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Top Three AoS Lists for Gallant Games AOS Store Championship

April 12, 2023 Brett & Peter 1 Comment

This is the top three lists for the Gallant Games AoS Store Championship, a 14 player event held in Singapore on the 7th and 8th of April. I think this may be the first time we’ve had the chance to cover an event from Singapore.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Slaves to Darkness
– Subfaction: Host of the Everchosen
– Grand Strategy: Take What Is Theirs

LEADERS
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)*
– General
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Command Traits: Master of Magic
– Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome
– Spells: Daemonic Speed, Binding Damnation
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Chaos Lord on Karkadrak (220)*
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle

BATTLELINE
Chaos Knights (460)*
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– Cursed Lance
– 2 x Standard Bearer
– 2 x Hornblower
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Banner of Rage
Chaos Knights (460)*
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– Doom Knight
– Cursed Lance
– 2 x Standard Bearer
– 2 x Hornblower
– Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon
Varanguard (580)*
– Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
– 6 x Ensorcelled Weapon
Spire Tyrants (80)*
Spire Tyrants (80)*

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Army Faction: Gloomspite Gitz
– Subfaction: Jaws of Mork
– Grand Strategy: Chasing the Moon
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Loonboss on Giant Cave Squig (140)*
– General
– Command Traits: The Clammy Hand
– Moonclan Stabba
– Artefacts of Power: The Clammy Cowl
Squigboss (80)*
Fungoid Cave-Shaman (90)*
– Spells: Itchy Nuisance
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
Squigboss (80)**
Skragrott, the Loonking (160)**
– Spells: The Hand of Gork

BATTLELINE
Boingrot Bounderz (280)*
– Bounder Boss
Squig Herd (120)*
Squig Herd (120)*
Boingrot Bounderz (280)**
– Bounder Boss
Squig Herd (240)**
Squig Herd (240)**

OTHER
Gobbapalooza (145)*
– Spells: Squig Lure

TERRAIN
1 x Bad Moon Loonshrine (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1975/2000

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Army Faction: Stormcast Eternals
– Army Type: Scions of the Storm
– Army Subfaction: Knights Excelsior
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Knight-Vexillor (120)*
– Meteoric Standard
1 x Knight-Vexillor (120)*
– Meteoric Standard
– Aspects of the Champion: Tunnel Master
1 x Lord-Imperatant (170)*
– General
– Command Traits: Master of Magic
– Artefacts: Arcane Tome
– Spells: Celestial Blades
1 x Celestant-Prime (330)**
1 x Knight-Vexillor (120)**
– Meteoric Standard
1 x Knight-Vexillor (120)**
– Meteoric Standard

BATTLELINE
6 x Annihilators with Meteoric Grandhammers (480)*
10 x Freeguild Guard (80)*
– Sergeant
– Standard Bearer
– Drummer
– Freeguild Sword and Shield
3 x Annihilators with Meteoric Grandhammers (240)**
5 x Vindictors (130)**

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Everblaze Comet (90)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

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Allegiance: Seraphon
– Constellation: Dracothion’s Tail
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: The Astromatrix
– Triumphs:

LEADERS
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (160)*
Slann Starmaster (290)*
– General
– Command Trait: Ancient Knowledge
– Artefact: Godbeast Pendant
– Ancient Knowledge 2nd Spell: Stellar Tempest
– Spell: Celestial Apotheosis
– Aspect of the Champion: Fuelled by Ghurish Rage

UNITS
5 x Saurus Guard (120)*
10 x Skinks (80)*
– Meteoric Javelins Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers
10 x Skinks (80)*
– Meteoric Javelins Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers
1 x Salamander Hunting Pack (150)*
1 x Salamander Hunting Pack (150)*
1 x Salamander Hunting Pack (150)
1 x Salamander Hunting Pack (150)
1 x Salamander Hunting Pack (150)

BEHEMOTHS Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (480)*
– Allies

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1,960/2,000

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Top Three AoS Lists for Old Town Throwdown, Summer Smash

August 22, 2022 Brett & Peter Leave a comment

This is the Top Three AoS Lists for the Age of Sigmar, Summer Smash that took place in Irvine, California, USA on 13 and 14 August. It involved 79 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5 game tournament. With more than 50 players and only 2 days/5 rounds the top 3 didn’t meet each other so no real meta comparisons are possible. But the event being determined by points alone gives a really good comparison between the Generals (aka the Hand of God).

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The Top Three AoS Lists

– Army Faction: Orruk Warclans
– Army Type: Big Waaagh!
– Grand Strategy: Waaagh!
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty
Leaders
Orruk Warchanter (115)*
Wurrgog Prophet (150)*
– Artefacts of Power: Glowin’ Tattooz
– Spells: Gorkamorka’s War Cry
Killaboss on Corpse-rippa Vulcha (240)*
– General
– Command Traits: Supa Sneaky
– Artefacts of Power: Mork’s Eye Pebble
– Mount Traits: Fast ’Un
Orruk Warchanter (115)****
Orruk Weirdnob Shaman (90)****
– Spells: Da Great Big Green Hand of Gork
Battleline
Orruk Ardboys (85)*
– Gorkamorka Glyph Bearer
– Ardboy Boss
– Waaagh! Drummer
– 2 x Orruk-forged Shield
Orruk Ardboys (255)***
– Ardboy Boss
– 3 x Gorkamorka Glyph Bearer
– 3 x Waaagh! Drummer
– 6 x Orruk-forged Shield
Orruk Ardboys (85)***
– Ardboy Boss
– 2 x Orruk-forged Shield
Orruk Ardboys (85)***
– Ardboy Boss
– Waaagh! Drummer
– Gorkamorka Glyph Bearer
– 2 x Orruk-forged Shield
Units
Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)**
– Gore-grunta Boss
– Jagged Gore-hacka
Morgok’s Krushas (90)**
Man-skewer Boltboyz (240)****
Man-skewer Boltboyz (240)****
Core Battalions
*Warlord
**Bounty Hunters
***Expert Conquerors
****Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: 1960/2000

Brett: It’s been a while since an Orruk army has been at the top of the podium and it’s fantastic to see a Big Waagh army at number one in such a big tournament. He’s done it by adding in Mortal Wound output (Wurrgog and Bolt Boyz) with range (Bolt Boyz again). That’s cost him the Mawcrusha but the Corpse-rippa moves almost as fast and is still very good in combat. Additionally having the Warchanter and Wurrgog means at the start of every turn the army is generating D6+3 Waagh points. That will make getting into combat and hitting harder that much easier. The list is centred on the Ardboyz in both MSU and a double reinforced contingent. All have as many shields as possible improving their save. Near a Warchanter they are rallying on a 4+ as well.

They only move 4″ but the Shaman can (might not but you have to allow for it) drop either the Gore Gruntas or the big block of ardboyz into your back area. The Boltboyz are hard to get to through shields, only long range shooting would threaten them, only the Skaven had much access to that. Aaron certainly didn’t win the tournament through his list building, this would have taken careful considered play to win but he took down meta lists with an off meta choice and should be congratulated.

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Allegiance: Maggotkin of Nurgle
– Subfaction: Drowned Men
– Mortal Realm: Ghyran
– Grand Strategy: Blessed Desecration
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
Leaders
Bloab Rotspawned (300)
– Lore of Malignance: Rancid Visitations
Orghotts Daemonspew (300)*
Lord of Afflictions (210)*
– General
– Command Trait: Overpowering Stench
– Artefact: The Shield of Growths
Gutrot Spume (170)*
Battleline
5 x Putrid Blightkings (250)**
5 x Putrid Blightkings (250)**
2 x Pusgoyle Blightlords (220)***
– 1x Dolorous Tocsin
2 x Pusgoyle Blightlords (220)***
– 1x Dolorous Tocsin
Core Battalions
*Command Entourage – Magnificent
**Expert Conquerors
***Bounty Hunters
Additional Enhancements
Triumph
Total: 1920 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 0 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 115
Drops: 8

Brett: Another Nurgle army in the top 3, they are having a lot of success in the current meta with or without Galletian Veterans. I think this list is a good example of why, there are a few really good warscrolls and the book is well enough balanced to allow multiple options in both heroes and troops. Lots of deployment tricks in this army. Firstly Drowned Men giving an 8″ pregame move to the Blightlords. The Blightkings and Gutrot Spume can be placed in reserve at the start of the game as well. Bloab is relatively common in current armies, mortal wounds, combat wizard and debuffs to units within 7″. That’s all enemy units within 7″.

