Brothers in Arms was our first Warhammer 40,000 team event at Tabletop Republic that took place on Saturday 7th May 2022.
EVENT INFO
This event used the War Zone: Nachmund rules and missions, with custom terrain maps. Each team was comprised of 3 players, with each faction only allowed once (except Adeptus Astartes, which could be chosen twice with different subfactions).
We used ETC-Style Team Event rules on BCP, in which a team with the highest Battle Points in a round wins, irregardless of wins.
RESULTS
Here are the team positions from the event:
and here is each player's individual scoring:
(An error with the system meant Jack Davis-Fletcher and Hristo Nikolov appeared twice in Round 1 - this does not affect the results in any way, just ignore the first 0pt score!)
Rankings were based on the following: wins, total points scored, strength of schedule
ROUNDS
Here's each round's scoring:
[PLOD] Tristain W 29 - 100 Nicholas W [JETH]
[PLOD] Chris M 44 - 94 Abner Y [JETH]
[PLOD] Nicholas T 49 - 88 Dan H [JETH]
[TR] Scott H 75 - 42 Darren G [MTB]
[TR] Leo P 51 - 48 Daniel B [MTB]
[TR] Dan S 58 - 67 Ali SS [MTB]
[WOOL] Jack P 71 - 72 Jack DF [SAW]
[WOOL] Jak L 19 - 100 Matt W [SAW]
[WOOL] Bradley M 57 - 59 Max G [SAW]
[IYAN] Marc M 28 - 48 Rafael H [SBC]
[IYAN] Sid S 55 - 70 Hristo N [SBC]
[IYAN] Lawrence H 68 - 94 James B [SBC]
[JETH] Nicholas W 87 - 52 Jack DF [SAW]
[JETH] Dan H 95 - 38 Max G [SAW]
[JETH] Abner Y 20 - 94 Matt W [SAW]
[SBC] James B 49 - 97 Scott H [TR]
[SBC] Rafael H 72 - 57 Dan S [TR]
[SBC] Hristo N 95 - 36 Leo P [TR]
[MTB] Darren G 94 - 34 Lawrence H [IYAN]
[MTB] Ali SS 23 - 97 Marc M [IYAN]
[MTB] Daniel B 50 - 94 Sid S [IYAN]
[WOOL] Jack P 74 - 64 Chris M [PLOD]
[WOOL] Bradley M 47 - 60 Tristain W [PLOD]
[WOOL] Jack L 42 - 96 Nicholas T [PLOD]
[JETH] Dan H 63 - 70 Hristo N [SBC]
[JETH] Abner Y 67 - 91 Rafael H [SBC]
[JETH] Nicholas W 94 - 62 James B [SBC]
[SAW] Max G 93 - 43 Lawrence H [IYAN]
[SAW] Matt W 77 - 87 Sid S [IYAN]
[SAW] Jack DF 77 - 91 Marc M [IYAN]
[TR] Dan S 51 - 88 Nicholas T [PLOD]
[TR] Scott H 74 - 78 Tristain W [PLOD]
[TR] Leo P 97 - 79 Chris M [PLOD]
[MTB] Darren G 58 - 24 Bradley M [WOOL]
[MTB] Ali SS 65 - 54 Jak L [WOOL]
[MTB] Daniel B 50 - 41 Jack Pugh [WOOL]
LISTS
All players lists are available on BCP, but I'll highlight the top 3 individual performances and note a brief overview of each other player's list
1st: Nicholas Willingale - Aeldari (Ulthwe)
++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [62 PL, 11CP, 1,120pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)
Craftworld Selection: Ulthwe: Foresight of the Damned
Detachment Command Cost
+ Stratagems +
Stratagem: Seer Council [-1CP]
+ No Force Org Slot +
Seer Council (Unit) [3 PL, 40pts]
. Warlocks: 5. Quicken/Restrain, Seer Council (Warlocks Unit)
. . Warlock: Witchblade
. . Warlock: Witchblade
+ HQ +
Eldrad Ulthran [8 PL, 145pts]: 1. Guide, 2. Doom, 3. Fortune, Seer Council (Farseer), Ulthwe: Fate Reader, Warlord
Farseer [5 PL, 90pts]: 1. Fateful Divergence, 5. Focus Will, Witchblade
. The Weeping Stones
+ Troops +
Rangers [4 PL, 70pts]: Wireweave Net
. 5x Ranger: 5x Ranger Long Rifle, 5x Shuriken Pistol
+ Elites +
Howling Banshees [5 PL, 100pts]
. 4x Howling Banshee: 4x Banshee Blade, 4x Shuriken Pistol
. Howling Banshee Exarch: Mirrorswords, Nerve-shredding Shriek
Howling Banshees [5 PL, 110pts]
. 4x Howling Banshee: 4x Banshee Blade, 4x Shuriken Pistol
. Howling Banshee Exarch: Graceful Avoidance, Mirrorswords
+ Fast Attack +
Shining Spears [11 PL, 160pts]
