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Codex Adepta Sororitas – 9th Edition: The Goonhammer Review

Liam "Corrode" Royle - June 5, 2021

The Adepta Sororitas, or Sisters of Battle, have had a rocky road through Warhammer 40,000. First released in 1997, right at the end of 2nd edition, they got a complete and all-metal range right before Games Workshop changed direction...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Lakes of Blood & Gladiator Gaming Teams

James "One_Wing" Grover - February 24, 2021

As promised, it's back to list reviews this week, with two events firing down under over the weekend, providing us poor, starved analysts the juicy information that we so crave. The Lakes of Blood event in New Zealand gives...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Objective Secured Perth GT

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 20, 2021

The Christmas break is officially over, and tabletop hostilities can commence once more. This past weekend saw a big event fire off down under, a massive seven-round major hosted by the fine folks at Objective Secured. 80 players fighting...

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Hammer of Math: Acts of Faith

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - December 28, 2020

Tis the season, so this week’s Hammer of Math will cover one of the defining features of the Adepta Sororitas: Miracle dice and Acts of Faith. Special thanks to reader Tim Pinney for providing some much needed insight with...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Queensland Masters and End-of-Year Thoughts

James "One_Wing" Grover - December 23, 2020

What a year it's been. A horrible, terrible, no good year full of plague. Sorry, you're meant to start this sort of thing on a positive note. Well. Competitive Innovations has become one of my favourite parts of working on...

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Start Competing: Adepta Sororitas/Sisters of Battle – Updated!

James "One_Wing" Grover - December 18, 2020

Our Start Competing guide to playing Adepta Sororitas has been fully revised for 9th Edition. If you're paying attention to the competitive scene you'll know they're on an absolute tear at the moment, so whether you're revising your lists...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Codexes Catch On

James "One_Wing" Grover - October 28, 2020

Welcome once again, seekers of list-based novelty. This weekend's event profile looks pretty similar to last week's - a couple of small GTs, and a large number of RTTs. With the new books still at least moderately warm off...

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October 2020 FAQ Update Review – Sisters of Battle

Evan "Felime" Siefring - October 5, 2020

In advance of the upcoming release of Codex: Space Marines and as promised, Games Workshop dropped a massive FAQ update on us today (remember when we said fifteen books needed a FAQ? Turns out it was more). There's a...

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9th Edition Faction Focus: Sisters of Battle

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 30, 2020

9th edition is out in the wild, and with it a whole raft of changes to the factions of Warhammer 40,000. Even as the first tournaments start to kick off for the ultra keen, the Faction Focus train continues,...

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Start Competing: Imperium Soup Tactics

James "One_Wing" Grover - May 22, 2020

Do you long to bring the full might of the Emperor's loyal legions to bear on your foes? Does the idea of brave, doomed guardsmen holding the line while an elite force of Space Marines strikes at your opponent's...