This is the top three AoS lists for the False Alarm GT/24 that took place in Canada on the 13th and 14th of April. It saw 40 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Allegiance: Maggotkin of Nurgle – Subfaction: Blessed Sons – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
Leaders Bloab Rotspawned (310) – Lore of Malignance: Gift of Disease Morbidex Twiceborn (300) The Glottkin (580) – Lore of Malignance: Rancid Visitations Orghotts Daemonspew (320)* Rotbringer Sorcerer (120)* – General – Command Trait: Grandfather’s Blessing – Artefact: The Splithorn Helm – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
Battleline 10 x Plaguebearers (120)* 10 x Plaguebearers (120)* 10 x Plaguebearers (120)*
Core Battalions *Battle Regiment
Total: 1990 / 2000
Army Faction: Seraphon – Army Type: Coalesced – Army Subfaction: Koatl’s Claw – Grand Strategy: Continuous Expansion
LEADER 1 x Skink Starseer (160)* – Spells: Heavenly Frenzy 1 x Saurus Oldblood on Carnosaur (240)* – Artefacts: Blade of Realities 1 x Saurus Astrolith Bearer (160)** – General 1 x Saurus Oldblood on Carnosaur (240)**
Allegiance: Idoneth Deepkin – Enclave: Fuethan (sharks auto wound on 6s to hit) – Grand Strategy: The Creeping Gloomtide (nothing near the boat at end of game) – Triumphs: Ignore battleshock
Leaders Akhelian King (220)* (can make stuff strike first) – General – Bladed Polearm – Command Trait: Unstoppable Fury (+2 attacks for each units within 3″) – Mount Trait: Voidchill Darkness (-1 to hit for units within 3″) Isharann Soulrender (100)* (brings back d3 namarti and has a once per game auto kill ability) – Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact) Lotann, Warden of the Soul Ledgers (110)* (+1 to wound aura and tides ability)
Battleline 30 x Namarti Reavers (480)* – Reinforced x 2 20 x Namarti Thralls (220)* – Reinforced x 1 1 x Bloodthirsty Shiver Akhelian Allopex (150)* 1 x Bloodthirsty Shiver Akhelian Allopex (150)* 1 x Bloodthirsty Shiver Akhelian Allopex (150)*
Behemoths Akhelian Leviadon (400)* (aura of +1 to save and hit)
Terrain Gloomtide Shipwreck (0) (5+ ward wholly within 6″ and can garrison stuff inside)
Core Battalions *Battle Regiment
Total: 1980 / 2000
Army Faction: Orruk Warclans – Army Type: Kruleboyz – Subfaction: Big Yellers – Grand Strategy: Waaagh! – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast (290)* – General – Command Traits: Supa Sneaky – Artefacts of Power: Mork’s Eye Pebble – Mount Traits: Fast ’Un Swampcalla Shaman and Pot-grot (100)* – Spells: Merciless Blizzard Killaboss with Stab-Grot (80)* – Boss‑hacka and Skareshield Swampboss Skumdrekk (280)** Swampcalla Shaman and Pot-grot (100)** – Spells: Choking Mist
BATTLELINE Gutrippaz (300)* – Gutrippa Drummer – Gutrippa Hornblower – Gutrippa Boss – Wicked Stikka – 2 x Gutrippa Banner Bearer Man-skewer Boltboyz (360)** – Boltboy Boss Man-skewer Boltboyz (120)** – Boltboy Boss Man-skewer Boltboyz (120)** – Boltboy Boss Hobgrot Slittaz (80)** – Scrap Totem Bearer – Noise-maker – Hobgrot Boss
OTHER Daggok’s Stab-ladz (70)* Hobgrot Slittaz (80)** – Scrap Totem Bearer – Noise-maker – Hobgrot Boss
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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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)
Army Faction: Skaven – Grand Strategy: Arch-corruptors of the Mortal Realms – Triumph: Bloodthirsty
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
This is the top three AoS lists for the Battle To End Alzheimers 2024 AoS GT that took place in the US on the 16th and 17th of March. It saw 60 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: Kruleboyz – Army Subfaction: Grinnin’ Blades – Grand Strategy: Krump ’Em All!
