Welcome to Competitive Innovations, our weekly feature for a number of game lines across the tabletop wargame space. Each week our army list and tactics experts canvass the top tournaments for their game of specialty, looking at the week’s top match-ups and how they played out on the tabletop to let you know what’s hot, what’s not, and what might be coming next as the competitive meta evolves year-round.

More Warhammer on deck, and today it’s Lowest of Men running down what’s hot and what’s not on the top tables. Today we’re looking at:

Utah Open Warhammer 40K Tournament
San Antonio Shootout ’24
Bunker Down GT 2024 RBBR
Cardiff Carnage #2
TORNEIO NACIONAL POLAR DE WARHAMMER 40K

Part 1 from Wednesday covered:

Raccoon Rumble 2024: WH40K
Battle Brothers GT Hosted by Away Games
Broadsword Wargaming 40K ITC Seasonal Major VI
40K Iron Man
🔥Napalm Hobbies – FROST FIRE GT – 40K – ITC

The final part tomorrow will look at:

The California Cup ’24
4th Annual Flames of Autumn GT
40K Peninsula Feast of Blades ’24
Hydra Events GT IIII 2024

Utah Open Warhammer 40K Tournament

98-player, 6-round Grand Tournament in Provo, UT, United States on November 09 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

John Holbrook – Orks (Green Tide) – 1st Place

The List

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Me: Let’s Try to Take This One Serious, I’ve Only Ever Gone X-2 in Utah
Also Me:

(or: Fuck Your Triple Exorcist, Fuck Your Aquilons, Fuck Your Azrael, Give Me Somethin to Break)

(2000 Points)

Orks
Green Tide
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Painboy (95 Points)
• 1x Grot Orderly
• 1x Power klaw
• 1x ‘Urty syringe
• Enhancements: Bloodthirsty Belligerence

Painboy (80 Points)
• 1x Grot Orderly
• 1x Power klaw
• 1x ‘Urty syringe

Warboss (65 Points)
• 1x Attack squig
• 1x Kombi-weapon
• 1x Power klaw
• 1x Twin sluggas

Weirdboy (90 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Weirdboy staff
• 1x ‘Eadbanger
• Enhancements: Brutal But Kunnin’

Weirdboy (65 Points)
• 1x Weirdboy staff
• 1x ‘Eadbanger

BATTLELINE

Boyz (80 Points)
• 9x Boy
◦ 8x Choppa
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Rokkit launcha
◦ 8x Slugga
• 1x Boss Nob
◦ 1x Power klaw
◦ 1x Slugga

Boyz (160 Points)
• 19x Boy
◦ 17x Choppa
◦ 2x Close combat weapon
◦ 2x Rokkit launcha
◦ 17x Slugga
• 1x Boss Nob
◦ 1x Power klaw
◦ 1x Slugga

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Trukk (65 Points)
• 1x Big shoota
• 1x Spiked wheels
• 1x Wreckin’ ball

OTHER DATASHEETS

Gretchin (40 Points)
• 10x Gretchin
◦ 10x Close combat weapon
◦ 10x Grot blasta
• 1x Runtherd
◦ 1x Runtherd tools
◦ 1x Slugga

Kommandos (120 Points)
• 1x Bomb Squig
• 1x Distraction Grot
• 9x Kommando
◦ 1x Breacha ram
◦ 1x Burna
◦ 6x Choppa
◦ 2x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Rokkit launcha
◦ 6x Slugga
• 1x Boss Nob
◦ 1x Power klaw
◦ 1x Slugga

Stormboyz (65 Points)
• 4x Stormboy
◦ 4x Choppa
◦ 4x Slugga
• 1x Boss Nob
◦ 1x Power klaw
◦ 1x Slugga

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Archetype

Green Tide Baby

Thoughts

An Ork revival is underway, with a number of detachments given a new lease of life after the dataslate. One of those is Green Tide- in a world of high quality tank shooting, slamming tonnes of Boyz in and applying unreasonable pressure isn’t a bad strategy at all. This list packs massed feel no pain toting Boyz into a list and compliments them with a massive screen of Kommandos in front. Jail, Mr Bond. Really good to see the Green skins back out after a short lived spell of dominance earlier this year. Well done on the event win!

