Welcome back to part two of this week’s Competitive Innovations. The astute among you may have noticed that this is a day later than usual, and that’s because our team were hard at work on preparing our dataslate reviews earlier in the week. You can check out our takes in our review articles, plus Lowest of Men’s video review along with the rest of the 6++ gang below:
Lokhust Heavy Destroyers (150 points)
• 3x Lokhust Heavy Destroyer
• 3x Close combat weapon
3x Gauss destructor
Monolith (350 points)
• 4x Death ray
1x Particle whip
1x Portal of exile
Archetype
Hypercrypt Goodstuff
Thoughts
Hypercrypt have settled into a groove of late, with Monolith anchored shenanigans, C’tan and Destroyers that can exploit angles all game if played carefully. I really like the inclusion of Imotekh here- HC is very CP hungry, so having additional resources coming in is very handy and frees you up to take fixed if so minded as well. Congratulations on the win!
Kalle Abrahamsson – Necrons (Hypercrypt Legion) – 2nd Place (Undefeated)
Lokhust Heavy Destroyers. Credit: Rockfish
The List
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Kalle “Karlosaurus” Abrahamsson
Necrons
Army theme: The Kristet Utseende – Transa I Transylvanien
Army name: Dansa i trans
Factions used: Xenos – Necrons
Total cost: 1995 pts
Number of Units: 14
Character Units (Models): 5 (5)
Vehicle/Monster Models (Max Points): 5 (15) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
What do you get if you opt out of the Monolith build for Hypercrypt? Loads of stuff! Doomsday Arks can offer decent shooting at range and losing one isn’t as fatal as a Monolith going down can be. Otherwise this is largely more of the same- Destroyers, C’tan, and antics to keep the opponent under pressure and dance around scoring for fun. Very well done on the top placing.
Rasmus Haglund – Leagues of Votann (Oathband) – 3rd Place (Undefeated)
Leagues of Votann Einhyr Champion. Credit: Jack Hunter
The List
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+ Character +
Einhyr Champion [60pts]: Mass hammer, Weavefield crest
Einhyr Champion [60pts]: Mass hammer, Weavefield crest
Hekaton Land Fortress [225pts]: Pan spectral scanner, SP heavy conversion beamer, 2x Twin bolt cannon
Hekaton Land Fortress [225pts]: Pan spectral scanner, SP heavy conversion beamer, 2x Twin bolt cannon
Hekaton Land Fortress [225pts]: Pan spectral scanner, SP heavy conversion beamer, 2x Twin bolt cannon
+ Dedicated Transport +
Sagitaur [115pts]: HYLas beam cannon
++ Total: [1,995pts] ++
Archetype
Votann Triple Fort
Thoughts
The Leagues of Votann take it to a Hekaton place here, with triple Forts and lots of Hearthguard for strolling into the midboard. This is highly durable as builds go, with an awful lot of 2+ save and -1 AP on offer. The output on Forts is swingy (Conversion Beamers tend to either go big or go home), but they’re tough enough that you can typically weather the opponent for quite some time and a few of our meta menaces lack the guns to deal with them consistently at range (Grey Knights especially!). Awesome to see the Kyn continuing to thrive, well done.
Victor Bergenholtz – Grey Knights (Teleport Strike Force) – 4th Place
Grey Knights Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight. Credit: Colin Ward
The List
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Knight knights (2000 points)
Grey Knights
Strike Force (2000 points)
Teleport Strike Force
Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight (230 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Heavy incinerator
1x Heavy psycannon
1x Nemesis daemon greathammer
• Enhancement: Sigil of Exigence
Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight (200 points)
• 1x Heavy incinerator
1x Heavy psycannon
1x Nemesis daemon greathammer
Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight (200 points)
• 1x Heavy incinerator
1x Heavy psycannon
1x Nemesis daemon greathammer
Nemesis Dreadknight (185 points)
• 1x Heavy incinerator
1x Heavy psycannon
1x Nemesis daemon greathammer
Nemesis Dreadknight (185 points)
• 1x Heavy incinerator
1x Heavy psycannon
1x Nemesis daemon greathammer
Nemesis Dreadknight (185 points)
• 1x Heavy incinerator
1x Heavy psycannon
1x Nemesis daemon greathammer
ALLIED UNITS
Canis Rex (435 points)
• 1x Chainbreaker las-impulsor
1x Chainbreaker multi-laser
1x Freedom’s Hand
Archetype
Grey Knight Vehicle Spam
Thoughts
Another placing for a Vehicle skew version of Grey Knights, that packs in armoured targets with decent mobility and bodies the opponent off the board. Canis Rex and the Redeemer both contribute further to the general 2+ spam vibes here, and are harder to remove, forcing commitment that the Dreadknights can then capitalise on and counter-attack. A very potent build, well done on the top placing!
