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Second to None: ITC Secondaries Tactics

Editor's Note: This article discusses the 2019 season mission pack. An updated version will be produced once the 2020 pack leaves beta. Regular readers of my tournament reports might have noticed that I've been playing a lot more ITC this year...

RTT Report – Twisted Fate II

Introduction If you’ve kept up with my recent reports and our reviews, you’ll know that several gigantic meteors have crashed into the 40K scene, taking out a certain large robotic dinosaur and sending Ynnari straight back to the ice age....

Index Ynnari – The Goonhammer Review

Intro As pretty much anyone who plays 40K competitively will know, the metagame has been hit by two sizeable earthquakes in the last few weeks. You've already had our thoughts on the Big FAQ, and today we're going to look...

Tournament Report – St. George’s Champion 2019 – Part 2

Introduction Part 1 This was it - day one had gone pretty much perfectly, and day 2 was going to be my last and best chance to finish on the podium with my army in its current form. Could we make...

Tournament Report – St. George’s Champion 2019 – Part 1

Introduction It's been a monumental few days in the 40K world, with the release of both the Spring Big FAQ (which you can see our take on here) and the new Ynnari Index (which I'll be reviewing at some point...

Tournament Preview – St. George’s Champion 2019

It's another double event month readers, so after an Easter weekend of recuperation we're straight back into the swing of things with another tournament preview, this time for the St. George's Champion event being run by Glasshammer Gaming. As...

Tournament Report – BIG Bristol GT 2019 – Part 2

Introduction Part 1 Day 1 had been fun but now the pressure was on - I was determined to end up with a positive record, so that meant I needed at least a win and a draw on day 2. This...

Tournament Report – BIG Bristol GT 2019 – Part 1

Introduction Another weekend and another GT under the belt. The BIG GT was an absolute blast to play in, and it was great to both see lots of the Goonhammer community come out to play, and also to chat with...

The Filthy Xenos General’s Field Guide to Assassins

Introduction So people are pretty interested in learning about Imperial Assassins huh? Last week we went over strategies and guidelines for how to pick the right Assassin for your matchups when using “Operative Requisition Sanctioned” to bring one in at the...

Tournament Preview – BIG Bristol GT

Hello tournament fans. The Goonhammer writing team (including me) have never been busier, but the stars have aligned once more and a tournament weekend is upon us, so as well as the followup to my Assassins article (this time...