This is the top three AoS lists for Halloween Hoedown that took place in the UK on the 28th and 29th of October. It saw 14 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
Because the tournament has 20 or less players we won’t be commenting on the lists.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Allegiance: Sons of Behemat – Tribe: King Brodd’s Stomp – Grand Strategy: Overshadow – Triumphs: Inspired
Leaders Kraknos, Gargant-Eater Mega-Kraken (520)* King Brodd – General – Command Trait: Big Eater Old Man Pete, Summoner of the Beast (500) Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant – Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact) The Last Stand of the “SS Kraken-Slayer” (480) Kraken-eater Mega-Gargant
Battleline Creeping Tentacle (140)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants Creeping Tentacle (140)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants Creeping Tentacle (140)* 1 x Mancrusher Gargants
Army Faction: Blades of Khorne – Army Subfaction: Reapers of Vengeance – Grand Strategy: Overshadow – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
LEADER 1 x Be’lakor (340) 1 x Skarbrand (380) 1 x Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)* – General – Command Traits: Firebrand – Artefacts: Ar’gath, the King of Blades – Prayers: Unholy Flames, Killer Instinct 1 x Slaughterpriest (110)* – Bloodbathed Axe – Prayers: Killer Instinct, Blood Sacrifice 1 x Realmgore Ritualist (110)* – Prayers: Bronzed Flesh, Blood Sacrifice
BATTLELINE 5 x Flesh Hounds (100) – Gore Hound – Burning Roar 5 x Flesh Hounds (100) 8 x Claws of Karanak (100) 10 x Bloodreavers (80) – Blood Chieftain – Icon Bearer – Hornblower – Reaver Blades 10 x Bloodreavers (80)* – Blood Chieftain – Icon Bearer – Hornblower – Reaver Blades
ARTILLERY 1 x Skull Cannon (140)
INVOCATION 1 x Wrath-Axe (70) 1 x Hexgorger Skulls (50)
CORE BATTALIONS: *Warlord
TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)
Roland Rivera: Most Khorne lists are fairly controlling and playing to the board, but this one goes a step further than most with the inclusion of Be’lakor. While he costs quite a few points, he also adds a lot of depth to Khorne’s control toolbox, and provides access to spellcasting, which is yet another layer of buffs you can stack on your units.
In this list’s case, the units receiving the buffs will mostly be the Bloodthirsters that are accompanying Be’lakor, with the Unfettered Rage Thirster providing utility and defense and Skarbrand providing raw offensive punch. Beyond that, this list has lots of cheap bodies used to pressure objectives and generate Blood Tithe, a couple of Priests to chant prayers and Invocations with, and a Skull Cannon to thin down screens or finish off wounded units with.
While this list doesn’t quite have the number of boots on the ground that a typical Khorne list does, it more than makes up for it with its expanded control toolbox and ability to concentrate force exactly where you want it. Not an easy list to play, but very potent if you can master it.
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Allegiance: Maggotkin of Nurgle – Subfaction: Blessed Sons – Grand Strategy: Blessed Desecration – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
Leaders Rotbringer Sorcerer (120)* – General – Command Trait: Grandfather’s Blessing (punts the wheel forward) – Artefact: Muttergrub (also knows gift of disease, and gets a +1 when he casts it) – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard The Glottkin (580)* – Lore of Malignance: Rancid Visitations (big meany horde clearer) Bloab Rotspawned (310) – Lore of Malignance: Blades of Putrefaction (Disease points on 5+) Orghotts Daemonspew (320) (free cp to mortal unit each turn) Morbidex Twiceborn (290) (heals half rounding up end of each battleshock phase)
Battleline 10 x Plaguebearers (120)* 10 x Plaguebearers (120)* 10 x Plaguebearers (120)*
Core Battalions *Battle Regiment
Total: 1980 / 2000
Roland Rivera: This list is going heavy on the Hero Monsters – not only does it have the Glottkin, but it also has all 3 Unique Maggoth Lords, which make for very potent dance partners when you active your Blightkrieg ability. Orghotts has the best raw numbers, Bloab brings utility via spellcasting buffs and ebuffs, and Morbidex is a tough fighter that is virtually immune to chip damage.
As these units take up most of the list, you’re mostly limited to pairing them with Plaguebearers to meet minimum Battleline, but having cheap, durable bodies is a perfect complement to elite Hero Monsters. Throw in a mortal Rotbringer Sorcerer for a bit of magical support and the ability to manipulate the Wheel of Corruption, and it’s clear to see that this list is trying to set up combat scenarios with power units in which you have every advantage going for you.