Evan Stump – Dark Angels (Gladius Task Force) – 2nd Place (Undefeated)

The List

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2x repex (1985 Points)

Space Marines
Dark Angels
Gladius Task Force
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Azrael (115 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Lion’s Wrath
• 1x The Lion Helm
• 1x The Sword of Secrets

OTHER DATASHEETS

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (90 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

Deathwing Knights (250 Points)
• 1x Knight Master
◦ 1x Great weapon of the Unforgiven
• 4x Deathwing Knight
◦ 4x Mace of absolution

Inner Circle Companions (180 Points)
• 6x Inner Circle Companion
◦ 6x Calibanite greatsword
◦ 6x Heavy bolt pistol

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

Scout Squad (65 Points)
• 1x Scout Sergeant
◦ 1x Astartes shotgun
◦ 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

ALLIED UNITS

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

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Archetype

Dark Angels Gladius

Thoughts

The Eradicator brick may be out, but Dark Angels can still hang. This list goes for two Repulsors to provide fire support and zeros in on forward pressure with Deathwing Knights and Inner Circle Companions. These datasheets are still excellent and Gladius gives you every tool you could want to make them sing. Tried, tested, and very effective!

Bryce Greenwell – Death Guard (Plague Company) – 3rd Place

The List

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Blighted Prophets (2000 Points)

Death Guard
Plague Company
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Death Guard Icon Bearer (45 Points)
• 1x Plague boltgun
• 1x Plague knife

Lord of Contagion (80 Points)
• 1x Plagueblade

Mortarion (300 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Rotwind
• 1x Silence
• 1x The Lantern

Tallyman (45 Points)
• 1x Close combat weapon
• 1x Infected plasma pistol

Typhus (80 Points)
• 1x Master-crafted manreaper

OTHER DATASHEETS

Death Guard Cultists (50 Points)
• 1x Death Guard Cultist Champion
◦ 1x Brutal assault weapon
◦ 1x Cultist firearm
• 9x Death Guard Cultist
◦ 9x Brutal assault weapon
◦ 6x Cultist firearm
◦ 1x Flamer
◦ 1x Grenade launcher
◦ 1x Heavy stubber

Death Guard Predator Destructor (130 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
• 1x Havoc launcher
• 2x Lascannon
• 1x Plague combi-bolter
• 1x Predator autocannon

Deathshroud Terminators (220 Points)
• 1x Deathshroud Champion
◦ 1x Manreaper
◦ 2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 5x Deathshroud Terminator
◦ 5x Manreaper
◦ 5x Plaguespurt gauntlet

Deathshroud Terminators (110 Points)
• 1x Deathshroud Champion
◦ 1x Manreaper
◦ 2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 2x Deathshroud Terminator
◦ 2x Manreaper
◦ 2x Plaguespurt gauntlet

Foetid Bloat-Drone (90 Points)
• 1x Fleshmower
• 1x Plague probe

Foetid Bloat-Drone (90 Points)
• 1x Plague probe
• 2x Plaguespitter

Myphitic Blight-Haulers (90 Points)
• 1x Bile spurt
• 1x Gnashing maw
• 1x Missile launcher
• 1x Multi-melta

ALLIED UNITS

Nurglings (40 Points)
• 3x Nurgling Swarm
◦ 3x Diseased claws and teeth

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Archetype

Death Guard Deathshroud Spam

Thoughts

Almost every 2+ save, damage reduction based infantry unit copped nerfs in the last slate – not so the Deathshroud, the glorious signature Terminator of Mortarion’s legion. Massing these guys gives you a potent line of brawlers who can smash tanks, hose down infantry, and body the primary. Compliment that with waves of MSU vehicles and the Primarch for some buffs, and you’ve got a recipe for success! Really well done on the top placing.

Ryan Brown – World Eaters (Berzerker Warband) – 4th Place

The List

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World Eaters (1990 Points)

World Eaters
Berzerker Warband
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Angron (435 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Samni’arius and Spinegrinder

Lord Invocatus (140 Points)
• 1x Bolt Pistol
• 1x Coward’s Bane
• 1x Juggernaut’s bladed horn

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

OTHER DATASHEETS

World Eaters Chaos Spawn (70 Points)
• 2x Chaos Spawn
◦ 2x Hideous mutations

World Eaters Terminator Squad (360 Points)
• 1x World Eaters Terminator Champion
◦ 1x Combi-weapon
◦ 1x Power fist
• 9x World Eaters Terminator
◦ 2x Chainfist
◦ 5x Combi-weapon
◦ 2x Paired accursed weapons
◦ 5x Power fist
◦ 2x Reaper autocannon

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Archetype

Triple Terminator World Eaters

Thoughts

The Triple World Eaters Terminator list emerged as a WTC meme, but appears to have legs. 60 of them, carrying violent armoured men at you at surprising speed. Terminators love the buffs in the detachment, can absorb enemy pressure slightly more effectively than Eightbound, and get more effective as they suffer casualties. It can simply run through the unwary, and it looks glorious on the tabletop too. Really well done!

