40K: The Winners in Detail
Today lets examine the top 10 placings in the massive 7 round 2000pt Warhammer 40000 tournament at WarGamescon and see what it can tell us about the meta-game.
1 Ben Mohlie 352pts BEST OVERALL (CHAMPIONSHIP)
Space Marines: Vulkan, Libby, Assault Termys, Dual Dreads, 3 Mech Tacs, 3 Attack bikes, 2 Speeders, Redeemer
2 Paul Murphy 336pts SECOND BEST OVERALL (CHAMPIONSHIP)
IG Heavy Mech-Veterans w/ Mystics, Psyker Battle Squad, Vendetta, Russ, Manticore, 3xHydras
3 Jon Willingham 324pts BEST GENERAL (CHAMPIONSHIP)
Space Wolves: 2xRunePriests, Wolfguard, 5xGreyhunter Packs in Pods, WG Termys, Max Long Fangs
4 Casey Christopher 320pts SECOND BEST GENERAL (CHAMPIONSHIP)
Tyranids: Tyrant & Guard, 5 HiveGuard, 3 Zoans, 2x Tervigons, Termigaunts, Ravenors, Trygon
5 Russell Adams 318pts
Orks: Ghaz, BigMek, Meganobz, Tankbustas, 5xTruckboyz Mobs, 3x Battlewagons
6 Adam Tricola 313pts BEST SPORTSMAN
Space Wolves: 2xLords, Runepriest, Thunder Wolves Cav, 3xMech Grey Hunters, Max Long Fangs
7 Chris Carlile 312pts
Tyranids: Swarmlord & Guard, Tyrant, Ymgarls, 3x HiveGuard, 2x Zoans, Stealers & Broodlord, Tervigon, Warriors, Trygon
8 Tanner Sayne 310pts
Orks: 9 Kans, Deff Dreads, Max Lootas, 9 Buggies
9 Michael Strange 303pts BEST APPEARANCE
Tyranids: Swarmlord & Guard, Tyrant, Podding Zoans & Doom, Venomthrope, Horma Hordes, Dual Carnys
10 John Brock 296pts
IG: Mech-Veterans, Psyker Battle Squad, 3xVendettas, 2xRusses, Manticore
I for one think that is a very interesting spread in there with a lot more Nids finishing in the top spaces. We’ll be going over the top armies in detail in the days ahead. I’ll leave it up to you tea leaf readers to decipher what themes are proving to be successful in the current meta. Have at it armchair generals.