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Allegiance: Stormcast Eternals – Stormhost: Knights Excelsior (Scions of the Storm) – Grand Strategy: – Triumphs:
Leaders Lord-Imperatant (140)* – General – Command Trait: Master of Magic – Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact) Knight-Vexillor (120)* – Meteoric Standard Knight-Vexillor (120)* – Meteoric Standard Knight-Vexillor (120)** – Meteoric Standard Knight-Vexillor (120)** – Meteoric Standard
Battleline 3 x Annihilators (150)* 3 x Annihilators (150)* 3 x Annihilators (150)* 3 x Annihilators (150)* 3 x Annihilators (150)** 6 x Annihilators with Meteoric Grandhammers (400)** – Reinforced x 1
Units 3 x Aetherwings (70)** 3 x Aetherwings (70)**
This is the top three AoS lists for the Age Of Sigmar Grand Tournament @XPG that took place in the US on the 21st and 22nd of October. 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: Blades of Khorne – Subfaction: Goretide – Grand Strategy: Overshadow – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Skarbrand (380)* Bloodsecrator (120)* – Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust Lord of Khorne on Juggernaut (170)* – General – Command Traits: Diabolical Purpose – Artefacts of Power: Gorecleaver Slaughterpriest (110)** – Hackblade and Wrath-hammer – Prayers: Bronzed Flesh Slaughterpriest (110)**Y – Hackblade and Wrath-hammer – Prayers: Killer Instinct Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)** – Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades
Roland Rivera: The big winner of this tournament is a somewhat unusual Khorne list. You don’t often see Khorne players go heavy MSU (Multiple Small Units or Minimum-Sized Units, depending on who you ask) with their troops, nor opting for the Goretide and its bonus to wound for units trying to take over opposing objectives, but clearly it paid dividends here.
A big part of why I believe those decisions paid off is that this list is very committed to taking the fight to the enemy. Skarbrand is a one-man wrecking crew that can charge 3D6″, the Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury moves fast and gives you a second shot of 3D6″ charging on any unit you want, and the list is committed to the heavy cavalry approach with 2 units of Mighty Skullcrushers and a Lord of Khorne on Juggernaut, all of which have a base 2+ save (!). Furthermore, it has a Slaughterpriest with Killer Instinct for even more movement potential. These elements can combine to pin opponents in their deployment zone early with very tough units, making it very difficult for them to capture enough objectives to win.
All that speed is complemented by the usual Khorne support pieces – Bloodreavers for cheap Blood Tithe, Blood Warriors to hold the middle, a Bloodsecrator for quality Rallies and an on-demand offensive buff, and the aforementioned Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury’s -1 to hit aura. This list is coming at you hard and heavy, and most opponents will not be prepared to push it back fast enough to win.
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Army Faction: Seraphon – Army Type: Starborne – Army Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER 1 x Slann Starmaster (290)* – General – Command Traits: Lord of Celestial Resonance – Artefacts: Spacefolder’s Stave – Spells: Comet’s Call, Hoarfrost 1 x Skink Starseer (150)* – Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Cosmic Crush 1 x Lord Kroak (410)** 1 x Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)** 1 x Skink Starseer (150)** – Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Speed of Huanchi
BATTLELINE 10 x Skinks (90) – Skink Alpha – Moonstone Club and Star-buckler 10 x Skinks (90) – Skink Alpha – Moonstone Club and Star-buckler 10 x Skinks (90) – Moonstone Club and Star-buckler 10 x Saurus Guard (140)**
BEHEMOTH 1 x Bastiladon with Ark of Sotek (180)
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Geminids of Uhl-Gysh (50) 1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30) 1 x Aethervoid Pendulum (40)
TERRAIN 1 x Starborne Realmshaper Engine (0)
CORE BATTALIONS: *Andtorian Acolytes **Warlord
TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)
There once was a frog from space He cast so many spells – with grace! Then he summoned some lizzies They kept people busy While the mortals kept coming at pace.
There once was a magical Toad Surrounded by Cosmic Nodes His gang, they were skinks And his plan had no chinks But some nerfs are probably owed…
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Army Faction: Stormcast Eternals – Army Type: Scions of the Storm – Army Subfaction: Hammers of Sigmar – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumphs: Inspired – call for aid and final thunderstrike
LEADER 1 x Knight-Vexillor (120)* – General – Command Traits: Master of Magic – Meteoric Standard – Artefacts: Arcane Tome 1 x Knight-Vexillor (120)* – Meteoric Standard 1 x Knight-Vexillor (120)* – Meteoric Standard 1 x Knight-Vexillor (120)** – Meteoric Standard
BATTLELINE 5 x Liberators (100)* – Liberator-Prime – Grandweapon – Heavens-wrought Weapon and Sigmarite Shield 5 x Liberators (100)** – Liberator-Prime – Heavens-wrought Weapon and Sigmarite Shield – Grandweapon 5 x Liberators (100)** – Liberator-Prime – Heavens-wrought Weapon and Sigmarite Shield – Grandweapon
OTHER 3 x Annihilators (150)** – Annihilator-Prime 3 x Annihilators (150)** – Annihilator-Prime 3 x Annihilators (150)*** – Annihilator-Prime 3 x Annihilators (150)*** – Annihilator-Prime 1 x Stormstrike Chariot (150)*** – Stormstrike Axe and Tempestuous Spear 1 x Stormstrike Chariot (150)*** – Stormstrike Axe and Tempestuous Spear 1 x Stormstrike Chariot (150)*** – Stormstrike Axe and Tempestuous Spear 1 x Stormstrike Chariot (150)*** – Stormstrike Axe and Tempestuous Spear
Ramon Silva: Here in Sunny Southern California, In and Out, answers the question of; if you have one thing that is really good (Like a burger, bun and cheese) Why not have four of them?
This tasty 4-1 victory by Rueben Parker with golden boys is a straightforward 4x4x4 of charging, scioning, and comet calling mortal wounds.
