Welcome to Competitive Innovations, our weekly feature for a number of game lines across the tabletop wargame space. Each week our army list and tactics experts canvass the top tournaments for their game of specialty, looking at the week’s top match-ups and how they played out on the tabletop to let you know what’s hot, what’s not, and what might be coming next as the competitive meta evolves year-round.
More transitional fun, but this time with Lowest of Men in charge:
Part 2 on Friday:
- That 6++ Grand Tournament South: 2025 (new points)
- Trønderdome 3 (new points)
- WTGC – South East Siege I The Mandrake Menace (new points)
- Capital City Blood Bath 2025 (CCBB2025) 40k
- Tactical Chilli GT
- Free State Mid Summer GT
Part 1 on Wednesday:
- WarZone: Tucker Brewing- Bham’s Last Round (new points)
- Geekfest – Summer Heat – Warhammer 40K GT (new points)
- Utah Cup ’25 – Warhammer 40K
- Hammer of Wrath GT
- The 40k Circuit Breaker – A Warhammer 40k GT
- Glennperor GT
Part 3 on Saturday:
- BEAT THE HEAT 40K GT (new points)
- Taps Games Warhammer 40,000 Grand Tournament
- EG Grand Slam 40k GT 2025 Aug 23rd/24th
- Heroes of the Mid Table Summer GT 2025
- Space One Ayala
That 6++ Grand Tournament South: 2025
42-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in England, United Kingdom on August 23 2025. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.
The Showdown
Matchup & Mission – Thousand Sons (Grand Coven) versus Imperial Knights (Noble Lance)
Alex Fowler – Thousand Sons (Grand Coven) Thousand Sons CHARACTERS Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch (115 points) Infernal Master (105 points) Infernal Master (110 points) Magnus the Red (420 points) Sorcerer (75 points) Tzaangor Shaman (55 points) BATTLELINE Rubric Marines (100 points) Rubric Marines (100 points) Rubric Marines (100 points) Rubric Marines (100 points) DEDICATED TRANSPORTS Chaos Rhino (90 points) OTHER DATASHEETS Mutalith Vortex Beast (160 points) Mutalith Vortex Beast (160 points) Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster Greatbows (80 points) Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster Greatbows (80 points) Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster Greatbows (80 points) Tzaangors (70 points) Exported with App Version: v1.39.0 (92), Data Version: v662
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Strike Force (2000 points)
Grand Coven
• 1x Arcane Fire
1x Force weapon
1x Inferno bolt pistol
1x Prosperine khopesh
• Enhancement: Incandaeum
• 1x Fires of the Abyss
1x Force weapon
1x Inferno bolt pistol
• Enhancement: Umbralefic Crystal
• 1x Fires of the Abyss
1x Force weapon
1x Inferno bolt pistol
• Enhancement: Eldritch Vortex of E’Taph
• Warlord
• 1x Blade of Magnus
1x Gaze of Magnus
1x Tzeentch’s Firestorm
• 1x Force weapon
1x Inferno bolt pistol
1x Pandaemonic Delusion
1x Prosperine khopesh
• 1x Baleful Devolution
1x Force stave
• 1x Aspiring Sorcerer
• 1x Force weapon
1x Malefic Curse
1x Warpflame pistol
• 4x Rubric Marine
• 4x Close combat weapon
1x Icon of Flame
1x Soulreaper cannon
3x Warpflamer
• 1x Aspiring Sorcerer
• 1x Force weapon
1x Malefic Curse
1x Warpflame pistol
• 4x Rubric Marine
• 4x Close combat weapon
1x Icon of Flame
1x Soulreaper cannon
3x Warpflamer
• 1x Aspiring Sorcerer
• 1x Force weapon
1x Malefic Curse
1x Warpflame pistol
• 4x Rubric Marine
• 4x Close combat weapon
1x Icon of Flame
1x Soulreaper cannon
3x Warpflamer
• 1x Aspiring Sorcerer
• 1x Force weapon
1x Malefic Curse
1x Warpflame pistol
• 4x Rubric Marine
• 4x Close combat weapon
1x Icon of Flame
1x Soulreaper cannon
3x Warpflamer
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Havoc launcher
2x Inferno combi-bolter
• 1x Betentacled maw
1x Mutalith claws
1x Warp vortex
• 1x Betentacled maw
1x Mutalith claws
1x Warp vortex
• 1x Aviarch
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Fatecaster greatbow
• 5x Enlightened
• 5x Close combat weapon
5x Fatecaster greatbow
• 1x Aviarch
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Fatecaster greatbow
• 5x Enlightened
• 5x Close combat weapon
5x Fatecaster greatbow
• 1x Aviarch
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Fatecaster greatbow
• 5x Enlightened
• 5x Close combat weapon
5x Fatecaster greatbow
• 1x Twistbray
• 1x Tzaangor blades
• 9x Tzaangor
• 1x Brayhorn
1x Herd banner
9x Tzaangor blades
vs.
