This is the top three AoS lists for the The Tax Man Cometh that took place in the US on the 13th and 14th of April. It saw 30 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: Overshadow – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
Leaders King Brodd (520) Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant (500) – General – Command Trait: Big Eater – Artefact: Amulet of Destiny (Universal Artefact) Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant (500) Warstomper Mega-Gargant (440) – Nullstone Adornment: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon
Battleline
Total: 1960 / 2000
Army Faction: Cities of Sigmar – Subfaction: Vindicarum – Grand Strategy: Banners Held High – Triumph: Inspired
OTHER Freeguild Command Corps (200) Vanguard-Palladors (190)*** – Boltstorm Pistol and Shock Handaxe
ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS 1 x Emerald Lifeswarm (50)
CORE BATTALIONS *Andtorian Acolytes **Wizard-finders of Andtor ***Vanguard
TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000
Army Faction: Slaves to Darkness – Army Subfaction: Cabalists – Grand Strategy: Follow the Path to Glory – Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER 1 x Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)* – Spells: Chaotic Conduit, Hoarfrost – Mark of Chaos: Undivided 1 x Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)* – Spells: Chaotic Conduit, Rupture – Mark of Chaos: Undivided 1 x Sarrakkar Blackwing (180)* – Spells: Spite-tongue Curse, Binding Damnation 1 x Infernal Enrapturess (120)** 1 x Chaos Lord (110)*** – General – Command Traits: Idolater Lord – Reaperblade and Daemonbound Steel – Prayers: Curse – Mark of Chaos: Undivided 1 x Chaos Lord (110)*** – Reaperblade and Daemonbound Steel – Artefacts: The Conqueror’s Crown – Mark of Chaos: Undivided
BATTLELINE 9 x Corvus Cabal (80)* 30 x Chaos Warriors (180)** – Aspiring Champion – 3 x Standard Bearer – 3 x Hornblower – Ensorcelled Halberd – Ensorcelled Banner: The Dread Banner – Mark of Chaos: Undivided 30 x Chaos Warriors (180)** – Aspiring Champion – 3 x Standard Bearer – 3 x Hornblower – Ensorcelled Halberd – Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Eightfold Doom-sigil (30) 1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)
OTHER 3 x The Gnarlspirit Pack (180)*
CORE BATTALIONS: *Warlord **Wizard-finders of Andtor ***Andtorian Acolytes
TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)
Army Name – Best LRL list ever – Army Faction: Gloomspite Gitz – Subfaction: Glogg’s Megamob – Grand Strategy: Chasing the Moon – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Dankhold Troggboss (210)* – General – Command Traits: Alpha Trogg – Artefacts of Power: Glowy Howzit Skragrott, the Loonking (230)** Trugg (320)** Madcap Shaman (70)** – Artefacts of Power: Staff of Sneaky Stealin’ – Spells: Blizzard
BATTLELINE Rockgut Troggoths (340)** Rockgut Troggoths (340)** Fellwater Troggoths (170)** Moonclan Stabbas (120)** – Moonclan Boss – Bad Moon Icon Bearer – Gong Basher – Stabba – 3 Barbed Nets
This is the top three AoS lists for Lay low the Tyrant 3er Team Turnier that took place in Germany on the 6th and 7th of April. It saw 48 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: Overshadow – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
Leaders King Brodd (520) Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant (500)* – General – Command Trait: Big Eater – Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact) Warstomper Mega-Gargant (440)
Battleline 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)*
Core Battalions *Battle Regiment
Total: 1980 / 2000
Allegiance: Sons of Behemat – Tribe: King Brodd’s Stomp – Mortal Realm: Ghur – Grand Strategy: Overshadow – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
LEADERS King Brodd (520)* – General – Command Trait: Big Eater Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant (500) – Nullstone Adornment: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon Warstomper Mega-Gargant (440)** – Artefact: Lucky Shiny Hat
UNITS 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)** 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)**
BATTLELINE Morbheg Knights (300)** – Champion of Morbheg – 2 x Standard Bearer – 2 x Hornblower Morbheg Knights (300)** – Champion of Morbheg – 2 x Standard Bearer – 2 x Hornblower Crypt Horrors (130)** – Crypt Haunter
OTHER Royal Beastflayers (220)** Royal Beastflayers (110)**
ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS 1 x Cadaverous Barricade (20) 1 x Chalice of Ushoran (50)
Army Faction: Daughters of Khaine – Army Subfaction: Khailebron – Grand Strategy: Bloodthirsty Zealots – Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER 1 x Melusai Ironscale (120)* – General – Command Traits: Zealous Orator – Artefacts: Crown of Woe 1 x Morathi-Khaine (680)* 1 x The Shadow Queen (680)*
