Welcome, Dear Reader! If you were expecting James “One_Wing” Grover here in this space well, he’s not here – you get me instead, your old pal Rob! OK, that’s not entirely true – James is still here with some notes and musings, but he ran into life issues and now you’re stuck with me, a merely average player cobbling together a bunch of notes on these matchups. But what I lack in Wings’ mind I make up for with gumption, moxie, and spunk! Also, with the ability to force other competitive authors to write about matchups.
And let’s talk about some of these matchups – this is quite possibly the most interesting weekend of Warhammer 40k events we’ll see all year. In a continuation of last week’s trends, we had a Brave New Meta this past weekend, combining both the April 2022 Balance Dataslate with the new Tyranids Codex. To that end, this past weekend saw a mix of events – some allowing the new Tyranids book, some not, but all incorporating the new dataslate changes. Finally, and most importantly, Chaos Space Marine lists made a big comeback, which rules.
Let’s talk about those one at a time.
The Dataslate
You can find previous coverage on the dataslate here:
Now that you’re caught up, let’s talk about the impacts. It’s still early days for the Armour of Contempt meta, and that means a lot of players are still trying to wrap their heads around what it means for those factions – marines didn’t see a massive uptick in representation, but the players who brought marine armies did better. The most notable riser this week are Chaos Space Marines, who had some very promising showings that may or may not be sustainable in the long run. Many players are likely don’t yet understand how tough this makes marine/sisters armies, and haven’t fully tooled up for those matchups yet, or just haven’t had time to retool, anyways.
Tyranids
Codex Tyranids is out now but not every event was using it, leading to some of the events still having the older rules with Crusher Stampede and Leviathan active. We likely won’t see them at their full power until next week’s results, and it’ll be interesting to see what impact they have on the meta – and if they’ll be as dominant as some top players think.
You can find more about post-dataslate armies here:
- Faction Focus: Death Guard (with Don Hooson)
- Faction Focus: T’au Empire (with Richard Siegler)
- Faction Focus: Tyranids (with John Lennon)
Chaos Space Marines
In the best development of the weekend, multiple chaos space marine lists across multiple tournaments saw top 4 finishes. Hell Yes. The best part? These were a varied set of lists relying on different strategies and builds, but all taking advantage of Armour of Contempt. Turns out that with just a little bit more durability on their already cheap, efficient units and a little less raw, no-line-of-sight shooting from their opponents, Chaos Space Marines can make some real plays, darting across the board, trading efficiently, and generally causing problems.
UKTC Bristol GT (major)
All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings. This event was not using the new Tyranids Codex, but Tyranids didn’t make the finals so it kind of doesn’t matter for this write-up.
The Showdown
Matchup & Mission – Death and Zeal
Vik Vijay – Craftworlds – A Hail of Doom build going very wide with high shot-count units, including two full squads of Swooping Hawks and 18 shuriken catapult bikes.
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Outrider Detachment -3CP (Aeldari – Craftworlds) [65 PL, 1220pts] ++ + Configuration + . *Far-Flung Craftworld*: Hail of Doom, Masterful Shots + HQ + Baharroth [7 PL, 140pts] + Elites + 10x Dire Avengers [6 PL, 120pts] 10x Dire Avengers [6 PL, 120pts] + Fast Attack + 10x Swooping Hawks [8 PL, 180pts] 10x Swooping Hawks [8 PL, 180pts] 6x Windriders [8 PL, 120pts] 6x Windriders [8 PL, 120pts] 6x Windriders [8 PL, 120pts] 3x Shining Spears [6 PL, 120pts] ++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Aeldari – Craftworlds) [45 PL, 777pts, -3CP] ++ + Configuration + . *Far-Flung Craftworld*: Hail of Doom, Masterful Shots + Stratagems + Seer Council [-1CP] +No Force Org + 3x Warlock Skyrunners [5 PL, 105pts]: 3x Witchblades + HQ + Farseer Skyrunner [6 PL, 120pts]: Warlord, Witchblade Farseer [5 PL, 90pts,]: Witchblade + Troops + 5x Rangers [4 PL, 65pts] + Elites + 6x Dire Avengers [6 PL, 72pts] 5x Howling Banshees [5PL, 105pts] + Fast Attack + Vypers [3 PL, 40pts] Vypers [3 PL, 40pts] + Dedicated Transport + Wave Serpent [8 PL, 140pts]: Twin Shuriken Cannon & Twin Shuriken Catapult ++ Total: [110 PL, 6CP, 1,997pts] ++
. Dire Avenger Exarch: Two Avenger Shuriken Catapults
. Dire Avenger Exarch: Two Avenger Shuriken Catapults
. Swooping Hawk Exarch: Lasblaster
. Swooping Hawk Exarch: Lasblaster
. 6x Twin Shuriken Catapult
. 6x Twin Shuriken Catapult
. 6x Twin Shuriken Catapult
. Shining Spear Exarch: Heartstrike, Paragon Sabre, Shuriken Cannon, Khaine’s Lance
Relics of the Shrines [-1CP]
Treasures of the Aeldari [-1CP]
. Protect/Jinx & Quicken/Restrain
. Seer Council
. Guide & Doom
. Kurnous’ Bow & Mark of the Incomparable Hunter
. Seer Council
. Faithful Divergence & Focus Will
. Faolchu’s Wing [Treasures of the Aeldari]
. Dire Avenger Exarch: Two Avenger Shuriken Catapults
. Howling Banshee Exarch: Piercing Strikes, Mirrorswords, Cronescream
. Scatter Laser & Twin Shuriken Catapult
. Scatter Laser & Twin Shuriken Catapult
vs.
Daniel Tombs – Tau – A very aggressive Farsight Enclaves build, with three Devilfish with Breachers, one loaded Crisis Team, then lots of smaller units that can throw out chip damage or occupy space.
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (T’au Empire) [106 PL, 10CP, 2,000pts] ++ + Configuration + Sept Choice: Farsight Enclaves + Stratagems + Stratagem: Emergency Dispensation [-1CP]: Additional Relics + HQ + Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit [8 PL, 155pts]: (Farsight Enclaves): Master of the Killing Blow, High-output Burst Cannon, Missile Pod, Novasurge Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Solid-image Projection Unit, Velocity Tracker, Warlord Commander in Crisis Battlesuit [8 PL, -1CP, 155pts]: 6. Exemplar of the Mont’ka, Burst Cannon, Cyclic Ion Blaster, DW-02 Advanced Burst Cannon, Iridium battlesuit, Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Stratagem: Promising Pupil, The Be’gel Hunter’s Plate + Troops + Breacher Team [5 PL, 85pts] Breacher Team [5 PL, 85pts] Breacher Team [5 PL, 85pts] + Elites + Crisis Battlesuits [19 PL, 375pts] Crisis Battlesuits [9 PL, 155pts] Stealth Battlesuits [4 PL, 85pts]: Homing Beacon Stealth Battlesuits [4 PL, 85pts]: Homing Beacon + Fast Attack + Pathfinder Team [5 PL, 105pts] Piranhas [4 PL, 80pts] Piranhas [4 PL, 80pts] + Heavy Support + Hammerhead Gunship [8 PL, 155pts]: Railgun, 2x Seeker Missile + Dedicated Transport + Devilfish [6 PL, 105pts]: 2x Seeker Missile Devilfish [6 PL, 105pts]: 2x Seeker Missile Devilfish [6 PL, 105pts]: 2x Seeker Missile ++ Total: [106 PL, 10CP, 2,000pts] ++
. 9x Breacher Fire Warrior: 9x Pulse Blaster, 9x Pulse Pistol
. 9x Breacher Fire Warrior: 9x Pulse Blaster, 9x Pulse Pistol
. 9x Breacher Fire Warrior: 9x Pulse Blaster, 9x Pulse Pistol
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Iridium battlesuit, Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Iridium battlesuit, Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’vre: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Early Warning Override, Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Stimm Injectors
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Velocity Tracker
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, Velocity Tracker
. Crisis Shas’vre: Burst Cannon, Cyclic Ion Blaster, Iridium battlesuit, Plasma Rifle, Velocity Tracker
. Stealth Shas’ui w/ Burst Cannon
. Stealth Shas’ui w/ Fusion Blaster: Fusion Blaster
. Stealth Shas’vre: Burst Cannon
. Stealth Shas’ui w/ Burst Cannon
. Stealth Shas’ui w/ Fusion Blaster: Fusion Blaster
. Stealth Shas’vre: Burst Cannon
. 6x Pathfinder: 6x Markerlight, 6x Pulse Carbine, 6x Pulse Pistol
. Pathfinder Shas’ui
. 3x Pathfinder w/ Rail Rifle: 3x Pulse Pistol, 3x Rail Rifle
. Piranha: Piranha Fusion Blaster, 2x Seeker Missile
. . 2x Gun Drones
. . . 2x Gun Drone: 4x Pulse Carbine
. Piranha: Piranha Fusion Blaster, 2x Seeker Missile
. . 2x Gun Drones
. . . 2x Gun Drone: 4x Pulse Carbine
. 2x Gun Drones
. . 2x Gun Drone: 4x Pulse Carbine
. 2x Gun Drones
. . 2x Gun Drone: 4x Pulse Carbine
. 2x Gun Drones
. . 2x Gun Drone: 4x Pulse Carbine
. 2x Gun Drones
. . 2x Gun Drone: 4x Pulse Carbine
Thoughts
Wings: Vik’s list excels in a meta with less no-LOS shooting, and right now some T’au players have maybe overcorrected away from it. Shuriken catapult bikes are also a good counter in the mirror because they can advance then shoot, giving the reach to clear out swooping hawks. The tau player he was up against probably needed to try and use disembark after moving with breachers to do something similar, but it’s way harder for him to set up reliably.
