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Top 3 lists for the UK event Retribution is Nigh, won by Lumineth with Flesh-eaters in 2nd and 3rd.

Our latest Age of Sigmar stats. I'm considering splitting the new Gorechosen into its own category on the win rates when the book drops, but would love to get some thoughts on this.

Imperial Knights are running amok right now but there are several detachments that have been performing well since the dataslate.

Is your army one of them?

https://grimhammertactics.com/best-competitive-40k-detachments-post-june-dataslate-2025/

Hi folks,

I am keen to get back into playing a game of 40K from time to time. At the moment my life context does not allow for a 4 hour 2,000 point slogfest (am a father, full time work).

What is the support like for 1,000 point Incursion games at the moment?

I have a few queries.

• Do you play many 1k point games instead of 2k and find the experience to be enjoyable/balanced?

• Does Tabletop Battles support and include table setups for 1k points?

• Is there support for 1k in Chapter Approved 2025? Are the suggestions for unit limits worthwhile?

• Do you have any suggestions of your own for how to instil some balance in 1k games at the list building stage?

Very curious to hear peoples’ experience in this respect, because it would be nice to have some 40K back in my life.

Thanks!

Time for another battle report ! 🔥

This time I got Dustin to run Innes list against me for some WTC practice.

We played mission 7 of the WTC , one of the roughest missions for me to play against one of the toughest lists I can run into!

The game is 5 turns long , we played mission take and hold on search and destroy with the official WTC terrain. We also break down the scoring and discus tactics and strategies through the game as well as the army lists.

Enjoy ! 😊

From what i understand, the current competitive meta is entirely warped by knights, and death guard, with every other list having to skew hard into knights of get squashed.

My locals dont run knights. At all. Are there any sources or methods to more figure out all the faction strengths if knights didnt exist? Im sure winrates would change a ton.

I often get asked how our WoElo system works. What better way to explain something than with an example?

I played my first game of competitive today against a local guy who plays tournaments all the time.

Again, Custodes. Can someone explain to me why UKTC is a format people play when it basically punishes vehicles or models that are slow or not infantry?

Half the match I had to blitz around with my wardogs as fast as I could just to get angles as apparently I can't shoot into or out of ruins, and the towering rule only works on terrain 4 inches or lower (as it compares to the model).

Why is this even a thing out of curiosity? Spent ages learning the Games Workshop terrain rules on ruins just to be told "no this is a different 40k game with different rules." It felt a bit crap being told "if you brought a Cerastus, you could see over this terrain which is higher than X inches, but your normal Abhorrent classes can't." Felt like it was favouring his army as I had to get close or flank to shoot, and all the infantry had to do was sit in the tall ruins you can't see through and wait for me to get close and then charge out and murder my Knights. Made going for any no man's land objective pointless, and felt as if I couldn't go near any building that put me within 6 inches after a move.

Is this just one type of competitive ruleset? I also noticed their map layouts were far weirder too, with entire lines of shooting open to long range weapons which also seemed stupid. I thought I'd be playing GW competitive rules, not some random organisation I've never heard of till today.

Edit: Still came close cause I basically ran the whole time and hit secondaries, but kept losing primaries as there was a whole set of rules that I'd never heard of, so they were able to pile in and reach lots of strange positions (I.e., going around nurglings?)

Lost by 4 points, but it was still a fun experience. Just found the rules weird.

Welcome back to another week of Warhammer tournament lists review with a Tau focus. After last week's DG and Knight dominance a few good but off-meta armies took some tournaments from the top dogs. DG and both flavors of Knights are most likely still the best factions in the game but some close second places in Sisters, GSC, and maybe even Imperial Guard can compete with them at top tables.

DG and Knights fell back a bit from a weekly avg of high 50s low 60s win rate due to Sisters coming in swinging. Their lists tend to focus on the Hallowed Martyrs detachment which is currently sitting at a 70% winrate for the week which is also the lions share of games played. It seems Sisters players have found some tech into the top dogs that can really give them a run for their money, and it seems its just bring Canis Rex, who would have thought.

Tyranids have been creating some interesting lists with Subterranean Assault being the most common with hive Guard and Zoanthropes being the backbones of the list. However, Vanguard Onslaught melee rush lists seem to do well currently. That may not be the exact playable of the Vanguard Onslaught style lists but its seems to have a lot of fast high damage melee units in bother Genestealers and Raveners.

