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Tournament Battle Report: Fyreslayers at Warzone Level-Up Games 2024

April 25, 2024 Kuhal Leave a comment

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The Setting

This event was held at Level-Up games, a game store in Duluth, GA. which is a Northeastern suburb of Atlanta. This was the first time the event had been run but it managed to pull 50 people, selling out the tournament.

The venue is a game store with all the usual trappings that come with that. Level-Up is unique in that it is massive as far as these things go and not only was able to hold our 50-person GT but also large card gaming events at the same time.

Calvin rambles on about nonsense while I try not to sleep

Surrounding the store is one of the largest Koreantowns in the US. Generally amazing food of all varieties can be found in the area. This usually leads to good after-tourney meal times.

The List

In retrospect, due to differential scoring, I likely should have made this list Vostarg as it can often smash harder and run up the score better. But it’s hard to complain about a 5-0, so the list did what it had to do. I somewhat wish I’d taken my Ionus list from Cherokee simply because GW leveled a targeted nerf at that list specifically, with me being the only person who ever even took it to a GT. Sort of bizarre on GW’s part, really.

This list is a bit more control oriented while having multiple hammers still. High wound count infantry supplemented by a magmadroth and once-per-game-hit-super-hard-Grimwarth Berserker makes opponents’ choices in which hammer to deal with difficult.

The gyrocopter is there for a tactic and a little harassment. It’s cheap, it gets the tactic, it’s a fun little guy.

The Grimwrath also allows for Wizard-finders in addition to, instead of replacing, double warlord battalions. This was generally useless except for one instance where it became VERY useful, so I guess that was worth it.

When the pieces are put into place it turns into a big wall of dudes you can push around the board waiting for the right openings to smash the opponent’s key pieces.

- Army Faction: Fyreslayers
     - Subfaction: Greyfyrd
     - Grand Strategy: Masters of the Forge
     - Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS
Auric Flamekeeper (90)**
Auric Flamekeeper (90)**
     - Nullstone Adornments:  Pouch of Nulldust
Auric Runefather on Magmadroth (340)**
     - Artefacts of Power: Master Rune of Unbreakable Resolve
     - Mount Traits: Coal-heart Ancient
Auric Runemaster (130)***
     - General
     - Command Traits: Master Priest
     - Artefacts of Power: Volatile Brazier
Battlesmith (140)***
     - Artefacts of Power: Nulsidian Icon
Auric Runesmiter (110)***
     - Runic Iron 
     - Artefacts of Power: Ash-cloud Rune
     - Prayers: Ember Storm
BATTLELINE
Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (160)
Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (160)
Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (160)*
Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (160)*
OTHER
Grimwrath Berzerker (110)*
     - Artefacts of Power: Draught of Magmalt Ale
Vulkyn Flameseekers (140)**
Gyrocopter (80)***
     - Brimstone Gun
ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Molten Infernoth (50)
1 x Runic Fyrewall (60)
CORE BATTALIONS
*Wizard-finders of Andtor
**Warlord
***Warlord
TOTAL POINTS: 1980/2000

Games Summary

I would end the tournament going 5-0, but these were not easy games. My win against Stuart was by 1 point and against Dave by 2.

Game 1 vs. Sung Kang’s Daughters of Khaine: Hagg Nar – My Archenemy

Game 2 vs. Sam Osborne’s Starborne: Fangs of Sotek – Best Sport Winner

Game 3 vs. Connor Tolbert’s Cities of Sigmar: Lethis – Best Painted Winner

Game 4 vs. Stuart King’s Cities of Sigmar: Misthavn – Top of 4 win bracket

Game 5 vs. Dave Jones’ Sons of Behemat: Stomper Tribe – Top of 3 Win bracket

Day 1: I Brought the Alcohol

Things start off with me attempting to not fall asleep because I hate waking up before 11 a.m. I did locate coffee, so things are looking up. There’s a players’ meeting, who listens to that? Not me, that’s who.

It’s a big store

Game 1 vs. Sung Kang’s DoK on Lines of Communication

In which naked men beat up naked women

Opponents List:

- Army Faction: Daughters of Khaine
	 - Subfaction: Hagg Nar
	 - Grand Strategy: Conquered in the Name of Khaine
	 - Triumph: Bloodthirsty
LEADERS
Bloodwrack Medusa (140)*
	 - Spells: Mindrazor
High Gladiatrix (90)*
	 - Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome
Hag Queen on Cauldron of Blood (270)**
	 - General
	 - Command Traits: Zealous Orator
	 - Prayers: Crimson Rejuvenation, Heal
Slythael Shadestalker (200)**
Krethusa the Croneseer (170)**
	 - Prayers: Crimson Rejuvenation, Sacrament of Blood
BATTLELINE
Witch Aelves (110)
	 - Hag
	 - Sciansá and Bladed Buckler
	 - 2 x Death Pennant Bearer
	 - 2 x Hornblower
Witch Aelves (110)**
	 - Hag
	 - Sciansá and Bladed Buckler
	 - 2 x Death Pennant Bearer
	 - 2 x Hornblower
Witch Aelves (330)**
	 - Hag
	 - Paired Sciansá
	 - 6 x Death Pennant Bearer
	 - 6 x Hornblower
BEHEMOTH
Avatar of Khaine (130)
Avatar of Khaine (130)
Avatar of Khaine (130)
Avatar of Khaine (130)
OTHER
The Shadeborn (200)
ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Heart of Fury (50)
CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord
TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000

Sung is a chill dude and usually comes up with fun lists. He’s also the first person I ever played against when I started my Age of Sigmar journey at the very start of 3e: he beat my ass with Gitz. On that day I vowed to never lose to Sung again, and so far I have upheld that promise.

His list is actually quite tricky. The Avatars push a similar angle to Grimwrath spam: high wound count MSU single model units which can slap decently in their own right. He also has Witch Aelves, including a unit of 30, which are known to muderzone anything and everything.

Thankfully, between fighting on death and a Runefather Magmadroth the 30 block of Witch Aelves died in one round of combat while the Avatars were bogged down and slowly killed elsewhere.

Of all the battleplans Sung would want to engage me on, this was not it. A three-objective plan means I can sit on two objectives and force his Witch Aelves to run into the buzzsaw of fight-first vulkites. That is not ideal for them at all.

Fyreslayers win 28-16.

Game 2 vs. Sam Osborne’s Starborne on Fountains of Frost

Sam won this while playing Starborne. Ruminate on that.

Opponents List:

Army Faction: Seraphon
	- Army Type: Starborne
	- Army Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek
	- Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
	- Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Skink Oracle on Troglodon (270)
	- Spells: Cosmic Crush, Speed of Huanchi
1 x Slann Starmaster (310)*
	- General
	- Command Traits: Shaman of the Chilled Lands
	- Artefacts: Spacefolder’s Stave
	- Spells: Comet’s Call, Mystical Unforging
1 x Skink Starseer (160)*
	- Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Speed of Huanchi
1 x Lord Kroak (440)**
1 x Skink Starpriest (130)**
	- Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Hoarfrost
1 x Saurus Astrolith Bearer (160)**

BATTLELINE
10 x Skinks (90)
	- Skink Alpha
	- Boltspitter
	- Celestite Dagger and Star-buckler
5 x Raptadon Chargers (150)
	- Raptadon Charger Alpha
	- Icon Bearer
	- Hornblower
5 x Saurus Guard (140)**
	- Saurus Guard Alpha
	- Icon Bearer
	- War-drummer
ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Aethervoid Pendulum (50)
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (50)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)
TERRAIN
1 x Starborne Realmshaper Engine (0)

Sam is a super fun guy to be around. After this game I invited him out to the parking lot for some, what we’ll say is light, tailgating. I had brought a cooler with sweet tea vodka and peach moonshine. The moonshine was amazing. Sam and I, along with some others, managed to kill the jar and I got a nice buzz in the process.

His list is a Highlander (only one of each unit) version of an otherwise typical starborne list. This is a matchup that is quite desirable for my list due to my heavy anti-magic bend and high amount of wounds. Even if he does burn my heroes down he probably doesn’t have enough dps to punish the infantry. If he punishes the infantry they are still getting rallied and spell ignores.

This battleplan has 3 objectives on each side and I just don’t have the tactics which would let me sit on my side, he would definitely win that race. Instead, Round 1 sees me push hard up the middle since I know I need to break his fort apart. I keep the sides a bit back with a little infantry protection and protect against summons/deepstrikes. He throws out a bunch of spells, accomplishes not a ton, and then we move to round 2.

