This is the top three AoS lists for the Emerald City Open III that took place in the USA on the 19th and 20th of August. It involved 30 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

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

LEADERS
Bloodmaster (110)*
– Artefact: Halo of Blood
– Prayers: Bloodbind, Curse
Bloodsecrator (120)*
Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne (160)*
Realmgore Ritualist (110)**
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice, Killer Instinct
Slaughterpriest (110)**
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice, Witchbane Curse
– Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)**
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Bloodbind, Heal

BATTLELINE
Blood Warriors (190)
– Goreaxe and Gorefist
Claws of Karanak (100)*
Flesh Hounds (100)*
Bloodletters (360)**

OTHER
Wrathmongers (140)**

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

TERRAIN
1 x Skull Altar (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Army Faction: Blades of Khorne
– Subfaction: Bloodlords
– Grand Strategy: Overshadow
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Slaughterpriest (110)*
– Bloodbathed Axe
– Prayers: Killer Instinct
Be’lakor (340)*
Bloodsecrator (120)*
Bloodmaster (110)**
– Artefacts of Power: Halo of Blood
– Prayers: Blood Sacrifice
Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)***
– General
– Command Traits: Firebrand
– Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
– Prayers: Bloodbind

BATTLELINE
Claws of Karanak (100)*
Bloodletters (540)**
– Bloodreaper
– 3 x Icon Bearer
– 3 x Hornblower
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Blood Chieftain
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Blood Chieftain
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Blood Chieftain
– Meatripper Axe
Bloodreavers (80)***
– Blood Chieftain
– Icon Bearer
– Hornblower
– Meatripper Axe

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Wizard-finders of Andtor
***Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000

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

LEADERS
Firebelly (120)*
– Spells: Billowing Ash (12″ bubble of -1 to hit)
Frostlord on Stonehorn (460)*
– Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome
– Mount Traits: Rockmane Elder (-1 to wound)
Slaughtermaster (140)*
– General
– Command Traits: Shaman of the Chilled Lands (Knows all lore of primal frost)
– Spells: Blood Feast (+1 melee attack. Applicable to Gluttons and Ironguts)

BATTLELINE
Ogor Gluttons (240)*
– Crusher
– Bellower
– Tribal Banner Bearer with Lookout Gnoblar (-1 to wound against shooting only)
– Paired Ogor Clubs or Bluntblades
Ironguts (240)*
– Gutlord
– Bellower
– Rune Maw Bearer (6+ spell shrug)
Ironguts (240)*
– Gutlord
– Bellower
– Rune Maw Bearer (6+ spell shrug)
Ogor Gluttons (240)*
– Crusher
– Bellower
– Tribal Banner Bearer with Lookout Gnoblar (-1 to wound against shooting only)
– Paired Ogor Clubs or Bluntblades

ARTILLERY
Ironblaster (200)*

OTHER
Gnoblars (120)* (D3 Mortals on a 4+ for each more an enemy unit finishes within 6″ of this unit, including charges, pile in etc.)
– Groinbiter

TERRAIN
1 x Great Mawpot (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Army Faction: Disciples of Tzeentch
– Subfaction: Hosts Arcanum
– Grand Strategy: Master of Destiny
– Triumph: Inspired

LEADERS
Curseling (200)*
– General
– Command Traits: Cult Demagogue
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
Gaunt Summoner of Tzeentch (230)*
– Artefacts of Power: The Eternal Shroud
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Kairos Fateweaver (440)*

BATTLELINE
Horrors of Tzeentch (Pink) (260)*
– Pink Horror Icon Bearer
– Pink Horror Hornblower
– Split and Split Again
Kairic Acolytes (120)*
– Kairic Adept
– Cursed Blade and Arcanite Shield
– Scroll of the Dark Arts
– Vulcharc
– 3 x Cursed Glaive and Arcanite Shield
Screamers of Tzeentch (220)*

OTHER
Tzaangor Enlightened on Discs of Tzeentch (360)*
– Aviarch
Cockatrice (120)*

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Geminids of Uhl-Gysh (50)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

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