Result
Craftworlds Victory – 74-53
Vik Vijay – Craftworlds – 1st Place
The List
See Showdown
Archetype
Hail of Doom
Why it’s Interesting in 9th
Vik’s list has a ton of mobility, leaning heavily on shuriken catapult bikes to just put out an insane hail of fire along with Guide and Doom to ensure that those attacks land, and to maximize the number that do so at AP-3. Hail of Doom does a ton of work on that front, treating hit rolls of 6s as both auto-wounds and wound rolls of 6, while Masterful Shots takes away the benefits of light cover from the target. Both of these are crucial for taking down targets with Armour of Contempt, ensuring that when a shot does connect at AP-3, it ends up dropping 3+ saves to 5+.
Daniel Tombs – Tau – 2nd Place
The List
See Showdown
Archetype
Farsight Enclaves Pressure
Why it’s Interesting in 9th
Daniel’s T’au Empire list trades out any semblance of Airbursting Fragmentation Projectors or Broadsides for 15 Crisis Suits, loading them up with varied loadouts to keep their point costs as efficient as possible. The list also makes use of Piranhas as fast durable objective holders and harassment units, and they can be used to soak mortal wounds in a pinch.
Konrad Bartkiewicz – Craftworlds & Harlequins – 3rd Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Travelling Patrol Detachment -1CP (Aeldari – Harlequins) [29 PL, 11CP, 690pts] ++ + Configuration + Saedath Characterisation: Dark: Dark Deeds + Stratagems + Stratagem: Treasures of the Aeldari [-1CP] + HQ + Troupe Master [5 PL, -1CP, 105pts]: 3: A Foot in the Future, Harlequin’s Kiss, Player of the Dark, Shuriken Pistol, Stratagem: Favoured of the Laughing God, Veiled King, Warlord + Troops + Troupe [4 PL, 100pts] Troupe [4 PL, 100pts] Troupe [4 PL, 100pts] + Dedicated Transport + Starweaver [4 PL, 95pts] Starweaver [4 PL, 95pts] Starweaver [4 PL, 95pts] ++ Outrider Detachment -1CP (Aeldari – Craftworlds) [67 PL, -4CP, 1,310pts] ++ + Configuration + Craftworld Wu-Tang: Hail of Doom, Mobile Fighters Detachment Command Cost [-3CP] + HQ + Baharroth [7 PL, 140pts] Farseer Skyrunner [6 PL, -1CP, 120pts]: 1. Guide, 2. Doom, 5: Mark of the Incomparable Hunter, Shuriken Pistol, Stratagem: Champion of the Aeldari, Witchblade + Elites + Dire Avengers [6 PL, 120pts] Dire Avengers [6 PL, 120pts] + Fast Attack + Shining Spears [6 PL, 125pts] Swooping Hawks [8 PL, 180pts] Windriders [12 PL, 225pts] + Dedicated Transport + Wave Serpent [8 PL, 140pts]: Twin Shuriken Cannon, Twin Shuriken Catapult Wave Serpent [8 PL, 140pts]: Twin Shuriken Cannon, Twin Shuriken Catapult ++ Total: [96 PL, 6CP, 2000pts] ++
. Cegorach’s Rose
. Lead Player: Harlequin’s Kiss, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin’s Kiss
. Player: Harlequin’s Embrace, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin’s Caress
. Player: Harlequin’s Caress, Shuriken Pistol
. Lead Player: Harlequin’s Kiss, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin’s Kiss
. Player: Harlequin’s Embrace, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin’s Caress
. Player: Harlequin’s Caress, Shuriken Pistol
. Lead Player: Harlequin’s Kiss, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin’s Kiss
. Player: Harlequin’s Embrace, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Fusion Pistol, Harlequin’s Caress
. Player: Harlequin’s Caress, Shuriken Pistol
. Kurnous’ Bow
. 9x Dire Avenger
. Dire Avenger Exarch: Two Avenger Shuriken Catapults
. 9x Dire Avenger
. Dire Avenger Exarch: Two Avenger Shuriken Catapults
. 2x Shining Spear
. Shining Spear Exarch: Heartstrike, Paragon Sabre, Shimmershield, Shuriken Cannon
. 9x Swooping Hawk
. Swooping Hawk Exarch: Lasblaster
. 9x Windrider – Scatter Laser: 9x Scatter Laser
Archetype
Hail of Doom Goodstuff with Harlequins
Why it’s Interesting in 9th
In this glimpse of a post-dataslate Aeldari list, we can see where the Harlequins detachment has traded out its Voidweavers for Starweavers, keeping an eye toward efficiency. The list just combines good stuff from both parts of the book, using fast Troupes in transports to pressure an opponent early and eviscerate things in melee, while the swooping hawks, dire avengers, and windriders dart around the table and tear up key targets.
Markus Hinson – Craftworlds – 4th Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Aeldari – Craftworlds) [110 PL, -1CP, 1,999pts] ++ + Configuration + Craftworld Selection: Ulthwe: Foresight of the Damned + Stratagems + Stratagem: Relics of the Shrines [-1CP] + HQ + Baharroth [7 PL, 140pts] Farseer Skyrunner [6 PL, 120pts]: 1. Guide, 3. Fortune, Shuriken Pistol, Ulthwe: Fate Reader, Warlord, Witchblade Farseer Skyrunner [6 PL, -1CP, 125pts]: 1. Fateful Divergence, 2. Doom, 4. Executioner, 5: Mark of the Incomparable Hunter, Seer Council (Farseer), Shuriken Pistol, Singing Spear, Stratagem: Champion of the Aeldari + Troops + Rangers [4 PL, 70pts]: Gloom Field Rangers [4 PL, 70pts]: Wireweave Net Rangers [4 PL, 70pts]: Gloom Field + Elites + Dire Avengers [4 PL, 85pts] Fire Dragons [13 PL, 173pts] Fire Dragons [7 PL, 145pts] Howling Banshees [9 PL, 123pts] Striking Scorpions [5 PL, 105pts] Warlocks [3 PL, 40pts]: 4. Protect/Jinx, Seer Council (Warlocks Unit) + Fast Attack + Swooping Hawks [9 PL, 123pts] Warp Spiders [11 PL, 205pts] + Flyer + Crimson Hunter Exarch [10 PL, 215pts]: Swooping Evasion, Two Bright Lances + Dedicated Transport + Wave Serpent [8 PL, 190pts]: Crystal Targeting Matrix, Shuriken Cannon, Spirit Stones, Twin Bright Lance ++ Total: [110 PL, -1CP, 1,999pts] ++
Stratagem: Seer Council [-1CP]
Stratagem: Treasures of the Aeldari [-1CP]
. The Phoenix Gem
. The Ghosthelm of Alishazier
. 5x Ranger: 5x Ranger Long Rifle, 5x Shuriken Pistol
. 5x Ranger: 5x Ranger Long Rifle, 5x Shuriken Pistol
. 5x Ranger: 5x Ranger Long Rifle, 5x Shuriken Pistol
. 4x Dire Avenger: 4x Avenger Shuriken Catapult, 4x Plasma Grenades
. Dire Avenger Exarch: Shredding Fire, Two Avenger Shuriken Catapults
. 5x Fire Dragon: 5x Dragon Fusion Gun
. Fire Dragon Exarch: Burning Heat, Firepike
. 4x Fire Dragon: 4x Dragon Fusion Gun
. Fire Dragon Exarch: Blazing Fury, Firepike
. 5x Howling Banshee: 5x Banshee Blade, 5x Shuriken Pistol
. Howling Banshee Exarch: Mirrorswords, Piercing Strikes
. 4x Striking Scorpion: 4x Mandiblasters, 4x Scorpion Chainsword, 4x Shuriken Pistol
. Striking Scorpion Exarch: Crushing Blows
. . Shadowsting (Shrine Relic)
. Warlock: Witchblade
. Warlock: Witchblade
. 5x Swooping Hawk: 5x Lasblaster
. Swooping Hawk Exarch: Lasblaster, The Phoenix Plume (Shrine Relic), Winged Evasion
. 8x Warp Spider: 8x Death Spinner
. Warp Spider Exarch: Two Death Spinners & Powerblades, Web of Deceit
The Standout Features/Archetype
- A Crimson Hunter shows back up
- Warp Spiders and Striking Scorpions round out a large cast of Aspect Warriors
- Actually I think every aspect is covered here, which is cool
Why it’s Interesting in 9th
The coolest thing about this list is that it includes aspect warriors from every shrine, including a Crimson Hunter Exarch. This gives the list a ton of flexibility, albeit on a bunch of T3 bodies that make it a bit more fragile than most lists. The list only runs a single Wave Serpent, meaning some of these units are likely to start the game in the webway so they can pop out and make a Strands-of-Fate-boosted charge on an early turn.
