**Thought of the Day**
Big guns never tire.
Welcome to part two of our weekly two part article series covering weekly meta changes and tournament results. Lists, data, and all stats are based on information pulled from either Best Coast Pairings, Down Under Pairings, or tabletop to. If you want to make sure your event is included in this weekly article series toss me an email at legiotitanicus at gmail dot com and I’ll make sure that I add it to my list for analysis during the week. I will also be reaching out to tournament organizers (TO’s) for event winner’s email addresses moving forward (or if you win at a GT level event let me know!).
Guest Writer Nathan H.
This week we had 4 GT or larger events taking place according to BCP, DUP, and Tabletop TO (Qualifying events had at least 28 participants):
- Beachhead Brawl
- West of Scotland
- Norcal Open
- The 36 Chambers
In today’s article we will be covering overall meta status and the following events:
You can find coverage of this week’s other tournaments in yesterday’s article.
Note: There will be no player Q&A’s this week, we will restart that this soon. Sorry you won’t get random messages from me, but also congratulations to this week’s winners for the same reason.
Now onto some tournament results
Overall
| Factions | Top 10 | Top 4 | Winners |
| Custodes | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| Tau Empire | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Tyranids | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Drukhari | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Adepta Sororitas | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Orks | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chaos Marines | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Necrons | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Grey Knights | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Genestealer Cult | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Astra Militarum | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deathwatch | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Iron Hands | 1 | 0 | 0 |
So, there’s definitely one faction dominating the rankings this week which is custodes who utterly dominated the top 10 from this weekend taking 18 out of 40 top 10 slots this week (that’s 45% of top 10 positions being one faction. T’au Empire also burst onto the seen going first and second at Beachhead Brawl over the weekend (the largest event of the weekend) and generally made their presence known in other events making it into 6 top 10 positions, 4 top 4 positions, and of course winning one event. Tyranids and Drukhari continue to make up the top-4 performing factions though for Drukhari it does appear they’ve lost a step, which will be interesting to watch moving forwards. Sisters of Battle also appear to be having a resurgence of sorts coming in at 5th and performing well overall (something I will talk about in just a moment). I’m curious to see as we get more data from the 2022 mission pack what the Faction versus Faction data looks like and I’m excited to share that data once it’s in good shape.
| Event | Location | Pax | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| Beachhead Brawl | UK | 182 | Tau Sept | Tau Sept | Emp’s Chosen | Emp’s Chosen |
| Norcal Open | US | 32 | Emp’s Chosen | Dal’yth Sept | Emp’s Chosen | Emperor’s Children |
| 36 Chambers | UK | 81 | Crusher | Emp’s Chosen | Bork’an Sept | RSR (BH/Strife/Prophets) |
| West of Scotland | UK | 34 | Crusher | Speed Mob | C’tan and Friends | Sisters (Bloody Rose) |
It appears that we’ve also seen custodes settle into one sub-faction completely at the top with every top-4 custodes list choosing Emperor’s Chosen for their sub-faction. Crusher also continues to be the choice for Tyranids lists. For T’au we have 3 different sub-factions being chosen, so it’ll be interesting to see how that settles over the next few weeks. Finally, we have an RSR with Prophets now instead of Artisans so the doom must really be upon us (not really there’s some solid math looking at transhuman in place of ramshackle).
| Faction | # Players | % Rep | Games | Win Rate |
| Adeptus Custodes | 67 | 14.5% | 303 | 68.2% |
| Tyranids | 23 | 5.0% | 120 | 62.5% |
| T’au Empire | 34 | 7.3% | 171 | 61.7% |
| Drukhari | 38 | 8.2% | 187 | 58.3% |
| Adepta Sororitas | 17 | 3.7% | 81 | 55.6% |
| Genestealer Cult | 20 | 4.3% | 114 | 54.8% |
We’re going to look at some more win rate data this week now that we have T’au Empire in the wild, so I pulled to the top 6 factions (mostly because I like GSC) to see where they slot in. Looking at just this last week’s data after eliminating the mirror we have T’au sitting at a 61.7% win rate which is exceptionally high and will be worth watching over the next few weeks as the numbers are still quite low. Their meta representation has also grown explosively from around 1% to 7.3% this week, which makes sense as everyone wants to dust off their battlesuits for a run with the new rules. Further, we have Custodes sitting at an eye-watering 68.2% win rate this week after the mirror (which is a drop from 74% the previous week, yes) and also have a 14% meta representation this last week, which makes the second most popular faction if you staple all the marine supplements together and put them in a trench coat. Drukhari are still the third most popular faction. Of interest to me though is that we have both Adepta Sorroritas and Genestealer Cult putting up solid win rates while also remaining somewhat uncommon factions. Both factions play the mission well and It’ll be interesting to see how these two do into the new CA 2022 meta that’s developing
Note: These numbers are still relatively small even when you combine weeks together, so I’ll report them as they change. However, custodes performance feels quite worrying to me right now.