How now? Hammertown? The first part of 4 is the Heros- 4 vexillors, banner bearers, that do, D3 mws to a 6in AOE bubble, 24 inches from them. One of them seasoned with the popular artifact/command trait, arcane tome/MoM- Common staple due to primal dice and battle tactics.
After are the annihilators. With a 3+ chance to do D3 mortals to anything within 10 inches of where they drop down from the sky.. And just like the chariots, when the annihilators charge, they do mw’s based off the charge roll.
If that isn’t enough MWs, Don’t worry, the liberators also have a chance on a four-up to do D3 against enemies on objectives at the end of the combat phase.
Looking at the lineup of opponent’s Rueben had to face, it seems like the trees were vegan, there was a double helping of bacon, and undead that just didn’t have enough stomach.
The only thing that could finish the meal was a mummified amphibian. Which kind of makes sense because they like to serve extra helpings of mw frog legs, that they can just summon from stardust.
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Army Faction: Kharadron Overlords – Subfaction: Barak-Zon – Grand Strategy: Rule the Skies – Triumph: Inspired – 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
Carl Stokes: Here we have a fresh take on the usual “shoot n’ scoot” approach to KO. This list takes Zon, meaning that the balloon boys are gonna be +1 to hit and wound on the charge. And boy is it easy for this list to charge. You’ve got the anti-mobility cast of characters, with an Admiral and Navigator kitted out to reduce opponent’s movement or increasing their own, depending on the roll. Then you throw in 2 frigates packed with the balloon boys that can fly high and end up exactly where they need to be. And finally, the Endrinmaster and Brokk are equipped with balloons of their own and can pretty easily keep pace with the boats (if not embarked themselves.
For shooting, this list packs slightly less firepower than the usual ironclad plus thunderer combo, but you’re still looking at an absolutely outrageous amount of firepower from a slightly close range and two heavy sky cannons for long range plinking before the lads get stuck in. Brokk has a sneaky amount of firepower on his own and can be a nasty surprise for opponents who are expecting a few shots at 3/3/-1/1.
In combat, this list is an excellent example of a glass hammer. It hits like a freight train and dies if things survive to hit it back. That being said, it’s very hard to pin down and extremely hard to cripple before they get to your lines. The embarked endrinriggers/endrinmaster can heal the boats that they’re in to make sure it’s in peak condition before crashing into enemy lines with drills a-whirrin.
Some interesting flex picks in an already slightly off-meta list include the stormcaller command trait to maximize movement control, which is especially important to this build. Otherwise, this list clearly surprised the opposition, with multiple wins against traditionally fast armies (nighthaunt and Big Waagh), although the one loss to SBG isn’t unexpected. That’s a very challenging matchup for a KO list that relies on surgical short range strikes and may not have the easiest time dealing with the sheer recursion/teleporting tricks of SBG.
Overall an excellent list piloted masterfully that really highlights the possibility of the KO book and hopefully spurs on some innovation amongst other players!
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Final Tournament Placings
To view all of the results for the tournament please follow the link below to Best Coast Pairings
This is the top three AoS lists for Locus Pocus that took place in the UK on the 3rd and 4th of November. It saw 12 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: Coalesced – Army Subfaction: Koatl’s Claw – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumphs: Indomitable
LEADER 1 x Lord Kroak (410)* 1 x Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)* – General – Command Traits: Vengeful Defender – Artefacts: Arcane Tome 1 x Skink Starseer (150)*
BATTLELINE 20 x Saurus Warriors (180)* – Saurus Warrior Alpha – 2 x Icon Bearer – 2 x War-drummer – Celestite Club 6 x Aggradon Lancers (190)* – Aggradon Lancer Alpha – 2 x Icon Bearer – 2 x War-drummer – Celestite Spear 6 x Aggradon Lancers (190)* – Aggradon Lancer Alpha – 2 x Icon Bearer – 2 x War-drummer – Celestite Spear 5 x Saurus Guard (140)* – Saurus Guard Alpha – Icon Bearer – War-drummer
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)
CORE BATTALIONS: *Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)
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Allegiance: Gloomspite Gitz – Gittish Horde: Grimscuttle – Grand Strategy: Protect da Shrine! – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
LEADERS Stiznab and the Foot of Mork (720)** Kragnos, The End of Empires Goblak Webcrawla (130)** Scuttleboss on Gigantic Spider – General – Command Trait: Supa-nasty Venom – Artefact: Headdress of Many Eyes Spizgub, Herald of Stiznab the Corrupted One (65)* Webspinner Shaman – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard Stozzstik (70) Madcap Shaman – Lore of the Moonclans: The Hand of Gork
UNITS Wood’ead’s Wranglers (120) 20 x Moonclan Stabbas**
Allegiance: Gloomspite Gitz – Gittish Horde: Badsnatchers – Grand Strategy: Protect da Shrine! – Triumphs: Inspired,Inspired
Leaders Loonboss on Giant Cave Squig (130)* – Moon-cutta Loonboss on Mangler Squigs (340)* – General – Command Trait: Fight Another Day – Artefact: Loonstone Teefcaps Madcap Shaman (70)** – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard Madcap Shaman (70)** – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard Skragrott, The Loonking (230)* – Lore of the Moonclans: The Hand of Gork
Battleline 10 x Boingrot Bounderz (300)* – Reinforced x 1 60 x Moonclan Shootas (360) – Reinforced x 2 (1xNetter) 20 x Moonclan Stabbas (120) – 3xNetters