The Rest of the Best
One more player finished on 5-0.
- 5th ✪ – Liam Callebout – Chaos: Apologies to the rest of the top four, but this is the list we were all rooting for in our Discord over the weekend. Chaos Monster Mash appears to be back – Mortarion, Be’lakor, two Keeprs and a pair of Lords Discordant (both Slaanesh so they can benefit from the Locus, allowing them to advance and charge) represent a truly prepostorous amount of pressure, and are ready to take advantage of a field with fewer salvo launchers and prismatic cannons. Disco Lords stand out as big winners from Armour of Contempt thanks to their native 2+ saves, and indeed this isn’t the only place they did well over the weekend, so for all those Chaos players who have them kicking around from late 8th, now’s the time to get them out.
Rataclysm 2022 (major)
All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings. This event was not using the new Tyranid Codex
The Showdown
Matchup & Mission – Death and Zeal
Leigh Strom – Adeptus Custodes – Emperor’s Chosen Dreadnought Spam
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Vanguard Detachment -3CP (Imperium – Adeptus Custodes) [99 PL, 1,875pts, 7CP] ++ + Configuration + Detachment Type / Shield Host: Adeptus Custodes, Emperor’s Chosen + HQ + Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike [9 PL, 165pts, -2CP]: 3. Superior Creation, 5. Radiant Mantle, Castellan’s Mark, Misericordia, Salvo Launcher, Stratagem: The Emperor’s Heroes, Stratagem: Victor of the Blood Games Trajann Valoris [8 PL, 160pts, 1CP] + Elites + Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought [9 PL, 180pts]: 2x Infernus Incinerator Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought [9 PL, 180pts]: 2x Infernus Incinerator Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought [9 PL, 160pts]: 2x Lastrum Storm Bolter Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought [9 PL, 170pts] Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought [9 PL, 170pts] Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought [9 PL, 170pts] + Heavy Support + Telemon Heavy Dreadnought [14 PL, 260pts, -1CP]: Stratagem: Eternal Penitent Telemon Heavy Dreadnought [14 PL, 260pts]: Iliastus Accelerator Culverin ++ Auxiliary Support Detachment -2CP (Imperium – Adeptus Custodes) [6 PL, 105pts, -2CP] ++ + Configuration + Detachment Command Cost [-2CP] + Elites + Vexilus Praetor [6 PL, 105pts]: Castellan Axe, Vexilla Magnifica ++ Total: [105 PL, 5CP, 1,980pts] ++
. Telemon Caestus
. Telemon Caestus
. Telemon Caestus
vs.
Adam Napier – Tau
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Battalion Detachment -3CP (T’au Empire) [104 PL, 1,849pts, 6CP] ++ + Configuration + Sept Choice: T’au Sept + Stratagems + Stratagem: Emergency Dispensation [-1CP]: Additional Relics + HQ + Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit [9 PL, 185pts, -1CP]: 1. Precision of the Hunter, Burst Cannon, DW-02 Advanced Burst Cannon, High-output Burst Cannon, Onager Gauntlet, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Stratagem: Promising Pupil Ethereal [5 PL, 85pts, -1CP]: 2. Sense of Stone, 6. Exemplar of the Mont’ka, 6. Wisdom of the Guides, Hover Drone, Stratagem: Promising Pupil, The Humble Stave Longstrike [9 PL, 180pts]: 2x Smart Missile System, Railgun, 2x Seeker Missile + Troops + Breacher Team [5 PL, 85pts] Kroot Carnivores [3 PL, 60pts] Kroot Carnivores [3 PL, 60pts] + Elites + Crisis Battlesuits [20 PL, 323pts] Crisis Battlesuits [21 PL, 358pts] Crisis Battlesuits [20 PL, 348pts] + Fast Attack + Vespid Stingwings [3 PL, 60pts] + Dedicated Transport + Devilfish [6 PL, 105pts]: 2x Smart Missile System ++ Supreme Command Detachment +3CP (T’au Empire) [8 PL, 150pts, 3CP] ++ + Configuration + Detachment Command Cost [3CP] Sept Choice: T’au Sept + Primarch | Daemon Primarch | Supreme Commander + Commander Shadowsun [8 PL, 150pts]: 2x High-energy Fusion Blaster, Warlord ++ Total: [112 PL, 1,999pts, 9CP] ++
. 2x Marker Drone: 2x Markerlight
. 2x Marker Drone: 2x Markerlight
. 9x Breacher Fire Warrior: 9x Pulse Blaster, 9x Pulse Pistol
. 10x Kroot: 10x Kroot Rifle, 10x Quill Grenades
. 10x Kroot: 10x Kroot Rifle, 10x Quill Grenades
. Crisis Shas’ui: Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Early Warning Override, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Iridium battlesuit, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’vre: Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. 4x Shield Drone: 4x Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Early Warning Override, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’vre: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Iridium battlesuit, Shield Generator, Stimm Injectors, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. 4x Shield Drone: 4x Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Early Warning Override, Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Iridium battlesuit, Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’vre: Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator
. 4x Shield Drone: 4x Shield Generator
. 4x Vespid Stingwing: 4x Neutron Blaster, 4x Stingwing Claws
. Vespid Strain Leader
Thoughts
With Broadsides largely off the menu there’s still plenty of room for other T’au builds and this one goes for the best tricks the T’au Sept has to offer, taking Shadowsun and Longstrike to support 15 Crisis Suits. Although they’ve been nerfed when it comes to indirect fire, Adam chose to keep some Airburst Fragmentation Projectors in the list, likely banking on the notion that some indirect – even at a reduced output – is still important for some matchups.
On the other hand the Custodes list is hilarious, going hard on Dreadnoughts to provide some insane beef to plow through. 6 Contemptors and 2 Telemons give the list some insane durability, but very little objective secured to work with – the key to this matchup for the Custodes player is keeping the dreadnoughts out of Longstrike’s line of sight long enough to do some damage and hope the dreadnoughts can otherwise stand up well to the Crisis Suits. The problem is that the Custodes player can no longer switch off T’au Exemplar of Mont’ka re-rolls, which will lead to them being ground down with Coordinated Engagement and loads of high-shot guns.
Result
Tau Victory – 89-67
Adam Napier – Tau – 1st Place
The List
See Showdown.
The Standout Features/Archetype
T’au Sept with Shadowsun and Longstrike
Why it’s Interesting in 9th
This is an evolution of T’au lists we expected to see – going really hard on Crisis Suits with some support from Breachers and Vespid. The T’au Sept flavor has access to good special characters – Shadowsun and Longstrike – and uses them. Longstrike is just an efficient play and getting a BS 2+ Railgun gives the army a scary ranged threat to chase off enemy units.