The Best of the Rest
There were 10 more players on 4-1 records. They were:
5th – Jonathan Sleigh-johnson – Black Templars: Gladius Mixed Arms Black Templars
6th – Joel Larsson – Chaos Daemons: A hybrid build exploiting monster mash AND Rendmaster / Khorne Daemon shenanigans.
7th – André Persson – World Eaters: Vanella style World Eaters with Eightbound, Angron and Berzerkers.
8th – Max Nilsson – Necrons: Double Monolith Hypercrypt!
9th – Axel Rydén – Aeldari: Yncarne / MSU Aeldari.
10th – Mathias Eliasson – Aeldari: Wraithknight / MSU Eldar with a block of Shroudrunners.
11th – Sebastian Magnusson – Necrons: Triple Doomsday Ark Hypercrypt.
Some interesting alterations in this Guard list, which still packs the core units we have seen doing well lately but finds room for some flavour pieces too. A big stack of Rough Riders can threaten a counter charge of an Ingress push-threat as required, and Scions are very effective little drop units as well. Writing this with the benefit of hindsight on the dataslate, some of these options are looking at the more tasty now! Very well done on the event win.
Maxime Rampen – Adeptus Custodes (Shield Host) – 2nd Place
The Stormraven sucker punch gets a run out here with two for maximum violence. Redemptors are a solid options as passengers and give the opponent a real handful to deal with as the rest of the guns go to work. Azrael continues his internship with the Iron Hands, I’m really excited to read the Black Library book where he stands chatting with some Techmarines for 300 pages… Very well done on the top placing!
Christian Nadeau – Necrons (Awakened Dynasty) – 4th Place
Necron Doom Scythe. Credit: Pendulin
The List
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Undying Legion (2000 points)
Necrons
Strike Force (2000 points)
Awakened Dynasty
An interesting run out for the Awakened Dynasty Necrons, who may emerge from the slate as a more appealing option once more. Lychguard are back in here, and Doomscythes provide some serious hard target removal. I really like the overall balance of this list and its cool to see something different being tried! Very well done on the top placing.
The Best of the Rest
There were 6 more players on 4-1 records. They were:
5th – Sebastien Geoffrion – Dark Angels: Dark Angels double Stormraven Ironstorm.
6th – Antoine Boivin – Grey Knights: Lovely balance on this MSU Terminators / Dreadknights build.
7th – Jeremie Maranda- Blood Angels: An intriguing mixed arms Firestorm Blood Angels list with Redeemer, Repulsor, and lots of infantry.
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Archetype
Canoptek Court Goodstuff
Thoughts
Another triumph for the meta monster that is Canoptek Court. Wraiths and C’tan require horrendous energy to kill, Doomstalkers slap as a control piece in CC, and there is just enough utility (and with Imotekh, CP support) to keep this build singing as it gets to work on bodying the primary. Really well done on the event win.
The Best of the Rest
There were 8 more players on 4-1 records. They were:
2nd – Manuel “BEL” Wieczorek – Blood Angels (Ironstorm Spearhead): Ironstorm BA with Reapers and Predators backing up a Death Company punch.
3rd – Sebastian Maack – Black Templars (Righteous Crusaders): Righteous Crusaders Templars with a Terminator brick, Eradicators and plenty of melee.
4th – Hannes Hoferichter – Blood Angels (Stormlance Task Force): Full send Stormlance BA with loads of Assault Intercessors and Death Company.
5th – Kayu Orellana – Tyranids: Unending Swarm Gaunt carpet with Tyrannofex and Exocrine support.
