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Hammer of Math: Space Marines in the New Meta (January 2023)

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - January 9, 2023

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at the effect of the changes in the new Balance Dataslate, Munitorium Field Manual, and Arks of Omen on Space Marines. What a week. For those who don't obsess over every detail of...

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Hammer of Math: Leman Russ Turret Mayhem

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - December 5, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math dives into the realm of really big guns and the tanks that drive them, focusing on the main weapon options of the Astra Militarum Leman Russ Tank. The Astra Militarum are defined by two key...

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Hammer of Math: Imperial Knight Non-House Martial Traditions

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - November 7, 2022

Picking up from where we left last week, this week's Hammer of Math continues to look at the efficacy of the various Martial Traditions in Codex: Imperial Knights. Now we're on to the stuff that Freelancers can use. For those...

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Hammer of Math: Imperial Knight House Martial Traditions

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - October 31, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at the effects of the various House Martial Traditions available within Codex: Imperial Knights. One of the advantages of writing a weekly column on gaming statistics is that I can exploit this...

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Hammer of Math: In Which We Mathematically Prove the Repulsor Executioner Sucks

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - October 24, 2022

This week Hammer of Math tests a common theorem: that the Repulsor Executioner sucks. When the RepEx was first released I immediately fell in love. A floating brick with a big gun on top that looked cool and was basically...

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Hammer of Math: Warhammer 40k Leagues of Votann Options and Builds

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - September 26, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math takes another look at Leagues of Votann, focusing on the options available to different units. Last week, in what turned out to be fairly popular article, we provided a rather expletive-laden discussion on why multiple...

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Hammer of Math: Nephilim Secondary Data 8/1/2022

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - August 1, 2022

Welcome, Dear Reader to another fill-in Hammer of Math. Primaris Kevin couldn't be here this week so you once again have me filling in with some stats and data from our wonderful dataset over at 40kstats. The War Zone Nephilim...

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Hammer of Math 6/20/2022: The Nephilim CP Crunch

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - June 20, 2022

Welcome back, Dear Reader, to the ongoing Hammer of Math fill-in series while "Primaris" Kevin is on paternity leave. Over the weekend we reviewed the new War Zone: Nephilim GT rules, which completely shake up how army construction and...

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Hammer of Math: Tournaments in Winning Position and Other Key Performance Stats, Explained

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - June 6, 2022

Hello again, Dear Reader! Primaris Kevin is once again out this week, taking some much-needed paternity leave to celebrate a new arrival. And that means you get me again, focusing on competitive play statistics. If you're a regular reader...

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Hammer of Math: Secondary Objectives, May 2022

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - May 30, 2022

Hello, Dear Reader! Primaris Kevin is off again, having overexerted himself yesterday. That means this week you get me, doing A Thing with a bunch of meta stats. In case you missed it, we've been hard at work revamping...