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Top Three TOW Lists for Old World Unleashed

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This is the top three lists for Top Three Old World Lists for Old World Unleashed that took place in the UK between the 1th and 12th of October 2025. It saw 19 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

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Grand Cathay [1999 pts]
Warhammer: The Old World, Grand Cathay, Grand Melee + Combined Arms
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++ Characters [993 pts] ++

Shugengan Lord [299 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Iron talons
– Heavy armour
– Wizard [Level 2 Wizard]
– Lore of Yang
– General
– Great Spirit Longma
– The Monkey King’s Wisdom
– Battle Magic

Shugengan General [205 pts]
– Celestial blade
– Iron talons
– Heavy armour
– Wizard [Level 1 Wizard]
– Lore of Yang
– Great Spirit Longma
– The Brazen Blade
– Battle Magic

Shugengan General [149 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Iron talons
– Heavy armour
– Wizard [Level 1 Wizard]
– Lore of Yang
– Great Spirit Longma
– Battle Magic

Lord Magistrate [340 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Light armour
– Dragon fire bombs
– Sky Lantern [Iron hail guns
– Dragon fire bombs + Sky Lantern bombs]
– Jade Armour Of Beichai
– Ring Of Jet
– Spirit Lantern

++ Core Units [506 pts] ++

22 Jade Warriors [234 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Shields
– Heavy armour
– Jade Officer (champion) [Charmed Shield]
– Standard bearer [Icon of Heavenly Fury]
– Musician

5 Jade Lancers [136 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Cathayan lances
– Shields
– Heavy armour
– Barding
– Jade Lancer Officer (champion) [Ring Of Jet]

5 Jade Lancers [136 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Cathayan lances
– Shields
– Heavy armour
– Barding
– Jade Lancer Officer (champion) [Ring Of Jet]

++ Special Units [330 pts] ++

Cathayan Grand Cannon [165 pts]
– Grand cannon
– Hand weapons
– Light armour
– Ogre Loader

Cathayan Grand Cannon [165 pts]
– Grand cannon
– Hand weapons
– Light armour
– Ogre Loader

++ Rare Units [170 pts] ++

Sky Lantern [170 pts]
– Iron hail guns
– Dragon fire bombs
– 4+
– Sky Lantern bombs

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Jade Fleet [2000 pts]
Warhammer: The Old World, Grand Cathay, Jade Fleet, Grand Melee + Combined Arms
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++ Characters [952 pts] ++

Miao Ying [485 pts]
– Talons of the Storm
– Dragon fire (Dragon Form)
– Heavy armour
– Full plate armour (Dragon Form)
– Level 4 Wizard (Human Form)
– Level 2 Wizard (Dragon Form)
– General
– Elementalism

Gate Keeper [157 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Celestial blade
– Heavy armour
– Shield
– Battle Standard Bearer [War Banner]
– Cathayan Warhorse
– Jade Armour Of Beichai

Lord Magistrate [310 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Light armour
– Dragon fire bombs
– Sky Lantern [Iron hail guns
– Dragon fire bombs + Sky Lantern bombs]
– Alchemist’s Mask
– Talisman of Protection

++ Core Units [613 pts] ++

11 Jade Lancers [305 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Cathayan lances
– Shields
– Heavy armour
– Barding
– Drilled
– Celestial Dragon Guard
– Jade Lancer Officer (champion) [Burning Blade]
– Standard bearer [The Jade Banner]
– Musician

25 Jade Warriors [308 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Shields
– Heavy armour
– Drilled
– Celestial Dragon Guard
– Jade Officer (champion) [Burning Blade]
– Standard bearer [Icon of Heavenly Fury]
– Musician

++ Rare Units [435 pts] ++

Sky Lantern [170 pts]
– Iron hail guns
– Dragon fire bombs
– 4+
– Sky Lantern bombs

Cathayan Sentinel [265 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Great blade
– Heavy armour (Terracotta armour)
– Granite Sentinel

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Renegade [1999 pts]
Warhammer: The Old World, Ogre Kingdoms, Renegade, Open War
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++ Characters [563 pts] ++

Slaughtermaster [270 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Wizard [Level 3 Wizard]
– Grut’s Sickle
– Battle Magic

