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Hammer of Math: Terminators vs Aggressors

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - October 9, 2023

This week's Hammer of Math makes a comparison between two of the Big Boys of Space Marine forces: Terminators and Aggressors. When Warhammer 40k first came out, the Terminator was the iconic heavy infantry. 2nd Edition featured them having a...

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Hammer of Math: Codex Space Marines Detachment Effects

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - October 2, 2023

This week's Hammer of Math looks at the effects of the detachment wide rules available in the new Space Marines Codex. The release of the new Space Marine codex reinforces the theme we first saw in the Tyranid book, with...

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Hammer of Math: Death Guard (10th Edition)

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - September 25, 2023

We take a look at the math behind several of the key abilities of the Death Guard, including their new Contagions.

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Hammer of Math: Tyranids and Battle-Shock

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - September 18, 2023

This week's Hammer of Math dives into an uncomfortable amount of chitin and acidic mucus to look at some of the Battle-shock effects and 10th Edition Codex: Tyranids. Leadership and morale have always been an interesting part of Warhammer 40k,...

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Hammer of Math: Optimal Re-Roll Strategy for Critical-Hit Abilities

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - September 11, 2023

This week's Hammer of Math takes a dive into the optimal time to use a re-roll when exploring the use of abilities like Lethal Hits in Warhammer 40k. Critical Hit mechanics have become a major part of 10th Edition, to...

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Hammer of Math: Index Aeldari is Historically Pushed – We Should Take Note

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - September 4, 2023

This week we've handed over the reigns of Hammer of Math to Stat Check's "Custode" Cliff Thomas, who is here to talk about the current reign of Aeldari dominance and just how historic the period has been. At this point,...

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Hammer of Math: In Which We Mathematically Prove the Wraithknight is Bullshit

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - August 28, 2023

We're... a bit On One this week, after having to suffer through yet another week of Eldar dominance in our weekly Competitive Innovations columns. This week's Hammer of Math takes a fair and balanced look at a unit which...

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Hammer of Math: Thousand Sons Kindred Sorcery

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - August 21, 2023

This week's Hammer of Math looks at the effects and synergies of the Kindred Sorcery detachment rule for Thousand Sons Cults of Magic in Warhammer 40k. I don't envy the folks who write rules at Games Workshop. There's a lot...

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Hammer of Math: Going First in 10th Edition – August, 2023

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - August 14, 2023

Welcome back, Dear Reader, to Hammer of Math, which these past few weeks has been under my leadership as we've delved deep into the statistical data from 10th edition games. This week the journey continues, and we'll be taking...

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Hammer of Math: 10th Edition Secondary Objective Statistics

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - August 7, 2023

Welcome back to Hammer of Math, Dear Reader. Last time around I Looked at primary scoring and promised I'd be back "relatively soon" to talk about Secondary scoring and "soon" has become "now." The data in this week's sample comes...