The Best of the Rest

There were 5 more players on 5-1 records. They were:

5th – James Walsh – Dark Angels (Vanguard Spearhead): Spicy Vanguard Dark Angels with double Storm Raven!
6th – Thomas Knight – Imperial Knights: Canis, double Cerastus, and some Armiger and Assassin buddies.
7th – McKay Griffin – Space Wolves (Champions of Russ): Massed MSU Wolf trash with a Repulsor to ferry the many, many melee bodies forwards.
8th – Nicolas Wenker – Death Guard: Mortarion, Fifteen Deathshroud, Bloat Drones and War Dogs. It’s coming!
9th – Jake Herrod – Black Templars (Gladius Task Force): Mixed Arms Gladius Black Templars.

San Antonio Shootout ’24

60-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in San Antonio, TX, US on November 09 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

The Showdown

The Ritual – Swift Action – Dawn of War

Ethan Nolen – World Eaters (Berzerker Warband)
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Warhounds (2000 Points)

World Eaters
Berzerker Warband
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Angron (435 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Samni’arius and Spinegrinder

Lord Invocatus (140 Points)
• 1x Bolt Pistol
• 1x Coward’s Bane
• 1x Juggernaut’s bladed horn

World Eaters Master of Executions (135 Points)
• 1x Axe of dismemberment
• 1x Bolt pistol
• Enhancements: Berzerker Glaive

BATTLELINE

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

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

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

OTHER DATASHEETS

Eightbound (140 Points)
• 1x Eightbound Champion
◦ 1x Lacerators
• 2x Eightbound
◦ 2x Eightbound eviscerators

Exalted Eightbound (310 Points)
• 1x Exalted Eightbound Champion
◦ 1x Paired Eightbound chainfists
• 5x Exalted Eightbound
◦ 5x Eightbound chainfist
◦ 5x Eightbound eviscerator

Exalted Eightbound (155 Points)
• 1x Exalted Eightbound Champion
◦ 1x Paired Eightbound chainfists
• 2x Exalted Eightbound
◦ 2x Eightbound chainfist
◦ 2x Eightbound eviscerator

World Eaters Chaos Spawn (70 Points)
• 2x Chaos Spawn
◦ 2x Hideous mutations

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vs.

Tyler Rowe – T’au Empire (Mont’ka)
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Mont’ka (2000 Points)

T’au Empire
Mont’ka
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Commander Farsight (95 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Dawn Blade
• 1x High-intensity plasma rifle

Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (105 Points)
• 1x Battlesuit fists
• 2x Gun Drone
• 4x Missile pod
• Enhancements: Strike Swiftly

Darkstrider (60 Points)
• 1x Close combat weapon
• 1x Shade

BATTLELINE

Breacher Team (100 Points)
• 1x Support turret
• 1x Breacher Fire Warrior Shas’ui
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Guardian Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse blaster
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
• 9x Breacher Fire Warrior
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 9x Pulse blaster
◦ 9x Pulse pistol

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Devilfish (85 Points)
• 1x Accelerator burst cannon
• 1x Armoured hull
• 2x Seeker missile
• 2x Twin pulse carbine

Devilfish (85 Points)
• 1x Accelerator burst cannon
• 1x Armoured hull
• 2x Seeker missile
• 2x Smart missile system

OTHER DATASHEETS

Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits (130 Points)
• 1x Crisis Fireknife Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 2x Missile pod
• 2x Crisis Fireknife Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Gun Drone
◦ 4x Missile pod
◦ 2x Shield Drone

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (150 Points)
• 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Fusion blaster
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
• 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 4x Fusion blaster
◦ 2x Gun Drone
◦ 2x Shield Drone

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (160 Points)
• 1x Battlesuit Support System
• 1x Cyclic ion raker
• 1x Ghostkeel fists
• 1x Twin fusion blaster

Pathfinder Team (90 Points)
• 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui
◦ 1x Close combat weapon
◦ 1x Gun Drone
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Pulse carbine
◦ 1x Pulse pistol
◦ 1x Recon Drone
◦ 1x Semi-automatic grenade launcher
• 9x Pathfinder
◦ 9x Close combat weapon
◦ 3x Ion rifle
◦ 6x Pulse carbine
◦ 9x Pulse pistol

Piranhas (120 Points)
• 2x Piranha
◦ 2x Armoured hull
◦ 2x Piranha fusion blaster
◦ 4x Seeker missile
◦ 4x Twin pulse carbine

Piranhas (60 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
• 1x Piranha fusion blaster
• 2x Seeker missile
• 2x Twin pulse carbine

Sky Ray Gunship (140 Points)
• 2x Accelerator burst cannon
• 1x Armoured hull
• 1x Seeker missile rack

