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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Joker Mode pt.1

James "One_Wing" Grover - April 6, 2022

So the good news first - help is coming in the form of a Balance Dataslate about a month ahead of schedule, that will include changes to Harlequins, and we applaud GW for being ready to respond in an agile...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Down with the Clown

Liam "Corrode" Royle - March 30, 2022

Another week, another screaming horror of a metagame in 40k. It's bad enough out there that we're all celebrating a win for underdog faction Crusher Stampede. If you're paying attention you've already seen that the new lords and masters...

Army Showcase

Army Showcase: Chris Vo’s “Tyranids”

Greg Chiasson - March 19, 2022

Finishing your own army is core to the Warhammer 40,000 hobby. In our Army Showcase series, Goonhammer contributors take a look at the armies we’ve been collecting for years, and the new ones we’ve just finished – what drew us to...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Too Little Warhammer, Not Quite Often Enough

Liam "Corrode" Royle - March 16, 2022

After the chaos of the last few weeks, it was oddly quiet out there over the weekend just gone with just three GTs to report on. A lot of events seem to have struggled to make numbers or had...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Godzilla Mode

Liam "Corrode" Royle - March 9, 2022

We return to form with this week's Competitive Innovations, with only a single post thanks to you all playing a normal amount of 40k instead of cramming double-digit events into the same weekend. We've got 1 major and 5...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Tau Time

James "One_Wing" Grover - February 16, 2022

Nachmund hits its stride this week with two big events in the UK, and despite the warzone theoretically being a battleground between the forces of the Imperium and Chaos, it's the latest Xenos challenger making all the headlines. Tau...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Big Finish

James "One_Wing" Grover - February 2, 2022

It's all over bar the shouting, and congratulations to Richard Siegler for being the first repeat ITC winner, as well as achieving back-to-back LVO wins. The Las Vegas Open saw over 700 players take to the field, but only...

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War Zone Nachmund Faction Focus: Tyranids

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 1, 2022

The first competitive season for 40k has arrived, with War Zone: Nachmund giving us new points, missions, secondary objectives, and rules to contemplate. These rules represent a major shake-up for competitive 40k and to help you make sense of...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Final Stretch

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 26, 2022

One final weekend for people to rack up points for the season finale, and on some level things were surprisingly quiet, with only three events of GT size or larger. However, two of those events were pretty spectacular in...

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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Showdown Showcase

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 19, 2022

Just two weekends left on the 2021 ITC season, and another set of events in the books as players give the GT2021 pack and points costs a final workout ahead of the new book going up for preorder this...