We really are in the final stages of the old metagame now – we know a Balance Dataslate is dropping this week, the Pariah missions release on the weekend, and the Sisters and GSC Codexes will start kicking in alongside them. Given that, and because we’ve been very busy, we’re going a little light this week (and probably next week) with no Showdowns.

We will, of course, still be ensuring that everyone who hit a top finish gets their moment in the spotlight, especially as people still seem to be throwing out hot new tech every week – we’ve got a bunch of unusual builds to cover. Let’s take a look at what we’ve got lined up.

Today I (Wings) will be covering:

THE BRISTOL 40K SUPER MAJOR
1. A1 eSports Super Major 24
YHP- “Road to the NOVA Open” 40K GT
The Epic Summer Splash Charity GT
Chuchichästli Rumble 1.0
Critical Fail 40k Major

On Friday we’ll have Lowest of Men picking up:

Frontline Gaming ACO 2024 Warhammer 40K Champs
Risky Rollers – Calling the Banners 40k GT
GT Sevilla Individual – Híspalis Imperium
ForgeFire Open 2
Black Tower Summer Edition – Warmaster GT
TORNEO CLASIFICATORIO ARTHOBBIES

THE BRISTOL 40K SUPER MAJOR

265-player, 7-round Supermajor in Stoke Gifford, England, United Kingdom on June 15 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

Jonathan Summerfield – Chaos Space Marines (Renegade Raiders) – 1st Place

The List

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Bristol Raiders (2000 points)

Chaos Space Marines
Strike Force (2000 points)
Renegade Raiders

CHARACTERS

Chaos Lord (115 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Daemon hammer
1x Plasma pistol
• Enhancement: Mark of the Hound

Fabius Bile (85 points)
• 1x Fabius Bile
• 1x Chirurgeon
1x Rod of Torment
1x Xyclos Needler
• 1x Surgeon Acolyte
• 1x Surgeon Acolyte’s tools

Sorcerer in Terminator Armour (105 points)
• 1x Chaos Familiar
1x Combi-weapon
1x Force weapon
1x Infernal Gaze
• Enhancement: Despot’s Claim

BATTLELINE

Cultist Mob (50 points)
• 1x Cultist Champion
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Brutal assault weapon
• 9x Chaos Cultist
• 9x Autopistol
9x Brutal assault weapon

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Chaos Rhino (75 points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Combi-bolter
1x Combi-weapon
1x Havoc launcher

OTHER DATASHEETS

Chaos Bikers (70 points)
• 1x Biker Champion
• 1x Chaos Icon
1x Close combat weapon
1x Combi-bolter
1x Plasma pistol
• 2x Chaos Biker
• 2x Astartes chainsword
2x Close combat weapon
2x Combi-bolter
2x Plasma gun

Chaos Predator Destructor (130 points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Combi-weapon
1x Havoc launcher
2x Lascannon
1x Predator autocannon

Chosen (250 points)
• 1x Chosen Champion
• 1x Boltgun
1x Chaos Icon
1x Plasma pistol
1x Power fist
• 9x Chosen
• 6x Accursed weapon
7x Bolt pistol
3x Boltgun
4x Combi-weapon
2x Paired accursed weapons
2x Plasma pistol
1x Power fist

Havocs (120 points)
• 1x Havoc Champion
• 1x Accursed weapon
1x Meltagun
• 4x Havoc
• 4x Close combat weapon
4x Havoc lascannon

Havocs (120 points)
• 1x Havoc Champion
• 1x Accursed weapon
1x Meltagun
• 4x Havoc
• 4x Close combat weapon
4x Havoc reaper chaincannon

Warp Talons (220 points)
• 1x Warp Talon Champion
• 1x Warp claws
• 9x Warp Talon
• 9x Warp claws

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Archetype

Combined Arms Raiders

Thoughts

This is a nice easy one for me to start with, as I had the pleasure of playing against Jonathan in round four of the event. This build leans towards the shootier end of Renegade Raiders, using the great synergy between the Detachment Rule and Predator Destructors to push damage early, then hitting the opponent with waves of additional pressure out of Rhinos or Rapid Ingress. Fabius Bile has been showing up in lots of Raiders builds as he benefits a lot from boosted AP and also makes your second wave harder to shift, which can be terminal for a foe already on the ropes.

The particularly nice bit of tech that Jonathan has beyond that is the double Havoc Rhino. In our game he held this in Strategic Reserves, and it’s a nice way to gradually ration out more killing power while the opponent is bogged down in the mid-board. It works particularly well for Raiders because the disembarking Havocs are eligible for Ruinous Raid, and it’s generally much harder for the opponent to play around all possible angles of that from Reserves than it is from a Transport on the board.