Alex Chancellor – Imperial Knights (Noble Lance) Imperial Knights CHARACTERS Canis Rex (415 points) Knight Paladin (400 points) BATTLELINE Armiger Helverin (140 points) Armiger Helverin (140 points) Armiger Warglaive (140 points) Armiger Warglaive (140 points) ALLIED UNITS Callidus Assassin (100 points) Deathwatch Kill Team (100 points) Deathwatch Kill Team (100 points) Inquisitor Draxus (95 points) Sisters of Battle Immolator (115 points) Sisters of Battle Squad (115 points) Exported with App Version: v1.40.0 (93), Data Version: v674
Army List - Click to Expand
IK 6++ GT (2000 points)
Strike Force (2000 points)
Noble Lance
• 1x Chainbreaker las-impulsor
1x Chainbreaker multi-laser
1x Freedom’s Hand
• Warlord
• 2x Questoris heavy stubber
1x Rapid-fire battle cannon
1x Reaper chainsword
1x Stormspear rocket pod
• Enhancement: Mythic Hero
• 2x Armiger autocannon
1x Armoured feet
1x Questoris heavy stubber
• 2x Armiger autocannon
1x Armoured feet
1x Questoris heavy stubber
• 1x Questoris heavy stubber
1x Reaper chain-cleaver
1x Thermal spear
• 1x Questoris heavy stubber
1x Reaper chain-cleaver
1x Thermal spear
• 1x Neural shredder
1x Phase sword and poison blades
• 1x Watch Sergeant
• 1x Astartes shield
1x Xenophase blade
• 4x Deathwatch Veterans
• 2x Close combat weapon
2x Deathwatch thunder hammer
1x Frag cannon
1x Infernus heavy bolter
• 1x Watch Sergeant
• 1x Astartes shield
1x Xenophase blade
• 4x Deathwatch Veterans
• 2x Close combat weapon
2x Deathwatch thunder hammer
1x Frag cannon
1x Infernus heavy bolter
• 1x Dirgesinger
1x Power fist
1x Psychic Tempest
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Heavy bolter
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Immolation flamers
• 1x Sister Superior
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Close combat weapon
1x Inferno pistol
1x Power weapon
• 9x Battle Sister
• 9x Bolt pistol
7x Boltgun
9x Close combat weapon
1x Meltagun
1x Multi-melta
1x Simulacrum Imperialis
Thoughts
A spicy showdown from our very own GT this week, as Alex’s Tsons, fresh from WTC, throwdown against 6++ hero Alex Chancellor and his potent brand of ‘whatever the hell he feels like’. The Coven list is well established – Mutaliths as bait, brutal follow up from bow goats, Magnus and Rubrics. There is a degree of symmetry in the Knight corner, where either Imperial Agent allies or Armigers can serve as early bait before jamming Canis and the Crusader into the fray.
Tsons have the edge in terms of raw damage here, but they have to be very careful in the application and pick their moment, as they’re pretty fragile in the face of the shooting coming out of the IK corner. In the event this one was cagey with various bait units being thrown out into the middle for several turns, before the Tsons were able to isolate and drop the big knights and throw the game open. Even then Alex’s list has plenty of smaller bits for scrapping for points with, and the game went down to the very last few plays. An excellent finale which saw the Tsons triumphant!
Result
Thousand Sons (Grand Coven) Victory – 11 – 9
Alex Fowler – Thousand Sons (Grand Coven) – 1st Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand Thousand Sons CHARACTERS Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch (115 points) Infernal Master (105 points) Infernal Master (110 points) Magnus the Red (420 points) Sorcerer (75 points) Tzaangor Shaman (55 points) BATTLELINE Rubric Marines (100 points) Rubric Marines (100 points) Rubric Marines (100 points) Rubric Marines (100 points) DEDICATED TRANSPORTS Chaos Rhino (90 points) OTHER DATASHEETS Mutalith Vortex Beast (160 points) Mutalith Vortex Beast (160 points) Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster Greatbows (80 points) Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster Greatbows (80 points) Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster Greatbows (80 points) Tzaangors (70 points) Exported with App Version: v1.39.0 (92), Data Version: v662
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Strike Force (2000 points)
Grand Coven
• 1x Arcane Fire
1x Force weapon
1x Inferno bolt pistol
1x Prosperine khopesh
• Enhancement: Incandaeum
• 1x Fires of the Abyss
1x Force weapon
1x Inferno bolt pistol
• Enhancement: Umbralefic Crystal
• 1x Fires of the Abyss
1x Force weapon
1x Inferno bolt pistol
• Enhancement: Eldritch Vortex of E’Taph
• Warlord
• 1x Blade of Magnus
1x Gaze of Magnus
1x Tzeentch’s Firestorm
• 1x Force weapon
1x Inferno bolt pistol
1x Pandaemonic Delusion
1x Prosperine khopesh
• 1x Baleful Devolution
1x Force stave
• 1x Aspiring Sorcerer
• 1x Force weapon
1x Malefic Curse
1x Warpflame pistol
• 4x Rubric Marine
• 4x Close combat weapon
1x Icon of Flame
1x Soulreaper cannon
3x Warpflamer
• 1x Aspiring Sorcerer
• 1x Force weapon
1x Malefic Curse
1x Warpflame pistol
• 4x Rubric Marine
• 4x Close combat weapon
1x Icon of Flame
1x Soulreaper cannon
3x Warpflamer
• 1x Aspiring Sorcerer
• 1x Force weapon
1x Malefic Curse
1x Warpflame pistol
• 4x Rubric Marine
• 4x Close combat weapon
1x Icon of Flame
1x Soulreaper cannon
3x Warpflamer
• 1x Aspiring Sorcerer
• 1x Force weapon
1x Malefic Curse
1x Warpflame pistol
• 4x Rubric Marine
• 4x Close combat weapon
1x Icon of Flame
1x Soulreaper cannon
3x Warpflamer
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Havoc launcher
2x Inferno combi-bolter
• 1x Betentacled maw
1x Mutalith claws
1x Warp vortex
• 1x Betentacled maw
1x Mutalith claws
1x Warp vortex
• 1x Aviarch
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Fatecaster greatbow
• 5x Enlightened
• 5x Close combat weapon
5x Fatecaster greatbow
• 1x Aviarch
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Fatecaster greatbow
• 5x Enlightened
• 5x Close combat weapon
5x Fatecaster greatbow
• 1x Aviarch
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Fatecaster greatbow
• 5x Enlightened
• 5x Close combat weapon
5x Fatecaster greatbow
• 1x Twistbray
• 1x Tzaangor blades
• 9x Tzaangor
• 1x Brayhorn
1x Herd banner
9x Tzaangor blades
Archetype
Tsons Goodstuff
Thoughts
No huge surprises here – Tsons goodstuff reigns supreme. The list requires patience and a keen eye for opposing mistakes to pilot properly, but leveraged right can engineer small to medium wins out of almost anything. Big congratulations to Alex who came back from WTC and immediately took out the GT, winning Best Sport with a perfect 50/50 score on his way too! No easy feat… #Newengland.
The Best of the Rest
There were 6 more players on 4-1 records. They were:
- 2nd – Byron 🔥🎲 Sidhu – Chaos Daemons (Daemonic Incursion): Glorious old-school monster mash with Belly, Rotigus, a GUO, and some Screamer MSU.
