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The Goonhammer Hot Take: The September 2023 40k Balance Dataslate – Core Rules Changes

Liam "Corrode" Royle - September 7, 2023

The first balance dataslate of 40k's 10th edition comes screaming down from the Games Workshop Strike Cruiser and unloads a drop pod full of rules updates, accompanied by version 1.3 of the Munitorum Field Manual which incorporates a broad...

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The August 2023 Kill Team Balance Dataslate

HappyRaccoon - August 10, 2023

Games Workshop dropped its Q3 Balance Dataslate for Kill Team today, outlining a number of changes to the format. In this article we’ll look at what changed, what it means, and how these changes will affect the competitive meta...

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The Final 9th Edition Dataslate and FAQ update: The Goonhammer Hot Take

Liam "Corrode" Royle - April 13, 2023

Earlier today, Games Workshop released what will presumably be the last Balance Dataslate of 9th edition, which you can find here. Accompanying it is an updated FAQ for the Arks of Omen GT pack. The combination of the December 2022...

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The January 2023 Warhammer 40k FAQ Update

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - January 5, 2023

Today certainly has been a busy day. In addition to dropping preorders for Arks of Omen, the latest points in the Munitorium Field Manual, and the Balance Dataslate, Games Workshop has also released FAQs for a significant number of...

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Chapter Approved: Arks of Omen – The Goonhammer Review

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 5, 2023

It’s a whole new season in the 41st Millenium - we’re leaving the ruins of Warzone Nephilim behind and confronting the chaotic new battlefields unleashed by the Arks of Omen. We’ve got a new mission pack, carrying with it...

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The Q4 2022 40k Balance Dataslate – The Goonhammer Hot Take

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 20, 2022

It’s finally that time again – the design studio have gazed upon the metagame, rotated it in their minds, and made some tweaks aimed at leveling the playing field. Let’s take a look at what’s changed, and what it...

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The April 2022 Balance Dataslate Revision and Rules Legality Update

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - April 20, 2022

Hello again, Dear Reader. You may recall that last week Games Workshop issued its second quarterly balance dataslate for Warhammer 40,000, significantly changing the game's meta with a host of new rules and adjustments for multiple factions. We had...

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The April 2022 40k Balance Dataslate Competitive Roundtable

James "One_Wing" Grover - April 15, 2022

Games Workshop released their third quarterly Balance Dataslate yesterday, giving us sweeping changes that nerf some of the game’s top armies and boost some of the underperformers. We put out a hot take yesterday (and would like to thank...

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The March 2022 Kill Team Balance Dataslate Hot Take

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - March 7, 2022

Games Workshop released a new balance dataslate for Kill Team today, giving us some major changes to a number of key factions. This is great news, generally - it indicates that GW are serious about course correcting imbalances in...

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The Q1 40k Balance Dataslate and FAQs – Analysis and Hot Takes

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 4, 2022

As promised - and earlier than expected, if we’re being honest - Games Workshop delivered the second balance dataslate today, along with a host of FAQs. Far from the massive changes last time around, there are a lot of...