Jonathan played his list extremely well in our game, using its ability to keep the foe under constant pressure to maximum effect, and it’s fantastic to see him go on to take the whole thing – congratulations!

Mark Crombleholme – Necrons (Hypercrypt Legion) – 2nd Place

The List

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Perfectly balanced, as all things should be (2000 Points)

Necrons
Hypercrypt Legion
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

C’tan Shard of the Deceiver (265 Points)
• 1x Cosmic insanity
1x Golden fists

Hexmark Destroyer (70 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Enmitic disintegrator pistols

Lokhust Lord (100 Points)
• 1x Lord’s blade
1x Resurrection Orb
• Enhancements: Osteoclave Fulcrum

Lokhust Lord (105 Points)
• 1x Lord’s blade
1x Resurrection Orb
• Enhancements: Arisen Tyrant

OTHER DATASHEETS

Canoptek Scarab Swarms (40 Points)
• 3x Canoptek Scarab Swarm
• 3x Feeder mandibles

Flayed Ones (120 Points)
• 10x Flayed One
• 10x Flayer claws

Lokhust Destroyers (180 Points)
• 6x Lokhust Destroyer
• 6x Close combat weapon
6x Gauss cannon

Lokhust Heavy Destroyers (150 Points)
• 3x Lokhust Heavy Destroyer
• 3x Close combat weapon
3x Enmitic exterminator

Lokhust Heavy Destroyers (150 Points)
• 3x Lokhust Heavy Destroyer
• 3x Close combat weapon
3x Gauss destructor

Skorpekh Destroyers (180 Points)
• 6x Skorpekh Destroyer
• 2x Plasmacyte
6x Skorpekh hyperphase weapons

Tomb Blades (75 Points)
• 3x Tomb Blade
• 3x Close combat weapon
2x Particle beamer
3x Shadowloom
3x Shieldvanes
1x Twin tesla carbine

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Archetype

Shooty Destroyer Hypercrypt

Thoughts

In second place we’ve got Mark’s very unique Necrons build, iterating on some tools he’s been tinkering with all edition. The list uses big squads of Flayed Ones in combination with the Deceiver to great effect – you can screen out a huge amount of Infiltration space for the enemy then pull them into Reserves if you need, and on UKTC boards there’s generally also some great places to hide them to project threat. That (plus the counter-charge threat from the Skorpekh) helps them run interference for the trulymonstrous number of Lokhusts mark is packing, who will be having a whale of a time teleporting around the table and blasting the foe to bits. Regular Lokhusts stack up pretty well into some popular metagame choices, and the configurability of where you put the Lords lets you adapt very effectively to whatever you run into. It’s completely different from what pretty much anyone else is playing, and I love seeing something so unique thrive, well done Mark!

Ed Watts – Black Templars (Righteous Crusaders) – 3rd Place

The List

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Bristol (1995 Points)

Space Marines
Black Templars
Righteous Crusaders
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Castellan (100 Points)
• 1x Combi-weapon
1x Master-crafted power weapon
• Enhancements: Tännhauser’s Bones

Chaplain Grimaldus (120 Points)
• 1x Chaplain Grimaldus
• 1x Artificer crozius
1x Plasma pistol
• 3x Cenobyte Servitor
• 3x Close combat weapon

High Marshal Helbrecht (120 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Ferocity
1x Sword of the High Marshals

BATTLELINE

Primaris Crusader Squad (280 Points)
• 1x Primaris Sword Brother
• 1x Power weapon
1x Pyre pistol
• 11x Primaris Initiate
• 7x Astartes chainsword
11x Bolt pistol
11x Close combat weapon
7x Heavy bolt pistol
4x Heavy bolt pistol
4x Power fist
• 8x Primaris Neophyte
• 7x Astartes chainsword
7x Bolt pistol
1x Close combat weapon
1x Neophyte firearm

Tactical Squad (140 Points)
• 1x Tactical Sergeant
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Combi-weapon
1x Power fist
• 8x Tactical Marine
• 8x Bolt pistol
7x Boltgun
8x Close combat weapon
1x Meltagun
• 1x Tactical Marine
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Close combat weapon
1x Multi-melta

OTHER DATASHEETS

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (80 Points)
• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack
• 1x Hand flamer
1x Power fist
• 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs
• 4x Astartes chainsword
3x Heavy bolt pistol
1x Plasma pistol

