Sunday 29 September 2024

LGT Game 1- World Eaters vs Leagues of Votaan

I recently attend the London Grand Tournament for 40k with my World Eaters. My first game was against Si and his Leagues of Votaan. 


The first mission was Terraform, with sweeping engagement deployment and swift deployment. 


My army consisted of:
Angron
Lord Invocatus
Master of Executions- Berserker Glaive
Chaos Lord on Juggernaught- Favoured of Khorne
10 Berzerkers- 3 Plasma Pistols, Icon
Rhino
10 Jakhals
10 Jakhals
2 Chaos Spawn
6 Exalted Eightbound
3 Exalted Eightbound
3 Eightbound
Forgefiend- 2 Hades Autocannons, Ectoplasma Cannon

This is a tournament list I have been playing about with for a little while. It has been performing pretty well for me, so would be interested to see how it fared at a larger event. 

Si's army consisted of:
Brokhyr Iron-master
Einhyr Champion
Kahl
10 Hearthkin warriors
3 Sagitaurs
6 Thunderkyn- Graviton
5 Beserks
10 Hearthguard
5 Hearthguard
Hekaton Land Fortress- Conversion Beamer
3 units of 3 Pioneers
10 Yaegirs

The Votaan had a lot of strong firepower, as well as the infiltrators and scouting Pioneers that would mess up my inital scout moves. 

Wednesday 25 September 2024

Winchester GT Overview- Day 2

The second day of the Winchester GT would see me play two more games with my World Eaters. The fourth game was against Michael and his Chaos Knights. 


Game 4
This mission was Supply Drop on Crucible of Battle with smoke and mirrors. Michael's army consisted of a Knight Desecrator, 5 Brigands and 6 Karnivores. 

I had played Chaos Knights a few times recently and had been able to beat them, so felt ok about this. However, Supply Drop is a tough mission for a combat army and a lot of the middle objectives were in the open against the firepower of a Knight army. 

I deployed much of my army hidden in the ruins on the bottom of my deployment zone. Michael set up much of his army far back in his deployment zone, safe from most first turn charges. I used smoke and mirrors to put a unit of Jakhals in reserve, along with the 3-man Exalted. In this game, I used the Forgefiend to hold my home objective. It's firepower would not be of great use against the Knights, and the Jakhals would be more useful for move blocking and sacrificing for objectives. 

This would come down to who committed first, as his big Knight could kill Angron and Angron could kill the big Knight. 

Tuesday 17 September 2024

Winchester GT Overview- Day 1

I recently attended a two-day GT in Winchester. I took my World Eaters, who have been on a good roll recently at local RTTs, and wanted to see how they would fare at a larger event. 


My list consisted of:
Angron
Lord Invocatus
Master of Executions- Berserker Glaive
Chaos Lord on Juggernaught- Favoured of Khorne
10 Berzerkers- 3 Plasma Pistols, Icon
Rhino
10 Jakhals
10 Jakhals
2 Chaos Spawn
6 Exalted Eightbound
3 Exalted Eightbound
3 Eightbound
Forgefiend- 2 Hades Autocannons, Ectoplasma Cannon

This is a list I have been trying out recently with the Forgefiend. I like the volume of autocannon shots, as they are great for clearing screens or marine bodies that I would need to trade a unit with in combat. The plasma cannon is also great for chipping away at vehicles or tougher bodies. 
The Lord on Juggernaught is there for the blessing re-roll, as well as being a trade piece for actions or clearing units off of objectives. 

Monday 9 September 2024

Terrain Showcase- Tau WTC ruins

 This week, I have some new Tau ruins that I painted up for the gaming club. These were from Corvus Games Terrain and printed by one of the club members. 

I decided to paint these up in a classic Tau scheme to go with a sand gaming mat. They were undercoated with yellow ochre, then a brown wash was applied. Drybrushing with yellow ochre, then a light drybrush with a tan colour finished the main body of the ruins. I then added some grey for the shutters and brown for some of the details. 

These ruins will be used with a WTC layout, giving plenty of cover with the ruins. 


Monday 2 September 2024

Terrain Showcase- Chemzone terrain

Today, I have a board that I completed for the gamemat Chemzone mat that I purchased recently for the club. This scheme was based on a previous commission that I had done. I liked the way it turned out, so decided to do one for the club. 

I used card to do the tiles for the flooring on the ruins. along with some mesh to match that on the gaming mat. 