Dean Sinnbeck – Chaos Space Marines – 2nd ✪ Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand Emperors Children Battalion HQ – Master of Possession with Cursed Earth and Infernal Power [95pts] – Lord Discordant with Intoxicating Elixir [195pts] TROOPS – 5 chaos space marines with bolters [60pts] – 10 noise marines, 7 with sonic blasters, two with blast masters and champ with sonic blaster, Lightning Claw and icon of excess [235pts] ELITES – 7 terminators, All with combi melta and lightning claw, Icon of Excess on Champion [241pts] – 6 Bolter terminators, All with combi bolter and lightning claw, Icon of Excess on Champion [178pts] – Decimator with two Soulburner Pertards [180pts] – Decimator with two Soulburner Pertards [180pts] – Decimator with two Soulburner Pertards [180pts] – 8 chosen, 3 with Bolter and Lightning Claw, 4 with Chainsword and Lightning Claw, Champion with Chainsword, Lightning claw and Icon of excess [146pts] FAST ATTACK DEDICATED TRANSPORT
– Master of Executions with flames of spite and reainment revulsive [65pts]
– 10 Chaos Cultists with autopistol and brutal close combat weapon [50pts]
– Dreadclaw [115pts]
– Rhino [80pts]
Archetype
Emperor’s Children
Why it’s Interesting in 9th
Oh hell yes. Chaos is back, baby! One of the other successful Chaos Space Marine lists from the weekend, this one is more like a classic Emperor’s Children list, taking two large blocks of Terminators that now benefit from Armour of Contempt and the updated Death to the False Emperor (from the December dataslate) to proc extra hits on a 5+ with the Icon of Excess. There’s also a Dreadclaw full of Lightning Claw Chosen here to make a T1 deep strike charge with Honour the Prince, and a Rhino full of Noise Marines ready to eviscerate something at range.
Where this one breaks from older lists is that it’s going hard on the Daemon Engines angle, taking three Soulburner Decimators and a Lord Discordant and Master of Possession. While the first list we talked about used Lords Discordant as melee threats, taking them in a Flawless Host detachment and using the Slaanesh Locus to let them advance and charge, here they’re more a force multiplier, giving the Decimators +1 to hit with soulburners while the Master of Possession helps keep them on the table with Cursed Earth. The Soulburners are a great answer to Armour of Contempt, bypassing any questions about cover saves and AP reduction by just tossing out 4D3 potential mortal wounds each.
Josh Pope – Tyranids – 3rd Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [104 PL, -2CP, 1,999pts] ++ + Configuration + Army of Renown – Crusher Stampede Detachment Command Cost Hive Fleet: Leviathan + Stratagems + Progeny of the Hive [-1CP] + HQ + Hive Tyrant [11 PL, -1CP, 215pts]: Adrenal Glands, Monstrous Boneswords, Monstrous Rending Claws, Power: Catalyst, Power: Onslaught, Relic: Synaptic Hive Blades, Stratagem: Alpha Leader-Beast, Toxin Sacs, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Rampaging Beast, Warlord Trait: Strategic Adaptation, Wings The Swarmlord [12 PL, 240pts]: Power: Aggressive Surge, Power: Synaptic Barrier + Troops + Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 54pts]: Adrenal Glands Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 51pts] + Elites + Venomthropes [5 PL, 99pts] + Fast Attack + Dimachaeron [14 PL, 280pts] Dimachaeron [14 PL, 280pts] + Heavy Support + Scythed Hierodule [12 PL, 235pts] Scythed Hierodule [12 PL, 235pts] + Flyer + Harpy [8 PL, 155pts]: 2x Stranglethorn Cannon Harpy [8 PL, 155pts]: 2x Stranglethorn Cannon ++ Total: [104 PL, -2CP, 1,999pts] ++
. Adaptive Physiology: Murderous Size
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. 3x Venomthrope: 3x Toxic Lashes
Archetype
Crusher Stampede
Why it’s Interesting in 9th
This is probably, actually, for real this time, Crusher’s last hurrah. I don’t expect any more events to use the old Tyranid rules and GW have (mercifully) confirmed that, with the advent of the new book, the Army of Renown is being sent off to a big metagame in the countryside where it has lots of space to frolic and an endless supply of enemy units to trample with Breaking Through. Josh has tweaked the list for the new metagame, removing the (now weaker) Hive Guard in favour of more pressure monsters, which is clearly a smart move, and that’s kind of all that needs to be said here – congratulations on the third place finish.
Josh Engelke – Tyranids – 4th Place
The List
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [107 PL, 9CP, 1,998pts] ++ + Configuration + Army of Renown – Crusher Stampede Hive Fleet: Leviathan + Stratagems + Bounty of the Hive Fleet [-1CP]: 1 Extra Bio-artefact Progeny of the Hive [-1CP] + HQ + Hive Tyrant [11 PL, -1CP, 210pts]: Adrenal Glands, Monstrous Boneswords, Monstrous Rending Claws, Power: Catalyst, Power: Paroxysm, Relic: Synaptic Hive Blades, Stratagem: Alpha Leader-Beast, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Rampaging Beast, Warlord Trait: Strategic Adaptation, Wings Hive Tyrant [11 PL, 195pts]: Lash Whip and Monstrous Bonesword, Power: Catalyst, Power: Onslaught, Relic: Biomorphic Carapace, Wings The Swarmlord [12 PL, 240pts]: Power: Aggressive Surge, Power: Synaptic Barrier + Troops + Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 51pts] Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 51pts] Tyranid Warriors [5 PL, 66pts]: Synaptic Link: Bioweapon Bond + Fast Attack + Dimachaeron [14 PL, 280pts] Dimachaeron [14 PL, 280pts] + Heavy Support + Scythed Hierodule [12 PL, 235pts] Scythed Hierodule [12 PL, 235pts] + Flyer + Harpy [8 PL, 155pts]: 2x Stranglethorn Cannon ++ Total: [107 PL, 9CP, 1,998pts] ++
. Adaptive Physiology: Murderous Size
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: 2x Scything Talons
Archetype
Crusher Stampede
Why it’s Interesting in 9th
Another Crusher list, played by another Josh, making a similar choice to cut Hive Guard for more melee monsters. Wondering if there was some sort of elaborate ruse involving fake moustaches and playing games on two tables at once going down here. Anyway – congratulations to Josh for also making it into the top four with Crusher on its final weekend – a fitting way to send off a build that contends with the Harlequin Psychic Awakening for most impactful White Dwarf rules ever.
The Rest of the Best
Eleven further players finished on 4-1 records. They were:
- 5th – Matt Morosoli – Drukhari & Harlequins: A Realspace Raid heavy on Artists of Flesh Grotesques provides board control, and one unit of Voidweavers from the Harlequin side supplies hard-to-stop shooting. Matt’s only loss was by a single point to Adepta Sororitas, and this build looks mean.
- 6th ✪ – Leigh Strom – Adeptus Custodes: See showdown.
- 7th – Ian Pearce – Tau:Â Tau Sept Goodstuff with Longstrike and a Hammerhead alongside a big Crisis unit and Strike Teams in Devilfish.
- 8th – Joshua Brodie – Grey Knights:Â Infantry-focused Prescient Brethren, with a full Paladin brick and some backing Interceptors, Purifiers and Strikes.
- 9th – Matthew Thomas – Adeptus Custodes: Shadowkeepers that mostly proceeds as previous, with three units of Bikes (who can still use Grim Repsonsibility) and a couple of Galatus Dreads.
- 10th ✪ – Stuart Trainer – Grey Knights:  Another infantry-heavy Prescient build, this time forgoing Paladins for lots of Purgation squads.
- 11th – Corey Matthews – Thousand Sons:Â Double Scarab Thousand Sons as Duplicity.
- 12th – Augustus Hebblewhite – Ynnari:Â The fixed Ynnari rules get a runout in the wild, with two big melee Ynnari Harlequin Troupes here emerging from a Webway Gate. They’re backed by the Yncarne, various small units like Vypers and Wraithlords to potentially provide places to jump to, and Fire Prisms for shooting.
- 13th – Terence Drew – Deathwatch:Â A firebase of Redemptor Dreadnoughts with all the buffs supported by a couple of Corvus Blackstars.
- 14th – Paul Hadskis-Gordon – Drukhari:Â All-rounder Goodstuff build, with points of interest being some Reapers in the Black Heart detachment and the unusual Master Torturers/Splinterblades custom Coven on some Haemoxcytes to help the unit really slam whatever they hit.
