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TheChirurgeon’s Road Through 2024, Part 6: Final Prep for the Oxford GT

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - April 18, 2024

Rob's road through 2024 continues as he plays some final practice games doing prep for the Oxford GT and gets in some last-minute painting.

40K Competitive Innovations

Competitive Innovations in 10th: Five Alarm Phaerons pt.2

James "One_Wing" Grover - April 11, 2024

Part the second, in which there is more Warhammer. Controversial I know. We've got more Necrons, but we've also got those brutal Space Marines I promised yesterday, plus some great showings from Aeldari, Genestealer Cults and more. Let's dig...

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Competitive Innovations in 10th: The Meta Adepts pt.1

James "One_Wing" Grover - March 27, 2024

Big events all over the shop this week, with blockbusters in each of the US, UK and Europe. The metagame continues to shift week-to-week - Necrons are definitely stalwarts right now, but this week the T'au are on the...

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Competitive Innovations in 10th: Chewing the Scenery pt.1

James "One_Wing" Grover - March 13, 2024

It's a particularly nefarious week out there. The Necrons, an entire culture built around emulating Starscream, re-assert their dominance after a mild wobble, and the World Eaters blast to some top finishes, shaking off whatever shackles the (fairly substantial)...

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Competitive Innovations in 10th: Silver Tide pt.3

James "One_Wing" Grover - March 2, 2024

At this point I have to accept that I fully exist in a hell of my own creation. I'm writing this sitting at the judges desk at the Goonhammer Open, with round 1 in full swing, and Lowest of...

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Competitive Innovations in 10th: Silver Tide pt.2

James "One_Wing" Grover - March 1, 2024

Our gigantic week continues today, with Lowest of Men taking the helm on the next five events. Just before I (Wings) let him loose, some hype up top - this weekend we're taking an active hand in pumping up the number...

40K Competitive Innovations

Competitive Innovations in 10th: Silver Tide pt.1

James "One_Wing" Grover - February 28, 2024

Welp, it's finally happened, this week we're going to three parts. That's because the past weekend was an absolutely astounding blowout of 40K, featuring ~1200 players participating in 16 GT+ events (around half of them majors) and that doesn't even account for...

Competitive Play

Hammer of Math: Save Distribution in Warhammer 40k

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - February 26, 2024

This week's Hammer of Math expands on the work from last week and looks at how Saves are distributed across the competitive scene. Last week we looked at how toughness characteristics were distributed in Warhammer 40k tournament lists and talked...

Competitive Play

Competitive Faction Focus: Death Guard (Updated February 20, 2024)

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 21, 2024

10th Edition is in full swing and with the Q3 2023 Dataslate behind us and some tournaments in the books it’s time to look at the game’s factions and how they shake out following the most recent changes to...

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Unit Focus: Death Guard Leaders (Updated February 21, 2024)

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 21, 2024

In this article series we’re taking a look at the leader options available to each faction, looking at what units they pair with, and talking about the combos available to those units as well as tips for running them...