcasting savant
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Abhorrant Archregent (240)*
– General
– Command Traits: Master of Magic
– Artefacts of Power: The Dermal Robe
– Spells: Deranged Transformation
Varghulf Courtier (160)*
Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Terrorgheist (450)*
– Mount Traits: Gruesome Bite
– Spells: Spectral Host
Crypt Haunter Courtier (110)**

BATTLELINE
Crypt Ghouls (80)*
Crypt Ghouls (80)**
Crypt Ghouls (80)**

OTHER
Crypt Horrors (220)*
Crypt Horrors (220)*
Crypt Flayers (360)*

TERRAIN
1 x Charnel Throne (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Army Faction: Lumineth Realm-lords
– Army Subfaction: Zaitrec
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Scinari Cathallar (120)*
– Spells: Total Eclipse, Hoarfrost
– Aspects of the Champion (Archived): Tunnel Master (Archived)
1 x Scinari Enlightener (170)*
– General
– Command Traits: Loremaster
– Artefacts: Rune of Senthoi
– Spells: Protection of Hysh, Speed of Hysh, Hoarfrost, Merciless Blizzard
1 x The Light of Eltharion (230)**
1 x Ellania and Ellathor (190)**
– Spells: Etheral Blessings, Overwhelming Heat
1 x Sevireth (270)**

BATTLELINE
10 x Vanari Bladelords (240)
– Bladelord Seneschal
10 x Vanari Bladelords (240)
– Bladelord Seneschal
10 x Vanari Auralan Wardens (150)**
– High Warden
– Spells: Total Eclipse, Solar Flare

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Ravenak’s Gnashing Jaws (70)
1 x Hyshian Twinstones (30)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)

TERRAIN
1 x Shrine Luminor (0)

OTHER
5 x Vanari Dawnriders (120)
– Steedmaster
– Standard Bearer
– Spells: Overwhelming Heat, Speed of Hysh
5 x Vanari Dawnriders (120)
– Steedmaster
– Standard Bearer
– Spells: Overwhelming Heat, Speed of Hysh

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)

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Army Faction: Stormcast Eternals
– Army Type: Stormkeep
– Subfaction: Astral Templars
– Grand Strategy: Sacred Charge
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Knight-Incantor (120)*
– Spells: Lightning Blast, Merciless Blizzard
Battlemage (100)*
– Spells: Levitate, Rupture
– Magic of the Realms: Wildform (Ghur)
Knight-Incantor (120)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Starfall
Assassin (80)**
Lord-Relictor (150)**
– General
– Command Traits: High Priest
– Prayers: Translocation
Knight-Heraldor (100)**
– Artefacts of Power: Luckstone

BATTLELINE
Vanguard-Hunters (100)***
– Hunter-Prime
– Astral Compass
Vanguard-Hunters (100)***
– Hunter-Prime
– Astral Compass
Liberators (110)***
– Liberator-Prime
– Grandweapon
– Heavens-wrought Weapon and Sigmarite Shield

OTHER
Shadow Warriors (120)**
– Shadow Walker
Dracothian Guard Tempestors (420)***
Evocators on Celestial Dracolines (480)***
– 4 x Grandstave

CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord
***Redemption Brotherhood

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Top Three AoS Lists for Boise Cup O AOS GT 2023

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Boise Cup O AOS GT 2023 that took place in the USA on the 29th and 30th of July. It involved 46 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

We’re a little behind on commentary at the moment, so rather than hold things up further, we’ve published this one without comments.