- 3rd – Harley Scully – Grey Knights (Warpbane Task Force): A Stormraven list that Harley tried desperately to ditch after submission in favour of World Eaters, but evidently worked out ok in the end…
- 4th – Ed Watts – Space Wolves (Gladius Task Force): Massed Wulfen, Thunderwolves, and infantry in Gladius.
- 5th – Aidan Brocklehurst – Blood Angels (Liberator Assault Group): Brutal all-in BA with loads of trading pieces and murder bricks.
- 6th – Alex Chancellor – Imperial Knights (Noble Lance): The IK / Agents soup from the Showdown, cutting back the bigs in favour of more mission play.
- 7th – Adam Gourlay – Emperor’s Children (Coterie of the Conceited): Coteries Goodstuff a la John Lennon.
Trønderdome 3
30-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Trøndelag, Norge on August 23 2025. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.
Are Belsaas – T’au Empire (Kauyon) – 1st Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand Char1: 1x Commander Shadowsun (100 pts): Warlord, Battlesuit fists, Flechette launcher, 2x High-energy fusion blaster, Light missile pod, Pulse pistol 10x Breacher Team (100 pts) 10x Kroot Carnivores (65 pts)
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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Xenos – T’au Empire
+ DETACHMENT: Kauyon
+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 2000pts
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+ WARLORD: Char1: Commander Shadowsun
+ ENHANCEMENT:
+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 18
+ SECONDARY: – Bring It Down: (10×2) – Assassination: 1 Characters
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• 1x Breacher Fire Warrior Shas’ui: Guardian Drone, Marker Drone, Close combat weapon, Pulse blaster, Pulse pistol, Support turret
• 9x Breacher Fire Warriors: 9 with Close combat weapon, Pulse blaster, Pulse pistol
• 1x Long-quill: Close combat weapon, Kroot pistol, Kroot carbine
• 1x Kroot Carnivore: Close combat weapon, Tanglebomb launcher
• 8x Kroot Carnivores: 8 with Close combat weapon, Kroot rifle
10x Pathfinder Team (90 pts)
• 9x Pathfinders
6 with Pathfinder Team, Close combat weapon, Pulse carbine, Pulse pistol
3 with Pathfinder Team, Close combat weapon, Ion rifle, Pulse pistol
• 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui: Shield Drone, Recon drone, Drone burst cannon, Close combat weapon, Pulse carbine, Pulse pistol, Semi-automatic grenade launcher, Drone burst cannon
3x Stealth Battlesuits (80 pts)
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre: Battlesuit support system, Homing beacon, Marker Drone, Shield Drone, Battlesuit fists, Fusion blaster
• 2x Stealth Shas’ui: 2 with Battlesuit fists, Burst cannon
3x Stealth Battlesuits (80 pts)
• 2x Stealth Shas’ui
1 with Stealth Shas’ui, Battlesuit fists, Burst cannon
1 with Stealth Shas’ui, Battlesuit fists, Burst cannon
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre: Battlesuit support system, Homing beacon, Marker Drone, Shield Drone, Battlesuit fists, Fusion blaster
5x Vespid Stingwings (65 pts)
• 1x Vespid Strain Leader: Neutron blaster, Stingwing claws
• 4x Vespid Stingwings: 4 with Neutron blaster, Stingwing claws
2x Krootox Riders (60 pts): 2 with Close combat weapon, Krootox fists, Repeater cannon
1x Ghostkeel Battlesuit (160 pts): Battlesuit support system, Ghostkeel fists, Cyclic ion raker, Twin fusion blaster
1x Hammerhead Gunship (145 pts): Armoured hull, Railgun, 2x Seeker missile, 2x Smart missile system
1x Piranha (60 pts): Armoured hull, 2x Twin pulse carbine, Piranha fusion blaster, 2x Seeker missile
1x Piranha (60 pts): Armoured hull, 2x Twin pulse carbine, Piranha fusion blaster, 2x Seeker missile
1x Riptide Battlesuit (190 pts): Riptide fists, Ion accelerator, 2x Missile pod, Twin smart missile system
1x Riptide Battlesuit (190 pts): Riptide fists, Ion accelerator, 2x Missile pod, Twin smart missile system
1x Riptide Battlesuit (190 pts): Riptide fists, Ion accelerator, 2x Missile pod, Twin smart missile system
1x Sky Ray Gunship (140 pts): Armoured hull, Seeker missile rack, 2x Smart missile system
1x Sky Ray Gunship (140 pts): Armoured hull, Seeker missile rack, 2x Smart missile system
1x Devilfish (85 pts): Accelerator burst cannon, Armoured hull, 2x Seeker missile, 2x Smart missile system
Archetype
Kauyon Gunline
Thoughts
T’au have had a weird few months, seemingly dropping off outside the occasional run and the enduring nonsense of Kroot Hunting Pack. It’s awesome, therefore, to see a GT win for Kauyon, with it’s trade mark ‘loads of guns that go up to madness in T3’. Protecting the gunline until it’s time to clean up is no easy feat in a meta of stat checks and rushes, but if you can buy the time you can capitalise in a big way late game, and challenger cards can very much be your friend on the way. Fantastic work on the event win!
The Best of the Rest
There were 4 more players on 4-1 records. They were:
- 2nd – Nick Brooks – Drukhari (Reaper’s Wager): Beastmaster rush Drukhari with a big brick of Skyweavers and Hellions in support.
- 3rd – Leander Karlsen – Space Wolves (Saga of the Beastslayer): Massed Thunderwolves and Headtakers in Beastslayer.
- 4th – Hans-Kristian Braun – Aeldari (Aspect Host): Beautiful MSU Aspect Host with a load of Phoenix Lords leading the charge. Maugan Ra is in!!!
- 5th – Evhen Kokidko – Necrons (Starshatter Arsenal): Lots of Wraiths, DDAs, and a brick of Triarch Praetorians in Starshatter.
WTGC – South East Siege I The Mandrake Menace
27-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Carriganore, WD, Ireland on August 23 2025. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.
The organisers sent us some photos of thr trophies here, and I for one am very jealous that I cannot have an orb pondering diorama of my very own.
