The Warhammer 40,000 GT is over and the winners have been announced. The list contains some of the most popular competitive players in all three categories: Hobby, Invitational and Team. As a bonus for your reading pleasure, we’ve included an interview with one winner from each category so that you can get to know them better!
With 58 players, the Westminster Hobbytown Warhammer 40k GT was a major tournament in Colorado. The Balance Dataslate was not in force, which made Knights’ second-place finish all the more astounding. Even if it was, it would not have made the top ten since it did not depend on defective spam or aircraft in any way.
Marshall Peterson – Orks – Westminster Hobbytown 1st Place
dron111’s ork
Marshall Peterson, the champion, is to be congratulated. This army combines Deathskulls patrol’s Objective Secured with a Goffs Battalion’s melee striking capability. The Kill Rigs’ Psychic potential improves on the final point as well. In this list, there are enough of mortal wounds to go around. The Trukk Boyz and the Storm Boyz are only two examples of action-oriented troops in this army. Da Jump can, of course, throw units around the board to perform actions or to become caught in. A fantastic list for other Ork players to follow, and one that will continue to function in the future due to the Balance Slate changes.
++ Goffs Battalion Detachment 0CP (Orks) [81 PL, 1,495pts, 12CP] ++ Goffs Battalion Detachment 0CP (Orks) [81 PL, 1,495pts, 12CP] ++ Goffs Battalion Detach
+ HQ +
Squigosaur 4’s Beastboss is brutal, but Kunnin, Headwoppa’s Killchoppa, Warlord
Weirdboy is number three, followed by Da Jump and Fists of Gork.
+ Forces +
x10 Beast Snagga Boyz
x10 Beast Snagga Boyz
x10 Beast Snagga Boyz
+ Aristocracy +
10 Kommandos, 9 Choppas, and 1 Power Klaw
10 Kommandos, 9 Choppas, and 1 Power Klaw
+ Quick Attack +
Three Squighog Boyz with a Bomb Squig
Three Squighog Boyz with a Bomb Squig
+ Strong Backing +
Roar of Mork, 2. Frazzle, Kill Rig
2. Frazzle, 6. Squiggly Curse, Kill Rig
Roar of Mork, Roar of Mork, Roar of Mork, Roar of Mork, Roar of Mork, Roar of Mork, Roar of Mork, Roar of
++ Deathskulls Patrol Detachment -2CP (Orks) [29 PL, 505pts, -6CP] ++ Deathskulls Patrol Detachment -2CP (Orks)
+ HQ +
Opportunist, Kustom Mega-Blasta, Big Mek in Mega Armour with Da Krushin’ Armour, Big Mek in Mega Armour with Da Krushin’ Armour, Big Mek in Mega Armour with Da Krushin’ Armour, Big Mek in Mega Armour with Da Kru Big Boss, Big Boss, Big Boss, Big Boss, Big Boss, Extra Gubbinz, Tellyport Blasta, Tellyport Blasta, Tellyport Blasta, Tellyport Blasta, Tellyport Blasta, Tell
‘Ard as Nails,’ Warboss in Mega Armour with 3. Big Boss Stratagem, Extra Gubbinz Stratagem, Super Cybork Body Stratagem
+ Forces +
Trukk Boyz x10 as Boyz x10
+ Aristocracy +
Kustom Mega-Slugga, Mek with Choppa
+ Quick Attack +
x5 Stormboyz
x5 Stormboyz
+ Private Transportation +
Trukk
++ Total: [110 points, 6 points, 2,000 points] ++
Second Place: Sensei Swag – Imperial Knights, Westminster Hobbytown
Brushray’s Imperial Knight
Thank goodness for armies with a low model count. When it came to holding Objectives, this list had pre-buffed Knights, therefore all of the troops here counted as a single model. The Freeblade Armiger, on the other hand, had Objective Secured as one of its models. Clearly, this list will improve in the near future, since a freeblade is not required for Armigers to have Objective Secured moving forward. While this army struggles to play the Objectives Game, it’s not a big deal since Knights can sweep troops off the board. As a result, the Castellan uses the Relic Plasma and Cold Eradication to remove buggy spam and get more rounds out of its random weaponry.