. 3x Shining Spear: 3x Laser Lance, 3x Twin Shuriken Catapult
. Shining Spear Exarch: Expert Lancers, Laser Lance, Twin Shuriken Catapult
Vypers [3 PL, 40pts]
. Vyper w/ Scatter Laser
+ Heavy Support +
Fire Prism [9 PL, 170pts]: Crystal Targeting Matrix, Twin Shuriken Catapult
Support Weapons [9 PL, 195pts]: 3x Support Weapon w/ D-Cannon
++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Aeldari - Craftworlds) [47 PL, -3CP, 880pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Craftworld Selection: Ulthwe: Foresight of the Damned
Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]
+ Stratagems +
Stratagem: Treasures of the Aeldari [-1CP]
+ HQ +
Farseer Skyrunner [6 PL, 120pts]: 3. Ghostwalk, 4. Executioner, 5. Will of Asuryan, Witchblade
. The Ghosthelm of Alishazier
+ Troops +
Rangers [4 PL, 70pts]: Wireweave Net
. 5x Ranger: 5x Ranger Long Rifle, 5x Shuriken Pistol
+ Elites +
Howling Banshees [5 PL, 105pts]
. 4x Howling Banshee: 4x Banshee Blade, 4x Shuriken Pistol
. Howling Banshee Exarch: Mirrorswords, Piercing Strikes
Wraithlord [8 PL, 165pts]: 2 x Aeldari Flamer, 2x Bright Lance, Ghostglaive
+ Fast Attack +
Vypers [3 PL, 40pts]
. Vyper w/ Scatter Laser
Vypers [3 PL, 40pts]
. Vyper w/ Scatter Laser
+ Heavy Support +
Fire Prism [9 PL, 170pts]: Crystal Targeting Matrix, Twin Shuriken Catapult
Fire Prism [9 PL, 170pts]: Crystal Targeting Matrix, Twin Shuriken Catapult
++ Total: [109 PL, 8CP, 2,000pts] ++
2nd: Hristo Nikolov - Tyranids (Leviathan)
++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Tyranids) [65 PL, 8CP, 1,220pts] ++
Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]
Hive Fleet: Leviathan
+ Stratagems +
Hive Predator [-1CP]: Extra Warlord Trait
Rarefied Enhancements [-1CP]: Extra Bio-artefact
+ No Force Org Slot +
Tyranid Prime [5 PL, 85pts]: Lash Whip and Bonesword, Venom Cannon
Tyrant Guard [8 PL, 120pts]
. 3x Tyrant Guard (Scything): 3x Two Rending Claws, 3x Two Scything Talons
Zoanthropes [7 PL, 150pts]: Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Neuroparasite, Power: Smite, 3x Zoanthrope
+ HQ +
Neurothrope [5 PL, 100pts]: Power: Catalyst, Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Onslaught, Power: Smite
Winged Hive Tyrant [11 PL, 205pts]: Adrenal Glands, Lash Whip and Monstrous Bonesword, Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Onslaught, Power: Psychic Scream, Power: Smite, Relic: The Reaper of Obilterax
+ Troops +
Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 80pts]
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Lash Whip and Bonesword
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
Tyranid Warriors [4 PL, 80pts]
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Lash Whip and Bonesword
. Tyranid Warrior: Deathspitter, Dual Boneswords
. Tyranid Warrior: Dual Boneswords, Venom Cannon
+ Elites +
Deathleaper [5 PL, 95pts]
Venomthropes [5 PL, 105pts]
. 3x Venomthrope: 3x Toxic Lashes
+ Fast Attack +
Parasite of Mortrex [4 PL, 80pts]: Warlord Trait: Alien Cunning
+ Heavy Support +
Carnifexes [7 PL, 125pts]
. Carnifex: Bone Mace, Enhanced Senses, Heavy Venom Cannon, Two Carnifex Scything Talons
++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [43 PL, 780pts] ++
Detachment Command Cost
Hive Fleet: Leviathan
+ HQ +
Hive Tyrant [9 PL, 175pts]: Heavy Venom Cannon, Lash Whip and Monstrous Bonesword, Power: Hive Nexus, Power: Neuroparasite, Power: Paroxysm, Power: Smite, Relic: Shardgullet, Warlord, Warlord Trait: Perfectly Adapted
+ Troops +
Gargoyles [4 PL, 80pts]
