Unlock victory with the top 40k tournament army lists from the 2025 World Championships of Warhammer, featuring Adeptus Mechanicus, Aeldari, and Emperor’s Children.
The dust from the 2025 World Championships has finally settled. This tournament had it all when it came to 40k factions’ playstyles.
We’ve rounded up the top 40k army lists that crushed it so you can see what’s winning right now, and maybe steal a few ideas for your next event.
World Championships of Warhammer: Final 40k Army Lists & Tournament Standings
Checking out these winning army lists and their tactical synergies can really help you sharpen your strategy, especially with the latest updates to the balance dataslate rules and points.
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1st Place: Richard Siegler, Adeptus Mechanicus Army Lists
The Omnissiah smiled on Mars at the 2025 World Championships as the Adeptus Mechanicus claimed first place with machine precision.
Belisarius Cawl led the army with the confidence of someone who has lived for millennia and updated himself a few too many times.
Supporting him, a Skitarii Marshal coordinated every move with the calm precision of a human supercomputer. Two squads of Skitarii Rangers locked down objectives with galvanic rifles, plasma calivers, and transuranic arquebuses, eliminating threats from impossible distances.
Then came the Ironstriders, three squadrons of walking artillery carrying twin cognis lascannons and autocannons. They strode forward like metallic predators, their targeting systems reducing armor to molten wreckage.
Overhead, Pteraxii Skystalkers swooped through the air, their flechette carbines shredding infantry as they darted between cover.
The Sicarians handled the dirty work. Infiltrators slipped behind enemy lines, taser goads sparking as they disrupted and dismantled defenses. Ruststalkers followed with transonic blades and chordclaws, carving through survivors in a blur of metallic violence.
1st Place: Liam Vsl, Aeldari (Eldar) Army Lists
3rd Place: John Lennon, Emperor’s Children Army Lists
Final Thoughts From Us: 2025 World Championships of Warhammer
The 2025 World Championships of Warhammer showcased the formidable strategies of the Adeptus Mechanicus, whose precision and efficiency led them to victory, along with Siegler’s big ol’ brain. While the Aeldari and Emperor’s Children also demonstrated the effectiveness of their unique playstyles.
If your army isn’t making the podium yet, there’s plenty to learn from these lists before the next balance dataslate scrambles everything again.
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What do you think of the results and top Warhammer 40k army lists at the 2025 World Championships for Adeptus Mechanicus, Aeldari, and Emperor’s Children?