Tyrant [293 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Heavy armour
– General
– On foot
– Tenderiser
– Talisman of Protection
– Deathcheater

++ Core Units [520 pts] ++

9 Ironguts [440 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Great weapons
– Heavy armour
– Veteran
– Gutlord (champion)
– Standard bearer [Banner of Iron Resolve]
– Bellower (musician)

20 Gnoblar Fighters [40 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Throwing weapons (Sharp stuff)

20 Gnoblar Fighters [40 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Throwing weapons (Sharp stuff)

++ Special Units [916 pts] ++

Ironblaster [185 pts]
– Cannon of the Sky-titans
– Hand weapons

Ironblaster [185 pts]
– Cannon of the Sky-titans
– Hand weapons

4 Mournfang Cavalry [325 pts]
– Great weapon
– Heavy armour
– Crusher (champion)
– Standard bearer [Bull Standard]
– Bellower (musician)

5 Leadbelchers [221 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Leadbelcher guns
– Light armour
– Veteran
– Bellower (musician)

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Old World Narrative Tournament: Return to Mortensholm

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Location: Battlefield Hobbies – Daventry, Northamptonshire
Date: 8th & 9th November

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Event Ticket

Old World Narrative Event Ticket

£55.00

https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/MAOiXzv44wnB

It’s just over a month until our latest Old World narrative event opens its doors and kicks off.

Back in March 12 players got together and fought for either the Ravening Hordes or the Forces of Fantasy to decide the fate of Mortensholm. A key city that lay at the foot of the mountain pass between the Empire, Bretonnia and the Border Princes.

The Ravening Hordes emerged victorious that day and claimed dominion over the City of Mortensholm.

The Forces of Fantasy however, have not accepted this defeat. Even now they plan to return to Mortensholm and wrestle it from Evil’s grip.

Which brings us to our campaign in November!

EVENT RULES

Army Restrictions

  • Each player brings 1500 points
  • No more than 33% of points may be spent on Characters
  • Maximum Wizard Level: 3

Teams

  • Two teams of players
  • Each team starts in a different region
  • Five rounds of battles

Movement

  • At the start of each round, every player must choose one action:
    • Move into an adjacent region (a region that borders one your team currently controls)
    • Defend a region your team already controls
  • Players declare their moves to the TO before each round begins

Battles

  • Players are matched up based on where they have moved (if possible).
  • If more than one player attacks the same region, defenders and attackers will be paired up as evenly as possible.
  • Victory Points (VPs) decide the outcome:
    • If you win, the difference in VPs becomes your team’s Control Score for that region.
    • If the enemy already controls the region, your score if first used to reduce their Control Score. Any excess becomes your team’s Control Score.

Control & Contesting

  • Regions can change hands multiple times.
  • Higher Control Scores represent stronger holds over a region.
  • Multiple players can attack or defend the same region in a round, every battle fought there contributes to the regions Control Score.

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Top 3 Old World Lists for the NOVA Open

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This is the top three lists for the Nova Open that took place in the US on the 29th of August to the 1st of September 2025. It saw 62 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three Old World Lists

310 – Lord Magistrate, Dragon Fire Bombs, General, Sky Lantern, Iron Hail Guns and Dragon Fire Bombs, Sky Lantern Bombs, Alchemist’s Mask, Talisman Of Protection

150 – Shugengan General, Light Armour, Wizard Level 1, Lore of Yin, High Magic, Burning Blade
374 – Shugengan Lord, Heavy Armour, Wizard Level 4, Lore of Yin, Illusion, The Monkey King’s Wisdom, Learned Feng Shi Bo

182 – 8 Jade Lancer, Ambushers, Drilled, Jade Lancer Officer
182 – 8 Jade Lancer, Ambushers, Drilled, Jade Lancer Officer
137 – 10 Jade Warriors, Shield, Drilled, Jade Officer, Standard Bearer, Icon of Heavenly Fury

165 – 2 Cathayan Grand Cannon
• 1x Ogre Loader
165 – 2 Cathayan Grand Cannon
• 1x Ogre Loader
165 – 2 Cathayan Grand Cannon
• 1x Ogre Loader

170 – Sky Lantern, Iron Hail Guns and Dragon Fire Bombs, Sky Lantern Bombs

In the first big Old World GT, Cathay comes out with a great showing. People had been worried about how strong Cathay would be and they proved their dominance at the NOVA Open going 1 and 2.