. 10x Gargoyle: 10x Fleshborer
+ Elites +
Pyrovores [6 PL, 90pts]
. 3x Pyrovore: 3x Acid Maw, 3x Bludgeoning Fists, 3x Flamespurt
Pyrovores [6 PL, 90pts]
. 3x Pyrovore: 3x Acid Maw, 3x Bludgeoning Fists, 3x Flamespurt
+ Heavy Support +
Exocrine [9 PL, 170pts]
Exocrine [9 PL, 170pts]
++ Total: [108 PL, 8CP, 2,000pts] ++
3rd: Rafael Harbinson - White Scars
++ Battalion Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - White Scars) [98 PL, 2,000pts, 8CP] ++
+ Configuration [12CP] +
**Chapter Selector**: White Scars
Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points) [12CP]
Detachment Command Cost
+ Stratagems [-2CP] +
Strategem: Relics of the Chapter [-2CP]: 2x Number of Extra Relics [-2CP]
+ HQ [18 PL, 355pts, -1CP] +
Kor'sarro Khan [6 PL, 110pts]: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Moonfang
Primaris Chaplain on Bike [7 PL, 150pts]: 3. Exhortation of Rage, 6. Canticle of Hate (Aura), Absolver Bolt pistol, Chapter Command: Master of Sanctity [1 PL, 25pts], Crozius arcanum, Frag & Krak grenades, Litany of Hate, Plume of the Plainsrunner, Twin Bolt rifle, Warlord, Wise Orator
Primaris Librarian [5 PL, 95pts, -1CP]: 3) Ride the Winds, 5) Spirits of Chogoris, Bolt pistol, Force sword, Frag & Krak grenades, Mantle of the Stormseer, Rites of War, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP]
+ Troops [15 PL, 300pts] +
Assault Intercessor Squad [5 PL, 95pts]
. 4x Assault Intercessor [76pts]: 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Frag & Krak grenades, 4x Heavy Bolt Pistol
. Assault Intercessor Sgt [19pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Heavy Bolt Pistol
Incursor Squad [5 PL, 105pts]
. 4x Incursor [84pts]: 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades, 4x Occulus bolt carbine, 4x Paired combat blades
. Incursor Sergeant [21pts]: Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, Occulus bolt carbine, Paired combat blades
Intercessor Squad [5 PL, 100pts]: Auto Bolt Rifle
. 4x Intercessor [80pts]: 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades
. Intercessor Sergeant [20pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades
+ Elites [56 PL, 1,110pts, -1CP] +
Aggressor Squad [12 PL, 225pts]: 4x Aggressor [160pts], Aggressor Sergeant [40pts]
. Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets/Fragstorm Grenade Launcher [25pts]: 2x Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets, Fragstorm Grenade Launcher
Primaris Apothecary [5 PL, 115pts, -1CP]: Absolver Bolt pistol, Chapter Command: Chief Apothecary [1 PL, 35pts], Frag & Krak grenades, Reductor Pistol, Selfless Healer, Stratagem: Hero of the Chapter [-1CP], The Vox Espiritum
Terminator Assault Squad [18 PL, 385pts]: Teleport Homer [5pts]
. Assault Terminator Sergeant [43pts]
. . Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield [10pts]: Storm shield, Thunder hammer [10pts]
. 4x Assault Terminator w/THSS [172pts]: 4x Storm shield, 4x Thunder hammer [40pts]
. 5x Assault Terminator w/x2LC [165pts]: 5x Lightning Claw (Pair)
Vanguard Veteran Squad [14 PL, 260pts]: Jump Pack [2 PL, 30pts]
. Vanguard Veteran [22pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts]
. Vanguard Veteran [22pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts]
. Vanguard Veteran [22pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts]
. Vanguard Veteran [22pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts]
. Vanguard Veteran [22pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts]