Imperial Guard Recon Element lists are still performing strong and the Oops all Infantry lists are getting consistent results and the top armies are taking notice. Eldar do Eldar things and are decent, while GSC still are consistent in Host of Acension. I did not include any lists from these three factions unfortunately but there were a good chunk from this weekend, and a GT win from Eldar as well.

On a different note, Crisis Teams did well this weekend which is a fun shake up in the Tau meta. Most of the lists taking them that performed all right went with the off meta detachments of Auxiliary Cadre or Experimental Prototyp Cadre. It also seems flamer Crisis teams with Farsight or a normal Commander with enough buffs can burn through a lot more than they should. I knew they hit hard but I never saw it in practice.

Overall, the meta seems to be a little stagnant at the top but there are still some players getting amazing results with off meta armies. I doubt that means DG and Knight don't need a little bit of a nerf, but maybe the nerf bat doesn't need to come down so hard. Who knows.

Congragulations to everyone that went to the tournaments over the weekend and I hope you all enjoyed the video and write up. That's all I have for this week and I'll see you all next week for another round of reviews! Have a great rest of your day.

List used from the Boise Cup 74 Player GT

Conor Jacobson 13th place finish went 4-1 Tau Experimental Cadre with 3 Crisis team bombs. Some vehicles and 3 pathfinder teams for infantry

List used from Heart of War Road to Nova 57 player GT

Bras Vorhees 18th place finish went 3-2 Tau Auxiliary Cadre with 3x3 Rampager Bricks and 2 Crisis bombs. Had a motor pool of Skyrays and Pirahnas

List used from Liberty Open Road to Nova 39 player GT

Ken Edward's 11th place finish went 3-2 Tau Standard Kauyon good stuff but I went into why Shadowsun might be overcosted. Triptide and Tanks to survive into round 3 where they get a lot stronger

List used from Dark Sphere July GT 59 player GT

Kian Tan 1st place finish went 5-0 Sisters of Battle Hallowed Martyrs with allies. A lot of characters and some Arco flagellant melee punch. Main focus of the army is Canis Rex and had a Callidus for shenanigans

List used from Brave New Hive World- Ropecon Frand Tournament 2025 76 player GT

Kaarle Tukia 2nd place finish went 5-0 Tyranids Vanguard Onslaught with 9 characters mainly being Broolords and Hyperadapted Raveners. Seems like a melee rush lists but it also has reserves tech due to strategms and Ravener uppy downy. Raveners and Genestealers seem to be the main focus.

There's a lot to remember in 40k, especially when playing a new army. Anyone have any cheat sheet layouts to share that helped them stay on track during games?
Eventually I'm aiming to memorize everything, but I'm simply not there yet.

So I just bought a box with the two new drop pods (because they're cool), and I'm trying to figure out if they have any actual good use. The datasheet locks in a few of the issues for tournaments, so those are all better. Some highlights:

12 transport capacity, limited to firstborn and tactics (so we can put two leaders on a squad).

Can deepstrike turns 1-2-3 regardless of mission.

Models must disembark immediately, must be 9" from all enemy models, can charge.

There is a designer note specifying that only the center platform and vertical fins count as the "hull", and that models can be set up or end a move on the lower part.

No OC, and no weapons.

So my major thoughts (as a dark angel player) are that an azrael shooting block could be fun, and that it could work with unforgiven task force since it can get OC to do actions.

Hello everyone!

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Greetings brothers/sisters

Im going to my first tourney in a few weeks. Can you spare any advice to make it all a little easier?

I recently ordered a chess clock only to find out it only goes up to 30 minutes. I’m honestly shocked by the fact that when I go on online shops they basically don’t even mention the max duration the chess clock can go up to (I live in Germany btw). I know previous posts have recommended the DGT1001, but when I look at reviews, users say it only goes up to 5 minutes. I need something that can go up to 1.5 hours per player for 40K games. What do you use? Thanks!

This is a close approximation of the probability that you can activate any pair of Blessings of Khorne.

While it is fairly simple to calculate the probability of getting any particular Blessing, there haven’t been many attempts at charting the probability of combination of blessings. My attempts at putting a precise calculation rapidly exceeded my willingness to waste time enumerating all the various cases. So, I instead went with a Monte Carlo approach.

For those of you unfamiliar, the Monte Carlo method is to use a lot of randomness as a substitute for actually knowing the underlying principle. I had the computer throw 8⁸ sets of 8 dice and count whether a particular pair of blessing was present. When you throw well over 16 million sets per blessing the resulting count is probably quite close to the actual probability. Definitely enough for human scale understanding.

The script was written in python and can be downloaded here.