Stealth Battlesuits (60 Points)
• 1x Stealth Shas’vre
◦ 1x Battlesuit Support System
◦ 1x Battlesuit fists
◦ 1x Burst cannon
◦ 1x Homing Beacon
◦ 1x Marker Drone
◦ 1x Shield Drone
• 2x Stealth Shas’ui
◦ 2x Battlesuit fists
◦ 2x Burst cannon

Thoughts

A slight mismatch in this showdown, as the phenomenal damage and punch of the World Eaters goes into a see of T’au guns. Massing Eightbound as has been attempted here gives you some very serious anti-elite trading and trapping potential. Angron is certainly a pest for the fish lads and a return late game can wreak some havoc, but the massed shooting of the Skyrays and Crisis is SO efficient at culling both him and his supporters.

Of the various Tau lists in the wild at the moment Mont’ka is perhaps the rarest, but the forward pressure of early game lethals and assault suits them here as they look to make a lot of violence happen early. Push the screens and transports, gut anything attempting to deal with them, and roll on through. A storming victory for the T’au here. Fast gun good!

Result

T’au Empire (Mont’ka) Victory – 85 – 59

Tyler Rowe – T’au Empire (Mont’ka) – 1st Place

The List

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Mont’ka (2000 Points)

T’au Empire
Mont’ka
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Commander Farsight (95 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Dawn Blade
• 1x High-intensity plasma rifle

Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (105 Points)
• 1x Battlesuit fists
• 2x Gun Drone
• 4x Missile pod
• Enhancements: Strike Swiftly

Darkstrider (60 Points)
• 1x Close combat weapon
• 1x Shade

BATTLELINE

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Devilfish (85 Points)
• 1x Accelerator burst cannon
• 1x Armoured hull
• 2x Seeker missile
• 2x Twin pulse carbine

Devilfish (85 Points)
• 1x Accelerator burst cannon
• 1x Armoured hull
• 2x Seeker missile
• 2x Smart missile system

OTHER DATASHEETS

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (160 Points)
• 1x Battlesuit Support System
• 1x Cyclic ion raker
• 1x Ghostkeel fists
• 1x Twin fusion blaster

Piranhas (120 Points)
• 2x Piranha
◦ 2x Armoured hull
◦ 2x Piranha fusion blaster
◦ 4x Seeker missile
◦ 4x Twin pulse carbine

Piranhas (60 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
• 1x Piranha fusion blaster
• 2x Seeker missile
• 2x Twin pulse carbine

Sky Ray Gunship (140 Points)
• 2x Accelerator burst cannon
• 1x Armoured hull
• 1x Seeker missile rack

Archetype

Mont’ka Pressure

Thoughts

Speedy, shooty, and full of mission play, Mont’ka is a lot of fun. You know you’re dealing with a good T’au player when you find yourself blocked, bodied, and occasionally charged in your own territory, and this list has all the tools to do that whilst Skyrays sit behind and put out hurt. T’au didn’t have a particularly exciting dataslate but they definitely benefitted from others taking harder nerfs, so it is awesome to see them claim an event win here. Really well done!

Dick McTrickle – Imperial Knights (Noble Lance) – 2nd Place (Undefeated)

Imperial Knight Armiger Helverin. Credit: Pendulin

The List

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The Big Boys (1995 Points)

Imperial Knights
Noble Lance
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Canis Rex (450 Points)
• 1x Chainbreaker las-impulsor
• 1x Chainbreaker multi-laser
• 1x Freedom’s Hand

Knight Errant (415 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Ironstorm missile pod
• 1x Meltagun
• 1x Reaper chainsword
• 1x Thermal cannon
• Enhancements: Mysterious Guardian

BATTLELINE

Armiger Helverin (140 Points)
• 2x Armiger autocannon
• 1x Armoured feet
• 1x Questoris heavy stubber

Armiger Moirax (160 Points)
• 1x Armoured feet
• 1x Graviton pulsar
• 1x Rad cleanser
• 1x Siege claw

Armiger Warglaive (150 Points)
• 1x Questoris heavy stubber
• 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

Canis Rex and Friends

Thoughts

Imperial Knights have also enjoyed a mini-resurgence as their high skew and high shooting can push them through a few of the games top match ups as long as they can whether a little in the early exchanges. Canis and Armigers is a tried and tested model that gets things done, really well done on the top placing.