6th – Hadi Ghani – Adeptus Custodes: Mixed Arms Custodes with double Caladius.
7th – Patrick Nemitz – Black Templars: Melee heavy Crusaders Templars.
8th – Oliver Ötting – Grey Knights: Triple Libby / Lots of Dreadknights GK.
9th – Felix Haak – Tyranids: Invasion Fleet with triple Maleceptor and lots of utility.
NGT’24 – Nidaros Grand Tournament
36-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Trøndelag, Norge on April 20 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.
Kjetil Andre Liknes – Astra Militarum (Combined Regiment) – 1st Place
Leman Russ Demolisher. Credit: Rockfish
The List
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + FACTION KEYWORD: Imperium – Astra Militarum + DETACHMENT: Combined Regiment + TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1995pts + + WARLORD: Char2: Lord Solar Leontus + ENHANCEMENT: Grand Strategist (on Char1: Tank Commander)
& Grand Strategist (on Char1: Tank Commander) + NUMBER OF UNITS: 16 + SECONDARY: – Bring It Down: 2×2 + 4×3 – Assassination: 3 Characters +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Char1: 1x Tank Commander (220 pts): Armoured Tracks, Hunter-killer Missile, Demolisher Battle Cannon, Lascannon, 2x Militarum Plasma Cannon, Heavy Stubber
Enhancement: Grand Strategist (+15 pts)
Char2: 1x Lord Solar Leontus (125 pts): Warlord, Conquest, Konstrain’s Hooves, Sol’s Righteous Gaze
Char3: 1x Ursula Creed (55 pts): Duty and Vengeance, Power Weapon
6x Bullgryn Squad (160 pts)
• 1x Bullgryn Bone ‘ead: Brute Shield, Bullgryn Maul
• 5x Bullgryn: 5 with Brute Shield, Bullgryn Maul
6x Bullgryn Squad (160 pts)
• 1x Bullgryn Bone ‘ead: Brute Shield, Bullgryn Maul
• 5x Bullgryn: 5 with Brute Shield, Bullgryn Maul
6x Bullgryn Squad (160 pts)
• 1x Bullgryn Bone ‘ead: Brute Shield, Bullgryn Maul
• 5x Bullgryn: 5 with Brute Shield, Bullgryn Maul
10x Kasrkin (100 pts)
• 9x Kasrkin Trooper
2 with Close Combat Weapon, Hot-shot Lasgun
1 with Melta mine, Close Combat Weapon, Hot-shot Laspistol
1 with Close Combat Weapon, Hot-shot Marksmen Rifle
1 with Vox-caster, Close Combat Weapon, Hot-shot lasgun
2 with Close Combat Weapon, Meltagun
2 with Close Combat Weapon, Plasma Gun
• 1x Kasrkin Sergeant: Power Weapon, Plasma Pistol
10x Kasrkin (100 pts)
• 9x Kasrkin Trooper
2 with Close Combat Weapon, Hot-shot Lasgun
1 with Melta mine, Close Combat Weapon, Hot-shot Laspistol
1 with Close Combat Weapon, Hot-shot Marksmen Rifle
1 with Vox-caster, Close Combat Weapon, Hot-shot lasgun
2 with Close Combat Weapon, Meltagun
2 with Close Combat Weapon, Plasma Gun
• 1x Kasrkin Sergeant: Power Weapon, Plasma Pistol
10x Kasrkin (100 pts)
• 9x Kasrkin Trooper
2 with Close Combat Weapon, Hot-shot Lasgun
1 with Melta mine, Close Combat Weapon, Hot-shot Laspistol
1 with Close Combat Weapon, Hot-shot Marksmen Rifle
1 with Vox-caster, Close Combat Weapon, Hot-shot lasgun
2 with Close Combat Weapon, Meltagun
2 with Close Combat Weapon, Plasma Gun
• 1x Kasrkin Sergeant: Power Weapon, Plasma Pistol
10x Attilan Rough Riders (140 pts)
• 9x Attilan Rough Rider
1 with Goad Lance, Lasgun, Laspistol, Steed’s Hooves
1 with Hunting Lance, Lasgun, Laspistol, Steed’s Hooves
1 with Hunting Lance, Lasgun, Laspistol, Steed’s Hooves
1 with Hunting Lance, Lasgun, Laspistol, Steed’s Hooves
1 with Hunting Lance, Lasgun, Laspistol, Steed’s Hooves
1 with Hunting Lance, Lasgun, Laspistol, Steed’s Hooves