We aren’t seeing Orghotts a lot lately but apart from being a strong combat hero he has a free command point a turn to spend on Mortal units (Blightkings). A lot of thought went into this army including adapting to a lack of mobility on the Blightkings and redundancy in the heroes. The army doesn’t have a lot of spells or denies and might be vulnerable there. Still it’s proven that it is flexible and effective taking out Sons of Behemat (DPS check) while being effective into horde armies (Soulblight) and rend cancelling (Nighthaunt). Great work going 5/0.

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Allegiance: Seraphon
– Constellation: Thunder Lizard
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: Continuous Expansion
– Triumphs: Inspired
Leaders
Celestant-Prime, Hammer of Sigmar (325)**
– Allies
Lord Kroak (430)**
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)**
– Artefact: Fusil of Conflaguration
Engine of the Gods (265)***
– General
– Command Trait: Prime Warbeast
– Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
– Mount Trait: Beastmaster
– Spell: Hand of Glory
– Universal Prayer Scripture: Heal
Battleline
5 x Saurus Guard (115)*
10 x Skinks (75)*
– Boltspitters Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers
10 x Skinks (75)*
– Boltspitters Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers
Behemoths
Bastiladon with Ark of Sotek (165)***
Bastiladon with Ark of Sotek (165)***
Bastiladon with Ark of Sotek (165)***
Endless Spells & Invocations
Horrorghast (40)
Chronomantic Cogs (40)
Core Battalions
*Expert Conquerors
**Command Entourage – Magnificent
***Linebreaker
Additional Enhancements
Artefact
Total: 2000 / 2000

Brett: Last of the 5/0 lists and we have Seraphon, Thunder Lizard. Lord Kroak will dominate the casting supported by the Astrolith and even the Engine with Arcane Tome. Kroak is an amazing piece, all up this list has 7 casts/unbinds and reroll from Cogs. The Skinks and Saurus are really here as screens and for opportunistic objective play. They can always summon more skinks. The Bastiladons are the main damage dealer in the army which really wants you to get close for the melee attacks and pile the magic on. The Bastiladon wing is averaging 9 MW from the Ark every turn, if that’s concentrated it’s a major headache. The Ark is really good for dealing with Nighthaunt 1 damage model (no rend and a lot of dice).

Mass mortal wounds and lots of low quality attacks really plays into the Horrorghast. Even losing one or two models could be enough to see an MSU flee or even a large block of NH vanish to moral. And other than Mortal Wounds the Bastiladon with the 1+ save is a real problem. Scarlet Doom NH should have had the least problems but they would have been playing without magic so not able to return models. Overall a really solid difficult to deal with army but may struggle to succour battle tactics and score with only a few trading pieces (unless the Engine really fires well).

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Army Faction: Ogor Mawtribes
– Subfaction: Underguts
– Grand Strategy: Defend What’s Ours
– Triumph: Inspired
Leaders
Frostlord on Stonehorn (430)*
– Artefacts of Power: Gnoblar Blast Keg
– Mount Traits: Metalcruncher
Tyrant (150)*
– General
– Command Traits: Mass of Scars
– Big Name: Fateseeker
– Artefacts of Power: Gruesome Trophy Rack
Butcher (135)*
– Cleaver
– Spells: Blubbergrub Stench
Battleline
Ironguts (235)**
– Bellower
– Rune Maw Bearer
– Gutlord
Leadbelchers (180)**
– Thunderfist
Leadbelchers (180)**
– Thunderfist
Artillery
Ironblaster (130)
Ironblaster (130)
Ironblaster (130)
Other
Gnoblars (100)
– Groinbiter
Gnoblars (200)*
– Groinbiter
Terrain
1 x Great Mawpot (0)
Core battalions
*Warlord
– Magnificent
**Bounty Hunters
TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Brett: The last list for the event is a faction we don’t see a lot – Ogor Mawtribes. Mawtribes is probably a anti meta choice and Underguts shooting list even more so. Underguts gives an extra 6″ range but this is a really swingy old world faction. Leadbelchers have to roll for the number of their ranged attacks (D3 and D6 if they don’t move), The Ironguts have a single long range shot that does D6 damage, and Gnoblars to die aimlessly. Ogor’s are a heap of fun, just not reliable. With only one caster and cast this isn’t a magic army. Everything in the army, even the Butcher has combat capability, it’s hard to close and not take damage unless you can wipe a unit. The Butcher needs to stay back (5+ save) but almost everything except the Gnoblar are 4 wounds with a 4+ save.

That’s a bit of a break point, with 32 effective wounds you need serious strikes to be sure of destroying the unit. If you don’t then they can hit back very hard and your unit is open to be charged by another Ogor. 13th in a large tournament is an awesome effort. NH turning off rend impacts Ogor better quality attacks and Maggotkin mortal wound production are both big impacts to the Ogors. I suspect the shooting from this list was a bit of a surprise to most.

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AoS Meta Stats (w/e 10th July 2022)

July 17, 2022 Peter Holland Leave a comment

Here are the AoS Meta Stats for all the Grand Tournaments that have taken place between Monday 4th July and Sunday 10th July 2022. These are all the GT’s that I can locate on Tabletop.to or BestCoastPairing, if you know of any others please send me a link and I’ll add them.

Once again, another quiet week, with only 3 Grand Tournaments.

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Grand Tournaments

Ranked from largest to smallest.

South Coast Series July – England/UK
40 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Slaves to Darkness	Host of the Everchosen	5-0-0
2nd	Nighthaunt	Scarlet Doom	4-0-1
3rd	Sylvaneth	Heartwood	4-0-1
4th	Sylvaneth	Gnarlroot	4-0-1
5th	Seraphon	Fangs of Sotek	4-0-1
6th	Idoneth Deepkin	Fuethan	4-0-1
7th	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	4-0-1
8th	Bonesplitterz	Drakkfoot	3-1-1
9th	Nighthaunt	Emerald Host	3-0-2
10th	Daughters of Khaine	Zainthar Kai	3-0-2

South Coast Series July

Summer on the Coast AoS GT – Washington/USA
37 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Kharadron Overlords	Barak-Zilfin	5-0-0
2nd	Daughters of Khaine	Hagg Nar	4-0-1
3rd	Blades of Khorne	Goretide	4-0-1
4th	Hedonites of Slaanesh	Lurid Haze	4-0-1
5th	Slaves to Darkness	Host of the Everchosen	4-0-1
6th	Nighthaunt	Scarlet Doom	4-0-1
7th	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	3-0-2
8th	Sons of Behemat	Breaker Tribe	3-0-2
9th	Sylvaneth	Heartwood	3-0-2
10th	Sylvaneth	Gnarlroot	3-0-2

Summer on the Coast AoS GT

Kingdom of Skrappa Spill – England/UK
28 Players – Generals Handbook: Pitched Battles 2022-23 Season 1

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Cities of Sigmar	Hallowheart	5-0-0
2nd	Daughters of Khaine	Khailebron	4-0-1
3rd	Cities of Sigmar	Hammerhal	4-0-1
4th	Skaven		4-0-1
5th	Maggotkin of Nurgle		3-1-1
6th	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	3-1-1
7th	Daughters of Khaine	Khailebron	3-0-2
8th	Daughters of Khaine	Hagg Nar	3-0-2
9th	Nighthaunt		3-0-2

Kingdom of Skrappa Spill

Grand Alliance Stats

These stats reflect the last four weeks of GT’s that we’re aware of at Woehammer.

303 players (-182) took part in 12 GT’s (-4) over the last four weeks.

Grand Alliance	Win Rate	Armies	% Share of Armies	5-0 Wins	4+ Wins
Chaos	56.4%	62	20.46%	5	20
Order	51.0%	149	49.17%	4	21
Death	43.8%	50	16.50%	1	6
Destruction	43.8%	42	13.86%	0	3

Chaos continue to lead the way in the win rates, dropping only slightly from 56.7% last week to 56.4% this week. While Order pick up the most number of armies represented and most 4+. Chaos steal the crown this week for most 5-0’s.