BATTLELINE 9 x Khainite Shadowstalkers (140)* – Shroud Queen 15 x Blood Stalkers (180)* – Krone 10 x Blood Sisters (150)* – Gorgai
OTHER 5 x Khinerai Heartrenders (100)* – Shryke 5 x Khinerai Heartrenders (100)* – Shryke
This is the top three AoS lists for Broken Ranks Q1 2024 that took place in the US on the 5th – 7th of April. It saw 32 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Army Faction: Ossiarch Bonereapers Subfaction: Mortis Praetorians Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant
LEADERS Katakros (500) Vokmortian (120) Mir Kainan (250) Spells: Drain Vitality Mortisan Boneshaper (140) General Command Traits: Aura of Sterility Artefacts of Power: Artisan’s Key Spells: Blizzard
Allegiance: Slaves to Darkness – Damned Legion: Host of the Everchosen – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumphs:
Leaders Be’Lakor, the Dark Master (340)* – The Lore of the Damned: Binding Damnation Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)* – General – Command Trait: Master of Magic – Artefact: Chaos Familiar – Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh – Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost
Battleline 9 x The Unmade (80)* 9 x The Unmade (80)* 10 x Chaos Chosen (460)* – Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh – Ensorcelled Banner: The Banner of Screaming Flesh – Reinforced x 1 10 x Chaos Chosen (460)* – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle – Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon – Reinforced x 1
Units 6 x Furies (80)* 6 x Furies (80)* 6 x Ogroid Theridons (300)* – Mark of Chaos: Khorne – Reinforced x 1
Core Battalions *Battle Regiment
Total: 2000 / 2000
Army Faction: Beasts of Chaos – Subfaction: Allherd – Grand Strategy: Desecrating Brayherd – Triumph: Indomitable
LEADERS Beasts of Chaos Tzaangor Shaman (120)* – Spells: Hoarfrost, Merciless Blizzard Great Bray-Shaman (100)** – Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Primal Dominance Beasts of Chaos Tzaangor Shaman (120)** – Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Tendrils of Atrophy Great Bray-Shaman (100)** – Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Tendrils of Atrophy Doombull (180)*** – General – Command Traits: Bestial Cunning BATTLELINE Gors (220)* – Paired Hacking Blades Bullgors (420)*** – Cleaving Axe and Bullshield Gors (220)*** – Hacking Blade and Beastshield
BEHEMOTH Chaos Gargant (150)***
OTHER Beasts of Chaos Tzaangor Enlightened (180)* Ungor Raiders (130)**
ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS 1 x Doomblast Dirgehorn (30)
CORE BATTALIONS *Vanguard **Warlord ***Wizard-finders of Andtor
TOTAL POINTS: 1970/2000
Army Faction: Sons of Behemat Army Type: Breaker Tribe Grand Strategy: Make the Land Tremble! Triumph: Inspired Fierce Loathings: Idiots with Flags
LEADERS Kragnos (720) Gatebreaker (500) General Command Traits: Monstrously Tough Artefacts of Power: Amberbone Totem Warstomper (440) Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome
This is the top three AoS lists for UMARHAMMER that took place in Italy on the 20th and 21st of April. It saw 78 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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Army Faction: Sons of Behemat – Army Type: King Brodd’s Stomp – Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
LEADER 1 x Gatebreaker (500) – General – Command Traits: Big Eater – Artefacts: Amulet of Destiny 1 x Warstomper (440)* – Nullstone Adornments: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon 1 x King Brodd (520)**
BATTLELINE 1 x Mancrusher Gargant (130)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargant (130)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargant (130)** 1 x Mancrusher Gargant (130)**
Army Faction: Hedonites of Slaanesh – Army Type: Pretenders – Grand Strategy: Glutton for Depravity – Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER 1 x Contorted Epitome (230)* CATTIVA DENTRO – Spells: Born of Damnation 1 x Keeper of Secrets (380)* VUOI UN DADO? – General – Command Traits: Strength of Godhood – Shining Aegis – Artefacts: The Crown of Dark Secrets – Spells: Flaming Weapon
BATTLELINE 11 x Blissbarb Archers (170)* UN UCCELLINO – High Tempter 11 x Blissbarb Archers (170)* DUE UCCELLINI – High Tempter 11 x Blissbarb Archers (170)* ZERO UCCELLINI – High Tempter
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Mesmerising Mirror (60) SPECCHIO DELLE MIE BRAME
TERRAIN 1 x Fane of Slaanesh (0)
OTHER 6 x Fiends (180)* VIENI CHE TI ABBRACCIO – Blissbringer 10 x Slickblade Seekers (220)* BEEP BEEP BEEP – Hunter-Seeker
CORE BATTALIONS: *Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)