Dan Ahern – Leagues of Votann (Oathband) – 1st Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand Char1: 1x Einhyr Champion (70 pts): Warlord, Weavefield crest, Autoch-pattern combi-bolter, Mass hammer 10x Hearthkyn Warriors (100 pts) 10x Cthonian Beserks (200 pts) 10x Cthonian Beserks (200 pts) 10x Cthonian Beserks (200 pts) 6x Hernkyn Pioneers (160 pts) 6x Hernkyn Pioneers (160 pts) 3x Hernkyn Pioneers (80 pts) 1x Hekaton Land Fortress (240 pts): Pan spectral scanner, Armoured wheels, MATR autocannon, SP heavy conversion beamer, 2x Twin bolt cannon 1x Hekaton Land Fortress (240 pts): Pan spectral scanner, Armoured wheels, MATR autocannon, SP heavy conversion beamer, 2x Twin bolt cannon 1x Hekaton Land Fortress (240 pts): Pan spectral scanner, Armoured wheels, MATR autocannon, SP heavy conversion beamer, 2x Twin bolt cannon 1x Sagitaur (95 pts): Armoured wheels, Twin bolt cannon, HYLas beam cannon
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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Xenos – Leagues of Votann
+ DETACHMENT: Oathband
+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1985pts
+ WARLORD: Char1: Einhyr Champion
+ ENHANCEMENT:
+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 12
+ SECONDARY: – Bring It Down: (1×2) + (3×4) – Assassination: 1 Characters
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• 9x Hearthkyn Warrior
4 with Autoch-pattern bolt pistol, Close combat weapon, Ion blaster
1 with Pan spectral scanner, Autoch-pattern bolt pistol, Close combat weapon, Ion blaster
1 with Medipack, Autoch-pattern bolt pistol, Close combat weapon, Ion blaster
1 with Comms array, Autoch-pattern bolt pistol, Close combat weapon, Ion blaster
1 with Autoch-pattern bolt pistol, Close combat weapon, Etacarn plasma beamer*
1 with Autoch-pattern bolt pistol, Close combat weapon, Magna-rail rifle*
• 1x Theyn: Weavefield crest, Close combat weapon, Etacarn plasma pistol, Kin melee weapon
8 with Beserk, Concussion maul
2 with Beserk w/ mole grenade launcher, Subterranean Explosives, Mole grenade launcher, Concussion maul
8 with Beserk, Concussion maul
2 with Beserk w/ mole grenade launcher, Subterranean Explosives, Mole grenade launcher, Concussion maul
8 with Beserk, Concussion maul
2 with Beserk w/ mole grenade launcher, Subterranean Explosives, Mole grenade launcher, Concussion maul
1 with Bolt revolver, Bolt shotgun, Magna-coil autocannon, Plasma knife
1 with Comms array, Bolt revolver, Bolt shotgun, Magna-coil autocannon, Plasma knife
2 with Hernkyn Pioneer w/ HYLas rotary cannon, Bolt revolver, Bolt shotgun, HYLas rotary cannon, Magna-coil autocannon, Plasma knife
1 with Pan-spectral scanner, Bolt revolver, Bolt shotgun, Magna-coil autocannon, Plasma knife
1 with Rollbar searchlight, Bolt revolver, Bolt shotgun, Magna-coil autocannon, Plasma knife
1 with Bolt revolver, Bolt shotgun, Magna-coil autocannon, Plasma knife
1 with Comms array, Bolt revolver, Bolt shotgun, Magna-coil autocannon, Plasma knife
2 with Hernkyn Pioneer w/ HYLas rotary cannon, Bolt revolver, Bolt shotgun, HYLas rotary cannon, Magna-coil autocannon, Plasma knife
1 with Pan-spectral scanner, Bolt revolver, Bolt shotgun, Magna-coil autocannon, Plasma knife
1 with Rollbar searchlight, Bolt revolver, Bolt shotgun, Magna-coil autocannon, Plasma knife
1 with Hernkyn Pioneer w/ HYLas rotary cannon, Bolt revolver, Bolt shotgun, HYLas rotary cannon, Magna-coil autocannon, Plasma knife
1 with Pan-spectral scanner, Bolt revolver, Bolt shotgun, Magna-coil autocannon, Plasma knife
1 with Rollbar searchlight, Bolt revolver, Bolt shotgun, Magna-coil autocannon, Plasma knife
Archetype
30 Berzerk Mayhem
Thoughts
A last hurrah for Oathband in the old form, as it sails off into the sunset to be replaced by Yield Points and various cool new kits. This list goes HARD on Berzerks, to put the absolute slap down on any big Knight with the temerity to come midboard. Not a bad shout in this meta, and an awful lot to chew through. Fantastic work on the event win – will we see more triple fort nonsense in the near future? Perhaps…
The Best of the Rest
There were 3 more players on 4-1 records. They were:
- 2nd – Conor Crowley – Aeldari (Warhost): Double Wave Serpent War Host with a big old brick of Fire Dragons and Dark Reapers respectively.
- 3rd – Daire O’Mahony – Tyranids (Subterranean Assault): Tunnel bug MSU with Genestealers, Raveners, and Swarmy leading the charge.
- 4th – Peter Ghelfi – Black Templars (Gladius Task Force): Another ominous sighting of the new Templars – Repulsor Executioners, Sword Brethren, and very cheap punchy characters.
Capital City Blood Bath 2025 (CCBB2025) 40k
75-player, 6-round Grand Tournament in Ottawa, ON, Canada on August 23 2025. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.