- 15th ✪ – Tristan Bone – Orks: Evil Sunz Speed Mob with lots of Deffkoptas.
Alright, let’s get into the events that had the new Tyranids book in use.
Spring Up GT
All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.
The Showdown
Matchup & Mission – Data Scry-Salvage
Charlie Andre – Tyranids – Leviathan Board Control with lots of Warriors and Raveners, plus Venomthropes to keep them protected.
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Battalion Detachment 9CP (Tyranids) [103 PL, 2,000pts] ++ + Configuration + Hive Fleet: Leviathan + HQ + Neurothrope [5 PL, 100pts]: Power: Catalyst, Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Paroxysm, Power: Smite, Relic: Resonance Barb, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Synaptic Tendrils Winged Hive Tyrant [11 PL, 190pts]: Lash Whip and Monstrous Bonesword, Power: Onslaught, Power: Paroxysm, Power: Smite, Relic: The Reaper of Obilterax, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Adaptive Biology + Troops + Hormagaunts [4 PL, 80pts] Tyranid Warriors [12 PL, 230pts]: Adrenal Glands Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 80pts] Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 80pts] + Elites + Deathleaper [5 PL, 95pts]: Warlord, Warlord Trait: Alien Cunning Maleceptor [9 PL, 170pts]: Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Onslaught, Power: Smite Tyrant Guard [8 PL, 120pts] Venomthropes [5 PL, 105pts] Venomthropes [5 PL, 105pts] Zoanthropes [7 PL, 150pts]: Power: Psychic Scream, Power: Smite, 3x Zoanthrope + Fast Attack + Mawloc [8 PL, 135pts]: Adaptive Physiology: Synaptic Enhancement, Biostatic Rattle Raveners [8 PL, 180pts] Raveners [8 PL, 180pts] ++ Total: [103 PL, 2,000pts] ++
. 10x Hormagaunt: 10x Hormagaunt Talons
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
. Tyranid Warrior: Barbed Strangler, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Lash Whip and Bonesword, Venom Cannon
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Lash Whip and Bonesword
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Lash Whip and Bonesword
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. 3x Tyrant Guard (Scything): 3x Two Rending Claws, 3x Two Scything Talons
. 3x Venomthrope: 3x Toxic Lashes
. 3x Venomthrope: 3x Toxic Lashes
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
. Ravener: Deathspitter, Two Rending Claws
vs.
Kade Smrecek – Chaos Space Marines – a Daemon engine bonanza, with two Lords of Skulls and a Brass Scorpion backed by a discolord and filler.
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Super-Heavy Detachment -6CP (Chaos – Chaos Space Marines) [73 PL, -6CP, 1,495pts] ++ + Configuration + Detachment Command Cost [-6CP] Legion: Iron Warriors + Lord of War + Greater Brass Scorpion [27 PL, 525pts] Khorne Lord of Skulls [23 PL, 485pts]: Gorestorm cannon, Hades gatling cannon Khorne Lord of Skulls [23 PL, 485pts]: Gorestorm cannon, Hades gatling cannon ++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Chaos – Chaos Space Marines) [27 PL, 11CP, 505pts] ++ + Configuration + Legion: Iron Warriors + Stratagems + Gifts of Chaos (1 Relic) [-1CP] + HQ + Lord Discordant on Helstalker [10 PL, 200pts]: 3. Iron Without, Baleflamer, Insidium, Mark of Khorne, Warlord Master of Possession [5 PL, 95pts]: Cursed Earth, Eye of Tzeentch, Infernal Power, Mark of Tzeentch + Troops + Chaos Space Marines [4 PL, 70pts]: No Chaos Mark Chaos Space Marines [4 PL, 70pts]: No Chaos Mark Chaos Space Marines [4 PL, 70pts]: No Chaos Mark ++ Total: [100 PL, 5CP, 2,000pts] ++
. Helstalker: Techno-virus injector
. Aspiring Champion: Bolt pistol, Boltgun
. 3x Marine w/ boltgun: 3x Bolt pistol, 3x Boltgun, 3x Frag & Krak grenades
. Marine w/ heavy or special weapon: Autocannon
. Aspiring Champion: Bolt pistol, Boltgun
. 3x Marine w/ boltgun: 3x Bolt pistol, 3x Boltgun, 3x Frag & Krak grenades
. Marine w/ heavy or special weapon: Autocannon
. Aspiring Champion: Bolt pistol, Boltgun
. 3x Marine w/ boltgun: 3x Bolt pistol, 3x Boltgun, 3x Frag & Krak grenades
. Marine w/ heavy or special weapon: Autocannon
Thoughts
Finally, we get to our first new Tyranids list, and this one’s a doozy. This list shows off just how durable Leviathan can be, with Venomthropes giving nearby units -1 to be hit, Zoanthropes offering the Warp Shielding Synaptic Imperative, plus the Transhuman bonus from the Hive Fleet adaptation. On top of that you’ve got a ton of wounds to chew through with the Warriors and Raveners, and I suspect everyone’s been sleeping on the latter – punching through 24 wounds of T5 deep strikers is no joke. Add to that the fact that the list can bypass Armour of Contempt by just tossing out a ton of mortal wounds with the Maleceptor and Zoanthropes and you have a bad uphill matchup for the Chaos player.
I do love the Iron Warriors list here, though – both the Lord of Skulls and the Greater Brass Scorpion get the benefit of Armour of Contempt, and as Iron Warriors vehicles they can use Iron Within, Iron Without to get some protection against mortal wounds. The list can use Daemonforge and Methodical Annihilation to improve the shooting efficiency of the daemon engines, and they’re more than capable of cleaving up many of the big Tyranid monsters. Unfortunately, said monsters can tank many of their attacks with the Leviathan bonuses, and are more than capable of bypassing the armor buffs by just doing mortal wounds or firing back with the Reaper of Obliterax.
Result
Tyranid Victory – 84-44
Charlie Andre – Tyranids – 1st Place
The List
See Showdown
Archetype
Leviathan Board Control
Why it’s Interesting in 9th
Welcome to the new, Tyranid-infested world. Expect to see several different Tyranids builds show up and vie for dominance over the next few weeks, and this Leviathan build is one of them. The name of the game here is durability, where you can stack multiple durability buffs on top of the Leviathan transhuman/baby-transhuman bonus. The core of the list is a ton of Warriors and Raveners, sporting a ton of wounds to chew through and if you haven’t been hit in melee by the new Warriors yet, let me be the first to tell you that they’re absolutely brutal.
The Rest of the Best
Five players finished on 4-1 records. They were:
- 2nd – Jeremiah Petit – Adeptus Custodes:Â Â Emperor’s Chosen, finding a novel tool for packing in some anti-tank in a world where Bikes are weaker by bringing four units of Pyrasite Spear Guard (alongside a couple of Pallas).
- 3rd – Ryan Wienke – Tau:Â Farsight Enclaves with 2×2 Broadsides, various Crisis units and a couple of Devilfish.
- 4th ✪ – Kade Smrecek – Chaos Space Marines: See Showdown.
- 5th – Tim Doran – Tau:Â AÂ Calm Under Pressure/Defenders of the Cause custom Sept, using three crunchy Crisis Teams to apply pressure (backed by Shadowsun) while a Stormsurge snipes from the back.
- 6th – Jack Esseff – Drukhari:Â A return for a Technomancers Cronos build, with five backed by a mix of Goodstuff tools.
Frontier Open
All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.
The Showdown
Matchup & Mission
Ben Neal – Grey Knights – Prescient Brethren with three Dreadknights, a squad of five Paladins as a tarpit and the Words of Power falchion bomb.