He had plopped down a double layer of Skinks in an effort to protect his heroes against any of my hammers. Sadly for him I rolled a double on my molten infernoth OBLITERATING one of his skink screens. The other is then easily thinned by built-up magmadroth breath and throwing axes.

With Kroak et al unprotected the Grimwrath and Magmadroth make quick work of Kroak, his guard, and his Troglodon. When it goes to his turn again I have an ash-cloud rune to block any blizzards which mostly secures the game by this point.

He backs up to protect the Slann after a horrible miscast and other horrible dice failures. At this point I barely have to do much as his dice are doing him in more than I am, but the game is already over, so his only chance was some massive dice swings in his favor and this just wasn’t it.

I pull a victory: 25-15.

Game 3 vs. Connor Tolbert’s Cities on Nexus Collapse

Connor’s army and board are amazing

Opponents List:

Army Faction: Cities of Sigmar
	- Army Subfaction: Lethis
	- Grand Strategy: Banners Held High
	- Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Galen Ven Denst (160)*
	- Prayers: Morrda’s Embrace
1 x Haskel Hexbane (180)*
	- Prayers: Morrda’s Embrace
1 x Alchemite Warforger (100)**
	- Artefacts: Mastro Vivetti’s Magnificent Macroscope
	- Spells: Merciless Blizzard
1 x Freeguild Cavalier-Marshal (120)**
	- Prayers: Curse
1 x Freeguild Marshal on Griffon (270)**
	- General
	- Command Traits: Grizzled Veteran
	- Freeguild Lance
	- Artefacts: Sigmarite Warhammer
	- Prayers: Heal
1 x Pontifex Zenestra (180)***
	- Prayers: Morrda’s Embrace

BATTLELINE
5 x Freeguild Cavaliers (180)*
	- Arch-Knight
	- Cavalier Herald
	- Arch-Knight’s Blade
5 x Freeguild Cavaliers (180)*
	- Cavalier Herald
	- Arch-Knight
	- Arch-Knight’s Blade
5 x Freeguild Cavaliers (180)*
	- Cavalier Herald
	- Arch-Knight
	- Arch-Knight’s Blade
10 x Freeguild Steelhelms (100)**
	- Sergeant-at-Arms
	- Steelhelm Herald
	- Battle Priest
11 x Wildercorps Hunters (130)***

OTHER
1 x Doralia ven Denst (160)*
	- Prayers: Morrda’s Embrace
5 x Hexbane’s Hunters (180)*
6 x Freeguild Command Corps (200)***

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Warlord
***Battle Regiment

Connor is a slightly newer player but is quite good. His army also absolutely SMASHES mine in the hobbying department, but sadly I can’t roll dice to make up for that skill inequality. I’m going to be honest, I’m still quite buzzed from the moonshine and only vaguely remember this match. So apologies to Connor if this is all bullshit.

His list is fast, it hits hard, and it has ample priests to attempt to banish my invocations; problematic to say the least. To make matters a bit more complicated, we’re on the thinking man’s map: Nexus Collapse, where the goal is to score less than your opponent until basically rounds 4 and 5, but not too much less.

Connor’s game plan becomes pretty clear right on deployment: just straight outscore me and push hard forward, not even play the stupid score-less-game thing. With that I have basically one goal: castle as hard as I can and hope to burn him down to bring the score back round 4 and 5.

Sure enough, he comes out the gate swinging, denying me a tactic on turn 1 then getting right in my face. I deleted his two objectives, but he was already leaving those in the dust anyway.

His general pushes a bit too hard though and this results in it getting mulched by a unit of buffed vulkites while my magmadroth with a rend rune takes his cav out behind the shed to old yeller them boys.

My gameplan works out in my favor, though it is a VERY close call and I think a few dice rolls going differently might have seen me not able to catch back up.

My Victory: 20-14. That’s pretty high scoring for this battleplan!

Day 2: I’m Very Tired

The gods of sleep have forsaken me, but I have acquired donuts, so things are okay. I think I actually doze off for like 30 seconds while my game 4 opponent sets up the terrain.

The Final Game for 1st place and also me or something

Game 4 vs. Stuart King’s Cities on Geomantic Pulse

The Dojo has cooler shirts than GAW

Opponents List:

Army Faction: Cities of Sigmar
	- Army Subfaction: Misthåvn
	- Grand Strategy: Reclaim for Sigmar!

LEADER
1 x Sevireth (270)*
2 x Callis and Toll (350)*
1 x Alchemite Warforger (100)*
	- Artefacts: Shemtek’s Grimoire
	- Spells: Merciless Blizzard
1 x Haskel Hexbane (180)**
1 x Galen Ven Denst (160)**
1 x Freeguild Marshal on Griffon (270)***
	- General
	- Command Traits: Grizzled Veteran
	- Freeguild Lance
	- Artefacts: Sigmarite Warhammer

BATTLELINE
10 x Freeguild Steelhelms (100)*
	- Sergeant-at-Arms
	- Steelhelm Herald
	- Battle Priest
11 x Wildercorps Hunters (130)**
5 x Freeguild Cavaliers (180)***
	- Arch-Knight
	- Cavalier Herald
	- Arch-Knight’s Blade
5 x Freeguild Cavaliers (180)***
	- Arch-Knight
	- Cavalier Herald
	- Arch-Knight’s Blade

OTHER
3 x Toll's Companions (350)**
5 x Hexbane’s Hunters (180)**
1 x Doralia ven Denst (160)**
1 x Gyrocopter (80)***
	- Brimstone Gun

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Warlord
**Battle Regiment
***Battle Regiment

Stuart’s a super nice guy and I have played him in a couple tournaments now. I actually played him at the last Warzone tournament in Marietta. I was playing a much different list and he was playing CoS shooting in which I won through shear speed and dice luck.

Turns out the lists change but winning by dice luck stays the same. Stuart’s list is very different, but quite effective. The chip shooting is enough to be annoyingly dangerous while his army is fast and tanky.

The battleplan is Geomantic pulse, which is problematic for me, a slow as hell army against a very fast one.

I castle up on the left and just hold the line trying to eke out points while I try to wear Stuart’s forces down through attrition and superior wound count. Luckily for me I win basically every priority against him to control the speed of the game.

This lets me deny him a double, which I probably shouldn’t have done, and pick up his general. But doing so also leaves my own army completely out in the open against him. This costs me most of my Vulkites and most of my objective control.

But denying Stuart the 2-3 double I prevent myself from straight out losing and bring it back around in my favor. Still, Sevireth is annoying as hell, his heroes shoot well and slap hard, and I just can’t keep my heroes in the right spot as I try to spread across 3 of the 4 objectives.

My only saving grace in the end was my vulkites killing his cav on the right side means that he has nothing left to hold the side as the pulse moves along. In round 5 he holds the adjacent objective but not the pulse which I do hold. This gives me the one point win while I’m basically tabled. This is also why it’s often a great idea to leave intimidate the invaders for last: you only need one unit to get it!

I won 29-28 in a match I believe I was outplayed and only saved by dice.

Game 5 vs. Dave Jones’ Sons of Behemat on No Reward Without Risk

Ladies want to be with Dave and men want to be Dave

Opponents List:

Army Faction: Sons of Behemat
	- Army Type: Stomper Tribe
	- Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery
	- Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Warstomper (440)*
	- General
	- Command Traits: Monstrously Tough
	- Artefacts: Club of the First Oak
1 x Gatebreaker (500)**
	- Nullstone Adornments: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon

BATTLELINE
1 x Mancrusher Gargant (130)*
1 x Mancrusher Gargant (130)*
1 x Mancrusher Gargant (130)*
1 x Mancrusher Gargant (130)*
1 x Mancrusher Gargant (130)**
1 x Mancrusher Gargant (130)**
1 x Mancrusher Gargant (130)**
1 x Mancrusher Gargant (130)**

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)

Games against Dave are always fun but always a grind. My last game against Dave saw him unable to kill a single Auric Hearthguard with a mega-gargant, which while highly amusing is also sad.

This game proves to be very back-and-forth with the final result being both of us nearly tabled. My only remaining units being a magmadroth, a battlesmith, and a gyrocopter to his single mancrusher.