Jeremy Atkinson – Death Guard (Virulent Vectorium) – 1st Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand LBS is a cool nickname Death Guard CHARACTERS Char1: Biologus Putrifier (45 points) Char2:Daemon Prince of Nurgle (215 points) Char3:Lord of Contagion (135 points) Char4:Lord of Contagion (110 points) Char5:Lord of Virulence (90 points) Char6:Malignant Plaguecaster (60 points) Char7:Tallyman (40 points) BATTLELINE Plague Marines (190 points) DEDICATED TRANSPORTS Chaos Rhino (85 points) OTHER DATASHEETS Deathshroud Terminators (140 points) Deathshroud Terminators (140 points) Foetid Bloat-Drone (90 points) Foetid Bloat-Drone with Heavy Blight Launcher (100 points) Foetid Bloat-Drone with Heavy Blight Launcher (100 points) Foetid Bloat-Drone with Heavy Blight Launcher (100 points) Myphitic Blight-Haulers (90 points) Myphitic Blight-Haulers (90 points) Poxwalkers (60 points) Poxwalkers (60 points) Poxwalkers (60 points)
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+ PLAYER NAME: Jeremy “Curie” Atkinson
+ TEAM NAME: Stat Check
+ FACTION KEYWORD: Chaos – Death Guard
+ DETACHMENT: Virulent Vectorium
+ DETACHEMENT RULE: Worldblight
+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 2000pts
+ WARLORD: Char6: Tallyman
+ ENHANCEMENT: Char2: Daemon Prince – Revolting Regeneration, Char3: Lord of Contagion – Furnace of Plagues
+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 20
+ SECONDARY: – Bring It Down: (8×2) – Assassination: 7 Characters
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Virulent Vectorium
Strike Force (2000pts)
• 1x Hyper blight grenades
1x Injector pistol
1x Plague knives
• 1x Hellforged weapons
1x Infernal cannon
• Enhancement: Revolting Regeneration
• 1x Manreaper
• Enhancement: Furnace of Plagues
• 1x Manreaper
• 1x Power fist
1x Twin plague spewer
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Corrupted staff
1x Plague Wind
• Warlord
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Plasma pistol
• 1x Plague Champion
• 1x Plasma gun
1x Power fist
• 9x Plague Marine
• 2x Blight launcher
3x Heavy plague weapon
9x Plague knives
2x Plague spewer
2x Plasma gun
• 1x Armoured tracks
2x Combi-bolter
1x Havoc launcher
• 1x Deathshroud Champion
• 1x Icon of Despair (Aura)
1x Manreaper
2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 2x Deathshroud Terminator
• 2x Manreaper
2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 1x Deathshroud Champion
• 1x Icon of Despair (Aura)
1x Manreaper
2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 2x Deathshroud Terminator
• 2x Manreaper
2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 2x Plague Spitter
1x Plague probe
• 1x Heavy blight launcher
1x Plague probe
• 1x Heavy blight launcher
1x Plague probe
• 1x Heavy blight launcher
1x Plague probe
• 1x Bile spurt
1x Gnashing maw
1x Missile launcher
1x Multi-melta
• 1x Bile spurt
1x Gnashing maw
1x Missile launcher
1x Multi-melta
• 10x Poxwalker
• 10x Improvised weapon
• 10x Poxwalker
• 10x Improvised weapon
• 10x Poxwalker
• 10x Improvised weapon
Archetype
Virulent Goodstuff
Thoughts
Stompy Virulent with mini-Morty is very much the flavour of the moment for Death Guard, and is likely to continue to be so as Hammer falls away under the recent nerfs. An excellent debuffing, objective playing toolkit befitting of Mortarion’s Legion, -1 damage covers a multitude of sins in an increasingly melee inclined meta too. Fantastic work on the event win.
Josh Crowe – Imperial Knights (Noble Lance) – 2nd Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand Imperial Knights CHARACTERS Canis Rex (380 Points) Cerastus Knight Atrapos (365 Points) Cerastus Knight Atrapos (365 Points) Knight Crusader (365 Points) BATTLELINE Armiger Helverin (130 Points) Armiger Helverin (130 Points) Armiger Helverin (130 Points) Armiger Helverin (130 Points) Exported with App Version: v1.39.0 (1), Data Version: v662
4 Big (1995 Points)
Noble Lance
Strike Force (2,000 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Chainbreaker las-impulsor
• 1x Chainbreaker multi-laser
• 1x Freedom’s Hand
• 1x Atrapos lascutter
• 1x Graviton singularity cannon
• 1x Atrapos lascutter
• 1x Graviton singularity cannon
• 1x Avenger gatling cannon
• 1x Heavy flamer
• 1x Ironstorm missile pod
• 1x Questoris heavy stubber
• 1x Thermal cannon
• 1x Titanic feet
• 2x Armiger autocannon
• 1x Armoured feet
• 1x Questoris heavy stubber
• 2x Armiger autocannon
• 1x Armoured feet
• 1x Questoris heavy stubber
• 2x Armiger autocannon
• 1x Armoured feet
• 1x Questoris heavy stubber
• 2x Armiger autocannon
• 1x Armoured feet
• 1x Questoris heavy stubber
Archetype
Imperial Knights
Thoughts
Imperial Knights continue to stomp about doing stompy things! The Crusader is a good plug in alongside the Atropos, as I found out in a showdown against Polands Skark at WTC. The guns there give you some much needed volume for hordes, and help you mitigate some of the infantry skew lists looking to capitalise on low volume knight shooting. An excellent build. Very well done on the top placing.