Army Faction: Disciples of Tzeentch – Army Subfaction: Guild of Summoners – Grand Strategy: Master of Destiny – Triumphs: Indomitable
LEADER 1 x Magister (140)* – Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Shield of Fate – Bonding: Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur 1 x Kairos Fateweaver (440)** 1 x Ogroid Thaumaturge (160)** – General – Command Traits: Cult Demagogue – Artefacts: Amulet of Destiny – Spells: Arcane Suggestion, Merciless Blizzard 1 x Tzaangor Shaman (130)** – Spells: Glimpse the Future, 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 Horrors of Tzeentch (Pink) (260)* – Iridescent Horror – Pink Horror Icon Bearer – Pink Horror Hornblower – Split and Split Again
BEHEMOTH 1 x Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (480)*
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Burning Sigil Of Tzeentch (70) 1 x Umbral Spellportal (80)
Army Faction: Kharadron Overlords – Army Subfaction: Barak-Mhornar – Grand Strategy: Rule the Skies – Triumphs: Inspired – Stick To The Code (Amendments): Always Take What You Are Owed – Stick To The Code (Artycles): Honour is Everything – Stick To The Code (Footnotes): Without Our Ships, We Are Naught
LEADER 1 x Aether-Khemist (110)* 1 x Aetheric Navigator (110)* – Artefacts: Celestium Burst-grenade 1 x Arkanaut Admiral (150)* – General – Command Traits: Ex-Grundstok – Nullstone Adornments: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon
BATTLELINE 10 x Arkanaut Company (90)* – Company Captain – Aetherflare Pistol – Light Skyhook and Gun Butt – Skypike – Aethermatic Volley Gun and Gun Butt 10 x Arkanaut Company (90)* – Company Captain – Light Skyhook and Gun Butt – Skypike – Aetherflare Pistol – Aethermatic Volley Gun and Gun Butt 1 x Grundstok Gunhauler (180)* – Sky Cannon – Great Endrinworks: Coalbeard’s Collapsible Compartments 15 x Grundstok Thunderers (170)* – Gunnery Sergeant – Honour Bearer – 3 x Grundstok Mortar – 3 x Aethercannon – 3 x Aetheric Fumigator – 3 x Decksweeper
BEHEMOTH 1 x Arkanaut Ironclad (480)* – Great Sky Cannon – The Admiral’s Flagship: The Admiral’s Flagship
This is the top three AoS lists for the Nidaros Grand Tournament 2024 that took place in Norway on the 20th and 21st of April. It saw 19 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
With less than 20 players we won’t be commenting on individual lists.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Army Faction: Sons of Behemat – Army Type: King Brodd’s Stomp – Grand Strategy: Overshadow
LEADERS King Brodd (520) Warstomper (440) Gatebreaker (500) – General – Command Traits: High Expectations – Artefacts of Power: Lucky Shiny Hat Gatebreaker (500)
TOTAL POINTS: 1960/2000
Army Subfaction: The Flayed Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER 1 x Slaughterpriest (110)* General Command Traits: High-priest of Khorne Bloodbathed Axe Artefacts: The Crimson Plate Prayers: Bronzed Flesh, Killer Instinct 1 x Realmgore Ritualist (110)* Prayers: Unholy Flames, Blood Sacrifice Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust 1 x Skarbrand (380)*
BATTLELINE 5 x Flesh Hounds (100) 5 x Flesh Hounds (100) 5 x Flesh Hounds (100)
OTHER 1 x Karanak (140) 6 x Furies (80) 6 x Mighty Skullcrushers (210)* Standard Bearer Hornblower Skullhunter Ensorcelled Axe 6 x Mighty Skullcrushers (210)* Skullhunter Standard Bearer Hornblower Ensorcelled Axe
CORE BATTALIONS: *Warlord
TOTAL POINTS: (1960/2000)
Army Faction: Skaven – Grand Strategy: Arch-corruptors of the Mortal Realms – Triumph: Bloodthirsty
LEADERS Grey Seer (110)* – General – Command Traits: Shaman of the Chilled Lands – Spells: Death Frenzy Grey Seer (110)* – Spells: Skitterleap Plague Priest (100)** – Artefacts of Power: Blistrevous, the Living Cyst – Prayers: Heal Plague Priest On Plague Furnace (270)** – Artefacts of Power: The Fumigatous – Prayers: Curse Skabbik Plagueseeker (140)** – Prayers: Disease-disease! Lord Skreech Verminking (370)**
Army Faction: Hedonites of Slaanesh – Army Type: Pretenders – Grand Strategy: Selfish Desire – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Keeper of Secrets (380)* – General – Command Traits: Strength of Godhood – Shining Aegis – Artefacts of Power: The Crown of Dark Secrets – Spells: Flaming Weapon Shalaxi Helbane (370)** – Shining Aegis – Spells: Born of Damnation
BATTLELINE Blissbarb Archers (170)* – High Tempter Blissbarb Archers (170)* – High Tempter Blissbarb Archers (170)* – High Tempter
OTHER Fiends (360)** – Blissbringer Blissbarb Seekers (220)** – High Tempter Symbaresh Twinsouls (140)** – Egopomp
This is the top three AoS lists for the VIC GT 2024 that took place in Australia on the 16th and 17th of March. It saw 44 players vying to be crowned champion in a 6-game tournament.