He takes the top of 1 and smashes into my lines, unexpected. This does allow me to follow up with a HARD counter punch, but not hard enough. My dice fail me and I find myself sorely missing Vostarg for its buffs. On top of that he roars away 5 vulkites with a boxcar roll against their bravery: back breaking!

Still, if I can get the double, the game is over. I do not. The game turns into a slog. I just can’t take the objectives off his gargants and fall deeply behind in points. Further, I lose every priority allowing Dave to completely control the game’s pacing, similar to what I’d done to Stuart. I guess I’d used up all my luck!

Dave masterfully puts to work each individual mancrusher and burns down my vulkites with me unable to spread the buffs out efficiently and more dying to shooting. I just can’t do enough DPS to take each mancrusher down.

My saving grace turns out to be the magmadroth’s ability to murderzone things and my grimwrath berserker single-handedly killing two mancrushers. But even with that it’s not until the end that I scratch my way back and through denial of a tactic pull off a win. If he had managed to hurl a body in one turn then it turns into a true draw!

My victory 24-22!

Conclusion

The final top 10 players

Sadly Fyreslayers are not an army that wins by smashing opponents, at least not this list, unless they just mindlessly walk right into your buzzsaw. So it was always going to be difficult in a point differential system to take first place here. Still, it’s hard to complain about second place!

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AoS Meta Stats W/Ending 7th April 2024 – Battlescroll: Nullstone Cache

April 14, 2024 Aida Paul Leave a comment

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Disclaimer

The data contained inside this article is only Woehammer’s interpretation. There are differing methods and analyses of the data available from Games Workshop and Honest Wargamer, whose methodology differs slightly from our own.

All of these sources should be viewed as a collective whole to allow you to gather a larger picture of the Age of Sigmar meta. The win rates, while accurate for events we have on record so far, are likely to change in the coming weeks and shouldn’t be the single point of reference for a factions strength.

How Win Rates are Calculated

All of our data for GTs are pulled from Best Coast Pairings, Stats & Ladders, and Ecksen for two day, 2000 point single events. Everything else we draw data on is shown in the RTT/Casual data. GT and RTT data are shown together in the combined data. We split all draws between the wins and losses of a faction evenly, as we believe this provides a fair reflection of a factions win rate. For example, as a player, you may achieve 2 wins, 2 losses, and a draw at an event. Some sites will only count the wins towards the faction rate, so in this case, 40% (2/5=0.4). Woehammer includes half of the draws, so our result would be 50% (2.5/5=0.5).

While the faction win rate may state one figure, it is more than likely to have evolved during the course of the Battlescroll as players find hidden gems within their battletomes. These are then copied by other players or answers found to these by others.

Faction Win Rates

The above chart shows the combined data (all events) currently hosted on Best Coast Pairings, Stats & Ladders, and Ecksen. This chart would be the most similar in data to Games Workshops’ own metawatch articles.

The value in brackets shows the number of matches featuring that faction (excluding mirror matches) the data is based on.

The above chart shows the same information for single player, 2000 point, 5 or more round events. This would be considered the more competitive view, with players often doing their utmost to optimise lists for these events.

The above shows the results for events that aren’t classified as a GT. So this would include RTTs, doubles, teams, and everything else in between.

Win Rates

I thought it may be interesting to also view the win rates by month during the battlescroll. This allows us to see the effect of new Ironjawz or the like on their particular faction. Or it may show whether armies with high win rates are being adapted to by their opposition.

Subfaction and Army of Renown Win Rates

No subfaction data yet, mainly due to time constraints.

Player Results by Wins

This graph has at least two purposes. Firstly, it shows the faction popularity by the number of players, and secondly, it breaks down those players’ results in terms of the number of wins they achieve.

Faction Popularity

The full list month-by-month is below (When I have more time, this will be updated).

When looking at the above table, bear in mind that this is the worldwide meta, and region to region or even city to city may differ. So while this gives us a general idea of the meta it may not be representative of your local meta.

We’re seeing (as always) a massive spike in the player base of the new tomes that have been released and fall off on the older Tomes. This is to be expected really as competitive players jump around following the “Oooo shiny” method of collecting. They’ll likely always be a strong base for Stormcast Eternals, thanks to them appearing in nearly all beginner army sets, as magazine collections and the feature of many stories in Age of Sigmar.

Players Achieving 5-0 Wins, Tournaments in Winning Positions and 3 Wins from

Out of all the players using that faction (shown in brackets next to the faction name), this graph shows the number achieving a whitewash at a GT with 5 wins from 5. Those achieving 4 wins from 4 after the fourth round and those achieving 3 wins from 3 after the 3rd round. Take into account that those who achieve 5-0 are included in the numbers of 4 wins from 4 and 3 wins from 3. Likewise, those achieving 4 from 4 are included with the 3 from 3 data.

We’ve also shown the percentage of players managing to achieve more wins than losses at a GT event.

Players with 4+ Wins

The above has been sorted to show the number of players achieving 4 or more wins with their faction.

Faction Pairings

The above shows the win rate for factions against the others currently in the game. Reading this chart, you’ll need to view it as the vertical column (green) against the horizontal row and then cross reference these.

Battleplans

We’ve gathered data on Battleplans where players have informed us of which were used at events.

The above shows how many events each battleplan was used in. This, therefore, shows how popular battleplans are with TOs.

The above chart shows each factions win rate on the relevant battleplan. This can be useful for some TOs if the wish to give a leading faction or a popular faction at their event a challenge.

Conclusions

If you’re planning your list for a GT, look at the data as a whole. Don’t just look at our data either, look at TSN and also GW. Get a big picture, use these sites as sources to make your own informed opinion on the meta. Think about which armies are popular, as you’ll likely face at least one or two of these armies at some point during an event, especially in the earlier rounds.

Look at those factions that are regularly in a tournament winning position and winning GTs, as these are likely to be your opponents in the later rounds. I believe you should look at building a list that is able to cope with playing the following factions at some point in a GT if you’re looking to compete;

Blades of Khorne
Stormcast Eternals
Kharadron Overlords
Soulblight Gravelords
Hedonites of Slaanesh
Nighthaunt(!?)

But also, if you’re playing a local GT with your club, then bear in mind that meta may be completely different to those given in the stats above. All of what is presented here, should be taken with a pinch of salt, but hopefully it gives you some guidance when it comes to list construction, or even army choice if you’re looking to play Age of Sigmar.

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Top Three AoS Lists for the Wheat City Open 2024

April 13, 2024 Top 3 Lists 1 Comment

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This is the top three AoS lists forthe Wheat City Open 2024that took place in Canada on the 2nd and 3rd of March. It saw 28 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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

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

The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: Reapers of Vengeance
– Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery

LEADERS
Bloodsecrator (120)*
– Artefacts of Power: Banner of Blood
Skarbrand (380)*
Slaughterpriest (110)*
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Bronzed Flesh, Killer Instinct
– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)**
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts of Power: Halo of Blood
– Prayers: Heal, Killer Instinct
Slaughterpriest (110)**
– Hackblade and Wrath-hammer
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice, Bronzed Flesh
Skarr Bloodwrath (110)**

BATTLELINE
Blood Warriors (380)*
– Blood Champion
– Goreaxe and Gorefist
– 2 x Icon Bearer
– 2 x Goreglaive
Flesh Hounds (100)**
Bloodreavers (80)**
– Blood Chieftain
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Meatripper Axe

OTHER
Furies (80)
Furies (80)

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

TERRAIN
1 x Skull Altar (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Roland Rivera: A Mortal-heavy Reapers of Vengeance list is not exactly a common sight, but such is the power of its effect of providing bonus Blood Tithe for slain enemy Heroes that you can make it work. The Hero lineup features most of the big hits: a Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury with Firebrand as a powerhouse to build your center around, Skarbrand as a steady and mostly independent hammer, multiple Priests to leverage the excellent prayer scripture and invocations, and Skarr Bloodwrath as a reusable source of Blood Tithe.

The troops themselves feature a mix of native Khorne troops and Allies from Slaves to Darkness: the reinforced blob of Blood Warriors will take and hold the middle, whereas the Flesh Hounds and Bloodreavers serve as cheap screens that can generate Blood Tithe on death. The Furies can also serve that role, but provide additional mobility to help pressure faraway objectives.

Khorne continues to be in a strong position, and this list is a good example of why this is the case: the combination of durability, reliability, and mobility makes it a powerful army in the hands of a skilled player.