Units 5 x Gobbapalooza (170) – Spell1: Lore of the Moonclans: The Hand of Gork 6 x Sneaky Snufflers (140)
Core Battalions *Warlord **Andtorian Acolytes
Additional Enhancements Triumph
Total: 1930 / 2000
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Allegiance: Stormcast Eternals – Stormhost: Knights Excelsior (Scions of the Storm) – Grand Strategy: – Triumphs:
Leaders Lord-Imperatant (140)* – General – Command Trait: Master of Magic – Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact) Knight-Vexillor (120)* – Meteoric Standard Knight-Vexillor (120)* – Meteoric Standard Knight-Vexillor (120)** – Meteoric Standard Knight-Vexillor (120)** – Meteoric Standard
Battleline 3 x Annihilators (150)* 3 x Annihilators (150)* 3 x Annihilators (150)* 3 x Annihilators (150)* 3 x Annihilators (150)** 6 x Annihilators with Meteoric Grandhammers (400)** – Reinforced x 1
Units 3 x Aetherwings (70)** 3 x Aetherwings (70)**
This is the top three AoS lists for the Ragnarok : Autumn 2023 AoS GT that took place in the UK on the 28th and 29th of October. It saw 14 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
Because the tournament has 20 or less players we won’t be commenting on the lists.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Army Faction: Flesh-eater Courts – Subfaction: Hollowmourne – Grand Strategy: overshadow – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Terrorgheist (450)* – General – Command Traits: Grave Robber – Artefacts of Power: Corpsefane Gauntlet – Mount Traits: Gruesome Bite – Spells: Spectral Host Varghulf Courtier (160)* Abhorrant Ghoul King (170)* – Spells: Merciless Blizzard Abhorrant Archregent (240)** – Artefacts of Power: The Dermal Robe – Spells: Hoarfrost Abhorrant Archregent (240)** – Spells: Deranged Transformation BATTLELINE Crypt Ghouls (80) Crypt Horrors (330)* Crypt Horrors (330)*
TERRAIN 1 x Charnel Throne (0)
CORE BATTALIONS *Warlord **Andtorian Acolytes
TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000
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Army Faction: Blades of Khorne – Subfaction: Reapers of Vengeance – Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Bloodmaster (110)* – Prayers: Blood Sacrifice Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)* – General – Command Traits: Firebrand – Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades – Prayers: Bronzed Flesh Bloodsecrator (120)* – Nullstone Adornments: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon Bloodmaster (110)** – Artefacts of Power: Halo of Blood – Prayers: Killer Instinct
Army Faction: Stormcast Eternals – Army Type: Scions of the Storm – Army Subfaction: Hammers of Sigmar – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumphs: Inspired – Call for Aid
LEADER 1 x Lord-Arcanum on Gryph-Charger (170)* – General – Command Traits: Shaman of the Chilled Lands – Spells: Thundershock 1 x Lord-Relictor (130)* – Prayers: Translocation 1 x Lord-Celestant on Dracoth (170)* – Stormstrike Glaive – Artefacts: Luckstone – Mount Traits: Celestial Instincts
BATTLELINE 4 x Dracothian Guard Tempestors (210)* 4 x Dracothian Guard Tempestors (210)* 5 x Sequitors (110)* 2 x Dracothian Guard Fulminators (240)*
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Everblaze Comet (90)
OTHER 3 x Evocators on Celestial Dracolines (240)*
CORE BATTALIONS: *Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)
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Army Faction: Fyreslayers – Army Subfaction: Greyfyrd – Grand Strategy: Masters of the Forge – Triumphs: Indomitable
LEADER 1 x Auric Runemaster (130) – Artefacts: Volatile Brazier – Prayers: Heal 1 x Auric Runefather on Magmadroth (360)* – General – Command Traits: Blood of the Berzerker – Artefacts: Master Rune of Unbreakable Resolve – Mount Traits: Coal-heart Ancient 1 x Battlesmith (160)* – Artefacts: Nulsidian Icon 1 x Auric Flamekeeper (90)* – Nullstone Adornments: Hand-carved Nullstone Icon 1 x Auric Runeson (80)** – Ancestral War-axe – Artefacts: Axe of Grimnir
BATTLELINE 10 x Vulkite Berzerkers with Bladed Slingshields (150)* – Karl – Hornblower of Grimnir – Fyresteel War-pick and Bladed Slingshield 15 x Hearthguard Berzerkers (480)** – Karl – Berzerker Broadaxe 15 x Hearthguard Berzerkers (480)** – Karl – Berzerker Broadaxe
INVOCATION 1 x Molten Infernoth (50)
TERRAIN 1 x Magmic Battleforge (0)
CORE BATTALIONS: *Warlord **Wizard-finders of Andtor
TOTAL POINTS: (1980/2000)
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Final Tournament Placings
For the complete results please follow the link below to Best Coast Pairing:
This is the top three AoS lists for Fantasia Fanatic XLIV AoS that took place in Sweden on the 14th and 15th of October. It involved 40 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Allegiance: Soulblight Gravelords – Subfaction: Legion of Night – Grand Strategy: Empire of Corpses – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
Leaders Mannfred von Carstein, Mortarch of Night (400)** – Lore of the Deathmages: Waste Away Vampire Lord (150)** – Artefact: Morbheg’s Claw – Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon (480)* – General – Deathlance – Command Trait: Unbending Will – Artefact: Shard of Night – Universal Spell Lore: Flaming Weapon King Morlak Velmorn (220)**
Battleline 10 x Dire Wolves (150)* 3 x Fell Bats (90)* 10 x Dire Wolves (150)*
Units 20 x Grave Guard (320)* – Great Wight Blades – Reinforced x 1 4 x The Sons of Velmorn (0)*
Danny Wadeson: Soulblight continue to prove a menace post-September battlescroll – mind you, every army should be capable of winning, and when the general is Ronya, well – can you really complain? Legion of Night bring some fantastically sneaky shenanigans to bear, mainly thanks to the heroic action to teleport a vampire, along with a unit being able to counter-charge. Once you add Manny’s ability to charge in the movement phase instead of redeploying, it can be a massive headache for the opponent to move around without having their intentions stymied by an angry beatstick.
