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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Nephilim is LVOver

James "One_Wing" Grover - February 1, 2023

This weekend a momentous event took place - I took a Wraithknight to a GT and... **Extremely Loud Incorrect Buzzer** Rob is looking at me from the other side of the (very real) Goonhammer offices and shaking his head, which I...

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Boon’s Road to LVO

James "Boon" Kelling - January 27, 2023

Well dear reader, it’s nearly the end of the road on another year in the ITC. LVO looms tall and with the curtain falling on the season it’s time to look back at the year past and see how...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Arks Anticipation Station

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 11, 2023

It's a new year and a new season rapidly approaches, but as ever we've still got a final few weeks of the current metagame to play out before Arks of Omen fully arrives, culminating in the Las Vegas Open...

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Chapter Approved: Arks of Omen Review – Xenos

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 5, 2023

We’ve had the forces of the Imperium and Chaos - now everyone else. Perhaps unsurprisingly given how many armies the definition spans, Xenos have had a mixed time of it in Nephilim, some factions thriving thanks to powerful rules...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Conspicuously Pachyderm-Free Room

James "One_Wing" Grover - September 28, 2022

Plenty more Warhammer this weekend past, and lots of Warhammer on the one coming up. The biggest London Grand Tournament yet is going to be the largest single showcase for the Nephilim metagame so far, and should give us a...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: NOVA Reanimation

James "One_Wing" Grover - September 7, 2022

This week sees the post-lockdown return of the NOVA open, traditionally one of the biggest events in the 40K calendar and very much back in style this year. Supermajor numbers, GW terrain, and a hotly contested top bracket producing...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Global Spectacular pt. 2

James "One_Wing" Grover - August 19, 2022

Warhammer. So much Warhammer. More Warhammer, all of the time. Things are good, is what we're saying. Picking up from where we left off on Wednesday, today we'll be looking at: Denver 40K Fight Club (Major) The Iowaaagh! Open (Major) Grand...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: The Elves Strike Back Pt.1

James "One_Wing" Grover - August 3, 2022

Another week in Nephilim, and another very diverse set of top performing armies to talk about. Plenty of the Nephilim superstars and some old favourites are on show, but a glance at the results also shows the first big...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Nephilim Unleashed

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 13, 2022

All stragglers are now accounted for, and Warzone Nephilim is now the only game in town. Good news - the immediate result appears to be one of the most healthy and diverse metagames we've had for ages. Most of the...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Varying Degrees of Tyranid

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 6, 2022

The old world is dying, and the new world struggles not to get eaten, with what can only honestly be described as limited success. This week sees things very much in flux as different events adopted either none, some...