Last week the German Nationals took place, with a great turnout of 32 players! The event took place in Hanover at the Star Event Center which hosted this legendary event. The 1-day 4-game event saw many factions clash to be named the winner but only two players ended the event with 4 wins. Thank you to ASOIAF-Stats.com for providing all the stats for the tournament so we can peek into the lists and games. Let us check out some of the top performers
5th – Kornelius with Mance Rayder
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Faction: Free Folk
Commander: Mance Rayder – King Beyond the Wall
Points: 40 / 40
Activations: 9
Combat Units
• Free Folk Trappers ( 4 )
Mance Rayder – King Beyond the Wall ( 0 )
• Free Folk Raiders ( 4 )
The Weeper – Cruel Tyrant ( 1 )
• Free Folk Trappers ( 4 )
• Frozen Shore Chariots ( 4 )
• Frozen Shore Chariots ( 4 )
• Wun Wun ( 8 )
Non Combat Units
• Ygritte ( 4 )
• Lady Val ( 4 )
• Craster ( 4 )
Faction: Free Folk
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Commander: Mag the Mighty – Mag Mar Tun Doh Weg
Points: 40 / 40
Activations: 8
• Mag the Mighty – Mag Mar Tun Doh Weg ( 9 )
• Frozen Shore Chariots ( 4 )
• Free Folk Raiders ( 4 )
Barroq – Boar Skinchanger ( 2 )
• Barroq’s Boar ( 2 )
• Frozen Shore Chariots ( 4 )
• Wun Wun ( 8 )
• Craster ( 4 )
• Lady Val ( 4 )
Kornelius used Mance for all 4 of his games. Kornelius walked away with 1 loss and 3 wins. He lost against a Khal Drogo list and had a close win against another Mance Rayder list. Close to a 5th of the player base were using Mance Rayder and with him being the current top dog most lists look the same. However, Kornelius has made a very different list with the inclussion of Wun Wun and multiple Frozen Shore Chariots. Well done Kornelius in getting 5th place!
4th – Gerd with Khal Drogo
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Faction: Targaryen
Commander: Khal Drogo – The Great Khal
Points: 40 / 40
Activations: 7
Combat Units
• House Bolton Flayed Men ( 8 )
Khal Drogo – The Great Khal ( 0 )
• Jorah Mormont – The Wandering Knight ( 3 )
• Stormcrow Archers ( 6 )
Unsullied Officer ( 3 )
• Hedge Knights ( 7 )
Non Combat Units
• Petyr Baelish ( 4 )
• Illyrio Mopatis ( 4 )
• Barristan Selmy ( 5 )
Faction: Targaryen
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Commander: Khal Drogo – The Great Khal
Points: 40 / 40
Activations: 8
• Dothraki Screamers ( 6 )
Khal Drogo – The Great Khal ( 0 )
• Drogon ( 8 )
• Dothraki Outriders ( 6 )
• Jorah Mormont – The Wandering Knight ( 3 )
• Dothraki Hrakkars ( 5 )
• Daenerys Targaryen ( 5 )
• Xaro Xhoan Daxos ( 4 )
• Illyrio Mopatis ( 4 )
Gerd used Khal Drogo for all 4 of his games, however it is unclear which lists he used for each game. Gerd walked away with 1 loss and 3 wins. He lost against a Eddard Stark list and had a close win against a Cotter Pyke list. Closing in on a 5th of the players brought a Khal Drogo list to use, and with him being the best Targaryen Commander we have seen for a long while a Drogo at the top of every tournament. Hopefully when the Heroes Box 3 or the next balance update releases this will shake things up, and a Dothraki horde isn’t always screaming through the fields of Westeros. Well done Gerd on taking 4th place!
3rd – L J with Ramsay Bolton
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Faction: Neutral
Commander: Ramsay Snow – The Bastard of Bolton
Points: 40 / 40
Activations: 7
Combat Units
• House Bolton Cutthroats ( 5 )
Ramsay Snow – The Bastard of Bolton ( 0 )
• House Bolton Cutthroats ( 5 )
• House Bolton Flayed Men ( 8 )
Glory Seeker ( 1 )
• House Bolton Flayed Men ( 8 )
Non Combat Units
• Roose Bolton ( 4 )
• Petyr Baelish ( 4 )
• Tycho Nestoris ( 5 )
Faction: Neutral
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Commander: Roose Bolton – The Leech Lord
Points: 40 / 40
Activations: 7
• House Bolton Cutthroats ( 5 )
Roose Bolton – The Leech Lord ( 0 )
• House Bolton Cutthroats ( 5 )
• House Bolton Flayed Men ( 8 )
Fortune Seeker ( 1 )
• House Bolton Bastard’s Girls ( 7 )
• Petyr Baelish ( 4 )
• Tycho Nestoris ( 5 )
• Lord Varys ( 5 )
LJ used Ramsay for all 4 of his games. LJ walked away with 1 loss and 3 wins. He lost against a Mance Rayder list and was a close game, he also had another close game against another Mance Rayder list. At the Welsh GT, we saw a surprise podium finish for a Neutral Faction, and here LJ has repeated the feat and finished 3rd with pure Neutrals. I am starting to believe the faction is not as dire as anticipated, however double Flayed Men appeared in both lists from the GT and Nationals which may suggest what the army is relying on. Well done to LJ for taking 3rd place!