Incursor Squad (80 Points)
• 1x Incursor Sergeant
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Occulus bolt carbine
1x Paired combat blades
• 4x Incursor
• 4x Bolt pistol
1x Haywire Mine
4x Occulus bolt carbine
4x Paired combat blades

Infiltrator Squad (100 Points)
• 1x Infiltrator Sergeant
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Close combat weapon
1x Marksman bolt carbine
• 4x Infiltrator
• 4x Bolt pistol
4x Close combat weapon
4x Marksman bolt carbine

Scout Squad (65 Points)
• 1x Scout Sergeant
• 1x Astartes chainsword
1x Bolt pistol
1x Close combat weapon
• 4x Scout
• 2x Astartes shotgun
4x Bolt pistol
4x Close combat weapon
1x Missile launcher
1x Scout sniper rifle

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Archetype

Templar Horde

Thoughts

Tactical squads, as I live and breathe. This build is pretty up front about its plans, which are to roll the foe over with a gigantic horde. Two twenty-model blocks with access to a 5+ Feel No Pain is a pretty spectacular lift for most armies to handle, and works especially well in the current melee-heavy metagame. Bluntly, with Armour of Contempt on these just trump most of the things that are out there claiming to represent melee meta, and the sheer amount of space they can cover makes it very tricky for such armies to play around them. Hordes of Tactical Marines and scoring units provide plenty of redundancy (and perhaps a first wave) against armies with a better shot of handling the horde, and anything shooty also has to watch out for the game over prospect of getting trapped in combat via No Escape. Ed eventually fell to Jonathan’s Renegades, as AP-boosted Predators and Chosen are in fact what you want against this, but it was a phenomenal run up to that point, and another build that goes against the grain to round out the podium. Great work Ed!

Mark Davies – World Eaters (Berzerker Warband) – 4th Place

The List

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XII (1960 points)

World Eaters
Strike Force (2000 points)
Berzerker Warband

CHARACTERS

Angron (415 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Samni’arius and Spinegrinder

Khârn the Betrayer (100 points)
• 1x Gorechild
1x Khârn’s plasma pistol

World Eaters Daemon Prince (225 points)
• 1x Hellforged weapons
1x Infernal cannon
• Enhancement: Helm of Brazen Ire

World Eaters Master of Executions (125 points)
• 1x Axe of dismemberment
1x Bolt pistol
• Enhancement: Berzerker Glaive

BATTLELINE

Jakhals (65 points)
• 1x Jakhal Pack Leader
• 1x Autopistol
1x Jakhal chainblades
• 1x Dishonoured
• 1x Skullsmasher
• 8x Jakhal
• 8x Autopistol
1x Icon of Khorne
7x Jakhal chainblades
1x Mauler chainblade

Khorne Berzerkers (180 points)
• 1x Khorne Berzerker Champion
• 1x Berzerker chainblade
1x Plasma pistol
• 9x Khorne Berzerker
• 7x Berzerker chainblade
7x Bolt pistol
1x Icon of Khorne
2x Khornate eviscerator
2x Plasma pistol

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

World Eaters Rhino (75 points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Combi-bolter
1x Combi-weapon
1x Havoc launcher

OTHER DATASHEETS

World Eaters Chaos Spawn (65 points)
• 2x Chaos Spawn
• 2x Hideous mutations

World Eaters Helbrute (130 points)
• 1x Close combat weapon
2x Heavy flamer
1x Helbrute fist
1x Helbrute fist

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Archetype

Boundless World Eaters

Thoughts

The unique builds don’t stop at third place, it would seem. No Eightbound! Helbrutes!

This list feels tuned to the UKTC terrain and the current metagame. The excellent staging available on UKTC makes the sheer speed of Eightbound less vital to succeeding with World Eaters, and in an environment with lots of big, durable melee bricks there’s a risk that smaller Eightbound squads could bounce and die, which is a waste of resources you definitely can’t spare. Consolidating forces into big Berzerker units ensures that doesn’t happen, and backfilling with Helbrutes and an ultra-tough Daemon Prince backfills the ability to rip a tank apart when needed. I particularly like the threat that the Helbrutes represent to melee units with a large footprint, because if you manage to charge one into one “end” of a large squad, and hit the other with something else, it can be catastrophic for the foe – the Helbrute functionally gets to Fight twice.

Finishing up, you’ve got lots of Chaos Spawn, and this feels like another UKTC quirk – small footprint units can be quite hard to prise out of corner objectives in the late game, and the option to just run a squad out onto one and then use Blood Offering to lock it in when they get smoked can force the enemy into fightin on more fronts than they want. Love seeing some tuning for the environment, and a well-deserved fourth place for Mark.

