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Start Competing: Tyranids Tactics

Start Competing: Tyranids Tactics The Tyranids are a race of ravenous, inscrutable aliens from beyond the stars. Drawn to our galaxy - and Earth - by the psychic beacon of the Astronomicon, the Tyranids devour everything in their path, stripping...

Detachment Focus: Lion’s Blade Task Force

We take a deep dive into the new Dark Angels Lion's Blade Task Force Detachment, which combines Deathwing and Ravenwing units. We look at the rules, how it plays, and how to build a list for it.

Goonhammer Interviews 2024 World Champion Folger Pyles

We sat down to talk to the 2024 World Champion of Warhammer 40k, Folger Pyles, about his Adeptus Custodes army and his run through the toughest players in the world.

[40K] Competitive Innovations in 10th: Warm-Up Warfare pt.2

Welcome to Competitive Innovations, our weekly feature for a number of game lines across the tabletop wargame space. Each week our army list and tactics experts canvass the top tournaments for their game of specialty, looking at the week’s...

10th Edition Competitive Faction Focus: World Eaters (Updated November 22, 2024)

We take a deep look at the World Eaters - how they play, how to play them, what units to take, plus a successful list.

Rules Review: The Nemesis Claw Comes to Warhammer 40k

We look at the brand new rules for running Chaos Space Marine Nemesis Claw teams in Warhammer 40k - what they do, whether they're any good, and how to play them.

Goonhammer at the 40k World Championships: Horras vs. Kelling

The 2024 World Championships of Warhammer are this week and while there are a ton of Goonhammer authors who will be there on site, only two members of Team Goonhammer are attending the 40k World Championships proper - the...

[40K] Competitive Innovations in 10th: Warm-Up Warfare pt.1

Welcome to Competitive Innovations, our weekly feature for a number of game lines across the tabletop wargame space. Each week our army list and tactics experts canvass the top tournaments for their game of specialty, looking at the week’s...

The Warhammer 40k World Championships Rules Update and What it Can Tell Us About the Next Dataslate

We're less than a week away from the 2024 World Championships of Warhammer in Atlanta, Georgia. Players are packing their bags, lists have been locked in, and Games Workshop has released an updated event FAQ, made specifically for this...

Detachment Focus: Stormlance Task Force (Updated November 15, 2024)

We take a deep dive into the Stormlance Task Force Detachment, which seems like it's supposed to be for White Scars but is really for Space Wolves. Join us as we look at the Detachments rules, stratagems, how to play it, and some successful lists using the detachment.