LEADER 1 x Gobsprakk (240)* 1 x Swampcalla Shaman and Pot-grot (100)* – Spells: Merciless Blizzard 1 x Swampcalla Shaman and Pot-grot (100)* – Spells: Sneaky Miasma 1 x Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast (290)** – General – Command Traits: Supa Sneaky – Artefacts: Mork’s Eye Pebble – Mount Traits: Smelly ’Un 1 x Swampcalla Shaman and Pot-grot (100)** – Spells: Choking Mist
BATTLELINE 10 x Gutrippaz (150)* – Wicked Stikka 10 x Gutrippaz (150)* – Wicked Stikka 10 x Hobgrot Slittaz (80)**
OTHER 6 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (120)* 6 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (120)** 6 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (120)** 4 x Daggok’s Stab-ladz (70)**
Army Faction: Lumineth Realm-lords – Army Subfaction: Alumnia – Grand Strategy: Control the Nexus – Triumphs: Indomitable
LEADER 1 x Scinari Cathallar (120)* – General – Command Traits: Shaman of the Chilled Lands – Artefacts: Silver Wand – Spells: Ethereal Blessing 1 x Scinari Calligrave (110)* – Spells: Protection of Hysh 1 x Scinari Enlightener (170)* – Artefacts: Rune of Senthoi – Spells: Overwhelming Heat 1 x Vanari Lord Regent (150)** – Spells: Merciless Blizzard 1 x The Light of Eltharion (230)** 1 x Ellania and Ellathor (190)** – Spells: Protection of Hysh
BATTLELINE 30 x Vanari Auralan Wardens (150) – High Warden – Spells: Protection of Hysh 5 x Vanari Dawnriders (120) – Steedmaster – Standard Bearer – Spells: Speed of Hysh 5 x Vanari Bladelords (120)** – Bladelord Seneschal 5 x Vanari Bladelords (120)** – Bladelord Seneschal
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Rune of Petrification (60) 1 x Hyshian Twinstones (30)
OTHER 5 x Vanari Dawnriders (120) – Standard Bearer – Steedmaster – Spells: Speed of Hysh
CORE BATTALIONS: *Andtorian Acolytes **Warlord
TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)
Army Faction: Slaves to Darkness – Subfaction: Host of the Everchosen – Grand Strategy: Follow the Path to Glory – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Archaon (820) – Spells: Chaotic Conduit, Warp Reality Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120) – General – Mark of Chaos: Undivided – Command Traits: Arch-sorcerer – Artefacts of Power: Chaos Familiar – Spells: Hoarfrost, Warp Reality Chaos Lord on Karkadrak (180) – Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
BATTLELINE Chaos Warriors (180) – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle – Standard Bearer – Hornblower – Aspiring Champion – Murderous Weapon Chaos Knights (220) – Mark of Chaos: Khorne – Standard Bearer – Hornblower – Doom Knight – Cursed Lance – Ensorcelled Banner: The Banner of Rage Chaos Chosen (460) – Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh – Icon Bearer – Skull Drummer – Exalted Champion – Ensorcelled Banner: The Banner of Screaming Flesh
CORE BATTALIONS *Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: 1980/2000
Army Faction: Sylvaneth – Army Subfaction: Heartwood – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty – Seasons of War: The Dwindling
LEADER 1 x Belthanos (360)* 1 x Arch-Revenant (120)* 1 x Warsong Revenant (270)* – General – Command Traits: Spellsinger – Artefacts: The Vesperal Gem – Spells: Verdurous Harmony, Verdant Blessing
BATTLELINE 6 x Kurnoth Hunters with Kurnoth Greatbows (230)* 5 x Tree-Revenants (110)* 6 x Kurnoth Hunters with Kurnoth Greatswords (220)* – Huntmaster
This is the top three AoS lists for the Fantasianorth Store Championship that took place in Sweden on the 9th and 10th of March. It saw 15 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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Leaders Guardian of Souls (150) – General – Command Trait: Shaman of the Chilled Lands – Artefact: Midnight Tome – Lore of the Underworlds: Shademist Krulghast Cruciator (150)* Mannfred von Carstein, Mortarch of Night (630)** – Allies
Battleline 20 x Bladegheist Revenants (320)* – Reinforced x 1 20 x Bladegheist Revenants (320)* – Reinforced x 1 10 x Bladegheist Revenants (160)* 3 x Spirit Hosts (130)*
Units 4 x Myrmourn Banshees (90)* 10 x Grave Guard (630)** – Great Wight Blades 3 x Fell Bats (630)** 3 x Fell Bats (630)**
Army Faction: Slaves to Darkness – Army Subfaction: Cabalists – Grand Strategy: Overshadow – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
LEADER 1 x Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)* – Spells: Daemonic Speed, Hoarfrost – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle 1 x Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)* – Spells: Daemonic Speed, Hoarfrost – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle 1 x Slaves to Darkness Daemon Prince (150)** – General – Command Traits: Bolstered by Chaos – Wings – Daemonic Axe – Artefacts: Helm of Many Eyes – Spells: Flaming Weapon – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle 1 x Chaos Lord on Karkadrak (180)** – Artefacts: The Conqueror’s Crown – Spells: Merciless Blizzard – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle 1 x Chaos Lord (110)** – Reaperblade and Daemonbound Steel – Spells: Binding Damnation – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
BATTLELINE 1 x Chaos Chariot (80) – Chaos Greatblade and Lashing Whip – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle 1 x Chaos Chariot (80) – Chaos Greatblade and Lashing Whip – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle 10 x Chaos Warriors (180) – Standard Bearer – Hornblower – Aspiring Champion – Murderous Weapon – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle 10 x Chaos Warriors (180) – Hornblower – Aspiring Champion – Standard Bearer – Murderous Weapon – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle 10 x Chaos Warriors (180) – Hornblower – Aspiring Champion – Standard Bearer – Murderous Weapon – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle 10 x Chaos Knights (220)** – Standard Bearer – Hornblower – Doom Knight – Cursed Lance – Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)