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Army Faction: Skaven – Grand Strategy: Arch-corruptors of the Mortal Realms – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
LEADER 1 x Grey Seer On Screaming Bell (240) – Artefacts: Skavenbrew – Spells: Skitterleap, Death Frenzy 1 x Grey Seer On Screaming Bell (240)* – General – Command Traits: Diabolical Schemer – Spells: Levitate, Death Frenzy 1 x Plague Priest (100)** – Prayers: Rabid-rabid! 1 x Grey Seer (110)*** – Spells: Hoarfrost, Merciless Blizzard 1 x Plague Priest On Plague Furnace (270)*** – Prayers: Disease-disease! 1 x Skabbik Plagueseeker (140)*** – Prayers: Filth-filth!
BATTLELINE 20 x Clanrats (100)* – Rusty Blade 20 x Clanrats (100)* – Rusty Blade 15 x Plague Censer Bearers (300)** 15 x Plague Censer Bearers (300)**
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Soulscream Bridge (80)
OTHER 5 x Skabbik’s Plaguepack (140)***
CORE BATTALIONS: *Battle Regiment **Wizard-finders of Andtor ***Warlord
TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)
Kieren Coates: Now this is my own list so i can provide a bit more insight into this one!
However, variants of this list have been floating around for some time, especially since it ran second place at the GW open in Atlanta – however I was personally destroyed by one of the OG’s of bells in the current meta, Stuart the iron gutsman in a skaven mirror months prior.
With the list facing a 120 point nerf in the recent battlescroll, changes were needed to be made and the most optimal change was reducing one bell down to a seer, but honestly… i think its better
By taking a seer instead, it gives access to both blizzard and hoarfrost which are incredibly pivotal spells, with hoarfrost greatly assisting in two of my wins (Big Waaagh and gargants), and now with the new wizard finders having a 3rd small hero means you have access to warlord, and then using the priest to provide wizard finders to the 30 censors for that critical 5+ spell block.
The concept of the list is simple – with 6 masterclan/pestilence heroes unless the enemy fights you, you have your grand strategy by default. Combined with simple tactics you can very easily score 28 points.
Now, that means if the enemy can do the same, it comes down to who can control the primaries for those critical turns – not only does this list have the bodies to outmuscle most lists, but skabbick’s prayer to automatically take an objective if his squad is on it is brutal in control matchups, game changingly so in some cases.
Sit in the most optimal zone of the board, force the enemy to have to take the risk into you, and if they are unable to piece through the screaming bells, furnaces and clanrats then expect them to be cleared by the powerhouse that is 2×15 censors.
on the charge with prayer, all out attack and skabbicks pack within 18″ its 75 attacks, 2’s, 2’s, rend 1 damage 2
For context thats 70 damage into a 4+ save enemy – thats without adding in hoarfrost, skavenbrew, or death frenzy to further fight again when your models die
Be aware however the list isnt without weakness – if your PCB’s die early by not protecting them, or they are shot down from a distance you will be left with all bodies and no teeth. Against ranged lists you must use smart positioning, soulscream bridge and gnawholes to close the gap and get into threat range while controlling the board with the remaining bodies
While the list has been nerfed by 120 points, it still certainly has its punch and can beat down on most melle armies, but be afraid of the ranged powerhouses that can take out your hammers before they get a chance to engage.
Allegiance: Sons of Behemat – Tribe: King Brodd’s Stomp – Grand Strategy: Overshadow – Triumphs: Inspired
Leaders King Brodd (520) – General – Command Trait: Big Eater Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant (500) – Artefact: Amulet of Destiny (Universal Artefact) Warstomper Mega-Gargant (440)* – Nullstone Adornment: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon
Battleline 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)*
Core Battalions *Battle Regiment
Total: 1980 / 2000
Peter: I’ve been lucky enough to know the PlasticCraic team for a while now. So when Joel popped up in the listing, we decided to do something a little different for his list review!
Peter: Thanks for agreeing to do this! We don’t often see Sons topping the tables of events these days. What is it that separates your list from other Sons lists that gave you that little extra zing?
Joel: Funnily enough, the list i took seems to be ‘the’ brodds stomp list getting around at the moment, and I’d be wrong to take the credit for coming up with it. It does play vastly different to a regular sons list. Their biggest flaw was ironically survivability. Megas have been used as the yard stick for damage output since they were released, and in brodds stomp you kind of fix that flaw by getting a 5+ ward on brodds 40 wounds. The extra zing would have to be the kings stomp, which is the brodds stomp specific monstrous action. I used this pretty aggressively to tie up units and snipe out heroes. Throwing terrain is cool and all, but this one takes the cake for me.