Nick Jagiello – Astra Militarum (Hammer of the Emperor) – 3rd Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand Astra Militarum CHARACTERS Rogal Dorn Commander (280 points) Rogal Dorn Commander (265 points) BATTLELINE Cadian Shock Troops (65 points) OTHER DATASHEETS Attilan Rough Riders (60 points) Death Riders (60 points) Hellhound (125 points) Hellhound (125 points) Leman Russ Exterminator (180 points) Leman Russ Vanquisher (145 points) Leman Russ Vanquisher (145 points) Ratlings (60 points) Scout Sentinels (55 points) Scout Sentinels (55 points) ALLIED UNITS Canis Rex (380 points) Exported with App Version: v1.39.0 (92), Data Version: v662
🦍💨 (2000 points)
Strike Force (2000 points)
Hammer of the Emperor
• Warlord
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Coaxial autocannon
3x Heavy stubber
2x Multi-melta
1x Oppressor cannon
1x Pulveriser cannon
• Enhancement: Calm Under Fire
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Coaxial autocannon
3x Heavy stubber
2x Multi-melta
1x Oppressor cannon
1x Pulveriser cannon
• 1x Shock Trooper Sergeant
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Sergeant’s autogun
• 9x Shock Trooper
• 9x Close combat weapon
7x Lasgun
1x Meltagun
1x Plasma gun
1x Vox-caster
• 1x Rough Rider Sergeant
• 1x Hunting lance
1x Lasgun
1x Laspistol
1x Power sabre
1x Steed’s hooves
• 4x Rough Rider
• 4x Hunting lance
4x Lasgun
4x Laspistol
4x Steed’s hooves
• 1x Ridemaster
• 1x Death Rider lascarbine
1x Frag lance
1x Power sabre
1x Savage claws
• 4x Death Rider
• 4x Death Rider lascarbine
4x Frag lance
4x Power sabre
4x Savage claws
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Heavy flamer
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Inferno cannon
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Heavy flamer
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Inferno cannon
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Exterminator autocannon
1x Heavy stubber
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Lascannon
2x Multi-melta
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Heavy stubber
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Lascannon
2x Multi-melta
1x Vanquisher battle cannon
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Heavy stubber
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Lascannon
2x Multi-melta
1x Vanquisher battle cannon
• 5x Ratling Sniper
• 5x Close combat weapon
5x Sniper rifle
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Lascannon
1x Sentinel chainsaw
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Lascannon
1x Sentinel chainsaw
• 1x Chainbreaker las-impulsor
1x Chainbreaker multi-laser
1x Freedom’s Hand
Archetype
Dorns and Canis
Thoughts
Big tanks are fun, ok? Canis lines up with a Dorn on either side like he’s taking his dogs for a walk, and proceeds to yeet them through walls with his bare hands. That’s how I’m imagining this playing out anyway… Fantastic work on the top placing.
Éric Marcoux – Imperial Knights (Noble Lance) – 4th Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand Char1: 1x Canis Rex (380 pts): Warlord 1x Armiger Helverin (130 pts): 2x Armiger autocannon, Armoured feet, Questoris heavy stubber 6x Inquisitorial Agents (60 pts): Tome-skull
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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Imperium – Imperial Knights
+ DETACHMENT: Noble Lance
+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1995pts
+ ALLIED UNITS: Agents of the Imperium
+
+ WARLORD: Char1: Canis Rex
+ ENHANCEMENT:
+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 9
+ SECONDARY: – Bring It Down: (3×2) + (4×6) – Assassination: 4 Characters
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• 1x Canis Rex: Chainbreaker las-impulsor, Chainbreaker multi-laser, Freedom’s Hand
• 1x Sir Hekhtur: Close combat weapon, Hekhtur’s pistol
Char2: 1x Cerastus Knight Atrapos (365 pts): Atrapos lascutter, Graviton singularity cannon
Char3: 1x Cerastus Knight Atrapos (365 pts): Atrapos lascutter, Graviton singularity cannon
Char4: 1x Cerastus Knight Atrapos (365 pts): Atrapos lascutter, Graviton singularity cannon
1x Armiger Helverin (130 pts): 2x Armiger autocannon, Armoured feet, Questoris heavy stubber
1x Armiger Helverin (130 pts): 2x Armiger autocannon, Armoured feet, Questoris heavy stubber
• 5x Agent
2 with Agent firearm, Agent melee weapon
1 with Agent firearm, Agent melee weapon, Eviscerator
1 with Agent firearm, Agent melee weapon, Mystic stave
1 with Agent firearm, Agent melee weapon, Plasma pistol
• 1x Servitor: Agent melee weapon, Multi-melta
6x Voidsmen-at-Arms (70 pts)
• 4x Voidsman
3 with Close combat weapon, Lasgun, Laspistol
1 with Close combat weapon, Laspistol, Voidsman rotor cannon
• 1x Voidmaster: Artificer shotgun, Close combat weapon, Laspistol
• 1x Canid: Vicious bite
Archetype
IK Goodstuff
Thoughts
Straight up triple Atropos violence here – not without it’s bad match ups, but phenomenally potent when it can overrun the foe, and more than capable of smashing up opposing Knights too. It will be very interesting to see if this skew can persist after the slate, or if one of the bigs has to make way. Fantastic work on the top placing.
The Best of the Rest
There was 1 more player on 5-1 records. They were:
- 5th – Jean Masson – Tyranids (Subterranean Assault): Shooty tunnel nids with two Tyrannofex, a Zoan brick, and some Haruspex as well!
Tactical Chilli GT
46-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand on August 22 2025. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.
Jonty Larsen – Death Guard (Champions of Contagion) – 1st Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand CHARACTER Char1: 1x Biologus Putrifier (65 pts) Char2: 1x Daemon Prince of Nurgle (195 pts) Char3: 1x Lord of Contagion (110 pts) Char4: 1x Lord of Contagion (110 pts) Char5: 1x Lord of Virulence (90 pts) Char6: 1x Malignant Plaguecaster (60 pts) BATTLELINE 10x Plague Marines (190 pts) OTHER DATASHEETS 3x Deathshroud Terminators (140 pts) 3x Deathshroud Terminators (140 pts) 3x Deathshroud Terminators (140 pts) 10x Poxwalkers (60 pts) 10x Poxwalkers (60 pts) 2x Chaos Spawn (80 pts) 2x Chaos Spawn (80 pts) 1x Foetid Bloat-drone with heavy blight launcher (100 pts) 1x Foetid Bloat-drone with heavy blight launcher (100 pts) 1x Foetid Bloat-drone with heavy blight launcher (100 pts) 1x Myphitic Blight-hauler (90 pts) 1x Chaos Rhino (85 pts)
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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Chaos – Death Guard
+ DETACHMENT: Champions of Contagion
+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1995pts
+
+ WARLORD: Char2: Daemon Prince of Nurgle
+ ENHANCEMENT: Final Ingredient (on Char1: Biologus Putrifier)
+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 19
+ SECONDARY: – Bring It Down: (6×2) – Assassination: 6 Characters
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1 with Hyper blight grenades, Injector pistol, Plague knives
Enhancement: Final Ingredient (+20 pts)
1 with Hellforged weapons, Infernal cannon
• Warlord
1 with Manreaper
1 with Manreaper
1 with Power fist, Twin plague spewer
1 with Bolt pistol, Corrupted staff, Plague Wind
• 1x Plague Champion
1 with Plasma gun, Power fist
• 9x Plague Marine
1 with Plague knives, Plague spewer
2 with Blight launcher, Plague knives
4 with Heavy plague weapon, Plague knives
2 with Meltagun, Plague knives
• 1x Deathshroud Terminator Champion
1 with Manreaper, 2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• Icon of Despair
• 2x Deathshroud Terminator
2 with Manreaper, Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 1x Deathshroud Terminator Champion
1 with Manreaper, 2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• Icon of Despair
• 2x Deathshroud Terminator
2 with Manreaper, Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 1x Deathshroud Terminator Champion
1 with Manreaper, 2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• Icon of Despair
• 2x Deathshroud Terminator
2 with Manreaper, Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 10x Poxwalker
10 with Improvised weapons
• 10x Poxwalker
10 with Improvised weapons
• 2x Chaos Spawn
2 with Hideous Mutations
• 2x Chaos Spawn
2 with Hideous Mutations
1 with Heavy blight launcher, Plague probe
1 with Heavy blight launcher, Plague probe
1 with Heavy blight launcher, Plague probe
• 1x Myphitic Blight-hauler
1 with Bile spurt, Gnashing maw, Missile launcher, Multi-melta
1 with Armoured tracks, Combi-bolter, Havoc launcher, Combi-bolter
Archetype
Champions of Contagion
Thoughts
An intriguing meta flex here, as the Nurgle Daemon Prince slots into Champions! You don’t see him here much, but in all honesty, it does make sense. Champs has some fantastic strats (not least the full hit and wound rerolls of the wonderfully named Malignance Magnified) so being able to hit the go button on these as much as you can is a big deal. Otherwise, go-wide Death Guard as usual here! Fantastic work on the event win.