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Army Faction: Orruk Warclans
– Army Type: Big Waaagh!
– Grand Strategy: Waaagh! (Battleline or General in enemy territory at end of game)
– Triumph: Indomitable (pass battleshock)

LEADERS
Orruk Weirdnob Shaman (90)*
– Spells: Da Great Big Green Hand of Gork (teleport)
Wurrgog Prophet (170)* (Zap Daddy with the slot machine eye lasers)
– Artefacts of Power: Glowin’ Tattooz (4+ ward)
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Megaboss on Maw-krusha (450)**
– Boss Choppa and Rip-toof Fist
– Artefacts of Power: Destroyer (+3 damage once per game)
– Mount Traits: Fast ’Un (once per game hero phase move)
Orruk Warchanter (120)***
– Warbeats: Fixin’ Beat (d3 heal)
Orruk Warchanter (120)***
– Warbeats: Get ’Em Beat (3d6 charge)
Gobsprakk (240)*** (once per game 3d6 unbind and deals d3 or d6 on every successful unbind)
– General

BATTLELINE
Orruk Brutes (280)** (+1 to hit models with 4+ wounds. Models with 1 wounds can’t contest within 3″)
– Brute Boss
– Boss Choppa
– Jagged Gore-hacka
Orruk Brutes (140)**
– Brute Boss
– Boss Choppa
– Jagged Gore-hacka
Gutrippaz (150)*** (-1 to hit from non Hero, non monsters)
– Gutrippa Banner Bearer
– Gutrippa Hornblower
– Gutrippa Boss
– Wicked Stikka

OTHER
Brute Ragerz (200)** (run and charge)
– 6 x Mighty Gore-hacka

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Battle Regiment
***Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000

Roland Rivera: It’s not often that you see a Maw-krusha in Big Waaagh lists, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t potent. Its combination of speed and hitting power can be a daunting complement to the board presence and magical power typical of Big Waaagh armies.

Alongside the big guy is an interesting combination of Ironjawz threats – Brute Ragerz pack a lot of punch on the cheap, and Brutes bring both damage and the ability to bully smaller models off objectives. Alongside them is a unit of Gutrippaz that acts as a screen that can also take down weaker units, and a fairly typical Hero lineup of Gobsprakk, a Wurrgog Prophet, a Weirdnob Shaman with Da Great Big Green Hand of Gork, and a couple of Warchanters to lay down Violent Fury on the Ironjawz.

Because the Maw-krusha is not often seen in Big Waaagh, your opponents may not be prepared for it, and that kind of curveball can be a very useful tool.

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

LEADER
1 x Belladamma Volga (220)
– Spells: Soulpike
1 x Ivya Volga (135)
1 x Necromancer (100)*
– General
– Command Traits: Eater of Magic
– Artefacts: Seed of Rebirth
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
1 x Vampire Lord (150)*
– Spells: Soulpike

BATTLELINE
20 x Deadwalker Zombies (150)
30 x Deathrattle Skeletons (110)
– Skeleton Champion
– Standard Bearer
10 x Deathrattle Skeletons (110)
10 x Dire Wolves (150)
– Doom Wolf
10 x Dire Wolves (150)
– Doom Wolf

OTHER
10 x Black Knights (130)
– Hellknight
– Standard Bearer
3 x Fell Bats (90)
3 x Vargheists (140)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Andtorian Acolytes

TOTAL POINTS: (1985/2000)

Roland Rivera: While this list is in Vyrkos, and has some of the Vyrkos mainstays in Zombies and Belladamma, it has a very interesting mix of units. Vyrkos is normally all about the Deadwalkers, but this list has a big blob of 30 Skeletons (!), as well as 10 Black Knights (!!) and some Vargheists (!!!). The surprises don’t end there, as even Ivya Volga makes an appearance.

The gameplan, however, is the same as it typically is for Vyrkos – drown your opponent in bodies, and pick them back up when they die. The Black Knights offer you a bit of a counterpunch angle with the mortal wounds on the charge, and the Vargheists can threaten backfields with their flight speed and deepstrike ability.

Overall, this is a bit of an unusual list, but unusual doesn’t always mean bad, as its results demonstrate.

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Army Faction: Cities of Sigmar
– Army Subfaction: Greywater Fastness
– Grand Strategy: Banners Held High
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Freeguild Marshal and Relic Envoy (90)*
– General
– Command Traits: Master of Ballistics
– Duelling Pistols and Silvered Shortsword
1 x Freeguild Cavalier-Marshal (120)**
– Artefacts: Sigmarite Warhammer
1 x Fusil-Major on Ogor Warhulk (130)***
– Artefacts: Mastro Vivetti’s Magnificent Macroscope
1 x Alchemite Warforger (100)***
– Spells: Hoarfrost
1 x Alchemite Warforger (100)***
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard

BATTLELINE
10 x Freeguild Steelhelms (100)*
– Sergeant-at-Arms
– Steelhelm Herald
– Battle Priest
10 x Freeguild Steelhelms (100)*
– Sergeant-at-Arms
– Battle Priest
– Steelhelm Herald
20 x Freeguild Fusiliers (340)*
– Fusil-Sergeant
– 2 x Fusilier Herald
5 x Freeguild Cavaliers (180)**
– Arch-Knight
– Cavalier Herald
– Arch-Knight’s Blade|
5 x Freeguild Cavaliers (180)**
– Arch-Knight
– Cavalier Herald
– Arch-Knight’s Blade
5 x Freeguild Cavaliers (180)**
– Arch-Knight
– Cavalier Herald
– Arch-Knight’s Blade

ARTILLERY
1 x Ironweld Great Cannon (140)*

OTHER
6 x Freeguild Command Corps (200)*

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment
***Command Entourage
– Magnificent

TOTAL POINTS: (1960/2000)

Final Tournament Placings

https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/ML00YAPR2W

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Top Three AoS Lists for Silverstream Smackdown 2024 – Royal Rumble

April 12, 2024 Top 3 Lists Leave a comment

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This is the top three AoS lists for Silverstream Smackdown 2024 – Royal Rumble that took place in New Zealand on the 16th and 17th of March. It saw 16 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Allegiance: Khorne
– Slaughterhost: The Bloodlords
– Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery
– Triumphs:

LEADERS
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)**
– General
– Artefact: A’rgath the King of Blades
– Prayer: Bronzed Flesh
– Prayer: Killer Instinct
Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne (160)*
– Prayer: Bloodbind
– Prayer: Bronzed Flesh
Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne (110)**
– Prayer: Killer Instinct
– Prayer: Unholy Flames
Slaughterpriest (110)*
– Prayer: Blood Sacrifice
– Prayer: Witchbane Curse
Slaughterpriest (110)*
– Prayer: Blood Sacrifice
– Prayer: Unholy Flames
Bloodsecrator (120)**
– Nullstone Adornment: Pouch of Nulldust

UNITS
30 x Bloodletters (540)**
– Gore Drenched Icon
20 x Bloodletters (360)**
– Gore Drenched Icon
10 x Bloodreavers (80)**
– Reaver Blades
10 x Bloodreavers (80)**
– Reaver Blades

CORE BATTALIONS
*Command Entourage – Magnificent
**Battle Regiment

ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS
Prayer

TOTAL: 2000/2000 WOUNDS: 170

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This is the perfect list for anyone who is interested in the more “smash and bash” idea of Khorne’s lore. 50 Bloodletters will have a scary amount of damage output, especially in Bloodlords where 1/3 of their swings end in mortal wounds, instead of 1/6, assuming they charged. Taking a double-reinforced block is also not something we see that often in Khorne lists, since the general flavor is to take a single reinforced unit of something (bloodletters, blood warriors, skullcrushers, or skullreapers, generally) and build around what supports that unit.

For support, Shaun has opted for a Blood throne, Bloodmaster, and Bloodsecrator. All three of these units will take the already impressive damage output of 30 bloodletters and turn them up to 11 by adding extra attacks, potentially boosting their wound rolls against an enemy unit, and keeping them alive to fight in the next round.

Shaun has also leaned in to Khorne’s anti-wizardry by bringing along 5 priests, all of which are sporting an extra prayer from the battalion, and across the five every prayer that Khorne has access to is present. This means that positioning that huge block of bloodletters is much easier through Bloodbind and Killer Instinct, boosting their damage output even further with Unholy Flames, and keeping them alive with Bronzed Flesh.