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

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

The Top Three AoS Lists

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

LEADER
1 x Vampire Lord (140)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost
1 x Necromancer (100)*
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
1 x Belladamma Volga (200)**
– Spells: Spirit Gale
1 x Gorslav the Gravekeeper (120)***
– General
– Command Traits: Spoor Trackers
– Artefacts: Ulfenkarni Phylactery
1 x Torgillius the Chamberlain (150)***
– Spells: Fading Vigour

BATTLELINE
10 x Dire Wolves (140)**
– Doom Wolf
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)***

OTHER
1 x Corpse Cart (80)***
– Corpse Goad
– Unholy Lodestone
1 x Corpse Cart (80)***
– Corpse Goad
– Unholy Lodestone

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

TOTAL POINTS: (1970/2000)

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Army Faction: Flesh-eater Courts :grand delusion feast day
– Grand Strategy: spellcasting savant
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Abhorrant Archregent (240)*
– General
– Command Traits: Master of Magic
– Artefacts of Power: The Dermal Robe
– Spells: Deranged Transformation
Varghulf Courtier (160)*
Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Terrorgheist (450)*
– Mount Traits: Gruesome Bite
– Spells: Spectral Host
Crypt Haunter Courtier (110)**

BATTLELINE
Crypt Ghouls (80)*
Crypt Ghouls (80)**
Crypt Ghouls (80)**

OTHER
Crypt Horrors (220)*
Crypt Horrors (220)*
Crypt Flayers (360)*

TERRAIN
1 x Charnel Throne (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Army Faction: Lumineth Realm-lords
– Army Subfaction: Zaitrec
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Scinari Cathallar (120)*
– Spells: Total Eclipse, Hoarfrost
– Aspects of the Champion (Archived): Tunnel Master (Archived)
1 x Scinari Enlightener (170)*
– General
– Command Traits: Loremaster
– Artefacts: Rune of Senthoi
– Spells: Protection of Hysh, Speed of Hysh, Hoarfrost, Merciless Blizzard
1 x The Light of Eltharion (230)**
1 x Ellania and Ellathor (190)**
– Spells: Etheral Blessings, Overwhelming Heat
1 x Sevireth (270)**

BATTLELINE
10 x Vanari Bladelords (240)
– Bladelord Seneschal
10 x Vanari Bladelords (240)
– Bladelord Seneschal
10 x Vanari Auralan Wardens (150)**
– High Warden
– Spells: Total Eclipse, Solar Flare

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Ravenak’s Gnashing Jaws (70)
1 x Hyshian Twinstones (30)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)

TERRAIN
1 x Shrine Luminor (0)

OTHER
5 x Vanari Dawnriders (120)
– Steedmaster
– Standard Bearer
– Spells: Overwhelming Heat, Speed of Hysh
5 x Vanari Dawnriders (120)
– Steedmaster
– Standard Bearer
– Spells: Overwhelming Heat, Speed of Hysh

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)


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Army Faction: Stormcast Eternals
– Army Type: Stormkeep
– Subfaction: Astral Templars
– Grand Strategy: Sacred Charge
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Knight-Incantor (120)*
– Spells: Lightning Blast, Merciless Blizzard
Battlemage (100)*
– Spells: Levitate, Rupture
– Magic of the Realms: Wildform (Ghur)
Knight-Incantor (120)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Starfall
Assassin (80)**
Lord-Relictor (150)**
– General
– Command Traits: High Priest
– Prayers: Translocation
Knight-Heraldor (100)**
– Artefacts of Power: Luckstone

BATTLELINE
Vanguard-Hunters (100)***
– Hunter-Prime
– Astral Compass
Vanguard-Hunters (100)***
– Hunter-Prime
– Astral Compass
Liberators (110)***
– Liberator-Prime
– Grandweapon
– Heavens-wrought Weapon and Sigmarite Shield

OTHER
Shadow Warriors (120)**
– Shadow Walker
Dracothian Guard Tempestors (420)***
Evocators on Celestial Dracolines (480)***
– 4 x Grandstave

CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord
***Redemption Brotherhood

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Top Three AoS Lists for the Fantasianorth Store Championship

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Fantasianorth Store Championship that took place in Sweden on the 29th and 30th of July. It involved 32 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

Allegiance: Soulblight Gravelords
– Subfaction: Vyrkos
– Mortal Realm: Shyish
– Grand Strategy: Empire of Corpses
– Triumphs: Indomitable