Cam Wilkinson – T’au Empire (Retaliation Cadre) – 2nd Place (Undefeated)
The List
Army List - Click to Expand Give me that penalty big boy (1990 points) T’au Empire CHARACTERS Commander Farsight (95 points) Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (110 points) Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (95 points) Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (95 points) Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (80 points) Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (100 points) OTHER DATASHEETS Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits (130 points) Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits (130 points) Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (110 points) Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (110 points) Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (150 points) Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (150 points) Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (150 points) Kroot Carnivores (65 points) Pathfinder Team (90 points) Pathfinder Team (90 points) Stealth Battlesuits (80 points) Stealth Battlesuits (80 points) Stealth Battlesuits (80 points) Exported with App Version: v1.39.0 (92), Data Version: v662
TO note: post list sub list change due to model issues. 10 point penalty per game, to be applied to game score at end of game so no challenger cards.
Strike Force (2000 points)
Retaliation Cadre
• Warlord
• 1x Dawn Blade
1x High-intensity plasma rifle
• 1x Battlesuit fists
2x Burst cannon
1x Cyclic ion blaster
2x Gun Drone
1x High-output burst cannon
• Enhancement: Prototype Weapon System
• 1x Battlesuit fists
4x Fusion blaster
2x Shield Drone
• 1x Battlesuit fists
4x Fusion blaster
2x Shield Drone
• 1x Battlesuit fists
1x Cyclic ion blaster
1x Marker Drone
3x Plasma rifle
1x Shield Drone
• 1x Battlesuit fists
1x Marker Drone
4x Missile pod
1x Shield Drone
• Enhancement: Starflare Ignition System
• 1x Crisis Fireknife Shas’vre
• 1x Battlesuit fists
1x Gun Drone
2x Plasma rifle
1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Fireknife Shas’ui
• 2x Battlesuit fists
2x Gun Drone
4x Plasma rifle
2x Shield Drone
• 1x Crisis Fireknife Shas’vre
• 1x Battlesuit fists
1x Gun Drone
2x Missile pod
1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Fireknife Shas’ui
• 2x Battlesuit fists
2x Gun Drone
4x Missile pod
2x Shield Drone
• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre
• 1x Battlesuit fists
1x Marker Drone
1x Shield Drone
2x T’au flamer
• 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui
• 2x Battlesuit fists
2x Gun Drone
2x Shield Drone
4x T’au flamer
• 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre
• 1x Battlesuit fists
2x Burst cannon
1x Gun Drone
1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui
• 2x Battlesuit fists
4x Burst cannon
2x Gun Drone
2x Shield Drone
• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre
• 1x Battlesuit fists
2x Fusion blaster
1x Gun Drone
1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui
• 2x Battlesuit fists
4x Fusion blaster
1x Gun Drone
1x Shield Drone
• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre
• 1x Battlesuit fists
2x Fusion blaster
1x Gun Drone
1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui
• 2x Battlesuit fists
4x Fusion blaster
1x Gun Drone
1x Shield Drone
• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre
• 1x Battlesuit fists
2x Fusion blaster
1x Gun Drone
1x Shield Drone
• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui
• 2x Battlesuit fists
4x Fusion blaster
1x Gun Drone
1x Shield Drone
• 1x Long-quill
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Kroot pistol
1x Kroot rifle
• 9x Kroot Carnivore
• 9x Close combat weapon
9x Kroot rifle
• 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Gun Drone
1x Pulse carbine
1x Pulse pistol
1x Recon Drone
1x Semi-automatic grenade launcher
1x Shield Drone
• 9x Pathfinder
• 9x Close combat weapon
3x Ion rifle
6x Pulse carbine
9x Pulse pistol
• 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Gun Drone
1x Pulse carbine
1x Pulse pistol
1x Recon Drone
1x Semi-automatic grenade launcher
1x Shield Drone
• 9x Pathfinder
• 9x Close combat weapon
3x Ion rifle
6x Pulse carbine
9x Pulse pistol
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
• 1x Battlesuit Support System
1x Battlesuit fists
1x Fusion blaster
1x Homing Beacon
1x Marker Drone
1x Shield Drone
• 2x Stealth Shas’ui
• 2x Battlesuit fists
2x Burst cannon
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
• 1x Battlesuit Support System
1x Battlesuit fists
1x Fusion blaster
1x Homing Beacon
1x Marker Drone
1x Shield Drone
• 2x Stealth Shas’ui
• 2x Battlesuit fists
2x Burst cannon
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
• 1x Battlesuit Support System
1x Battlesuit fists
1x Fusion blaster
1x Homing Beacon
1x Marker Drone
1x Shield Drone
• 2x Stealth Shas’ui
• 2x Battlesuit fists
2x Burst cannon
Archetype
Crisis? What Crisis?