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Faction Stats

The below stat show the results for those factions represented by 5 armies or more only.

Faction	Win Rate	Armies	% Share of Armies	5-0 Wins	0-5 Losses
Slaves to Darkness	72.2%	6	1.98%	1	1
Beasts of Chaos	63.1%	13	4.29%	2	0
Nighthaunt	61.3%	17	5.61%	1	0
Blades of Khorne	60.0%	5	1.65%	0	0
Sylvaneth	58.5%	13	4.29%	0	0
Cities of Sigmar	57.1%	17	5.61%	1	1
Seraphon	56.3%	24	7.92%	2	1
Kharadron Overlords	55.0%	6	1.98%	1	1
Big Waaagh!	54.0%	5	1.65%	0	0
Maggotkin of Nurgle	53.8%	21	6.93%	1	2
Bonesplitterz	51.5%	7	2.31%	0	0
Lumineth Realm-Lords	50.0%	12	3.96%	0	0
Daughters of Khaine	50.0%	17	5.61%	0	1
Sons of Behemat	50.0%	8	2.64%	0	0
Idoneth Deepkin	47.8%	18	5.94%	0	0
Sons of Behemat	48.5%	21	4.33%	0	1
Skaven	46.7%	6	1.98%	1	0
Legion of the First Prince	46.7%	6	1.98%	0	1
Stormcast Eternals	45.6%	26	8.58%	0	3
Ogor Mawtribes	44.8%	6	1.98%	0	1
Fyreslayers	43.0%	16	5.28%	0	1
Flesh-eater Courts	40.0%	5	1.65%	0	0
Soulblight Gravelords	37.8%	18	5.94%	0	2
Gloomspite Gitz	33.3%	6	1.98%	0	0
Ironjawz	32.8%	7	2.31%	0	2
Ossiarch Bonereapers	27.0%	10	3.30%	0	2

Slaves to Darkness and Blades of Khorne continue their run of good form in experienced hands. While the new battletomes of Nighthaunt and Sylvaneth can also be seen in the +55% area. Daughters of Khaine are smack in the middle with a perfect 50% win rate. While Skaven are beginning to climb.

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Subfactions

All factions listed below have been represented at tournaments by at least 5 players.

Faction	Subfaction	Win Rate	Armies	% Share of Armies	5-0 Wins	0-5 Losses
Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	69.1%	11	3.63%	1	0
Nighthaunt	Scarlet Doom	67.6%	7	2.31%	0	0
Beasts of Chaos	None	61.4%	7	2.31%	1	0
Cities of Sigmar	Living City	57.1%	7	2.31%	0	0
Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	55.7%	21	6.93%	2	1
Sons of Behemat	Breaker Tribe	53.4%	6	1.98%	0	0
Stormcast Eternals	Hallowed Knights	52.9%	7	2.31%	0	0
Fyreslayers	Lofnir	51.7%	6	1.98%	0	0
Nighthaunt	Emerald Host	48.3%	6	1.98%	0	0
Lumineth Realm-Lords	Zaitrec	48.1%	11	3.63%	0	0
Daughters of Khaine	Zainthar Kai	47.1%	7	2.31%	0	1
Legion of the First Prince		46.7%	6	1.98%	0	1
Skaven		46.7%	6	1.98%	1	0
Soulblight Gravelords	Vyrkos Dynasty	43.3%	6	1.98%	0	0
Stormcast Eternals	Hammers of Sigmar	42.3%	15	4.95%	0	3
Soulblight Gravelords	Kastelai Dynasty	38.6%	7	2.31%	0	1
Fyreslayers	Greyfyrd	35.2%	9	2.97%	0	1
Ossiarch Bonereapers	Petrifex Elite	27.5%	8	2.64%	0	1

Drowned Men continue to lead the way with a win rate of 69.1% despite Maggotkin overall only having a win rate of 53.8%. Nighthaunt and Scarlet Doom find themselves near the top now as predicted by Danny some weeks ago. Meanwhile at the bottom of the table Ossiarch Bonereapers/Petrifex Elite are the only subfaction below 30% win rate.

Interestingly Fyreslayers have Lofnir (6 PLayers) with a win rate of 51.7% and the more popular Greyfyrd (9 Players) at 35.2%, are people playing the wrong subfaction?

Next Week

I’ll have graphs. Because nothing says stats like some graphs…..

AoS Meta Stats (w/e 3rd July 2022)

July 10, 2022 Peter Holland Leave a comment

Here are the AoS Meta Stats for all the Grand Tournaments that have taken place between Monday 27th June and Sunday 3rd July 2022. These are all the GT’s that I can locate on Tabletop.to or BestCoastPairing, if you know of any others please send me a link and I’ll add them.

Once again, another quiet week, with only 3 Grand Tournaments. Two of these were run using the new GHB, while the other was just a little event called the World tSports Champions…..

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Grand Tournaments

Ranked from largest to smallest.

From the Ashes – Scotland/UK
22 Players – Generals Handbook: Pitched Battles 2022-23 Season 1

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Skaven		5-0-0
2nd	Nighthaunt	Scarlet Doom	4-0-1
3rd	Idoneth Deepkin	Mor’Phann	4-0-1
4th	Bonesplitterz	Drakkfoot	4-0-1
5th	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	3-0-2
6th	Daughters of Khaine	Zainthar Kai	3-0-2
7th	Sylvaneth	Heartwood	3-0-2
8th	Beasts of Chaos		3-0-2
9th	Soulblight Gravelords	Kastelai Dynasty	3-0-2
10th	Sons of Behemat	Breaker Tribe	2-1-2

From the Ashes 2022

World tSports Champions – England/UK
16 Players – Generals Handbook 2021-22

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Nighthaunt	Grieving Legion	5-0-0
2nd	Idoneth Deepkin	Ionrach	3-0-2
3rd	Beasts of Chaos	Allherd	4-0-1
4th	Idoneth Deepkin	Fuethan	3-0-2
5th	Slaves to Darkness	Host of the Everchosen	4-0-1
6th	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	3-0-2
7th	Cities of Sigmar	Hallowheart	2-0-3
8th	Bonesplitterz	Drakkfoot	2-0-3
9th	Legion of the First Prince		1-0-4
10th	Stormcast Eternals	Hammers of Sigmar	2-0-3

World tSports Champions

Coliseum of Sigmar Carnage GT – Florida/USA
9 Players – Generals Handbook: Pitched Battles 2022-23 Season 1

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Lumineth Realm-Lords	Zaitrec	3-0-1
2nd	Nighthaunt	Emerald Host	4-0-1
3rd	Stormcast Eternals	Hallowed Knights	3-1-1
4th	Legion of the First Prince		3-1-1
5th	Idoneth Deepkin	Nautilar	2-0-3
6th	Stormcast Eternals	Hammers of Sigmar	2-0-3
7th	Slaves to Darkness	Host of the Everchosen	0-0-2
8th	Sons of Behemat	Breaker Tribe	2-0-3
9th	Daughters of Khaine	Zainthar Kai	0-0-4

Coliseum of Sigmar Carnage GT

Grand Alliance Stats

As promised last week, I’ve changed the stats to reflect the last four weeks of GT’s that we’re aware of at Woehammer. Also if you read all the way to the end of the article I have a little surprise for you!

485 players took part in 16 GT’s over the last four weeks.

Grand Alliance	Win Rate	Armies	% Share of Armies	5-0 Wins	4+ Wins
Chaos	56.7%	94	19.38%	6	27
Order	50.7%	218	44.95%	8	34
Death	45.8%	82	16.91%	2	11
Destruction	45.0%	91	18.76%	0	8

Chaos continue to lead the way in the win rates. While Order pick up the most number of armies represented, most 5-0’s and most 4+. When you compare army share to the number of battletomes each Grand Alliance possess you can see that Order are overrepresented, while Chaos are vastly under represented:

Grand Alliance	Battletomes	Battletome %	Actual Rep %
Order	9	37.50%	44.95%
Chaos	7	29.17%	19.38%
Death	4	16.67%	16.91%
Destruction	4	16.67%	18.76%

What can we take away from this? Perhaps that Order factions are more appealing than Chaos? New players gravitate towards Order? The Chaos range needs updated miniatures? Or all of the above?

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Faction Stats

The below stat show the results for those factions represented by 5 armies or more only.

