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Super Friends Wins Another 40k Grand Tournament!

By Rob Baer | July 15th, 2016 | Categories: Grand Tournament, Space Marines, Warhammer 40k News

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Don’t look now but the undisputed king of the 40k jungle may not just be Eldar anymore. Aaron Aleong is back again with another Super Friends GT Win!

These Space Marines are on a roll! Aaron Aleong has wont ANOTHER GT with his superfriends, this time sporting a Dark Angels Conclave. (and yes his list was legal, calm down internets they checked all player’s army lists two weeks out).

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Dark Angels CAD

Interrogator Chaplin-bike, fist, claw, auspex, 175 pts
Sammuel 200 pts
Ravenwing Command Squad: Apothecary, champion, Ravenwing banner. 175 pts

5 scouts with Bolters 55 pts
5 scouts with shotguns 55 pts
5 scouts with BP and ccw 55 pts

Darkshroud 80 pts

2 Space Marine Quad Launchers 120 pts

Azrael 215 pts

Champion of Fenris Special Detachment

Hq Iron priest-Tw mount, 4 cyber wolves 185 pts
Hq Iron priest-Tw mount, 4 cyber wolves 185 pts
Hq Iron priest-Tw mount, 4 cyber wolves 185 pts

Elite Iron priest-Tw mount, 2 cyber wolves 135 pts
Elite Iron priest-Tw mount, 2 cyber wolves 135 pts

DA formation Librarius Conclave

Ezekiel 145 pts
Librarian level 1, Force Axe, melta bomb 70 pts
Librarian level 2, Force axe, bike 110 pts
Librarian level 2, Force axe, bike 110 pts
Librarian level 2, Force axe, bike 110 pts

2500 pts

He took down the 40k GT event that was added Buckeye Battles over the weekend in a new 2500 point comped event.

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Heck his last round he went up against a MONSTER of a list too boot that had a Tau’nar, Revenant and Farsight bomb in it – OH MY.

How would your army withstand firepower of that magnitude?

Look for Aaron to have another strong showing this next weekend at American Team Championships as well.

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Be sure to check out Buckeye Battles next summer for your midwest 40k tournament fix too!

About the Author: Rob Baer

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Rob Baer

Job Title: Managing Editor

Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X

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 the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of 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 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.

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.