Note Note: All these releases are great, but needing to buy and read all these books to keep up on rules is making Warhammer 40K invade my dreams.
TLDR
Lots of heavily oiled Golden Boys at the top of tournaments while the T’au Empire bursts onto the scene much like they did in 40K lore
Beachhead Brawl
| Player | Faction | |
| 1 | Alex Harrison | Tau Empire |
| 2 | Vik Vijay | Tau Empire |
| 3 | Ben Jones | Custodes |
| 4 | Vincent Chandler | Custodes |
| 5 | Michael Costello | Deathwatch |
| 6 | Mani Cheema | Tyranids |
| 7 | Dan Bates | Custodes |
| 8 | Jack West | Custodes |
| 9 | Ed Watts | Custodes |
| 10 | Jay Seebarun | Custodes |
Lists
First Place – Alex Harrison (T’au empire)
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++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (T’au Empire) [18 PL, -1CP, 339pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Detachment Command Cost
Sept Choice: T’au Sept
+ HQ +
Ethereal [5 PL, -1CP, 85pts]: 2. Sense of Stone, 6. Exemplar of the Mont’ka, 6. Wisdom of the Guides, Hover Drone, Stratagem: Promising Pupil, The Humble Stave
. 2x Marker Drone: 2x Markerlight
Longstrike [9 PL, 170pts]: 2x Smart Missile System, Railgun, Warlord
+ Troops +
Kroot Carnivores [3 PL, 60pts]
. 10x Kroot: 10x Kroot Rifle, 10x Quill Grenades
+ Fast Attack +
Kroot Hounds [1 PL, 24pts]
. 4x Kroot Hound: 4x Ripping Fangs
++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (T’au Empire) [101 PL, -4CP, 1,660pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]
Sept Choice: T’au Sept
+ Stratagems +
Stratagem: Emergency Dispensation [-1CP]: Additional Relics
+ HQ +
Commander in Crisis Battlesuit [9 PL, -1CP, 160pts]: 1. Precision of the Hunter, Fusion Blaster, Onager Gauntlet, Plasma Rifle, Stratagem: Promising Pupil, T’au Flamer, Target Lock, Thermoneutronic Projector
. 2x Marker Drone: 2x Markerlight
+ Troops +
Kroot Carnivores [3 PL, 60pts]
. 10x Kroot: 10x Kroot Rifle, 10x Quill Grenades
+ Elites +
Crisis Battlesuits [21 PL, 315pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Iridium battlesuit, Plasma Rifle, T’au Flamer, Target Lock
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, T’au Flamer, Velocity Tracker
. Crisis Shas’ui: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, T’au Flamer, Velocity Tracker
. Crisis Shas’ui: Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Cyclic Ion Blaster, T’au Flamer, Velocity Tracker
. Crisis Shas’vre: Cyclic Ion Blaster, Plasma Rifle, T’au Flamer, Velocity Tracker
. 5x Shield Drone: 5x Shield Generator
Crisis Battlesuits [22 PL, 325pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui: Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Plasma Rifle, Target Lock
. Crisis Shas’ui: Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Plasma Rifle, Target Lock
. Crisis Shas’ui: Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Plasma Rifle, Target Lock
. Crisis Shas’ui: Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Plasma Rifle, Target Lock
. Crisis Shas’vre: Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Iridium battlesuit, Plasma Rifle, Stimm Injectors, Target Lock
. 5x Shield Drone: 5x Shield Generator
+ Fast Attack +
Vespid Stingwings [5 PL, 72pts]
. 5x Vespid Stingwing: 5x Neutron Blaster, 5x Stingwing Claws
. Vespid Strain Leader
Vespid Stingwings [5 PL, 72pts]
. 5x Vespid Stingwing: 5x Neutron Blaster, 5x Stingwing Claws
. Vespid Strain Leader
+ Heavy Support +
Broadside Battlesuits [18 PL, 328pts]
. Broadside Shas’ui: Heavy Rail Rifle, Twin Smart Missile System, Velocity Tracker
. Broadside Shas’ui: Heavy Rail Rifle, Twin Smart Missile System, Velocity Tracker
. Broadside Shas’vre: Heavy Rail Rifle, Twin Smart Missile System, Velocity Tracker
. Marker Drone
. 4x Shield Drone: 4x Shield Generator
Broadside Battlesuits [18 PL, 328pts]
. Broadside Shas’ui: Heavy Rail Rifle, Twin Smart Missile System, Velocity Tracker
. Broadside Shas’ui: Heavy Rail Rifle, Twin Smart Missile System, Velocity Tracker
. Broadside Shas’vre: Heavy Rail Rifle, Twin Smart Missile System, Velocity Tracker
. Marker Drone
. 4x Shield Drone: 4x Shield Generator
++ Total: [119 PL, -5CP, 1,999pts] ++
Key Features
- T’au sept provides a nice flat buff with the ability to reroll a wound roll or a hit roll each time a unit attacks. The aura buff is also nice as it allows you to spread out your forces even further and apply pressure earlier without losing the benefits of your characters abilities.
