chaos daemons

Competitive Innovations in 10th: Dressed for Success pt.1

The twists and turns of the metagame continue unabated this week, as Necrons get marginally barged back into their tombs by a triumvirate of snappily-dressed factions. Whether it's glorious golden armour, a Nemesis Dreadknight or just a straight-up Gundam,...

Competitive Innovations in 10th: En Guard

We're going tall rather than wide this week - five events, but one of them is our first post-dataslate supermajor at Beachhead Brawl. The Imperium had the best of this one, with the Astra Militarum and Dark Angels putting...

Old World Legacy Faction Review: Daemons of Chaos

"The Daemons of Chaos can be likened to hungry and rabid wolves. The shepherd should not waste time hating the wolf that attacks his flock. He should simply kill it." - Volkmar the Grim "Daemons? I just think they're neat."...

Q1 2024 Balance Dataslate & MFM – Chaos – The Goonhammer Review

Today Games Workshop released a massive update for Warhammer 40,000 giving us a huge shake-up for competitive play. In addition to the balance dataslate for Q1 2024, we also saw the release of a new game-wide points update, rules/FAQ...

Competitive Innovations in 10th: The Dark Is Rising pt.1

Ancient foes continue to clash near the top of the metagame, as various Chaos forces attempt to execute a multi-pronged attack on Aeldari dominance. The Aeldari are still just about on top, but the gap is narrowing, especially as...

10th Edition Competitive Faction Focus: Chaos Daemons (Updated May 27, 2024)

We've had enough time to get to grips with the armies of 10th Edition, so over the next few weeks we're going to be publishing a competitive faction focus for each of them, showcasing what's been working for them...

Competitive Innovations in 10th: How Celestine Got Her Groove Back pt.2

The new slogan may as well be "so much Warhammer, all of the time" so we're going to get straight into it today - Lowest of Men is in charge, and will be covering: Kippers' Melee 2023 - 40k (major) ...

Competitive Innovations in 10th: Pumpkin Spice Melee pt.1

Not much of a slowdown from last weekend's massive events - we've got ten events for you this week, including four majors, and some encouraging novelty at the top. Are the Aeldari still here? Obviously, but we've got undefeated...

The Goonhammer Hot Take: The September 2023 40k Balance Dataslate – Chaos Factions

The first balance dataslate of 40k's 10th edition comes screaming down from the Games Workshop Strike Cruiser and unloads a drop pod full of rules updates, accompanied by version 1.3 of the Munitorum Field Manual which incorporates a broad...

Competitive Innovations in 10th: Wraithknights at the Warmaster pt.1

It's been another busy week in the 40K world, with hundreds of the world's best players gathering in Europe for the Warmaster GT, and a trio of healthily-sized majors alongside it. A certain gigantic robot has, admittedly, been somewhat...