Art of War 40k

The Streamhouse RTT Preview, Part 2: The Rest of the Challengers

We wrap up our look at the Streamhouse RTT competitors, covering the remaining five players, their lists, and how we think they'll do.

Goonhammer’s Coverage of the Art of War 2025 Streamhouse RTT

Avid Goonhammer readers will know that we've long been friends - some would even say "in cahoots" - with the Art of War team. And every year we look forward to watching their annual Streamhouse RTT event, a three-round event to...

Jack Harpster Gives an In-Depth Look at the Strategy Behind Taking Grey Knights to WTC

We recently covered the lead-up to the American Team Championships from the Art of War team - you can find that article here. Following that event, current ITC Champion Jack Harpster took his Grey Knights to the WTC to...

Man in the Arena: An Interview with ITC Champion Jack Harpster

Every generation gets their opportunity to mint a fresh set of greats. Those who have done their sentence but committed no crime. Made some bad mistakes, had sand kicked in their face but came through. Those individuals whose dogged...

2Q22 Faction Focus: Archon Skari Talks Drukhari

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

2Q22 Post-Dataslate Faction Focus: Jack Harpster Talks Space Marines

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

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

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

John Lennon’s Competitive Review of Codex: Genestealer Cults (9th)

There’s a new codex in our claws, so it’s time for me to rise out of the shadows for a deep dive into the new book! John Lennon here, and today we are talking about the Xenos uprising that...

Sportsmanship and Competitive Play

On October 3rd, I was able to hoist another US Open trophy in New Orleans.  But even more important than the elation and satisfaction of winning the tournament was the positivity surrounding the final match on social media.  In...

John Lennon talks about playing with the new Black Templars Codex

John: Gather, Neophytes, as I dive into the most sacred tome of 9th edition. After years of waiting the Black Templars finally have their own standalone codex, and it’s a good time for the faithful to stock up on...