- The ethereal is basically a chaplain equivalent and can provide either Sense of Stone (a 5+ feel no pain) or use Wisdom of the Guides to generate a CP. The warlord trait Exemplar of the Mont’ka lets the ethereal tag a unit to receive full wound rerolls, allowing that <core sept> unit to put out serious hurt during the shooting phase in place of their single reroll.
- Longstrike is a hammerhead with an extra pip of BS and the ability to select a <core> unit or Hammerhead to count as if they have a markerlight token when they make an attack. Tack on the warlord trait where Longstrike can pick a unit to receive auto-wounding on 6’s to hit and you’ve got a vehicle character who can deliver impressive ranged firepower and also boost nearby compatriots, especially those with high volumes of fire like those Crisis suits with Frag projectors.
- Finally, we have the Commander formerly known as One Punch Man because now he can punch multiple times with his Onager Gauntlet relic and thanks to the warlord trait Precision of the Hunter he gets to reroll all of his hit and wound rolls with that fist (just S12 AP4 D3). To cement his role as being an up-close brawler the Commander was given the prototype system flamer that gives D6+2 D2 flamer attacks alongside D6+2 additional attacks when he fights that are S4 AP D2. Basically, this commander took it personally when everyone made fun of T’au melee.
- Kroot provide an excellent source of screening for your valuable crisis suits (because really while the commander is good in melee the rest of the army… is not)
- You do have to get to melee though and 2 units of broadsides and 2 units of crisis suits can put out serious amounts of firepower. The sheer number of smart missile systems in particular provides you with solid ignore LOS shooting that also ignores the benefits of cover. People also tend to underestimate Airburst Fragmentation Projectors on the crisis suits which are D6 blast (though that does perhaps mean less when your unit has 10 of this weapon system) but they also ignore LOS and let you fire from safety.
- Broadsides provide very strong firebase units and as infantry can breach ruins and receive the benefit of cover to their save, getting them to a nice 1+ save in cover.
TLDR
- Strong firepower that ignores LOS, Strong line of sight firepower, and a strong Smash Comannder means there’s no place to hide
Second place – Vik Vijay (T’au Empire)
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++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (T’au Empire) [60 PL, 8CP, 1,047pts] ++
Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]
Sept Choice: T’au Sept
+ Stratagems [-1CP] +
Stratagem: Emergency Dispensation [-1CP]: Additional Relics [-1CP]
+ HQ [14 PL, -1CP, 230pts] +
Commander in Crisis Battlesuit [10 PL, -1CP, 165pts]: 6. Exemplar of the Mont’ka, Airbursting Fragmentation Projector [10pts], Cyclic Ion Blaster [10pts], Dominator Fragmentation Launcher [2 PL, 25pts], Plasma Rifle [10pts], Stratagem: Promising Pupil [-1CP], Target Lock
. 2x Marker Drone [20pts]: 2x Markerlight
Ethereal [4 PL, 65pts]: 2. Sense of Stone, 6. Wisdom of the Guides, Honour Blade, Hover Drone [1 PL, 5pts], The Humble Stave
+ Troops [4 PL, 80pts] +
10x Strike Team [4 PL, 80pts]
. Fire Warrior Shas’ui: Pulse Pistol, Pulse Rifle
. 9x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Rifle: 9x Pulse Pistol, 9x Pulse Rifle
+ Elites [22 PL, 359pts] +