Leaders
Belladamma Volga (200)**
– Lore of the Vampires: Spirit Gale
– Lore of the Vampires: Vile Transference
Gorslav the Gravekeeper (120)**
– General
– Command trait: Spoor Trackers
– Artefact: Ulfenkarni Phylactercy
Necromancer (100)*
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
– Lore of the Deathmages: Waste Away
Torgillius the Chamberlain (150)**
– Lore of the Deathmages: Fading Vigour
– Lore of the Deathmages: Waste Away
Vampire Lord (140)*
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
– Lore of the Vampires: Spirit Gale

Battleline
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (240)
– Reinforced x 1
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (240)
– Reinforced x 1
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)
10 x Dire Wolves (140)

Units
1 x Corpse Cart (80)**
1 x Corpse Cart (80)
3 x Vyrkos Blood-born (90)

Endless Spells & Invocations
Geminids of Uhl-Gysh (50)

Core Battalions
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord

Additional Enhancements
Spell

Total: 1990 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 216
Drops: 14

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Army Faction: Kharadron Overlords
– Subfaction: Barak-Mhornar
– Grand Strategy: Rule the Skies
– Stick To The Code (Amendments): Trust To Your Guns
– Stick To The Code (Artycles): Settle the Grudges
– Stick To The Code (Footnotes): Without Our Ships, We Are Naught

LEADERS
Arkanaut Admiral (140)*
– General
– Command Traits: Ex-Grundstok
– Artefacts of Power: Celestium Burst-grenade
Aetheric Navigator (100)**
– Artefacts of Power: Voidstone Orb
Aether-Khemist (100)**
Codewright (90)**
– Nullstone Adornments: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon

BATTLELINE
Arkanaut Company (90)*
– Company Captain
– Light Skyhook and Gun Butt
– Skypike
– Aethermatic Volley Gun and Gun Butt
– Volley Pistol
Grundstok Thunderers (320)*
– Gunnery Sergeant
– Grundstok Mortar
– 2 x Honour Bearer
– 2 x Aethercannon
– 2 x Aetheric Fumigator
– 2 x Decksweeper
Arkanaut Company (90)*
– Company Captain
– Light Skyhook and Gun Butt
– Skypike
– Aethermatic Volley Gun and Gun Butt
– Volley Pistol

BEHEMOTH
Arkanaut Frigate (300)
– Heavy Sky Cannon
Arkanaut Ironclad (500)*
– Great Sky Cannon
– Great Endrinworks: Arkanaut Ironclad
– The Admiral’s Flagship: Arkanaut Ironclad

OTHER
Endrinriggers (240)*

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Command Entourage – Magnificent

TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000

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Allegiance: Seraphon
– Constellation: Fangs of Sotek
– Grand Strategy: Continuous Expansion
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Slann Starmaster (275)*
– General
– Command Trait: Lord of Celestial Resonance
– Artefact: Spacefolder’s Stave
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
– Spell: Drain Magic
Skink Oracle on Troglodon (270)**
– Spell: Speed of Huanchi
– Spell: Cosmic Crush
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)**
Terradon Chief (100)**
Lord Kroak (410)*
– Spell: Comet’s Call
– Spell: Stellar Tempest

Battleline
10 x Saurus Guard (280)*
– Reinforced x 1
10 x Skinks (90)*
– Boltspitters Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers
10 x Skinks (90)*
– Boltspitters Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers

Units
6 x Terradon Riders (220)*
– Sunleech Bolas
– Reinforced x 1

Endless Spells
Chronomantic Cogs (50)
Ravenak’s Gnashing Jaws (70)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Command Entourage – Magnificent

