Grey Knights are not bad, but they’re the worst army in the game. Let’s figure out what happened.
Feeling Grey: Let’s Talk About Grey Knights, and Figure Out What Went Wrong Read More »
This is going to be a shorter article, but one that I really want the 40K community to think about. TOs and players, we can all do better here. 40K tournament rules cutoff dates are a complete mess. Let’s talk about it. Summary of the Issue For those who don’t play tournaments, let me give
Tournament Rules Cutoff Dates Are A Mess. Let’s Talk About It. Read More »
I’ll be honest: I have not been playing much the last few months. This was a combination of a few things. First, there were a few situations that took my mind off of 40K. I don’t want to get too personal here, but take care of yourselves people. This especially applies to the men out
It’s Daemonic Incursioning Time: My Experience at the 2025 NOVA Open with Daemons Read More »
We’re going to have fun today. Well, the nerds among you are going to have fun today. The people who aren’t nerds will be really bored by this article. But let me let you in on a secret: You came here to read long-form content about 40K today. You are a nerd, whether you know
Playing Game Theory Optimal 40K: A New Way of Thinking About Warhammer Read More »
Let’s get our hands dirty at Warphammer today and talk about my least favorite part of competitive 40K: Cheating. We are going to get into the dark corners of competitive 40K that most other content creators avoid. Cheating is a part of competitive 40K. That’s just a fact. Refusing to talk about it and bury
Do you think you know more about Chaos Space Marines than me? Then this is the article for you!
At Warphammer, we’ve talked a lot over the years about how to play different armies in 40K. I’ve really enjoyed doing that, and people seem to be loving it. And trust me, there will still be plenty more of that. But today, I want to talk about something much more fundamental to the Warhammer experience.
A new CSM codex means things are about to get busy at Warphammer. I’ve already played a lot games with the new CSM codex (it’s really 12 games, but people like round numbers so let’s go with 10 in the title). Do I think I have it all figured out? Of course not. But I’ve
Hot Takes About Every Legion After 10 Games with the New CSM Codex Read More »
This is a safe space, right? You’re just going to keep what I say between you and I, right? Okay, good. If you promise not to tell anyone this, I’ll just say it: I was extremely down on 40K when 10th Edition came out. I struggled to find motivation to play it, and thought I
I’ve been brainstorming ideas for articles recently. To get inspiration, I asked around in a few places about what were the most intimidating parts of playing in a tournament for the first time. To my surprise, one topic came up a few times: Interacting with judges. When you’ve been in the competitive 40K world for
It’s Okay To Call A Judge (And Other Hot Takes About Judges You Might Need to Hear) Read More »
People have been asking a guide to playing Chaos Space Marines. CSM are my favorite army , so why not? I thought that was a great idea, so I started working on this article last week after getting back from the World Championships. Unfortunately, I quickly realized there was a serious issue with this plan.
The S-Tier Heresy: The Complete Guide to Beating Chaos Space Marines Read More »
Games Workshop is rolling out a ton of new updates to the game today. Not only are we getting new points and dataslate changes, but FAQ’s were also released for most factions. Today at Warphammer, we’re going to break it down and make it real simple for everyone to understand. I’ve consolidated the changes by
Breaking Down EVERYTHING Chaos Players Need to Know From the January Changes Read More »
Hey my Chaotic friends, just wanted to give a quick update! I’m moving from Alaska to Colorado soon, so will be unavailable for a week or two. My partner and I have a beautiful but strenuous road trip ahead of us. While I’m going to deeply miss some friends I’ve made up here, from a
I’m Moving, But First: My Disciples Of Be’lakor List! Read More »
Polish your armour and tighten your leather. This Nephilim season is about to get LOUD.
Flawless Execution: The Complete Guide to Playing Emperor’s Children Read More »
40K has had so many changes lately that I’m starting to run out of Tzeentch puns or change jokes to make. I don’t want to get flamed for reusing a previous joke. Can you imagine a Warphammer article without Tzeentch jokes? The Horror! With that horrible introduction out of the way, let’s talk about why
Winds Of Change: Breaking Down the Impact of the Nephilim Mission Packet on Chaos Armies Read More »
This article addresses a fundamental question for many tabletop wargamers:
You want to play competitively, but your army is in a bad spot. What happens now?