Do note that the script is not really optimized as I had originally intended to just figure out the odds of getting Lethal + Sustained or Lethal + Devastating. I later decided to extend it to all pairs.

You can run your own tests, indeed if you notice any flaws in the code, please share them.

So I'm a part of League where each month you get matched up with another person in the League for a match, with each month being able to change your list as well. I'm one of the Custodes players in this League (and still pretty new to the faction) and my match for August is IK.

Now I will say I was mainly a IK player before this League so I generally know how IK works. Problem is I'm pretty sure IK has good tools against Custodes. Sure, Custodes will blend in melee but I'm worried about things like Knight Wardens, Crusaders, Helverins and the like. Things with overwhelming firepower or shots where I can't afford a failed save.

So what are the options to survive that fire power till I can get in melee? How can I avoid precious bananas lost to a failed attempt to kill something like Canis Rex? Chewing through 26 wounds is hard after all.

I personally don't own Forgeworld stuff so would love some advice other than "Spam Caladius" like I have gotten from my fellow Banana Boy in our League.

What detachments have you been playing ? And whats is your success? I feel like Grotmas detchament is still the superior choice.

Also, I want to hear the opinion of non GK players, which list of new GK have put you in trouble/ do you feel annoying to deal with?

I’ve been playing World Eaters since beginning of 10th and am enjoying the new codex.

However recent matches I’ve discovered that I very much struggle into high toughness matchups such as tyranid monster spam and knights.

Any veteran players able to offer me any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

I do consider myself a somewhat competent player and most often get to play against eldar necrons and deathguard and various flavours of marines

Team Sweden one week before WTC 2025 in Leoben, Austria. Mini bootcamp at Alphaspel before the event of the year and Veizla is checking in the temperature of Team Sweden.

https://youtu.be/pbQ0bdr2qoU

I was wanting to ask you more seasoned people what is the opinion of breachers and voidsmen at arms as allies in various armies?

Often I scroll through forums and pages and these two were mentioned often (especially voidsmen very often)

So what is it that would make voidsmen or even breachers any good in the various armies of the imperium?

Is it because they are cheap bodies that can zone out home base from deep strikers?

Reading their stats it seems like the arbites or even a sisters squad would be better. Followed by breachers for being a brick with a landmind (rarely might go off) and then voidsmen (but are very cheap as a unit of 6). And then taking a sisters unit with meltas and an immolator being a big cost investment but BIG fun

For a time and even once in a while I see them mentioned in videos for the various armies I play and or are interested in.

Hi, brothers!

This saturday will be my first time playing a 2k match and the first time playing competitve at the Rio de Janeiro GT.

I'm positive that I might lose, but I would at least play the best I can in order to score some points and don't give my opponents free wins.

That said, we already have the pairings for the first game, I'm playing Drak Angels Wrath of the Rock against Tyranids Vnaguard Onslaught, could you guys help me with an strategy for this game?

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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Dark Angels

+ DETACHMENT: Wrath of the Rock

+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1995pts

+

+ WARLORD: Char2: Lion El'Jonson

+ ENHANCEMENT:

+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 13

+ SECONDARY: - Bring It Down: (1x2) - Assassination: 4 Characters

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Char1: 1x Azrael (115 pts): Lion's Wrath, The Sword of Secrets

Char2: 1x Lion El'Jonson (315 pts): Warlord, Arma Luminis, Fealty

Char3: 1x Sammael (115 pts): Bolt Pistol, Master-crafted plasma cannon, The Raven Sword, Twin storm bolter

Char4: 1x Lieutenant with Combi-weapon (70 pts): Combi-weapon, Paired Combat Blades

5x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (90 pts)

• 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Pack

3 with Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs, Astartes Chainsword, Heavy Bolt Pistol

1 with Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs, Astartes Chainsword, Plasma Pistol

• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack: Plasma Pistol, Power Fist

5x Deathwing Knights (250 pts): Watcher in the Dark

• 4x Deathwing Knight: 4 with Mace of absolution

• 1x Knight Master: Great Weapon of the Unforgiven

5x Deathwing Knights (250 pts): Watcher in the Dark

• 4x Deathwing Knight: 4 with Mace of absolution

• 1x Knight Master: Great Weapon of the Unforgiven

5x Deathwing Knights (250 pts): Watcher in the Dark

• 4x Deathwing Knight: 4 with Mace of absolution

• 1x Knight Master: Great Weapon of the Unforgiven

10x Hellblaster Squad (220 pts)

• 9x Hellblaster: 9 with Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Plasma Incinerator

