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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Ending in Fire

James "One_Wing" Grover - May 24, 2023

We advance ever-closer to the great Edition refresh, but the top dogs of late 9th Edition are still duking it out with some enthusiasm. This week it's the turn of various flavours of Ulthwe Aeldari build to surge to...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Daemonic Embers

James "One_Wing" Grover - May 17, 2023

9th Edition status: still here. Quieter than last week, but still live and kicking, and alarmingly infested with Daemonic forces this week. It's the season for it, apparently. Today we're looking at: Storm Of Silence Warhammer 40k Grand Tournament...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Last Book Standing pt.2

James "One_Wing" Grover - May 12, 2023

We're back for the second half of this week's events, seeing what other books can still challenge for the top spot. This half...is maybe not as varied as the first. Just saying. The Alamo GT ‘23 (major) Death or...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Last Book Standing pt.1

James "One_Wing" Grover - May 10, 2023

Look. It's been a long old road, and we're nearly at the end of it. We're in the home stretch. Pithy metaphors abound. We don't know exactly how many weekends of 9th we've got left, but we're definitely in the...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Fest of Fury Pt.2

James "One_Wing" Grover - May 5, 2023

Time for part two of Competitive Innovations, and Lowest of Men is at the helm once more. Today, we'll be looking at: Gibraltar GT (major) Winter Warfest 2023 Peterborough Slam GT! Berks Spring Assault GT If you're looking for any of the...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Fest of Fury Pt.1

James "One_Wing" Grover - May 3, 2023

Warhammer Fest is in the books, giving us both some sneak peaks at what tenth Edition might hold and also a gigantic showcase for the final season of 9th Edition. Over three hundred players, and just one champion at...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Final Quarter pt.2

James "One_Wing" Grover - April 28, 2023

Part two of our ritual to finally banish Deathwing armies from the world commences, with Lowest of Men in the driving seat. Today, we're looking at: Rataclysm 2023 (major) Grand Clash 2023 War Calls 2023 Out Of The Furnace IV: Return...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Final Quarter pt.1

James "One_Wing" Grover - April 26, 2023

I will admit that I was a little bit worried the announcement of 10th Edition might mean a slow couple of months, but uh, that does not seem to be happening. Instead, we have a mighty 12 events this...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Even Angels Fall pt.2

James "One_Wing" Grover - April 21, 2023

Really the entire story of this website has been me finding ways to make a rod for my own back. It turns out my latest success in this area is that, by splitting this into two parts and listing...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Even Angels Fall pt.1

James "One_Wing" Grover - April 19, 2023

The Balance Dataslate has arrived, about which there is much rejoicing. It wasn't in effect for most of the events this past weekend, about which there is much theatrical booing. Let's see how this seasons villains fared on their final...