You Want To Play Tournaments, But Your Army Is Awful. Now What? Read More »
Hello my spikey friends, heading back from this year’s LVO. I am (of course) going to do an in-depth writeup once I’m home, and can’t wait to share all the amazing games and stories from Vegas. In the meantime, here is a quick update. Emperor’s Children proved that they are undoubtably the most perfect Legion
Let’s take a step back and identify the strongest Chaos units in the current competitive game.
Thanking the Dark Gods for Their Gifts: The Top 10 Strongest Chaos Units Read More »
Lords of War have generally fallen out of favor in 9th Edition, but some Lords of War can still dominate on the tabletop
The Biggest and Baddest: 9th Edition’s Best Lords of War Read More »
It has been 6 months since Daemons podiumed a GT, in an edition that is less than a year old. How did we get here?
Today, we have some fun content for you that’s a little bit different than what we normally do at Warphammer.
Interview about Daemons and Grey Knights with Stefan from One Last Blade Read More »
If there is so much information out there about playing 40K, why are so many people having bad games of 40K?
After a week of rumours that new 40K FAQs were going to drop soon, Games Workshop finally delivered. Basically every rules source in the game, from the core rulebook to the still active 8th Edition supplements, received updates in today’s FAQs. We’re going to go through every FAQ document today and tell you what Chaos
After the overwhelming response to the WarpHammer article about how to beat Space Marines, we decided to expand that into a series about how to win every single matchup in the game. This series will have three articles: Beating the Imperium factions, beating Xenos factions, and beating Chaos factions. Up first (but definitely last in
Waging the Long War: Tips for Winning Every Imperium Matchup Read More »
Warhammer Community recently previewed Death Guard’s upcoming bonuses for remaining mono-faction, called Contagions. The Contagion they revealed is called Nurgle’s Gift, and is an increasing aura of -1 Toughness for opposing units near Death Guard units. Caveat after some feedback: Since we don’t have access to the full codex yet, let’s assume that summoned units
Blessed Contagions: Exciting Synergies in the New Death Guard Rules Read More »
I’m going to start this article with a counter-intuitive point: Khorne Daemons are a finesse army. This fact may anger Skarbrand, but it’s true. There are armies in the game that can deploy without much worry, take a beating, and deliver a strong counter-punch. Khorne is not one of those armies. You will have to
Blood, Skulls, and Victory Points: How to Win with Khorne Daemons Read More »
Small datasheet changes lead to big repercussions in the world of Chaos. I’ll start with reviewing the individual units and then talking about all of the impacts they have on the armies of Chaos Space Marines, Death Guard, and Thousand Sons. Let’s jump right into it. New Special Rule: Martial Legacy. Essentially the new way
Review of the 9th Edition Forgeworld CSM/DG/Tsons Updates Read More »
It’s finally here! Five months into 9th Edition, Forgeworld delivered on their promise of updated datasheets for 9th Edition. While Daemons were never a faction that relied heavily on FW units for either competitive or casual play, they had some special Characters and Lords of War that desperately needed new points costs and datasheets. In
Review of the 9th Edition Forgeworld Daemons Updates Read More »
Quick. Beautiful. Lithe. Alluring. Deadly. Slaanesh Daemons are back, and here to stay in 9th Edition. Slaanesh is, broadly speaking, an anti-melee melee army. That didn’t really work in 8th Edition, which revolved competitively about bringing brutal shooting and consistently holding a limited number of objectives. Now that opponents have to come contest objectives to
Beautiful Violence: How to Win (Excessively) with Slaanesh Read More »
I want to give a big thank you to everyone who has visited WarpHammer so far. I’ve been blown away by how many people have shown interest, and all of the encouraging messages you have been sending. WarpHammer is a passion project, and I told myself that I’d write articles about competitive Daemons even if
A Thank You to the Readers, and the Future of WarpHammer Read More »