. Vanguard Veteran [22pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts]
. Vanguard Veteran [22pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts]
. Vanguard Veteran [27pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [5pts]
. Vanguard Veteran [27pts]: Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts], Storm shield [5pts]
. Vanguard Veteran Sergeant [22pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts]
Vanguard Veteran Squad [7 PL, 125pts]: Jump Pack [1 PL, 15pts]
. Vanguard Veteran [22pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts]
. Vanguard Veteran [22pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts]
. Vanguard Veteran [22pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts]
. Vanguard Veteran [22pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts]
. Vanguard Veteran Sergeant [22pts]: Astartes Chainsword, Frag & Krak grenades, Lightning Claw [3pts]
+ Fast Attack [6 PL, 180pts] +
Attack Bike Squad [2 PL, 60pts]
. Attack Bike [2 PL, 60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Frag & Krak grenades, Multi-melta [10pts], Twin boltgun
Attack Bike Squad [2 PL, 60pts]
. Attack Bike [2 PL, 60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Frag & Krak grenades, Multi-melta [10pts], Twin boltgun
Attack Bike Squad [2 PL, 60pts]
. Attack Bike [2 PL, 60pts]: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Frag & Krak grenades, Multi-melta [10pts], Twin boltgun
+ Dedicated Transport [3 PL, 55pts] +
Land Speeder Storm [3 PL, 55pts]: Cerberus launcher, Heavy bolter
++ Total: [98 PL, 2,000pts, 8CP] ++
4th: Matt Woodhouse (Blood Angels) - 3 units of SanGuard, 2 Death Company Hammer units and a Whirlwind
5th: Dan Hill (Tyranids - Leviathan) - 2 Harpies, lots of Warriors and psykers
6th: Scott Hensford (Blood Angels) - Big units of SanGuard and Death Company, with the classic Bladeguard/Apoth cage
7th: Sid Sidhu (Grey Knights - Swordbearers) - 4 Dreadknights and 3 units of Interceptors
8th: Nicholas Teague (Dark Angels) - Oops! All Terminators
9th: Marc Murphy (Aeldari) - Hail of Doom/Masterful Shots with mixed Shuriken units
10th: Darren Griffiths (Thousand Sons - Cult of Duplicity) - Magnus leading Termies, Rubrics and a Forgefiend
11th: Max Grkinic (Drukhari - Black Heart) - Lots of Wracks, Grotesques, Incubi and Raiders
12th: Leo Pesci (Necrons) - Silent King with 6 Heavy Destroyers and 3 units of Flayed Ones
13th: Tristain Whitehead (CSM - Black Legion) - Abaddon leading 100 Cultists and 30 Terminators
14th: Ali Spencer-Samuel (Salamanders) - Melta-heavy with Bray'arth and flamer Aggressors
15th: James Brown (Black Templars) - Plenty of Jump Packs and shields
16th: Jack Davis-Fletcher (Thousand Sons - Cult of Duplicity) - Ahriman with Rubrics & Termies
17th: Jack Pugh (T'au) - Battlesuit spam, with a Stormsurge and no Hammerheads
18th: Abner Yates (Death Guard) - Marines, Cultists and Terminators with a Volkite Contemptor
19th: Daniel Brooks (Crimson Fists) - Pedro with 2 blobs of Termies, 2 OG Dreads and Callidus
20th: Chris McLellan (Raven Guard)
21st: Dan Shrimpton (Death Guard) - 2 PBCs, 3 units of Deathshroud and assorted Characters
22nd: Lawrence Hide (Ultramarines) - Pairs of Bladeguard, Vanguard Vets, Eradicators + Redemptor Dreads
23rd: Bradley Melbourne (Aeldari - Ulthwe) - Lots of Wraith
24th: Jak Lynch (Adepta Sororitas - Valourous Heart) - Morvenn with 2 units of Sacresants, meltas and flamer Retributors and Celestine
SECONDARIES
Now the fun bit; all the stats, facts and nerdy bits to help you see what did well at the event!