5x Crisis Battlesuits [22 PL, 359pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui [60pts]: Plasma Rifle [5pts], Cyclic Ion Blaster [10pts], Iridium Battlesuit [5pts], Shield Generator [5pts], T’au Flamer [5pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui [55pts]: Plasma Rifle [5pts], Cyclic Ion Blaster [10pts], Shield Generator [5pts], T’au Flamer [5pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui [55pts]: Plasma Rifle [5pts], Cyclic Ion Blaster [10pts], Shield Generator [5pts], T’au Flamer [5pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui [55pts]: Plasma Rifle [5pts], Cyclic Ion Blaster [10pts], Shield Generator [5pts], T’au Flamer [5pts]
. Crisis Shas’vre [50pts]: Plasma Rifle [5pts], Cyclic Ion Blaster [10pts], Early Warning Override, T’au Flamer [5pts]
. 7x Shield Drone [84pts]: 7x Shield Generator
+ Fast Attack [2 PL, 40pts] +
4x Tactical Drones [2 PL, 40pts]
. 4x Marker Drone [40pts]: 4x Markerlight
+ Heavy Support [18 PL, 338pts] +
3x Broadside Battlesuits [18 PL, 338pts]
. Broadside Shas’ui [5 PL, 90pts]: Advanced Targeting System, Crushing Bulk, Heavy Rail Rifle, Twin Smart Missile System [15pts]
. Broadside Shas’ui [5 PL, 90pts]: Advanced Targeting System, Crushing Bulk, Heavy Rail Rifle, Twin Smart Missile System [15pts]
. Broadside Shas’vre [5 PL, 90pts]: Advanced Targeting System, Crushing Bulk, Heavy Rail Rifle, Twin Smart Missile System [15pts]
. 2x Marker Drone [20pts]: 2x Markerlight
. 4x Shield Drone [48pts]: 4x Shield Generator
++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (T’au Empire) [43 PL, -3CP, 803pts] ++
Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]
Sept Choice: T’au Sept
+ HQ [8 PL, -1CP, 165pts] +
Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit [8 PL, -1CP, 165pts]: (T’au): Vectored Manoeuvring Thrusters, 1. Precision of the Hunter, Airbursting Fragmentation Projector [10pts], Airbursting Fragmentation Projector [15pts], Burst Cannon [10pts], DW-02 Advanced Burst Cannon [1 PL, 15pts], High-output Burst Cannon [15pts], Stratagem: Promising Pupil [-1CP], Target Lock
+ Troops [4 PL, 80pts] +
10x Strike Team [4 PL, 80pts]
. Fire Warrior Shas’ui: Pulse Pistol, Pulse Rifle
. 9x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Rifle: 9x Pulse Pistol, 9x Pulse Rifle
+ Elites [28 PL, 498pts] +
5x Crisis Battlesuits [23 PL, 398pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui [55pts]: Cyclic Ion Blaster [10pts], Early Warning Override, Plasma Rifle [5pts], Plasma Rifle [10pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui [60pts]: Cyclic Ion Blaster [10pts], Plasma Rifle [5pts], Plasma Rifle [10pts], Shield Generator [5pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui [60pts]: Cyclic Ion Blaster [10pts], Plasma Rifle [5pts], Plasma Rifle [10pts], Shield Generator [5pts]
. Crisis Shas’ui [60pts]: Cyclic Ion Blaster [10pts], Plasma Rifle [5pts], Plasma Rifle [10pts], Shield Generator [5pts]
. Crisis Shas’vre [1 PL, 75pts]: Cyclic Ion Blaster [10pts], Iridium battlesuit [5pts], Plasma Rifle [5pts], Plasma Rifle [10pts], Shield Generator [5pts], Stimm Injectors [1 PL, 10pts]
. 4x Marker Drone [40pts]: 4x Markerlight
. 4x Shield Drone [48pts]: 4x Shield Generator
3x Stealth Battlesuits [5 PL, 100pts]: Homing Beacon [5pts]
. 2x Marker Drone [20pts]: 2x Markerlight
. 2x Stealth Shas’ui w/ Burst Cannon [50pts]: 2x Burst Cannon
. Stealth Shas’vre [25pts]: Burst Cannon
+ Fast Attack [3 PL, 60pts] +
5x Vespid Stingwings [3 PL, 60pts]
. 4x Vespid Stingwing [48pts]: 4x Neutron Blaster, 4x Stingwing Claws
. Vespid Strain Leader [12pts]: Neutron Blaster, Stingwing Claws
++ Supreme Command Detachment +2CP (T’au Empire) [8 PL, 2CP, 150pts] ++