Additional Enhancements
Spell

Total: 1995 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 111
Drops: 4

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Army Faction: Stormcast Eternals
– Army Type: Scions of the Storm
– Subfaction: Hammers of Sigmar
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Lord-Arcanum (140)*
– General
– Command Traits: Master of Magic
– Spells: Chain Lightning
Knight-Incantor (120)*
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
Knight-Vexillor (120)**
– Meteoric Standard
– Artefacts of Power: Luckstone
Knight-Vexillor (120)**
– Meteoric Standard
– Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome
Lord-Relictor (150)**
– Prayers: Translocation

BATTLELINE
Dracothian Guard Tempestors (420)**
Vanquishers (100)***
– Vanquisher-Prime
Vanquishers (100)***
– Vanquisher-Prime

OTHER
Vanguard-Hunters (100)***
– Hunter-Prime
– Astral Compass
Stormstrike Chariot (160)***
– Stormstrike Axe and Tempestuous Spear
Stormstrike Chariot (160)***
– Stormstrike Axe and Tempestuous Spear
Stormstrike Chariot (160)***
– Stormstrike Axe and Tempestuous Spear

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Everblaze Comet (90)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (30)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord
***Redemption Brotherhood (Unified)

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Holy command: Call for aid
Drops: 7

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Top Three AoS Lists for Feud on the Fens

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This is the top three AoS lists for Feud on the Fens that took place in the UK on the 22nd and 23rd of July. It involved 32 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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

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

BATTLELINE
15 x Blood Sisters (450)*
– Gorgai
10 x Witch Aelves (110)*
– Hag
– Death Pennant Bearer
– Hornblower
– Paired Sciansá
10 x Witch Aelves (110)*
– Hag
– Death Pennant Bearer
– Hornblower
– Paired Sciansá

BEHEMOTH
1 x Treelord (230)*

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Lauchon the Soulseeker (50)

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

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1970/2000)
Drops: 1

If there was one thing it always felt was holding DoK back, it was their terrible casting/casters – especially given their excellent lore. If only there was a way to make Mindrazor more reliable…

Russel here has taken a fusion list – The Big Lass is here with her double-reinforced stab-snek retinue – who at that number become an insta-kill button with their MW output and can be surprisingly hard to chew through – and msu, newly cheapened Aelves to fill out the battleline. Then there’s the double Heartrenders, who never go out of style as scoring pieces – in this season, they’re especially good for Surround and Destroy into Intimidate the Invaders.

Then comes the twist. A Treelord! At 230 it’s quite expensive allied tech, but their ability to stop a unit from piling in can wreak absolute havoc with an opponent’s plans, and against a squishy army like DoK could – and presumably did! – mean the difference between an enemy unit piling and killing half the sneks, or getting those extra wounds on Morathi – and not, which is a big deal.

With wins against the current meta-horrors SBGL AND OBR, this list and Russell’s skill clearly have legs. And tails.

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Army Faction: Flesh-eater Courts
– Subfaction: Morgaunt
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Nagash (900)*
Abhorrant Archregent (240)**
– General
– Command Traits: Savage Chivalry
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Abhorrant Ghoul King (170)**
– Artefacts of Power: Decrepit Coronet
– Spells: Levitate

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

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

TERRAIN
1 x Charnel Throne (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Andtorian Acolytes

TOTAL POINTS: 1980/2000
Drops – 3

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Army Faction: Soulblight Gravelords
– Army Type: Avengorii
– Grand Strategy: Lust for Domination

LEADER
1 x Lauka Vai (300)
– Spells: Soulpike
1 x Vengorian Lord (280)*
– General
– Command Traits: Monstrous Might
– Artefacts: Breath of the Void Maw
– Spells: Spirit Gale
1 x Necromancer (100)*
– Spells: Waste Away
1 x Necromancer (100)*
– Spells: Fading Vigour

BATTLELINE
1 x Zombie Dragon (260)*
1 x Terrorgheist (240)*
1 x Terrorgheist (240)*
1 x Terrorgheist (240)*
1 x Terrorgheist (240)*

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)
Drops: 2

Terries! So many terries! With the advent of the new Soulblight book, Avengorii was written off as non-comp even faster than people started complaining about VLoZDs – but their recent points drop seems to have tipped them into ‘viable’ territory, as evidenced here!

