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The Top Three AoS Lists

Army Faction: Seraphon
– Army Type: Starborne
– Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek
– Grand Strategy: Magic Made Manifest

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

BATTLELINE
Saurus Guard (140)
– Saurus Guard Alpha
– Icon Bearer
– War-drummer
Saurus Guard (140)
– Saurus Guard Alpha
– Icon Bearer
– War-drummer
Saurus Warriors (360)**
– Saurus Warrior Alpha
– Celestite Club
– 2 x Icon Bearer
– 2 x War-drummer

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (50)
1 x Umbral Spellportal (80)
1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)

TERRAIN
1 x Starborne Realmshaper Engine (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Warlord

TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000

Carson Whitlock: Interesting Starborne list as a result of the new battlescroll. Here we see Arcane Might being brought over Lord of Celestial resonance, which will allow the Slann to control all 3 of the endless spells in this list at once (at doubled range for extra threat projection). No heavy skink presence in a Fangs of Sotek list, however, which makes the extra redeploys quite expensive if spent on those saurus. Speaking of, we see a massive block of 20 saurus warriors used to gum up objectives for primary scoring/denying. The Slann is also armed with the spacefolder’s stave, presumably to give a more reliable charge to any Raptadon Chargers that are summoned in. Not having Lord of Celestial Resonance (which makes sense with the recent nerf) will certainly affect the amount of chargers this list will be able to summon in, but clearly not enough to prevent Jack from smashing through these 5 games! Well done, Jack.

Army Faction: Maggotkin of Nurgle
– Army Subfaction: Blessed Sons
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

LEADER
1 x The Glottkin (580)
– Spells: Rancid Visitations
1 x Orghotts Daemonspew (320)
1 x Bloab Rotspawned (310)
– Spells: Gift of Disease
1 x Morbidex Twiceborn (300)*
1 x Rotbringer Sorceror (120)*
– General
– Command Traits: Grandfather’s Blessing
– Artefacts: The Splithorn Helm

BATTLELINE
10 x Plaguebearers (120)*
– Icon Bearer
– Piper
– Plagueridden
10 x Plaguebearers (120)*
– Icon Bearer
– Piper
– Plagueridden
10 x Plaguebearers (120)*
– Icon Bearer
– Piper
– Plagueridden

TERRAIN
1 x Feculent Gnarlmaw (0)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)

Roland Rivera: It’s a strange new world out there for Nurgle players. With the Sloppity Bilepiper’s pile-in denial shenanigans being taken away in the latest Battlescroll, movement denial and control strategies have taken a huge hit, and the devoted of the Plague God have been forced to retool. Fortunately, the book is deep enough to offer other paths to victory, among them the monster-mash strategy you see in this list.

The aim here is to pair The Glottkin’s Blightkrieg ability with punchy Hero Monsters to maximize its offensive impact. The best among those that Nurgle has access to are the Maggoth Lords, which is why all 3 are in this list. Orghotts in particular stands out as the best dance partner for The Glottkin, but don’t sleep on Morbidex or Bloab, as they are also plenty capable. Aside from that, 3 minimum units of Plaguebearers meet Battleline requirements cheaply, screen well, and occupy objectives while the big guys do the brawling. The list also has a small foot Wizard you can stuff in a corner for a high-percentage Grand Strategy bid.

The Blessed Sons subfaction is honestly not having much of an effect here – but that’s OK – this list is inherently potent enough that it doesn’t really need much help. This list is more aggressive than Nurgle lists we were seeing in the past, but I believe it is just as potent, and this result is an example of that.

Allegiance: Lumineth Realm-lords
– Great Nation: Alumnia
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– 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
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Wizard-Finders of Andtor
***Warlord

Additional Enhancements
Spell

Total: 1990 / 2000

Jon Anderson: Greetings, everyone, and welcome back to another Lumineth Realm-lords list review. Hailing from my personal favorite nation of Alumnia, we have Philip Springall standing at the pinnacle as the one above all when it comes to standing on circles. Forgoing the low drop count, Philip has brought the Scinari Enlightener, the mean man himself in the Light of Eltharion as well as the Twins and a few other pieces to enable his battalion choices. The inclusion of  a redundant Protection of Hysh is something I’m personally a big fan of and offensive spells such as Overwhelming Heat ensures that he will have multiple tools at their disposal to counter any threat.

At the heart of this army are the blocks of Vanari Bladelords, which benefit from the Alumnia subfaction ability as well as serving to be the ideal targets for Greater Power of Hysh from the VLR. As reinforced units, they form a stalwart frontline that can weather the fiercest assaults and simultaneously put the beat down on both elite units and hordes alike. Only having one unit of Vanari Dawnriders is not where I’d want to be, but it seems the meta had devloped in a way to support the single inclusion.

During his event, Philip demonstrated his versatility and adaptability, securing victories against two Orruk Warclans, one Sylvaneth Heartwood list, and a Knights of the Empty Throne S2D list. The only round he didn’t win was a draw against the Ossiarch Bonereapers running Null Myriad which really shows the resilience of the Lumineths spell suite and how offensive their defensive spells can be.

With a well-rounded composition and a keen understanding of his armies strengths, Philip proved to be a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. His trifecta mastery of: spellcasting, combat, and objective play took him to the podium and I couldn’t be prouder of my fellow Alumnian.

Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers
– Army Subfaction: Null Myriad
– Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
– Triumphs: Indomitable

LEADER
1 x Liege-Kavalos (180)*
1 x Mortisan Ossifector (120)*
– General
– Command Traits: Aura of Sterility
– Artefacts: Gothizzar Cartouche
– Spells: Empower Nadirite Weapons
1 x Katakros (500)*

BATTLELINE
5 x Kavalos Deathriders (190)*
– Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade
6 x Immortis Guard (230)*
30 x Mortek Guard (130)*
– Mortek Hekatos
– Necrophoros
– Nadirite Blade
– 3 x Soulcleaver Greatblade

BEHEMOTH
1 x Gothizzar Harvester (160)*

TERRAIN
1 x Bone-tithe Nexus (0)

CORE BATTALIONS:
*Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)

Walter Brock: We’re looking at an OBR list that has done well and changed a bit with the recent balance update to AoS.

Starting out, Null Myriad has changed.  Its ability to stop spells has changed from a 2+ to a 4+.  This significantly reduces the odds of stopping the opponents’ offensive spells.  However, Null Myriad is no longer tied around needing Mortisans and Arkhan.  This opens more list building options for people still wanting to go Null Myriad.

We have the normal Savant on Ossifector setup that we’ve seen several times in the past.  It is a very powerful combo to protect the Grand strat and support the army.

A liege is the first deviation from the old Null lists we would see since Old Null would want to bring two Mortisans to provide their bubbles.  The liege provides much more combat support for your already excellent units.

Katakros with Null Myriad is something we have seen often in the past and will probably continue to see going into the future. While Katakros provides protection and value against most threats.  Null Myriad itself protects against spells. It’s important to note that Katakros does not benefit from Null Myriad due to having the Mortis Praetorians keyword.

From there, we see several common units among OBR lists.  Deathriders provide a powerful battle tactic and can perform several roles depending on what you need them to do.  A Brick of 6 Immortis also provides an easy battle tactic while protecting your grand Strat.  30 Mortek guard are very good at sitting on objectives when backed up by a harvester and the protective buffs the rest of the list provides.

All this fits into a battle regiment to act as a one drop.

Altogether, the list is very well rounded and set up to handle almost anything that will be thrown at it with its defensive buffs and offensive buffs.  Well, done to this player.

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