The winning list only took a mere 2 lanterns but loaded up on 3 cannons and 2 Shugengan heroes. The level 4 goes all in on a melee build with illusion and The Monkey King’s Wisdom. 2d6 strength 10 attacks with d3 wounds can really put a hurt on something while Learned Feng Shi Bo greatly increases the chances of still getting Doppelganger while not relying on Lore Familiar.

290 – Lord Magistrate, Gunpowder Bombs, General, Sky Lantern, Iron Hail Guns and Dragon Fire Bombs, Sky Lantern Bombs, Armour of Meteoric Iron, Talisman Of Protection
344 – Shugengan Lord, Light Armour, Heavy Armour, Wizard Level 3, Lore of Yin, Elementalism, The Monkey King’s Wisdom, Learned Feng Shi Bo

273 – 10 Jade Lancer, Ambushers, Drilled, Jade Lancer Officer, Alchemist’s Mask, Standard Bearer, Musician
228 – 27 Jade Warriors, Shield, Jade Officer, Standard Bearer

130 – Cathayan Grand Cannon
130 – Cathayan Grand Cannon
130 – Cathayan Grand Cannon
135 – Sky Lantern, Sky Lantern Crane Guns

170 – Sky Lantern, Iron Hail Guns and Dragon Fire Bombs, Sky Lantern Bombs
170 – Sky Lantern, Iron Hail Guns and Dragon Fire Bombs, Sky Lantern Bombs

In second place we have a lantern heavy list running 4 total lanterns. It can be very hard for most armies to handle that many. We also see 3 Grand Cannons without the Ogre Loaders to make room for more lantern, as well as a melee focused Shugengan Lord which seem to be staples in Cathay lists. While this list and the first place list did not have to go head to head, I really would have liked to see who would have won between the two. Either way, expect to see a lot more Cathay in the top 3 with lanterns, 3 Cannons and Shugengan Lords.

420 – High Priest, Necrolith Bone Dragon, Wizard Level 3, Illusion, Serpent Staff, Warding Splint, Lore Familiar
124 – Royal Herald, Battle Standard Bearer, Skeleton Chariot, Great Weapon
452 – Tomb King, Shield, General, Necrolith Bone Dragon, Biting Blade, Armour of the Ages, Talisman Of Protection

270 – 5 Sepulchral Stalkers, Ambushers
60 – 12 Skeleton Archers
283 – 5 Skeleton Chariots, Master Charioteer, Obsidian Lodestone, Standard Bearer, Icon of Rakaph, Musician

195 – Necrosphinx
195 – Necrosphinx

In 3rd, we have tomb kings running the double dragon and double sphinx combo. We have seen this list do well in the past and still did well enough to score max points against every opponent except the loss to Cathay so this list still has it. This one runs the very hard to kill tomb king as well as a similar approach we saw with Cathay, in using illusion for spectral doppelganger and a magic weapon for melee punch. They also run a royal herald on chariot which can help to soak up wounds from the Tomb King making it even harder to kill, as well as run with a very fast block of chariots with Icon of Rakaph for free reforms. 5 Stalkers can ambush and keep up with a very fast-moving army with the mandatory skeleton archers being able to sit on an objective and maybe be lucky enough to pick off a wound here and there.

Well, there we have it. The first really large sample size post 1.5 updates and Cathay drop. Will we continue to see Cathay dominate? I will be watching closely to see how the meta shakes up next and only time will tell.

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Old World Meta Stats (23rd February 2025)

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All of the results in this article are taken from Best Coast Pairings, Stats and Ladders and Ecksen. They include GT (Two day events) or GT+ (6 or more rounds) only.

As always, if you’re struggling to read a chart, you should be able to right click and then either view or download the image.

