Partying Like It’s 7th Edition: Podiuming a GT with a Heldrake in 2025
Ask not what the Heldrake can do for you. Ask what you can do for the Heldrake!
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Daemon Engines Upon Ye: A Soulforged Warpack GT Report
I am, for better or worse, now completely Teams-pilled when it comes to comp 40K. Singles events can be fun, but Teams events are what it is all about. So with an amazing 8-person Teams event last month (Challenger’s Cup, where we got 3rd place!) and another 8-person Teams event this month, it left my
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It’s Daemonic Incursioning Time: My Experience at the 2025 NOVA Open with Daemons
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
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Playing Game Theory Optimal 40K: A New Way of Thinking About Warhammer
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
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Rocky Mountain Daemons: My Run with Shadow Legion at the Rocky Mountain Open
As a poker player, I have a lot of experience bluffing. A good bluff has multiple parts. It has to be timed well. It has to tell a consistent story. It has to be believable. You know what was a really unsuccessful bluff I tried recently? Telling people I was unsure what army I was
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A 3-0 Iconoclast Fiefdom Tournament Report, Featuring a Very, Very Big Knight
Astute Warphammer fans might remember that early in 10th, I planned to play a lot of Chaos Knights in 10th Edition. I bought a full army from a friend, and we were ready to go all-in on the spikiest army of all. Our friend BoopNoodle in the Warphammer discord community (available here) reminded me about
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Diving Deep Into the Changes for Every Chaos God and Unit, And Where Daemon Players Go From Here
In this article, we’re going to break down literally every single change Daemons received in this Dataslate, MFM, and Index update. There’s a lot going on. You’ve come to the right place to understand it all. We’re going to get very detailed. We’re going to get excited about many things. And we are going to
Excellence in Pestilence: The Guide to Winning with the Plague Legion
There is a cool storyline in the book Lords Of Silence about a Guardsmen being captured by a Death Guard warband. At first, he resists their maladies, and his heart is full of vigor for the Emperor and hatred for the traitors. Honestly, good for him. And then, over time, a funny thing happens. As
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For the Changer of Ways: Thousand Sons LVO 5-1 Tournament Report
Note: Today at Warphammer, we have something special and fun for everyone! This tournament report is guest written by Nick Hodson. Nick is a Thousand Sons player who just did really well at LVO, and brought both the expert knowledge of his faction and a focus on playing fun games that I love sharing here at Warphammer.
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Steadfast Determination: The Complete Guide to Playing Fellhammer Siege Host
I recently took Fellhammer to an RTT as a joke. I figured it would be funny to see what happened if I took my least favorite detachment in the game to a tournament. I went 2-1, but that was an average finish at a small tournament that had little to do with Fellhammer being good
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Brutal Attrition: A Fellhammer Shi…. Siege Host Tournament Report
Let’s be honest: Fellhammer and I have had a rocky relationship. It was a love/hate relationship without any love. I hated the detachment on my first read. I hated it when I played my 1 test game with it. I hated it when I did my first writeup of each detachment at Warphammer. I hated
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Corrupting Realspace: My Champion’s Cup Run with Daemons
This weekend, I got to got to combine two of my favorite things in Warhammer: Playing games with my Daemons, and playing alongside friends. It’s hard to ask for a better weekend of rolling dice than playing at the Champion’s Cup. Before we go into details, I want to give a big shoutout to everyone
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Be’lakor and the Boys: Making a Run at a Major with Daemons
I recently got to do one of my favorite things in Warhammer: Playing a bunch of games with Daemons. There is literally no way this can go ever go wrong. Either I get some wins for the Dark Gods, or I get to have fun rolling dice and learn how I want to tweak my
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The Immaterium’s Finest: A CSM Tournament Report Featuring Traitor Guard
I heard what people were saying after I took Grey Knights to my last GT (and went undefeated, but who cares how that army of uptight Daemon haters does). “Mike must be washed up. He can’t win with Chaos armies anymore.” “He has to meta chase to win even a single game.” “Mike probably hasn’t
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Lords of Forbidden Lore: The Complete Guide to Playing Thousand Sons