Will Davis – Death Guard (Plague Company) – 3rd Place

The List

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Your mom likes it dirty, so I brought the plague….. (2000 Points)

Death Guard
Plague Company
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Mortarion (300 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Rotwind
• 1x Silence
• 1x The Lantern

Typhus (80 Points)
• 1x Master-crafted manreaper

OTHER DATASHEETS

Blightlord Terminators (310 Points)
• 1x Blightlord Champion
◦ 1x Bubotic blade
◦ 1x Combi-weapon
• 9x Blightlord Terminator
◦ 7x Bubotic blade
◦ 5x Combi-weapon
◦ 2x Flail of corruption
◦ 2x Reaper autocannon

Death Guard Chaos Spawn (70 Points)
• 2x Chaos Spawn
◦ 2x Hideous mutations

Death Guard Land Raider (240 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
• 1x Combi-weapon
• 1x Havoc launcher
• 2x Soulshatter lascannon
• 1x Twin plague heavy bolter

Deathshroud Terminators (220 Points)
• 1x Deathshroud Champion
◦ 1x Manreaper
◦ 2x Plaguespurt gauntlet
• 5x Deathshroud Terminator
◦ 5x Manreaper
◦ 5x Plaguespurt gauntlet

ALLIED UNITS

Great Unclean One (230 Points)
• 1x Bilesword
• 1x Plague flail
• 1x Putrid vomit

Plaguebearers (110 Points)
• 1x Plagueridden
◦ 1x Plaguesword
• 9x Plaguebearer
◦ 9x Plaguesword

Archetype

Death Guard Deathshroud Spam

Thoughts

A glorious all-in Deathshroud and Blightlords list that can pop cover from Mortarion and then put a thousand plus points of brawling melee in the centre of the table. Certain meta menaces (Biosanctic) cannot weather this at all, and it remains better than most armies in the game at nullifying combat match ups. Style your way through the shooty ones with some Miasma based modifiers and you can make hay. Really well done!

Ethan Nolen – World Eaters (Berzerker Warband) – 4th Place

The List

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Warhounds (2000 Points)

World Eaters
Berzerker Warband
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Angron (435 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Samni’arius and Spinegrinder

Lord Invocatus (140 Points)
• 1x Bolt Pistol
• 1x Coward’s Bane
• 1x Juggernaut’s bladed horn

World Eaters Master of Executions (135 Points)
• 1x Axe of dismemberment
• 1x Bolt pistol
• Enhancements: Berzerker Glaive

BATTLELINE

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

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

OTHER DATASHEETS

Eightbound (140 Points)
• 1x Eightbound Champion
◦ 1x Lacerators
• 2x Eightbound
◦ 2x Eightbound eviscerators

Exalted Eightbound (310 Points)
• 1x Exalted Eightbound Champion
◦ 1x Paired Eightbound chainfists
• 5x Exalted Eightbound
◦ 5x Eightbound chainfist
◦ 5x Eightbound eviscerator

Exalted Eightbound (155 Points)
• 1x Exalted Eightbound Champion
◦ 1x Paired Eightbound chainfists
• 2x Exalted Eightbound
◦ 2x Eightbound chainfist
◦ 2x Eightbound eviscerator

World Eaters Chaos Spawn (70 Points)
• 2x Chaos Spawn
◦ 2x Hideous mutations

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Archetype

World Eaters Goodstuff

Thoughts

I was apprehensive about World Eaters after they copped yet more nerfs, but the tested build continues to hold it’s own. A powerful set of rules on some supreme damage dealing units, and plenty of tricks to befuddle the unwary. Keep on slaying!

The Best of the Rest

There were 8 more players on 4-1 records. They were:

5th – Sam White – Orks (War Horde): Triple Kill Rig War Horde with some tasty cheeky Deffkopta squads in there- I’d play this!
6th – Brendan Muller – Leagues of Votann: Votann Goodstuff with Thunderkyn supporting the tanks.
7th – Thomas Reidy – World Eaters: Double Forgefiend, lots of Eightbound World Eaters.
8th – Dominic Pitassi – World Eaters: Massed Eightbound with a couple of cheeky Karnivores.
9th – Kaleb Hansen – Space Marines (Ironstorm Spearhead): Triple Brutalis, triple Vindicator Ironstorm – yikes.
10th – Peyton Beard – Grey Knights: Multiple NDKs and a big brick of Terminators.
11th – David Smith – Chaos Space Marines (Veterans of the Long War): A proper mixed arms Vets list with Chosen, Legios, Obliterators and VASHTORR!
12th – Cory Russell – Space Wolves (Champions of Russ): Mixed arms Russ with plenty of melee hitters backed by a Lancer and Repulsor Executioner.