Faction	Win Rate	Armies	% Share of Armies	5-0 Wins	0-5 Losses
Beasts of Chaos	67.1%	14	2.89%	2	0
Legion of the First Prince	61.5%	13	2.68%	0	0
Slaves to Darkness	61.1%	6	1.24%	0	1
Seraphon	59.7%	30	6.19%	5	2
Blades of Khorne	56.7%	6	1.24%	0	0
Maggotkin of Nurgle	56.6%	35	7.22%	3	2
Bonesplitterz	55.4%	10	2.06%	0	0
Cities of Sigmar	54.2%	24	4.95%	2	1
Daughters of Khaine	52.8%	22	4.54%	0	2
Nighthaunt	52.2%	32	6.60%	1	2
Idoneth Deepkin	51.8%	23	4.74%	1	0
Flesh-eater Courts	51.7%	6	1.24%	0	0
Lumineth Realm-Lords	51.5%	21	4.33%	0	0
Kharadron Overlords	51.4%	7	1.44%	0	1
Sylvaneth	49.1%	11	2.27%	0	1
Sons of Behemat	48.5%	21	4.33%	0	1
Soulblight Gravelords	47.1%	28	5.77%	1	1
Stormcast Eternals	47.1%	60	12.37%	0	4
Ogor Mawtribes	47.1%	28	2.89%	0	1
Ironjawz	44.7%	16	3.30%	0	1
Kruleboyz	44.3%	11	2.27%	0	1
Hedonites of Slaanesh	44.3%	7	1.44%	0	0
Skaven	43.0%	9	1.86%	1	0
Big Waaagh!	41.3%	8	1.65%	0	0
Fyreslayers	39.5%	20	4.12%	0	2
Gloomspite Gitz	30.9%	11	2.27%	0	1
Ossiarch Bonereapers	28.2%	16	3.30%	0	2

Factions in Bold are those with 3rd Edition Battletomes published before or during this time period

I’ve highlighted all those faction win rates in red which are outside of the parameters that players have stated would make the game roughly balanced (45-55%).

I’m looking at the bottom of the table as I’m writing this, and its hard not to overlook Fyreslayers, Gloomspite Gitz and Ossiarch Bonereapers with win rates of less than 40%! Gloomspite Gitz are getting their new book this year, so hopefully we’ll see that improve. Fyreslayers have been mugged by Games Workshop rules writers, and it just shows how awful that book is. I feel for long term Fyreslayers players…

At the top of the table Beasts of Chaos now currently lead the way with a win rate of 67.1%! They’ve gone from trash tier to S tier in the space of 3 months. Slaves to Darkness are a bit of an anomaly at the top there, and this is primarily driven by a few high level players who vastly our performed the faction this month, much like Anthony Trentanelli did a few weeks ago with Skaven. Maggotkin of Nurgle and Seraphon win rates have both dropped, but its too early to tell why, as the new rules for Seraphon only really came into effect last week.

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Subfaction Stats

Faction	Subfaction	Win Rate	Armies	% Share of Armies	5-0 Wins	0-5 Losses
Beasts of Chaos	None	70.0%	5	1.03%	1	0
Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	68.0%	20	4.12%	2	0
Legion of the First Prince		61.5%	13	2.68%	0	0
Nighthaunt	Scarlet Doom	60.0%	11	2.27%	0	0
Beasts of Chaos	Gavespawn	60.0%	6	1.24%	0	0
Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	59.6%	28	5.77%	4	2
Bonesplitterz	Drakkfoot	58.3%	6	1.24%	0	0
Cities of Sigmar	Living City	57.7%	13	2.68%	2	0
Ogor Mawtribes	Boulderhead	56.0%	5	1.03%	0	0
Kharadron Overlords	Barak-Zilfin	53.3%	6	1.24%	0	1
Idoneth Deepkin	Mor’Phann	53.3%	6	1.24%	1	0
Lumineth Realm-Lords	Zaitrec	52.9%	15	3.09%	0	0
Sons of Behemat	Breaker Tribe	52.8%	15	3.09%	0	0
Idoneth Deepkin	Nautilar	51.3%	8	1.65%	0	0
Ironjawz	Ironsunz	50.0%	6	1.24%	0	1
Daughters of Khaine	Hagg Nar	50.0%	7	1.44%	0	1
Stormcast Eternals	Astral Templars	50.0%	6	1.24%	0	0
Daughters of Khaine	Zainthar Kai	49.2%	12	2.47%	0	1
Stormcast Eternals	Hammers of Sigmar	48.8%	33	6.80%	0	2
Soulblight Gravelords	Vyrkos Dynasty	48.0%	10	2.06%	0	0
Soulblight Gravelords	Kastelai Dynasty	45.5%	11	2.27%	0	1
Stormcast Eternals	Hallowed Knights	44.7%	15	3.09%	0	1
Kruleboyz	Big Yellers	43.4%	8	1.65%	0	1
Skaven		43.0%	9	1.86%	1	0
Fyreslayers	Lofnir	42.9%	7	1.44%	0	1
Hedonites of Slaanesh	Lurid Haze	42.0%	5	1.03%	0	0
Ironjawz	Bloodtoofs	41.7%	10	2.06%	0	0
Nighthaunt	Emerald Host	41.5%	13	2.68%	0	2
Big Waaagh!		41.3%	8	1.65%	0	0
Maggotkin of Nurgle	Befouling Host	40.0%	7	1.44%	1	1
Fyreslayers	Greyfyrd	35.8%	12	2.47%	0	1
Ossiarch Bonereapers	Petrifex Elite	28.8%	15	3.09%	0	2
Gloomspite Gitz		25.0%	8	1.65%	0	1

Factions in Bold are those with 3rd Edition Battletomes published before or during this time period

Maggotkin of Nurgle are a bit of a strange faction. While you have one of the meta leading Subfactions inside the tome with Drowned Men (68.0%, at the bottom of the pack you have Befouling Host (40.0%). It’s not an irregularity either as 7 players have played that subfaction and one claimed 5 wins at an event and another 5 losses. This suggests to me that while Drowned Men is a simple list to play, Befouling Host is completely the opposite and requires good memory and skill from the pilot.

After almost a year of publication now, both Stormcast and Orruk Warclan battletomes are beginning to show a little lag behind the other updated factions (apart from Fyreslayers of course). As the first of the Battletomes perhaps this has played into their stats slightly as the rules writers learn from their mistakes (apart from Fyreslayers of course) when writing the newer tomes.

Scarlet Doom shows that its the faction of choice for a reason in the new Nighthaunt battletome (60.0%) however, its still early days for this battletome and the other factions could be more complicated to pick up and play. However 60.0% win rate for any subfaction is too high and so they may need a future nerf at some point.

Going forwards as the weeks go on, I’ll be keeping an eye out for Grinin’ Blades beginning to get some more play with their updated allegiance abilities after not being placed at all due to all the Kruleboyz players choosing Big Yellers – this will change. I expect to see them nearing the 50% mark and above. Likewise with Skaven, I expect them to begin climbing the rankings as their new rules come into effect.

THE SUPRISE

I said I had a surprise, and here it is!

Woehammer will be doing a player ranking system for the new General’s Handbook based on the Elo system used by Chess.

Who gets ranked?

Everyone who takes part in a two day event using the General’s Handbook: Pitched Battles Season 1 2022-23. Each week I’ll update the scores of the players as they happen and post them in a separate rankings post which will be published every Saturday.

All players will begin with a rating of 1,000 at the beginning of the season, player ratings will be carried over into season 2 and beyond in the future.

I’ve included the current rankings below (there’s only been two GT’s using the new Handbook) which includes everyone at present. However, I will limit this to the top 20 as more players are ranked. The full downloadable player rankings will be available on the site to download next weekend.

