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Detachment Focus: Bridgehead Strike (Updated Feb 24, 2025)

(Updated Feb 24, 2025) We take a deep dive into the new Bridgehead Strike Detachment for the Astra Militarum, which introduces a long-awaited Militarum Tempestus option to the faction. We look at what's in it and how to play it.

Detachment Focus: Data-Psalm Conclave

Art of War's Richard Siegler joins us to talk about the Data-Psalm Conclave and how to get the most out of its meagre offerings.

[40k] Competitive Innovations in 10th: Elves off the Shelf pt.2

In part two of this week's Competitive Innovations we take a look at the rest of the lists terrorizing the local meta, with a look at Death Guard, Custodes, and Ultramarines.

Magic the Gathering Commander Focus: Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

Today BPY looks at how Najeela, the Blade Blossom plays in Commander. Succinctly put: "This situation inherently threatening."

TheChirurgeon’s Road Through 2025, Part 8: Back in the (Heavily Free-handed) Saddle

The Road Through 2025 continues! This week Rob takes on a Recon Element Astra Militarum list and finishes painting his Emperor's Children Rhino - the best tank he's ever painted.

Detachment Focus: Vessels of Wrath (Updated February 19, 2025)

Merry Grotmas! Games Workshop is releasing a new series of detachments - one per army, every day until Christmas. In this series we’re looking at these new detachments, covering what’s in them, how they play, and how they’ll fit...

Detachment Focus: Explorator Maniple

We take a deep dive into the Explorator Maniple Detachment for the Adeptus Mechanicus, talking about what it does and how to play it.

[40k] Competitive Innovations in 10th: Beach Episode pt.2

The Astra Militarum blast back against the rest of the metagame in part 2 of Competitive Innovations.

Magic: the Gathering Aetherdrift Review, Part 4 of 4: Red and Green Cards

We wrap up our look through the new Aetherdraft set by examining the red and green cards of note.

The Future of Commander/EDH: Wizards Announces the Brackets Beta

Wizards' announcement of Commander Brackets this week completely changes the format by giving players a way to evaluate decks against each other, with five ways to build and play. How good is this system? We talk about what each bracket means and what's missing.