The Best of the Rest

There were 3 more players on 5-0 records after the Swiss, plus two more who drew on an undefeated table in the final round. They were:

5th – Rob Broome – Orks (Bully Boyz): A rather unique Bully Boyz build that goes light on Meganobz in favour of lots of regular Nobz and Boyz in Trukks, and managing to squeeze in Ghaz and some supporting Flash Gitz as well. The end result trades out durability for much higher killing power, and with good staging on UKTC terrain that clearly paid off!
6th – Martyn Cooper – Astra Militarum: A classic guard mix of board flood (using Catachans for speed) and guns, using Tank Commanders and Vanquishers to obliterate the foe, with Medusas in support.
7th – Andrew Lewis – Genestealer Cult: One last ride for classic Index horde stuff with some Catachan scout support.
8th – Kyle Grundy – T’au Empire (Kauyon): A return to something in line with what Kyle was using in the late Index era, going wide with Hammerheads and Riptides with Breacherfish to push.
9th – Liam Keane – Thousand Sons: Mostly the standard Rubric and Character build, but with a twist of downgrading one squad to Tzaangors and upgrading another (also using points from a Rhino) to a five-model Scarab squad.

1. A1 eSports Super Major 24

57-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Wien, Wien, Österreich on June 15 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

Kevin „planB_God“ Zöllinger – Black Templars (Ironstorm Spearhead) – 1st Place

Black Templars Gladiator Lancer. Credit: SRM

The List

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(1995 Points)

Space Marines
Black Templars
Ironstorm Spearhead
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Techmarine (90 Points)
• 1x Forge bolter
1x Grav-pistol
1x Omnissian power axe
1x Servo-arm
• Enhancements: Adept of the Omnissiah

Techmarine (85 Points)
• 1x Forge bolter
1x Grav-pistol
1x Omnissian power axe
1x Servo-arm
• Enhancements: Master of Machine War (Aura)

BATTLELINE

Crusader Squad (85 Points)
• 1x Sword Brother
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Inferno pistol
1x Thunder hammer
• 4x Initiate
• 2x Astartes chainsword
4x Bolt Pistol
4x Close combat weapon
1x Meltagun
1x Multi-melta

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Rhino (75 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Storm bolter

OTHER DATASHEETS

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (80 Points)
• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack
• 1x Plasma pistol
1x Power fist
• 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs
• 4x Astartes chainsword
3x Heavy bolt pistol
1x Plasma pistol

Black Templars Gladiator Reaper (160 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
1x Icarus rocket pod
1x Multi-melta
2x Tempest bolter
1x Twin heavy onslaught gatling cannon

Black Templars Gladiator Valiant (160 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
1x Icarus rocket pod
2x Multi-melta
1x Multi-melta
1x Twin las-talon

Gladiator Lancer (160 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
2x Fragstorm grenade launcher
1x Icarus rocket pod
1x Ironhail heavy stubber
1x Lancer laser destroyer

Predator Destructor (130 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Hunter-killer missile
2x Lascannon
1x Predator autocannon
1x Storm bolter

Vindicator (175 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Demolisher cannon
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Storm bolter

L‘amour Toujours: wer so weit liest schlottert schon vor Angst 🙂

Archetype

Dakka Ironstorm Templars

Thoughts

We now switch over towards a much more known quantity – Ironstorm good, Ironstorm with extra multi-meltas (including the double multi-melta Rhino) extra good. This build requires quite specific tools to counter effectively, and has a broad enough range of firepower that it can take on all comers, which it did here, well done Kevin.

The Best of the Rest

There were 7 more players on 4-1 records. They were:

2nd – Marek Vlnka – Tyranids (Invasion Fleet): Monster mash with all the most efficient beasties.
3rd – Konrad Schmuck – Necrons (Canoptek Court): Double C’tan, double Doomstalker, triple Wraiths.
4th – Richard Kopaj – Orks (Green Tide): Hefty Green Tide with five big units of Boyz and a Warcaller Meganobz squad, supported by one big Flash Gitz unit.
5th – Peter Steiner – T’au Empire (Mont’ka): Breacherfish, Hammerheads and Riptides.
6th – Fabian Huber – Thousand Sons: Rubricae/Character Tsons with one unit of Tzaangors for objective flipping.
7th – Michael Ramminger – Chaos Knights: Dogs and Nurglings.
8th – Stefan Pazderka – Grey Knights: Moderately heavy Grey Knights, going for four Dreadknights and two Paladin MSUs with Draigo and a Grand Master.