Player	Country	Region	Rating
John B	Scotland	Europe	1,049.4
David Jack	Scotland	Europe	1,031.2
Leigh Martin	Scotland	Europe	1,030.3
Zachary Shinn	USA	North America	1,029.7
Nathan Watson	Scotland	Europe	1,029.4
Jonathon Roberts	USA	North America	1,020.0
Daniel Gomez	USA	North America	1,019.2
Cara Newby	Scotland	Europe	1,010.6
Richard McQuarrie	Scotland	Europe	1,010.3
Karl Rohr	USA	North America	1,010.0
Alastair Maxwell	Scotland	Europe	1,010.0
Reece Fraser	Scotland	Europe	1,010.0
Jamie McHugh	Scotland	Europe	1,010.0
Ryan Pothecary	Scotland	Europe	1,010.0
Ian (Yes, just Ian)	Scotland	Europe	1,009.7
Aaron Burns Lees	Scotland	Europe	1,009.4
Allan George	Scotland	Europe	1,000.3
Douglas Klem	USA	North America	1,000.0
Frank Kelly	Scotland	Europe	999.1
Scott Semple	Scotland	Europe	999.1
Alasdair Robertson	Scotland	Europe	990.0
Michael Smith	USA	North America	989.4
James Hobson	Scotland	Europe	988.3
Michael Peterson	USA	North America	980.3
Lewis Mitchell	Scotland	Europe	971.2
Grant Fraser	Scotland	Europe	968.9
Andrew Dowling	USA	North America	961.7

AoS Player Rankings on 3rd July 2022

AoS Meta Stats (w/e 26th June 2022)

July 3, 2022 Peter Holland Leave a comment

Here are the AoS Meta Stats for all the Grand Tournaments that have taken place between Monday 20th June and Sunday 26th June 2022. These are all the GT’s that I can locate on Tabletop.to or BestCoastPairing, if you know of any others please send me a link and I’ll add them.

There were only 2 Grand Tournaments last week, a quiet week! But both have 32 players with a nice mix of factions.

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Grand Tournaments

Ranked from largest to smallest.

Giga-Con: Age of Sigmar Teams Event – Georgia/USA
32 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	5-0-0
2nd	Beasts of Chaos		4-1-0
3rd	Beasts of Chaos		4-0-1
4th	Ogor Mawtribes	Boulderhead	4-0-1
5th	Lumineth Realm-Lords	Zaitrec	4-0-1
6th	Hedonites of Slaanesh	Godseekers Host	4-0-1
7th	Cities of Sigmar	Living City	4-0-1
8th	Nighthaunt	Scarlet Doom	4-0-1
9th	Stormcast Eternals	Hallowed Knights	3-1-1
10th	Big Waaagh!		3-1-1

Giga-Con: Age of Sigmar Teams Event

Ironweld Open GT – Massachusetts/USA
32 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	5-0-0
2nd	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	4-0-1
3rd	Legion of the First Prince		4-0-1
4th	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	4-0-1
5th	Bonesplitterz	Drakkfoot	3-1-1
6th	Lumineth Realm-Lords	Zaitrec	3-1-1
7th	Daughters of Khaine	Hagg Nar	3-0-2
8th	Daughters of Khaine	Zainthar Kai	3-0-2
9th	Stormcast Eternals	Hallowed Knights	3-0-2
10th	Soulblight Gravelords	Vyrkos Dynasty	3-0-2

Ironweld Open GT

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Grand Alliance Stats

64 players took part in 2 GT’s over the last week.

Grand Alliance	Win Rate	Armies	% Share of Armies	5-0 Wins	4+ Wins
Chaos	55.6%	9	14.1%	0	4
Order	53.7%	30	46.9%	2	6
Death	50.0%	10	15.6%	0	1
Death	39.3%	15	23.4%	0	1

Faction Stats

The below stat show the results for those factions represented by 5 armies or more only.

Faction	Win Rate	Armies	% Share of Armies	5-0 Wins
Seraphon	80.0%	5	7.9%	2
Lumineth Realm-Lords	60.0%	5	7.9%	0
Soulblight Gravelords	40.0%	5	7.9%	0

With very few tournaments this week there’s not enough data to draw reliable win rates from.

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Subfaction Stats

Next week, I’ll have built up four weeks worth of data and at this point I will transition the stats over four weeks rather than a single week. This will helpfully give us more reliable data. At some point I’ll go backwards as well to the start of AoS 3.

AoS Meta Stats (w/e 19th June 2022)

June 26, 2022 Woehammer Leave a comment

Here are the AoS Meta Stats for all the Grand Tournaments that have taken place between Monday 13th June and Sunday 19th June 2022. These are all the GT’s that I can locate on Tabletop.to or BestCoastPairing, if you know of any others please send me a link and I’ll add them.

There was a total of 3 Grand Tournaments last week, a quiet week! That being said, one of them was the awesome UK tSports Champions, which our very own Declan was invited to take part in. You can read up on his prep here.

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Grand Tournaments

Ranked from largest to smallest.

Pyrehammer 2022 – Wielkopolskie/Poland
40 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Sons of Behemat	Breaker Tribe	4-0-1
2nd	Stormcast Eternals	Hammers of Sigmar	4-0-1
3rd	Beasts of Chaos		5-0-0
4th	Sylvaneth		4-0-1
5th	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	4-0-1
6th	Lumineth Realm-Lords	Syar	3-1-1
7th	Kharadron Overlords	Barak-Zilfin	3-1-1
8th	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	3-0-2
9th	Stormcast Eternals	Hallowed Knights	4-0-1
10th	Maggotkin of Nurlge	Drowned Men	3-1-1

Pyrehammer AoS GT

Rise of the Everchosen – Emilia Romagna/Italy
32 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	5-0-0
2nd	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	4-1-0
3rd	Slaves to Darkness	Knights of the Empty Throne	4-1-0
4th	Stormcast Eternals	Hammers of Sigmar	4-0-1
5th	Fyreslayers	Lofnir	4-0-1
6th	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	3-0-2
7th	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	3-0-2
8th	Sons of Behemat	Stomper Tribe	3-0-2
9th	Stormcast Eternals	Knights Excelsior	3-0-2
10th	Cities of Sigmar	Living City	3-0-2

Rise of the Everchosen AoS GT

UK tSports Champions – England/UK
16 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Beasts of Chaos	Allherd	5-0-0
2nd	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	4-0-1
3rd	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Droning Guard	3-0-2
4th	Fyreslayers	Lofnir	3-0-2
5th	Cities of Sigmar	Tempest’s Eye	3-1-1
6th	Idoneth Deepkin	Mor’Phann	2-0-3
7th	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	3-0-2
8th	Nighthaunt	Emerald Host	2-0-3
9th	Nighthaunt	Scarlet Doom	3-0-2
10th	Cities of Sigmar	Hallowheart	3-0-2

UK tSports Champions AoS GT

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Grand Alliance Stats

286 players took part in 10 GT’s over the last week.

Grand Alliance	Win Rate	Armies	% Share of Armies	5-0 Wins	4+ Wins
Chaos	64.7%	19	21.59%	3	7
Order	49.2%	49	55.68%	0	5
Destruction	43.8%	8	9.09%	0	1
Death	34.2%	12	13.64%	0	0

Faction Stats

The below stat show the results for those factions represented by 5 armies or more only.

Faction	Win Rate	Armies	% Share of Armies	5-0 Wins	0-5 Losses
Maggotkin of Nurgle	66.0%	10	11.36%	1	4
Cities of Sigmar	58.6%	7	7.95%	0	0
Stormcast Eternals	54.0%	10	11.36%	0	3
Idoneth Deepkin	46.0%	5	5.68%	0	0
Seraphon	43.0%	10	11.36%	0	0
Fyrselayers	40.0%	7	7.95%	0	1
Soulblight Gravelords	33.3%	6	6.82%	0	0

Maggotkin of Nurgle top the charts this week in a very small data set. With a win rate of 66.0% Followed closely by Cities of Sigmar with a win rate of 58.6%. Seraphon, Fyreslayers and Soulblight Gravelords all struggling to make that magical 45% mark with Soulblight Gravelords being the only faction below 40%.

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Subfaction Stats

Only Seraphon/Thunder Lizard and Maggotkin of Nurgle/Drowned Men made the requirement for this table (min 5 armies represented). Thunder Lizard managed a win rate of 43% while Drowned Men achieved 72.5%……

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Top Three AoS Lists from the Sunshine Coast Open

June 16, 2022 Declan and Peter Leave a comment

Sunshine Coast Open took place in England, UK on 11th and 12th June. It involved 74 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5 game tournament.

Before I jump into the Top Three, 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.

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.

