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Player Profiles: The Goonhammer Authors at LVO 2025

Want to know who to watch at LVO 2025? We interview and profile several key players at LVO from the Goonhammer writers pool.

TheChirurgeon’s Road Through 2025, Part 3: Flyblown Host Against New Astra Militarum

The Road Through 2025 continues for TheChirurgeon! This week he tests Flyblown Host Death Guard against new Combined Arms guard and paints some terrain.

Goonhammer Hot Take: The January 15, 2025 Balance and Errata Updates

A number of updates dropped today - some small and some pretty big - and we've got the rundown of everything that changed and what it means. Spoiler: Daemons got a big buff.

Detachment Focus: Dread Talons (Updated January 14, 2025)

We take a deep look at the Dread Talons Detachment - the rules behind it, and how to make it work in games.

Detachment Focus: Renegade Raiders (Updated January 13, 2025)

We take a deep look at the Renegade Raiders Detachment from Codex: Chaos Space Marines, and look at what may be the strongest Detachment in the game.

Detachment Focus: Pactbound Zealots (Updated January 13, 2025)

We take a deep dive into the Pactbound Zealots Detachment, talk about how it changed from the Slaves to Darkness, and how to play with it.

Codex: Astra Militarum 10th Edition – The Goonhammer Review

Astra Militarum players have been waiting impatiently for their Codex to drop new ways to play the army since the start of tenth. The good news is that this time around they aren’t among the last Codexes of the...

Detachment Focus: Hammer of the Emperor

We take a look at the vehicle-heavy Hammer of the Emperor Detachment, with a deep dive into its rules and how it'll play.

Detachment Focus: Combined Arms

We take a deep dive into the Combined Arms Detachment from the new Codex: Astra Militarum, looking at its rules and how it plays on the table.

Detachment Focus: Mechanised Assault

We take a deep dive into the new Mechanised Assault Detachment from Codex: Astra Militarum - its rules, how it plays, and how it affects you.