Overall this is an excellent display of how Khorne lists can be built by simply leaning into the things Khorne already want. Pray, spill blood, repeat. Congratulations to Shaun on first place!

List Name: Blades of khorne
Allegiance: Khorne
– Slaughterhost: The Bloodlords
– Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery
– Triumphs:

LEADERS
Bloodsecrator (120)**
– Artefact: Banner of Blood
Skarbrand (380)*
Slaughterpriest (110)**
– Prayer: Blood Sacrifice
– Nullstone Adornment: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon
Slaughterpriest (110)*
– Prayer: Bronzed Flesh
Bloodthirster of Insensate Rage (310)**
– General
– Command Trait: Firebrand
– Artefact: A’rgath the King of Blades
– Prayer: Killer Instinct

UNITS
20 x Bloodletters (360)*
– Gore Drenched Icon
20 x Bloodletters (360)*
– Gore Drenched Icon
5 x Flesh Hounds (100)**
10 x Bloodreavers (80)*
– Reaver Blades

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
Hexgorger Skulls (50)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Warlord

ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS
Artefact

TOTAL: 1980/2000 WOUNDS: 150

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And here we have the list that Shaun drew against in the fourth round. You can look between the two and see a lot of similarities, with a couple of notable exceptions.

Scott choose to bring the damage combo of Skarbrand + Boomthirster at the cost of a couple priests and the seond reinforcement on one of the units of bloodletters. Skarbrand’s damage output is appreciable, but it’s taken at the cost of support units for the reinforced bloodletters.

Past those difference my comments stay roughly the same. There is a good reason that these two list found themselves in a draw. Congratulations, Scott, on your second place victory and your 4-1-0.

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

LEADERS
Gobsprakk, The Mouth of Mork (240)**
Wurrgog Prophet (170)
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
– Lore of Primal Frost: Rupture
– Artefact: glowin’Tattooz
Orruk Warchanter (120)**
– Warbeat: Get ‘Em Beat
Orruk Warchanter (120)**
– Warbeat: Fixin’ Beat
Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)*
– General
– Command Trait: Shaman of the Chilled Lands
– Lore of the Swamp: Sneaky Miasma
– Lore of the Swamp: Choking Mist
Orruk Weirdnob Shaman (90)*
– Lore of the Weird: Da Great Big Green Hand of Gork
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard

UNITS
6 x Brute Ragerz (200)***
3 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)***
– Jagged Gore-hackas
3 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)***
– Jagged Gore-hackas
10 x Gutrippaz (150)**
10 x Gutrippaz (150)**
10 x Gutrippaz (150)**

BEHEMOTHS
Maw-grunta Gougers (160)
– Ironjawz Battleline (Maw-Grunta General)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord
***Ironjawz Fist

ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS
Spell

TRIUMPH: Bloodthirsty

TOTAL: 1990/2000 WOUNDS: 165

Noel Fundora: I do love me some Big Waaagh. The army excels at trading pieces efficiently while scoring proficiently. Making the Swampcalla your general will give you access to the two very easy Kruleboyz battle tactics in Sneak Up and Take Dat, Ya Suckers! Pair that with the very free Big Waaagh tactic of Wait for it Ladz and you’ve already scored 3/5 BTs, meaning you only have to manage 2 from the GHB, which is simple enough with this loadout.

The extra spell enhancement gives your handy wizards great flex picks, made even stronger by the ever important Acolytes Battalion. Gutrippaz will be the cheap battleline option that exists on objectives quite well with their -1 to be hit (against no heroes and monsters). The wall of lads stands in front of the wizards, casting a multitude of damage and debuff spells. Between the Kruleboyz lore, the GHB lore, and the Wurrgog Warscroll Lazer Eyes, this is an immense castle to approach. The piggies and ragerz can scream out from the backline at a moment’s notice to clean up whatever is left standing. The Maw-Grunta is a great inclusion for a cheap monster to trounce around with. With high movement, some run and charge, the Weirdnob teleport, and Mighty Destroyers, those units will get wherever you need them to go.

Big Waaagh is the toolbox of all toolboxes that will give ya what you need for any scenario.

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

LEADER
1 x Skink Oracle on Troglodon (270)
– Spells: Cosmic Crush
1 x Slann Starmaster (310)*
– General
– Command Traits: Arcane Might
– Artefacts: Spacefolder’s Stave
– Spells: Hoarfrost
1 x Skink Starseer (160)*
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
1 x Lord Kroak (440)**
– Spells: Tepok’s Beneficence
1 x Saurus Astrolith Bearer (160)**
1 x Pontifex Zenestra (180)**

BATTLELINE
10 x Skinks (90)**
– Skink Alpha
– Boltspitter
– Celestite Dagger and Star-buckler
10 x Skinks (90)**
– Skink Alpha
– Boltspitter
– Celestite Dagger and Star-buckler
5 x Saurus Guard (140)**

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (50)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)
1 x Aethervoid Pendulum (50)

TERRAIN
1 x Starborne Realmshaper Engine (0)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1970/2000)

Final Tournament Placings

https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/WHCF65H4CF

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Top Three AoS Lists for the III GT Talavera AoS

April 11, 2024 Top 3 Lists Leave a comment

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This is the top three AoS lists for the III GT Talavera AoS that took place in Spain on the 9th and 10th of March. It saw 295 players in 60 teams vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament. This is the largest teams tournament I’ve ever seen, however we’ll only be showing the individual placings.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

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

LEADER
1 x Morathi-Khaine (680)*
1 x The Shadow Queen (680)*
1 x Melusai Ironscale (120)* – General
– Command Traits: Zealous Orator – Artefacts: Crown of Woe

BATTLELINE
15 x Blood Sisters (450)* – Gorgai
5 x Blood Sisters (150)* – Gorgai
10 x Blood Stalkers (360)* – Krone

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

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1960/2000)

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Army Faction: Stormcast Eternals
– Army Type: Scions of the Storm
– Army Subfaction: Hammers of Sigmar
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumphs: Inspired
– Holly command: Steadfast March

LEADER
1 x Ionus Cryptborn (400)*
– General
– Prayers: Translocation
1 x Lord-Castellant (160)*
– Artefacts: Arcane Tome

BATTLELINE
4 x Stormdrake Guard (340)*
– Stormdrake-Prime
– Drakerider’s Lance
2 x Stormdrake Guard (340)*
– Stormdrake-Prime
– Drakerider’s Warblade
2 x Stormdrake Guard (340)*
– Stormdrake-Prime
– Drakerider’s Warblade

OTHER
3 x Aetherwings (70)*

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)

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Army Faction: Hedonites of Slaanesh
– Army Type: Invaders
– Grand Strategy: Glutton for Depravity
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Keeper of Secrets (380)*
– Living Whip
– Spells: Lash of Slaanesh
Shardspeaker of Slaanesh (130)*
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
Keeper of Secrets (380)**
– Living Whip
– Spells: Flaming Weapon
Lord of Hubris (130)**
– General
– Command Traits: Hurler of Obscenities
– Artefacts of Power: Icon of Infinite Excess
Syll’Esske (200)**
– Spells: Lash of Slaanesh

BATTLELINE
Daemonettes (110)*
– Daemonette Banner Bearer
– Daemonette Icon Bearer
– Daemonette Hornblower
– Allurer
Daemonettes (110)*
– Allurer
– Daemonette Banner Bearer
– Daemonette Icon Bearer
– Daemonette Hornblower
Symbaresh Twinsouls (140)**
– Egopomp
Symbaresh Twinsouls (140)**
– Egopomp
The Unmade (80)**

OTHER
Furies (80)**

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Dreadful Visage (60)
1 x Chronomantic Cogs (50)

TERRAIN
1 x Fane of Slaanesh (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000

Celefaze: This is one of the most unique Slaanesh lists I’ve ever seen reach a podium placing, and makes expert use of our debuff capabilities and the offensive jank hidden in oft-forgotten Invaders subfaction. The party starts with two units of symbaresh twinsouls that apply -1 to melee attack characteristics to units within 3″, and 2 keepers of secrets with living whips that can each bring that down by a further -1 to a unit within 6″. To make sure all those newly upgraded 2″ reach hordes are kept humble the list then turns it up to 11 with the Lash of Slaanesh spell, capable of applying an uncapped melee attacks penalty (to a minimum of 1) to an unlucky unit within 12″. As if that weren’t excessive enough, the lord of hubris can step in to ensure a unit can only attack him in combat with however many attacks they happen to have left at that point. Offensively this force is deceptively deadly too, with a possible 2 instances of the Hurler of Obscenities command trait (applying +1 to hit and -1 to save for an enemy unit in 6″) thanks to the Escalating Havoc heroic action, and a turn of army-wide +1 to melee attacks from the Icon of Infinite Excess. Bolstered by the Slaaneshi power-couple of Syll’Esske’s conditional +1 to hit and wound, this can make for a brutal offensive push at a key moment. Some additional utility is found in allies and endless spells, with the unmade pinning enemies in place and furies for scoring shenanigans, while the Dreadful Visage provides a rare, almost nostalgic source of strike-last. Juancho deserves praise for not only brewing this strange beast of a list, but piloting it to an undefeated 3rd place.

