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Competitive Play

War of the Spider Review, Part 2: Adeptus Custodes

James "One_Wing" Grover - June 19, 2020

From golden light they come - glorious new rules for the Emperor's shiniest soldiers. It's been a tough wait for Custodes players as Psychic Awakening books have come out - they're one of the factions that needed a boost the...

Competitive Play

Goonhammer Roundtable: The New ITC Rules

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 18, 2020

Late last week the 40k competitive scene was introduced to a massive change with the publication of the new and updated 2020 ITC Champions Missions, which essentially define the competitive landscape for most of the year's major events. Although...

Gaming

Kill Team Meta Analysis: LVO 2020

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 31, 2020

Now that LVO is in the books, we can take a look back at its Kill Team Tournament with fresh eyes and look at what the event and its results say about the Kill Team format, the meta, and...

Kill Team

Letters From LVO, Day 1

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 25, 2020

In this series, the Goonhammer authors currently attending LVO write about their experiences at the event, cataloging each day’s games: The trials, the tribulations, the defeats, and the victories. Join us as we take the journey with them. https://youtu.be/n7A05ZVkJdw One day...

Gaming

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...

Gaming

A Guide to Competitive Kill Team

novembermike - January 9, 2020

We recently spent a good deal of time talking about where Kill Team is and how much we enjoy it as a competitive game. But many players may find competitive play daunting, or be unsure about how it differs...

Events and Challenges

Road to LVO: A New Author Appears!

Shane Watts - January 6, 2020

Goonhammer is excited to welcome Shane Watts to the team, an accomplished veteran on the ITC circuit. Welcome aboard, Shane! Hello all, Shane Watts here, and being new to the Goonhammer team I thought I would introduce myself. I have...