Tournaments Included (Since Jul FAQ)

  • [ Lexby Games ] – Warhammer the Old World, a 2-day Event
  • A Clash on the Borders
  • A Foray in Cathay
  • A War of Grudges
  • Alpine: Old World
  • Battle at the Beltway
  • Battle for GreenHollow Old World
  • Battle for Yuletide
  • Battle of Leodis Fields
  • Battles in the Old World
  • Bay Area Open Old World event
  • Beachhead: The Old World
  • CCBB WARHAMMER: THE OLD WORLD – Singles Grand Tournament
  • Coventry TOW GT
  • Coventry TOW GT
  • DaBoyz GT Rochester 2024 Warhammer The Old World
  • Durham GT: Talabec Throwdown
  • Fantasia Fanatic XLVI – The Old World
  • Forgotten North GT 2024
  • Gathering of Dragon Hunters
  • Geekfest – Winter Warzone – The old world
  • Green Dice Games Winter Ruin Old World GT
  • Grip Figurspel 2 Day Tournament
  • Herocon 2024 Old World Tournament
  • Horrors of the Old World !
  • Invasion Old World 2024
  • LSO: The Summer Kriegsort
  • LVO 2025 Warhammer Old World Champs
  • Rise of the Chaos Champions
  • Saffron Fantasy Slam III
  • Salt Lake Open 2024 – Warhammer: The Old World Grand Tournament
  • Slaget mellan drakbergen
  • SoCal Open 2024 – The Old World Tournament
  • Square Based Open Toronto
  • Texas Open – Warhammer The Old World Champs
  • The Affair of Miscasting Wizards
  • The Great MaW – The Old World GT
  • The Leicester ToW GT
  • The LGT Old World GT
  • The Nottingham TOW GT
  • The Old World GT at the Renegade Open
  • The Old World: Throne of Skulls
  • The Squarehammer “Make Infantry Great Again” GT @ Battlegrounds
  • TOW Grand Clash 2025
  • Uprising: The Old World
  • War for the Old World GT 2
  • War for the Old World GT 3
  • War for the Riverlands
  • War for the Troll Trousers
  • War in the Heartlands Act 4
  • Warhammer the old world GT Defcon

GT Win Rates

Firstly, all of these games have occurred since the July 2024 FAQ and have been part of a 2,000pt GT or GT+ event hosted on Best Coast Pairings, Stats & Ladders and Ecksen. Yes, we’re looking to add New Recruit and TourneyKeeper to this data as soon as we can.

Discounting the muster lists with a lower sample size shown in bold, we have seven over-performing and 5 under-performing. Four of the muster list that are overperforming belong to the Tomb Kings of Khemri and Kingdom of Bretonnia. Both of whom have been at the top of the pile since the release of Old World in January last year. While two are the legacy factions of Chaos Dwarfs and Vampire Counts.

At the other end of the table we have (as always) the Empire of Man, Skaven and Orc and Goblin Tribes. Though time till tell yet whether the Empire of Man Arcane Journal has given them the boost they need to climb the table a little.

As much as I’m a GW fanboy, the balancing of Old World leaves something to be desired. Here we’ll hear the pre-Old World players shout about how its not a tournament game etc etc etc. Even if it’s not a tournament game, the game should be balanced as much as possible for all players to have a fairly even shot at winning regardless of whether taking part in competitive play or friendly play. These win rated would suggest that the game itself is fairly unbalanced at present, and if newer players are picking up factions like the Orc and Goblin Tribes, it may put them off if they’re forever fighting an uphill battle against the likes of Tomb Kings of Khemri and the Kingdom of Bretonnia. At this point, the beta rules can’t come soon enough.

This is perhaps the most interesting chart to me personally. Here you can see the spread of the player skill levels for each faction according to our Elo rating system (updated each week in line with the Age of Sigmar stats).

The dark blue shows the really elite players of 700+ Elo. Interestingly, they don’t seem to give a damn about which faction is performing well in the meta and rely on their own skill (as they should!). Neither to 600-699 rated players. Where we start to see the swell in players possibly chasing the factions with more favourable rules is in players rated less than 600 Elo.

Muster List Popularity (Broken Down by Number of Wins)

The above chart breaks down the faction popularity by the number of wins each player achieved in the first 5 rounds of games at GT’s or GT+’s.