Detachment Command Cost [+2CP]
Sept Choice: T’au Sept
+ Supreme Commander [8 PL, 150pts] +
Commander Shadowsun [8 PL, 150pts]: Advanced Guardian Drone, Command-link Drone, Fletchette Launcher, 2x High-energy Fusion Blaster, Light Missile Pod, Pulse Pistol
. Warlord: 5. Exemplar of the Kauyon
++ Total: [111 PL, 7CP, 2,000pts] ++
Third Place – Ben Jones (Custodes)
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++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Imperium – Adeptus Custodes) [102 PL, 10CP, 1,995pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)
Detachment Command Cost
Detachment Type / Shield Host: Adeptus Custodes, Emperor’s Chosen
Gametype: Matched
+ Agents of the Imperium +
Lord Inquisitor Kyria Draxus [5 PL, 85pts]: 6) Castigation
+ HQ +
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike [10 PL, -2CP, 180pts]: (Emperor’s Chosen): Auric Exemplar, 3. Superior Creation, Castellan’s Mark, Misericordia, Salvo Launcher, Stratagem: The Emperor’s Heroes, Stratagem: Victor of the Blood Games, Tip of the Spear
Trajann Valoris [9 PL, 1CP, 160pts]
+ Troops +
Custodian Guard Squad [7 PL, 150pts]
. 3x Custodian w/ Sentinel Blade & Praesidium Shield: 3x Praesidium Shield, 3x Sentinel Blade
Prosecutors [3 PL, 60pts]: Prosecutor Sister Superior
. 4x Prosecutor: 4x Boltgun
+ Elites +
Allarus Custodians [9 PL, 180pts]
. 3x Allarus w/ Guardian Spear & Misericordia: 3x Balistus Grenade Launcher, 3x Guardian Spear, 3x Misericordia
Custodian Wardens [7 PL, 150pts]
. 3x Warden w/ Guardian Spear & Misericordia: 3x Guardian Spear, 3x Misericordia
+ Fast Attack +
Vertus Praetors [12 PL, 255pts]
. 3x Praetor w/ Salvo Launcher & Misericordia: 3x Interceptor Lance, 3x Misericordia, 3x Salvo Launcher
Vertus Praetors [12 PL, 255pts]
. 3x Praetor w/ Salvo Launcher & Misericordia: 3x Interceptor Lance, 3x Misericordia, 3x Salvo Launcher
+ Heavy Support +
Telemon Heavy Dreadnought [14 PL, -1CP, 260pts]: Iliastus Accelerator Culverin, Stratagem: Eternal Penitent
. Telemon Caestus
Telemon Heavy Dreadnought [14 PL, 260pts]: Iliastus Accelerator Culverin
. Telemon Caestus
++ Total: [102 PL, 10CP, 1,995pts] ++
Fourth place – Vincent Chandler (Custodes)
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++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Imperium – Adeptus Custodes) [98 PL, 10CP, 2,000pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)
Detachment Command Cost
Detachment Type / Shield Host: Adeptus Custodes, Emperor’s Chosen
+ HQ +
Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armor [8 PL, -2CP, 125pts]: 3. Superior Creation, 4. Impregnable Mind, Guardian Spear, Misericordia, Praetorian Plate, Stratagem: The Emperor’s Heroes, Stratagem: Victor of the Blood Games, Unstoppable Destroyer
Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike [10 PL, -1CP, 180pts]: 5. Radiant Mantle, Misericordia, Salvo Launcher, Stratagem: The Emperor’s Heroes, Tip of the Spear
Trajann Valoris [9 PL, 1CP, 160pts]
+ Troops +
Custodian Guard Squad [7 PL, 145pts]
. Custodian w/ Guardian Spear & Misericordia
. 2x Custodian w/ Sentinel Blade & Praesidium Shield: 2x Praesidium Shield, 2x Sentinel Blade
Prosecutors [3 PL, 60pts]: Prosecutor Sister Superior
. 4x Prosecutor: 4x Boltgun
Sagittarum Custodians [10 PL, 265pts]
. 5x Sagittarum w/ Misericordia: 5x Adrastus Bolt Caliver, 5x Misericordia
+ Elites +
Allarus Custodians [9 PL, 180pts]
. 3x Allarus w/ Castellan Axe & Misericordia: 3x Balistus Grenade Launcher, 3x Castellan Axe, 3x Misericordia
Allarus Custodians [3 PL, 60pts]
