As you may have noticed, we’re very behind on our Top Three lists. So, to correct this, we’ll be posting top threes over the next couple of weeks without comments. Many of the lists you’ll have already seen in past articles, so hopefully, you won’t miss the comments too much!

This is the top three AoS lists for Grudgefest GT 2023 that took place in Canada on the 28th and 29th of October. It saw 28 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Orruk Warclans
– Army Type: Big Waaagh!
– Grand Strategy: Waaagh!
– Triumph: Indomitable (battleshock)

LEADERS
Orruk Weirdnob Shaman (90)*
– General
– Command Traits: Shaman of the Chilled Lands (All Lore of Frost Spells)
– Spells: Da Great Big Green Hand of Gork (Teleport)
Wurrgog Prophet (170)* (Zap Daddy with the eye lasers)
– Artefacts of Power: Glowin’ Tattooz (4+ ward)
– Spells: Hoarfrost
Gobsprakk (240)** (d3 or d6 mortals when he unbinds and is Kruleboyz Loremaster)
Orruk Warchanter (120)**
– Warbeats: Fixin’ Beat (d3 Heal)
Orruk Warchanter (120)**
– Warbeats: Get ’Em Beat (3d6 charge)
Megaboss on Maw-krusha (450)***
– Boss Choppa and Rip-toof Fist (3+ save)
– Artefacts of Power: Destroyer (+3 damage to bearers melee weapon once per game)
– Mount Traits: Fast ’Un (once per game hero phase move)

BATTLELINE
Gutrippaz (150)** (-1 to be hit from non Hero/ non monsters)
– Gutrippa Hornblower (+1 charge)
– Gutrippa Banner Bearer (+1 Bravery)
– Gutrippa Boss
– Wicked Stikka
Orruk Brutes (280)***
– Brute Boss
– Jagged Gore-hacka
– Boss Choppa
Orruk Brutes (140)***
– Brute Boss
– Boss Choppa
– Jagged Gore-hacka

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

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)

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

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000

Big Waagh is seriously enjoying a resurgence at the moment, off the back of recent battlescrolls aimed at making battle tactic scoring easier for both Kruleboyz and Ironjawz – forgetting, perhaps, that BW had access to both sets…

But here we have an enjoyable, slightly off-meta version of the most comp Orruk-All-Star list. The auto-picks such as Wurrgog, Gobsprakk, Warchanter and Maw-krusha and 15 Brutes are there of course. But then we also have a cheeky Gutrippaz unit, whose -1 to hit if you’re not a hero/monster can still make them an effective screen with some MW potential. And we also see the inclusion of a reinforced Ragerz unit, whose built in run and charge has obvious threat potential and synergy with Waagh point generation.

Overall, the list has a tonne of scoring play and a good amount of bodies and trade up potential. Waagh is BIG these days for a reason.

Army Faction: Sylvaneth
– Subfaction: Heartwood
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty
– Seasons of War: The Dwindling

LEADERS
Spirit of Durthu (350)*
– Artefacts of Power: Greenwood Gladius
Warsong Revenant (300)**
– General
– Command Traits: Spellsinger
– Artefacts of Power: The Vesperal Gem
– Spells: Treesong, Verdant Blessing
Treelord Ancient (330)**
– Spells: Flaming Weapon, Verdant Blessing
Battlemage (100)**
– Magic of the Realms: Wildform (Ghur)

BATTLELINE
Kurnoth Hunters with Kurnoth Greatswords (440)*
– Huntmaster
Tree-Revenants (110)*
– Scion
– Glade Banner Bearer
– Waypipes
– Protector Glaive
Tree-Revenants (110)*
– Scion
– Glade Banner Bearer
– Waypipes
– Protector Glaive

OTHER
Dracothian Guard Tempestors (210)*

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Spiteswarm Hive (40)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Command Entourage
– Magnificent

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000

What Sylvaneth often historically lack is a really good, fast, durable objective bully – I say historically because Belthanos is about to terrorise the entire meta… but in the meantime, a good solution is to ally in a unit of Tempestors, who compliment the strike/fade gameplan nicely.

The rest of the list is now the standard core for Sylvaneth and isn’t much to write home about, but the core tools are still clearly capable of causing trouble for even the strongest meta armies – beating Soulblight and Waagh, despite the one loss to Khorne who just have the tools to shut down all the utility casting of the Treelord Ancient and WSR.