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Imperium – Grey Knights) [105 PL, 2,000pts, 9CP] ++ + Configuration + Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) Brotherhood: Prescient Brethren Detachment Command Cost + Stratagems + Armoury of Titan [-1CP]: 1 Additional Relic + HQ + Brotherhood Chaplain [8 PL, 140pts]: 1. Words of Power, 3: Sanctuary, Foretelling of Locus Brotherhood Librarian [7 PL, 125pts]: 4: Purifying Flame, 4: Vortex of Doom, 6: Psychic Epitome, Cuirass of Sacrifice, Gem of Inoktu, Warlord Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight [11 PL, 240pts, -1CP]: 1: Gate of Infinity, 2: Empyric Amplification, 3: Unyielding Anvil, Dreadfist, Dreadknight teleporter, Gatling Psilencer, Heavy Psycannon, Nemesis Daemon Greathammer, Servant of the Throne, Shield of Humanity, Sigil of Exigence + Troops + Strike Squad [12 PL, 220pts] Strike Squad [6 PL, 110pts] Strike Squad [6 PL, 110pts] + Elites + Brotherhood Apothecary [6 PL, 100pts, -1CP]: 5: Warp Shaping, Divination, Shield of Humanity Paladin Squad [13 PL, 225pts]: 5: Armoured Resilience + Fast Attack + Interceptor Squad [8 PL, 130pts] Interceptor Squad [8 PL, 130pts] + Heavy Support + Nemesis Dreadknight [8 PL, 195pts]: Dreadfist, Dreadknight teleporter, Gatling Psilencer, Heavy Psycannon, Nemesis Greatsword Nemesis Dreadknight [8 PL, 195pts]: Dreadfist, Dreadknight teleporter, Gatling Psilencer, Heavy Psycannon, Nemesis Greatsword + Dedicated Transport + Rhino [4 PL, 80pts] ++ Total: [105 PL, 9CP, 2,000pts] ++
. Nemesis Force Sword
. Storm Bolter
. 9x Grey Knight (Falchions): 18x Nemesis Falchion, 9x Storm Bolter
. Grey Knight Justicar
. . Nemesis Falchions
. 4x Grey Knight (Sword): 4x Nemesis Force Sword, 4x Storm Bolter
. Grey Knight Justicar
. . Nemesis Force Sword
. 4x Grey Knight (Sword): 4x Nemesis Force Sword, 4x Storm Bolter
. Grey Knight Justicar
. . Nemesis Force Sword
. Nemesis Force Sword
. 4x Paladin (Sword): 4x Nemesis Force Sword, 4x Storm Bolter
. Paragon
. . Nemesis Force Sword
. 4x Interceptor (Halberd): 4x Nemesis Force Halberd, 4x Storm Bolter
. Interceptor Justicar
. . Nemesis Force Halberd
. 4x Interceptor (Halberd): 4x Nemesis Force Halberd, 4x Storm Bolter
. Interceptor Justicar
. . Nemesis Force Halberd
vs.
Cody Jiru – Drukhari & Harlequins – A Black Heart detachment adding Harlequins for ranged support and Troupes to substitute for Incubi/Wyches.
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Aeldari – Drukhari) [67 PL, 11CP, 1,087pts] ++ + Configuration + Obsession: Kabal of the Black Heart: Thirst for Power + No Force Org Slot + Court of the Archon [10 PL, 152pts]: As Detachment (Kabal) + HQ + Archon [5 PL, -1CP, 95pts]: Ancient Evil, As Detachment (Kabal), Blast Pistol, Huskblade, Overlord, Stratagem: Tolerated Ambition, The Djin Blade Drazhar [8 PL, 145pts]: Hatred Eternal, Warlord + Troops + Kabalite Warriors [3 PL, 40pts]: As Detachment (Kabal) Kabalite Warriors [3 PL, 40pts]: As Detachment (Kabal) Kabalite Warriors [3 PL, 40pts]: As Detachment (Kabal) + Elites + Corsair Voidscarred [4 PL, 85pts] Incubi [4 PL, 90pts] Mandrakes [8 PL, 90pts] + Heavy Support + Ravager [8 PL, 130pts]: As Detachment (Kabal), 3x Dark Lance + Dedicated Transport + Raider [6 PL, 100pts]: As Detachment, Disintegrator Cannon Venom [5 PL, 80pts]: As Detachment, Grisly Trophies, Splinter Cannon, Twin splinter rifle ++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Aeldari – Harlequins) [42 PL, -2CP, 910pts] ++ + Configuration + Detachment Command Cost [-2CP] Saedath Characterisation: Light: Blaze of Light + HQ + Shadowseer [5 PL, 100pts]: 2. Fog of Dreams (Blessing), 3. Mirror of Minds (Witchfire), Shuriken Pistol + Troops + Troupe [4 PL, 70pts] + Elites + Solitaire [6 PL, 110pts] + Fast Attack + Skyweavers [12 PL, 240pts] + Heavy Support + Voidweavers [15 PL, 390pts] ++ Total: [109 PL, 9CP, 1,997pts] ++
. Lhamean
. Sslyth
. Sslyth
. Sslyth
. Sslyth
. Ur-Ghul: As Detachment (Kabal)
. Ur-Ghul: As Detachment (Kabal)
. Ur-Ghul: As Detachment (Kabal)
. Ur-Ghul: As Detachment (Kabal)
. Splintered Genius (Black Heart): Splintered Genius
. 4x Kabalite Warrior: 4x Splinter Rifle
. Sybarite: Splinter Rifle
. 4x Kabalite Warrior: 4x Splinter Rifle
. Sybarite: Splinter Rifle
. 4x Kabalite Warrior: 4x Splinter Rifle
. Sybarite: Splinter Rifle
. 4x Corsair Voidscarred w/ Pistol & Aeldari Power Sword
. Voidscarred Felarch: Shuriken Pistol
. Way Seeker: 1. Fateful Divergence
. 4x Incubi: 4x Klaive
. Klaivex: Demiklaives
. 5x Mandrake: 5x Baleblast, 5x Glimmersteel Blade
. Nightfiend
. Lead Player: Harlequin’s Kiss, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Harlequin’s Blade, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Harlequin’s Blade, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Harlequin’s Blade, Shuriken Pistol
. Player: Harlequin’s Blade, Shuriken Pistol
. Skyweaver: Shuriken Cannon, Zephyrglaive
. Skyweaver: Shuriken Cannon, Zephyrglaive
. Skyweaver: Shuriken Cannon, Zephyrglaive
. Skyweaver: Shuriken Cannon, Star Bolas
. Skyweaver: Shuriken Cannon, Star Bolas
. Voidweaver: Prismatic Cannon
. Voidweaver: Prismatic Cannon
. Voidweaver: Prismatic Cannon
Thoughts
Grey Knights get a huge boost from the dataslate and they were a faction just waiting for any kind of leg up, having gone from an ostensible t1 contender to a t3 also-ran after nerfs to grandmaster nemesis dreadknights and being pushed out by Custodes. Now they’re back, and sporting lists that feature Paladins as incredibly tough units for bullying enemies off objectives. The rest of the list is what we’ve come to expect, mixing Interceptors, Strike Squads, and a trio of Dreadknights.
Here’s the thing, though:Â Dreadknights suck hard into Voidweavers, and this list runs a trio of them for ranged support. We hadn’t yet really seen a Drukhari list using Harlequins effectively but this seems like the right approach. The Harlequins provide fast, hard-hitting ranged firepower and melee support for a Drukhari list that’s also running good melee options in the faction’s solid transports. This is such a rough matchup for Grey Knights that the Drukhari player could give up Abhor the Witch – the list runs two Psykers in the Shadowseer and Corsair Voidscarred – and still win by 20 points.
Result
Drukhari Win, 90-70
Cody Jiru – Drukhari & Harlequins – 1st Place
The List
See Showdown
Archetype
Drukhari/Harlequin goodstuff
Why it’s Interesting in 9th
It’s been a while since Codex: Aeldari came out and despite Harlequins being soup-able with Drukhari we had yet to really see a list take advantage of this and put up tournament results. The good(?) news is that we’ve finally seen one that works. In the wake of the Datalsate nerfs, one unit of voidweavers backing up drukhari looks to be the new best way to use them; they can be kept very safe with Fire and Fade and they provide very broad firepower that drukhari don’ really get anywhere else, whereas craftworlds do.
The part I thought was neat? The list runs Corsair Voidscarred with a Way Seeker running Fateful Divergence. One extra CP per turn is nothing to sneeze at, and while the list loses abhor, it was already doing that for the Shadowseer. This gives it an extra Smite and deny attempt.
The Rest of the Best
Eight players finished on 4-1 records. They were:
- 2nd ✪ – Ben Neal – Grey Knights: See showdown.
- 3rd – Shawn Mcgeath – Craftworlds: An aggressive mechanised list using Hail of Doom alongside Vengeful on plenty of Aspect Warriors in transports.
- 4th – Michael Mann – Drukhari:Â Massive numbers of Artists of Flesh Grotesques.
- 5th – Colin Kay – Space Marines: Big Tank rides! An Astraeus joins some other heavy hitters (a Leviathan and full brick of Eradicators) in an Iron Hands successors build.