1 with Hunting Lance, Lasgun, Laspistol, Steed’s Hooves
1 with Hunting Lance, Lasgun, Laspistol, Steed’s Hooves
1 with Hunting Lance, Lasgun, Laspistol, Steed’s Hooves
• 1x Rough Rider Sergeant: Lasgun, Laspistol, Power Sabre, Steed’s Hooves, Goad Lance
1x Basilisk (135 pts): Armoured Tracks, Earthshaker Cannon, Heavy Bolter
1x Manticore (180 pts): Armoured Tracks, Hunter-killer Missile, Storm Eagle Rockets, Heavy Flamer
1x Manticore (180 pts): Armoured Tracks, Hunter-killer Missile, Storm Eagle Rockets, Heavy Flamer
1x Scout Sentinels (60 pts): Close Combat Weapon, Hunter-killer Missile, Lascannon
1x Scout Sentinels (60 pts): Close Combat Weapon, Hunter-killer Missile, Lascannon
Archetype
Astra Militarum Goodstuff
Thoughts
Another strong guard showing here, with most of the usual suspects, and a particular brutal slab of Bullgryn for brawling. Rough Riders once again make an appearance as an incision piece that all serves to keep the enemy in front of the guns and buy you the time that you need. Very well done on the event win!
The Best of the Rest
There were 5 more players on 4-1 records. They were:
32-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Edmonton, AB, Canada on April 20 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.
Aaron Devost – Necrons (Hypercrypt Legion) – 1st Place
Doomsday Ark. Credit: Rockfish
The List
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + FACTION KEYWORD: Xenos – Necrons + DETACHMENT: Hypercrypt Legion (Hyperphasing) + TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 2000pts + + WARLORD: Char6: Imotekh the Stormlord + ENHANCEMENT: Dimensional Overseer (on Char1: Chronomancer)
& Arisen Tyrant (on Char3: Lokhust Lord) + NUMBER OF UNITS: 15 + SECONDARY: – Bring It Down: 3×3 + 1×5 – Assassination: 6 Characters +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Char1: 1x Chronomancer (60 pts): Chronomancer’s stave
Enhancement: Dimensional Overseer (+10 pts)
Char2: 1x Hexmark Destroyer (70 pts): Close combat weapon, Enmitic disintegrator pistols
Char3: 1x Lokhust Lord (105 pts): Resurrection orb, Lord’s blade
Enhancement: Arisen Tyrant (+25 pts)
Char4: 1x Technomancer (60 pts): Staff of light
Char5: 1x C’tan Shard of the Nightbringer (255 pts): Gaze of death, Scythe of the Nightbringer
Char6: 1x Imotekh the Stormlord (100 pts): Warlord, Gauntlet of Fire, Staff of the Destroyer
10x Immortals (140 pts): 10 with Close combat weapon, Tesla carbine
1x Lokhust Destroyers (30 pts): Close combat weapon, Gauss cannon
1x Lokhust Destroyers (30 pts): Close combat weapon, Gauss cannon
1x Lokhust Destroyers (30 pts): Close combat weapon, Gauss cannon
3x Lokhust Heavy Destroyers (150 pts): 3 with Close combat weapon, Enmitic exterminator
6x Canoptek Wraiths (220 pts): 6 with Particle caster, Vicious claws
1x Doomsday Ark (200 pts): Armoured bulk, Doomsday cannon, 2x Gauss flayer array
1x Doomsday Ark (200 pts): Armoured bulk, Doomsday cannon, 2x Gauss flayer array
1x Monolith (350 pts): Particle whip, Portal of exile, 4x Death ray
Archetype
Hypercrypt Gun Show
Thoughts
Most HC lists are choosing between Doomsday Arks and a Monolith for the ranged heavy hitting. Why not both eh? This build punches extremely hard and still had more than enough utility to score like a dream. Imotekh continues his excellent week as a support piece here as well, love to see it. Really well done on the win!