YHP- “Road to the NOVA Open” 40K GT

48-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Fredericksburg, VA, US on June 15 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

Edward Appel – Grey Knights (Teleport Strike Force) – 1st Place

Grey Knight Nemesis Dreadknights. Credit: Colin Ward

The List

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3 Redeemers and 5 dreadknights (2000 Points)

Grey Knights
Teleport Strike Force
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Brotherhood Techmarine (70 Points)
• 1x Boltgun
1x Flamer
1x Omnissian power axe
1x Plasma cutter
1x Servo-arms

Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight (230 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Heavy incinerator
1x Heavy psycannon
1x Nemesis daemon greathammer
• Enhancements: Sigil of Exigence

Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight (215 Points)
• 1x Heavy incinerator
1x Heavy psycannon
1x Nemesis daemon greathammer
• Enhancements: Inescapable Wrath

OTHER DATASHEETS

Grey Knights Land Raider Redeemer (260 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
2x Flamestorm cannon
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Multi-melta
1x Storm bolter
1x Twin assault cannon

Nemesis Dreadknight (195 Points)
• 1x Heavy incinerator
1x Heavy psycannon
1x Nemesis daemon greathammer

ALLIED UNITS

Inquisitorial Henchmen (50 Points)
• 4x Inquisitorial Acolyte
• 4x Acolyte firearm
4x Acolyte melee weapon
1x Eviscerator
1x Plasma pistol

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Archetype

Ultracrunch Grey Knights

Thoughts

That’s too many Redeemers. This is what I get for saying nice things about Land Raider spam. Well done Edward.

Jeffrey Kolodner – Adepta Sororitas (Index) – 2nd Place (Undefeated)

Sisters of Battle Simulacrum Imperialis Credit: Alfredo Ramirez

The List

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Order of the Eternal Crucible

Statuary Tender Honest — Imagifier (60)
– Litanies of Faith

Orator Superior Amalia — Junith Eruita (90)

Prioress Sabine – Morvenn Vahl (145)
— Warlord

Purifier Charity – Palatine (75)
– Plasma Pistol, Blade of St. Ellynor

Battle Sister Squad (100)
– Multi-Melta
– Simulacrum
– Power Weapon+Condemnor
– Meltagun

Crucible’s Reach — Immolator (115)
– Twin Multi-Melta
– Hunter-Killer Missile

Purifying Incandescence — Immolator (115)
– Twin Multi-Melta
– Hunter-Killer Missile

The Ashen Heart — Immolator (115)
– Twin Multi-Melta
– Hunter-Killer Missile

The Searing Rebuke — Retributor Squad – (105)
– Power Weapon+Condemnor
– 4xMulti-Melta

Refutation of Dross — Castigator (140)
-Castigator Battle Cannon
-Hunter-Killer Missile
-Storm Bolter

Ringing Purity — Castigator (140)
-Castigator Battle Cannon
-Hunter-Killer Missile
-Storm Bolter

The Feral — Mortifier (55)
-2x Heavy Bolter+Twin Buzz Blade
-Anchorite Sarcophagus

The Fool — Mortifier (55)
-2x Heavy Bolter+Twin Buzz Blade
-Anchorite Sarcophagus

The Forgotten — Mortifier (55)
-2x Heavy Bolter+Twin Buzz Blade
-Anchorite Sarcophagus

The Refulgant Bulwark – Paragon Warsuits (170)
-3x Multi-Melta+Paragon Grenade Launcher
-3x Paragon War Mace

Sisters Novitiates (85)
-Power Weapon+Plasma Pistol
-Sacred Banner
-Simulacra
-2xFlamer
-Autopistols and Novitiate Blades

Seraphim (70)
-Plasma Pistol
-4x Hand Flamer

Madeline – Callidus Assassin (100)

Archetype

Shooty Sisters

Thoughts

Obviously this is an Index list, but regular Sisters champion Jeffrey is clearly ready for the new Bringers of Flame detachment, as this army already leans in hard on Transports and melta. All those transports make it tricky for melee builds to roll through this as fast as they’d like, and that lets you bring the enormous counterpunch power of such a melta-heavy build (plus the Warsuits) to bear, obliterating the foe in short order. Fascinated to see how this list gets tweaked as the new book goes live, congratulations Jeffrey!