This list shows each secondary chosen, how many times it was chosen and the average points scored for it
Most Picked: Stranglehold (32)
Least Picked: Titan Hunter, Pierce the Veil, Deploy Teleport Homers (0)
Best Scoring (Nachmund, any #): Abhor The Witch (2 picks, avg of 11.5)
Best Scoring (Nachmund,10+ picks): To The Last (14 picks, avg of 11.1)
Best Scoring (Codex, any #): Relentless Assault, Martial Interdiction (1 pick each, avg of 15)
Best Scoring (Codex, 3+ picks): Scry Futures (5 picks, avg of13.8)
Worst Scoring (Nachmund, any): Investigate Signal (1 pick, avg of 3)
Worst Scoring (Nachmund,10+): Raise the Banners High (17 picks, avg of 6.9)
Worst Scoring (Codex, any): Spread The Sickness, The Long War (3 picks each, avg of 7)
AWARDS
Finally, we have the awards for the event! The Top 3 teams and Best Painted got a small award at the event, all the others are just for fun in this blog!
1st Place: Jethbros (Nicholas Willingale, Dan Hill, Abner Yates)
2nd Place: SAW - St Albans Wargamers (Matt Woodhouse, Max Grkinic, Jack Davis-Fletcher)
3rd Place: Square Base Crew (Hristo Nikolov, Rafael Harbinson, James Brown)
Best Painted Army: Chris McLellan's Raven Guard (Carcharodons)
Most Consistent: Daniel Brooks (2pts between highest and lowest score)
Closest Game: Jack Pugh 71-72 Jack Davis-Fletcher
Biggest Win: Matt Woodhouse 100 - 19 Jak Lynch
Biggest Team Win: Jethbros 282 - 122 Plodhammer
Highest Scoring Game: Leo Pesci 97 - 79 Chris McLellan
Best Imperium Player: Rafael Harbinson (White Scars, 3rd)
Best Chaos Player: Darren Griffiths (Thousand Sons, 10th)
Best Xenos Player: Nicholas Willingale (Aeldari, 1st)
Imperium Average Position: 12.9
Chaos Average Position: 15.6
Xenos Average Position: 10
The '1 point matters' Award: Jethbros (Won Round 3, and the event, thanks to a 1pt win in R3)
The 'Golden Jake' Award: Tristain Whitehead (Most Unique List - 100 Cultists!)
The 'Sportmanship' Award: Nicholas Teague (Most friendly/enjoyable to play)
The 'Wooden Spoon' Award: Jak Lynch (The only way is up!)
CLOSING THOUGHTS
This was our first team event at Tabletop Republic, and it certainly wasn't uneventful. I've already had multiple comments regarding iffy plays or poor sportsmanship (which I will address with these players privately), and the scoring system caused some controversy with the final results. I thought the system was based on which team won the most games in the round, but it turns out it was which team scored the highest points that won (meaning a team could only win 1/3 games but still win the round).
This would have been fine if players knew ahead of time, but many were told it was wins that counted and so some players didn't try to reach max points if a win was already secured. Luckily, now I know, this can be mentioned for future events. I also have to thank the players affected by this scoring (notably Square Base Crew) for their understanding of this error.
We will absolutely be doing another Team event in the future - possibly aiming for 2 a year, with maybe a few changes regarding rules and factions!
and that's the report! Thanks to all those that came, and to you for reading! Our next 40k event will be our next 2-day 2000pts tournament: Conviction of Power at the end of June.
If there's anything missing or incorrect about the blog, please give us a message!
- Tom Mepham
Tabletop Republic Manager & Event TO