It’s a simple but effective list, built around 5 giant undead dragons who can do nasty damage and plenty of MWs – but the real synergy is in the Vengo Lord’s ability to allow them to ‘borrow’ the Hunger ability, healing up damage and going a long way to mitigating their usual lack of durability. Backed up by Lauka Vai’s key ability to allow Avengorii monsters a 6″ pile in – and with both Vengos capable of reducing rend by 1 (doesn’t stack sadly) – and you have a lot of monsters, capable of healing, mitigating your offence – supported by two devastating debuffs from the pair of Necromancers.

Beating the mirror, Khorne and Sylvaneth along the way is no easy feat, and this list only lost to the meta-terror Seraphon. A fantastic result for the ‘forgotten’ SBGL sub-faction.

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Army Faction: Maggotkin of Nurgle
– Army Subfaction: Befouling Host
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow

LEADER
1 x Bloab Rotspawned (330)
– Spells: Gift of Disease
1 x Morbidex Twiceborn (300)
1 x Orghotts Daemonspew (320)*
1 x Great Unclean One (450)**
– General
– Command Traits: Nurgling Infestation
– Doomsday Bell and Bileblade
– Artefacts: The Witherstave
– Spells: Flaming Weapon

BATTLELINE
1 x Beasts of Nurgle (100)*
1 x Beasts of Nurgle (100)*
1 x Beasts of Nurgle (100)*
1 x Beasts of Nurgle (100)**
1 x Beasts of Nurgle (100)**
1 x Beasts of Nurgle (100)**

TERRAIN
1 x Feculent Gnarlmaw (0)
1 x Feculent Gnarlmaw (0)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Roland Rivera: This list is a blast from the past – Befouling Host lists with lots of Beasts of Nurgle were all the rage back in GHB 2021-era AoS, but have been dropping off since. However, Beasts of Nurgle just got a much-needed points trim, so this result may be an indication that this style of list can come out to play once again.

As far as playstyle goes, this list is using Beasts to run interference as mobile, durable annoyances that generally force overcommitting while the Hero Monsters (of which there are many) do the dirty work. The list is a strong summoner between starting with 2 Gnarlmaws and the Bell, so it can very quickly reach the contagion points needed to summon a Sloppity Bilepiper to prevent pile-ins against the Beasts or the GUO, or blobs of Plaguebearers to take objectives.

Another piece that got a points trim in this list is the Great Unclean One, and Max has kitted his out for utility. The Witherstave makes mortal wounds from disease trigger on a 3+ (which is a tangible improvement in their reliability), the Nurgling Infestation makes the GUO more durable by imposing a -1 to hit penalty on any attacks targeting it, the Doomsday Bell gives the player extra contagion points to summon with, and the Bileblade gives it an extra casting attempt in a pinch. He is a nice, durable complement to the hitting power of the Maggoth Lords, all 3 of which are present in this list.

This list requires a lot of careful positioning decisions, as its primary strategy is to physically block the opponent from getting close enough to the objectives to score them. However, in the hands of a skilled pilot, this list can be very hard for some armies to deal with, as demonstrated by this strong result.

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Top Three AoS Lists for FLG Outlaw GT

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This is the top three AoS lists for the FLG Outlaw GT that took place in the USA on the 22nd and 23rd of July. It involved 46 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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

LEADER
1 x Torgillius the Chamberlain (150)*
– Spells: Fading Vigour
1 x Belladamma Volga (200)**
– Spells: Spirit Gale
1 x Vampire Lord (140)**
– Spells: blizzard
1 x Gorslav the Gravekeeper (120)**
– General
– Command Traits: Spoor Trackers
– Artefacts: Ulfenkarni Phylactery

