Has the Balance Arrived Already? : Warhammer 40k Tournament Results
Over the past weekend, 4 major Warhammer 40K events took place, with a minimum of 26 players participating in each event. The process of determining the top three players is based on their win records and total battle points, rather than the strength of their schedule. Throughout the weekend, a total of 27 Warhammer 40K 10th edition lists were featured, representing 18 distinct factions. Now armed with a large sample of events and tons of results, we can see that the balance update may have, at the very least, given hope to a ton of factions that had none just a week ago. While Aeldari still sits on top, it certainly now has a ton of competition with some of the best parity numbers we haven’t seen since 9th edition.
Torneo Nacional: Top 3 – 55 Players
Luis German Giles 1st Place Torneo Nacional 2023 – Thousand Sons – Chaos Daemons
- Record: 6-0
- Total Battle Points: 507
Xavier Barrera 2nd Place Torneo Nacional 2023 – Aeldari
- Record: 5-1
- Total Battle Points: 517
Damian Flores Díaz 3rd Place Torneo Nacional 2023 – Aeldari – Drukhari
- Record: 5-1
- Total Battle Points: 481
Showdown at Frogtown: Top 3 – 26 Players
Thomas Ogden 1st Place Showdown at Frogtown 2023 – T’au Empire
- Record: 5-0
- Total Battle Points: 446
Manik Gudimani 2nd Place Showdown at Frogtown 2023 – Tyranids
- Record: 5-0
- Total Battle Points: 428
Garrett Stacy 3rd Place Showdown at Frogtown 2023 – Death Guard – Chaos Daemons
- Record: 4-1-0
- Total Battle Points: 324
Iberian Open Replay La Marca d’Egara: Top 3 – 40 Players
Roger Boira 1st Place Iberian Open Replay La Marca d’Egara 2023 – T’au Empire
- Record: 5-0
- Total Battle Points: 426
OuX ™ 2nd Place Iberian Open Replay La Marca d’Egara 2023 – Imperial Knights
- Record: 4-1
- Total Battle Points: 431
Nymerio Stark 2nd Place Iberian Open Replay La Marca d’Egara 2023 – Space Wolves
- Record: 4-1
- Total Battle Points: 426
Throne of Skulls: Top 3 – 79 Players
Piotr Hirnle 1st Place Throne of Skulls 2023 – Deathwatch
- Record: 5-0
- Total Battle Points: 446
Alec Courtney 2nd Place Throne of Skulls 2023 – Astra Militarum
- Record: 5-0
- Total Battle Points: 428
Riccardo Milella 3rd Place Throne of Skulls 2023 – Death Guard – Chaos Knights
- Record: 4-1-0
- Total Battle Points: 324
Lakes of Blood: Top 3 – 41 Players
Hamish Reeve 1st Place Lakes of Blood 2023 – Chaos Knights – Chaos Daemons
- Record: 4-1-0
- Total Battle Points: 448
Haydn Korach 2nd Place Lakes of Blood 2023 – Aeldari
- Record: 4-1-0
- Total Battle Points: 429
Joshuah Megchelse 2nd Place Lakes of Blood 2023 – Imperial Knights
- Record: 4-1
- Total Battle Points: 454
War for the Forge GT: Top 3 – 30 Players
Larry Paladin 1st Place War for the Forge GT 2023 – Dark Angels
- Record: 5-0
- Total Battle Points: 362
Shawn Bair 2nd Place War for the Forge GT 2023 – Adepta Sororitas
- Record: 4-1
- Total Battle Points: 383
Jimmy Stoker 3rd Place War for the Forge GT 2023 – Leagues of Votann
- Record: 4-1
- Total Battle Points: 383
Fields of Damnation: Top 3 – 51 Players
Morgan Smerek 1st Place Fields of Damnation 2023 – Adeptus Astartes
- Record: 5-0
- Total Battle Points: 410
Adam Green 2nd Place Fields of Damnation 2023 – Adeptus Astartes
- Record: 4-1-0
- Total Battle Points: 435
Orion Croteau 3rd Place Fields of Damnation 2023 – Space Wolves
- Record: 4-1
- Total Battle Points: 457
No Surrender: Top 3 – 30 Players
Vinnie Purcell 1st Place No Surrender 2023 – Chaos Space Marines
- Record: 5-0
- Total Battle Points: 362
John McLachlan 2nd Place No Surrender 2023 – Tyranids
- Record: 4-1
- Total Battle Points: 426
Alex Towse 3rd Place No Surrender 2023 – Chaos Knights
- Record: 4-1
- Total Battle Points: 393
Ratcon: Top 3 – 89 Players
Rhys Cunningham 1st Place Ratcon 2023 – Drukhari
- Record: 5-0
- Total Battle Points: 464
Boyd Morrall 2nd Place Ratcon 2023 – Grey Knights
- Record: 5-0
- Total Battle Points: 435
Christian Pearse 3rd Place Ratcon 2023 – Thousand Sons – Chaos Daemons
- Record: 4-1
- Total Battle Points: 457
Army Breakdown (27 Lists, 6 with Allies)
| Army Faction | 1st Places | 2nd Places | 3rd Places | Total Placings | |
| 1 | Chaos Daemons | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Chaos Knights | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Aeldari | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Thousand Sons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Drukhari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Death Guard | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Tyranids | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Adeptus Astartes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | T’au Empire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Imperial Knights | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Space Wolves | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Grey Knights | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Deathwatch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Astra Militarum | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Adepta Sororitas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Chaos Space Marines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Leagues of Votann | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Dark Angels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
At the very least, the Balance Update has done a great job of pushing many armies up the ladder, giving opportunities to so many of them. As the meta settles down, we will certainly see some level of homogeneity form while players experiment. The biggest surprise, though, from the week, is seeing Chaos Knights doing well either as an add-on or going solo!
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