This army has access to the House Raven Supplement as a House Raven Detachment. The Stratagems are still available, even if the relics and warlord attributes from that supplement were not employed in this list. For example, to dull the turn 1 Alpha attack into the Knights, toss out a 4++ invulnerable to 3 of the Knights.
Congratulations on coming in second place with Knights.
+ Imperial Knights – House Raven Super-Heavy Detachment 0CP (Imperium)++
+ ruses + ruses + ruses + ruse
Exalted Court [-1CP]: 1 Extra Warlord Trait for the Exalted Court.
Heirlooms of the Household [-1CP]: 1 Extra Heirloom Heirlooms of the Household
+ The Lord of War
Exiled in shame, Obsessed with Vengeance, Armiger Warglaive Freeblade with Meltagun & Sworn to a Quest
Meltaguns x2 Armiger Warglaives
Cawl’s Wrath, Warlord, Warlord Trait Cold Eradication, Knight Castellan w/ Misiles & 1 Siegebreaker cannon, Cawl’s Wrath, Warlord, Warlord Trait Cold Eradication
Knight of Questoris Magaera Bulwark Ion
Questoris Knight Magaera in Sainted Ion Armour
[101 PL, -2CP, 2,000pts] ++ Total: [101 PL, -2CP, 2,000pts] ++
Travis Armstrong – Grey Knights – Westminster Hobbytown 3rd place
Guidewom’s Grey Knights
Congratulations to Travis Armstrong, who finished third in the Westminster Hobbytown Warhammer 40k GT. While he had the Dreadspam in his army, he approached it in a unique way. The first distinction is that all of the basic Dreadknights are in a Prescient Brotherhood Outrider. Travis also managed to cram in a Librarian, who was responsible for a slew of lethal wounds. Clearly, the list works since he only lost his last game against the event’s champion.
Detachment of Foresightful Brethren
+ HQ [18 PL, -1CP, 345pts] + HQ [18 PL, -1CP, 345pts] +
A Noble Death, Divination, Axe & Servo Harness, Shield of Humanity [-1CP] Brotherhood Techmarine 5: Warp Shaping, A Noble Death, Divination, Axe & Servo Harness, Shield of Humanity [-1CP]
Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight 1: Gate of Infinity, 2: Empyric Amplification, Brotherhood Psyker Power, Teleporter, Foretelling of Locus, Gatling Psilencer, Heavy Psycannon, Nemesis Greatsword Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight 1: Gate of Infinity, 2: Empyric Amplification, Brotherhood Psyker Power, Teleporter, Foretelling of Locus
Plus Quick Attack (14 PL, 240 points) +
10 Interceptor Squads with Halberds
+ Heavy Support (480pts, 27 PL) +
Dreadknight Nemesis with Gatling Psilencer and Heavy Psycannon
Dreadknight Nemesis with Gatling Psilencer and Heavy Psycannon
Dreadknight Nemesis with Gatling Psilencer and Heavy Psycannon
++ Rapiers Patrol Detachment 0CP (Imperium – Grey Knights) [51 PL, 10CP, 935pts] ++ Rapiers Patrol Detachment 0CP (Imperium – Grey Knights) [51 PL, 10CP, 935pts]
+ HQ [17 PL, -1CP, 345pts] + HQ [17 PL, -1CP, 345pts] +
4: Purifying Flame, 4: Vortex of Doom, 4: Brotherhood Librarian [6 PL, 110pts]: 6: Psychic Epitome, Frag & Krak grenades, Fury of Deimos, Warlord with Halberd & Storm Bolter, Warlord with Halberd & Storm Bolter
Grand Master, Teleporter, Gatling Psilencer, Heavy Psycannon, Nemesis Greatsword, Servant of the Throne, Shield of Humanity – Unyielding Anvil, Sigil of Exigence in Nemesis Dreadknight 2: Empyric Amplification, 3: Sanctuary, Teleporter, Gatling Psilencer, Heavy Psycannon, Nemesis Greatsword, Servant of the Thr
+ Troops (110pts, 6PL) +
Swords x5 Strike Squad
Plus Fast Attack (480pts, 28 PL) +
x10 Interceptor Squad with Swords
10 Interceptor Squads with Halberds
Do any of these winning lists come in handy for you?
If you have one, how did it perform at the Westminster Hobbytown Warhammer 40k GT? Do you have any suggestions for improvements? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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