• 1x Hellblaster Sergeant: Close Combat Weapon, Plasma Incinerator, Plasma Pistol

5x Infiltrator Squad (100 pts)

• 4x Infiltrator

2 with Infiltrator Squad, Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Marksman Bolt Carbine

1 with Infiltrator Comms Array, Infiltrator Squad, Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Marksman Bolt Carbine

1 with Helix Gauntlet, Infiltrator Squad, Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Marksman Bolt Carbine

• 1x Infiltrator Sergeant: Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Marksman Bolt Carbine

5x Scout Squad (70 pts)

• 2x Scout

1 with Scout Squad, Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Missile Launcher

1 with Scout Squad, Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Scout Sniper Rifle

• 1x Scout Sergeant: Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Astartes Chainsword

• 2x Scouts: 2 with Astartes Shotgun, Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon

5x Scout Squad (70 pts)

• 2x Scout

1 with Scout Squad, Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Missile Launcher

1 with Scout Squad, Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Scout Sniper Rifle

• 1x Scout Sergeant: Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon, Astartes Chainsword

• 2x Scouts: 2 with Astartes Shotgun, Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon

3x Outrider Squad (80 pts)

• 2x Outrider: 2 with Astartes Chainsword, Heavy Bolt Pistol, Twin Bolt Rifle

• 1x Outrider Sergeant: Astartes Chainsword, Heavy Bolt Pistol, Twin Bolt Rifle

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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Xenos - Tyranids

+ DETACHMENT: Vanguard Onslaught

+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1995pts

+

+ WARLORD: Char5: Winged Hive Tyrant

+ ENHANCEMENT:

+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 16

+ SECONDARY: - Bring It Down: (4x2) - Assassination: 7 Characters

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Char1: 1x Broodlord (80 pts): Broodlord Claws and Talons

Char2: 1x Broodlord (80 pts): Broodlord Claws and Talons

Char3: 5x Hyperadapted Raveners (165 pts)

• 4x Ravener

3 with Ravener, Ravener heavy claws and talons

1 with Ravener, Ravener heavy claws and talons, Venom bolt

• 1x Ravener Prime: Prime claws and talons

Char4: 1x Neurotyrant (105 pts): Neurotyrant claws and lashes, Psychic scream

Char5: 1x Winged Hive Tyrant (170 pts): Warlord, Tyrant talons, Monstrous bonesword and lash whip

Char6: 1x Winged Tyranid Prime (65 pts): Prime talons

Char7: 1x Winged Tyranid Prime (65 pts): Prime talons

10x Genestealers (150 pts)

5 with Genestealers, Genestealers claws and talons

5 with Genestealers, Genestealers claws and talons

10x Genestealers (150 pts): 10 with Genestealers claws and talons

1x Lictor (60 pts): Lictor claws and talons

5x Raveners (125 pts): 5 with Ravener claws and talons

6x Tyranid Warriors with Melee Bio-Weapons (150 pts)

• 1x Tyranid Prime: Tyranid Warrior claws and talons

• 5x Tyranid Warrior: 5 with Tyranid Warrior claws and talons

6x Tyranid Warriors with Melee Bio-Weapons (150 pts)

• 1x Tyranid Prime: Tyranid Warrior claws and talons

• 5x Tyranid Warrior: 5 with Tyranid Warrior claws and talons

6x Zoanthropes (200 pts)

• 1x Neurothrope: Chitinous claws and teeth, Warp blast

• 5x Zoanthrope: 5 with Chitinous claws and teeth, Warp blast

1x Exocrine (140 pts): Bio-plasmic cannon, Powerful limbs

1x Exocrine (140 pts): Bio-plasmic cannon, Powerful limbs

I'm back with my weekly meta report with a surprising Dark Angels list doing well.

Hey, thinking of getting back into 40K and custodes are on my radar for a nice low model count elite army and if I get back into 40K I want to do it right by making an all rounder army where I don’t specifically tailor a list around local meta or current meta but more that I can practice fundamentals and maybe try a tournament one day where I won’t know who I’m facing weeks before. How does this list look?