Bunker Down GT 2024 RBBR

42-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Red Bluff, California, US on November 09 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

Adam Dye – Chaos Space Marines (Chaos Cult) – 1st Place

The List

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Culty (2000 points)

Chaos Space Marines
Strike Force (2000 points)
Chaos Cult

CHARACTERS

Dark Apostle (95 points)
• 1x Dark Apostle
• 1x Accursed crozius
1x Bolt pistol
• Enhancement: Amulet of Tainted Vigour
• 2x Dark Disciple
• 2x Close combat weapon

Dark Commune (90 points)
• 1x Cult Demagogue
• Warlord
• 1x Autopistol
1x Commune stave
• Enhancement: Warped Foresight
• 1x Mindwitch
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Warp Curse
• 1x Iconarch
• 1x Autopistol
1x Chaos Icon
1x Close combat weapon
• 2x Blessed Blade
• 2x Commune blade

Dark Commune (80 points)
• 1x Cult Demagogue
• 1x Autopistol
1x Commune stave
• 1x Mindwitch
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Warp Curse
• 1x Iconarch
• 1x Autopistol
1x Chaos Icon
1x Close combat weapon
• 2x Blessed Blade
• 2x Commune blade

Warpsmith (70 points)
• 1x Flamer tendril
1x Forge weapon
1x Melta tendril
1x Plasma pistol

BATTLELINE

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

Cultist Mob (100 points)
• 1x Cultist Champion
• 1x Autopistol
1x Brutal assault weapon
• 19x Chaos Cultist
• 19x Autopistol
19x Brutal assault weapon

OTHER DATASHEETS

Accursed Cultists (195 points)
• 10x Mutant
• 10x Blasphemous appendages
• 6x Torment
• 6x Hideous mutations

Chaos Bikers (70 points)
• 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

Khorne Lord of Skulls (450 points)
• 1x Gorestorm cannon
1x Great cleaver of Khorne
1x Skullhurler

ALLIED UNITS

Nurglings (40 points)
• 3x Nurgling Swarm
• 3x Diseased claws and teeth

Nurglings (105 points)
• 9x Nurgling Swarm
• 9x Diseased claws and teeth

Nurglings (40 points)
• 3x Nurgling Swarm
• 3x Diseased claws and teeth

Nurglings (105 points)
• 9x Nurgling Swarm
• 9x Diseased claws and teeth

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Archetype

Chaos Cult Lord of Skulls

Thoughts

Chaos Cult is eternal. Perhaps one of the strongest ‘rare’ builds of the Pariah era, lots of Accursed with horrific buff stacking is a sensational package to build around, and it turns out they still are even at their increased costs. This list shoves a Lord of Skulls behind them and packs in Daemonic mission play to body it’s way home to victory. Awesome work on the event win!

The Best of the Rest

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

2nd – Thomas Szczepanski – Death Guard (Plague Company): The massed Death Guard blocker list from the showdown.
3rd – Cameron Mitchell – Deathwatch (Liberator Assault Group): Blood Angels LAG with lots of Inceptors and Sanguinary Guard.
4th – Robert Desmond – Adeptus Custodes (Shield Host): Mixed Arms Shield Host with double Caladius.
5th – Larry DeTomasi – Space Wolves (Stormlance Task Force): Full 18 Cav Wolf Jail – still kicking!
6th – Ruben Zhao – Space Marines (1st Company Task Force): Ultramarines 1st Company Task Force with Gulliman and Calgar!
7th – Michael Szczepanski – Adeptus Mechanicus (Rad-Zone Corps): Rad Zone with Ad Mech mission trash, Breacher bricks, and Canis Rex.

Cardiff Carnage #2

34-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Wales, United Kingdom on November 09 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

Ben Jones – Genestealer Cult (Biosanctic Broodsurge) – 1st Place

The List

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gsc 5 (2000 points)

Genestealer Cults
Strike Force (2000 points)
Biosanctic Broodsurge

CHARACTERS

Abominant (95 points)
• 1x Power sledgehammer
• Enhancement: Predatory Instincts

Abominant (75 points)
• 1x Power sledgehammer

Biophagus (50 points)
• 1x Alchemicus Familiar
1x Autopistol
1x Chemical vials
1x Injector goad

Kelermorph (60 points)
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Liberator autostubs

Patriarch (100 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Patriarch’s claws
• Enhancement: Biomorph Adaptation

BATTLELINE

Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols (65 points)
• 1x Acolyte Leader
• 1x Autopistol
1x Leader’s bio-weapons
• 4x Acolyte Hybrid
• 1x Cult Icon
1x Cult claws and knife
3x Heavy mining tool

Acolyte Hybrids with Autopistols (130 points)
• 1x Acolyte Leader
• 1x Autopistol
1x Leader’s bio-weapons
• 9x Acolyte Hybrid
• 2x Autopistol
1x Cult Icon
3x Cult claws and knife
6x Heavy mining tool

