We provide daily coverage of the current tournament army lists, the latest Warhammer 40k rules changes, and which factions are doing well in the meta.
Here is a guest post from TPM about a big post Feast of Blades Grey Knight Meta game debate. You may recognize this build, as I touched on a early version of the list a little while ago.It’s definitely a good list, and worth reading up on. You can check out TPM’s blog here. From TPM:After a […]
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Here is a list I peeped the other day that looks pretty solid. It’s from Togashi Shinkaze, who just smashed the 40k ‘Ard Boyz scene a few months ago. I’ve been gearing my Grey Knights to a more Purifier-scoring build, so I’ll definitively be playing around with this list in the future. I just figured out how to duplicate […]
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So I was surfing around the blog-o-sphere yesterday killing time, and I happened on a very well written article on Hero’s blog about making army lists. I really agree with most of his points, so I figured the post was so awesome I would share it here. From Hero’s Blog: What makes a good list? […]
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So in the aftermath of Feast of Blades a lot of us have been talking about where the developing pre-sixth edition 40k Meta Game is going. Right now it seems that Grey Knights have a clear advantage over all comers, but have a distinct lack of scoring ability when fielded power armor heavy (besides the “here […]
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Continuing on with my Feast of Blades Coverage, today I have the Open GT winner Casey Christopher’s list and pictures. Casey has been playing for awhile now, and has been finishing near the top of almost every event he’s participated in lately. For Feast of Blades he ran DoA (Descent of Angels) Blood Angels, with Sanguinor […]
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So if you haven’t heard yet, Nick Rose aka Darkwynn won the Feast of Blades Invitational, with of all things: Black Templars. Why? Well, since the FAQ making all their rules the same as the other Space Marine Books, they are pretty good. For instance you can get a squad of Terminators with Tank Hunters (making their […]
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Today I have a two-fer, an article on Grey Knights and Goat Boy all in one. MIND BLOWN! Yup its true, Thomas placed third at Feast of Blades over the weekend (not second like I said on Monday). What do I know anyways, lol? Jump below for his Army list and Pics! After the event I went up […]
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First off I apologize, but I need to make a correction on a recent post. Kenny Boucher got 2nd overall at the event, Goatboy got third not the only way around. Sorry Kenny, hope you find it in your heart to forgive me, lol. Anyways I got a lot of requests for army lists from […]
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Mechanized Imperial Guard has been a strong build pretty much since it’s release. I started running it shortly thereafter with my Looted Guard, and did very well with the army over the past few years (most recently going 6-1 and winning the American Team Championships). In this new competitive era of win/ loss and Primary Secondary Tertiary objectives at tournaments, I’ve had […]
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So last time we talked a little about the current Grey Knights Meta. Now lets take a look at some anti Grey Knights tactics, and see how I’ve defeated them using Blood Angels. For a lot of players Blood Angels may not even be a consideration in this current world of Space Wolves, Imperial Guard, and Grey Knights, oh […]
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It seems everywhere you go these days it’s Grey Knights all the time. Why? Well lets face it, they have a very broad appeal and in the local environment they seem to be easy to win with. Casual players may not have adapted to their tricks and tactics yet, and the GK’s can win just on their […]
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Here is a guest “Guide” by Scottywon82. According to him it’s not really complicated enough to warrant the name, but I still like it. You can find Scottywon82 lurking about over on DakkaDakka most of the time, or harassing us at FTW Games 🙂For the army list, I plan on running – at 1000 points – […]
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Welcome to a another guest post by Togashi Shinkaze. You can catch him lurking about over at Laughter of the Thirsting Gods talking about “metas” and “fun 40k”. Worth a read!This one’s about his ‘Ard Boyz Semis victory over the weekend, and since I choked round one, well I gotta get you coverage somehow! So last Saturday […]
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So ‘Ard Boyz Semis happened over the weekend, and the field of armies played (at least at the stores I heard of) seemed to be slightly narrower. Virginia saw mostly Power Armor, with an emphasis on Grey Knights and Blood Angels over Space Wolves. So what does that mean for the current meta? Perhaps it’s still too early […]
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Welcome to a another guest post by Togashi Shinkaze. You can catch him lurking about over at Laughter of the Thirsting Gods talking about “metas” and “fun 40k”. Worth a read!I built the list below specifically to play at Nova. I wouldn’t really play it at any other tournament that I know of. I thought it […]
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Welcome to a Friday guest post by Togashi Shinkaze. You can catch him lurking about over at Laughter of the Thirsting Gods talking about “metas” and “fun 40k”. Worth a read! Well it was alot of fun hanging out and talking smack on thursday night. At this point I have seen MBG wax Jawaballs in a […]
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Well the time has come once again to get geared up and ready for a big tournament, thusly the Nova Open. This year there will be a ton of top players on hand to compete in a variety of events, including Death Matches Thurday night, the Invitational on Friday, and the GT on Saturday and […]
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Well believe it or not ‘Ard Boyz prelims are almost here, and all the boys and girls are getting ready for battle! The thing I’ve come to love about this event, is the complete shift in meta away from any standard tournament circuit type series. At ‘Ard Boyz you’ll see the most random lists in addition to a […]
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Well if you haven’t heard by now, team Spikey Bits / Wrecking Crew won the 2011 Adepticon Team Championship. Our team featured the talents of Kenny Boucher (Wrecking Crew, Next Level Painting), TPM Paul Murphy (Wrecking Crew), Joshua Ginn, and myself MBG Rob Baer (Spikey Bits, Wrecking Crew). Part of the Adepticon Weekend the Team Championship is […]
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I’m still on the fence about what I’ll be running at Mechanicon this year. So I tried out a Dred Mob army list today out against my Mech Imperial Guard, and it did quite well. Here is what I ran; Big Mek with Kustom Force Field Ghazghkull Thraka 8x Lootas 8x Lootas 19 Grots w/ […]
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Here is the list (more or less I think I edited it some towards the end) I took at War Games Con. It served me well! I had 4 wins and going into day 2 I was on Table 11. That would have probably gone well for me, if I had shown up to play […]
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Building Warhammer 40k army lists is one of the game’s most interesting and fun parts, as there is much variety, and you can make something unique!
Every faction has a lot of variety and excellent units, which makes building lists fun and sometimes confusing. Whether you want to build a list to have a fun army or create something that will win a tournament, you must understand what your army does and the game’s mechanics.
If you’re new to building army lists and want ideas on making yours, Check out all these recent tournament lists that have been fairing well or are just really thematic to play.
Every army has some special rules, but there are a few key features to consider when creating your list.
Here is the list of all the releases for factions and codexes for Warhammer 40k:
There are currently 34 factions from GW, which includes many of the Space Chapters, as they have a separate supplement book. However, there are lesser-known Marine Chapters out there that have smaller rule sets in White Dwarfs.
Space Marines are by far the most popular army in Warhammer 40k. They have a lot of different chapters people can pick from, a huge number of minis, and a lot of lore. GW generally tries to keep Space Marines as a balanced army that is easy to pick up for beginners and has enough strategy for veterans.