Peter: Your only loss came to Kieren and his ratties. Was this just a weight of numbers issue that caused the issue for your megas? Not discounting that Kieren is probably the top Skaven player.
Joel: Kieren had a dream turn 1, applying every buff to 15 plague sensor bearers, including a -3 rend hoarfrost. I didn’t zone out the bridge properly, and he got into my guts, wiping out the warstomper and a mancrusher with a 12″ charge. Safe to say, the 20 attacks a model (sarcasm) comfortably lifted them with ease. Skaven can be a really tough matchup for sons, between the debuffs from the bells and weight of dice from stupidly cheap 2 wound rats. Full credit to Kieren, though. VICGT was his first 5-0, and he deserved the win. I doubt I’m the only one to say that I’m glad to see the back of PCBs leading into 4th!
Peter: So are there any changes you’d make to the lost following VICGT? Or are you looking to have fun with it all for the lame duck period?
Joel: There’s a good chance I’ll be playing sons again for fatal4play, which is a 4-player teams event in June. And after VICGT, I’ll most likely swap out the gatebreaker for a krakeneater. Hitting on 4+s really sucks, and I used the pulverising strike ability more than I’d like to admit. The krakeneater adds some objective kicking, which is always handy, especially when in brodds you dont want to spread out too much and lose the 5+ ward. Krakens do less damage, but atleast they hit on 3+s base and are another good choice to hurl terrain with as you get more milage out of an all out attack, given they come with a decent shooting profile already.
Peter: Thanks Joel!
Army Faction: Idoneth Deepkin – Subfaction: Ionrach – Grand Strategy: The Creeping Gloomtide – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Akhelian King (220)* – General – Command Traits: Unstoppable Fury – Bladed Polearm and Falchion – Artefacts of Power: Potion of Hateful Frenzy – Mount Traits: Voidchill Darkness Lotann (110)* Isharann Soulscryer (140)* – Prayers: Curse – Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust
BEHEMOTH Akhelian Leviadon (400)* – Mount Traits: Reverberating Carapace
OTHER Akhelian Allopexes (150)* – Razorshell Harpoon Launcher
CORE BATTALIONS *Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: 1980/2000
Allegiance: Slaves to Darkness – Damned Legion: Knights of the Empty Throne – Grand Strategy: Overshadow – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
Leaders Be’Lakor, the Dark Master (340)* – The Lore of the Damned: Binding Damnation Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)* – General – Command Trait: Shaman of the Chilled Lands – Artefact: Chaos Familiar – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle – The Lore of the Damned: Daemonic Speed
Battleline 5 x Chaos Knights (220)* -4x Cursed Lance -plague Flail -standard bearer -hornblower – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle – Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon 9 x The Unmade (80)* – Mark of Chaos: Undivided 9 x Untamed Beasts (80)* – Mark of Chaos: Undivided 6 x Varanguard (560)* – 6x Fellspear – Mark of Chaos: Khorne – Reinforced x 1 6 x Varanguard (560)* – 3x Fellspear – 3x Daemonforged Blade – Mark of Chaos: Khorne – Reinforced x 1
This is the top three AoS lists for the Alliance Open Age of Sigmar Masters 2024 that took place in the Netherlands on the 24th and 25th of February. It saw 111 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game super major tournament.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Allegiance: Sons of Behemat – Tribe: King Brodd’s Stomp – Grand Strategy: Overshadow – Triumphs: Inspired
Leaders King Brodd (520) – General – Command Trait: Big Eater Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant (500) – Artefact: Amulet of Destiny (Universal Artefact) Warstomper Mega-Gargant (440)* – Nullstone Adornment: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon
Battleline 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants (130)*
Core Battalions *Battle Regiment
Total: 1980 / 2000
Army Faction: Gloomspite Gitz – Subfaction: Jaws of Mork – Grand Strategy: Overshadow – Triumph: Indomitable
LEADERS Madcap Shaman (70)* – Artefacts of Power: Moonface Mommet – Spells: Hoarfrost Madcap Shaman (70)* – Spells: Squig Lure Grinkrak the Great (220)** Squigboss (110)*** – General – Command Traits: The Clammy Hand
Army Faction: Skaven Grand Strategy: Overshadow Triumph: Bloodthirsty
LEADER 1 x Thanquol (400)* – 4 x Warpfire Projectors – Spells: Skitterleap 1 x Grey Seer (110)** – Spells: Merciless Blizzard 1 x Grey Seer (110)** – Spells: Levitate 1 x Verminlord Warbringer (360)*** – General – Command Traits: Devious Adversary – Artefacts: Warpstone Charm – Spells: Flaming Weapon 1 x Skabbik Plagueseeker (140)*** – Prayer: Filth-filth! 1 x Warlock Bombardier (100)*** – Artefacts: Vial of the Fulminator – Spells: More-more-more Warp Power!