This merely shows that Warrios of Chaos and Orc and Goblin Tribes are by the most popular factions in the game at present.

Number of GT Wins as Percentage

This chart shows the % breakdown for the number of wins players are achieving in the first 5 rounds at GT and GT+ events.

The perfect split for each faction, if everything was perfectly balanced across factions would like:

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Top Three Old World Lists for Warhammer the Old World GT Defcon (2,000)

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This is the top three Old World lists for Warhammer the Old World GT Defcon that took place in Sweden on the 4th and 5th of January. It saw 18 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three Old World Lists

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Orc & Goblin Tribes [2000 pts]
Warhammer: The Old World, Orc & Goblin Tribes
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++ Characters [838 pts] ++

Black Orc Warboss [341 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Great weapon
– Full plate armour
– Shield
– General
– Wyvern
– Talisman of Protection
– Trollhide Trousers

Orc Weirdnob [200 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Level 4 Wizard
– On foot
– Lore Familiar
– Battle Magic

Night Goblin Oddnob [230 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Level 4 Wizard
– On foot
– Idol Of Gork
– Ruby Ring of Ruin
– Waaagh! Magic

Night Goblin Bigboss [67 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Great weapon
– Light armour
– Giant Cave Squig
– Charmed Shield

++ Core Units [707 pts] ++

19 Black Orc Mob [353 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Full plate armour
– Stubborn
– Veteran
– 15x Shields
– 2x Great weapons
– Boss (champion)
– Standard bearer [The Big Red Raggedy Flag]
– Musician

30 Night Goblin Mob [177 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Shields
– Boss (champion)
– Standard bearer
– 3x Fanatics [Fanatic ball & chain]

30 Night Goblin Mob [177 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Shields
– Boss (champion)
– Standard bearer
– 3x Fanatics [Fanatic ball & chain]

++ Rare Units [455 pts] ++

Doom Diver Catapult [95 pts]

Doom Diver Catapult [95 pts]

Goblin Rock Lobber [75 pts]

Mangler Squigs [95 pts]
– Colossal fang-filled gob
– Heavy armour

Mangler Squigs [95 pts]
– Colossal fang-filled gob
– Heavy armour

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++ Characters [687 pts] ++

Tomb King [440 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Heavy armour
– General
– Necrolith Bone Dragon
– Talisman of Protection
– The Conqueror’s Blade

High Priest [247 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Level 4 Wizard
– Skeletal Steed
– Ruby Ring of Ruin
– Warding Splint
– Necromancy

++ Core Units [504 pts] ++

5 Skeleton Horse Archers [55 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Warbows
– No armour

8 Skeleton Horsemen [104 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Cavalry spears
– Light armour
– Shields

3 Sepulchral Stalkers [156 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Halberds
– Writhing Tail
– Petrifying Gaze
– Heavy armour

17 Skeleton Archers [85 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Warbows

8 Skeleton Horsemen [104 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Cavalry spears
– Light armour
– Shields

++ Special Units [353 pts] ++

4 Ushabti [203 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Greatbows
– Heavy armour
– Ancient (champion)

Tomb Scorpion [75 pts]
– Decapitating Claws
– Envenomed Sting
– Heavy armour (Bone Carapace)
– Ambushers

Tomb Scorpion [75 pts]
– Decapitating Claws
– Envenomed Sting
– Heavy armour (Bone Carapace)
– Ambushers

++ Rare Units [455 pts] ++

Necrosphinx [195 pts]
– Cleaving Blades
– Decapitating Strike
– Heavy armour

Casket of Souls [135 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Great weapons
– Light armour

Screaming Skull Catapult [125 pts]
– Screaming Skull Catapult
– Hand weapons
– Light armour
– Skulls of the Foe

Orc and Goblin Tribes – Linköping – [2000pts]

++ Main Force ++ [2000pts]
Characters [997pts]

Black Orc Warboss [345pts]
– Full Plate Armour
– Hand Weapon, General
– Wyvern (Heavy Armour
– Venomous Tail, Wicked claws)
– Da Choppiest Choppa
– Charmed Shield
– Trollhide Trousers