But what I love is the inclusion of Velmorn and his Grave… Sons of Velmorn, for that sweet anti-pile in tech, albeit at a high price point it seems to me. Combined with the ever-present threat of 20 traditional Graveguard (RE-RELEASE THEM BASED ON THE VELMORN SCULPTS YOU COWARDS), you have some serious movement/pile-in denial backed a brutal hammer, especially with the foot vampire around. Dire wolves and bats provide the ever-reliable fast chaff scoring, while Gravetide allows for some horde clearing and potentially a sneaky, big base bonus screen.
Ramon Silva: Beating out two Starborne lists along the way must have been a particular highlight – big up Ronya ‘Death Queen’ Andersson!
Royna, a. Well-known Warhammer five round winner, has done it again at {name of gt}, with an impressively low body count land grabbing legions of night list.
“Zombies?” she don’t need no stinking “zombies” Within this four-drop list are many tools to control where the fight happens.
-A cunning counter charge that doesn’t age
-A heroic action teleport so Manfred can railroad a lane and then warscroll teleport out next turn.
-Velmorn with a 3+ save are some Tanky bones. They don’t fall down like other cardboard cutout death rattlers do.
-and the Gravetide endless spell has a huge base size perfect for zoning.
Besides that, The battleline is lean but very mobile.
20 Grave guard is one of the best hammers in the game and can be buffed with horror frost, reliably because the morbeg claw artifact gives the Vlord on foot +3 to cast.
The additional artifact on VloZD nullifies rend from shooting so it can sit back and double up the body count ww12 around them with their command trait.
But when needed they can cast blazing weapon and saddle up for some real damage.
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Army Faction: Blades of Khorne – Subfaction: Bloodlords – Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Bloodsecrator (120)* – Nullstone Adornments: Pouch of Nulldust Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury (330)* – General – Command Traits: Firebrand – Artefacts of Power: Ar’gath, the King of Blades – Prayers: Bloodbind, Bronzed Flesh Slaughterpriest (110)* – Hackblade and Wrath-hammer – Prayers: Blood Sacrifice, Killer Instinct Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne (160)** – Prayers: Killer Instinct, Unholy Flames
Roland Rivera: In a somewhat unusual twist for a Khorne Bloodlords list, this one features a mix between Bloodletters and Bloodcrushers (expected), Khorne mortal units (unexpected), and Allies (even more unexpected). However, the balance of their capabilities is likely effective enough that this list succeeded despite not maximizing the benefit of its chosen subfaction.
The conventional pillars of many Khorne lists are here: a big blob of Bloodletters to give and take damage with, a Bloodcrusher unit as a tough, recursive pinner, a Bloodthirster of Unfettered Fury as a versatile Hero Monster, a Bloodsecrator for an on-demand offensive bonus, chaff units like Flesh Hounds and Claws of Karanak to pressure objectives and generate Blood Tithe upon death, and a Herald of Khorne on Blood Throne to help with Bloodletter recursion. Where the differences start to emerge are the inclusion of Furies and the Unmade, which provide some utility tools that are somewhat uncommon in Khorne (fast flying chaff and an anti-Rally/Redeploy aura, respectively). A 10-man unit of Skullreapers is another notable deviation from the norm, but these provide a useful Rally target for the Bloodsecrator while requiring relatively little support to generate consistent damage output.
Because of its high unit count and Khorne’s mobility tricks, this list will be excellent at covering the battlefield and funneling opponents into fights of its choosing, and the Khorne buff lineup is potent enough to allow its hammers to do enough damage to key units. This profiles as a challenging list to pilot, but an even more challenging one to face.