BATTLELINE 20 x Clanrats (100) – Clawleader / 2 x Standard Bearer / 2 x Bell-ringer / Rusty Blade 20 x Clanrats (100) – Clawleader / 2 x Standard Bearer / 2 x Bell-ringer / Rusty Blade 20 x Plague Monks (180) – Word-bringer / 2 x Standard Bearer / 2 x Bell-ringer / Paired Foetid Blade
BEHEMOTH 1 x Doomwheel (140)* 1 x Hell Pit Abomination (180)*
TERRAIN 3 x Gnawhole (0)
OTHER 5 x Skabbik’s Plaguepack (140)*** 1 x Warp-Grinder (60)***
This is the top three AoS lists for Goonhammer Open UK that took place in the UK on the 2nd and 3rd of March. It saw 16 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Army Faction: Kharadron Overlords – Subfaction: Barak-Zon – Grand Strategy: Rule the Skies – Triumph: Bloodthirsty – Stick To The Code (Amendments): Prosecute Wars With All Haste – Stick To The Code (Artycles): Honour is Everything – Stick To The Code (Footnotes): There’s No Reward Without Risk
LEADERS Arkanaut Admiral (150)* – General – Command Traits: Stormcaller Aetheric Navigator (110)* – Artefacts of Power: Voidstone Orb Endrinmaster with Endrinharness (90)** – Nullstone Adornments: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon
Army Faction: Slaves to Darkness – Subfaction: Legion of the First Prince – Grand Strategy: Follow the Path to Glory – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Be’lakor (340)* – Spells: Daemonic Speed, Warp Reality Eternus, Blade of the First Prince (180)* Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)** – General – Mark of Chaos: Undivided – Command Traits: Shaman of the Chilled Lands – Spells: Chaotic Conduit, Warp Reality Chaos Sorcerer Lord (120)** – Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh – Spells: Chaotic Conduit, Warp Reality Exalted Hero of Chaos (90)** – Mark of Chaos: Undivided – Rune-etched Blade and Chaos Runeshield – Artefacts of Power: The Conqueror’s Crown
BATTLELINE Chaos Warriors (360)* – Mark of Chaos: Nurgle – Aspiring Champion – Ensorcelled Halberd – 2 x Standard Bearer – 2 x Hornblower – Ensorcelled Banner: The Eroding Icon Chaos Knights (220)* – Mark of Chaos: Undivided – Doom Knight – Standard Bearer – Hornblower – Cursed Lance Furies (80)*
OTHER Chaos Chosen (460)* – Mark of Chaos: Undivided – Exalted Champion – Icon Bearer – Skull Drummer – Ensorcelled Banner: The Dread Banner
Roland Rivera: Legion of the First Prince is one of the less common Slaves to Darkness subfactions, but one of the most fun ways to leverage its ability to put the Mark of your choice on any Undivided unit is to have a big blob of Chosen. That lets them tap into Slaanesh when they need extra speed via the run & charge command, Nurgle when they’re in a protracted combat, or Khorne when you’ve set up a juicy charge for them. All the while, they have the potential for upgrades via Eye of the Gods rolls, as Legion lets you keep Undivided alongside your second Mark.
The Chosen are surrounded by a mix of the usual suspects and some spicier picks. Be’lakor, 2 Sorcerer Lords, a unit of Furies, and a brick of 20 Nurgle Warriors with the Eroding Icon don’t need much of an introduction, but you don’t often see Knights with the Undivided mark (likely a backup target for the Mark-swapping ability in case the Chosen go down or don’t need it). Eternus is also an interesting addition, likely here due to his synergy with Furies (bonus CP) and to a lesser extent with Be’lakor (makes his revive ability more likely).
Overall, this list managed to successfully walk the line between doing fun things and powerful things, and rewarded its pilot with a strong finish.
Army Faction: Sons of Behemat – Army Type: King Brodd’s Stomp – Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery – Triumph: Bloodthirsty
LEADERS King Brodd (520) Gatebreaker (500) – General – Command Traits: Big Eater – Artefacts of Power: Lucky Shiny Hat Warstomper (440) – Nullstone Adornments: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon
Peter Holland: The legend that is Pete Atkinson joins us once more for a guest commentary. Check out his own blog, the awesome PlasticCraic.
Pete Atkinson: I’m putting this one right up there with The Sixth Sense and “No, I am your father“¹: Mancrusher Gargants are suddenly having a moment on top tables, and that is a plot twist I did not see coming.
