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.
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.
If you like what we’re doing, why not join our Patreon and help keep it going?
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: 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)**
CORE BATTALIONS:
*Andtorian Acolytes (3+ for magic dice)
**Warlord (additional artifact)
TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)
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
CORE BATTALIONS:
*Andtorian Acolytes
**Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)
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
To view all of the results for the tournament please follow the link below to Best Coast Pairings
https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/UNW7L4NFNG
