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Hammer of Math: I’ve Run Out of T’au P’uns

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - December 2, 2019

Welcome back, statheads! This week we’re finishing up our T’au c’hat series by looking at a question that was repeatedly asked by non-Tau players over the last two articles: When shooting at a Riptide, should you target the battlesuit...

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Quantifying Naramyth: A Method of Unit Evaluation (Or: A Love Letter to the Skorpius Chassis)

Cyle "Naramyth" Thompson - November 21, 2019

As he prepares to head to Renegade this weekend, Cyle "Naramyth" Thompson paused to reflect on how he builds lists and evaluates units, and decided to write up some words detailing the method to his madness. Fundamentally there are two...

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The Goonhammer Round Table: Dealing With Iron Hands

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - September 28, 2019

With the release of Codex Supplement: Iron Hands and the rest of the new marine books, we’re about to see a large-scale shift in the 40k meta. We’ve already looked into the math around Iron Hands vehicles earlier this...

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Hammer of Math: Iron Hands Vehicles

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - September 23, 2019

Saturday saw the release of the Iron Hands rules and hoo boy, they are a doozy. Between the Hands' Chapter Trait, the new doctrine, the Ironstone Relic, and the new warlord traits, it looks like Iron Hands are going...

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Hammer of Math: Understanding Modifiers and Re-Rolls

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - September 16, 2019

There's a lot of randomness in Warhammer. Understanding that randomness and how to predict outcomes is a powerful tool in a general's arsenal. In Hammer of Math, we dive into probability and statistics to do just that, tackling specific...

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Repulsor Executioner Points Increase – The Goonhammer Hot Take

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 31, 2019

Credit: Booley, again. Damn those are some fine Repulsors that I covered up with some fast Photoshop text. It seems like only last week we were posting long-winded musings on the value of the Repulsor Executioner. And now all of...

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Mathematical Musings – Repulsor Executioner Review/Analysis (Part 1)

Mike 'Ellarr' Chadderton - July 27, 2019

Ridiculously sick model courtesy of Jack Hunter With the sheer volume of units and options available to 40k players, it can be difficult to determine if something is good and how to best use it, especially if the unit is...