Here are the best and worst Warhammer 40k armies for October 11th in the latest power rankings from 10th Edition tournaments!
Thanks to Mr. Taste at Blood of Kittens, here’s a look at the latest placings and meta from the larger 10th Edition 40k tournaments last weekend!
Best & Worst Warhammer 40k Armies Through October 11th
The latest 40k balance dataslate is still settling in, meaning the current meta is still smoothing out the corners as people learn what’s what. From the looks of it, the bugs are taking over!
This is what Mr. Taste had to say:
Things are looking a lot healthier when it comes to the meta, with players experimenting and producing some interesting results. The Leagues of Votann and Thousand Sons have emerged from dormancy to post some impressive results, along with Necrons and Orks holding steady.
Last week, we saw 14 factions take the top spots, but this week, that number went up to 15, which is still pretty good considering how things looked at the beginning.
Maybe the biggest winner (other than Tyranids) must be Votann! They actually placed 4th!
But how about the larger meta picture overall? Well, Eldar certainly has more competition at tournaments running the balance changes, which makes us hopeful that the competitive scene will continue to get better, and they finally aren’t on top from the weekend…
They are still on top overall, but things are getting better.
Warhammer 40k Meta Overview from October 10th 2023:
Statcheck.com also has us covered on the overall Warhammer 40k faction win rates and meta, compiling the data up to October 10th, 2023, for just Balance Dataslate play.
How to Read This Warhammer 40k Meta Overview Chart:
The Warhammer 40k Meta Overview Chart is color-coded for the most part. Grey is the sweet spot; ideally, every faction would be light grey or between a 45% and 55% win rate.
Blue is overpowered, and in contrast, Oranges are underpowered. Essentially, the darker shades are too far gone and need changes or shifts in the Meta. That’s not to say every darker blue and orange faction needs balance changes, but it DOES mean something needs to be done.
Game balance and meta are super complex, with each faction (and general’s ability) being its own cogs in the bigger picture.
Simply put, the most played faction in any competitive game should never be the most winning faction. As the popularity of a faction goes up, the skill, specified knowledge, and experience of the average player in that faction go down (new players moving to it).
What’s New With Competitive Warhammer 40k This Week?
Leagues of Votann and Tau are the two biggest benefactors of the Dataslate, as they both went from abysmal win rates to 55-56%!
Then Orks has also jumped up and won some big events over the weekend. Apparently, it’s an excellent time to play Xenos in 40k. Well, unless you play Drukhari, as they have fallen to the bottom, and the other NERFs seem to have had the intended purpose, as both Custodes and Knights have fallen to a 44% win rate.
Either way, there are still a couple of outliers, but most armies are resting in that 45%-55% zone where GW tries to keep the armies.
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Orks & Ghazghkull Take it Down: Best 40k Armies At the Battle For Salvation GT 2023
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3rd Place: Johnny Zoo- Black Legion CSM
2nd Place: Sascha Alexander Edelkraut- Imperial Fists
1st Place: Sean Nayden – Goffs Orks
With the big guy leading the list, you know there will be plenty of head-bashing! On top of him, there are five other characters, meaning plenty of big bosses to knock around those squabbling Orks!
Gretchin are always good to have in a list as they are super cheap and can hold objectives without holding you boyz back. Then, they brought a Trukk and a Battlewagon to speed the boys into battle.
Making up a lot of the meat of the list, there are Meganobs and a full unit of 10 Nobz, and when paired with Ghazghkull, they should smash through pretty much anything.
This list has plenty of speed with two units of Squighog Boyz, Stormboyz, and Warbikers. Orks want to get stuck in, and almost everything in this list can be put into transports, can fly, or are super fast!
With so much speed, it would be tough to keep them away from your army, and with so many hard-hitting units, they can go through opponents in wave after wave of huge-hitting models to have Ghazghkull and the Nobs come in and clean everything up.
Best Warhammer 40k Armies At The Belgium GT 2023
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3rd Place: Bart Wasteels – Necrons
1st Place: Guillaume Dusaussois – Aeldari
Guillaume did a great job taking first place, but since we’ve seen so many winning Aeldari lists, we’re going to take a closer look at the runner-up list, as Eldar has been winning everything!
Again, it’s a cool list with a ton of Harlequins, but we’ve seen our fair share of Aeldari winners, so let’s check out 2nd place!
2nd Place: Gabriel Geerts – Adepta Sororitas
Sisters got a decent buff in the last Dataslate, and this list leans heavily into the named characters with Morvenn Vahl and Junith Eruita. It doesn’t hurt either that Battle Sisters Squads gets all the meltas.
This list has plenty of Arco-flagellants for some CC power. But maybe more importantly, the list has multiple Castigators and Exorcists to really bring the heavy firepower!
To round out this part, Gabriel took a full unit of 10 Sacresants, which can be a pain to dislodge and deal plenty of damage.
To round out the army, Gabriel brought multiple Penitent Engines and, of course, some Paragon Warsuits to run around with Vahl! The combat section of the list is filled out with a Zephyrim Squad, which can be pretty annoying to deal with, especially when combined with the two Seraphim Squads.
Overall, this looks like a balanced list with plenty of heavy weapons, melee, and units to take objectives.
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