After powerful tournament results, GW has already promised a NERF for the Harlequins or at least a stern talking to…
Ah, the cycle of life, a new army comes out, they perform above the other armies (surprised Pikachu face), then GW realizes the NERF hammer must come down. We saw this in person at a few big tournaments this year, and it looks like AdeptiCon had enough GW representation, and they saw the havoc the laughing space elves were causing all over the place.
In their recent Metawatch, GW basically comes out and says they are taking the NERF hammer to the Harlequins. We’ll have to wait and see exactly what they do, but it could be big. Let’s take a closer look at the possibility.
GW Promises Harlequins NERF Next Week…
So, what’s next for our favourite pantomime killers? Rest assured that the Warhammer Studio is aware that this particular comedy is at present slightly too divine. Several senior members of the Warhammer 40,000 team were at AdeptiCon to watch things unfold, and the next Balance Dataslate is coming with appropriate fixes next week.
You can therefore expect imminent tweaks and changes to the Harlequins in particular – they’ll remain an awesome faction, but other factions will find them more fun to play against, and Aeldari players will see them support a wider variety of army lists in competitive settings.
That’s not all you’ll find in the Balance Dataslate.
So, a pretty quick move from GW but that’s usually the case as of late, so nothing really surprising. Considering they really did perform super well, this shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.
Zach Point won at AdpetiCon and actually, all of his opponents near the end were also playing, you guessed it, Harlequins!
We actually like the idea of NERFs when basically everyone is playing it, as it lets tournaments have at least some variety. We also talked about this on the podcast, so check out the video below when you have a minute! It also seems like we’ll have to wait ’till next week for the balance dataslate, but that’s not far off at all.
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About the Author: Rob Baer
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
