This is the top three 40k lists for the Rataclysm 2023 that took place in Ballarat, Australia, on the 22nd and 23rd of April. It involved 88 players vying to be crowned champion in a 6-game tournament.
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The Top Three 40k Lists

Matt Morosoli (Boba Boyz)
Arks of Omen Detachment (Chaos – Daemons) [105 PL, 11CP, 2,000pts]
Chaos Allegiance: Chaos Undivided
HQ
Bloodthirster [18 PL, -1CP, 360pts]:
– A’rgath, the King of Blades
– Brazen Hide
– Great axe of Khorne
– Indomitable Onslaught
– Relics of the Brass Citadel
– Warlord
Fateskimmer [7 PL, 155pts]:
– Bolt of Change
– Infernal Gateway
– Retinue of Horrors
– Ritual dagger
Skarbrand [17 PL, 330pts]
Tranceweaver [4 PL, 70pts]:
– Delightful Agonies
Troops
Daemonettes [6 PL, 120pts]
9x Daemonette: 9x Piercing claws
Daemonettes [6 PL, 120pts]
9x Daemonette: 9x Piercing claws
Daemonettes [6 PL, 120pts]
9x Daemonette: 9x Piercing claws
Nurglings [3 PL, 60pts]
3x Nurgling Swarms: 3x Diseased claws and teeth
Pink Horrors [7 PL, 140pts]
9x Pink Horror: 9x Coruscating flames
Elites
Fiends [10 PL, 150pts]:
Blissbringer
4x Fiend: 4x Barbed tail, 4x Dissecting claws
Flamers [3 PL, 75pts]:
Pyrocaster
2x Flamer: 2x Flickering flames
Flamers [3 PL, 75pts]:
Pyrocaster
2x Flamer: 2x Flickering flames
Fast Attack
Flesh Hounds [5 PL, 75pts]:
Gore Hound
4x Flesh Hound: 4x Gore-drenched fangs
Flesh Hounds [5 PL, 75pts]:
Gore Hound
4x Flesh Hound: 4x Gore-drenched fangs
Flesh Hounds [5 PL, 75pts]:
Gore Hound
4x Flesh Hound: 4x Gore-drenched fangs
Total: [105 PL, 11CP, 2,000pts]

Arks of Omen Detachment (Tyranids – Genestealer Cults) [102 PL, 2CP, 1,996pts]
Cult Creed
Myriad Cult: Agile Guerrillas (2), Industrial Affinity (1), War Convoy (1)
HQ
Patriarch [7 PL, -1CP, 140pts]:
– Power: Psionic Blast,
– Power: Psychic Stimulus
– Psychic Familiar
– Stratagem: Warlord Trait,
– Warlord Trait: Preternatural Speed
– Warlord,
Primus [4 PL, 70pts]
Troops
Acolyte Hybrids [3 PL, 50pts]
3x Acolyte Hybrid: 3x Autopistol, 3x Blasting Charges, 3x Cult Claws and Knife, 3x Frag Grenades
Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): 2x Demolition Charge
Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Cult Claws and Knife
Acolyte Hybrids [3 PL, 50pts]
3x Acolyte Hybrid: 3x Autopistol, 3x Blasting Charges, 3x Cult Claws and Knife, 3x Frag Grenades
Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): 2x Demolition Charge
Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Cult Claws and Knife
Acolyte Hybrids [3 PL, 50pts]
3x Acolyte Hybrid: 3x Autopistol, 3x Blasting Charges, 3x Cult Claws and Knife, 3x Frag Grenades
Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): 2x Demolition Charge
Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Cult Claws and Knife
Acolyte Hybrids [3 PL, 50pts]
3x Acolyte Hybrid: 3x Autopistol, 3x Blasting Charges, 3x Cult Claws and Knife, 3x Frag Grenades
Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): 2x Demolition Charge
Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Cult Claws and Knife
Acolyte Hybrids [3 PL, 50pts]
3x Acolyte Hybrid: 3x Autopistol, 3x Blasting Charges, 3x Cult Claws and Knife, 3x Frag Grenades
Acolyte Hybrid (Heavy Weapon): 2x Demolition Charge
Acolyte Leader: Autopistol, Cult Claws and Knife
Neophyte Hybrids [9 PL, 200pts]:
Proficient Planning: They Came From Below
Neophyte Hybrid (Icon): Autogun, Cult Icon
4x Neophyte Hybrid (Seismic): 4x Autopistol, 4x Blasting Charges, 4x
Frag Grenades, 4x Seismic Cannon
10x Neophyte Hybrid (Shotgun): 10x Autopistol, 10x Blasting Charges,
10x Cult Shotgun, 10x Frag Grenades
4x Neophyte Hybrid (Webber): 4x Autopistol, 4x Blasting Charges, 4x Frag Grenades, 4x Webber
Neophyte Leader: Autopistol, Cult Shotgun
Neophyte Hybrids [9 PL, 200pts]:
Proficient Planning: They Came From Below
Neophyte Hybrid (Icon): Autogun, Cult Icon
4x Neophyte Hybrid (Seismic): 4x Autopistol, 4x Blasting Charges, 4x
Frag Grenades, 4x Seismic Cannon
10x Neophyte Hybrid (Shotgun): 10x Autopistol, 10x Blasting Charges,
10x Cult Shotgun, 10x Frag Grenades
4x Neophyte Hybrid (Webber): 4x Autopistol, 4x Blasting Charges, 4x Frag Grenades, 4x Webber
Neophyte Leader: Autopistol, Cult Shotgun
Neophyte Hybrids [9 PL, 200pts]:
Proficient Planning: They Came From Below
Neophyte Hybrid (Icon): Autogun, Cult Icon
4x Neophyte Hybrid (Seismic): 4x Autopistol, 4x Blasting Charges, 4x
Frag Grenades, 4x Seismic Cannon
10x Neophyte Hybrid (Shotgun): 10x Autopistol, 10x Blasting Charges,
10x Cult Shotgun, 10x Frag Grenades
4x Neophyte Hybrid (Webber): 4x Autopistol, 4x Blasting Charges, 4x Frag Grenades, 4x Webber
Neophyte Leader: Autopistol, Cult Shotgun
Elites
Kelermorph [3 PL, -1CP, 80pts]:
Relic: Wyrmtooth Rounds, Stratagem: Gene-sire’s Gifts
Nexos [3 PL, -1CP, 50pts]:
Relic: Cranial Inlay, Stratagem: Gene-sire’s Gifts
Purestrain Genestealers [8 PL, 141pts]:
Proficient Planning: Our Time is Nigh
9x Purestrain Genestealer: 9x Cult Claws and Talons
Reductus Saboteur [4 PL, -1CP, 70pts]:
Relic: Oppressor’s Bane, Stratagem: Relic
Sanctus [3 PL, 70pts]:
Cult Sniper Rifle
Heavy Support
Goliath Rockgrinder [6 PL, 110pts]:
Cache of Demolition Charges, Heavy Seismic Cannon
Goliath Rockgrinder [6 PL, 110pts]:
Cache of Demolition Charges, Heavy Seismic Cannon
Goliath Rockgrinder [6 PL, 110pts]:
Cache of Demolition Charges, Heavy Seismic Cannon
Dedicated Transport
Goliath Truck [5 PL, 90pts]:
Cache of Demolition Charges
Goliath Truck [5 PL, 90pts]:
Cache of Demolition Charges
Total: [102 PL, 2CP, 1,996pts]

