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Age of Sigmar

The August 2021 Age of Sigmar Meta Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - August 27, 2021

Welcome, Dear Reader, to our first Age of Sigmar meta review! We do these on a regular basis for 40k but similar to Competitive Innovations, will be doing these reviews of the AoS meta as well on a semi-regular...

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The August 2021 40k Meta Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - August 27, 2021

Welcome back, dear reader! We’re back after another month that saw the (semi) release of Codex: Orks and a large number of big tournaments, and we’ve got a ton of data to look at as we head into September....

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The July 2021 Warhammer 40k Meta Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 2, 2021

Welcome back, dear reader! It's been a little over a month since our last analysis talking about the impact of Drukhari and the potential future of the meta. Since then we've had a number of major changes to Warhammer...

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May 40k Meta Review Addendum – Odds and Ends

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - May 14, 2021

Welcome back, dear reader! We mentioned in last week's review that we had a few additional notes about the meta to talk about this week so we’re back with those notes and a few explanations and write-ups about our...

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The May 2021 40k Meta Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - May 7, 2021

Welcome back, dear reader! It’s been a little over a month since our last update and while the Games Workshop release schedule has certainly slowed, we’ve got some massive changes to talk about. You may have seen our round...

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Going Fast and Breaking Things: Are Drukhari Too Good?

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - April 28, 2021

This past weekend saw fair weather and a slew of new US 40k Grand Tournaments, kicking off both our biggest weekend of tournament action in months and the first big weekend of events using the new Codex: Drukhari. While...

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The March 2021 40k Meta Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - March 15, 2021

Welcome back, dear reader! It’s been a little over a month since our last update and while there haven’t been any new codexes, there’s been plenty of time to evaluate some of the more recent changes and their impact...

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The February 2021 40k Meta Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 5, 2021

Welcome back, dear reader! It’s been nearly two months since our last update and while we’re a bit delayed from a monthly schedule, release delays and a lack of events meant relatively few shifts over the last month. However,...

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The December 2020 Meta Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - December 4, 2020

Each month, we take a look back at the month that was, looking at gaming data and trends from the past month to identify how 40k is changing and how it affects the way armies play on the table....

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The October 2020 40k Meta Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 2, 2020

We’re now a full two months into 40k’s 9th edition and contrary to our initial notions that the meta might have settled by now, it seems that the field is still in flux as players explore new builds for...