Grey Knights have arrived, and are making a play on the top of the meta. Check out the top 3 40k army lists that rose to the top at Beachhead brawl.
Thanks to Best Coast Pairings, we can look back at events as if we were there ourselves, and at the Beachhead Brawl, we’ll be looking at which lists rose to the top of the leaderboards. Check out what these winners brought!
3rd Place: Imperium (Space Wolves, Ad Mech)- Simon Miller
They don’t have new rules yet in Psychic Awakening, but Simon didn’t care. A shock and awe force of semi-alpha strike Wulfen loaded to the nines ran headlong at the enemy while the rusty 17 hung back and held down the objectives. These Wulfen put the pressure on early and would be hard to deal with on any standard ITC board, not to mention psychic shenanigans as well.
Securing the front lines or flanks and putting on even more pressure was a re-roll bubble leader and three Warsuits, backed up by a trio of Skorpius tanks spitting hot fire on anything that needed pacification. A pretty neat list that may only get stronger in the future with the next two Psychic Awakening books!
2nd Place: Grey Knights- Lawrence Baker (Tabletop Tactics)
So it begins with the Grey Knights. Lawrence kept it real with going undefeated with Grey Knights over the weekend. He took two Battalions packed with Strike Squads with bonus Falchions that are no joke now. Plus super psyker Voldus, and a Chaplain to take advantage of those new litanies just for them!
For the second half of the list, a blob of paladins (5th Edition anyone?) held it down with an apothecary and stave to do what they do, being super hard to deal with and deadly at the same time now with strats like Dynamic Insertion (to just show up 5″ away), and Masters of Combat when they do eventually die.
That’s not even mentioning all the bonuses to hit and wound that are available, among other things, as well, now from the Ritual of the Damned.
Great list that doesn’t even use Nemesis Dreadnights or flyers to get the bonus cover tide for being on terrain now either.
1st Place: Iron Hands- Vic Vijay
Iron Hands hit the table doing what they normally do. Spamming Stalker bolt rifles/ to tank wounds, and a dakka Leviathan to be the deadly distraction carnifex slapping down everything within 32″.
This list ran two Chappy dreads but was a little different in the fact it also fielded Eliminators, and two impulsors to shuffle things around a bit, and just play grab-ass we’d imagine with the dope Inv save.
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About the Author: Rob Baer
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.
