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Competitive Innovations in 10th: British Slaughter Time pt.2

More events from the US and Europe to look at today, including another hefty major Stateside. Today we're covering: Flying Monkey Con 40k Champs VAE VICTIS 2024 Editor's Note: We didn't notice till it was far too late that this was...

Competitive Innovations in 10th: British Slaughter Time pt.1

You may not know this about us, but we love big Warhammer. This weekend was the LGT, now a reliable lock for the second biggest event of the year after LVO, and we'll be kicking off with a look...

Competitive Innovations in Pannithor #0: Clash! A-ah!

In a new feature for Goonhammer’s Kings of War coverage, Stephanie Bee reviews lists from Clash of Kings 2024, the largest Kings of War event ever (so far!).

Competitive Innovations in 10th: The Usual Suspects pt.1

This week the teams bug hit America in a big way with the Champions cup, drawing in a massive number of top players from across the States (and indeed from further afield). That's slightly reduced the overall number of...

Competitive Innovations in 10th: Tally Ho pt.2

It's part 2 of Competitive Innovations, and chivalry continues to be back as the Imperial Knights face off with Genestealer Cults in our big Showdown. Elsewhere, various top factions continue to make their presence known as we head towards our...

Competitive Innovations in 10th: Tally Ho pt.1

A refreshing shakeup this week - while there are some strong showings from our regular metagame villains, this week we've got a healthy variety of breakthroughs for other factions, including a particularly admirable surge for Imperial Knights. If you've...

Hammer of Math: The Good Meta, the Bad Meta, and the In-Between

In this week's Hammer of Math, we take a look at faction win rates for top Elo players and how those compare to players with lower scores - is there a different meta for top players?

Competitive Innovations in 10th: Beast Mode pt.1

We're in short intro mode this week because I spent the weekend running the GHO UK (see below) and am still recovering from the classic TO's mix of not enough sleep and a very late drive home on the...

Competitive Innovations 40K Bonus: Interview with NOVA Champion Derek Apsche

Since the Chaos Space Marines Codex was released, Derek Apsche has been busy proving that the Chaos Cult detachment is the real deal, far more powerful than most people initially assumed. Most recently, he took the trophy and a...

Competitive Innovations in 10th: Cult Classics pt.1

Another week brings us more twists and turns in the metagame. This week Bringers of Flame players have truly locked in, achieving new heights of dominance, though Dark Angels and Thousand Sons continue to give them a run for...