BATTLELINE
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (240)*
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (240)*
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)*
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)*
10 x Dire Wolves (140)**
– Doom Wolf
40 x Deadwalker Zombies (240)**
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**

OTHER
1 x Corpse Cart (80)*
– Corpse Goad
– Unholy Lodestone
1 x Corpse Cart (80)**
– Corpse Goad
– Unholy Lodestone

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)

Soulblight continue their inevitable shamble towards victory with a Vyrkos list that proves why it’s the sub-faction of choice since the (entirely justified) LoB tweaks in the last battlescroll. Not that Vyrkos came off unscathed either, but it was probably a light touch – chances are, given the win-rates, lists like this get touched a little more in the near future…

But until then – zombies! A key sub-faction ability here is the ability to add d3 models back to a unit in the hero phase on top of the existing recursion, plus a once per game summon of 10 dogs – which combos savagely with the 5+++ bubble projected by Torgillius, and the slightly smaller 5+++ bubble of the Ulfenkarni Phylactery (try saying that 10 times fast) on Gorslav. This, obviously, makes the task of killing *quick maths* a FUCK TONNE of zombies, and 40 (factoring in the summon) wounds of DIre Wolf fairly arduous. The corpse cart – excuse me – carts equip the zombies with a nasty MW on 6s to wound in addition to their MW rolls on dying, equating to a hyper-nasty attrition game with insane board control – helped by the command trait on Gorslav, allowing deadwalkers to make a small hero phase move.

I don’t envy the man for having to push all those models around but with that weight of bodies, you can probably afford to be less than forensic with your positioning. Taking down a range of opponents who mostly have very respectable output and tricks of their own, Guan here proves that simply roleplaying a George Romero movie will get the job done.

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

LEADER
1 x Gatebreaker (500)*
– General
– Command Traits: Monstrously Tough
– Artefacts: Amulet of Destiny
1 x Gatebreaker (500)*
– Artefacts: Glowy Shield of Protectiness
1 x Warstomper (450)*
1 x Rabble-Rowza (Braggit’s Bottle-snatchaz) (500)**

OTHER
5 x Gobbapalooza (Braggit’s Bottle-snatchaz) (500)**
12 x Squig Herd (Braggit’s Bottle-snatchaz) (500)**
10 x Squig Hoppers (Braggit’s Bottle-snatchaz) (500)**

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Bosses of the Stomp
**Regiment of Renown

TOTAL POINTS: (1950/2000)

We’ve managed to nab him again! This list was so good I knew Pete would be interested in taking it on. Thanks again to Pete from PlasticCraic for helping us out!

It’s something that made SOB aficionados the world over issue a collective “Hmmm….”. What if we took the new Squigs Regiment of Renown, and added our three favourite Mega Gargants? A lot of people mentally went straight to the adrenaline-rush option of Trip Gatebreakers plus the Regiment for 2k on the nose and stopped there, filing the whole thing away as a thought experiment. But not Christopher Schelling – he backed himself in and put it on the table with glorious results. Chris earned this 4-1 the hard way, heading onto top tables in the final round with a 4-0 behind him, with wins against SBGL and Seraphon, meaning this was no bunny run.

Why does the regiment work well in Sons?

Screens! By default, your big boys will usually hold any objectives they’re near, and if you can hold them for 3 turns, you usually win the game. So, being able to protect the Megas from combat output for a turn gives you a 1-0 headstart in a race to 3. In that context, it doesn’t really matter that the screens themselves are not super-efficient.
Because the Regiment starts off the board, it’s easy to position the Rabble Rowsa where you can run towards him; and since your whole army is Monsters, they can all do the run and charge thing.

It gives you a few scrappy units to work towards Battle Tactics (such as Surround and Destroy) and your Grand Strat (run or charge with a unit every turn). That latter can be tricky when your Megas get bogged down or you get swamped and tabled – just scattering a bunch of different bits and pieces to the 4 winds makes it much more likely to be achieved.