Allegiance: Seraphon
– Constellation: Dracothion’s Tail
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: Prized Sorcery
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Slann Starmaster (265)*
– General
– Command Trait: Ancient Knowledge
– Artefact: Godbeast Pendant
– Ancient Knowledge 2nd Spell: Mystical Unforging
– Spell: Stellar Tempest
Engine of the Gods (265)*
– Mount Trait: Starborne
– Universal Prayer Scripture: Curse
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (150)*

Battleline
20 x Skinks (150)*
– Boltspitters Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers
– Reinforced x 1
10 x Skinks (75)*
– Boltspitters Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers
5 x Saurus Guard (115)*

Units
2 x Salamander Hunting Pack (280)*
– Reinforced x 1
10 x Chameleon Skinks (230)*
– Reinforced x 1

Behemoths
Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (400)*
– Allies

Endless Spells & Invocations
Chronomantic Cogs (45)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1975 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 3 / 4
Allies: 400 / 400
Wounds: 87
Drops: 1

Incarnate bonded to slaan

Declan: To say Seraphon have done well in AoS3 is an understatement of the year. Chris has not taken Thunder Lizard, but has gone for magic. In order to compensate for the slightly reduction in survivability there’s an Incarnate! I don’t know how many of these we’ll see but they are nigh on impossible to kill in one turn (there are a few ‘instant kill’ abilities that can do it). It’ll be interesting how many Incarnate’s we’ll see given their high price point.

If I do play one soon I’ll be able to add some additional comments!! Well done to Chris – Seraphon may be the best army out there (or perhaps second), but to take them to a 5-0 still requires a high level of skill.

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Allegiance: Nighthaunt
– Procession: Scarlet Doom
– Grand Strategy: Hold the Line
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

Leaders
Krulghast Cruciator (150)*
– General
– Command Trait: Cloaked in Shadow
Guardian of Souls (150)*
– Lore of the Underworlds: Seal of Shyish
Spirit Torment (115)*
– Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
– Lore of the Underworlds: Shademist

Battleline
30 x Bladegheist Revenants (525)*
– Reinforced x 2
10 x Bladegheist Revenants (175)*
10 x Bladegheist Revenants (175)*
6 x Spirit Hosts (250)*
– Reinforced x 1

Units
4 x Myrmourn Banshees (105)*

Behemoths
Black Coach (335)*

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1980 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 3 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 100
Drops: 1

Matt rocks up undefeated with what must be the new Nighthaunt… how do I know – he’s got the Black Coach and is taking Nighthaunt! From one player in the UK with the Coach to three in one list at the Champions event this weekend, things have certainly changed for the ghostly bois!

No crossbow lads for Matt despite GW trying to flog them; but he has gone Bladegheists instead – and loads of them. They must be good to have gone 4-1-0 and the debuffs to opponents will be helping to keep them alive.

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Allegiance: Idoneth Deepkin
– Enclave: Ionrach
– Grand Strategy: Hold the Line
– Triumphs: None

Leaders
Lotann, Warden of the Soul Ledgers (115)*
Akhelian Thrallmaster (110)**
Akhelian King (250)*
– General
– Bladed Polearm
– Command Trait: Unstoppable Fury
– Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
– Mount Trait: Voidchill Darkness
– Universal Spell Lore: Flaming Weapon

Battleline
3 x Akhelian Morrsarr Guard (195)*
3 x Akhelian Morrsarr Guard (195)*
20 x Namarti Reavers (340)*
– Reinforced x 1
10 x Namarti Reavers (170)**
10 x Namarti Reavers (170)**
10 x Namarti Thralls (130)**
10 x Namarti Thralls (130)**
3 x Akhelian Ishlaen Guard (195)*

Faction Terrain
Gloomtide Shipwreck

Total Points: 2,000

Declan Hazel has taken another of the new army releases, and like my recent comments there are reavers and thralls… lots of them! The reavers are the shooty ones, and although they have shorter range than the LRL Sentinels, they do move — and quick! — so expect them to grab some objectives whilst shooting you off the board.

It’s good to see different armies emerging since the release of the new book, but I would much prefer to see better internal balance (like Seraphon), than the famine & feast of the last two IDK books. Great work by Hazel!

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Allegiance: Gloomspite Gitz
– Option: Glogg’s Megamob
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: Hold the Line
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Dankhold Troggboss – Trev (240)*
– General
– Command Trait: Shepard of Idiotic Destruction
– Artefact: Aetherquartz-studded Hide
Fungoid Cave-Shaman – Freddie the Fungoid (95)**
– Lore of the Moonclans: The Hand of Gork
Madcap Shaman – Madcap Max (80)**
– Artefact: Moonface Mommet
– Lore of the Moonclans: Itchy Nuisance
Breaka-Boss on Mirebrute Troggoth – Mr Marvin Brute (180)*
– Allies

Battleline
6 x Rockgut Troggoths (290)***
– Reinforced x 1
6 x Rockgut Troggoths (290)***
– Reinforced x 1
3 x Fellwater Troggoths (155)***
3 x Fellwater Troggoths (155)**

Units
5 x Spider Riders (100)*
3 x Rippa’s Snarlfangs (70)*
1 x Marshcrawla Sloggoth – Drummer Dave (150)*

Behemoths
Aleguzzler Gargant – Gary (165)*

Endless Spells & Invocations
The Burning Head – Steve the Swamp Trogg (20)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment
**Warlord
***Hunters of the Heartlands

Total: 1990 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 330 / 400
Wounds: 141
Drops: 8

Declan – Peter has clearly listened to my comments about his last secret pick and gone down the list somewhat. And I’m surprised he only had to get to 10th to get a Gitz list. Dominic managed the holy grail of 2 draws… a result that’s probably rarer than a straight 5-0; and all with Troggs. As Stuart Hodges (Trogg) will tell us – Troggs are the best and Dominic has proven this with a Trogg list whose only allies are the Marshcrawler and MireBrute. This means it’s all Troggs, all the time.

To cement my opinion of Dominic being a genius amongst Troggs, he’s also got an Aleguzzler, Rippas & Spider Riders. Remember the Aleguzzler falls over on any double to charge (welcome back to AoS1… which everyone thought dead!) and Spider Riders with poison arrows in the fluff — but none anywhere near the army. I think the lads leave them at home to prevent friendly fire. Great list, and a frankly superb result. Well done Dominic — and more of these please Peter!

Final Tournament Placings

AoS Meta Stats (w/e 12th June 2022)

June 14, 2022 Peter Holland Leave a comment

On Reddit Warhammer 40k has the Meta Mondays posted by the brilliant u/JCMS85 on r/WarhammerCompetitive. So why can’t we have one for AoS? Well we can….

Here are the stats for all the Grand Tournaments that have taken place between Monday 6th June and Sunday 12th June 2022. These are all the GT’s that I can locate on Tabletop.to or BestCoastPairing, if you know of any others please send me a link and I’ll add them.

There was a total of 10 Grand Tournaments last week, however only 9 had data available to analyse. Valleycon 2022 was a 26 player tournament but no lists were available at the time of publishing these stats.

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Grand Tournaments

Ranked from largest to smallest.