Thoughts
Ret Cadre drops down and starts blasting, and I am HERE for it. Triple Sunforge gives you some quite serious hard-target removal here, and whilst you are playing an absolute knife-edge game to leverage the suits and damage appropriately before they meet a sticky end, if you can hit on your terms you can then pick off the opponent at will as space opens up. Epic to see a couple of non-Kroot T’au builds having good runs this week! Very well done indeed.
The Best of the Rest
There were 7 more players on 4-1 records. They were:
- 3rd – Ezra Blow – Adeptus Custodes (Lions of the Emperor): Caladius backline, with Guard and Wardens ahead.
- 4th – Luke Paruman – Astra Militarum (Combined Arms): Double Dorn, double Bullgryn, triple Russ Combined Arms.
- 5th – sterling Arnet – Aeldari (Warhost): Glorious War Host MSU including two squads of Shining Spears to make my heart sing.
- 6th – Koby Taylor – Space Marines (Astartes) (Gladius Task Force): Vintage Ultramarines Gladius with Vindicators.
- 7th – Louis Thomson-Gregg – Blood Angels (Liberator Assault Group): All-in BA death bricks with MSU Vanguard Veterans.
- 8th – James Wardle – Aeldari (Ghosts of the Webway): Genuine Harlequins – loads of Troupes, bricks of Skyweavers, and some Voidweavers. Knights beware!!
- 9th – Logan Cain – Imperial Knights (Noble Lance): Canis, some bigs, and some Armigers and agents.
Free State Mid Summer GT
34-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Holton, KS, US on August 23 2025. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.
Aaron Hermstedt – Death Guard (Champions of Contagion) – 1st Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand Death Guard CHARACTERS Biologus Putrifier (45 points) Lord of Contagion (110 points) Lord of Contagion (110 points) Lord of Virulence (90 points) Malignant Plaguecaster (60 points) Tallyman (40 points) BATTLELINE Plague Marines (190 points) DEDICATED TRANSPORTS Chaos Rhino (85 points) OTHER DATASHEETS Deathshroud Terminators (140 points) Deathshroud Terminators (140 points) Deathshroud Terminators (140 points) Foetid Bloat-Drone (90 points) Foetid Bloat-Drone with Heavy Blight Launcher (100 points) Foetid Bloat-Drone with Heavy Blight Launcher (100 points) Foetid Bloat-Drone with Heavy Blight Launcher (100 points) Poxwalkers (60 points) Poxwalkers (60 points) ALLIED UNITS Knight Despoiler (335 points) Exported with App Version: v1.39.0 (92), Data Version: v662
Feeling CoCky (1995 points)
Strike Force (2000 points)
Champions of Contagion
• 1x Hyper blight grenades
1x Injector pistol
1x Plague knives
• 1x Manreaper
• 1x Manreaper
• 1x Power fist
1x Twin plague spewer
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Corrupted staff
1x Plague Wind
• Warlord
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Plasma pistol
• 1x Plague Champion
• 1x Plasma gun
1x Power fist
• 9x Plague Marine
• 2x Blight launcher
3x Heavy plague weapon
9x Plague knives
2x Plague spewer
2x Plasma gun
• 1x Armoured tracks
2x Combi-bolter
1x Havoc launcher
• 1x Deathshroud Champion
• 1x Icon of Despair (Aura)
1x Manreaper
2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 2x Deathshroud Terminator
• 2x Manreaper
2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 1x Deathshroud Champion
• 1x Icon of Despair (Aura)
1x Manreaper
2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 2x Deathshroud Terminator
• 2x Manreaper
2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 1x Deathshroud Champion
• 1x Icon of Despair (Aura)
1x Manreaper
2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 2x Deathshroud Terminator
• 2x Manreaper
2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 1x Fleshmower
1x Plague probe
• 1x Heavy blight launcher
1x Plague probe
• 1x Heavy blight launcher
1x Plague probe
• 1x Heavy blight launcher
1x Plague probe
• 10x Poxwalker
• 10x Improvised weapon
• 10x Poxwalker
• 10x Improvised weapon
• 2x Despoiler battle cannon
3x Diabolus heavy stubber
1x Ruinspear rocket pod
1x Titanic feet
Archetype
Wings has done this on purpose
Thoughts
I am absolutely certain someone has left me a ‘Hammer with Despoiler’ list down the end as a sneaky surprise just when I was starting to think the meta was healing. Obviously this is a window to the past now – but will we continue to see it going forwards?! We will know very, very soon.
The Best of the Rest
There were 6 more players on 4-1 records. They were:
- 2nd – John Vuchetich – Chaos Knights (Lords of Dread): Double Despoiler, a Lancer and an Atropos in Dread with some Nurgle Daemon friends.
- 3rd – kyle lamperez – Imperial Knights (Noble Lance): Canis, two Wardens, and loads of Armigers.
- 4th – Matthew Doughman – Imperial Knights (Noble Lance): Canis, two Atropos, and loads of Armigers.
- 5th – John Indellicate – Genestealer Cult (Biosanctic Broodsurge): Chunky Biosanctic with two full bricks of Aberrants – Patriarch stays home to frustrate IK! LOVE IT.
- 6th – Chase Campbell – T’au Empire (Mont’ka): A real all-rounder Mont’ka list with Broadsides, Skyrays, and Devilfish.
- 7th – Joe Guzowski – Chaos Space Marines (Pactbound Zealots): MSU Legios and Raptors ride alongside a glorious Khorne Land Raider full of Chosen. Epic stuff.
Wrap Up
There we are folks! Early signs of a meta on the turn, as new points settle in. It’s going to be very interesting seeing how the pieces fall now – is speedy pressure combat back? Can Knights continue to hang? Are Death Guard eternal? Only time will tell! Get out there and stress test that meta for us, and we will see you next week.
Lowest of Men, out.
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