The Best of the Rest

There were 6 more players on 4-1 records. They were:

3rd – Larry Oliver – Tyranids (Crusher Stampede): The soul of a true warrior on show here, picking up one of the weakest detachments in Tyranids and rolling over people with a wall of bugs, with one of each Norn as the centrepieces.
4th – Mark Hertel – Space Marines (Astartes) (Gladius Task Force):
5th – Blue Ford – Orks (Bully Boyz): Heavily mechanised Bullies, throwing Nobz, Meganobz and Snaggas at the foe in a convoy of Trukks.
6th – Walker Julliard – Thousand Sons: Exceptionally Character-heavy Tsons, even by their standards!
7th – Jason Smith – Orks (Green Tide): Pure muscle Green Tide, cramming in the maximum 120 Boyz and garnishing with Warcaller Meganobz.
8th – Herman Orgeron – Genestealer Cult: An unusual double Aberrant list. Perhaps a harbinger of things to come with the new Aberrant-focused detachment from the Codex?

The Epic Summer Splash Charity GT

43-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Grand Prairie, TX, United States on June 15 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

Colin Kay – Black Templars (Ironstorm Spearhead) – 1st Place

Black Templars Repulsor Executioner. Credit: SRM

The List

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1,2,3,4 I declare a Repulsor War (Is this what they meant by building your list for fixed?) (1995 Points)

Space Marines
Black Templars
Ironstorm Spearhead
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Lieutenant with Combi-weapon (70 Points)
• 1x Combi-weapon
1x Paired combat blades

Lieutenant with Combi-weapon (100 Points)
• 1x Combi-weapon
1x Paired combat blades
• Enhancements: Master of Machine War (Aura)

Techmarine (90 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Forge bolter
1x Grav-pistol
1x Omnissian power axe
1x Servo-arm
• Enhancements: Adept of the Omnissiah

Techmarine (95 Points)
• 1x Forge bolter
1x Grav-pistol
1x Omnissian power axe
1x Servo-arm
• Enhancements: Target Augury Web (Aura)

The Emperor’s Champion (75 Points)
• 1x Black Sword
1x Bolt Pistol

OTHER DATASHEETS

Black Templars Gladiator Lancer (170 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
1x Icarus rocket pod
1x Lancer laser destroyer
1x Multi-melta
2x Storm bolter

Black Templars Repulsor Executioner (235 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
1x Heavy laser destroyer
1x Heavy onslaught gatling cannon
1x Icarus rocket pod
1x Multi-melta
1x Repulsor Executioner defensive array
1x Twin Icarus ironhail heavy stubber
1x Twin heavy bolter

Land Raider Redeemer (260 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
2x Flamestorm cannon
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Multi-melta
1x Storm bolter
1x Twin assault cannon

Repulsor Executioner (220 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
1x Heavy laser destroyer
1x Heavy onslaught gatling cannon
1x Icarus rocket pod
1x Ironhail heavy stubber
1x Repulsor Executioner defensive array
1x Twin Icarus ironhail heavy stubber
1x Twin heavy bolter

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Archetype

Quadrapex

Thoughts

Are we at the point of doing theatrical boos for this list yet? It feels like we could be, though it is still very funny.

We’ve covered it several times as Colin keeps smashing events with it, well done for racking up another!

The Best of the Rest

There were 7 more players on 4-1 records. They were:

2nd – Robert Moreland – Astra Militarum (Combined Regiment): Big Tank mentioned! A Stormsword protected by loads of Bullgryn, with Leman Russ Exterminators for blasting any mid-tier targets that the siege cannon would be wasted on.
3rd – Jason Manning – Chaos Space Marines (Renegade Raiders): A toolbox Raiders build using two Rhinos that can be loaded up in a variety of ways, including Noise Marines and Warpflamer Rubricae, and then a few different options on setting up a hammer blow pressure unit, either Scouting them forward in a Rhino with a Mark of the Hound MoE, or ust buddying them with Abaddon as a massive murder engine.
4th – Cam Hawkins – Chaos Space Marines (Renegade Raiders): A different spin on Raiders with loads of Legionaries in Rhinos as the core, a big unit of Warp Talons to cause headaches, and Vashtorr with some cheap Daemon Engines as extra pressure.
5th – Tyler Rowe – Adepta Sororitas (Index): Engine spam rises from the mists of 9th Edition, with loads of Dominions in Immolators alongside them.
6th – Peyton Beard – Grey Knights: Four Dreadknights and two full Brotherhood Terminator squads.
7th – Antonio Soegaard – Grey Knights: Four Dreadknights, one full Brothrhood Terminator squad and Crowe’s Purifiers.
8th – Zach Rueckl – World Eaters: Full send Eightbound and Maulerfiend extravaganza.

