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BLUNDERDOME 2 Lists: Drukhari and Tau

Welcome back, Dear Reader, to the sacred battlegrounds of the second BLUNDERDOME. For those of you who missed yesterday's announcement on this year's Blunderdome, you can find the article with more info on the event here. The short version...

Kill Team Datasheets in 40K: The Goonhammer Hot Take

Games Workshop surprised us this week with a batch of new datasheets, covering rules for some of the new Kill Teams that have been released in the past few months as well as some of the older models we’ve...

Ruleshammer 40k: Leagues of Votann

Welcome to Ruleshammer! This time I'm covering more questions about Codex Leagues of Votann! You can find more Ruleshammer Q&A by clicking the banner below! FAQed by GW All About Beams They can hit friendlies? Yes. Out of the gate the very first...

Ruleshammer Battle: Episode 8 – Some Tactical Alternatives

Welcome to Ruleshammer! This week is the 8th "episode" of a series I'm calling Ruleshammer Battle. A step by step explanation of a small game of warhammer 40k. Remember the banner below will take you to the Ruleshammer 9th...

Ruleshammer Battle: Episode 7 – Death Guard Turn 1 Charging and Fighting!

Welcome to Ruleshammer! This week is the sixth "episode" of a series I'm calling Ruleshammer Battle. A step by step explanation of a small game of warhammer 40k. Remember the banner below will take you to the Ruleshammer 9th...

T’au Empire (Hunter Cadre) Kill Team Tactics

One year in we've seen several kill teams from the Compendium be replaced by teams in White Dwarf and other releases, though some Compendium teams are still out there and active. Among these are the Huntre Cadre, the T'au...

2Q22 Dataslate Faction Focus: Richard Siegler Talks T’au Empire

Games Workshop dropped its Q2 Balance Dataslate for 40k in mid-April, dramatically changing a number of key factions. Astra Militarum, Marines and Sisters were buffed, Harlequins, T’au, and Custodes were nerfed, and some key game rules were changed. Now...

Adeptican’t: The Heart of the Hurricane

Like most people, most years, I also did not go to Adepticon last weekend. Instead, I took part in a Crusade-based Narrative campaign, which is a nicer way of saying I didn't leave the house for two days. You don’t...

Hammer of Math: Crisis Battlesuit Weapons

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at the myriad of options that are available for T'au Crisis Battlesuits, and how the escalating cost for repeating the same weapon could change how players configure these units. Crisis Battlesuits, along...

Model Review: Darkstrider

The new Codex: T'au Empire gave us more than just a new book - along side the release GW also released a new plastic model for Darkstrider. We've already mentioned the unit's datasheet in our review, but today we're...