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Army Faction: Flesh-eater Courts
– Subfaction: Hollowmourne
– Grand Strategy: Defend the Throne
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Abhorrant Archregent (150)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Abhorrant Archregent (150)*
– Spells: Deranged Transformation
Abhorrant Gorewarden (150)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Varghulf Courtier (160)**
– General
– Command Traits: Cruel Taskmaster
– Artefacts of Power: Charnel Vestments
– Prayers: Charnel Conviction
Crypt Infernal Courtier (140)***

BATTLELINE
Crypt Ghouls (320)**
– Crypt Ghast
Crypt Horrors (130)***
– Crypt Haunter
Crypt Horrors (130)***
– Crypt Haunter

OTHER
Crypt Flayers (320)**
– Crypt Infernal
Morbheg Knights (150)***
– Standard Bearer
– Champion of Morbheg
– Hornblower
Morbheg Knights (150)***
– Standard Bearer
– Champion of Morbheg
– Hornblower

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Chalice of Ushoran (50)

TERRAIN
1 x Charnel Throne (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Wizard-finders of Andtor
***Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Hanna Leppänen: This is a fun list! It’s a Hollowmourne list (+1 dmg for knights on charge), but the main attraction here is the 6 Flayers and the Infernal Courtier.

The list plays rather standard 2 Archreagents and a Gravewarden as the Abhorrants, but does have a nice pick of Varghulf Courtier as the general, with Cruel Taskmaster for maximum muster potential for the killiest Courtier hero. Hoarfrost is the single best spell for FEC due to problems being often lack of rend and hit debuffs. Deranged transformation is of course the best spell in the FEC lore.

Otherwise the list plays around 40 Ghouls and Chalice for tarpitting, 2 x 3 Crypt Horrors for battleline and 2 x 3 Morbhegs for battle tactics and great mobility. Two units of MSU Morbhegs seem to be pretty stable part of FEC lists atm.

Crypt Flayers ww 9″ get +1 damage to their shooting attacks if a Crypt Infernal kills a model with a shooting attack. With a unit of 6 that’s 24 4+/3(2)+ rend 2 dmg 2 shots , which can also give you a battle tactic. They also get damage 2 when they charge due to Hollowmourne trait. Crypt Flayers are often overlooked due to pure stats comparison to horrors, but they are a good flex pick that can carry characters and have really good threat range.

Hollowmourne lists love to fight, and frankly, they need to for NDP generation. This list gives up a bit of the raw power of Horrors for more finesse of Flayers/Morbhegs and tarpitting of the Ghouls.

Final Tournament Placings

https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/MMBLQHRVH6

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Top Three AoS Lists for the Alliance Open Age of Sigmar Masters 2024

April 9, 2024 Brett & Peter Leave a comment

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Alliance Open Age of Sigmar Masters 2024 that took place in the Netherlands on the 24th and 25th of February. It saw 111 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game super major tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Allegiance: Sons of Behemat
– Tribe: King Brodd’s Stomp
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
King Brodd (520)
– General
– Command Trait: Big Eater
Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant (500)
– Artefact: Amulet of Destiny (Universal Artefact)
Warstomper Mega-Gargant (440)*
– Nullstone Adornment: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon

Battleline
1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)*
1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)*
1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)*
1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)*

Core Battalions
*Battle Regiment

Total: 1980 / 2000

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Army Faction: Gloomspite Gitz
– Subfaction: Jaws of Mork
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Madcap Shaman (70)*
– Artefacts of Power: Moonface Mommet
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Madcap Shaman (70)*
– Spells: Squig Lure
Grinkrak the Great (220)**
Squigboss (110)***
– General
– Command Traits: The Clammy Hand

BATTLELINE
20x Moonclan Stabbas (120)**
– Stabba
10x Boingrot Bounderz (320)***
30x Squig Herd (420)***

OTHER
4x Daggok’s Stab-ladz (70)**
10x Loonsmasha Fanatics (220)**
6x Grinkrak’s Looncourt (220)**
3x Fellwater Troggoths (170)***
5x Sporesplatta Fanatics (90)***
5x Sporesplatta Fanatics (90)***

TERRAIN
1 x Bad Moon Loonshrine (0)

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

TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000

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Army Faction: Skaven
Grand Strategy: Overshadow
Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADER
1 x Thanquol (400)*
– 4 x Warpfire Projectors
– Spells: Skitterleap
1 x Grey Seer (110)**
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
1 x Grey Seer (110)**
– Spells: Levitate
1 x Verminlord Warbringer (360)***
– General
– Command Traits: Devious Adversary
– Artefacts: Warpstone Charm
– Spells: Flaming Weapon
1 x Skabbik Plagueseeker (140)***
– Prayer: Filth-filth!
1 x Warlock Bombardier (100)***
– Artefacts: Vial of the Fulminator
– Spells: More-more-more Warp Power!

BATTLELINE
20 x Clanrats (100)
– Clawleader / 2 x Standard Bearer / 2 x Bell-ringer / Rusty Blade
20 x Clanrats (100)
– Clawleader / 2 x Standard Bearer / 2 x Bell-ringer / Rusty Blade
20 x Plague Monks (180)
– Word-bringer / 2 x Standard Bearer / 2 x Bell-ringer / Paired Foetid Blade

BEHEMOTH
1 x Doomwheel (140)*
1 x Hell Pit Abomination (180)*

TERRAIN
3 x Gnawhole (0)

OTHER
5 x Skabbik’s Plaguepack (140)***
1 x Warp-Grinder (60)***

CORE BATTALIONS
*Linebreaker
**Andtorian Acolytes
***Warlord – Artefact

TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)

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Army Faction: Cities of Sigmar
– Subfaction: Lethis
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Steam Tank Commander (290)
– Prayers: Heal, Morrda’s Embrace
Alchemite Warforger (100)*
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
Steam Tank Commander (290)*
– General
– Command Traits: High Priest
– Prayers: Curse, Morrda’s Embrace
Lord-Ordinator (110)*
– Astral Hammers

BATTLELINE
Steam Tank (250)*
Steam Tank (250)*
Steam Tank (250)*
Steam Tank (250)*

OTHER
Freeguild Command Corps (200)*

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000

Final Tournament Placings

https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/QB36J6R1G6

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Top Three AoS Lists for Talvisota ’24: Age of Sigmar: Winter War

April 8, 2024 Brett & Peter Leave a comment

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This is the top three AoS lists for Talvisota ’24: Age of Sigmar: Winter War that took place in Finland on the 16th and 17th of March. It saw 32 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Allegiance: Lumineth Realm-lords
Great Nation: Alumnia
Mortal Realm: Chamon
Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Scinari Enlightener (170)+++
– General
– Command Trait: Eater of Magic
– Artefact: Rune of Senthoi
– Lore of Hysh: Speed of Hysh
– Lore of Hysh: Overwhelming Heat
Scinari Calligrave (110) +++
– Lore of Hysh: Protection of Hysh
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
Vanari Bannerblade (80) ++
Vanari Lord Regent (150) +
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
The Light of Eltharion (230) +
Ellania and Ellathor, Eclipsian Warsages (190) +
– Lore of Hysh: Protection of Hysh
– Lore of Hysh: Total Eclipse

Battleline
15 x Vanari Bladelords (360)++
– Reinforced x 2
15 x Vanari Bladelords (360)++
– Reinforced x 2
5 x Vanari Bladelords (120)

