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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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Nephilim Faction Focus: Ben Jurek Talks Orks

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - August 12, 2022

Welcome to War Zone: Nephilim! There’s never been a shake-up this large during an edition of 40k, and in June Games Workshop dropped a new missions pack with all-new secondaries, changed how CP works in games, published new, all-digital...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: From Warp and Tomb

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 27, 2022

It's a big one this week, and we've got some exciting builds to look at, so we're pretty much going to jump straight in. Things continue to look pretty positive, with strong showings from lots of factions and some...

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The 40k Ork FAQ and Point Changes Update Hot Take (7/26/2022)

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 26, 2022

FAQ updates these days sure do seem like stealth drops, huh? Today GW released a pair of updates - an updated FAQ for Codex: Orks, and an updated version of the 2022 MkII Munitorum Field Manual, the doc that...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Nephilim Team Special

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 20, 2022

It cannot be held back forever - Teams Week returns, Nephilim-style! Both the US and UK saw large team events taking place this past weekend (the ATC and Northern Warlords teams respectively) and because of how many players were drawn...

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The Goonhammer Hot Take: The 40k July 2022 FAQs

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 4, 2022

GW dropped a raft of new FAQs for Warhammer 40,000 today, updating most factions as well as the core game rules. Let’s dive in and find out what’s changed, and how it affects your games. The Updates There was a mix...

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Ruleshammer Q&A: July 1st 2022

Vrekais - July 1, 2022

Welcome to Ruleshammer! This week we’re covering some more questions submitted by you, the readers, and our patrons on the Goonhammer Discord. Remember the banner below will take you to the Ruleshammer 9th Edition Compedium, for all the questions I’ve...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Nachmund Omega

James "One_Wing" Grover - June 22, 2022

Statistically if you are reading this you've probably read our review of the upcoming Warzone Nephilim Mission Pack, and thus you'll know that big changes are on the horizon for the world of competitive 40K. The tournament scene doesn't...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th Edition: Return of the Wings pt. 1

James "One_Wing" Grover - June 15, 2022

That's right readers, I'm back in the hot seat, fully charged and ready to go. Just going to look over at the event list for the week, as I'm sure the community will have played a very normal amount...

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2Q22 Post-Dataslate Faction Focus: Orks

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - May 19, 2022

Games Workshop dropped its Q2 Balance Dataslate for 40k in mid-April, dramatically changing a number of key factions. Astra Militarum, Marines and Sisters were buffed, Harlequins, T’au, and Custodes were nerfed, and some key game rules were changed. Now...