. Allarus w/ Guardian Spear & Misericordia
Allarus Custodians [3 PL, 60pts]
. Allarus w/ Guardian Spear & Misericordia
+ Fast Attack +
Vertus Praetors [12 PL, 255pts]
. 3x Praetor w/ Salvo Launcher & Misericordia: 3x Interceptor Lance, 3x Misericordia, 3x Salvo Launcher
Vertus Praetors [12 PL, 255pts]
. 3x Praetor w/ Salvo Launcher & Misericordia: 3x Interceptor Lance, 3x Misericordia, 3x Salvo Launcher
Vertus Praetors [12 PL, 255pts]
. 3x Praetor w/ Salvo Launcher & Misericordia: 3x Interceptor Lance, 3x Misericordia, 3x Salvo Launcher
++ Total: [98 PL, 10CP, 2,000pts] ++
West of Scotland
| Player | Faction | |
| 1 | Fraser McFetridge | Tyranids |
| 2 | Brian Seipp | Orks |
| 3 | Paul Metcalfe | Necrons |
| 4 | Alan Mandelson | Adepta Sororitas |
| 5 | Chris McSheehy | Custodes |
| 6 | David Macelod | Iron Hands |
| 7 | Scott McCutcheon | Astra Militarum |
| 8 | Sean Baird | Drukhari |
| 9 | Kevin McMurdo | Grey Knights |
| 10 | Christopher Jones | Drukhari |
Lists
First Place – Fraser McFetridge (Tyranids)
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++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [104 PL, -2CP, 2,000pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Army of Renown – Crusher Stampede
Detachment Command Cost
Hive Fleet: Leviathan
+ Stratagems [-1CP] +
Progeny of the Hive [-1CP]
+ HQ [25 PL, -1CP, 455pts] +
Hive Tyrant [11 PL, -1CP, 215pts]: 2x Monstrous Scything Talons [20pts], Adrenal Glands [5pts], Power: Catalyst, Power: The Horror, Prehensile Pincer Tail, Relic: Biomorphic Carapace, Stratagem: Alpha Leader-Beast [-1CP], Toxin Sacs [5pts], Warlord, Warlord Trait: Rampaging Beast, Warlord Trait: Strategic Adaptation, Wings [2 PL, 30pts]
. Adaptive Physiology: Murderous Size
The Swarmlord [14 PL, 240pts]: Bone Sabres, Power: Aggressive Surge, Power: Synaptic Barrier, Prehensile Pincer Tail
+ Troops [15 PL, 210pts] +
Tyranid Warriors [5 PL, 72pts]: Synaptic Link: Bioweapon Bond [1 PL, 15pts]
. Tyranid Warrior [23pts]: Deathspitter [6pts], Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior [17pts]: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior [17pts]: 2x Scything Talons
Tyranid Warriors [5 PL, 72pts]: Synaptic Link: Bioweapon Bond [1 PL, 15pts]
. Tyranid Warrior [23pts]: Deathspitter [6pts], Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior [17pts]: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior [17pts]: 2x Scything Talons
Tyranid Warriors [5 PL, 66pts]: Synaptic Link: Bioweapon Bond [1 PL, 15pts]
. Tyranid Warrior [17pts]: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior [17pts]: 2x Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior [17pts]: 2x Scything Talons
+ Elites [12 PL, 300pts] +
Hive Guard [12 PL, 300pts]
. 6x Hive Guard (Impaler) [300pts]: 6x Impaler Cannon [60pts]
+ Heavy Support [36 PL, 705pts] +
Scythed Hierodule [12 PL, 235pts]: Bio-acid Spray, 2x Hierodule Scything Talons
Scythed Hierodule [12 PL, 235pts]: Bio-acid Spray, 2x Hierodule Scything Talons
Scythed Hierodule [12 PL, 235pts]: Bio-acid Spray, 2x Hierodule Scything Talons
+ Flyer [16 PL, 330pts] +
Harpy [8 PL, 165pts]: 2x Heavy Venom Cannon [10pts], Scything Wings, Show Spore Mine Rules, Stinger Salvo
Harpy [8 PL, 165pts]: 2x Heavy Venom Cannon [10pts], Scything Wings, Stinger Salvo
++ Total: [104 PL, -2CP, 2,000pts] ++
Key Features
- A crusher list? Now this I can explain since I’ve talked about various versions of it quite a bit. Your monsters are -1 damage, get a 5++ (so do your non monsters), and your monsters count as a number of models equal to their wound count.