Arks of Omen Detachment (Tyranids) [97 PL, 1CP, 2,000pts]
Arks of Omen Compulsory Type: Elites
Hive Fleet: Adaptive, Leviathan
Stratagems
Hive Predator [-1CP]: Extra Warlord Trait
Hive Predator [-1CP]: Extra Warlord Trait
Rarefied Enhancements [-1CP]: Extra Bio-artefact
Relic [-1CP]
Stratagem: Heroic Support [-1CP]
HQ
Hive Tyrant [9 PL, 195pts]:
– Heavy Venom Cannon
– Lash Whip and Monstrous Bonesword
– Power: Catalyst, Power: Onslaught
– Relic: Shardgullet
– Warlord
– Warlord Trait: Perfectly Adapted
Hive Tyrant [9 PL, 190pts]:
– Lash Whip and Monstrous Bonesword
– Power: Paroxysm
– Power: Psychic Scream
– Relic: Balethorn Cannon
– Stranglethorn Cannon
Tervigon [11 PL, 245pts]:
– Adrenal Glands
– Massive Scything Talons
– Power: Neuroparasite
– Warlord Trait: Adaptive Biology
Troops
Hormagaunts [4 PL, 90pts]:
Toxin Sacs
10x Hormagaunt: 10x Hormagaunt Talons
Termagants [12 PL, 210pts]:
Fleshborer, 30x Termagant
Elites
Lictor [4 PL, 70pts]
Tyrant Guard [8 PL, 135pts]
3x Tyrant Guard (Scything): 3x Two Rending Claws, 3x Two Scything Talons
Zoanthropes [7 PL, 210pts]:
Power: Neuroparasite, 3x Zoanthrope
Heavy Support
Carnifexes [7 PL, 145pts]
Carnifex: Enhanced Senses, Heavy Venom Cannon, Two Carnifex Scything Talons
Carnifexes [7 PL, 145pts]
Carnifex: Enhanced Senses, Heavy Venom Cannon, Two Carnifex Scything Talons
Flyer
Harpy [10 PL, 190pts]:
2x Stranglethorn Cannon, Adaptive Physiology
Synaptic Enhancement
Harpy [9 PL, 175pts]:
2x Stranglethorn Cannon
Total: [97 PL, 1CP, 2,000pts]