OTHER 3 x Ogroid Theridons (150)** – Banner Bearer – Charge-caller – Thorakon – Goroan Great Axe – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
CORE BATTALIONS: *Andtorian Acolytes **Warlord
TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)
Roland Rivera: Here’s a very unusual style of list for Slaves to Darkness. Most players like clustering their points around 2-3 massive threats, then gear the rest of the army around connecting with them. Not Ludvig – he seems to have gone for a full Nurgle-themed MSU (Multiple Small Units) list, as all of his units feature that Mark and only 1 of them is reinforced. This list can cover a lot of grounds while pressuring objectives, which seems to have been the gameplan because many of hte traditional high-damage elements are missing. Seeing Warriors, Knights, and even Chariots marked Nurgle is no surprise, but the 3 Ogroids would probably be better off with another Mark (however, this would come at the expense of theme).
I am a huge fan of his chosen General for this list – I’ve been in favor of the inclusion of a Nurgle Daemon Prince with the Bolstered by Chaos command trait since the points cost dropped to 150, and the Battlescroll has only made him better by giving him 50% more damage. This guy is a tough (3+ save and 12 Wounds), cheap Hero Monster (thanks to the command trait) that can turn off Ward saves, Roar units you want to take down, pressure support Heroes 7 Rend 2, Damage 2 (3 if you resolve Flaming Weapon) with a 12″ fly speed, and just generally be useful. Ludvig has given him the strike-first ability via the Helm of Many Eyes, which helps simplify the list’s activation decisions (an important thing to have when going heavy MSU).
Another tool in the “simplify combat” arsenal is the Lord on Karkadrak, which can give himself strike-first, as well as the Knights (who are both the heaviest hitter and the toughest anvil in the list) if they are nearby. It also makes for a great Merciless Blizzard caddy. This list may be taking an unorthodox approach to the army, but it turned out to be quite successful.
Leaders Gobsprakk, The Mouth of Mork (240)*** Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast (290)** – General – Command Trait: Supa Sneaky – Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact) – Mount Trait: Fast ‘Un Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)* – Lore of the Swamp: Sneaky Miasma Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)*** – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)* – Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
Battleline 10 x Gutrippaz (150)*** 10 x Gutrippaz (150)** 10 x Hobgrot Slittaz (80)**
Units 6 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (240)** – Reinforced x 1 6 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (240)*** – Reinforced x 1 16 x Kruleboyz Monsta-Killaz (260)*** – Reinforced x 1
This is the top three AoS lists for the Norwegian Masters that took place in Norway on the 13th and 14th of January. It saw 24 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Army Faction: Cities of Sigmar – Army Subfaction: Hallowheart – Grand Strategy: Banners Held High – Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER 1 x Alchemite Warforger (110)* – Spells: Merciless Blizzard 1 x Alchemite Warforger (110)* – Spells: Hoarfrost 1 x Pontifex Zenestra (180)** 1 x Freeguild Marshal on Griffon (270)** – General – Command Traits: Master of Ballistics – Freeguild Lance – Artefacts: Sigmarite Warhammer
BATTLELINE 30 x Freeguild Fusiliers (170)** – Fusilier Herald – Fusil-Sergeant 30 x Freeguild Steelhelms (100)** – Sergeant-at-Arms – Battle Priest – 3 x Steelhelm Herald 5 x Freeguild Cavaliers (180)**
OTHER 6 x Freeguild Command Corps (170)** 6 x Freeguild Command Corps (170)**
Army Faction: Blades of Khorne – Subfaction: Skullfiend Tribe – Grand Strategy: The Blood Legions March – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Bloodsecrator (120)* – Artefacts of Power: Banner of Blood Bloodstoker (90)** Magister (The Coven of Thryx) (320)*** Bloodmaster (110)**** – General – Command Traits: Favoured of Khorne – Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades – Prayers: Blood Sacrifice Realmgore Ritualist (110)**** – Prayers: Killer Instinct Skarr Bloodwrath (110)****
OTHER Wrathmongers (140)** Karanak (140)** Pink Horrors of Tzeentch (The Coven of Thryx) (320)***
ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS 1 x Burning Sigil of Tzeentch (The Coven of Thryx) (320) 1 x Daemonic Simulacrum (The Coven of Thryx) (320) 1 x Tome of Eyes (The Coven of Thryx) (320)
Leaders Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast (290)* – General – Command Trait: Supa Sneaky – Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact) – Mount Trait: Fast ‘Un Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)* – Lore of the Swamp: Choking Mist Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)* – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
Battleline 30 x Gutrippaz (450)* – Reinforced x 2 10 x Gutrippaz (150)* 10 x Gutrippaz (150)*
Units 6 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (240)* – Reinforced x 1 6 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (240)* – Reinforced x 1
I managed to pick these boys up on the week they were released. But with Christmas and Imperialis dropping, they were put on the back burner a little bit until recently. But with my resolution to paint up my remaining Kruleboyz this year, they were the first unit I wanted to tackle.