- This list follows a fairly standard program with it’s big monsters being scythed hierodules in place of the dimachaerons we’ve seen previously. It’ll be interesting to see if these become more of a staple after points cost increases to the world’s largest harlequin, the dimachaeron. At T8 and a 3+ save, once you tack on the 5++ and the -1 damage these become impressively challenging to bring down. You also have to be careful charging them as they have an 18” flamer that hits 3D6 times at S6. Not that you necessarily want to charge them as they also have 6 S8 D3+3 attacks that will punch holes right through many combat characters and troops.
- Two harpies provide lots of mobile support and harassment, you really haven’t lived until somebody plays Breaking Through on a harpy and it kills a buffing character your opponent thought was safe because it was behind a line of troops. Also, never forget that these can be tagged as obsec and since they aren’t aircraft they can hold objectives and steal them from your opponent.
- Three units of tyranid warriors provide +1 to hit making all the gribblies more effective
- The one big difference for this list compared to others is the lack of swarm leader for chapter master rerolls. Likely this player is banking more on pressure and bio-weapon bond along with rerolls from talons to push through in place of full hit rerolls.
- The Swarmlord still magically slingshots what appeared to be a relatively slow monsters (but not really) right into your lines turn one
TLDR
- Big bugs with wings, Big bugs that spray acid, big bugs that steal your things
Second place – Brian Seipp (Orks)
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+ Outrider Detachment -3CP (Orks) [57 PL, 1,155pts, 8CP] +++ Configuration +Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)Clan Kultur: Evil SunzDetachment Command Cost [-3CP]+ HQ +Warboss on Warbike [6 PL, 115pts, -1CP]: Fasta Than Yooz (Evil Sunz), Power Klaw, Rezmekka’s Redder Paint (Evil Sunz), Stratagem: Big Boss+ Fast Attack +DeffKoptas [12 PL, 250pts]
. DeffKopta
. DeffKopta
. DeffKopta
. DeffKopta
. DeffKoptaDeffKoptas [12 PL, 250pts]
. DeffKopta
. DeffKopta
. DeffKopta
. DeffKopta
. DeffKoptaKustom Boosta Blastas [12 PL, 240pts]
. Kustom Boosta Blastas
. Kustom Boosta Blastas
. Kustom Boosta BlastasMegatrakk Scrapjets [15 PL, 300pts]
. Megatrakk Scrapjet
. Megatrakk Scrapjet
. Megatrakk Scrapjet
++ Outrider Detachment 0CP (Orks) [47 PL, 840pts] +++ Configuration +Army of Renown – Speed Freeks Speed MobClan Kultur: Evil SunzDetachment Command Cost+ HQ +Deffkilla Wartrike [7 PL, 135pts]: Speed King (Speed Mob), Squig-hide Tyres, Warlord+ Fast Attack +Warbikers [8 PL, 155pts]
. Boss Nob: Big Choppa
. 5x Warbiker w/ Choppa: 5x Choppa, 10x DakkagunWarbikers [8 PL, 155pts]
. Boss Nob: Big Choppa
. 5x Warbiker w/ Choppa: 5x Choppa, 10x DakkagunWarbikers [8 PL, 155pts]
. Boss Nob: Big Choppa
. 5x Warbiker w/ Choppa: 5x Choppa, 10x Dakkagun+ Flyer +Dakkajet [8 PL, 120pts]: 2x Additional Supa ShootaDakkajet [8 PL, 120pts]: 2x Additional Supa Shoota++ Total: [104 PL, 1,995pts, 8CP] ++
Third Place – Paul Metcalfe (Necrons)
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Player: Paul Metcalfe
Team: Super Heavy Wideos
Factions used: Necrons – Andrekhs Dynasty
Army Points: 1995
Reinforcement points: 0
Number of Units / Killpoints: 117
Pre Game Stratagems: Dynastic Heirlooms [1CP]
Starting Command Points: 9
Warlord Trait: Implacable Conqueror
Army Traits (Custom – Andrekhs) :Relentlessly Expansionist, Eternal Conquerors