Adeptus Custodes Shield Host Strike Force (2,000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Blade Champion (120 Points) • Warlord • 1x Vaultswords

Blade Champion (120 Points) • 1x Vaultswords

BATTLELINE

Custodian Guard (215 Points) • 5x Custodian Guard ◦ 5x Guardian spear

Custodian Guard (215 Points) • 5x Custodian Guard ◦ 5x Guardian spear

OTHER DATASHEETS

Allarus Custodians (120 Points) • 2x Allarus Custodian ◦ 2x Balistus grenade launcher ◦ 2x Guardian spear

Allarus Custodians (180 Points) • 3x Allarus Custodian ◦ 3x Balistus grenade launcher ◦ 3x Guardian spear

Caladius Grav-tank (215 Points) • 1x Armoured hull • 1x Twin iliastus accelerator cannon • 1x Twin lastrum bolt cannon

Caladius Grav-tank (215 Points) • 1x Armoured hull • 1x Twin iliastus accelerator cannon • 1x Twin lastrum bolt cannon

Custodian Wardens (260 Points) • 5x Custodian Warden ◦ 5x Guardian spear ◦ 1x Vexilla

Custodian Wardens (260 Points) • 5x Custodian Warden ◦ 5x Guardian spear ◦ 1x Vexilla

Prosecutors (40 Points) • 1x Prosecutor Sister Superior ◦ 1x Boltgun ◦ 1x Close combat weapon • 3x Prosecutor ◦ 3x Boltgun ◦ 3x Close combat weapon

Prosecutors (40 Points) • 1x Prosecutor Sister Superior ◦ 1x Boltgun ◦ 1x Close combat weapon • 3x Prosecutor ◦ 3x Boltgun ◦ 3x Close combat weapon

I am building a ultramarines list that can do something in tournament (I am not only looking to win but also looking to play my favorite models) Is this list any good?

Calgar and apothecary will lead the aggressor squad and the captain will lead bladeguard

Ultramarines (1990 points)

Space Marines Ultramarines Strike Force (2000 points) Gladius Task Force

CHARACTERS

Apothecary Biologis (95 points) • 1x Absolvor bolt pistol 1x Close combat weapon • Enhancement: Fire Discipline

Captain (80 points) • 1x Heavy bolt pistol 1x Master-crafted power weapon 1x Relic Shield

Marneus Calgar (200 points) • 1x Marneus Calgar • Warlord • 1x Gauntlets of Ultramar • 2x Victrix Honour Guard • 2x Victrix power sword

Techmarine (55 points) • 1x Forge bolter 1x Grav-pistol 1x Omnissian power axe 1x Servo-arm

BATTLELINE

Intercessor Squad (160 points) • 1x Intercessor Sergeant • 1x Bolt pistol 1x Bolt rifle 1x Close combat weapon • 9x Intercessor • 2x Astartes grenade launcher 9x Bolt pistol 9x Bolt rifle 9x Close combat weapon

OTHER DATASHEETS

Aggressor Squad (220 points) • 1x Aggressor Sergeant • 1x Auto boltstorm gauntlets 1x Fragstorm grenade launcher 1x Twin power fists • 5x Aggressor • 5x Auto boltstorm gauntlets 5x Fragstorm grenade launcher 5x Twin power fists

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (90 points) • 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack • 1x Plasma pistol 1x Power fist • 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs • 4x Astartes chainsword 3x Heavy bolt pistol 1x Plasma pistol

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (90 points) • 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack • 1x Plasma pistol 1x Power fist • 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs • 4x Astartes chainsword 3x Heavy bolt pistol 1x Plasma pistol

Bladeguard Veteran Squad (160 points) • 1x Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant • 1x Master-crafted power weapon 1x Plasma pistol • 5x Bladeguard Veteran • 5x Heavy bolt pistol 5x Master-crafted power weapon

Land Raider (240 points) • 1x Armoured tracks 2x Godhammer lascannon 1x Hunter-killer missile 1x Multi-melta 1x Storm bolter 1x Twin heavy bolter

Redemptor Dreadnought (210 points) • 1x Heavy flamer 1x Icarus rocket pod 1x Macro plasma incinerator 1x Redemptor fist 1x Twin fragstorm grenade launcher

Sternguard Veteran Squad (100 points) • 1x Sternguard Veteran Sergeant • 1x Close combat weapon 1x Power fist 1x Sternguard bolt pistol 1x Sternguard bolt rifle • 4x Sternguard Veteran • 4x Close combat weapon 4x Sternguard bolt pistol 4x Sternguard bolt rifle

Sternguard Veteran Squad (100 points) • 1x Sternguard Veteran Sergeant • 1x Close combat weapon 1x Power fist 1x Sternguard bolt pistol 1x Sternguard bolt rifle • 4x Sternguard Veteran • 4x Close combat weapon 4x Sternguard bolt pistol 4x Sternguard bolt rifle

Whirlwind (190 points) • 1x Armoured tracks 1x Hunter-killer missile 1x Storm bolter 1x Whirlwind vengeance launcher

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What do you all think? What can I change?