Acolyte Hybrids with Hand Flamers (70 points)
• 1x Acolyte Leader
• 1x Cult claws and knife
1x Hand flamer
• 4x Acolyte Hybrid
• 4x Cult claws and knife
4x Hand flamer

Neophyte Hybrids (65 points)
• 1x Neophyte Leader
• 1x Anointed pistol
1x Autopistol
1x Power weapon
• 9x Neophyte Hybrid
• 9x Autopistol
9x Close combat weapon
1x Cult Icon
1x Flamer
5x Hybrid firearm
1x Mining laser
1x Seismic cannon
1x Webber

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Goliath Truck (85 points)
• 1x Armoured hull
1x Demolition charge cache
1x Heavy stubber
1x Twin autocannon

OTHER DATASHEETS

Aberrants (135 points)
• 1x Aberrant Hypermorph
• 1x Aberrant weapons
• 4x Aberrant
• 4x Aberrant weapons

Achilles Ridgerunners (75 points)
• 1x Armoured hull
1x Heavy mortar
1x Spotter
1x Twin heavy stubber

Hybrid Metamorphs (160 points)
• 1x Metamorph Leader
• 1x Hand flamer
1x Leader’s cult weapons
• 9x Hybrid Metamorph
• 1x Cult Icon
8x Hand flamer
9x Metamorph mutations

Purestrain Genestealers (150 points)
• 10x Purestrain Genestealer
• 10x Cult claws and talons

Purestrain Genestealers (75 points)
• 5x Purestrain Genestealer
• 5x Cult claws and talons

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Archetype

Biosanctic Goodstuff

Thoughts

I have an (industrial) affinity with this list, as it is literally a hybrid (hehe) of versions of Broodsurge that myself and Ben have been running and talking about in recent weeks. He brings home another huge result with it here, what a reign of terror he is on with the GSC at the moment! The usual suspects are there (Purestrains, Aberrants, Abominants), but the build eschews any mining lasers at all in favour of yet another combat brick – the Melee Acolyte Mining Weapons are no joke and useful into a wide array of targets at the moment and it means almost the entire list is available to potential recur later in the game. Super effective, and one of the meta forces to beat. Well done Ben!!!

The Best of the Rest

There were 5 more players on 4-1 records. They were:

2nd – Scott Lawrence – Tyranids (Invasion Fleet): Big bug / little bug Invasion Fleet with a brick of Zoanthropes.
3rd – ieuan Bevan – Necrons (Hypercrypt Legion): Triple C’tan / Doomsday Ark Hypercrypt.
4th – Jack Downing – Ultramarines (Gladius Task Force): Ultramarines Gladius with Calgar and triple Vindicator.
5th – Robert Jones – Drukhari (Realspace Raiders): Loads of Talos, Grotesques, and a Voidraven Bomber in Realspace Raiders.
6th – Luke Quadling – Aeldari: Baharroth brick and Troupe brick makes this elf fanboys heart sing. Amazing list Luke!

TORNEIO NACIONAL POLAR DE WARHAMMER 40K

28-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in PR, Brasil on November 09 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

Note: this event only seems to have played four rounds to get a clear winner, but we’re including it anyway because it hit 28 players and we want to make sure smaller competitive scenes highlighted!