Secondary Objectives Information
No Prisoners: 110
To the Last Units: Void Dragon, Nightbringer, Wraiths
Titan Hunter: N/A
Bring it Down: 2
Assassination: 11
Abhor the Witch: N/A
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== Necrons – Andrekhs Dynasty – Battalion Detachment = 1CP 95PL 1645 Points ==
HQ: Overlord [6 PL, 100pts]: Tachyon arrow & Hyperphase Glaive (5pts) The Arrow of Infinity, Warlord
HQ: Technomancer [4 PL, 80pts]: Canoptek Cloak (5pts) Veil of Darkness
HQ: Psychomancer [5 PL, 95pts]: Atavindicator (25pts)
TR: 5 Immortals [4PL 85pts]
TR: 5 Immortals [4PL 85pts]
TR: 5 Immortals [4PL 85pts]
EL: C’tan Shard of the Nightbringer [19 PL, 370pts]: Antimatter Meteor
EL: 6 Flayed Ones [6 PL, 60pts]
EL: 6 Flayed Ones [6 PL, 60pts]
EL: 6 Flayed Ones [6 PL, 60pts]
EL: 5 Lychguard [7 PL, 140pts]: 5x Hyperphase Swords and Dispersion Shields
FA: 4 Canoptek Scarabs Swarms [4 PL, 60pts]
FA: 3 Canoptek Scarabs Swarms [2 PL, 45pts]
FA: 6 Canoptek Wraiths [10 PL, 210pts]
HS: Lokhust Heavy Destroyer [4 PL, 55pts] Gauss Destructor
HS: Lokhust Heavy Destroyer [4 PL, 55pts] Gauss Destructor
== Necrons – Andrekhs Dynasty – Auxilliary Support Detatchment = 2CP 18PL 350 Points ==
EL: C’tan Shard of the Void Dragon [18 PL, 350pts]: Sky of Falling stars
Fourth Place – Alan Mandelson (Adepta Sororitas)
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Team: None
Player: Alan Mandelson
Faction: Adepta Sororitas
Total Points: 2000
Total PL: 103
Reinforcement Points: 0
Number of Units/Killpoints: 19
Pre Game Stratagems: 2x Saint in the Making – 2CP, Open the Reliqueries – 1 CP Starting CP: 9
Warlord and Trait: Morvenn Vahl – Righteous Rage
Additional Warlord Traits: Cannoness – Blazing Ire, Dogmata – Indominatable Belief
Hymns of Battle: Dogmata – War Hymn, Litany of Enduring Faith
Relic: Cannoness – Chapltet of Sacrifice, Dogmata – Book of St Lucius
Secondary Objectives Information
No Prisoners: 48
To the Last Units: Morvenn Vahl, Celestine and Geminae Superia, Exorcist
Titan Slayer: N/A
Bring It Down: 7
Assassination: 15
Abhor the Witch: N/A
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== Primary Detachment – Adepta Sororitas Battalion Detachment 0CP [2000pts, 103PL] ==
HQ: Morvenn Vahl (280) – [280pts, 13PL]
HQ: Celestine and Geminae Superia (200) – [200pts, 10PL]
HQ: Cannoness (50) Blessed Blade (10) Bolt Pistol (0) Rapturous Blows (25) – [85pts, 4PL]
TR: 4x Battle Sister (11×4) Mutli-Melta (20) Sister Superior (11) Chainsword (0) Boltgun (0) – [75pts, 3PL]
TR: 4x Battle Sister (11×4) Sister Superior (11) Chainsword (0) Boltgun (0) – [55pts, 3PL]
TR: 4x Battle Sister (11×4) Sister Superior (11) Chainsword (0) Boltgun (0) – [55pts, 3PL]
EL: 8x Celestian Sacresancts (16×8) 4x Anointed Halberd (4×0) 4x Hallowed Mace (4×0) Sacresanct Superior (16) Spear of the Faithful (5) – [149pts, 6PL]
EL: 3x Paragon Warsuits (210) 3x Paragon Grenade Launchers (3×0) 3x Mutli-Melta (3×10) 3x Paragon Warblade (3×0) – [240pts, 13]
EL: Dogmata (65)
EL: Sisters Repentia (14×4) – [56pts, 3PL]
EL: Sisters Repentia (14×4) – [56pts, 3PL]
FA: 4x Dominion (14×4) 4x Artificier Storm Bolter (5×4) Dominion Superior (14) Chainsword (0) Boltgun (0)- [90pts, 4PL]
FA: 4x Zephyrim (17×4) Zephyrim Superior (17) Zephyrim Pennant (5) – [90pts, 4PL]
FA: 5x Seraphim (16×4) Seraphim Superior (14) Chainsword (0) 11x Bolt Pistol – [84pts, 8PL]
HS: Exorcist (150) Exorcist Missile Launcher (30) – [170pts, 9PL]
HS: Exorcist (150) Exorcist Missile Launcher (30) – [170pts, 9PL]
DT: Rhino (80) – [80pts, 4PL]
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