Thousand Sons are one of the most complicated armies in the game. If you can’t divine the future, then you won’t succeed in the present. Fortunately for you, here at Warphammer we have a special connection to the Dark Gods. I travelled into the Warp to obtain the forbidden knowledge of how to succeed with
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Warpy Warfare: Going Undefeated at a GT with Daemon(hunter)s
We’re going to veer very, very far from usual Warphammer content today. Hear me out. There’s always a slight dilemma when you’re a strong* player with a mid-tier or low-tier faction, like myself with Daemons. * “strong player” does not apply when I’m running on 2 hours of restless sleep after losing eye-watering amounts of
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Fighting The Long Nerf: Where CSM Players Go From Here
I’ve played CSM when they were awful. Not “awful” in the sense of “a below average but powerful faction with many very favored matchups”, like Custodes players use the term. I’m talking awful, awful. I’m going to be honest. When I first saw the CSM changes in the latest dataslate, I started doomspiralling. My first
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Shadow In The Warphammer: The Complete Guide to Playing Endless Swarm Tyranids
Note from Mike P: This guide is guest written by Samuel Pope, a friend of Warphammer and the #1 Tyranid player from last season. He’s taken his beloved bugs into a hostile meta and done extraordinarily well, winning GT’s and achieving top finishes at some of the largest events in the world. He combines top
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My LVO 2024 Experience with… Not One, Not Two, but THREE Land Raiders
Let’s just acknowledge one thing: The timing of this writeup is a little bit weird. LVO was last weekend, and we have a dataslate coming out sometime this week (hopefully, don’t get our hopes up WarCom!). This means this article won’t have as much written about the exact details of the list, as rules and
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Grinding Out Wins with Soul Grinders: Breaking Down My 5-1 Run with Daemons at the Denver Fight Club GT
Daemons have been the forgotten Chaos army as 10th Edition goes on. Thousand Sons, Death Guard, and Chaos Knights have all had impacts on the meta at various points, and Chaos Space Marines are one of the most powerful armies in the entire game right now. But Daemons? They’ve been largely written off as a
The S-Tier Heresy: The Complete Guide to Beating Chaos Space Marines
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.
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The Shadow Descends: The Complete Guide to Playing Chaos Daemons in 10th Edition
The “competitive meta” may be flooded with Eldar, but guess what? For Daemons–particularly Slaanesh Daemons–Eldar souls are a particularly tasty snack. Now is a great time to put your Daemons on the tabletop and fight. Chaos Daemons are one of the dark horses of early 10th edition. They have some of the most impressive mobility
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Friends in Warpy Places: The Complete Guide to Allies for Every Chaos Army
Welcom to the complete guide to allies for every army in 10th Edition! We’re going to provide a recommended selection of units that you can easily copy and paste in if you want something you can easily try out, but more importantly, we’re going to dive into why certain units are recommended and the best
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Unleashing The Dogs Of War: Chaos Knights Tournament Report
Today we head into the most twisted corner of the warp that Warphammer has ever visited: The hateful world of Chaos Knights. Chaos Knights are one of the most thematic and fun armies in the entire game. I have no idea why I waited until 10th Edition to build my personal collection beyond 3 War
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Friends in Warpy Places: The Complete Guide to Adding Daemons to Your Army
The real friends we made in this hobby were the Daemons we met along the way.
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Disciples of Shadow: The Complete Guide to Playing Disciples of Be’lakor
An ancient evil has returned to the tabletop. This time, he’s brought Knights.
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Iron Without, Iron With Wins: The Complete Guide to Playing Iron Warriors
We fight the long war, not through vain notions of duty and honour, but through a far purer purpose…
Hatred.
–Ferrous Ironclaw, Warsmith of the Iron Warriors
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We Have Come For You: The Complete Guide to Playing Night Lords
“I want vengeance against a galaxy that hates us. I want Imperial worlds to cower when we draw near. I want the weeping of this Empire’s souls to reach all the way to Holy Terra, and the sound of suffering to choke the corpse-god on his throne of gold.”
Talos Valcoran, the Soul Hunter
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For The Emperor: The Complete Guide to Playing Alpha Legion
This guide is an article, which may or may not exist, written about a Legion, that may or may not exist. Hydra Dominatus.
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Flawless Execution: The Complete Guide to Playing Emperor’s Children
Polish your armour and tighten your leather. This Nephilim season is about to get LOUD.