Couple of Unbinds from the Gobbapalooza? Don’t mind if I do. Their Warscroll spells are dope too, and because they’re both debuff spells, they benefit Sons despite having no direct keyword synergy – they don’t need it. Plus, ya know, Mystic Shield.

So this is a group that synergises extremely well with the Megas – it really is their natural home, and it works in so well with your gameplan that it overcomes any natural inefficiencies from not being reinforced. Big fan.

Chris’s chosen direction was two Breakers and a Stomper, which leaves room for a strong Triumph bid in a 2-drop package. The Gatebreakers are still great fun, with their 4D6 smash bypassing a lot of anti-combat bullshit since it’s not an attack, just an ability. Sons players will be all too familiar with those combat phases where your 500-point combat unit does zero damage, even if you don’t choose the smash – and I wish I was exaggerating here – so the Wartsomper’s greater volume of dice should give you some kind of semi-reliable output when you aren’t desperate to spike, but just really to do something.

Because you’ve got the upside and inherent brutality of the twin Gate Breakers, Chris has consolidated with his Enhancements, taking a full package of defensive tech. 40 wounds CT on his General plus a 6++ ward puts him on 46.7 effective wounds and the Glowy Shield ignores rend -1 specifically (as opposed to reducing rend by 1). As a Sons player myself, that’s something I’d love to see addressed in a future Battlescroll, because it feels slightly outdated in a world of rampant rend creep – there is still a fair amount of rend -1 in the game though, so it’s still a decent enough pick, especially with the dopamine hit when you spike the bounceback mortals that it also brings.

The list can win games passively or proactively, and while it may still struggle on Battle Tactics, the list choices here take a positive step to address that. All in all this army has a really refined feel, and it’s something I’d be happy to take to an event myself.

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Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers
– Subfaction: Null Myriad
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Katakros (460)
Arkhan the Black (380)*
Mortisan Boneshaper (140)*
– General
– Command Traits: Aura of Sterility
– Artefacts of Power: Artisan’s Key
– Spells: Hoarfrost

BATTLELINE
Kavalos Deathriders (180)*
– Necrophoros
– Mortek Hekatos
– Nadirite Blade
Immortis Guard (220)*
Necropolis Stalkers (440)*
– 2 x Dread Falchions
Mortek Guard (150)*

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (30)

TERRAIN
1 x Bone-tithe Nexus (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Walter Brock: Going down the list we start with the sub faction choice of Null myriad. Allowing 2+ spell ignores for units wholly within 9” of Arkhan or the Boneshaper. Important to note that Katakros cannot benefit from this because he is still having the keyword for his own legion.

Overshadow is a different choice from the classic Savant grand strategy we usually see used. Overshadow means you would need to destroy all enemy battleline units while keeping one of your own alive. It’s a strong choice and unlike Spellcasting savant. You don’t have to focus on keeping one model alive and can spread out a bit more if the moment arises.

Starting off with the heroes. Katakros and Arkhan are a Dream team together. Katakros buffs the army to kingdom come with his command ability while also crippling the enemy with a few of his abilities. He may be slow but if he gets into combat with a hero nearby, he can hit incredibly hard. Arkhan on the other hand is the opposite of Katakros. Arkhan is fast, very fast, He doesn’t hit as hard as Katakros. Having three casts and denies at +2 lets him help stop important spells and cast important spells. They compliment each other very well and the synergies are endless.

The bone shaper rounds out the heroes. Taking Aura of sterility to cripple enemy shooting with -1 to hit and -1 to wound for friendly unit wholly within 12”. With Null Myriad and Aura of sterility this list is very resilient to heavy magic and shooting. Artisan’s keys let the Boneshaper potentially double down on is healing by letting it heal a second time on a 3+. This player opted to go with Hoarfrost since Arkhan already knows all the Ossiarch spells.

The Deathriders can do a couple of things. They can screen. They come with a relatively easy to use battle tactic. Because of their decent bulk they could also be used to block an opponent’s movement and stay in the way. These guys have a lot of uses.

