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Competitive Innovations Editorial: What GW Should Do About the Adeptus Mechanicus

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 15, 2021

It's that time again, apparently. After a slightly slower start, the new Adeptus Mechanicus codex has become the metagame's latest glaring issue, racking up impressive win rates and hogging the lion's share of top four slots. The raw win...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Skitarii Super Sunday

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 14, 2021

It's a short introduction from me today - we've had another blowout weekend with five GT+ events to cover, and there's lots to talk about, so after one quick note we're going to dive straight in. That quick note is...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Rumblings Down Under

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 7, 2021

After last week's frankly excessive amount of 40K events the US tournament scene appears to be taking a week off, but luckily the redoubtable denizens of Australia and New Zealand have stepped up to the plate to give us...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Age of the Machine

James "One_Wing" Grover - June 30, 2021

As promised, this week is a big one for Competitive Innovations - four events to cover and the first big set of results for the powerful new Adeptus Mechanicus and Adepta Sororitas books. There's so much to write about,...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Onslaught GT

James "One_Wing" Grover - June 23, 2021

This week is one for taking a deep breath. After the excitement of the last few weeks, we've got but a single GT to look at today, the Onslaught Grand Tournament in Florida. However - next weekend things go...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Drukhari Endgame

James "One_Wing" Grover - June 16, 2021

A huge weekend for competitive play is now lodged firmly in the books, with two majors and a GT bringing us both the denouement of the pre-nerf Drukhari era and the first sight of what the world might look...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Bugeater GT & Armed Forces Day Charity GT

James "One_Wing" Grover - June 9, 2021

Last week brought some massive shakeups to the world of 40K, and change is on the horizon. The Big FAQ, GT2021 pack, points changes and Drukhari nerfs all represent some big shakeups, but we've still got a couple of...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Rocky Top Rumble and Copenhammer

Jon-kil - June 2, 2021

Welcome back to another Competitive Innovations in 9th, where each week we look at the top competitive lists at the big events of the prior weekend. This week James "One Wing" Grover is out, recuperating from the stress of...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Triple Major

James "One_Wing" Grover - May 26, 2021

The majors keep coming and they don't stop coming. Another week brings us another clutch of all star top fours from Australia and the United States, with an ever-more-prepared playerbase continuing to try and stop the youthful Drukhari menace,...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Lightning Round 20/05 & Drukhari Thoughts

James "One_Wing" Grover - May 20, 2021

It's been another busy week in the 40K calendar, so it's time for another Competitive Innovations Lightning Round. As well as the two events covered yesterday, two more GT+ events took place over the weekend, so today we're going...