Monsta-Killaz painted by Peter Holland
Building
Firstly, the amount of detail on these minis is always going to be insane considering it’s a Games Workshop kit. With all the new kits, however, it’s often a case of hunt the part when putting them together as the numbering system on sprues never seem to follow any sort of logic.
You’re able to change the weapon options on the standard boyz, but apart from that, the models are pretty much built as seen on the box with little opportunity to mix and match pieces.
As always, with GW kits, they’re easy to put together compared to other manufacturers, and they look dynamic when finished.
You can pick up your own set of Monsta-Killaz from our affiliate Element Games who are selling them at £29.75, a saving of 15% from the RRP.
Painting
I would recommend perhaps painting some of the Grot in the turtle shell before you put it together as the inside of the shell and behind the egg are easy to spot but difficult to access with a brush.
I’ve included a rough guide on how I painted mine below with the colours I used. To finish the base, I used Geek Gaming Scenics Scrubland base ready material.
Play
We reviewed their rules some time ago, and I do feel there is a place for them in some competitive lists. I think they’ll be a lot of fun for Kruleboyz players, but perhaps a little NPE (negative play experience) for your opponent. Mainly because it effects whether your opponent can do things with their own monsters, and I personally feel that army rules should not affect the way an opponents army’s rules work.
I’m looking forward to trying them out, but I’m not sure they’ll be a mainstay of the list.
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This is the top three AoS lists for Sir GT’s-A-Lot that took place in Canada on the 3rd and 4th of November. It saw 25 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Army Faction: Ogor Mawtribes – Army Subfaction: Meatfist (+1 to MW charge dice rolls) – Grand Strategy: Ready for Plunder (more units in enemy deployment at end) – Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER 1 x Firebelly (120)* – Spells: Billowing Ash (12” -1 to hit bubble) 1 x Slaughtermaster (140)* – Spells: Merciless Blizzard (4d6 MW) 1 x Hrothgorn Mantrapper (180)** 1 x Tyrant (150)** – General – Command Traits: Killer Reputation (two big names) – Artefacts: Splatter-cleaver (12” heal d3 bubble when dmg caused) – Big Name: Brawlerguts , Deathcheater (monster charge and 5+ ward) 1 x Tyrant (150)** – Artefacts: Flask of Stonehorn Blood (once per game 3+ ward) – Big Name: Brawlerguts (monster charge)
BATTLELINE 4 x Leadbelchers (160) – Thunderfist 4 x Leadbelchers (160) – Thunderfist 4 x Leadbelchers (160) – Thunderfist
TERRAIN 1 x Mawpit (0)
OTHER 5 x Gorger Mawpack (220) 5 x Gorger Mawpack (220) 5 x Gorger Mawpack (220) 20 x Gnoblars (120) 3 x Hrothgorn’s Mantrappers (180)**
Roland Rivera: It’s always a pleasure to see Meatfist Ogors at the top tables, especially when it’s bringing something new and interesting. This list certainly fits that bill, as it has invested heavily in the new Gorger Mawpacks. These units are roughly comparable to Ogor Gluttons based on the raw warscroll, but they bring some interesting potential utility in that they can shut off commands for units near them, and also threaten to deepstrike into enemy territory. This adds some nice tactical depth to the typical Always-Be-Charging Meatfist lists.
The Mawpacks are complemented by some interesting units. You don’t see Leadbelchers often these days, but they profile well in Meatfist where they have a bit of extra punch on the charge and let Reuben save points for his Mawpacks. Hrothgorn Mantrapper is a similarly uncommon inclusion, which I presume is there for further commitment to the deepstrike threat strategy. Between the 3 Mawpacks and Hrothgorn, I can imagine it would be quite difficult to properly zone this list out on all possible fronts.