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WE ARE RETURNED: First Tournament Report with the New Chaos Space Marine Codex
With those three words we declared the Long War. Words that would, in time, rise from our throats as the battle cry of the Black Legion. Words that encapsulated all that we had been, and all that we had become.
WE ARE RETURNED.
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The Complete Guide to Adding Chaos Knights to Your Army
The 9th Edition Chaos Knights codex allows every army to include a Knight unit in your army… with a catch. After all, would it really be a Chaos army if you weren’t making tradeoffs with the Dark Gods to gain additional power? First, we’re going to dive into the full rules behind this process. Next,
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Wrath of Magnus: Winning a Tournament with Magnus and His Sons
“If you will not alter your path, then only one thing awaits you in the stars….. Misery.”
Come find out how one Thousand Sons player is adapting to the new meta!
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Interview with Chaos Star Georg Bobkov, Fresh Off 2nd Place at a Major with Slaanesh and Nurgle Soup!
Nurgle and Slaanesh combine their forces to bring home victory for Chaos. Come find out how George Bobkov played his crazy list and how he overcame his toughest matchups!
Waging the Long Nachmund War: The Guide to Playing Chaos Competitively in 2022
It’s always a great time to be playing Chaos. Come find out what builds will work best for Chaos players in the new mission packet and meta.
We may be waiting for new books, but that doesn’t mean we can’t effectively wage the Long War in the meantime!
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The Lord of Change: Interview with Wallace O’Donnell, Who Went 5-1 at LVO with a Summoning List!
Wallace took the Las Vegas Open by storm with a really unique list. He also managed to kill 3 Knights in one turn with an 85 point model. Come find out how this herald of Tzeentch got it done!
Kill! Maim! Board Control! Interview with Dylan Matousek, Who Finished 8th at a Major with World Eaters
My beautiful and spikey Chaos friends, I’ve got an extra special treat for you today. I had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Dylan Matousek, an experienced Veteran of the Long War. Dylan recently finished 8th at a Major with pure World Eaters, one of the best finishes by a Chaos Space
In Black and Gold Reborn: Discussing the New Chaos Space Marines Meta with CSM Superstar Russell Tassin!
Mike and Russell break down the bright future for Chaos competitively, and have a lot of fun along the way
Death To The False Emperor: Melee Chaos Lists Are Back With a VENGEANCE
Chaos players have been truly blessed by the Dark Gods in the latest 40K balance update. Let’s break down all the boons we have been granted.
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Chosen of the Pantheon: An Updated Competitive List for EVERY Chaos Space Marine Legion
Night Lords? Alpha Legion? World Eaters?
Today, we’re going to lay the groundwork for playing EVERY Legion competitively.
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The Work of the Dark Gods: Interview with Daemons Star Sebastian Larsson
Denizens of the warp, I have a very special present for you today. I had the pleasure of chatting with Sebastian Larsson, who finished 2nd at a GT with his Chaos Daemons recently. He was eager to share his experiences and tips for playing Daemons competitively. Sebastian is a great player and a lot of
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Delightful Agonies: A Third Place Finish with Emperor’s Children, and Breaking Down a Loss
Some might say I have written an excessive amount about playing Emperor’s Children. True fans of Slaanesh will say there is no such thing as too much of a good thing. Let’s dive right into another Emperor’s Children tournament report!
Louder, LOUDER: Claiming a Tournament for Slaanesh
The Emperor’s Children, led by Lucius The Eternal, march again. Come learn more about how they won an RTT, and tips for improving your own Chaos play!
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Mastering the Dark Master: The Guide to Winning with Disciples of Be’lakor
An ancient evil has returned, and he’s bigger than ever. Let’s discuss how to best use Belakor’s new Army of Renown on the tabletop.
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Such Sweet Cacophony: Winning a Tournament with Emperor’s Children
I recently took Emperor’s Children to a tournament win, and had a great time along the way. Come learn more about how the dark forces of Slaanesh got it done!
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Interview with Rising Chaos Star John Bianco!
We chat about winning with Emperor’s Children, Fabius Bile, and bringing Death to the False Emperor.
Purging the Vermin: 3-0 Tournament Report with Necrons
I recently took Necrons to a win in my first tournament of this ITC season. Come learn more about how this proud and noble Xenos race got it done!