- 6th – Jay Mckinzie – Craftworlds: An outing for Alaitoc, making use of the flexibility they provide to infantry plus a large number of Shroud Runners to maximise the benefits.
- 7th – Brandon Roddy – Grey Knights:Â Four Dreadknights and a tiny Paladin unit – you can take them in a four-model squad because of a quirk in how GW sizes units when there’s an alt-build for one model. Given how tough they now are even in small numbers, that’s worth remembering.
- 8th ✪ – Tom Cohen – Craftworlds: Hail of Doom with a terrifying Shuriken mid-board, the Avatar up front, and a pair of Fire Prisms behind.
- 9th – Daniel Bradley – Craftworlds: Ulthwe with a bit of everything and one big Shining Spear unit.
Dawn Of VÃ¥r II
All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.
The Showdown
Matchup & Mission – Tide of Conviction
Christopher Jacobsen – Grey Knights – Infantry-heavy army with Paladins, Purifiers and Interceptors.
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Imperium – Grey Knights) [115 PL, 11CP, 1,995pts] ++ + Configuration + Brotherhood: Rapiers + HQ + Brotherhood Chaplain [6 PL, -1CP, 110pts]: 1: Gate of Infinity, 3: Unyielding Anvil, 4. Refrain of Convergence, Cuirass of Sacrifice, Shield of Humanity Kaldor Draigo [9 PL, 180pts]: 1: Daemon Slayer, 2: Empyric Amplification, 3: Sanctuary, 4: Vortex of Doom, Warlord + Troops + Strike Squad [12 PL, 220pts] Strike Squad [12 PL, 220pts] Strike Squad [6 PL, 110pts] + Elites + Brotherhood Apothecary [7 PL, 120pts]: 5: Warp Shaping, A Noble Death Paladin Squad [13 PL, 225pts]: 3: Hammerhand, 5: Armoured Resilience Purifier Squad [14 PL, 230pts] Servitors [2 PL, 30pts] Servitors [2 PL, 30pts] + Fast Attack + Interceptor Squad [16 PL, 260pts] Interceptor Squad [16 PL, 260pts] ++ Total: [115 PL, 11CP, 1,995pts] ++
. 9x Grey Knight (Sword): 9x Nemesis Force Sword, 9x Storm Bolter
. Grey Knight Justicar
. . Nemesis Force Sword
. 9x Grey Knight (Sword): 9x Nemesis Force Sword, 9x Storm Bolter
. Grey Knight Justicar
. . Nemesis Force Sword
. 4x Grey Knight (Sword): 4x Nemesis Force Sword, 4x Storm Bolter
. Grey Knight Justicar
. . Nemesis Force Sword
. Nemesis Force Sword
. 4x Paladin (Sword): 4x Nemesis Force Sword, 4x Storm Bolter
. Paragon
. . Nemesis Force Sword
. Knight of the Flame
. . Nemesis Force Sword
. 9x Purifier (Sword): 9x Nemesis Force Sword, 9x Storm Bolter
. 4x Servitor: 4x Servo-Arm
. 4x Servitor: 4x Servo-Arm
. 9x Interceptor (Sword): 9x Nemesis Force Sword, 9x Storm Bolter
. Interceptor Justicar
. . Nemesis Force Sword
. 9x Interceptor (Halberd): 9x Nemesis Force Halberd, 9x Storm Bolter
. Interceptor Justicar
. . Nemesis Force Halberd
vs.
Rasmus Valand Fredriksen – Tau – Tau Sept Goodstuff with Longstrike and some Hammerheads.
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Battalion Detachment -3CP (T’au Empire) [100 PL, 6CP, 1,849pts] ++ + Configuration + Sept Choice: T’au Sept + Stratagems + Stratagem: Emergency Dispensation [-1CP]: Additional Relics + HQ + Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit [9 PL, -1CP, 180pts]: 1. Precision of the Hunter, Onager Gauntlet, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Shield Generator, Stratagem: Promising Pupil, T’au Flamer, Thermoneutronic Projector Ethereal [5 PL, -1CP, 85pts]: 2. Sense of Stone, 6. Exemplar of the Mont’ka, 6. Wisdom of the Guides, Hover Drone, Stratagem: Promising Pupil, The Humble Stave Longstrike [9 PL, 180pts]: 2x Smart Missile System, Railgun, 2x Seeker Missile + Troops + Breacher Team [5 PL, 85pts] Kroot Carnivores [3 PL, 60pts] Kroot Carnivores [3 PL, 60pts] + Elites + Crisis Battlesuits [21 PL, 398pts] Crisis Battlesuits [21 PL, 338pts] + Fast Attack + Kroot Hounds [1 PL, 24pts] Kroot Hounds [1 PL, 24pts] + Heavy Support + Hammerhead Gunship [8 PL, 155pts]: 2x Smart Missile System, Railgun Hammerhead Gunship [8 PL, 155pts]: 2x Smart Missile System, Railgun + Dedicated Transport + Devilfish [6 PL, 105pts]: 2x Smart Missile System ++ Supreme Command Detachment +3CP (T’au Empire) [8 PL, 3CP, 150pts] ++ + Configuration + Detachment Command Cost [3CP] Sept Choice: T’au Sept + Primarch | Daemon Primarch | Supreme Commander + Commander Shadowsun [8 PL, 150pts]: 2x Dispersed Fusion Blaster, Warlord ++ Total: [108 PL, 9CP, 1,999pts] ++
. 2x Marker Drone: 2x Markerlight
. 2x Marker Drone: 2x Markerlight
. 9x Breacher Fire Warrior: 9x Pulse Blaster, 9x Pulse Pistol
. 10x Kroot: 10x Kroot Rifle, 10x Quill Grenades
. 10x Kroot: 10x Kroot Rifle, 10x Quill Grenades
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’ui: Burst Cannon, Iridium battlesuit, Shield Generator, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. Crisis Shas’vre: Burst Cannon, Iridium battlesuit, Shield Generator, Stimm Injectors, T’au Flamer, T’au Flamer
. 4x Shield Drone: 4x Shield Generator
. Crisis Shas’ui: Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Velocity Tracker
. Crisis Shas’ui: Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Velocity Tracker
. Crisis Shas’ui: Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Velocity Tracker
. Crisis Shas’ui: Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Velocity Tracker
. Crisis Shas’vre: Iridium battlesuit, Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle, Velocity Tracker
. Marker Drone
. 4x Shield Drone: 4x Shield Generator
. 4x Kroot Hound: 4x Ripping Fangs
. 4x Kroot Hound: 4x Ripping Fangs
Thoughts
Now we’re getting to some of the good stuff. Forget dreadknights; Christopher’s list is all about those walking/teleporting Grey Knights with Armour of Contempt bonuses. The list packs Draigo and a Chaplain as its HQ options, then just relies on a bunch of tough, power-armored bodies to teleport around the table and take care of targets, with a unit of Paladins for extra staying power. The Paladins know Armoured Resilience, which gives them +1 to their saving throws and lets them functionally get to a 0+ save even if they aren’t in cover. Christopher had a solid run leading into the finals, with dream matchups against Death Guard and Thousand Sons prior to the finals.
Unfortunately, if there’s an army he didn’t want to face, it’s Tau. In addition to having the easy Abhor pick, T’au have more than enough guns to blast these Grey Knights off the table, and while the Hammerheads aren’t doing as much against this list as they would vehicle-heavy lists, they’re still absolutely going to tear through those Paladins and whatever other units get in their line of sight. The Kroot here make great screening units for mortal wounds and the flamer Crisis suits are an absolute nightmare to charge.
Result
Tau Win, 89-49
Rasmus Valand Fredriksen – Tau – 1st Place
The List
See Showdown
Archetype
Tau Sept Hammerheads
Why it’s Interesting in 9th
T’au Sept had a good weekend and it’s not hard to see why – Shadowsun brings a ton of value to the table with her Master of War aura and Defender of the Greater Good abilities. What’s interesting about this list is the decision to take double-flamer Crisis Suits, which sidestep the Armour of Contempt issue nicely by being AP0 and allow a unit of Crisis Suits to put out an incredibly silly amount of shots. The list is supported here by a trio of Hammerhead tanks – two standard and Longstrike – which help it make short work of bigger targets. Rasmus beat two Tyranid lists to go undefeated at the event, so if you’re looking for something with legs against the faction, this isn’t a bad place to start.