2nd – Jeroen with Stannis Baratheon
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Faction: Baratheon
Commander: Stannis Baratheon – The Rightful Heir
Points: 40 / 40
Activations: 7
Combat Units
• Baratheon Wardens ( 5 )
Stannis Baratheon – The Rightful Heir ( 0 )
• Champions of The Stag ( 8 )
Glory Seeker ( 1 )
• Champions of The Stag ( 8 )
Glory Seeker ( 1 )
• Stormcrow Mercenaries ( 5 )
Davos Seaworth – Onion Knight ( 1 )
• Dragonstone Noble ( 4 )
Non Combat Units
• Petyr Baelish ( 4 )
• Walder Frey ( 4 )
Faction: Baratheon
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Commander: Stannis Baratheon – The One True King
Points: 40 / 40
Activations: 7
• R’hllor Queen’s Men ( 7 )
Stannis Baratheon – The One True King ( 0 )
• R’hllor Faithful ( 6 )
• R’hllor Faithful ( 6 )
• R’hllor Lightbringers ( 6 )
Red Priestess ( 1 )
• Melisandre ( 5 )
• Jaqen H’ghar ( 5 )
• Axell Florent ( 4 )
Jeroen mainly used The Rightful Heir for his games, but did bring out The One True King in a game against Mance Rayder. LJ walked away with 4 wins. He had close game with The One True King against Mance Rayder, and tied on VPs against a Cortnay Penrose list resulting in a winner being declared from UDs. Jeroen lost out on first place by 5 fewer SPs and a whooping 65 UDs. His lists were incredibly hard to kill, double Champions of the Stag alone is enough to know he isn’t going to lose through combat. However, being drawn up against another brick wall in Cortnay Penrose and failing to push ahead in VPs against Mance resulted in Jeroen taking second place, well done!
1st – Daniel with Mance Rayder
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Faction: Free Folk
Commander: Mance Rayder – King Beyond the Wall
Points: 40 / 40
Activations: 9
Combat Units
• Free Folk Trappers ( 4 )
Mance Rayder – King Beyond the Wall ( 0 )
• Free Folk Trappers ( 4 )
• Free Folk Raiders ( 4 )
Tormund Giantsbane – Tall-Talker, Horn-Blower, Breaker of Ice ( 2 )
• Free Folk Raiders ( 4 )
Raid Leader ( 1 )
• Thenn Warriors ( 5 )
Harma – The Dogshead ( 2 )
• Frozen Shore Chariots ( 4 )
Non Combat Units
• Lady Val ( 4 )
• Craster ( 4 )
• Ygritte ( 4 )
Faction: Free Folk
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Commander: Mance Rayder – King Beyond the Wall
Points: 40 / 40
Activations: 9
• Free Folk Trappers ( 4 )
Mance Rayder – King Beyond the Wall ( 0 )
• Free Folk Raiders ( 4 )
Raid Leader ( 1 )
• Free Folk Raiders ( 4 )
Raid Leader ( 1 )
• Wun Wun ( 8 )
• Frozen Shore Chariots ( 4 )
• Frozen Shore Chariots ( 4 )
• Lady Val ( 4 )
• Craster ( 4 )
• Ygritte ( 4 )
Daniel brought Mance Rayder for all his games, however again it is unclear which lists he used for each game though both lists were very similar from one another. Daniel walked away with 4 wins. He had close games with a Khal Drogo list and a Benjen Stark on foot list. Daniel secured high 20s points of UDs across all of his games with one being in the lower 20s, for a Free Folk army I do consider that to be quite amazing, especially since he faced Lannisters and Night’s Watch not known for being easy to wipe off the board. Congratulations in winning the tournament and taking 1st place!
As the biggest ASOIAF event is only two months away now, we will ramping up our coverage of tournaments. If there are any other events you would like us to cover please do let us know.
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