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Q1 2024 Balance Dataslate & MFM – Imperium – The Goonhammer Review

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 30, 2024

Today Games Workshop released a massive update for Warhammer 40,000 giving us a huge shake-up for competitive play. In addition to the balance dataslate for Q1 2024, we also saw the release of a new game-wide points update, rules/FAQ...

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How to Paint Everything – Deathwatch Space Marines

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - November 29, 2023

This article is part of a larger series on how to paint Space Marines. To return to that series, click here. In our How to Paint Everything series, we take a look at different armies of the Warhammer universe, examine...

40K Competitive Innovations

Competitive Innovations in 10th: Ready to Fall?

James "One_Wing" Grover - September 6, 2023

OK, so Games Workshop have done me the gracious mercy of announcing that the Balance Dataslate is coming out tomorrow (yes, good, more of this), providing me with an excellent excuse to keep this brief after a busy weekend running...

Columns

Lore Explainer: War Zone Octarius

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - September 1, 2023

In The Lore Explainer, we take a deep look at the lore behind our favorite games, movies, and books, and talk about the story behind them and sum up what you need to know and how you can find...

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Competitive Innovations in 10th: Signature Look of Superiority pt.2

James "One_Wing" Grover - August 25, 2023

Ah, hey, didn't see you there. Welcome. Welcome back to the hell I have made for myself. I'm sorry I ever played Aeldari, OK? I'm a Necron player now. Please release me. Once again, President Stu, our metagame yearns...

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Competitive Innovations in 10th: Wraithknights at the Warmaster pt.1

James "One_Wing" Grover - August 16, 2023

It's been another busy week in the 40K world, with hundreds of the world's best players gathering in Europe for the Warmaster GT, and a trio of healthily-sized majors alongside it. A certain gigantic robot has, admittedly, been somewhat...

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Competitive Innovations in 10th? No, More Elves! pt.2

James "One_Wing" Grover - August 11, 2023

So, the way this ended up split in two, part 1 didn't live up to the title that well. Now, face to bloodshed. Today we are looking at: Battle To End Alzheimers GT 2023 (major) BMC Cup War in the Fort Wars...

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Competitive Innovations in 10th? No, More Elves! pt.1

James "One_Wing" Grover - August 9, 2023

Imagine a Wraithknight's gigantic foot, stomping on the metagame forever. Shortly you will not need to imagine this as we pop open our first event. This is your weekly update - Eldar and GSC, still way too good. In wider...

Competitive Play

10th Edition Competitive Faction Focus: Deathwatch

Innes Wilson - August 8, 2023

It's the Imperium's turn for a faction focus, and today Stat Check's Innes Wilson (also captain of the Scottish WTC team) joins ups to take a look at Deathwatch. Innes is well known for his love of blowing stuff...

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Competitive Innovations in 10th: Silver and Gold

James "One_Wing" Grover - August 2, 2023

Another week of 10th Edition, and to answer the first question yes Aeldari and Genestealer Cults are still vastly too good. Apparently if I don't say that up front people get real mad, so to be clear assume that's the...