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This is the Top Three AoS Lists for the Justice Series GT that took place in Liverpool, UK on 15th and 16th October. It involved 80 players vying to be crowned champion in a 5 game tournament.

The Justice Series has been going on for some time now and this is not the first iteration, and – whilst I haven’t been to the venue yet – it is getting good reviews. Ritchie is the manager of the store and gaming venue and he is very visible on Twitter, as well as being a very good player on the UK scene.

They have also just announced their new mascot / character – Justice – who is a female mage knight. You can find out more about her here.

(Pictures copyright Games Workshop)

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The Top Three AoS Lists

Allegiance: Beasts of Chaos
– Grand Strategy: Show of Dominance
– Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Dragon Ogor Shaggoth (155)**
– General
– Command Trait: Adamantine Scales
– Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
– Lore of Dark Storms: Sundering Blades

Battleline
6 x Dragon Ogors (250)*
– 4x Paired Ancient Weapons
– 2x Draconic War glaives
– Reinforced x 1
6 x Dragon Ogors (250)*
– 4x Paired Ancient Weapons
– 2x Draconic War glaives
– Reinforced x 1
6 x Dragon Ogors (250)
– 4x Paired Ancient Weapons
– 2x Draconic War glaives
– Reinforced x 1
10 x Ungors (65)***
– Mauls & Half-Shields
10 x Ingots (65)***
– Mauls & Half-Shields

Endless Spells & Invocations
Ravening Direflock (30)

Units
6 x Tzaangor Enlightened on Disc of Beasts of Chaos (360)*
– Reinforced x 1
3 x Tzaangor Skyfires (190)**
3 x Tzaangor Skyfires (190)**
3 x Tzaangor Skyfires (190)**

Core Battalions
*Bounty Hunters
**Battle Regiment
***Expert Conquerors

Total: 1995 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 4 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 180
Drops: 7

Comments: Well, if ever there was a White Dwarf article that had a bigger impact on any gaming system I’ve not seen it. Dan & Freddie (see below) won their last two games with the Beasts, with very similar armies. The only reason you don’t see this as often is because the Dragon Ogre sculpts are big and expensive.

Games Workshop – tearing up a meta near you

Expect some changes in the new Battlescroll due to be released in October, but based on the previous Battlescrolls I wouldn’t expect them to suddenly become rubbish.

Well done to Dan for 1st, and a 5-0!

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Allegiance: Slaves to Darkness
– Damned Legion: Knights of the Empty Throne
– Mortal Realm: Ghur
– Grand Strategy: No Place for the Weak
– Triumphs: Indomitable

Leaders
Knights of the Empty Throne Varanguard x 6 (560)*
– General
– Daemonforged Blade and Warpsteel Shield
– Command Trait: Inescapable Doom
– Artefact: Grasping Plate
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
Knights of the Empty Throne Varanguard x 6 (560)**
– Daemonforged Blade and Warpsteel Shield
– Artefact: Corrupted Nullstone
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (135)*
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
– Spell: Mask of Darkness
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (135)*
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
– Spell: Mask of Darkness

Battleline
8 x Iron Golems (75)**
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
8 x Iron Golems (75)**
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
8 x Iron Golems (75)**
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
8 x Iron Golems (75)**
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch

Units
1 x Mindstealer Sphiranx (95)**

Behemoths
Chaos Warshrine (215)**
– Mark of Chaos: Tzeentch
– Prayer1: Universal Prayer Scripture: Heal

Core Battalions
*Command Entourage – Magnificent
**Battle Regiment

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 2000 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 0 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 124
Drops: 4

Comments: It’s an Archaon list, without Archaon… just lots of Varanguard changing the definition of hero and letting Slaves to Darkness take loads of them.

And they come back – albeit in smaller numbers…! Wow. They are fast, hit like a ton of bricks and can use hero abilities. You don’t want to be on the receiving end.

This might be one of the last times we see them from this current book so it’s great to see Phil get them to 3rd in a tough tournament. Also a special shout out to Piotr who drew with Phil in the last game, but lost on points scored in the first four games — such small differences.

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Army Faction: Skaven
– Grand Strategy: Take What’s Theirs
– Triumph: Indomitable

LEADERS
Verminlord Deceiver (405)*
– General
– Command Traits: Devious Adversary
– Artefacts of Power: Shadow Magnet Trinket
– Spells: Flaming Weapon
Slynk Skittershank (225)*
Thanquol (415)**
– 2 x Warpfire Braziers
– 2 x Warpfire Projectors
– Spells: Skitterleap

BATTLELINE
Gutter Runners (210)*
Gutter Runners (210)*
Night Runners (90)**
– Nightleader
Night Runners (90)**
– Nightleader

OTHER
Gutter Runners (210)*
Skittershank’s Clawpack (225)*

ENDLESS SPELLS & INVOCATIONS
1 x Quicksilver Swords (60)
1 x Warp Lightning Vortex (80)

TERRAIN
1 x Gnawhole (0)

CORE BATTALIONS
*Battle Regiment
**Battle Regiment

TOTAL POINTS: 1995/2000

Comment: I love Skaven, and had an army of them in Warhammer 8th Edition (and have even rebased some of them), and so I keep an eye out on their successes. Gabe hasn’t gone with Stormfiends, but has taken Night Runners and Gutter Runners. The only thing it’s missing to make it fully Eshin, is the Assassins, but he’s got Thanquol and a Verminlord instead so it’s definitely a Skaven list.

This is another list where I say I don’t understand what it does, or how it does it.

At 225 points I’ve not seen Slynk or his Clawpack before… it’s more Eshin so Gabe’s keeping on theme, but they can deploy outside 6″ and near terrain at the end of turn 1, so Gabe can pin in the enemy a little. The blighter can fight as well… as you’d hope for 225!

It’d be really interesting to know how this works, so I’m not suggesting go out and replicate this list, but it is an example that there are still new lists out there that can compete.

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