Necrons the New Aeldari? : Warhammer 40k Tournament Results

Over the past weekend, 9 large 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 15 distinct factions. Last weekend, we got a peek at the new Warhammer 40k meta thanks to the newest dataslate. The only problem is that not all the events listed below followed the new rules. However, one thing is for sure: the dominance of the Aeldari is over. Another issue is that it might have been replaced by a new big bad in the form of Necrons, at least until the next round of Codexes comes out.

Black Hole Wars: Top 3 – 26 Players 

Vítor Pereira 1st Place Black Hole Wars 2024 – Necrons

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 407

João Figueiredo 2nd Place Black Hole Wars 2024 – Necrons

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 426

Daniel Moreira 3rd Place Black Hole Wars 2024 – Adepta Sororitas

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 416

CaptainCon: Top 3 – 53 Players

Casey Glynn 1st Place CaptainCon 2024 – Necrons

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 463

Cullen Burns 2nd Place CaptainCon 2024 – Aeldari

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 441

Tony Phillips 3rd Place CaptainCon 2024 – Adeptus Custodes

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 454

Level Up Games Feb GT: Top 3 – 40 Players 

Collin Cochran 1st Place Level Up Games Feb GT 2024 – Chaos Space Marines – Allies

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 426

Jareth Chapman 2nd Place Level Up Games Feb GT 2024 – Black Templars

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 404

Seth Piper 3rd Place Level Up Games Feb GT 2024 – Adeptus Mechanicus

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

Cross-Swords PAW: Top 3 – 40 Players 

George McCoulough 1st Place Cross-Swords PAW 2024 – Drukhari

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 438

Tom Godfrey 2nd Place Cross-Swords PAW 2024 – Orks

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 472

Gareth Purchon Cross-Swords PAW 2024 – Grey Knights – Allies

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 445

I GT ACUPHAMMER: Top 3 – 50 Players 

Gonzalo González1st Place I GT ACUPHAMMER 2024 – Death Guard – Allies

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 478

Alvaro Perez 2nd Place I GT ACUPHAMMER 2024 – Black Templars

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 467

Pedro Bollaín de la Sota 3rd Place I GT ACUPHAMMER 2024 – Necrons

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 465

Winter Donut: Top 3 – 34 Players 

Alex Voronkov 1st Place Winter Donut 2024 – Necrons

• Record: 4-0-1
• Total Battle Points: 90

Andrey Ostrovsky 2nd Place Winter Donut 2024 – Space Wolves

• Record: 4-0-1
• Total Battle Points: 87

Nikolai Strahov 3rd Place Winter Donut 2024 – Death Guard – Allies

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 76

The Great Game – Gongaii GT: Top 3 – 34 Players 

Tanner Hebert 1st Place The Great Game – Gongaii GT 2024 – Death Guard – Allies

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 397

Alax Henderson 2nd Place The Great Game – Gongaii GT 2024 – Chaos Knights

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 424

Jonathan Sebert 3rd Place The Great Game – Gongaii GT 2024 – Leagues of Votann

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 417

German Major Hamburg: Top 3 – 124 Players 

Matthias Bellmann 1st Place German Major Hamburg January 2024 – Aeldari

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

Max Schierbecker 2nd Place German Major Hamburg January 2024 – Space Wolves

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 73

Florian Schmidt 3rd Place German Major Hamburg January 2024 – Adeptus Astartes

• Record: 5-0
• Total Battle Points: 72

Wettcon Vinter: Top 3 – 29 Players 

Johannes Einemo 1st Place Wettcon Vinter 2024 – Adeptus Mechanicus – Allies

• Record: 4-0-1
• Total Battle Points: 78

Mattias Levin 2nd Place Wettcon Vinter 2024 – Chaos Space Marines – Allies

• Record: 4-0-1
• Total Battle Points: 73

Christer Johannesson 3rd Place Wettcon Vinter 2024 – Aeldari

• Record: 4-1
• Total Battle Points: 61

Army Breakdown (27 Lists, 7 with Allies) 

With Aeldari taking a dip, it has certainly opened up opportunities for other factions, with even the Drukhari making a rare appearance. We are still a few weeks away from gathering enough data to form a clear idea of how the new Warhammer 40k meta will pan out, and we are uncertain if Games Workshop will release a new mission packet anytime soon to further alter the dynamics.