Speaking of screens, that’s definitely what the Gnoblars do for this list, which is important because there are quite a few Heroes here that could benefit from being covered for a turn or two, including the Tyrants that are set up for big charges and the casters who purport to buff the team. All in all, this seems like a fun list, and I’ll be interested to see if Mawpacks continue to make a splash going forward.
Wow. Now this is how you go off-meta. There are some stalwarts of the Meatfirst meta present – the Firebelly is pretty much an auto-take these days due to his -1 to hit bubble spell, as is the Slaughtermaster for his potential to hand out +1 to wound to a unit and take blizzard. Tyrants are fairly common too, due to their ability to get to 3s on their MW rolls based on charge dice. There’s also a unit of Gnoblars, who’re still one of the best screens going due to their non-trivial and passive MW output.
From there, it’s all bets are off. Reuben has gone for the cheapest possible battleline fillers of 3x 4 Leadbelchers – who, it should still be noted – are capable of putting out a good amount of ranged chip and screen clearing damage, especially if they don’t move. The points savings have gone entirely on THREE units of Gorger Mawpacks. The new unit on the block, Mawpacks, looks fairly underwhelming and overcosted on paper to me – but there’s always value to a deepstriking unit. Additionally, their warscroll ability to shut down command abilities on a 5+ is per unit, meaning if they were all in range of something, that’s 3 attempts. It’s good utility that becomes a heck of a lot more reliable in a group – and they’re still a wound dense unit with plenty of rend 1, damage 2 attacks after their charge mortals.
Hrothgorn sneaks into the list too as, I imagine, a deepstriking ‘Surround and Destroy’ scorer, rounding out a HIGHLY sneaky and bizarre list that managed to beat two Khorne lists, meaning it’s surely no joke. A huge congrats to Reuben for a 5-0 with a list. I would have called a meme if I hadn’t seen the results!!
Army Faction: Orruk Warclans – Army Type: Kruleboyz – Army Subfaction: Big Yellers – Grand Strategy: Waaagh! – Triumphs: Indomitable
LEADER 1 x Gobsprakk (240) 1 x Breaka-boss on Mirebrute Troggoth (180) – General – Command Traits: Supa Sneaky – Artefacts: Mork’s Eye Pebble – Mount Traits: Smelly ’Un 1 x Swampcalla Shaman and Pot-grot (100)* – Spells: Merciless Blizzard 1 x Swampcalla Shaman and Pot-grot (100)* – Spells: Merciless Blizzard 1 x Swampboss Skumdrekk (280)**
BATTLELINE 10 x Gutrippaz (150)** – Gutrippa Banner Bearer – Gutrippa Drummer – Gutrippa Boss – Wicked Stikka 9 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (360)** – Boltboy Boss 9 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (360)** – Boltboy Boss 10 x Hobgrot Slittaz (80)** – Scrap Totem Bearer – Hobgrot Boss – Noise-maker 10 x Gutrippaz (150)** – Gutrippa Drummer – Gutrippa Banner Bearer – Gutrippa Boss – Wicked Stikka
Army Faction: Gloomspite Gitz – Army Subfaction: Jaws of Mork – Grand Strategy: Chasing the Moon – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
LEADER 1 x Fungoid Cave-Shaman (110)* – General – Command Traits: The Clammy Hand – Artefacts: Staff of Sneaky Stealin’ – Spells: Hoarfrost 1 x Skragrott, the Loonking (230)* 1 x Squigboss (110)*
BATTLELINE 10 x Boingrot Bounderz (150)* 10 x Boingrot Bounderz (150)* 36 x Squig Herd (140)* 20 x Moonclan Stabbas (120)* – Bad Moon Icon Bearer – Gong Basher – 3 Barbed Nets – Stabba
BEHEMOTH 1 x Mangler Squigs (260)*
TERRAIN 1 x Bad Moon Loonshrine (0)
OTHER 6 x Sneaky Snufflers (140)*
CORE BATTALIONS: *Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)
Lodivicus: Does the current Jaws of Mork core trend continue? Yes, but with some twists! Almost all of the currently trending core units are here (Skragrott, a Squigboss, Sneaky Snufflers, Squig Herd, Boingrot Bounderz, and the Bad Moon Loonshrine). The list drops the more common Madcap Shaman (with Moonface Mommet and Hoarfrost) and replaces it with the more expensive, but typically more survivable Fungoid Cave Shaman (with a Staff of Sneaky Stealing and Hoarfrost). It also drops the Gobbapalooza entirely from the more ‘meta’ build.
So what are the other twists?
First off, the big one, the Mangler Squigs. While still pretty uncommon, we’re starting to see these appear occasionally. Their ability to jump over front lines (with their Giant Boing! monstrous rampage) and get at key pieces of the opposing army is quite valuable (especially in a GHB season of little wizards). As a behemoth, it is also instrumental in making the list fit into a single battle regiment battalion. While quite effective in the role, Mangler Squigs are fairly expensive points wise. I suspect it would take a small points reduction for this to become a more common choice.