Night Goblin Warboss [108pts]
– Hand Weapon
– Light Armour
– Martog’s Best Basha

Night Goblin Warboss [87pts]
– Hand Weapon
– Light Armour
– Great Weapon
– Sword of Might
– Charmed Shield

Night Goblin Warboss [100pts]
– Hand Weapon
– Shield
– Light Armour
– Wollopa’s One Hit Wunda
– Paymaster’s Coin

Orc Bigboss [157pts]
– Hand Weapon
– Shield
– Battle Standard Bearer (War Banner)
– Light Armour
– Biting Blade
– Dead ’Ard Armour

Orc Weirdnob [200pts]
– Hand Weapon
– Wizard Level 4
– Elementalism
– Lore Familiar

Core [508pts]

Black Orc Mobs [250pts]
– Stubborn
– 10x Black Orc [13pts]
– Full Plate Armour
– Hand Weapon
– Shield
– 1x Boss [19pts]
– 1x Standard Bearer [69pts]
– The Big Red Raggedy Flag
– 1x Musician [19pts]

Night Goblin Mobs [258pts]
– Netters
– 32x Night Goblin [3pts]
– Hand Weapon
– Shield
– 3x Fanatic [25pts]
– Fanatic Ball & Chain
– 1x Boss [7pts]
– 1x Standard Bearer [55pts]
– Magic Standard (Banner of Iron Resolve)
– 1x Musician [5pts]

Special [135pts]

Goblin Bolt Throwas [45pts]
– 1x Bolt Throwa [45pts]
– Goblin Crew (Hand Weapon)
– Bolt Thrower

Goblin Bolt Throwas [45pts]
– 1x Bolt Throwa [45pts]
– Goblin Crew (Hand Weapon)
– Bolt Thrower

Stone Troll Mobs [45pts]
– 1x Stone Troll [45pts]
– Calloused Hide
– Hand Weapon
– Troll Vomit

Rare [360pts]

Mangler Squigs [95pts]
– 1x Mangler Squig [95pts]
– Collosal Fang-Filled Gob
– Heavy Armour

Troll Hag [265pts]
– Hand Weapon
– Heavy Armour
– Troll Vomit
– Wizard Level 1
– Battle Magic
– Talisman Of Protection

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The Old World: State of the Game – 10th November 2024

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Introduction

If you follow the site, you’ll know that we do in-depth stats for Games Workshop’s Age of Sigmar system. We’ve also been tracking Old World stats at a very high level since it’s release. With the popularity of Old World as a tournament system, we’ve seen the number of events and games steadily increasing over the past year, so much so that we’ve reached a point where we can provide a little more detail into the figures that make up these win rates.

Firstly a disclaimer, these stats are based on events hosted on the website Best Coast Pairings, Stats & Ladders, and Ecksen. We do have plans to add further sites into the database in the future, and we are aware that T3 etc also have their own stats. Our advice is always to look at every source of statistics, this will give you a much more informed idea on the state of the game. Mistakes can be made, if they occur I will update the article as soon as I can with a note as to what has been changed.

The majority of our stats are taken from 2,000 point GT events where legacy factions have been allowed to take part. This is due to these being the most popular events in our database. If you wish to view the data, you can download the file at the end of this article.

Followers of Woehammer will be aware of our Elo ratings in Age of Sigmar, I have tracked these for Old World and do have the data, which is included in the matches tab on the file at the end of the document.

GT Win Rates

GT Win (2,000pts) Rates since 18th July FAQ

We’ve split out the various muster lists for factions that have already received their Arcane Journal. So for Dwarfen Mountain Holds, Kingdom of Bretonnia, Orc and Goblin Tribes, Tomb Kings of Khemri and Warriors of Chaos, you may see up to three different entries for each faction. Each of these are for the muster lists available to them, the Grand Army in the core Forces of Fantasy or Ravening Hordes books, then their two optional muster lists available inside the Arcane Journal. For simplicity we’ve cut any muster list that has less than 20 games on record at GTs.

The figure in brackets denotes the number of games where the Faction and Muster list have been used in a 2,000 point GT. Please note that mirror matches (i.e. Chaos Warriors v Chaos Warriors) have been excluded for the purpose of these statistics.

