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Goonhammer Round Table: The 9th Edition Meta Analysis

Liam "Corrode" Royle - August 26, 2020

We recently published a detailed analysis of the 9th edition meta and the potential impacts of going first, terrain, and round on player outcomes - if you missed it click here to give it a read. Today our Goonhammer...

Battle Reports

Go First and Prosper: Looking at the 9th Edition Meta

James "Boon" Kelling - August 21, 2020

The introduction of 9th edition has generated a lot of excitement and intrigue, much of which is represented in our Faction Focus article series. Additionally, we've discussed what we believe to be the competitive implications for both the new...

Competitive Play

Competitive Innovations in 9th Edition – an Early Look at Winning Lists

James "One_Wing" Grover - August 6, 2020

After a long hiatus, the tournament scene is tentatively starting up again. Majors in many countries are still likely to be out of the picture for the forseeable future, but local COVID restrictions and regulations have advanced to the...

Competitive Play

9th Edition Competitive Roundtable: The Try-Hard Perspective

James "Boon" Kelling - July 10, 2020

With the release of the 9th edition core rules we have asked some of our try-hard tournament-goers to wade into the conversation and comment on how the changes may impact the competitive game and how the meta will adjust...

Competitive Play

Three Cool Lists from the Fargo Two Rivers Open GT

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - March 5, 2020

Welcome back list review fans. James "One_Wing" Grover isn't the only one that can do these (though he's almost certainly better at it). Now that we're finally getting into the full swing of the 2020 ITC season, it's time...

Age of Sigmar

Age of Sigmar Meta Analysis: LVO and CanCon Part 2

RagnarokAngel - February 15, 2020

During the last weekend of January the first major tournaments of 2020 occurred and it was the first chance to see the meta really take shape for the year. I had left out one major tournament in Part 1...

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Meta Analysis: The LVO 40k Championship

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 30, 2020

Last week, we took a deep look at the meta prior to LVO, analyzing the faction breakdowns so far, looking at key lists, and making predictions about how the event would shake out. Now that the games have been...

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State of the 40k Meta: January 2020

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 21, 2020

Welcome back, dear reader, to another State of the Meta analysis. December was a busy month for Warhammer 40,000! Psychic Awakening has already given us three supplements (with a fourth on the way), plus Chapter Approved 2019 and the...