Monday 19 August 2024

Battle Report- World Eaters vs Daemons

This week's game sees my World Eaters take on Laurence's Chaos Daemons in a UKTC tournament mission. 

Laurence has been a regular attendee at the tournaments we run at Didcot Wargames Club, and he wanted to test his Daemons against the World Eaters for an upcoming tournament. We were playing the Burden of Trust mission with Search and Destroy deployment. 

My list consisted of:
Angron
Lord Invocatus
Master of Execution- Berzerker Glaive
Juggernaught Lord- Favoured of Khorne
10 Berzerkers
10 Jakhals
10 Jakhals
Rhino
6 Exalted Eightbound
3 Exalted Eightbound
3 Eightbound
Chaos Spawn
Forgefiend

I took a modified list for something I have been trying out. I wanted to try the Forgefiend to add some firepower for clearing screening units or destroying vehicles. I also took the Juggernaught Lord for an extra unit for doing actions or for trading. 

Wednesday 17 July 2024

Mystic Games RTT: Game 3- World Eaters vs Chaos Knights

Game 3 of the recent Mystic Games RTT would see my World Eaters take on Dan's Chaos Knights. The mission was Scorched Earth, with Crucible of Battle deployment and an extra objective.  


My army consisted of:
Angron
Lord Invocatus
Master of Execution (Berserker Glaive)
Kharn
10 Berzerkers
5 Berzerkers
Rhino
Rhino
10 Jackals
10 Jackals
2 Spawn
3 Eightbound
6 Exalted Eightbound
3 Exalted Eightbound

George's army consisted of:
Knight Lancer- Aura of Terror
Poxbringer
Rotigus
4 War Dog Brigands
2 War Dog Huntsman
2 War Dog Karnivores
3 Nurglings

Thursday 11 July 2024

Mystic Games RTT: Game 2- World Eaters vs Chaos Knights

Game 2 of the recent Mystic Games RTT would see my World Eaters take on George's Chaos Knights. The mission was Purge the Foe, with Crucible of Battle deployment. 

My army consisted of:
Angron
Lord Invocatus
Master of Execution (Berserker Glaive)
Kharn
10 Berzerkers
5 Berzerkers
Rhino
Rhino
10 Jackals
10 Jackals
2 Spawn
3 Eightbound
6 Exalted Eightbound
3 Exalted Eightbound

George's army consisted of:
War Dog Stalker- Aura of Terror
Poxbringer
Rotigus
4 War Dog Brigands
5 War Dog Karnivores
3 Nurglings
10 Plaguebearers

Monday 8 July 2024

Mystic Games RTT: Game 1- World Eaters vs Orks

I recently attended a 34-player RTT, held by Mystic Games in Witney. Game 1 saw my World Eaters take on Scott's Dread Mob Orks. The mission was Take and Hold, with Hammer and Anvil deployment and hidden supplies (extra objective). 

This tournament took place after the recent balance update, so those rules were in effect. However, the event was still using the Leviathan missions, as it was held very close to the release of the new missions cards and they couldn't guarantee that everyone could get a set in time.  

My army consisted of:
Angron
Lord Invocatus
Master of Execution (Berserker Glaive)
Kharn
10 Berzerkers
5 Berzerkers
Rhino
Rhino
10 Jackals
10 Jackals
2 Spawn
3 Eightbound
6 Exalted Eightbound
3 Exalted Eightbound

I had made a couple of changes since the last tournament list thanks to the points drops in the recent dataslate. I was able to drop a unit of Eightbound, which gave me enough points to take Kharn and a second Rhino for the 5-man squad. 

I like the Berzerkers, but the 5-man didn't really do a lot in my previous games. They don't have the damage output on their own, but are good for holding objectives. Adding Kharn would seriously boost their damage output, and the extra Rhino would be good for keeping them safe and getting them around the battlefield. 

Thursday 4 July 2024

Winchester Tournament: Game 3- World Eaters vs Grey Knights

Game 3 of the recent Winchester Tournament saw my World Eaters take on Dan's Grey Knights in Take and Hold with Search and Destroy deployment (with Hidden Supplies extra objective). 

My army consisted of:
Angron
Lord Invocatus
Master of Execution (Berserker Glaive)
10 Berzerkers
5 Berzerkers
Rhino
10 Jackals
10 Jackals
2 Spawn
3 Eightbound
3 Eightbound
6 Exalted Eightbound
3 Exalted Eightbound