Faction/Muster List Popularity

The above shows the number of players that represented each combination of Faction and Muster Lists at 2,000 point GT events around the world.

Results Breakdown by % of Wins

The above shows the breakdown of the number of wins players finish with at 2,000 point GT with the given faction and muster list combination. The number in brackets denotes the number of games the faction and muster list combination was used at GT’s.

Once again, faction and muster list combinations with less than 20 games have been removed from this chart.

Faction % Race

Finally just for a bit of fun, the below bar chart race shows the faction % for the last 60 days at the date given at the bottom. This effectively shows the change over time.

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Old World: Win Rate Statistics Since September FAQ

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RTT and GT events since July FAQ

These stats are very high level and the information above is based on data collected from Best Coast Pairings, Eckson and Stats & Ladders for 2,000 point events which include Legacy armies.

The information above is based on data collected from Best Coast Pairings, Eckson and Stats & Ladders for 2,000 point 2-day events which include Legacy armies.

Bar Chart Race

Below is a bar chart race for all the factions involved in 2,000 point RTT or GT events since Old World’s release. This shows the factions win rate for the last 60 days at the given date.

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Top Three Old World Lists for Horrors of the Old World (2,000)

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This is the top three Old World lists for Horrors of the Old World that took place in the USA on the 28th and 29th of September. It saw 16 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

Before I jump into the Top Three Old World 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 Old World Lists

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Sept TOW GT [2000 pts]
Warhammer: The Old World, Kingdom of Bretonnia, Bretonnian Exiles
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++ Characters [984 pts] ++

The Green Knight [275 pts]
– The Dolorous Blade
– Heavy armour
– Shield
– Barding

Baron [268 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Morning Star
– Heavy armour
– Royal Pegasus
– Frontier Axe
– Charmed Shield
– Virtue of Knightly Temper

Outcast Wizard [147 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Level 3 Wizard
– Warhorse
– Lore Familiar
– Dark Magic

Baron [294 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Lance
– Heavy armour
– General
– Royal Pegasus
– Gromril Great Helm
– Lucky Heirloom
– Charmed Shield
– Virtue of Heroism

++ Core Units [502 pts] ++

10 Peasant Bowmen [50 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Longbows
– No armour
– Skirmishers

5 Mounted Yeomen [95 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Cavalry spears
– Shortbows
– Light armour
– Shields
– Feigned Flight
– Warden (champion)

14 Mounted Knights of the Realm [357 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Lances
– Shields
– Heavy armour
– First Knight (champion)
– Standard bearer
– Musician

++ Special Units [314 pts] ++

5 Pegasus Knights [314 pts]
– Hand weapon
– Lances
– Shields
– Heavy armour
– First Knight (champion)
– Standard bearer [Banner Of The Zealous Knight]

++ Rare Units [200 pts] ++

Border Princes Bombard [100 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Light armour

Border Princes Bombard [100 pts]
– Hand weapons
– Light armour

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++ Characters [997 pts] ++
Prince [527 pts]
(Hand weapon, Light armour, Shield, General, Star Dragon, Seed of Rebirth, Dragon Slaying Sword, Opal Amulet, Blood of Caledor)

Noble [270 pts]
(Great weapon, Full plate armour, Battle Standard Bearer, Griffon, Charmed Shield, Dragon Helm, Seed of Rebirth, Pure of Heart)

Archmage [200 pts]
(Hand weapon, Level 4 Wizard, On foot, Silvery Wand, Sea Guard, Battle Magic)

++ Core Units [503 pts] ++
6 Silver Helms [150 pts]
(Hand weapons, Lances, Hand weapons (Hooves), Heavy armour, Barding, Shields, High Helm (champion))

6 Silver Helms [150 pts]
(Hand weapons, Lances, Hand weapons (Hooves), Heavy armour, Barding, Shields, High Helm (champion))

5 Ellyrian Reavers [103 pts]
(Hand weapons, Cavalry spears, Hand weapons (Hooves), Light armour, Scouts, Skirmishes, Harbinger (champion))

