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40K Competitive Innovations

[40K] Competitive Innovations in 10th: Dataslate Deluge pt.1

James "One_Wing" Grover - October 30, 2024

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...

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Detachment Focus: Hallowed Martyrs

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 29, 2024

We take a deep dive into the Hallowed Martyrs Detachment for the Adepta Sororitas - its rules, how it works, and how to play it.

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Hammer of Math: Pariah Nexus Secret Missions

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 28, 2024

We take a look at Secret Missions and Gambits and look at the stats behind how often they're picked, how often they succeed, how often that leads to wins, and how things have changed since the Q4 update.

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Detachment Focus: Penitent Host

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 26, 2024

We take a deep dive into the Penitent Host Detachment for the Adepta Sororitas, talking about how it works and how to play it.

40K Competitive Innovations

[40K] Competitive Innovations in 10th: Doing It Live pt.1

James "One_Wing" Grover - October 23, 2024

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...

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Detachment Focus: Army of Faith

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 22, 2024

In this Detachment Focus we look at the Army of Faith for the Sisters of Battle - how they work and how to play them.

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The Warhammer 40,000 October 2024 Balance Update Round-up

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 19, 2024

GW dropped a large balance update to the game this week, adjusting points for every faction and updating some core rules as well as the tournament companion. In case you missed our coverage, we recap it all here, along with links to the posts.

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TheChirurgeon’s Road Through 2024, Part 33: Armies on Parade

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 17, 2024

Welcome back, Dear Reader, to my ongoing blog of competitive and hobby progress for 2024. Last time around I talked about the cancelation of the GW US Open in Tampa, and how that basically changed my plans. This week I'm going...

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The Q4 2024 Balance Update: Imperium Factions

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 16, 2024

We look at the changes to the non-Space Marine Imperium factions in the Q4 2024 Balance Update, and talk about how they've changed and what it means for the competitive meta.

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The Q4 2024 Balance Update: Space Marines

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 16, 2024

We look at the changes to the various Space Marine Chapters in the Q4 2024 Balance Update, and talk about how they've changed and what it means for the competitive meta.