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Further Adventures with the Company of Hunters

November 11, 2024

Hello battle brethren! I've been continuing my effort at making the Company of Hunters work. It hasn't been great thus far, but I have been making it work better. Of course, after the GT at The Portal I practically had nowhere to go but up, but I do think I improved the list and am starting to use it better. The picture actually doesn't show the version of the list I've been using since the GT. I made some modifications following that event. Here's the short version. Secret Missions Are Fun! V1.2 Azrael Sammael Ravenwing Command Squad: Master of Manouevre (Warlord) Ravenwing Command Squad: Recon Hunter Techmarine Outrider Squad: 3 chonky biker boys Outrider Squad: 3 chonky biker boys Assault Intercessor Squad: 5 choppy boys Infiltrator Squad: 5 sneaky boys Ravenwing Black Knights: 6 awesome biker boys Ravenwing Black Knights: 6 awesome biker boys Ravenwing Darkshroud Vindicator Vindicator Vindicator Callidus Assassin The big difference with this list from the previ

Know the Foe: Thousand Sons Cult of Magic

November 07, 2024

Azrael knows how to beat them! Hello battle brethren! Welcome to the second article in the Know the Foe series. Since I've already recently released articles about the other two armies at the top of the meta, the Thousand Sons seemed like the next most obvious army to cover. Author's note: I wrote most of this article before the Q4 balance release. TSons got hit pretty hard with points increases since then. I went through and edited the points, but TSons aren't as dominant in the meta as they once were. Stat-check.com still has them at a 54% win rate though, so you may well still see them across the table from you. Can't hurt to know what to expect! Author's note 2: I showed this article to Ben Rubenstein, who is a friend, and who was the 13th placed single player at the NATC 8-Player Team Event, having gone undefeated with his pre-nerf TSons at that event. I'm using his feedback to improve the article. Army Rule: Cabal of Sorcerers The Thousand Sons army rul

Lists of the Week: Top Performers 11/4/2024

November 06, 2024

Hello battle brethren! It was a good weekend for Dark Angels! We had two event winners and four other players rank highly at events. It certainly appears that our top players are managing with the points increased inflicted on us. Without further ado, let's take a look at what they're doing. Beginning with our event winners, I'll start with Jak Payne, who took a Stormlance Task Force to go 5-0 and take first place at the Dark Sphere November GT, a 5-round, 64-player event held in England. You can see Jak's list on BCP. The short version is below. Dark and Stormy Lion Dad Azrael Judiciar Lieutenant with Combi-weapon Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs: 5 flying choppy boys Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs: 5 flying choppy boys Deathwing Knights: 5 awesome chonky macey boys Deathwing Knights: 5 awesome chonky macey boys Deathwing Knights: 5 awesome chonky macey boys Infiltrator Squad: 5 sneaky boys Inner Circle Companions: 6 spooky awesome swordy boys Inner Circl

Giving The Company Of Hunters A Try

October 30, 2024

Hello battle brethren! I decided to try something new over the weekend. I've had an idea in the back of my head since some time before the recent Munitorum Field Manual update, and there were a few points changes that made it a little more tempting, so I decided to give it a try. My goofy idea is that the Company of Hunters may actually have some play. I've previously written an article about how Pariah Nexus may have breathed some life into the CoH, so I decided to give that a test. And what a test it was - I played it for the first time at The Portal Fall GT, which was not a big event, but the people who showed up came to play. The event winner was LVO winner Sam Pope, and the upper end of the rankings are all people who can give him a challenging game. Maybe not the best event to try a list for the first time, but it was an opportunity to play 5 games in two days. You can check out my list on BCP, and I'll post the short version below. Secret Missions Are Fun! Sammael

Lists of the Week: Top Performers 10/28/2024

October 29, 2024

Hello battle brethren! It's been the first full week of the new meta, and it appears as a group we've taken the points adjustments, adapted, and are continuing to see reasonable success with our armies. We didn't have any event winners, but we had 8 players go X-0/X-1, so we have a bit to talk about. The biggest event of the weekend was The Coventry 40K: 3-day, an 8-round, 144 player event held in Coventry, England. Louis Ballington of Mind Goblins took a Stormlance and went 6-2, scoring 14th and placing in the top 10% of the event. You can check out Louis' list on BCP. The short version is below. Lion Lance Lion Dad Azrael Assault Intercessor Squad: 5 choppy boys Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs: 5 flying choppy boys Deathwing Knights: 5 awesome chonky macey boys Deathwing Knights: 5 awesome chonky macey boys Deathwing Knights: 5 awesome chonky macey boys Infiltrator Squad: 5 sneaky boys Predator Destructor Predator Destructor Predator Destructor Scout Squad: 5 s

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