This player has opted to go for a Unit of three Immortis guard and a unit six Stalkers. Stalkers being very fast with their hunt and kill command. Which plays well into the grand strat of trying to kill enemy batteline and supports an aggressive gameplan. The three Immortis guards are around for a few reasons. They can hit decently hard, bodyguard characters, and Unlock a Battle tactic in the form of Sculptures Entourage with the Boneshaper.

Lastly this player has made an interesting choice of using a unit of 10 Mortek Guard. We don’t see these little guys too often since the Harvester change. They have a few jobs that not a lot of other OBR units can do. They are the best points for the number of attacks in the book. At a nice 21 attacks for 150 where the Deathriders are 180 for the same number, and half of theirs don’t even have rend. They have a Unique command ability that basically gives them Ethereal at their 4+ save, letting them stand up to a few things that other units might not be able to. They are also the most Model counts for their points. So, 10 Mortek guards can run onto a point and have better chances of taking a point away from an opponent. A very cool choice with a lot of potential.

Finishing it out is the Maelstrom Endless spell. For 30 points this thing is a steal. The crazy thing about it is its damage is always going to happen. When it goes away it blows up so its guaranteed damage, and with Arkhan’s spell range increase it will reach a lot of places. All of this except for Katakros sitting inside of a Battle Regiment. Often this list will decide who goes first. With their score this player has done a good job at showing how they can make their choice effective. Well done to this player.

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Army Faction: Fyreslayers
– Army Subfaction: Greyfyrd
– Grand Strategy: Masters of the Forge

LEADER
1 x Auric Flamekeeper (90)*
1 x Auric Flamekeeper (90)*
1 x Grimhold Exile (140)*
– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust
1 x Auric Runemaster (130)**
– General
– Command Traits: Avatar of Vulcatrix
– Prayers: Curse
1 x Battlesmith (160)**
– Artefacts: Nulsidian Icon
1 x Auric Runefather (120)**
– Artefacts: Axe of Grimnir

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

INVOCATION
1 x Runic Fyrewall (60)

TERRAIN
1 x Magmic Battleforge (0)

OTHER
10 x Hearthguard Berzerkers (320)*
– Karl
– Flamestrike Poleaxe
5 x Hearthguard Berzerkers (160)**
– Karl
– Berzerker Broadaxe
1 x Grimwrath Berzerker (110)**
– Artefacts: Draught of Magmalt Ale

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

Kevin Lathers: Bringing out the new hero from the Regiments of Renown, the Grimhold Exile, Noe has put him in a list that is all about board control.

With only a single priest with Wrath of Vulcatrix (to secure the Grand Strat), this list foregoes the usual inclusion of a Runesmiter as well as any Magmadroths. Instead it relies on the Runemaster’s Ember Storm prayer and the new hero’s once per game 6″ bubble of Run + Charge to add any speed it needs. Further, the Grimwrath Berserker can be given Run + Charge as an oath or stick near the Grimhold to soak up the buff and take a different Oath. This makes the list surprisingly quick, albeit only one time.

With all these vulkites and Hearthguard Berserkers, the list can certainly sit on objectives and hold them, relying on the Flamekeeper buffs, Counterstrike, and Fight on Death to hold any charging waves of opponents to very poor trades.

And then, if opponents do trade into the Fyreslayers, the flamekeepers will often maintain their buffs for a counter charge on the next turn with devastating 3 damage attacks.

With wins against Slaanesh Blissbarbs, Ogors, SCE, and IDK, the list would certainly prove its tanky enough to take a punch and throw it right back. The 4++ ward saves on the HGB can prove a potent vanguard and objective holder. This is backed up by a Runefather that can swing with -2 rend 4 damage attacks on a 3″ reach which is nothing to sneeze at.

Overall this list is going to be a tough nut for many armies to crack. Opponents will need to choose their battles carefully, especially if the flamekeepers are ready to pop their buff.

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