Second, the Boingrot Bounderz are being run as two single reinforced units as opposed to one double reinforced and one (or more) regular units. While likely being a playstyle change as much as anything, it’s noteworthy composition wrinkle as it also contributes to allowing him to play as the 1 drop list.
Third, the inclusion of Stabbas. With so many points tied into his meatball monster, I suspect Brandon includes the Stabbas primarily as objective holders, but could also be used to screen if the matchup dictates it. The -1 hit from Netters can also be hugely valuable in the right circumstances.
Lastly, the most uncommon inclusion in the list is the triumph choice of Bloodthirsty. Indomitable is almost universally the triumph choice in a Gloomspite Gitz list, but playing only 10 points below the limit, I doubt this had much impact.
Congratulations to Brandon on his 3rd place finish, with Big Waaagh being his only loss of the event.
Army Faction: Disciples of Tzeentch – Army Subfaction: Hosts Arcanum – Grand Strategy: Master of Destiny – Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER 1 x Lord of Change (380) – General – Command Traits: Daemonspark – Staff of Tzeentch and Baleful Sword – Spells: Flaming Weapon 1 x Fluxmaster (180)* – Artefacts: The Eternal Shroud – Spells: Hoarfrost 1 x Kairos Fateweaver (440)* 1 x Ogroid Thaumaturge (170)* – Spells: Shield of Fate
BATTLELINE 10 x Kairic Acolytes (120)* – Kairic Adept – Cursed Blade and Arcanite Shield – Scroll of the Dark Arts – Vulcharc – 3 x Cursed Glaive and Arcanite Shield 10 x Kairic Acolytes (120)* – Kairic Adept – Cursed Blade and Arcanite Shield – Scroll of the Dark Arts – Vulcharc – 3 x Cursed Glaive and Arcanite Shield 10 x Tzaangors (180)* – Brayhorn Blower – Twistbray – 2 x Tzaangor Mutant – Pair of Savage Blades and Vicious Beak
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Tome of Eyes (40)
OTHER 6 x Tzaangor Enlightened on Discs of Tzeentch (180)*
CORE BATTALIONS: *Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)
Final Tournament Placings
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This is the top three AoS lists for Straight Edge Wargaming Birthday Bash that took place in Sweden on the 16th and 17th of December. It saw 12 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Allegiance: Sons of Behemat – Tribe: King Brodd’s Stomp – Grand Strategy: Beastmaster – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
Leaders Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant (500) Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant (500) – General – Command Trait: Big Eater – Artefact: Lucky Shiny Hat King Brodd (520)*
Units 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (140)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (140)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (140)*
Leaders Killaboss on Corpse-Rippa Vulcha (200)* – General – Command Trait: Supa Sneaky – Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact) – Mount Trait: Fast ‘Un Swampboss Skumdrekk (280)** Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)* – Lore of the Swamp: Nasty Hex Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)** – Lore of the Swamp: Sneaky Miasma Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)** – Lore of the Swamp: Choking Mist
Battleline 10 x Gutrippaz (150)* 10 x Gutrippaz (150)* 10 x Hobgrot Slittaz (80)* 10 x Hobgrot Slittaz (80)*
Units 6 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (240)** – Reinforced x 1 6 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (240)** – Reinforced x 1 6 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (240)** – Reinforced x 1
Leaders Grinkrak The Great (220)** Skragrott, The Loonking (230)* Webspinner Shaman (65)* – General – Command Trait: The Clammy Hand – Artefact: Nibbla’s ‘Itty Ring – Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
Battleline 15 x Boingrot Bounderz (450)* – Reinforced x 2 20 x Moonclan Stabbas (120)* 20 x Moonclan Stabbas (120)*
Units 5 x Gobbapalooza (170)* – Spell1: Lore of the Moonclans: The Hand of Gork 6 x Grinkrak’s Looncourt (0)** 6 x Sneaky Snufflers (140)** 10 x Loonsmasha Fanatics (220)** – Reinforced x 1 10 x Loonsmasha Fanatics (220)** – Reinforced x 1
This is the top three AoS lists for the Total Escape Games Winter Warhammer Smash that took place in the US on the 3rd and 4th of November. It saw 14 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Army Faction: Seraphon – Army Type: Starborne – Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Skink Starpriest (130)* – Spells: Cosmic Crush, Merciless Blizzard Slann Starmaster (290)* – General – Command Traits: Lord of Celestial Resonance – Artefacts of Power: Spacefolder’s Stave – Spells: Hoarfrost, Stellar Tempest Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)** Lord Kroak (410)** – Spells: Comet’s Call, Stellar Tempest Skink Starseer (150)** – Spells: Hoarfrost, Speed of Huanchi
