Top 3 Warhammer 40k Army Lists: SoCal Open 2022

By Andrew Schrank | October 28th, 2022 | Categories: Orks, Tyranids, Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Army Lists

Orks win big with a great first-place finish at the SoCal Open 2022 over the weekend, as these Warhammer 40k army lists took the top!

The tournament is final, and now we can look at which lists managed to secure a place at the top! Check out what these winners brought into their armies.

Top 3 Warhammer 40k Army Lists: SoCal Open 2022

Thanks to Best Coast Pairings, we can look back at the event as if we were all there ourselves. Check out the details here.

3rd Place: Scott LaFountain – Tyranids

2nd Place: Matthew Green – Tyranids

1st Place: Benjamin Jurek – Orks

Benjamin’s Ork took the SoCal Open with a two detachment setup. The first was a Battalion led by a Warboss on Warbike for re-rolls, plus being a solo threat and a Weirdboy for some great psychic support.

Troops bring in 20 Beast Snagga Boyz for some good melee-range hybrid models that can hold their own and 30 Gretchin for cheap models that can act as distractions and soak wounds.

Elites have a total of 25 Kommandos for some more elite melee and close-range models. There are also five Meganobs for some more great hybrid model options, this time being very durable. They are essentially Ork Terminators.

Fast Attacks have nine Squighog boyz for some simple mobile models that like to charge in and wreak some havoc.

Heavy Supports end the first detachment with 2 Kill Rigs and a Battle Wagon, which all provide some extra oomph on durable chassis and even some transportation capabilities.

Finally, the second detachment is just Ghazghkull, which is undoubtedly the best single Ork model for the faction. Bringing support, fantastic stats, and great combat power, he is too good not to consider!