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Your Army Sucks 2k21 Preview, Part 2: Chaos

Itā€™s a whole new year, and your army is likely to see some changes. Goonhammer is here to help, with an unbiased preview of every army, how it plays, and what to expect. Weā€™ll be covering each codex with...

Infinity Tactics: Lieutenants

In this week's Infinity Tactics article, we're covering Lieutenants - how to use them, how to protect yours, and how to take them down. Today's article comes from a reader question. One reader asks: People working out who your lieutenant is...

Start Competing: Other Space Marine Chapters

At the time of this writing there are nine Space Marine Codex Supplements with a tenth (supposedly final) one on the way. And while these cover the vast majority of Space Marine chapters and options, there are several additional...

The Las Vegas Nopen

We're delighted to announce that Goonhammer will be part of the upcoming Las Vegas Nopen, a special stream event organised by 40K Stats Centre that's going to bring together some of the world's finest players in a unique style...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Queensland Masters and End-of-Year Thoughts

What a year it's been. A horrible, terrible, no good year full of plague. Sorry, you're meant to start this sort of thing on a positive note. Well. Competitive Innovations has become one of my favourite parts of working on...

Start Competing: Adepta Sororitas/Sisters of Battle – Updated!

Our Start Competing guide to playing Adepta Sororitas has been fully revised for 9th Edition. If you're paying attention to the competitive scene you'll know they're on an absolute tear at the moment, so whether you're revising your lists...

Start Competing: Crimson Fists Tactics

Despite being a successor, the Crimson Fists have been around since 40k's earliest days, and at various times have enjoyed being front-and-center in the game's lore, including stints on the cover of the Rogue Trader box art and the...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: First Blood

Living anywhere other than Australia continues to look like more and more of a mistake, as they continue to enjoy sunshine, minimal Covid impact and actually getting to play tournament 40K. IĀ could take the low road and spend my...

Infinity Tactics: Cybersecurity

"I run a heavy infantry list and hacking is absolutely ruining me. What's the best way of countering enemy hacking?" I recently asked around for questions people would like answered for future mailbag articles, and this one caught my eye...

Start Competing: Imperial Fists Tactics

The Imperial Fists are the stalwart defenders of Terra, known for wearing yellow power armor and being really uptight. They've never had amazingĀ rules by any stretch, typically focusing on their renowned skill with bolters and their ability to win...