Brodd’s Stomp always starts with Broddley himself – it actually doesn’t have to, interestingly enough, but it kinda does. Getting your 40 wound giga-chad with a 5++ ward is serious business and a big part of why we’re even doing this.
The other big thing is picking up terrain – ideally faction terrain – and bouncing it off your opponent’s head. If that stuff ever gets old, it hasn’t yet. So the next thing I’m putting in every Stomp list is a Gatebreaker, because that terrain-chuck thing is a shooting attack, so you’re getting extra juice out of any All Out Attack used in the shooting phase – this combos really nicely with that rend -3 damage 4 rock if you can ever hit the 2+ wound roll on one dice (you can’t. I’m telling you now. It’s a thing). Plus Gatebreakers are just really good.
Laura’s GB is loaded up with the circle-healing CT and the 5+ mortal ward artefact for extra DPS funtimes, with Nullstone going on the 3rd Mega for the Unbinds. History shows that the Icon has won out amongst the Nullstone artefacts, and fair enough too. Bear in mind that you can put Bless on this fella with Brodd’s prayers, and you can have some kind of ward on all three Megas, which is pretty sweet.
I ran through the merits of Mancrushers vs a 4th Mega at some length when Brodd’s Stomp first came out, and noting that this was old points (so you can fit a little more in the army now), the list I cooked up came out very similar to what Laura is running here:
So I won’t repeat the whole thing again, but the key points are that the babies give Brodd a cheap bodyguard to switch on his ward, and they give you higher quality of life for battle tactics (e.g. dumping a couple of cheap-ish models on board edges for Surround and Destroy).
Speaking of which, quality of life for this army on secondaries is high….very high. Your AOR tactics include such difficult challenges as “getting onto objectives”, and now the Nullstone gives you another freebie, albeit there’s only so many objectives you can actually take back when you tend to dominate Primaries. I rate Laura’s choice of Slaughter of Sorcery – with no wizards of her own she’s halfway there, the shooting can add up (it’s not that hard to get within 12″ for this army) and if you face popular armies like Khorne or KO, it’s a straight-up gimme.
One thing that counts against you is the release and popularity of FEC. Morbheg Knights and Crypto Bros are just a couple more hyper-aggressive combat units stepping into a meta already stuffed with things like Squigs and the laughably broken Plague Censer Bearers. There are units out there that will smoke Brodd without blinking, so forget about hitting Prios – the biggest element of luck I’d want on my side to steer this army to a podium is a favourable draw. Let the KO do you a favour and light up the glass hammer trading armies, and there’s not much that can stand in your path. Damn this makes me want to play the army.
Army Faction: Flesh-eater Courts – Army Subfaction: Hollowmourne – Grand Strategy: Defend the Throne – Triumphs: Indomitable
LEADER 1 x Abhorrant Archregent (150)* – Spells: Deranged Transformation 1 x Abhorrant Archregent (150)* – Spells: Hoarfrost 1 x Abhorrant Gorewarden (150)** – Spells: Merciless Blizzard 1 x Marrowscroll Herald (100)*** – General – Command Traits: Cruel Taskmaster – Artefacts: Charnel Vestments – Prayers: Charnel Conviction
BATTLELINE 9 x Crypt Horrors (130)*** – Crypt Haunter 40 x Crypt Ghouls (160)*** – Crypt Ghast 20 x Crypt Ghouls (160)***
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Chalice of Ushoran (50)
OTHER 3 x Morbheg Knights (150)** – Standard Bearer – Champion of Morbheg – Hornblower 3 x Morbheg Knights (150)** – Standard Bearer – Champion of Morbheg – Hornblower 20 x Royal Beastflayers (110)***
Noel Fundora: This list has the great bones of any good FeC list. 20 Royal Beastflayers with the chalice will ensure that you have an anvil that can sit on a point and not give in. Paired with the passive recursion of the Archregents, those Beastflayers and their multi-wound models are not going anywhere. It also features a brick of 40 ghouls that can also take great advatage of the chalice, while packing a nice punch of a multitude of attacks.
The premier hammer of the list being a 9-block of Horrors will shift most targets, especially with the list being in Hollowmourne for that extra damage on the charge. The number one difficulty for this list will be high save targets, which I am sure were featured in the KO and STD lists that it was defeated by at this event. This can be somewhat mitigated by that ever important Hoarfrost and a cheeky teleporting blizzard from the Gorewarden. The inclusion of 2×3 Morbhegs will help with easy turn 1 Surround and Destroy as well as offer some dangerously quick hero hunters. The Cruel Taskmaster General will ensure that if that block of Horrors is not eliminated in one foul swoop, it is going to stand back up as dangerous as before. The inclusion of the Acolyte Battalion is key because every spell this list has access to (warscroll and lore) plays a key role in achieving its goals.