The Rest of the Best
Five players finished on 4-1 records:
- 2nd ✪ – Christopher Jacobsen – Grey Knights: See Showdown.
- 3rd – Are Verlo – Thousand Sons: Cult of Time with lots of Rubricae, a big Scarab squad, and three Helbrutes.
- 4th – Sveinung Nøding – Tyranids: Leviathan Goodstuff with one big Warrior block, two Harpies and a variety of nasties.
- 5th – Eirik Kristoffersen – Adepta Sororitas:Â Â Bloody Rose with lots of nasty melee threats – big units of Repentia, Zephyrim and Sacresants with some Warsuits as a central anchor.
- 6th – Sondre SkÃ¥r – Chaos Space Marines: More Daemon Engine fun, with two Lords of Skulls, a Disco and some Decimators.
Legion Events Community Outreach
All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.
The Showdown
Matchup & Mission – Unknown
Sean Rice – Craftworlds – Aspect Warriors, Fire Prisms and the Avatar.
Army List - Click to Expand Ulthwe Patrol Detachment Avatar of Khaine [14 PL, 270pts] Eldrad Ulthran [8 PL, 145pts]: 1. Fateful Divergence, 3. Fortune, 5. Will of Asuryan, Seer Council (Farseer), Ulthwe: Fate Reader, Warlord Rangers [4 PL, 65pts] Dire Avengers [7 PL, 120pts] Howling Banshees [5 PL, 105pts] Shining Spears [6 PL, 125pts] Fire Prism [9 PL, 170pts]: Crystal Targeting Matrix, Twin Shuriken Catapult Fire Prism [9 PL, 170pts]: Crystal Targeting Matrix, Twin Shuriken Catapult Ulthwe Patrol Detachment Stratagem: Relics of the Shrines [-1CP] Seer Council (Unit) [3 PL, 40pts] Farseer Skyrunner [6 PL, 120pts]: 1. Guide, 2. Doom, 5. Focus Will, Shuriken Pistol, Witchblade Jain Zar [7 PL, 140pts] Rangers [4 PL, 70pts] Wireweave Net Howling Banshees [5 PL, 105pts] Howling Banshees [5 PL, 105pts] Shining Spears [6 PL, 125pts] Shining Spears [6 PL, 125pts] Total: [104 PL, 8CP, 2,000pts]
. 5x Ranger: w/Ranger Long Rifle & Shuriken Pistol
. 9x Dire Avenger: w/Avenger Shuriken Catapult & Plasma Grenades
. Dire Avenger Exarch: Two Avenger Shuriken Catapults
. 4x Howling Banshee w/Banshee Blade & Shuriken Pistol
. Howling Banshee Exarch: Mirrorswords, Piercing Strikes
. 2x Shining Spear w/Laser Lance & Twin Shuriken Catapult
. Shining Spear Exarch: Heartstrike, Paragon Sabre, Shimmershield, Shuriken Cannon
Stratagem: Seer Council [-1CP]
. Warlocks: 5. Quicken/Restrain, Seer Council (Warlocks Unit)
. . Warlock: Witchblade
. . Warlock: Witchblade
. The Ghosthelm of Alishazier
. 5x Ranger: w/Ranger Long Rifle & Shuriken Pistol
. 4x Howling Banshee w/Banshee Blade & Shuriken Pistol
. Howling Banshee Exarch: Mirrorswords, Piercing Strikes
. 4x Howling Banshee w/Banshee Blade & Shuriken Pistol
. Howling Banshee Exarch: Mirrorswords, Piercing Strikes, Cronescream (Shrine Relic)
. 2x Shining Spear w/Laser Lance & Twin Shuriken Catapult
. Shining Spear Exarch: Heartstrike, Khaine’s Lance (Shrine Relic), Paragon Sabre, Shimmershield, Shuriken Cannon
. 2x Shining Spear w/Laser Lance & Twin Shuriken Catapult
. Shining Spear Exarch: Heartstrike, Paragon Sabre, Shimmershield, Shuriken Cannon
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Joseph Gillespie – Tyranids – Leviathan with lots of Warriors and some nasty monsters.
Army List - Click to Expand ++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [76 PL, 8CP, 1,435pts] ++ + Configuration + [Reference] Discipline: Hive Mind Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) Detachment Command Cost Hive Fleet: Leviathan + Stratagems + Hive Predator [-2CP]: 2x Extra Warlord Trait Rarefied Enhancements [-2CP]: 2x Extra Bio-artefact + No Force Org Slot + Tyranid Prime [5 PL, 85pts]: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon, Warlord Trait: Direct Guidance Tyrant Guard [8 PL, 120pts] Zoanthropes [7 PL, 150pts]: Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Smite, Power: The Horror, 3x Zoanthrope + HQ + Hive Tyrant [9 PL, 190pts]: Adrenal Glands, Heavy Venom Cannon, Lash Whip and Monstrous Bonesword, Power: Catalyst, Power: Paroxysm, Relic: Shardgullet Neurothrope [5 PL, 100pts]: Power: Catalyst, Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Onslaught, Relic: Preceptic Node, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Synaptic Tendrils + Troops + Gargoyles [4 PL, 80pts] Tyranid Warriors [12 PL, 255pts]: Adrenal Glands + Elites + Maleceptor [9 PL, 170pts]: Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Neuroparasite, Power: Psychic Scream, Power: Smite + Heavy Support + Screamer-Killers [9 PL, 150pts] Screamer-Killers [8 PL, 135pts] ++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Tyranids) [28 PL, -2CP, 565pts] ++ + Configuration + Detachment Command Cost [-2CP] Hive Fleet: Leviathan + HQ + Winged Hive Tyrant [11 PL, 205pts]: Adrenal Glands, Lash Whip and Monstrous Bonesword, Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Paroxysm, Power: Psychic Scream, Power: Smite, Relic: The Reaper of Obilterax, Warlord Trait: Adaptive Biology + Troops + Tyranid Warriors [12 PL, 255pts]: Adrenal Glands + Elites + Venomthropes [5 PL, 105pts] ++ Total: [104 PL, 6CP, 2,000pts] ++
. Tyrant Guard (Lash/Sword)
. 2x Tyrant Guard (Scything): 2x Two Rending Claws, 2x Two Scything Talons
. 10x Gargoyle: 10x Fleshborer
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
. Screamer-Killer: Adaptive Physiology: Dermic Symbiosis, Adrenal Glands
. Screamer-Killer: Adaptive Physiology: Synaptic Enhancement, Adrenal Glands
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
. 3x Venomthrope: 3x Toxic Lashes
Thoughts
Sean’s list mixes lots of different Aspect Warriors with Fire Prisms for ranged support, while leaning on Banshees and Shining Spears for melee. Unfortunately, the list is illegal – the Shining Spear and Howling Banshee Exarchs all have the same Exarch powers – Heartstrike for the Spears and Piercing Strikes for the Banshees, while the codex says that you can only take each power once. We’re not going to speculate on whether this was intentional or an oversight but for those of you reading at home: Don’t do this.
The Tyranids list here goes hard on durable big bugs, taking a pair of Screamer-Killers to support two big units of Tyranid Warriors. It’s got a ton of psychic punch for tossing out mortal wounds, and the Venomthropes make taking anything in the list down a total nightmare.
Result
Craftworlds win, 78-72
Sean Rice – Craftworlds- 1st Place
The List
See Showdown
Archetype
Ulthwe Aspect Warriors/Avatar
Why it’s Interesting in 9th
As covered above, this list doesn’t work in its current form so there’s not much deep stuff to say about it, though it’s notable that the Avatar’s stock goes up quite a bit now there are fewer Tau lists on the high shot count plan, and more durable targets that need to be cracked open in melee.
The Rest of the Best
The rest of the top four were as follows:
- 2nd ✪ – Joseph Gillespie – Tyranids: See Showdown.
- 3rd – Jesse Carmack – Dark Angels: Loads of Deathwing backed by some Redemptors.
- 4th – Pedro Reyes – Tyranids:Â Leviathan goodstuff, with slightly fewer Warriors in favour of adding Deathleaper.
Next Week: Lots of Tyranids, Probably
That wraps up our look at the top lists of the week. Join us next week when we look at another set and get a real feel for what Tyranids look like – no more of this “Some events allowing Crusher and using old rules” nonsense. In the meantime, if you have any questions or feedback, drop us a note in the comments below or email us at contact@goonhammer.com.
