Warhammer 40k RTT Recap – February 21st

On Saturday, February 21st, TBZ hosted it’s largest Warhammer tournament to date! 22 players showed to battle on the fields of the 41st Millennium. Below are the breakdown charts – but we had a decently even spread across the factions! Notably there were no Drukhari, Leagues of Votann, Aeldari, Dark Angels, Adeptus Mechanicus, or Genestealer Cults present.

The Top Three

We’ll go over the lists for the players who came top three – all representing different armies and even alliances!

Third Place: Greg Lamey – Blood Angels

Liberating while assaulting as a group (2000 Points)

Liberator Assault Group

CHARACTERS

Astorath (95 Points)
Chaplain with Jump Pack (100 Points) – Enhancements:Speed of the Primarch
Commander Dante (120 Points)
Judiciar (70 Points)
Lieutenant with Combi-weapon (70 Points)

BATTLELINE

Intercessor Squad (80 Points) – 1x Intercessor Sergeant, 4x Intercessor

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Impulsor (80 Points)

OTHER DATASHEETS

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (90 Points) – 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack, 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs
Bladeguard Veteran Squad (170 Points) – 1x Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant, 5x Bladeguard Veteran
Death Company Marines with Jump Packs (120 Points) -5x Death Company Marine with Jump Packs
Death Company Marines with Jump Packs (120 Points) – 5x Death Company Marine with Jump Packs
Sanguinary Guard (125 Points) – 3x Sanguinary Guard
Sanguinary Guard (125 Points) – 3x Sanguinary Guard
Sanguinary Guard (125 Points) – 3x Sanguinary Guard
Scout Squad (70 Points) – 1x Scout Sergeant, 4x Scout
Scout Squad (70 Points) -1x Scout Sergeant, 4x Scout
Vindicator (185 Points)
Vindicator (185 Points)

The Blood Angels secure third place with the Liberator Assault Group backed up by double Vindicators. This rarely seen Space Marine vehicle (up until now!) finds it’s place on the back lines of the battlefield while the Sanguinary Guard, Death Company, and Jump Intercessors rush forward to benefit from the charge bonuses of the detachment. This list defeated two Adeptus Custodes armies and a Death Guard force – taking third through a combined VP total of 254 and opponent win percentage of 44.3.

Second Place: Nick Langol – Thousand Sons

You’re a [SPACE] wizard Harry

Rubricae Phalanx (All is Dust)

CHARACTER

Ahriman (100 pts)
Daemon Prince of Tzeentch (180 pts)
Sorcerer in Terminator Armour (115 pts) – Risen Rubricae (+30 pts)
Sorcerer in Terminator Armour (100 pts) – Lord of the Rubricae (+15 pts)
Sorcerer in Terminator Armour (85 pts)

OTHER DATASHEETS

Chaos Spawn (65 pts) – 2x Chaos Spawn, 2x Hideous Mutations
Scarab Occult Terminators (360 pts) – 1x Scarab Occult Sorcerer, 9x Scarab Occult Terminator
Scarab Occult Terminators (360 pts) – 1x Scarab Occult Sorcerer, 9x Scarab Occult Terminator
Scarab Occult Terminators (360 pts) – 1x Scarab Occult Sorcerer, 9x Scarab Occult Terminator
Sekhetar Robots (80 pts) – 2x Sekhetar Robo
Tzaangor Enlightened with Fatecaster greatbows (55 pts) – 1x Aviarch, 2x Enlightened
Tzaangors (70 pts) – 1x Twistbray, 9x Tzaangor
Tzaangors (70 pts) – 1x Twistbray, 9x Tzaangor

The Thousand Sons turn second place into dust with the Rubricae Phalanx – taking three full-sized Scarab Occult squads each with an attached Sorcerer. These get massive benefits in the Phalanx detachment and their leaders including Lethal Hits from the Sorcerer, +1 to Hit from Lord of the Rubricae and one can Infiltrate from Risen Rubricae. These Terminators make up the very powerful core of the list – providing almost 100 wounds on their own not even counting the rest of the list. This army defeated World Eaters, Adepta Sororitas, and Necrons – taking second through a combined VP total of 296 and an opponent win percentage of 44.3.

First Place: Jerome Nicholson – T’au Empire

TAU – EPC – Triple Double Superfriends (2000 Points)

Experimental Prototype Cadre

CHARACTERS

Commander Farsight (85 Points)
Commander Shadowsun (100 Points)

OTHER DATASHEETS

Broadside Battlesuits (80 Points) – 1x Broadside Shas’vre
Broadside Battlesuits (80 Points) – 1x Broadside Shas’vre
Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (110 Points) – 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre, 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui
Ghostkeel Battlesuit (160 Points)
Ghostkeel Battlesuit (160 Points)
Kroot Carnivores (65 Points) – 1x Long-quill, 9x Kroot Carnivore
Pathfinder Team (90 Points) – 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui, 9x Pathfinder
Pathfinder Team (90 Points) – 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui, 9x Pathfinder
Piranhas (60 Points)
Piranhas (60 Points)
Riptide Battlesuit (200 Points)
Riptide Battlesuit (200 Points)
Riptide Battlesuit (200 Points)
Sky Ray Gunship (150 Points)
Stealth Battlesuits (110 Points) – 1x Stealth Shas’vre, 4x Stealth Shas’ui

The Triptide returns to evenly distribute first place among all the followers of the Greater Good! Using the Experimental Prototype Cadre to extend the range of all weapons along with the buffing strategems, this list annihilated all others across the field. Pathfinders and Kroot screen while Piranhas and Ghostkeels harrass – creating an amazing balanced list. The T’au took first place with a combined VP total of 275 and opponent win percentage of 55.6.