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Excellence in Pestilence: The Guide to Winning with Nurgle Daemons
“In the embrace of great Nurgle, I am no longer afraid, for with His pestilential favour I have become that which I once feared: Death”
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The Ultimate Betrayal: Tips for Beating Every Chaos Army
There is a brilliant scene in the Horus Heresy novel Know No Fear, where a Word Bearer tells an Ultramarine about the nature of betrayal: “There is power in treachery. If an ally suddenly turns on an ally, that’s one level, but if a trusted friend turned on a friend, that was the purest kind
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Let The Galaxy Burn: Tips for Winning Every Xenos Matchup
Continuing our series on how to win every matchup in the game, this week we will focus on the Xenos races. Despite the well-deserved reputation that Xenos armies don’t get enough attention from GW, there are some very strong Xenos builds out there that you need to be prepared to face. The overarching principle behind
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Waging the Long War: Tips for Winning Every Imperium Matchup
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
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Blessed Contagions: Exciting Synergies in the New Death Guard Rules
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
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Changing the Game: The Guide to Winning with Tzeentch Daemons
There are some units that are powerful in obvious ways. Eradicators are a great example of this. You can place them down on the table, and due to their base stats and points, they just do their job very well. Plasma Inceptors are another great example of this. Custodian Guard with Shields are another great
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No Invuln, No Cry: Beating the Nightbringer
This post is going to be a lot shorter than usual, but I wanted to quickly talk about something that has caused a lot of worry for many Daemons players: the Necron’s new Nightbringer. For those that haven’t faced him yet, the new Nightbringer has the following main combat profile: 6 Attacks, WS 2+, S14,
Blood, Skulls, and Victory Points: How to Win with Khorne Daemons
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
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The QCC V8: Plague Marines, the Makings of a 9th Edition Deathstar
Does the following unit sound like a death star? Unshootable Unchargeable Powerful shooting Powerful assault Objective secured The Quick Chaos Cut Volume 8: Plague Marines, the Makings of a 9th Edition Deathstar Side Note: The Quick Chaos Cut is now on Spotify! See the link here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Un6YMcJVKEalMJL823G8b What makes Plague Marines potentially a deathstar? Melee
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Beautiful Violence: How to Win (Excessively) with Slaanesh
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
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Primary Focus
The Primary focus of today’s episode is well… Primary. This is a sister episode to Volume 6, where I talked about denying points – specifically primary points. In the Quick Chaos Cut Volume 7, I talk about about scoring primary points and the three main elements to consider when evaluating how good units are at
The OTHER Half…
The OTHER Half of WarpHammer… Hello everyone! I am Aidan Barkley, long time Chaos afficionado and competitive 40k player. After a decade of consistent & competitive 40k play, I’ve decided I want to create and give back to other Chaos cultists like myself. I’m here as an analyst. I plan on giving you some Chaos
Beating The Bogeyman: Winning Against Marines
“How do I beat Space Marines?” is one of the most common questions among 40K players these days. To understand how to beat Space Marines, you have to accept two things: They will shoot more efficiently than you. They will fight more efficiently than you (probably). Where most people go wrong is they look at
Just As Planned: Winning with Secondaries in 9th Edition
Daemons weren’t great as a standalone army in 8th Edition–actually, scratch that. Daemons were downright terrible as a standalone army for most of 8th Edition. When 9th Edition rolled around, things started changing quickly for Daemons and their players. Daemons are no longer penalized for things they don’t do well (getting guaranteed kills every turn,
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Medium Guns Sometimes Tire: Evaluating The Shooting Options in the Daemons Codex
Let’s face it, Daemons are not known for their shooting. Matching the fluff, they are an army whose primary strengths are board control, melee damage, and psychic control. That doesn’t mean the Daemons codex is entirely bereft of shooting options, and a surprising amount of them are actually worth considering competitively. Before we dive into
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Excellent Exaltations: A Deep Dive Into Optimizing Your Exalted Greater Daemons
One of the most powerful abilities Daemons have in 9th Edition 40K is the ability to give their greater daemons (Bloodthirster, Keepers of Secrets, Great Unclean Ones, and Lords of Change) Exalted rewards. In the Engine War supplement, each of the four variants of greater daemons gained access to a table of 6 “Exalted rewards”,
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