Warhammer 40K Battle Report: Blood Angels vs Iron Hands

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https://youtu.be/2dQIxqMkvKQ

 

This Warhammer 40,000 battle report features the new 2020 ITC Championship Mission pack and new ITC rules. 

 

2000 points pure Blood Angels face off against the Newly FAQd Iron Hands. 

 

We cover:

 

Our Lists

- How to play the Warhammer 40,000 ITC rule pack

- The Blood Angel's list

- The Iron Hands list

- Our Secondary picks

- Blood Angels Tactics

- Iron Hands Tactics. 

- What we would do differently

- How we would change our lists

 

Stephen’s Blood Angel List & Blood Angels Cheat Sheet:

https://www.vanguardtactics.com/pl/136648

 

Marks Iron Hands list:

At the bottom of this page

 

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EP 7 | How Blood Angels Won a GT & ITC New Missions

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On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,
 
Jack, Ben and I (Stephen Box) talk through the new beta ITC mission pack. 
 
We also cover how to got on at the recent GT that we attended. With VT players coming 1st, 2nd and 4th. 
 
 
 
NEW GT & RTT Winning Blood Angels
 
 
Jack’s and Ben’s lists are below for you to have a look at. 
 
 
 
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EP 6 | Ritual of the Damned Dark Angels Power Combos

On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

 

I (Stephen Box) interview Jack Downing 

 

We cover the new Psychic Awakening The Ritual of the Damned and focusing on the Dark Angels.

 

We also cover how to beat Knights in our section of beta the meta. 

 

Then on this week’s listener questioner segment, we go over some list building techniques. 

 

Dark Angels Cheat Sheet and Army List

https://www.vanguardtactics.com/Darkangels

 

 

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EP 5 | The Warhammer 40k World Championships

On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

 

We find out why the 40K arm of the ETC decided to split away from the ETC and what the new Warhammer 40K World Team Championships looks like. 

 

40K In Focus

I (Stephen Box) interview Neil Kerr and Tom Adriany

We talk about the split from the ETC.

What the World Champs will look like and how it will function. 

How to go about playing for your country in the future. 

The WTC mission format and how the pairings work. 

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EP 4 | The Las Vegas Open 2020

On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

 

I (Stephen Box) am interviewed by Mark Read.

 

We cover my time at the Las Vegas Open 2020

 

We cover my games played and how I got on. 

 

We also cover chess clock sportsmanship. 

 

To download my Blood Angels list click the link below.

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EP 3 | The Road To The Las Vegas Open With Blood Angels

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On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

 

I (Stephen Box) am interviewed by Mark Read.

 

We cover my journey to the LVO

 

We cover my list, how I prepared for the event, my best and worst matchups and the game strategy I am going to be putting in place. 

 

We also cover strategies to beat Iron Hands in our section Better the Meta. 

 

To download my Blood Angels list click the link below.

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EP 2 | Winning With Craftworld Eldar

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On this week's show of the Competitive Warhammer 40K podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics,

 

I (Stephen Box) interview Ben Jones top U.K. Eldar player, you met him last week on episode 1

 

We cover his results at the Warhammer World GT finals this weekend.

 

We cover his list, how he prepared for the event, his matchups and the game strategy he put in place to achieve a great winning record.

 

We also cover strategies to beat Tau in our section Better the Meta. 

 

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How To Set & Smash Goals This Year

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Hey guys, 
 
I hope you had a great xmas and New Year?
 
This email is going to be a little different but I think you will find this incredibly valuable not just for 40K. 
 
I want to talk about your goals for this year. 
 
Now you might be reading this thinking goal setting is a load of rubbish and doesn’t work. 
 
And tbh I would agree with you in a lot of instances. 
 
Goals are absolutely meaningless without these three principles. 
 
Every day for the last 10 years I have helped people achieve their health, fitness, career, sport and body goals.
 
I have found to get the very most out of people it has required the same three things over and over again. 
 
Those principles are the following:
 
Purpose - Your Why
Process - Your step by step plan
Accountability - Helping your keep your promise to yourself. 
 
The below quote is one I came up with when I speak to my clients and thought I'd share:
 
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EP 1 | Welcome To The Competitive Warhammer 40K Podcast

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Welcome to the competitive Warhammer 40K podcast brought to you by Vanguard Tactics.

This is a Warhammer 40K podcast where we analyse the meta and develop strategies to help you become a competitive 40k player.

I am your host Stephen Box and it is my mission to raise the standard of the game both on and off the table-top.

EPISODE 1 - Welcome

 In this first episode, we cover what you can expect from the show going forward. 

Listen below

 

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How To Win With Ultramarines

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Here is the list that I used at Battlefield Birmingham that scored me second place at a 110 man open.

 

Feel free to check out the video review of the list and how I got on. 

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++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - Space Marines) [53 PL, 839pts, 2CP] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

*Chapter Selection*: Ultramarines

+ HQ +

Lieutenants [4 PL, 67pts]
. Lieutenant: Master-crafted boltgun, Power maul, Seal of Oath

Marneus Calgar [11 PL, 200pts, 2CP]: Warlord

+ Troops +

Intercessor Squad [10 PL, 170pts]: Bolt rifle
. 9x Intercessor
. Intercessor Sergeant

Scout Squad [6 PL, 55pts]
. Scout Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Boltgun
. 4x Scout w/Boltgun

Scout Squad [6 PL, 55pts]
. Scout Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Boltgun
. 4x Scout w/Boltgun

+ Dedicated Transport +

Repulsor [16 PL, 292pts]: 2x Storm Bolters, Auto Launchers, Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannon, 2x Krakstorm Grenade Launcher, Onsla...

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