US Open San Diego – California/USA
74 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	5-0-0
2nd	Cities of Sigmar	Living City	5-0-0
3rd	Cities of Sigmar	Living City	5-0-0
4th	Bonesplitterz	Drakkfoot	4-0-1
5th	Blades of Khorne	Reapers of Vengeance	4-0-1
6th	Lumineth Realm-Lords	Zaitrec	4-0-1
7th	Stormcast Eternals	Hammers of Sigmar	4-0-1
8th	Legion of the First Prince		4-0-1
9th	Beasts of Chaos	Gavespawn	4-0-1
10th	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	4-0-1

San Diego Open

Atlantic City Open – New Jersey/USA
73 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	5-0-0
2nd	Soulblight Gravelords	Legion of Blood	5-0-0
3rd	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	4-0-1
4th	Idoneth Deepkin	Nautilar	4-0-1
5th	Skaventide		4-0-1
6th	Daughters of Khaine	Khailebron	4-0-1
7th	Daughters of Khaine	Hagg Nar	4-0-1
8th	Sons of Behemat	Breaker Tribe	4-0-1
9th	Stormcast Eternals	Hammers of Sigmar	4-0-1
10th	Legion of the First Prince		4-0-1

Atlantic City Open

GT de CAT – Catalunya/Spain
30 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	5-0-0
2nd	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	4-0-1
3rd	Legion of the First Prince		4-0-1
4th	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	4-0-1
5th	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	4-0-1
6th	Nighthaunt	Reikenor’s Condemned	3-0-2
7th	Sylvaneth		3-0-2
8th	Daughters of Khaine	Khailebron	3-0-2
9th	Disciples of Tzeentch	Hosts Duplicitous	3-0-2
10th	Kharadon Overlords	Barak-Zilfin	3-0-2

GT de CAT

Mawtribes Massacre: Annihilation – England/UK
30 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Stormcast Eternals	Hammers of Sigmar	4-0-1
2nd	Ironjawz	Ironsunz	4-0-1
3rd	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	4-0-1
4th	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	4-0-1
5th	Fyreslayers	Greyfyrd	3-1-1
6th	Beasts of Chaos	Gavespawn	3-0-2
7th	Daughters of Khaine	Hagg Nar	3-0-2
8th	Stormcast Eternals	Hallowed Knights	3-0-2
9th	Legion of the First Prince		3-0-2
10th	Soulblight Gravelords	Vyrkos Dynasty	3-0-2

Mawtribes Massacre: Annihilation

Sunshine Coast Open – England/UK
27 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Seraphon	Dracothion’s Tail	5-0-0
2nd	Nighthaunt	Scarlet Doom	4-1-0
3rd	Idoneth Deepkin	Ionrach	4-0-1
4th	Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	3-1-1
5th	Sons of Behemat	Taker Tribe	3-1-1
6th	Nighthaunt	Emerald Host	3-0-2
7th	Lumineth Realm-Lords	Alumnia	3-0-2
8th	Cities of Sigmar	Tempest’s Eye	3-0-2
9th	Beasts of Chaos	Gavespawn	3-0-2
10th	Gloomspite Gitz	Glogg’s Megamob	3-0-2

Sunshine Coast Open

Wargames for Warriors – Utah/USA
22 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Legion of the First Prince		4-0-1
2nd	Daughters of Khaine	Khelt Nar	4-0-1
3rd	Nighthaunt	Emerald Host	4-0-1
4th	Soulblight Gravelords	Kastelai Dynasty	4-0-1
5th	Daughters of Khaine	Zainthar Kai	3-0-2
6th	Slaves to Darkness	Ravagers	3-0-2
7th	Stormcast Eternals	Hammers of Sigmar	3-0-2
8th	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Befouling Host	3-0-2
9th	Soulblight Gravelords	Kastelai Dynasty	3-0-2
10th	Soulblight Gravelords	Kastelai Dynasty	3-0-2

Wargames for Warriors

Justice Series – England/UK
18 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Befouling Host	5-0-0
2nd	Daughters of Khaine	Zainthar Kai	4-0-1
3rd	Cities of Sigmar	Tempest’s Eye	4-0-1
4th	Nighthaunt	Scarlet Doom	3-0-2
5th	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	3-0-2
6th	Soulblight Gravelords	Vyrkos Dynasty	3-0-2
7th	Sons of Behemat	Breaker Tribe	3-0-2
8th	Daughters of Khaine	Zainthar Kai	3-0-2
9th	Kruleboyz	Big Yellers	3-0-2
10th	Stormcast Eternals	Tempest Lords	2-0-3

Justice Series

Game Knight AoS GT – Ontario/Canada
12 Players

Position	Faction	Subfaction	Result
1st	Idoneth Deepkin	Mor’Phann	5-0-0
2nd	Sons of Behemat	Breaker Tribe	3-0-2
3rd	Ogor Mawtribes	Boulderhead	3-0-2
4th	Stormcast Eternals	Hammers of Sigmar	3-0-2
5th	Maggotkin of Nurgle	Munificent Wanderers	3-0-2
6th	Bonesplitterz	Icebone	3-0-0
7th	Legion of the First Prince		2-0-3
8th	Lumineth Realm-Lords	Zaitrec	2-0-3
9th	Ossiarch Bonereapers	Petrifex Elite	2-0-3
10th	Blades of Khorne	Baleful Lords	2-0-3

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Grand Alliance Stats

286 players took part in 10 GT’s over the last week.

Grand Alliance	Win Rate	Armies	% Share of Armies	5-0 Wins	4+ Wins
Chaos	54.5%	56	19.6%	2	13
Order	51.0%	119	41.6%	6	22
Death	46.6%	48	16.8%	1	7
Destruction	46.1%	56	22.0%	0	5

Faction Stats

The below stat show the results for those factions represented by 5 armies or more only.

Faction	Win Rate	Armies	% Share of Armies	5-0 Wins	0-5 Losses
Seraphon	66.2%	13	2.27%	3	1
Legion of the First Prince	65.0%	8	1.40%	0	0
Maggotkin of Nurgle	58.6%	21	3.67%	2	0
Idoneth Deepkin	58.5%	11	1.92%	1	0
Soulblight Gravelords	57.7%	13	2.27%	1	0
Cities of Sigmar	57.0%	10	1.75%	2	0
Daughters of Khaine	56.4%	14	2.45%	0	1
Lumineth Realm-Lords	52.1%	10	1.75%	0	0
Ironjawz	50.8%	13	2.27%	0	0
Sons of Behemat	48.5%	14	2.45%	0	1
Ogor Mawtribes	47.2%	11	1.92%	0	0
Nighthaunt	46.7%	21	3.67%	0	2
Stormcast Eternals	45.0%	43	7.52%	0	3
Kruleboyz	44.3%	11	1.92%	0	1
Sylvaneth	40.0%	5	0.87%	0	1
Hedonites of Slaanesh	38.3%	6	1.05%	0	0
Skaventide	37.9%	7	1.22%	0	0
Fyreslayers	34.4%	9	1.57%	0	1
Ossiarch Bonereapers	31.1%	11	1.92%	0	1
Gloomspite Gitz	30.0%	6	1.05%	0	1

Despite Nighthaunt and Daughters of Khaine being released now for a couple of weeks, we still see Seraphon, Legion of the First Prince and Maggotkin of Nurgle topping the win rates. On top of that Seraphon managed to grab three 5-0 results this week.

As a rough guide factions should have win rates of between 45-55% to ensure the game is roughly balance (true balance being impossible). The above shows that 7 factions have exceeded this band (including the new Daughters of Khaine) with Seraphon and Legion of the First Prince have exceeded the 60% win rate barrier. There are also seven factions below this ideal range, including one of the new battletomes for 3rd Edition (Fyreslayers). While Stormcast Eternals have a win rate of 45% we have to bear in mind that this is the most popular faction and is often the ones new players use when first playing Age of Sigmar, so the range of skill of the players inside this faction will vary widely, while many of the other faction will have a dedicated fan base or have tournament players looking for a faction that provides them the best chance at good results.

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Subfaction Stats

The below stat show the results for those subfactions represented by 5 armies or more only.

Faction	Subfaction	Win Rate	Armies	5-0 Wins	0-5 Losses
Seraphon	Thunder Lizard	67.3%	11	2	1
Maggotkin of Nurgle	Drowned Men	65.5%	11	1	0
Legion of the First Prince		65.0%	8	0	0
Lumineth Realm-Lords	Zaitrec	60.9%	5	0	0
Idoneth Deepkin	Nautilar	58.6%	6	0	0
Cities of Sigmar	Living City	58.3%	6	2	0
Nighthaunt	Scarlet Doom	54.3%	7	0	0
Daughters of Khaine	Zainthar Kai	54.3%	7	0	0
Soulblight Gravelords	Vyrkos Dynasty	53.3%	6	0	0
Sons of Behemat	Breaker Tribe	53.1%	10	0	0
Stormcast Eternals	Astral Templars	50.0%	6	0	0
Stormcast Eternals	Hammers of Sigmar	49.1%	23	0	1
Ironjawz	Bloodtoofs	44.2%	9	0	0
Kruleboyz	Big Yellers	43.4%	8	0	1
Hedonites of Slaanesh	Lurid Haze	42.0%	5	0	0
Nighthaunt	Emerald Host	41.5%	13	0	2
Fyreslayers	Greyfyrd	38.6%	7	0	0
Skaventide		37.9%	7	0	0
Stormcast Eternals	Hallowed Knights	35.6%	9	0	1
Ossiarch Bonereapers	Petrifex Elite	32.3%	10	0	1
Gloomspite Gitz		24.0%	5	0	1

The faction stats are pretty much replicated above with Lumineth Realm-Lords/Zaitrec joining the +60% club this week. Meanwhile despite Anthony Trentanelli’s heroics with Skaven recently (claiming two GT’s and going 4-1 this week) they still sit below 45% with a miserable 37.9% win rate. Will their new battletome and the Generals Handbook see a change in this though? A new tome can’t come soon enough for Gloomspite Gitz and Ossiarch Bonereapers….