The Best of the Rest
There were 4 more players on 4-1 records. They were:
2nd – Josh Stapleton – Adepta Sororitas (Hallowed Martyrs): Mixed Arms Sisters that packs two Exorcists alongside the Castigators.
4th – Jonah Sinclair – Astra Militarum (Combined Regiment): Massed tank Guard with no indirect, awesome.
5th – Ryan Mcleod – Leagues of Votann: Triple Fort / Triple Sagitaur Votann.
Grand Tournament of Contempt
29-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE on April 20 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.
The Showdown
Matchup & Mission – Adeptas Sororitas versus Thousand Sons
Christian Matschke – Adepta Sororitas (Hallowed Martyrs) Army List - Click to Expand
No clue (2000 Points)
Adepta Sororitas
Hallowed Martyrs
Strike Force (2000 Points)
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vs.
Christian Breuer – Thousand Sons (Cult of Magic) Army List - Click to Expand
Ts (2000 Points)
Thousand Sons
Cult of Magic
Strike Force (2000 Points)
CHARACTERS
Ahriman (130 Points)
• 1x Black Staff of Ahriman
1x Inferno bolt pistol
1x Psychic Stalk
Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch (140 Points)
• 1x Arcane Fire
1x Force weapon
1x Prosperine khopesh
1x Warpflame pistol
• Enhancements: Lord of Forbidden Lore
Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch (115 Points)
• 1x Arcane Fire
1x Force weapon
1x Prosperine khopesh
1x Warpflame pistol
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Thoughts
An interesting match up the nature of which has shifted somewhat as the game adapts around both of the armies in question. Sisters have moved away from artillery and some of their more potent anti-psyker tech in recent times as Eldar fade into the background. They have a lot more honest shooting these days, but still punch hard with decent reach from the Arcos and Jump Pack nuns. Thousand Sons by contrast have doubled down on what was previously working – loads of Rubrics and characters, with an increasing emphasis on blocking chaff, yeeted forward with Temporal Surge early in the game to frustrate the enemy as they close on them.
I think the alterations give Tsons the edge in a match up that was previously brutal for them – anti psyker tech causes a lot of headaches as do Exorcists but there simply isnt as much output coming from these quarters now. For all their power Sisters are slow, and if you can block and annihilate the pressure units early the rest will quickly fall apart once Magnus starts doing his thing. It will take time, but Tsons have the raw output and tricks to grind out the win, and that seems to be what went down here!
Result
Thousand Sons (Cult of Magic) Victory – 12 – 8
Christian Breuer – Thousand Sons (Cult of Magic) – 1st
Place
The List
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Ts (2000 Points)
Thousand Sons
Cult of Magic
Strike Force (2000 Points)
CHARACTERS
Ahriman (130 Points)
• 1x Black Staff of Ahriman
1x Inferno bolt pistol
1x Psychic Stalk
Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch (140 Points)
• 1x Arcane Fire
1x Force weapon
1x Prosperine khopesh
1x Warpflame pistol
• Enhancements: Lord of Forbidden Lore
Exalted Sorcerer on Disc of Tzeentch (115 Points)
• 1x Arcane Fire
1x Force weapon
1x Prosperine khopesh
1x Warpflame pistol
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Archetype
Thousand Sons Goodstuff
Thoughts
A triumph for the Thousand Sons, who are sitting pretty after a dataslate that didn’t really impact them and hurt several of their rivals. Tonnes of mortal wound output, just enough utility to scam the opponent in the early game and tick off the cards, and an incredible go-turn at close range. Tsons can collapse if things go awry very easily, but when they get to do their thing there isn’t much that can withstand them. Very well done on the even win!
The Best of the Rest
There were 5 more players on 4-1 records. They were:
5th – Florian Schmidt – Aeldari: Massed Reapers and Skyweavers in this anti-tank and chaff Eldar list.
6th – Ruben Paul Goldmann – World Eaters: Vanella style World Eaters rush.
Wrap Up
That’s it for this week folks! The slate is with us now, and the meta game should warp a little bit accordingly. It feels like a very interesting time with Orks in particular dropping into an adjusting field, and I’m excited to see what comes next. Be well out there!
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