Battleline 5 x Liberators (100)* – Heavens-wrought Weapon and Shield – 1x Grandweapons 5 x Liberators (100)* – Heavens-wrought Weapon and Shield – 1x Grandweapons 5 x Vindictors (110)* 5 x Vindictors (110)* 5 x Vindictors (110)*
Units 1 x Stormstrike Chariot (150)*** 6 x Questor Soulsworn (230)*** 4 x Dracothian Guard Tempestors (420)*** – Reinforced x 1 5 x Vanguard-Hunters (100)*** – Boltstorm Pistols and Shock Handaxes 5 x Vanguard-Hunters (100)*** – Boltstorm Pistols and Shock Handaxes
Additional Enhancements Holy Command: Call for Aid
Total: 2000 / 2000
Craig Ellis: Described by the player who ran this as a ‘Stand on Circles’ list, this is going to be very strong on the primary with the aim of creating blocks of frustrating, hard to kill units and winning the war of attrition. As a Stormkeep, this gives the ability of Redeemers (Liberators, Vindictors) to count as 3 on objectives (only in own territory until turn 3) meaning the level of scoring is going to be consistent throughout the game. Hallowed Knights allows the use of Gardus Steelsoul, who has a 5+ ward aura, adding to the general tankiness on offer here & giving all Redeemers Fight on Death on a 4+. The addition of spells such as Celestial Blades (+1 to Wound), Hoarfrost (buffing weapons) & Azyrite Halo (Save rolls of 6 deal a MW back) plus the Shield of Civilization (d3 MW’s when being charged into) Stormkeep ability means the enemy is going to take some damage when trying to drag these guys off objectives too. Tempestors and Questors provide the threat as well as the ability to score several battle tactics. Vanguard Hunters provides a guaranteed Surround & Destroy battle tactic as well as popping up to snag unguarded objectives. The Knight Relictor with translocation provides the ability to teleport units on a 3+ when required, with Luckstone giving an OPB re-roll if it is really needed. The Grand Strategy (Overshadow; destroy all enemy battleline with at least 1 friendly alive) leans into the aim of the list, keeping as much battleline as possible alive. The Holy Command Call for Aid will bring a unit of Redeemers back OPB adding to the staying power of the army. Looks like some decent match-ups with 4 wins until the final game where he lost to SBGL. It’s probably a tricky match up for this list as it is much stronger on the primary.
Ramon Silva: Shiny silver armor, crackling lightning and chants of “only the faithfu” must be one thing? Zombies right?… Just kidding but in all seriousness, Stormcast Hallowed Knights are part of the first Legions of Light and Alexis piloted them to an impressive 4-1.
One of the initial books of 3.0, SCE benefits are.. rotting, but being poster boys they regularly get gud warscrolls. Which makes most lists feel like a bag of tricks with some juicy heros and troops.
Gardus in HK give a 5+ ward ww 12. Knight “nope” incantor with an auto unbind A priest for “lord, please, get me the f out of here” : translocate And tempestors for solid ranged damage
This castle style list hands out +1 to wound and armor reflecting mw’s to tanky troops that can also fight on death. Taking Stormkeep means troops count as extra bodies on objectives but they all start on the board. They don’t stay there though as Questor soulsworn have a built in boogie, and the vanguard hunters have a board edge warscroll teleport.
Another point to note is that there is not much shooting at all so this list gets what it needs to get done in positioning and melee. It plays very well into the primary, or objective scoring, and has the additional troops to provide options for the secondary, battle tactics.
The path to 3rd was hard fought, as everything besides ironjaws is fairly newer. KO shooting can nullify the fight on death stormhost ability. Where-as the last three matches were against other melee army’s that just have more in book tricks. Which again makes the sparse shooting even more impressive.
Congrats!
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Army Faction: Seraphon – Army Type: Starborne – Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek – Grand Strategy: Continuous Expansion – Triumph: Inspired
LEADERS Lord Kroak (410)* Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)* – Artefacts of Power: Arcane Tome Skink Starpriest (130)* – Spells: Cosmic Crush, Merciless Blizzard Skink Starseer (150)** – Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Rupture Slann Starmaster (290)** – General – Command Traits: Lord of Celestial Resonance – Spells: Comet’s Call, Merciless Blizzard
BATTLELINE Skinks (90) – Skink Alpha – Moonstone Club and Star-buckler Skinks (90) – Skink Alpha – Moonstone Club and Star-buckler Saurus Guard (140)*
BEHEMOTH Bastiladon with Ark of Sotek (180) Bastiladon with Ark of Sotek (180)
ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS 1 x Horrorghast (60) 1 x Malevolent Maelstrom (50) 1 x Umbral Spellportal (80)
TERRAIN 1 x Starborne Realmshaper Engine (0)
CORE BATTALIONS *Warlord **Andtorian Acolytes
TOTAL POINTS: 1990/2000
Danny Wadeson: It’s Starborne, with the flex points spent on not one, but two Arks of Sotek, because they’re fantastic wound sponges capable of surprising spike damage. Everything else is the same as usual! Sorry, I’m not going to explain how the entire list works again – but if you really don’t know, it’s basically ‘get summoning points and summon stuff’. As I have no idea what units Abbe summoned, it’s hard to talk about strategy other than to say, I like the double Arks of Sotek because that would make for a helluva screen!