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Top Three AoS Lists from Warhammer World Age of Sigmar: Battles in Thondia

May 19, 2022 Peter & Danny Leave a comment

Battles in Thondia took place in the home of GW, Nottingham, UK on 14th and 15th May. It involved 47 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5 game tournament.

1st Place – Ric Myhill

Ric won all five games over the weekend. Along the way he beat Stormcast Eternals/Hammers of Sigmar in round 1, Stormcast Eternals/Hammers of Sigmar in round 2, Maggotkin of Nurgle/Drowned Men in round 3, Stormcast Eternals/Tempest Lords in round 4 and Ogor Mawtribes/Boulderhead in Round 5.

Allegiance: Legion of the First Prince
– Grand Strategy: Prized Sorcery
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

Leaders
Be’Lakor, the Dark Master (360)*
– Lore of Ruinous Sorcery: The Master’s Command
Kairos Fateweaver (435)
– Lore of Ruinous Sorcery: The Master’s Command
Slaves to Darkness Daemon Prince (210)*
– General
– Axe
– Command Trait: Ruinous Aura
– Artefact: Armour of the Pact
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
Synessa, The Voice of Slaanesh (260)*

Battleline
10 x Bloodletters (115)*
10 x Pink Horrors of Tzeentch (250)*
10 x Pink Horrors of Tzeentch (250)*

Endless Spells & Invocations
Umbral Spellportal (70)
Chronomantic Cogs (45)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1995 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 0 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 75
Drops: 2

Danny: Legion are the Best Hits of Chaos, so it stands to reason they can shift effectively with the Meta. Control is the name of the game, but it’s not exactly like they can’t punish you for over-reaching either.

This particular list leans more into magic than usual (no Bloodthirster for example) – and the lynchpin here is Synessa, who is a fairly kick-ass wizard who knows all the Slaanesh spell lores – even though she only casts 1 herself. I’m guessing the plan here is she tags along with big bird (aka Kairos) – with his 3 casts and multiple ways of manipulating dice to make damn sure what he wants to go off….goes off – because he ALSO knows all the spells of a nearby wizard. And between those Lores, you have a tool for almost every problem. Smart tech piece and clearly went the distance.

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2nd Place – Chris Myhill

Chris also managed five wins over the two days. Along the way they beat Idoneth Deepkin/Mor’Phann in round 1, Gloomspite Gitz/Glogg’s Megamob in round 2, Cities of Sigmar/Living City in round 3, Seraphon/Thunder Lizard in round 4 and Maggotkin of Nurgle/Drowned Men in the final round.

Allegiance: Seraphon
– Constellation: Dracothion’s Tail
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: Prized Sorcery
– Triumphs: Indomitable

Leaders
Slann Starmaster (265)*
– General
– Command Trait: Ancient Knowledge
– Artefact: Godbeast Pendant
– Ancient Knowledge 2nd Spell: Mystical Unforging
– Spell: Stellar Tempest
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (150)*
Engine of the Gods (265)*
– Mount Trait: Starborne
– Universal Prayer Scripture: Heal

Battleline
5 x Saurus Guard (115)*
10 x Skinks (75)*
– Meteoric Javelins Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers
10 x Skinks (75)*
– Meteoric Javelins Celestite Daggers & Star Bucklers

Units
2 x Salamander Hunting Pack (280)*
– Reinforced x 1
2 x Salamander Hunting Pack (280)*
– Reinforced x 1

Behemoths
Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (400)*
– Allies

Endless Spells & Invocations
Chronomantic Cogs (45)

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1950 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 400 / 400
Wounds: 79
Drops: 1

Danny: There’s a part of me at this point that sees NOT playing Thunder Lizards as a flex, but Draco Tail lets you teleport a unit a turn around the board, which obviously isn’t half bad in its own right, especially combined with the summoning (both as an allegiance rule AND on a lucky Engine of Gods roll).

Most of the rest of the list is standard fare – apart from slapping in a Krondspine. It’s not the first time a Seraphon list has done it, and combined with the Salamanders (who cares if they give up VP still, apparently!), that’s a lot of Rend 2 melee threats that the army doesn’t usually have access to. It’s interesting that the Krondspine is increasingly seeming like a truly viable inclusion in high level play – but it’s not in every list, which smacks of an interesting and balanced new unit!

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3rd Place – Nicky Martin

Nicky finished the weekend with one loss and four wins. His path saw him beat Lumineth Realm-Lords/Helon in round 1, then losing to Cities of Sigmar/Hammerhal in round 2. In round 3 he beat Stormcast Eternals/Celestial Vindicators in round 3, followed by Stormcast Eternals/Hallowed Knights in round 4 and Stormcast Eternals/Tempest Lords in round 5.

Army Faction: Maggotkin of Nurgle
– Subfaction: Befouling Host
– Grand Strategy: Hold the Line
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Great Unclean One (495)
– General
– Command Traits: Nurgling Infestation
– Doomsday Bell and Plague Flail
– Artefacts of Power: The Witherstave
– Spells: Fleshy Abundance
The Glottkin (700)
– Spells: Gift of Disease

BATTLELINE
Plaguebearers (300)*
Plaguebearers (300)*
Plaguebearers (150)*

CORE BATTALIONS
– *Hunters of the Heartlands

TOTAL POINTS: 1945/2000

Danny: Ooh – a NON Drowned Men list. It’s a deep book, so it’s nice to see people trying other stuff out, it’s all good really.

5 units TOTAL makes deployment a very non-stressful set of decisions and there’s something to be said for that. This list clearly relies on gumming up the board with plaguebearers while the Glottkin stands around mid-board daring you to come within 12″ so he can roll for Blightkrieg – which lets him charge you in YOUR movement phase. And you don’t want him doing that. Nasty stuff and nice to see the daemons being represented!

Did I mention how scary Blightkrieg is?

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Wildcard – Mikey Gilson

Mikey won four games and lost one, ending his weekend in a very respectful 4th… And with Bonesplitterz! Along the way he beat Stormcast Eternals/Celestial Vindicators in round 1, Maggotkin of Nurgle/Droning Guard in round 2. He then lost to Stormcast Eternals/Tempest Lords in round 3, before going on to beat Seraphon/Thunder Lizard in round 4 and Stormcast Eternals/Hammers of Sigmar in round 5.

Army Faction: Orruk Warclans
– Army Type: Bonesplitterz
– Subfaction: Icebone
– Grand Strategy: Beast Master
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Kragnos (720)*
Wurrgog Prophet (150)*
– General
– Command Traits: Heroic Stature
– Artefacts of Power: Glowin’ Tattooz
– Spells: Levitate Bonding: Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur
Wurrgog Prophet (150)*

BATTLELINE
Savage Boarboys (140)*
– Chompa
Savage Boarboys (140)*
– Chompa
Savage Boarboys (140)*
– Chompa

BEHEMOTH
Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (400)*

OTHER
Savage Big Stabbas (80)*

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Emerald Lifeswarm (60)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1980/2000

Danny: Purists will say a Bonesplitterz list with Kragnos and Krondspine (1080 points) isn’t really Bonesplitterz, and they’re more or less right – but hey, this is still a way to stuff nearly half your list with your lovely near-naked greenskins! And loads of boarboys make sense with Glowy Green Tusks for rend 2 (if you get it off…which is currently one of the biggest weaknesses of Savage Orruks – relying on spells with no real bonuses to cast). The speedy hogs also synergise loads from Kragnos’s 3d6 charge aura, and Big Krag is hardly a slouch himself – crucially in his list he brings objective bullying (counting for loads of models) while everything else attacks key threats. Looks like a TONNE of fun to pilot too, and big congrats to the general for 4th place!