OTHER Beasts of Chaos Tzaangor Enlightened (180) – Aviarch Dragon Ogors (420) Beasts of Chaos Tzaangors (170) – Icon Bearer – Brayhorn Blower – Twistbray – Pair of Savage Blades – 2 x Tzaangor Mutant
CORE BATTALIONS *Warlord
TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000
Army Faction: Seraphon – Army Type: Starborne – Army Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER 1 x Skink Starseer (150)* – Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Cosmic Crush 1 x Skink Starseer (150)* – Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Speed of Huanchi 1 x Lord Kroak (410)** 1 x Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)** 1 x Slann Starmaster (290)** – General – Command Traits: Lord of Celestial Resonance – Artefacts: Spacefolder’s Stave – Spells: Drain Magic, Hoarfrost
BATTLELINE 5 x Saurus Guard (140) – Saurus Guard Alpha – Icon Bearer – War-drummer 10 x Skinks (90) – Skink Alpha – Boltspitter – Celestite Dagger and Star-buckler 10 x Saurus Warriors (180) – Icon Bearer – War-drummer – Saurus Warrior Alpha – Celestite Club 5 x Raptadon Chargers (150)**
BEHEMOTH 1 x Bastiladon with Ark of Sotek (180)
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (50) 1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30) 1 x Aethervoid Pendulum (40)
CORE BATTALIONS: *Andtorian Acolytes **Warlord
TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)
Army Faction: Orruk Warclans – Army Type: Kruleboyz – Subfaction: Big Yellers – Grand Strategy: Waaagh! – Triumph: Indomitable
LEADERS Gobsprakk (240)* Killaboss on Corpse-rippa Vulcha (200)** – General – Command Traits: Supa Sneaky – Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome – Mount Traits: Fast ’Un
This is the top three AoS lists for the End Times Grand Tournament 2023 that took place in Czechia on the 7th and 8th of October. It involved 44 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: Kruleboyz – Subfaction: Grinnin’ Blades – Grand Strategy: Waaagh!
LEADERS Gobsprakk (240) Killaboss on Great Gnashtoof (120) – General – Command Traits: Supa Sneaky – Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome Swampcalla Shaman and Pot-grot (100)* – Spells: Hoarfrost Swampcalla Shaman and Pot-grot (100)* – Spells: Sneaky Miasma Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast (290)** – Mount Traits: Fast ’Un Swampboss Skumdrekk (280)***
Aaron Newbom: This is a nice balanced list that has take all comers energy. Gobbsprakk is amazing in this meta and a real all star of the list. It’s hard to leave home without him right now.
The same goes for a single unit of hobgrotz. It’s just so much utility for 80 points
My favorite bit here, though, is the gnashtoof. It’s such a great pinning piece and incredibly annoying to kill for its cost.
In the current GHB sacrificing, your general can be a boon as it opens up tactics. Previously, I would’ve recommended against making the dog general, but it makes sense in this context
Army Faction: Flesh-eater Courts – Subfaction: Hollowmourne – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Abhorrant Archregent (240)* – General – Command Traits: Grave Robber – Artefacts of Power: The Dermal Robe – Spells: Hoarfrost Abhorrant Ghoul King (170)* – Spells: Merciless Blizzard Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Terrorgheist (450)** – Artefacts of Power: Corpsefane Gauntlet – Mount Traits: Gruesome Bite – Spells: Blood Feast Crypt Haunter Courtier (110)** Crypt Haunter Courtier (110)**
ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS 1 x Chalice of Ushoran (50)
TERRAIN 1 x Charnel Throne (0)
CORE BATTALIONS *Andtorian Acolytes **Warlord
TOTAL POINTS: 1985/2000
Hanna Leppänen: This list is a Hollowmourne 99 archetype, with core of the army being 2 units of 9 Crypt Horrors, who of course hit like trucks when buffed. Joachim decided to go with extra artefact for the Spellcasting Savant GS General, picking up the Dermal Robe for better spellcasting, instead of more spells. He has only one Archreagent, which is not typical and has a Ghoul King on Royal Terrorgheist instead of the more common Zombie Dragon King. Terrorgheist is more offensive piece and does have a good spell that gives the target unit a 5+ ward. He also picked 2 Haunter Courtiers to have reliable mustering for his 2 blocks of 9 Crypt Horrors. Weirdly the list lacks one of the best spells the 99 -lists have, Deranged Transformation, but Hollowmourne CA offers some additional mobility to the big blocks of Horrors.
Chalice of Ushoran is a very unorthodox pick, usually seen more in old Morgaunt lists. For Horror lists it doesn’t return models to the meat and bones of the army (Horrors), but you can use it to heal the Terrorgheist King and basically anything within the range of the Endless Spell. One small unit of Royal Beastflayers is a nice tech piece to counter possible Roars preventing feeding frenzy CA’s on the important pieces.