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Final Tournament Placings
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This is the top three AoS lists for Gran Torneo Huertano Individual de Murcia that took place in Spain on the 7th and 8th of October. It involved 20 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 – Army Subfaction: Fangs of Sotek – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumphs: Inspired
LEADER 1 x Saurus Astrolith Bearer (140)** 1 x Slann Starmaster (290)* – General – Command Traits: Lord of Celestial Resonance – Artefacts: Spacefolder’s Stave – Spells: Comet’s Call, Stellar Tempest 1 x Lord Kroak (410)** 1 x Skink Starpriest (130)** – Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Cosmic Crush – Bonding: Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur 1 x Skink Starseer (150)* – Spells: Merciless Blizzard, Speed of Huanchi
BATTLELINE 10 x Skinks (90) – Skink Alpha – Boltspitter – Celestite Dagger and Star-buckler 5 x Saurus Guard (140)** 10 x Skinks (90)** – Skink Alpha – Boltspitter – Celestite Dagger and Star-buckler
BEHEMOTH 1 x Krondspine Incarnate of Ghur (480)
ENDLESS SPELL 1 x Aethervoid Pendulum (40) 1 x Suffocating Gravetide (30)
CORE BATTALIONS: *Andtorian Acolytes **Warlord
TOTAL POINTS: (1990/2000)
Army Faction: Idoneth Deepkin – Subfaction: Mor’phann G.E. The creeping Gloomtide
LEADERS Isharann Soulrender (100)* – General – Command Traits: Teachings of the Túrscoll Isharann Tidecaster (130)* – Artefacts of Power: Rune of the Surging Gloomtide – Spells: Hoarfrost Akhelian Thrallmaster (100)*
BEHEMOTH Akhelian Leviadon (400)* – Mount Traits: Ancient
OTHER Akhelian Allopexes (150)* – Razorshell Harpoon Launcher, Barbed Hooks and Blades Akhelian Allopexes (150)* – Razorshell Harpoon Launcher, Barbed Hooks and Blades
TERRAIN 1 x Gloomtide Shipwreck (0)
CORE BATTALIONS *Battle Regiment
TOTAL POINTS: 2000/2000
Army Faction: Stormcast Eternals – Army Type: Scions of the Storm – Subfaction: Hammers of Sigmar – Grand Strategy: Barren Icescape – Triumph: Bloodthirsty -holy comand: call for aid
Allegiance: Gloomspite Gitz – Gittish Horde: Grimscuttle – Grand Strategy: Chasing the Moon – Triumphs: Bloodthirsty
LEADERS Scuttleboss on Gigantic Spider (130)** – Artefact: Headdress of Many Eyes Skragrott, The Loonking (230)** Webspinner Shaman on Arachnarok Spider (250)** – General – Command Trait: Supa-nasty Venom – Artefact: Totem of the Spider God – Lore of the Spiderfang: Sneaky Distraction Webspinner Shaman (65)* – Lore of the Spiderfang: Scuttling Terrors Webspinner Shaman (65)* – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
UNITS 6 x Sneaky Snufflers (140)** 10 x Spider Riders (180) 5 x Spider Riders (90) 5 x Spider Riders (90)
This is the top three AoS lists for King Gizzard and the Blizzard Wizards that took place in the UK on the 23rd and 24th of September. It involved 12 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
As this event had less than 20 players attending there won’t be any list comments here as the guys will be concentrating on the larger events of the week.
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Allegiance: Big Waaagh! – Grand Strategy: Waaagh! – Triumphs: Indomitable
Leaders Breaka-Boss on Mirebrute Troggoth (180)*** – Mount Trait: Fast ‘Un Orruk Warchanter (120)*** – Warbeat: Fixin’ Beat Orruk Weirdnob Shaman (90)** – General – Command Trait: Master of Magic – Lore of the Weird: Da Great Big Green Hand of Gork – Lore of the Weird: Foot of Gork Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)** – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard – Universal Lore: Levitate Wurrgog Prophet (170)*** – Artefact: Glowin’ Tattooz – Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost – Lore of the Savage Beast: Gorkamorka’s War Cry Gobsprakk, The Mouth of Mork (240)*
Battleline 10 x Gutrippaz (150)* 10 x Hobgrot Slittaz (80)* 10 x Orruk Brutes (280)**** – Jagged Gore-hackas – 2x Gore Choppas
Units 6 x Orruk Gore-gruntas (340)**** – Jagged Gore-hackas 6 x Man-skewer Boltboyz (240)***
Allegiance: Stormcast Eternals – Stormhost: Hammers of Sigmar (Scions of the Storm) – Mortal Realm: Ghur – Grand Strategy: Spellcasting Savant – Triumphs:
Leaders Lion – O (Karazai, The Scarred) (530)* Panthro (Lord-Arcanum on Celestial Dracoline (180)* – General – Command Trait: Shaman of the Chilled Lands – Artefact: Drakescale Armour – Mount Trait: Celestial Instincts – Spell: Thundershock the Treasure of Thundera (Ellania & Ellathor) (190)* –ally Lumineth Realm Lords. Double Caster
Battleline (the litter) The cluster (5 x Sequitors (110)* – 3x Stormsmite Greatmaces The cluster (5 x Sequitors (110)* – 3x Stormsmite Greatmaces Wilykit & Wilykat (2 x Dracothian Guard Fulminators)(240)*
Units (The pounce) The nuisance (3 x Praetors) (130)* Tygra and his Destruction (6 x Evocators on Celestial Dracolines) 480)* – 4x Grandstaves – Reinforced x 1
This is the top three AoS lists for A Score to Settle that took place in Australia on the 16th and 17th of September. It involved 44 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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The Top Three AoS Lists
Allegiance: Big Waaagh! I can’t believe it’s not order! – Grand Strategy: Waaagh! – Triumphs:
LEADERS Gobsprakk, The Mouth of Mork (240)* Orruk Warchanter (120)* – Warbeat: Fixin’ Beat Orruk Weirdnob Shaman (90)** – Lore of the Weird: Da Great Big Green Hand of Gork – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast (290)*** – General – Command Trait: Supa Sneaky – Mount Trait: Fast ‘Un Wurrgog Prophet (170)** – Artefact: Glowin’ Tattooz – Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost – Lore of the Savage Beast: Gorkamorka’s War Cry Swampcalla Shaman with Pot-grot (100)* – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard – Lore of the Swamp: Nasty Hex
Allegiance: Stormcast Eternals – Stormhost: Hammers of Sigmar (Scions of the Storm) – Grand Strategy: Slaughter of Sorcery – Triumphs:
Leaders Lord-Relictor (150)* – General – Command Trait: High Priest – Prayer: Translocation – Nullstone Adornment: Pouch of Nulldust Lord-Imperatant (160)** – Artefact: Luckstone
Battleline 5 x Liberators (110)* – Heavens-wrought Weapon and Shield – 1x Grandweapons 2 x Dracothian Guard Fulminators (240)** 2 x Dracothian Guard Fulminators (240)**
Units 3 x Annihilators with Meteoric Grandhammers (220)* 3 x Annihilators with Meteoric Grandhammers (220)* 6 x Vanguard-Raptors with Longstrike Crossbows (460)** – Reinforced x 1 5 x Vanguard-Hunters (100)** – Boltstorm Pistols and Shock Handaxes 5 x Vanguard-Hunters (100)** – Boltstorm Pistols and Shock Handaxes
This is the top three AoS lists for the Tempest 2023 that took place in Scotland on the 19th and 20th of August. It involved 42 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5-game tournament.