This is the top three AoS lists for Adepticon AoS Champs 2024 that took place in US on the 21st and 22nd of March. It saw 168 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Army Faction: Hedonites of Slaanesh – Army Type: Pretenders – Grand Strategy: Selfish Desire – Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER 1 x Keeper of Secrets (380)* – General – Command Traits: Strength of Godhood – Shining Aegis – Artefacts: The Crown of Dark Secrets – Spells: Flaming Weapon 1 x Contorted Epitome (230)* – Spells: Born of Damnation
BATTLELINE 10 x Daemonettes (110) 11 x Blissbarb Archers (170)* 11 x Blissbarb Archers (170)*
OTHER 6 x Fiends (180)* 5 x Slickblade Seekers (220)* 6 x Fiends (180)*
CORE BATTALIONS: *Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: (2000/2000)
Army Faction: Orruk Warclans – Army Type: Ironjawz – Army Subfaction: Bloodtoofs – Grand Strategy: Waaagh! – Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER 1 x Orruk Warchanter (120)* – Artefacts: Arcane Tome – Warbeats: Get ’Em Beat 1 x Orruk Weirdnob Shaman (90)* – Spells: Da Great Big Green Hand of Gork 1 x Megaboss on Maw-krusha (450)** – General – Command Traits: Hulking Brute – Boss Choppa and Rip-toof Fist – Artefacts: Destroyer – Mount Traits: Fast ’Un 1 x Orruk Warchanter (120)** – Warbeats: Fixin’ Beat 1 x Skragrott, the Loonking (230)**
BATTLELINE 10 x Orruk Brutes (140)** – Brute Boss – Jagged Gore-hacka – 2 x Gore-choppa 6 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)*** – Gore-grunta Boss – Jagged Gore-hacka 6 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (170)*** – Gore-grunta Boss – Jagged Gore-hacka
– Army Faction: Sons of Behemat – Army Type: King Brodd’s Stomp – Grand Strategy: Overshadow – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Gatebreaker (500) – Artefacts of Power: Amulet of Destiny King Brodd (520) – General – Command Traits: Big Eater Gatebreaker (500) – Nullstone Adornments: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon Warstomper (440)
TOTAL POINTS: 1960/2000
Army Faction: Gloomspite Gitz – Subfaction: King’s Gitz – Grand Strategy: Chasing the Moon – Triumph: Indomitable
LEADERS Skragrott, the Loonking (230)* Loonboss (90)** – General – Command Traits: Fight Another Day Madcap Shaman (70)** – Artefacts of Power: Moonface Mommet – Spells: Merciless Blizzard
BATTLELINE Boingrot Bounderz (320)* Boingrot Bounderz (320)* Moonclan Stabbas (240)** – Moonclan Boss – Stabba – 2 x Bad Moon Icon Bearer – 2 x Gong Basher – 2 x 3 Barbed Nets Moonclan Stabbas (240)** – Moonclan Boss – Stabba – 2 x Bad Moon Icon Bearer – 2 x Gong Basher – 2 x 3 Barbed Nets
OTHER Gobbapalooza (180)* – Spells: The Hand of Gork Sneaky Snufflers (150)* Sneaky Snufflers (150)*
This is the top three AoS lists for Weekend Warlord VII – Age of Myth that took place in Italy on the 13th and 14th of January. It saw 101 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.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Army Faction: Sons of Behemat – Army Type: Breaker Tribe – Grand Strategy: Make the Land Tremble! – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty – Fierce Loathings: Idiots with Flags
LEADER 1 x Gatebreaker (500)* – General – Command Traits: Monstrously Tough – Artefacts: Amulet of Destiny 1 x Gatebreaker (500)* – Artefacts: Extra-calloused Feet 1 x Kraken-Eater (480)* 1 x Rabble-Rowza (Braggit’s Bottle-snatchaz) (500)**
OTHER 5 x Gobbapalooza (Braggit’s Bottle-snatchaz) (500)** 12 x Squig Herd (Braggit’s Bottle-snatchaz) (500)** 10 x Squig Hoppers (Braggit’s Bottle-snatchaz) (500)** – Squig Hopper Boss
CORE BATTALIONS: *Bosses of the Stomp **Regiment of Renown
TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)
Army Faction: Cities of Sigmar – Army Subfaction: Misthåvn – Grand Strategy: Banners Held High – Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER 1 x Battlemage on Griffon (250) – Spells: Wildform 1 x Battlemage (100)* – Spells: Pha’s Protection – Arcane Trinkets: Ancient Grimoire 1 x Freeguild Cavalier-Marshal (120)* – Artefacts: Arcane Tome 1 x Tahlia Vedra (340)* 1 x Freeguild Marshal on Griffon (270)** – General – Command Traits: Grizzled Veteran – Freeguild Lance – Artefacts: Sigmarite Warhammer