Units
5 x Vanari Dawnriders (120)+
– Spell1: Lore of Hysh: Ethereal Blessing
– Spell2: Universal Spell Lore: Levitate

Endless Spells & Invocations
Hyshian Twinstones (30)
Ravenak’s Gnashing Jaws (70)

Core Battalions
Warlord+
Wizard-Finders of Andtor++
Andtorian Acolytes+++

Additional Enhancements
Spell

Total: 1990 / 2000

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Allegiance: Seraphon
– Constellation: Fangs of Sotek
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumphs:

Leaders
Slann Starmaster (310)*
– General
– Command Trait: Arcane Might
– Artefact: Spacefolder’s Stave
– Spell: Comet’s Call
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
Lord Kroak (440)**
Skink Starseer (160)*
– Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
– Spell: Cosmic Crush
Skink Starseer (160)**
– Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
– Lore of Primal Frost: Rupture
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (160)**

Battleline
5 x Saurus Guard (140)
5 x Saurus Guard (140)
20 x Saurus Warriors (360)**
– Spears
– Reinforced x 1

Endless Spells & Invocations
Aethervoid Pendulum (50)
Malevolent Maelstrom (50)
Suffocating Gravetide (30)

Core Battalions
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord

Additional Enhancements
Spell

Total: 2000 / 2000

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Army Faction: Daughters of Khaine
– Subfaction: Zainthar Kai
– Grand Strategy: Bloodthirsty Zealots
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Morathi-Khaine (680)*
The Shadow Queen (680)*
Bloodwrack Medusa (140)*
– General
– Command Traits: Zealous Orator
– Artefacts of Power: Crown of Woe
– Spells: Mindrazor

BATTLELINE
Blood Sisters (300)*
– Gorgai
Blood Stalkers (360)*
– Krone
Blood Sisters (300)*
– Gorgai

OTHER
Khinerai Heartrenders (100)*
– Shryke
Khinerai Heartrenders (100)*
– Shryke

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1980/2000

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Army Faction: Beasts of Chaos
– Army Subfaction: Allherd
– Grand Strategy: Protect the Herdstone
– Triumphs: Inspired

LEADER
1 x Doombull (180)
– General
– Command Traits: Bestial Cunning
– Artefacts: Brayblast Trumpet
1 x Beasts of Chaos Tzaangor Shaman (120)
– Spells: Wild Rampage
1 x One-eyed Grunnock (400)

BATTLELINE
10 x Gors (110)
– Banner Bearer
– Brayhorn Blower
– Foe-render
– Hacking Blade and Beastshield
10 x Gors (110)
– Banner Bearer
– Brayhorn Blower
– Foe-render
– Hacking Blade and Beastshield
9 x Bullgors (210)
– Warheard Drummer
– Warheard Banner Bearer
– Bloodkine

TERRAIN
1 x Herdstone (0)

OTHER
6 x Beasts of Chaos Tzaangor Enlightened on Discs of Tzeentch (210)
– Aviarch

TOTAL POINTS: (1970/2000)

Final Tournament Placings

https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/7CLW56DX57

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Top Three AoS Lists for Rocky Mountain Open AoS Championship

April 6, 2024 Top 3 Lists Leave a comment

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This is the top three AoS lists for the Rocky Mountain Open AoS Championship that took place in the US on the 16th and 17th of March. It saw 75 players vying to be crowned champion in a 6-game tournament.

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

The Top Three AoS Lists

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

LEADER
1 x Auric Runemaster (130)*
– General
– Command Traits: Master Priest
– Artefacts: Volatile Brazier
– Prayers: Curse
1 x Auric Runesmiter (110)*
– Forge Key
– Prayers: Ember Storm
1 x Battlesmith (140)*
– Artefacts: Nulsidian Icon
1 x Auric Flamekeeper (90)**
– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust
1 x Auric Flamekeeper (90)**
– Nullstone Adornments: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon
1 x Auric Runefather (110)**
– Artefacts: Axe of Grimnir

BATTLELINE
20 x Vulkite Berzerkers with Bladed Slingshields (150)**
– Karl
– 4 x Hornblower of Grimnir
– Fyresteel War-pick and Bladed Slingshield
5 x Auric Hearthguard (110)**
– Karl
10 x Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (160)***
– Karl
– 2 x Hornblower of Grimnir
10 x Vulkite Berzerkers with Fyresteel Handaxes (160)***
– Karl
– 2 x Hornblower of Grimnir

INVOCATION
1 x Zharrgron Flame-spitter (40)
1 x Molten Infernoth (50)

TERRAIN
1 x Magmic Battleforge (0)

OTHER
10 x Hearthguard Berzerkers (150)*
– Karl
– Flamestrike Poleaxe
9 x Vulkyn Flameseekers (140)*
1 x Doomseeker (70)***
– Artefacts: Draught of Magmalt Ale

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Warlord
**Warlord
***Wizard-finders of Andtor

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

Kevin Lathers: This an interesting list in that it makes use of a lot of different Fyreslayer units all together. Functionally it may perform similar to some Vostarg Vulkite-heavy lists but allows for a couple different board control strategies.

To that end, this list will be effecting heavy board control. Vulkites and Hearthguard Berserkers have a lot of wounds on them to burn through, and Shield Vulkites are 40 wounds under a 6+/5+ (with battlesmith) ward that can be rallied on a 4+ and feed the flamekeepers when they die. There’s just a lot of stuff for enemies to have to deal with this.

Furthering this board control is the ability for the Hearthguard Berserker group to split off with the Runefather — with possibly the Doomseeker and Flameseekers (for an extra hero and anti-monstrous actions) — to create one small castle while the Vulkites, Battlesmith, and Flamekeepers create another small castle. This list can split push if need be. That’s very dangerous because opponents can often break one castle, but two? That’s another thing entirely.

On top of this, dealing with these castles, and their high model count, not only causes other stuff to get stronger (via flamekeeper), but leaves opponents open to heavy mortal wound output from the infernoth, flamespitter, and the poleaxe berserkers. It’s notable that flameseekers benefit as well from flamekeepers as Vulkites do, as well.

As a treat, the Auric Hearthguard add a nice little bit of shooting as well as movement reduction on select units which is always good and can even be backbreaking occasionally. Dropping a units move by 2″ can sometimes be a difference maker in an opponent’s plans.

Functionally this list becomes a buzzsaw that can push onto objectives, be hard to remove, and punish opponents for even trying to do it.

Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers
– Army Subfaction:
Mortis Praetorians
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
-Triumphs
Inspired

LEADER
1 x Katakros (500)
1 x Arkhan the Black (380)*
1 x Mortisan Boneshaper (140)*
– General
– Command Traits: Diversionary Tactics
– Artefacts: Artisan’s Key
– Spells: Hoarfrost

BATTLELINE
6 x Necropolis Stalkers (220)*
3 x Immortis Guard (230)*
3 x Immortis Guard (230)*

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Bone-tithe Shrieker (60)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)

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

Leaders
Wrath of Khorne Bloodthirster (300)*
– General
– Command Trait: Firebrand
– Artefact: Halo of Blood
– Prayer: Unholy Flames
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)
– Artefact: A’rgath the King of Blades
Skarbrand (380)
Skarr Bloodwrath (110)*
Slaughterpriest (110)*
– Prayer: Killer Instinct
Slaves to Darkness Daemon Prince (150)
– Axe
– Mark of Chaos: Khorne
– Nullstone Adornment: Pouch of Nulldust

Battleline
5 x Flesh Hounds (100)
5 x Flesh Hounds (100)
5 x Flesh Hounds (100)

Units
6 x Furies (80)*

Artillery
Skull Cannon (140)

Endless Spells & Invocations
Bleeding Icon (50)
Hexgorger Skulls (50)

Core Battalions
*Warlord

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 2000 / 2000

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Army Faction: Ogor Mawtribes
– Subfaction: Meatfist
– Grand Strategy: Ready for Plunder
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Tyrant (150)*
– Artefacts of Power: Gruesome Trophy Rack
– Big Name: Brawlerguts
Tyrant (150)**
– General
– Command Traits: Battle-lust
– Big Name: Brawlerguts
Slaughtermaster (140)**
– Spells: Hoarfrost

BATTLELINE
Leadbelchers (150)*
– Thunderfist
Leadbelchers (150)*
– Thunderfist
Leadbelchers (150)*
Leadbelchers (150)**
– Thunderfist
Ogor Gluttons (240)**
– Crusher
– Bellower
– Tribal Banner Bearer with Lookout Gnoblar
– Paired Ogor Clubs or Bluntblades
Ogor Gluttons (240)**
– Crusher
– Bellower
– Tribal Banner Bearer with Lookout Gnoblar
– Paired Ogor Clubs or Bluntblades
Ironguts (240)**
– Bellower
– Rune Maw Bearer
– Gutlord

OTHER
Gnoblars (120)*
– Groinbiter
Gnoblars (120)*
– Groinbiter

TERRAIN
1 x Mawpit (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Final Tournament Placings

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

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Slow-Grow Challenge 2024: Battleline

April 5, 2024 Peter Holland Leave a comment

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Back in January, we announced our first slow-grow challenge for the Woehammer community to follow along with.