5 Elven Archers [50 pts]
(Hand weapons, Longbows)

5 Elven Archers [50 pts]
(Hand weapons, Longbows)

++ Rare Units [499 pts] ++
5 Sisters of Avelorn [112 pts]
(Bows of Avelorn, Light armour, High Sister [Ruby Ring of Ruin])

10 Sisters of Avelorn [157 pts]
(Bows of Avelorn, Light armour, High Sister)

Lothern Skycutter [115 pts]
(Cavalry spears, Shortbows, Eagle-Eye Bolt Thrower)

Lothern Skycutter [115 pts]
(Cavalry spears, Shortbows, Eagle-Eye Bolt Thrower)

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Orc and Goblin Tribes – Troll Horde – No Princess – [2000pts]

# ++ Main Force ++ [2000pts]
## Characters [975pts]
Orc Weirdnob [350pts]: Hand Weapon, General, Wyvern (Heavy Armour, Venomous Tail, Wicked claws), Wizard Level 4, Battle Magic, Arcane Familiar, Glowy Green Amulet
Orc Weirdnob [360pts]: Hand Weapon, Wyvern (Heavy Armour, Venomous Tail, Wicked claws), Wizard Level 4, Battle Magic, Idol of Mork, Ruby Ring of Ruin
Troll Hag [265pts]: Hand Weapon, Heavy Armour, Troll Vomit, Wizard Level 1, Troll Magic, Talisman Of Protection

## Core [816pts]
River Troll Mobs [424pts]:
• 8x River Troll [53pts]: Calloused Hide, Hand Weapon, Troll Vomit, Great Weapon
Stone Troll Mobs [196pts]:
• 4x Stone Troll [49pts]: Calloused Hide, Hand Weapon, Troll Vomit, Great Weapon
Stone Troll Mobs [196pts]:
• 4x Stone Troll [49pts]: Calloused Hide, Hand Weapon, Troll Vomit, Great Weapon

## Special [209pts]
Orc Boar Boy Mobs [209pts]: Heavy Armour, Big Un’s, Unit Options (Magic Standard)
• 8x Boar Boy [17pts]: Hand Weapon, Cavalry Spear, Shield, War Boar (Tusks)
• 1x Boss [8pts]
• 1x Standard Bearer [41pts]: Da Banner of Butchery

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Old World Scenarios: Warhammer Battle Book (1996)

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Back in the dark days of the mid-90s, I played a fair bit of Warhammer Fantasy. I played mainly 5th edition, which had many,  many books and campaign supplements released for it. One of those was the Warhammer Battle Book, released in 1996, and I just so happened to have found while having a clear out.

This book was awesome. Not only did it give a guide to each faction in the fantasy game, it gave colour schemes, lore, terrain tips, and much more.

Modelling tips
Bretonnian Models

There was even a very early version of Path to Glory, which I’m sure I’ll cover in a future article.

But I thought what may be nice for the Old Worlders is having access to the various scenarios included in the book.

I’ve updated these slightly for Old World, but other than the deployment maps and a few minor tweaks, they’re relatively the same as they were in 1996.

I will say that these are not competitive scenarios but rather narrative scenarios intended to be fun for both players.

So enjoy, and if you do play them, please let us know what you thought!

Scenario 1 – Pitched Battle

Scenario 2 – Secret Dispositions

Scenario 3 – Meeting Engagement

Scenario 4 – Surprise Attack

Scenario 5 – Flank Attack

Scenario 6 – Ambush

Scenario 7 – Last Stand

Scenario 8 – Break Through

Scenario 9 – Treasure Hunt

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Old World: Win Rate Statistics Since July FAQ

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RTT and GT events since July FAQ

These stats are very high level and the information above is based on data collected from Best Coast Pairings, Eckson and Stats & Ladders for 2,000 point events which include Legacy armies.

GT only events since July FAQ

The information above is based on data collected from Best Coast Pairings, Eckson and Stats & Ladders for 2,000 point 2-day events which include Legacy armies.

Future

We’re hoping to have included both Tourney Keeper and New Recruit stats on the next pass of our stats in a week or so, so the database should be considerably larger once they’ve been included.

But let me know in the comments below what stats you would like to see included in the future.

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