Chuchichästli Rumble 1.0

38-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Laufenburg, AG, Schweiz on June 15 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

Malte Höfs – Chaos Space Marines (Pactbound Zealots) – 1st Place

The List

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CSM Codex Mai Pacts (1990 points)

Chaos Space Marines
Strike Force (2000 points)
Pactbound Zealots

CHARACTERS

Abaddon the Despoiler (295 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Drach’nyen
1x Talon of Horus

Chaos Lord (90 points)
• Mark of Chaos: Chaos Undivided
• 1x Daemon hammer
1x Plasma pistol

Chaos Lord (90 points)
• Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
• 1x Daemon hammer
1x Power fist

BATTLELINE

Cultist Mob (50 points)
• Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
• 1x Cultist Champion
• 1x Autopistol
1x Brutal assault weapon
• 9x Chaos Cultist
• 9x Autopistol
9x Brutal assault weapon

Legionaries (80 points)
• Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
• 1x Aspiring Champion
• 1x Chaos Icon
1x Close combat weapon
1x Heavy melee weapon
1x Plasma pistol
• 4x Legionary
• 2x Astartes chainsword
4x Bolt pistol
4x Close combat weapon
1x Heavy melee weapon
1x Lascannon

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Chaos Rhino (75 points)
• Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Combi-bolter
1x Combi-weapon
1x Havoc launcher

OTHER DATASHEETS

Chaos Bikers (70 points)
• Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
• 1x Biker Champion
• 1x Chaos Icon
1x Close combat weapon
1x Combi-bolter
1x Power fist
• 2x Chaos Biker
• 2x Astartes chainsword
2x Close combat weapon
2x Combi-bolter
2x Meltagun

Chaos Predator Destructor (130 points)
• Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Combi-weapon
1x Havoc launcher
2x Lascannon
1x Predator autocannon

Chaos Vindicator (175 points)
• Mark of Chaos: Nurgle
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Combi-weapon
1x Demolisher cannon
1x Havoc launcher

Chosen (125 points)
• Mark of Chaos: Chaos Undivided
• 1x Chosen Champion
• 1x Boltgun
1x Chaos Icon
1x Plasma pistol
1x Power fist
• 4x Chosen
• 3x Accursed weapon
3x Bolt pistol
1x Boltgun
2x Combi-weapon
1x Paired accursed weapons
1x Plasma pistol

Warp Talons (220 points)
• Mark of Chaos: Slaanesh
• 1x Warp Talon Champion
• 1x Warp claws
• 9x Warp Talon
• 9x Warp claws

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Archetype

Talon Pactbound

Thoughts

Lots of CSM classics continuing to thrive here, albeit with a lot more Warp Talons and Abaddon taking advantage of his ability to team up with Chosen. That pushes up the number of threats that can Advance/Charge and inflict big damage, and Abaddon still adds a tonne of value while he’s staged by pushing the threat potential of Nurgle Vindicators through the roof. Warp Talons are also exceptional in this metagame, as in addition to their new ability to return to the sky, we’re in one of those metagames where there are enough different targets that all-purpose blenders (which definitely includes high volume S5 AP-2 Twin-Linked) are at a premium, so making use of that is super valuable. Chaos seem to be having a pretty decent start, all things considered, great work from Malte adding to that tally!

The Best of the Rest

There were 3 more players on 4-1+ records. They were:

2nd – William Fuhrimann – Chaos Space Marines (Renegade Raiders): Chosen and Legionary MSUs in Rhinos backed by Destructors and Warp Talons.
3rd – Stefan Ruh – Genestealer Cult (Index): Horde plus infiltrating Aberrants and a few Jackals as early board presence.
4th – Eric Wehrli – Thousand Sons (Cult of Magic): Ultra Character-heavy Thousand Sons with a Mutalith.

Critical Fail 40k Major

35-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Langford, BC, Canada on June 15 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

Sean Haworth – Imperial Knights (Noble Lance) – 1st Place

Imperial Knight Castellan. Credit: Jack Hunter

The List

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Return of the Knights (1995 Points)

Imperial Knights
Noble Lance
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Canis Rex (435 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Chainbreaker las-impulsor
1x Chainbreaker multi-laser
1x Freedom’s Hand

Knight Castellan (560 Points)
• 1x Plasma decimator
2x Shieldbreaker missile launcher
1x Titanic feet
2x Twin meltagun
1x Twin siegebreaker cannon
1x Volcano lance
• Enhancements: Mysterious Guardian

