Wild Meta Swings Continue: Warhammer 40k Tournament Results

Last weekend, nine large Warhammer 40K events took place, with at least 26 players competing in five rounds. A total of 27 lists were used, with 16 different factions represented. The wild Arks of Omens meta continues, as again no one faction can pull away to dominate the game. Every week so far has seen another faction rise or return to the top. This time, the Genestealer Cults returned and made some surprise wins, along with the Drukhari out of nowhere!

9th Barrie Bash: Top 3 – 66 Players

Sam Procopio 1st Place 9th Barrie Bash 2023 – Blood Angels – Imperial Knights

• Record: 4-1-0
• Battle Points: 484

TJ Lanigan 2nd Place 9th Barrie Bash 2023 – Genestealer Cults

• Record: 4-1-0
• Battle Points: 483

Dustin Henshaw 3rd Place 9th Barrie Bash 2023 – Genestealer Cults

• Record: 4-1-0
• Battle Points: 477

Clutch City GT: Top 3 – 131 Players

Nicholas Rose 1st Place Clutch City GT 2023 – Genestealer Cults

• Record: 6-0
• Total Battle Points: 576

Jake Gonzalez 2nd Place Clutch City GT 2023 – Orks

• Record: 6-0
• Total Battle Points: 522

Carmine Battista 3rd Place Clutch City GT 2023 – Adeptus Custodes

• Record: 5-1
• Total Battle Points: 544

Midtcon: Top 3 – 74 Players

Sebastian Ilfeldt 1st Place Midtcon 2023 – Adepta Sororitas

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 500

Henrik Davison 2nd Place Midtcon 2023 – Dark Angels

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 440

Morten Hørby 3rd Place Midtcon 2023 – Chaos Daemons

• Record: 4-1-1
• Total Battle Points: 414

Norsehammer Open: Top 3 – 38 Players

Rasmus Valand Fredriksen 1st Place Norsehammer Open 2023 – Drukhari – Aeldari

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 91

Patrick Woods 2nd Place Norsehammer Open 2023 – Chaos Daemons

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 82

Christopher Jacobsen 3rd Place Norsehammer Open 2023 – Aeldari

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 80

Corsair Open 2: Top 3 – 43 Players

Christoph Jäcksch 1st Place Corsair Open 2 2023 – Aeldari

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 458

Niklas Lackner 2nd Place Corsair Open 2 2023 – Dark Angels

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 453

Nikolas Berg 3rd Place Corsair Open 2 2023 – Drukhari

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 393

Dicehammer Open VI: Top 3 – 75 Players

Kevin Roach 1st Place Dicehammer Open VI 2023 – Black Templars

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 467

Jason McKenzie 2nd Place Dicehammer Open VI 2023 – T’au Empire

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 444

Jason Kavetsky 3rd Place Dicehammer Open VI 2023 – Astra Militarum

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 452

CAGBASH XVI: Top 3 – 56 Players

Garrett Stacy 1st Place CAGBASH XVI 2023 – Death Guard

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 474

Folger Pyles 2nd Place CAGBASH XVI 2023 – Aeldari

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 459

Kevin Leonard 3rd Place CAGBASH XVI 2023 – World Eaters

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 491

Games of Westeros XIV: Top 3 – 86 Players

Sebastian Larsson 1st Place Games of Westeros XIV 2023 – Chaos Knights

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 92

Christian Olofsson 2nd Place Games of Westeros XIV 2023 – Chaos Daemons 

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 74

Tim Nordin 3rd Place Games of Westeros XIV 2023 – Dark Angels

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 79

Iberian Ham: Top 3 – 36 Players

Jordi Macià Dekkers 1st Place Iberian Ham 2023 – Orks

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 468

Roger Boira 2nd Place Iberian Ham 2023 – Astra Militarum

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 403

Barthes 3rd Place Iberian Ham 2023 – Blood Angels

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 387

Army Breakdown (27 Lists, 2 Mixed List)

Parity is the name of the game for the current meta, which is fantastic, but it will be interesting to see if top players will break out the Imperial Guard in the coming weeks as the Karskin go unscathed by Games Workshop. We are also still weeks away from any adjustments that GW might make, but at this point, it looks like no army deserves the big nerf bat, and only a few factions needing some help.