A great pre-Belthanos result, probably the last list we see without him for… ever? Kudos to James!

Army Faction: Nighthaunt
– Subfaction: The Emerald Host
– Grand Strategy: Dismantle the Brave
– Triumph: Bloodthirsty

LEADERS
Knight of Shrouds on Ethereal Steed (130)*
– General
– Command Traits: Spiteful Spirit
– Artefacts of Power: Soulfire Ring
Reikenor the Grimhailer (170)*
– Spells: Lifestealer
Lord Executioner (120)*
Guardian of Souls (150)**
– Chill Blade
– Artefacts of Power: Midnight Tome
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard
Lady Olynder (270)**
– Spells: Seal of Shyish
Spirit Torment (120)**

BATTLELINE
Chainrasps (200)**
– Dreadwarden
Chainrasps (100)**
– Dreadwarden
Grimghast Reapers (150)**
– Extoller of Shyish
Grimghast Reapers (150)**
– Extoller of Shyish
Spirit Hosts (130)**

OTHER
Myrmourn Banshees (90)*
Chainghasts (90)*

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Purple Sun of Shyish (80)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Warlord
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1980/2000

Army Faction: Skaven
– Grand Strategy: Barren Icescape

LEADERS
Deathmaster (110)*
– Artefacts of Power: Gnawbomb
Grey Seer On Screaming Bell (220)*
– General
– Command Traits: Master of Magic
– Spells: Death Frenzy, Skitterleap
Warlock Bombardier (100)*
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Warp Lightning Shield
Plague Priest On Plague Furnace (270)**
– Prayers: Rabid-rabid!
Grey Seer (120)***
– Spells: Hoarfrost, Merciless Blizzard
Grey Seer (120)***
– Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Skitterleap

BATTLELINE
Skryre Acolytes (140)*
Plague Monks (180)**
– Bringer-of-the-Word
– Pair of Foetid Blades
Plague Monks (180)**
– Bringer-of-the-Word
– Pair of Foetid Blades
Plague Monks (180)**
– Bringer-of-the-Word
– Pair of Foetid Blades
Clanrats (100)**
– Rusty Blade

OTHER
Warpfire Thrower (70)*
Ratling Gun (60)**

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Vermintide (30)
1 x Warp Lightning Vortex (80)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)

TERRAIN
1 x Gnawhole (0)

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

TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000

Kieren Coates: Now heres a skaven list with some wild additions no-one saw coming – showing the true versatility of the skaven book we have many units coming back from the grave including the deathmaster, skyre acolytes, plague monks, and both warpfire thrower and ratling gun weapon teams.

With a list looking like its been pulled out of 2021, it plays similarly to its old counterpart, but now the screaming bell no longer gives battleshock immunity like the good ol days, but now the furnace does instead!

The list has explosive melle output, demonstrated by its round 5 win taking down sons of behemat. 3×20 plague monks buffed with death frenzy and hoarfrost will trade down almost any unit in the game, combined with backup ranged support from 10 acolytes, a ratling gun and endless spells to provide output from a distance.

Running the age old strategy of buffing plague monks, giving them death frenzy and sending them in to die it brings the output, but with the modern addition of blizzard, hoarfrost, and triple masterclan it has far better consistency not only in getting them in, but also aggressively countering anything that dares to charge your frontline.

for 180 points you get 20 plague monks, which on the charge, rabid rabid hit for an impressive 120 attacks, even at 0 rend thats still a lot of damage.

However with death frenzy enabled on the counter killing all 20 models, thats 240 attacks for the combat from only 180 points of models, youre going to be taking some heat and with hoarfrost up its a certain death sentence.

The deathmaster with gnawbomb lets once per game any terrain piece next to the deathmaster to be turned into a gnawhole, so if required expect the list to suddenly flip to one area of the map as plague monks pour out, with +1 to charge and triple masterclan giving them incredible consistency of landing their charge and taking out their intended target.

The list has explosive melle, clanrats for chaffing, ranged output from spells – My only fear would be having the bulk of your wounds on 6+ armour saves, the likes of Blissbarbs, KO, Fusilers and sentinels might just throw you down from a distance if youre not careful enough.

Shouldnt be a problem though for Nic piloting to a 4-1 showing he knows how to keep the rats safe when he needs to, and send them to certain death when its even more important and the timing is right – Well done

Final Tournament Placings

To view all of the results for the tournament please follow the link below to Best Coast Pairings

https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/68LL09DR8U