BATTLELINE

Armiger Warglaive (150 Points)
• 1x Meltagun
1x Reaper chain-cleaver
1x Thermal spear

ALLIED UNITS

Callidus Assassin (100 Points)
• 1x Neural shredder
1x Phase sword and poison blades

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Archetype

Somehow the Knight Castellan has Returned

Thoughts

The famed take-on-all-comers champion of mid-Eight Edition returns in style here, introducing a whole new generation to the biggest and nastiest guns in the business. Why? I guess there is a genuine extent to which many lists will just flat fail to handle this. On the subject of 8th Edition, the ubiquity of the Predator Destructor means we’ve slipped a little bit back towards volume mid-tier weaponry being the tool of choice for hunting tanks, along with buffed melta, and the Castellan’s 2+ save and T13 makes it highly resilient to that, as well as a lot of the melee threats that are out there. Gladiator Lancers and Hammerheads are definitely a problem you have to dodge, but if you do it does feel somewhat possible to just scythe through the metagame with the big guns, especially with Canis Rex in tow for close-quarters murder. Fascinating to see one appear now of all times, well done to Sean for unleashing such a blast from the past!

Idavoll Heimdall – Necrons (Obeisance Phalanx) – 2nd Place (Undefeated)

Szarekh, The Silent King. Credit: Rockfish

The List

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JUDGE!ment of the Triarch (2000 points)

Necrons
Strike Force (2000 points)
Obeisance Phalanx

CHARACTERS

Imotekh the Stormlord (100 points)
• 1x Gauntlet of Fire
1x Staff of the Destroyer

Overlord (85 points)
• 1x Resurrection Orb
1x Voidscythe

Overlord (100 points)
• 1x Resurrection Orb
1x Voidscythe
• Enhancement: Warrior Noble

The Silent King (420 points)
• 1x Szarekh
• Warlord
• 1x Sceptre of Eternal Glory
1x Staff of Stars
1x Weapons of the Final Triarch
• 2x Triarchal Menhir
• 2x Annihilator beam
2x Armoured bulk

OTHER DATASHEETS

Doomsday Ark (200 points)
• 1x Armoured bulk
1x Doomsday cannon
2x Gauss flayer array

Lychguard (170 points)
• 10x Lychguard
• 10x Warscythe

Lychguard (170 points)
• 10x Lychguard
• 10x Dispersion Shield
10x Hyperphase sword

Night Scythe (145 points)
• 1x Armoured bulk
1x Twin tesla destructor

Triarch Praetorians (240 points)
• 10x Triarch Praetorian
• 10x Rod of covenant

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Archetype

Obeisance Ultraphalanx

Thoughts

Hell yeah, this rules! The Silent King is genuinely back to being great in pretty much any flavour of Necrons, but he’s particularly good in Phalanx thanks to access to -1D, which similar to the Castellan stacks up really well into a lot of current threats. Because he can protect his own output from Damage Reduction via one of his auras, you can end up in a situation where he really dominates the table, particularly when backed by heavy firepower and a comic number of Lychguard.

I’m assuming that the plan is to footslog the two shield units with Imotekh and the vanilla overlord, use the Night Scythe to stage the warscythe unit, and Rapid Ingress the Triarch (who are particularly good with the Detachment Ability), and that can certainly present the foe with trouble from a lot of different angles (and inflict serious attrition on melee forces with Sentinels of Eternity). Re-rolling Doomsdays hopefully get you the rest of the way there. I love how completely different to anything else we’ve seen this is, huge props to Idavoll and a great way to close part 1.

The Best of the Rest

There were 4 more players on 4-1 records. They were:

3rd – Aaron Guest – Necrons (Canoptek Court): The Silent King lends his power to Court as well, powering up a mixture of Wraiths and Doomstalkers.
4th – Travis Grant – Blood Angels (Sons of Sanguinius): Lots of jump pack MSUs, a Redeemer loaded with two troubleshooting squads, and a massive brick of Sanguinary Guard with Dante.
5th – Jesse Baker – Drukhari (Skysplinter Assault): Go-wide Skysplinter, cutting down the heft of some of the melee threats in favour of extra shooting from Ravagers and some solo Talos.
6th – Patrick Greatbatch – Chaos Space Marines (Renegade Raiders): Mechanised melee and Warp Talons, plus the cool inclusion of a Winged Daemon Prince with Dread Reaver to absolutely butcher anything that lingers too long near the opponent’s deployment zone.

Wrap Up

That’s it from me, but we’ll have part two on Friday as normal with more unique and exciting builds to review.

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