Felipe Castello – Dark Angels (Gladius Task Force) – 1st Place

The List

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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Imperium – Adeptus Astartes – Dark Angels
+ DETACHMENT: Gladius Task Force
+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1995pts
+
+ WARLORD: Char1: Azrael
+ ENHANCEMENT: Fire Discipline (on Char1: Apothecary Biologis)
+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 15
+ SECONDARY: – Bring It Down: (1×2) – Assassination: 4 Characters
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Char1: 1x Azrael (105 pts): Warlord, Lion’s Wrath, The Sword of Secrets
Char2: 1x Apothecary Biologis (85 pts): Absolver Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon
Enhancement: Fire Discipline (+30 pts)
Char3: 1x Librarian (65 pts): Bolt Pistol, Force Weapon, Smite
Char4: 1x Lieutenant (65 pts): Master-crafted Power Weapon, Neo-volkite Pistol, Storm Shield
5x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (80 pts)
• 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Pack
3 with Astartes Chainsword, Heavy Bolt Pistol
1 with Astartes Chainsword, Plasma Pistol
• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack: Plasma Pistol, Power Fist
5x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (80 pts)
• 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Pack
3 with Astartes Chainsword, Heavy Bolt Pistol
1 with Astartes Chainsword, Plasma Pistol
• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack: Plasma Pistol, Power Fist
5x Deathwing Knights (235 pts): Watcher in the Dark, Mace of absolution
• 4x Deathwing Knight: 4 with
• 1x Knight Master: Great Weapon of the Unforgiven
5x Deathwing Knights (235 pts): Watcher in the Dark, Mace of absolution
• 4x Deathwing Knight: 4 with
• 1x Knight Master: Great Weapon of the Unforgiven
5x Deathwing Knights (235 pts): Watcher in the Dark, Mace of absolution
• 4x Deathwing Knight: 4 with
• 1x Knight Master: Great Weapon of the Unforgiven
6x Eradicator Squad (190 pts)
• 3x Eradicator: 3 with Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Melta Rifle
• 1x Eradicator Sergeant: Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Melta Rifle
• 2x Eradicator with Multi-melta: 2 with Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Multi-melta
10x Hellblaster Squad (230 pts)
• 9x Hellblaster: 9 with Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Plasma Incinerator
• 1x Hellblaster Sergeant: Close Combat Weapon, Plasma Incinerator, Bolt Pistol
6x Inner Circle Companions (180 pts): 6 with Calibanite Greatsword, Heavy Bolt Pistol
5x Scout Squad (65 pts)
• 2x Scout
1 with Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Missile Launcher
1 with Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Scout Sniper Rifle
• 1x Scout Sergeant: Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Boltgun
• 2x Scouts: 2 with Bolt Pistol, Boltgun, Close Combat Weapon
5x Scout Squad (65 pts)
• 2x Scout
1 with Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Missile Launcher
1 with Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Scout Sniper Rifle
• 1x Scout Sergeant: Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Boltgun
• 2x Scouts: 2 with Bolt Pistol, Boltgun, Close Combat Weapon
1x Impulsor (80 pts): Shield Dome, Armoured Hull, Ironhail Heavy Stubber, 2 Storm Bolters

Archetype

Dark Angels Gladius

Thoughts

Another event win for the Dark Angels Gladius, with the tried and true ‘double gun brick’ variant here making room for the points adjustments by ditching the Repulsor. Very effective and full of damage if you get too close. Dark Angels have kept on rolling, and I am here for it. Fantastic work on the event win Felipe!

The Best of the Rest

The rest of the top four was:

2nd – Leonardo Attie de Castro Novato – Leagues of Votann (Oathband): Triple Sagitaur, double Fort Votann with some Hearthguard.
3rd – Silvio Fortes – Thousand Sons (Cult of Magic): Glorious triple Forgefiend Thousand Sons with some chaff and HQs.
4th – Simon Lawrence – Drukhari (Skysplinter Assault): Go-wide MSU and double Voidraven Bomber Skysplinter.

Wrap Up

Off we go into the new meta folks! Vindicators are… in demand, many flavours of marine are popping up and the Genestealer Cults are enjoying a rare moment in the sun. Can it last? Is there glorious counter tech just waiting to be put to use? If there is, we might just see it at the International Team Tournament in the UK this coming weekend. See you there!

Lowest of Men, out.

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[40K] Competitive Innovations in 10th: Most Wanted pt.2

Utah Open Warhammer 40K Tournament

John Holbrook – Orks (Green Tide) – 1st Place

The List

Archetype

Thoughts

Evan Stump – Dark Angels (Gladius Task Force) – 2nd Place (Undefeated)

The List

Archetype

Thoughts

Bryce Greenwell – Death Guard (Plague Company) – 3rd Place

The List

Archetype

Thoughts

Ryan Brown – World Eaters (Berzerker Warband) – 4th Place

The List

Archetype

Thoughts

The Best of the Rest

San Antonio Shootout ’24

The Showdown

The Ritual – Swift Action – Dawn of War

Thoughts

Result

Tyler Rowe – T’au Empire (Mont’ka) – 1st Place

The List

Archetype

Thoughts

Dick McTrickle – Imperial Knights (Noble Lance) – 2nd Place (Undefeated)

The List

Archetype

Thoughts

Will Davis – Death Guard (Plague Company) – 3rd Place

The List

Archetype

Thoughts

Ethan Nolen – World Eaters (Berzerker Warband) – 4th Place

The List

Archetype

Thoughts

The Best of the Rest

Bunker Down GT 2024 RBBR

Adam Dye – Chaos Space Marines (Chaos Cult) – 1st Place

The List

Archetype

Thoughts

The Best of the Rest

Cardiff Carnage #2

Ben Jones – Genestealer Cult (Biosanctic Broodsurge) – 1st Place

The List

Archetype

Thoughts

The Best of the Rest

TORNEIO NACIONAL POLAR DE WARHAMMER 40K

Felipe Castello – Dark Angels (Gladius Task Force) – 1st Place

The List

Archetype

Thoughts

The Best of the Rest

Wrap Up

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