Each month presents a new challenge. February’s was to build and paint a general for their army along with some lore to accompany them. This month, our Generals had to post their first battleline unit and, if they had the time, some accompanying lore!

Tavendale

Last month, Tavendale posted two Generals for the competition, the first being Heinrich Volkmarsson.

This month, Heinrich is joined by a unit of Halberdiers:

Last month, Tavendale also managed to paint up Zarnak the Accursed, though with time being a precious commodity this month, we’ll have to wait until next month to see the first unit.

Popliteal

Previously, Popliteal had given us our first Dragon!

Fittsy

The first of two Kharadron armies, Fittsy started with Krid Cogbreaker last month.

And has followed this up with Red’s Footsloggers, a unit of Arkanauts.

But that’s not all! Fittsy blessed us with an additional battleline this month in the shape of a Gunhauler!

Ian Humpage

Ian started a Kharadron Overlords, much like Fittsy above, but instead started with the famous Drekki Flynt.

This month, Drekki is joined by a unit of Thunderers.

Deathcorekiddie

Deathcorekiddie has the only 40k army in the challenge, starting with a Terminator Csptain for his homebrew Space Marine chapter.

Unfortunately, injury has meant Deathcorekiddie was unable to complete any units this month, but we’re sure they’ll be back with vengeance next month.

Peter Holland

Being a massive fan of the old school RTS games Shadow of the Horned Rat and Dark Omens, I decided I would do two armies, the first based on the Grudgebringer

As well as the Grudgebringers, I’ve decided to bring an army of Night Goblins some personality

Kej

April’s Challenge

You’ve the start of a budding army! But we need more troops! Perhaps something to give a little ranged threat to the enemy? Or a unit that can scout ahead fast? Build and paint at least 5 models from either a missile or scout type unit (this could be cavalry, or perhaps Giant Eagles for Wood Elves, or a Gyrocopter for Dwarfs?).

Additional: Whose your leaders most hated foe and why? Did they suffer some slight at the enemies’ hands? Was a member of their family brutally mudrered by them?

Take Part

Want to take part? Just send your pictures and honebrew lore to thewoehammer@gmail.com

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Top Three AoS Lists for The Lone Star Grand Tournament

April 5, 2024 Brett & Peter Leave a comment

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This is the top three AoS lists for The Lone Star Grand Tournament that took place in the US on the 2nd and 3rd of March. It saw 95 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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

The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Flesh-eater Courts
– Army Subfaction: Hollowmourne
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumphs: Inspired
– Delusion: Defenders of the Realm

LEADER
1 x Abhorrant Archregent (150)*
– General
– Command Traits: Feverish Scholar
– Spells: Deranged Transformation, Merciless Blizzard
1 x Abhorrant Archregent (150)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Deranged Transformation
1 x Marrowscroll Herald (100)**
– Artefacts: Charnel Vestments
– Prayers: Charnel Conviction
1 x Abhorrant Gorewarden (150)***
– Spells: Deranged Transformation, Merciless Blizzard
1 x Grand Justice Gormayne (140)***
1 x Crypt Ghast Courtier (80)***

BATTLELINE
20 x Crypt Ghouls (160)
– Crypt Ghast
6 x Crypt Horrors (130)**
– Crypt Haunter
6 x Crypt Horrors (130)**
– Crypt Haunter

ENDLESS SPELL
1 x Cadaverous Barricade (20)

TERRAIN
1 x Charnel Throne (0)

OTHER
6 x Morbheg Knights (150)***
– Champion of Morbheg
– 2 x Standard Bearer
– 2 x Hornblower
20 x Royal Beastflayers (110)***

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Wizard-finders of Andtor
***Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)

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Army Faction: Skaven
– Grand Strategy: Arch-corruptors of the Mortal Realms
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Grey Seer (110)*
– Artefacts of Power: Skavenbrew
– Spells: Death Frenzy, Merciless Blizzard
Warlock Engineer (90)*
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Rupture
Plague Priest (100)**
– Prayers: Disease-disease!
Plague Priest (100)**
– Prayers: Guidance
Plague Priest (100)**
– Prayers: Heal
Master Moulder (80)***
– General
– Command Traits: Moulder Supreme
– Warpstone-tipped Lash

BATTLELINE
Rat Ogors (260)**
Clanrats (100)***
– Rusty Blade
Clanrats (100)***
– Rusty Blade

BEHEMOTH
Hell Pit Abomination (180)***
– Prized Creations: Toughened Sinews

ARTILLERY
Warp Lightning Cannon (130)
Warp Lightning Cannon (130)

OTHER
Rat Ogors (260)
Rat Ogors (260)

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

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Army Faction: Seraphon
– Army Type: Starborne
– Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Saurus Astrolith Bearer (160)*
Slann Starmaster (310)*
– General
– Command Traits: Arcane Might
– Artefacts of Power: Spacefolder’s Stave
– Spells: Comet’s Call, Merciless Blizzard
Lord Kroak (440)**
Pontifex Zenestra (180)**
Skink Starseer (160)**
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Speed of Huanchi
Skink Starpriest (130)***
– Spells: Cosmic Crush, Merciless Blizzard

BATTLELINE
Skinks (90)***
– Skink Alpha
– Moonstone Club and Star-buckler
Saurus Guard (140)***
– Saurus Guard Alpha
– Icon Bearer
– War-drummer
Skinks (90)***
– Skink Alpha
– Moonstone Club and Star-buckler

OTHER
Ripperdactyl Riders (100)***
– Ripperdactyl Rider Alpha
Terrawings (70)***

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (50)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)
1 x Aethervoid Pendulum (50)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Command Entourage
– Magnificent
***Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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Army Faction: Orruk Warclans
– Army Type: Kruleboyz
– Army Subfaction: Grinnin’ Blades
– Grand Strategy: Waaagh!
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Gobsprakk (240)
1 x Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast (290)*
– General
– Command Traits: Egomaniak
– Artefacts: Arcane Tome
– Mount Traits: Smelly ’Un
1 x Killaboss on Great Gnashtoof (110)**
1 x Swampcalla Shaman and Pot-grot (100)***
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
1 x Swampcalla Shaman and Pot-grot (100)***
– Spells: Choking Mist

BATTLELINE
20 x Gutrippaz (150)*
– Gutrippa Banner Bearer
– Gutrippa Drummer
– Gutrippa Hornblower
– Gutrippa Boss
– Wicked Stikka
20 x Gutrippaz (150)*
– Gutrippa Banner Bearer
– Gutrippa Drummer
– Gutrippa Hornblower
– Gutrippa Boss
– Wicked Stikka
10 x Hobgrot Slittaz (80)**
– Scrap Totem Bearer
– Noise-maker
– Hobgrot Boss
10 x Hobgrot Slittaz (80)**
– Scrap Totem Bearer
– Noise-maker
– Hobgrot Boss

ARTILLERY
1 x Beast-skewer Killbow (80)*
1 x Beast-skewer Killbow (80)**

OTHER
6 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (120)**
– Boltboy Boss

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

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

Final Tournament Placings

https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/5UAGB8HPL0

The Setting

The List

Games Summary

Day 1: I Brought the Alcohol

Game 1 vs. Sung Kang’s DoK on Lines of Communication

Game 2 vs. Sam Osborne’s Starborne on Fountains of Frost

Game 3 vs. Connor Tolbert’s Cities on Nexus Collapse

Day 2: I’m Very Tired

Game 4 vs. Stuart King’s Cities on Geomantic Pulse

Game 5 vs. Dave Jones’ Sons of Behemat on No Reward Without Risk

Conclusion

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