Warhammer 40k

The Warhammer 40,000 October 2024 Balance Update Round-up

GW dropped a large balance update to the game this week, adjusting points for every faction and updating some core rules as well as the tournament companion. In case you missed our coverage, we recap it all here, along with links to the posts.

[40K] Competitive Innovations in 10th: Lame Duck and Cover pt.2

Welcome to Competitive Innovations, our weekly feature for a number of game lines across the tabletop wargame space. Each week our army list and tactics experts canvass the top tournaments for their game of specialty, looking at the week’s...

TheChirurgeon’s Road Through 2024, Part 33: Armies on Parade

Welcome back, Dear Reader, to my ongoing blog of competitive and hobby progress for 2024. Last time around I talked about the cancelation of the GW US Open in Tampa, and how that basically changed my plans. This week I'm going...

The Road to Heidelberg: The Inaugural Warhammer Conference

I am in the (rather fortunate) position that academic approaches to nerdy topics is extremely “on brand” – and that I have the resources to support that as a throughline alongside more serious academic research. All of which is to...

The Q4 2024 Balance Update: Imperium Factions

We look at the changes to the non-Space Marine Imperium factions in the Q4 2024 Balance Update, and talk about how they've changed and what it means for the competitive meta.

The Q4 2024 Balance Update: Chaos Factions

We take a deep dive into the Q4 2024 points and rules update for Warhammer 40,000 and what it did to the game's Chaos Factions - and how those factions will be affected competitively.

The Q4 2024 Balance Update: Core Changes

It is, once again, Balance Update time. 40K is in a fairly healthy spot, but as always there are some problem factions that have had things too good for too long, and a few teething issues with this year's...

The Q4 2024 Balance Update: Space Marines

We look at the changes to the various Space Marine Chapters in the Q4 2024 Balance Update, and talk about how they've changed and what it means for the competitive meta.

The Q4 2024 Balance Update: Xenos Factions

It’s Q4 2024 and that means it’s time for a major shakeup to the meta with the Q4 balance update for Warhammer 40k! This time around we’re dataslate-free, instead looking at a series of points update for every faction...

Contemptor Kevin’s Road to the 2024 Grand Narrative, Part 1 – The Road to Kessandras

In 2022, Games Workshop began the annual “Grand Narrative”, where six narrative games would be played out over a three day period.  This was beyond that of a mere Grand Tournament - the idea is that it is is...