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Leaders Arkhan the Black, Mortarch of Sacrament (380) Katakros, Mortarch of the Necropolis (460)* Mortisan Boneshaper (140)* – General – Command Trait: Dark Acolyte – Artefact: Artisan’s Key – Lore of Ossian Sorcery: Reinforce Constructs
Battleline 6 x Immortis Guard (440)* – Reinforced x 1 3 x Necropolis Stalkers (220)* 5 x Kavalos Deathriders (180)* – Nadirite Blade and Shield 5 x Kavalos Deathriders (180)* – Nadirite Blade and Shield
Allegiance: Ossiarch Bonereapers – Legion: Null Myriad – Grand Strategy: The Scales Balanced – Triumphs: Inspired
LEADERS Katakros, Mortarch of the Necropolis (460)* Arkhan the Black, Mortarch of Sacrament (380) Mortisan Soulmason (160)* – General – Command Trait: Dark Acolyte – Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost Mortisan Soulreaper (110)* – Artefact: Luminscythe – Lore of Primal Frost: Merciless Blizzard
UNITS 5 x Kavalos Deathriders (180)* – Nadirite Blade and Shield 5 x Kavalos Deathriders (180)* – Nadirite Blade and Shield 3 x Necropolis Stalkers (220)* – 1 x Dread Falchions 3 x Necropolis Stalkers (220)* – 1 x Dread Falchions
Allegiance: Soulblight Gravelords – Subfaction: Legion of Night – Grand Strategy: Empire of Corpses – Triumphs: Indomitable
Leaders Vampire Lord (140)* – General – Command Trait: Unbending Will – Artefact: Morbheg’s Claw – Lore of Primal Frost: Blizzard Mannfred von Carstein, Mortarch of Night (380)** – Lore of the Vampires: Spirit Gale Necromancer (100)** – Lore of Primal Frost: Hoarfrost Necromancer (100)** – Lore of the Deathmages: Waste Away
Battleline 3 x Fell Bats (80)* 10 x Dire Wolves (140)* 10 x Dire Wolves (140)* 40 x Deadwalker Zombies (240)** 20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)** 20 x Deadwalker Zombies (120)**
Units 1 x Corpse Cart (80)** 20 x Grave Guard (300)** – Great Wight Blades – Reinforced x 1
Stormcast are known for two things. Dragons and Paladins. Today’s article is about both and a super nasty way to get the most out of the combination of the two.
Everyone loves Karazai and Krondys. Beautiful sculpts with compelling lore and super dope abilities, but they have a critical flaw that’s kept them from seeing much competitive play. 18 wounds, even on a 3+ save, is surprisingly easy to kill.
All too often your badass centerpiece model would get blown off the table in a single shooting/hero phase leaving you missing your key hammer. Several top players found an elegant solution to this: Praetors.
Praetors are a bodyguarding unit that sucks wounds away from your heroes, and Krondys/Karazai are indeed stormcast heroes. But even then, Praetors are slow, and your dragons are trying to fly about the battle wreaking havoc. So what are we to do to keep your dragons from being vulnerable once they’ve gone aggressive?
Well here is the really clever bit. By bringing along a lord relictor with translocation, you can teleport up those Praetors to remain in bodyguard range of your dragons.
“But once my dragon charges in those Praetors will be left 9″ out and won’t be up front with my hero!”
There is truth here, but also a really cool interaction.
Krondys and Karazai are on MASSIVE bases. Approximately 6.5 inches across. What this means is that even if your dragon charges into the fight, the back of their base will still be just 2.5″ away from the Praetors, allowing the bodyguards to stay out of the fight (where they might be targeted by opposing attacks leaving your dragon vulnerable) but still keep your dragons alive so they can rip the heart out of the enemy army.
If you’ve been wanting to field those 520 point terrors but haven’t been able to keep them alive, try this strategy out in your next game!