Army Faction: Gloomspite Gitz – Subfaction: Jaws of Mork – Grand Strategy: Chasing the Moon – Triumph: Indomitable
LEADERS Fungoid Cave-Shaman (110)* – General – Command Traits: The Clammy Hand – Spells: The Hand of Gork Madcap Shaman (70)* – Artefacts of Power: Moonface Mommet – Spells: Hoarfrost Squigboss (110)** Skragrott, the Loonking (230)***
Lodivicus: Sharing a lot of the same core units as the list that won the London GT just a week earlier, Laszlo’s list supports that this core may be the new normal for Jaws of Mork lists (as opposed to the double max Squig Herd and Squig Hoppers lists that preceded it a few battlescrolls ago).
The core of the list consists of Skragrott, one doubled reinforced Squig Herd, a Madcap Shaman (with Moonface Mommet and Hoarfrost), a Squigboss, Boingrot Bounderz, Sneaky Snufflers, Gobbapalooza and, of course, the Bad Moon Loonshrine.
Rather than just regurgitating all of the same information about the core, I’ll direct you to read that commentary here. It was so well written by two experts, that there isn’t much that I could say to expand upon it. So what makes this list different from the one that won the London GT just a week earlier? Two significant changes.
First, the decision to select the Fungoid Cave-Shaman as the general makes getting his Grand Strat pretty reliable. The Spore Squig ability reducing visibility to 12” (even against spells) can be huge for his survivability since he’ll be camping near the Loonshrine for the Clammy Hand command trait benefit. As a second source of Hand of Gork, he can still contribute from the back and can get himself out of dodge if necessary to secure the three points.
Second, Laszlo chose to include two Moonclan Shootas units (as opposed to more Bounderz) to provide some level of ranged support. They are primarily there to be model count for objective control but also serve the purpose of adding extra wound count to the army.
It will be exciting to see what other variations on the remaining points around the core will be in the future. And if the core of list does, as I suspect, become the new normal for Jaws of Mork lists going forward.
Allegiance: Slaves to Darkness – Damned Legion: Cabalists – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumphs: Inspire
Leaders Exalted Hero of Chaos (90)** – Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)* – Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch – Cabalists 2nd Spell: Binding Damnation – Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)* – Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch – Cabalists 2nd Spell: Chaotic Conduit – Universal Spell Lore: Levitate Chaos Lord (110)* – General – Reaperblade & Daemonbound Steel – Command Trait: Idolater Lord – Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard – Universal Prayer Scripture: Heal Chaos Lord on Karkadrak (180)** – Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh – The Lore of the Damned: Daemonic Speed
Battleline 10 x Chaos Warriors (180)** – Aspiring Champion – Standard Bearer – Hornblower – Murderous Weapon – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle – Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon 10 x Chaos Warriors (180)** – Aspiring Champion – Standard Bearer – Hornblower – Murderous Weapon – Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch 10 x Chaos Warriors (180)** – Aspiring Champion – Standard Bearer – Hornblower – Murderous Weapon – Mark of Chaos: Undivided 5 x Chaos Knights (220)** – Doom Knight (Cursed Lance) – Standard Bearer – Hornblower – Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
Units 6 x Ogroid Theridons (300)** – Thorakon – Banner Bearer – Charge-Caller – Goroan Great Axe – Mark of Chaos: Khorne – Reinforced x 1
Roland Rivera: Now here’s a list you don’t see very often. In fact, I think this is a list you wouldn’t see at all prior to the latest Battlescroll. Conventional wisdom in Slaves to Darkness listbuilding is to go light on Heroes so that you have more points to spend on their devastating power-punching troops. This list has chosen a very different approach – support lots of efficiently-priced bodies with lots of Heroes and a bit of long-range shooting.
Notably, this list features 4 Heroes with the rarely-seen Mark of Tzeentch, which can give the list a lot of positional flexibility when combined with the spellcasting power of Cabalists. With so many potential landing spots if the Heroes spread out, Warp Reality starts to function more like a conventional teleportation spell, which in turn makes it very useful. It also features a unit of Nurgle Warriors to hold the line, a unit of Undivided Warriors to pressure objectives, and a unit of Slaanesh Knights for reach. Speaking of reach, 2 Mutalith Vortex Beasts can combine with Tzeentch Heroes to give this list a bit of long-range damage potential that Slaves to Darkness lists typically lack.
The punch in this list comes from Merciless Blizzard (carried by a semi-expendable Exalted Hero) and a unit of 6 Khorne Ogroid Theridons, which hit like a ton of bricks. It’s a style of list we don’t often see out of Slaves to Darkness, but it clearly has some potential.
Final Tournament Placings
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