Episodes

  • Episode 87: Expectations for Our Armies in 11th
    Jun 24 2026

    This week we discuss our armies at the start of 11th edition.

    00:00 Intro and Hobby Stuff

    03:38 Blood Angels

    11:00 Chaos Space Marines

    19:35 T'au Empire

    29:07 Adeptus Mechanicus

    37:03 Emperor's Children

    47:55 World Eaters

    56:51 Outro


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    58 mins
  • Episode 86: 10th Edition Moratorium
    Jun 17 2026

    This week we talk about the final phase and then end of 10th edition.

    00:00 Simple but Simple

    05:27 Lore Accurate Rules

    06:56 Battleshock

    09:17 Balance Dataslates

    14:07 New Detachments Being Added During the Edition

    17:02 Indexes

    19:36 Warhammer App

    22:53 Beginning of the Edition Rules

    31:02 Bullshit Award

    39:54 Wrapping Up


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    42 mins
  • Episode 85 - Why You Should Attend 40K Events
    Jun 10 2026

    This week we talk our history with 40k events, and why you should attend them.


    00:00 Intro & Hobby Update

    06:26 11th Preorders

    09:14 Kitbashing from AoS

    10:27 First Hot Take of 11th

    10:36 Going to your first RTT

    15:11 Will will Charge Forward and Leave you Behind

    16:46 Preston's first time was with 24 people

    20:18 Unstoppable characters

    22:27 9 inch king

    26:27 Going to GTs

    31:07 Will's first gt

    33:48 Preston's First GT

    37:29 Streamed match

    41:02 The Great Hunt

    43:03 Nostalgia about 10th already

    43:48 Fried Chicken

    46:03 Fully Painting your army

    48:00 Wrapping Up

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    52 mins
  • Episode 84: What? More 11th Edition Faction Focus Talk!
    Jun 3 2026

    This week we're talking more faction focus as the edition rounds the corner.


    00:00 Intro and Hobby Update

    02:51 New Ork Datasheets

    19:01 Thousand Sons

    28:43 Drukhari

    35:57 Emperor's Children

    41:39 World Eaters

    49:32 Death Guard

    54:48 Grey Knights

    01:00:32 We are a month away boyz

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 83 - More New 11th Edition Detachments
    May 27 2026

    00:00 Twilight Imperium

    03:22 Eradicator Squad

    07:40 Land Speeder

    11:51 Adeptus Custodes

    22:28 Astra Militarum

    29:49 Adepta Sororitas

    37:06 T'au Empire

    47:00 Tyranids

    53:57 Chaos Space Marines

    01:06:24 Outro




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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 82 - Orks and Space Marines in 11th Edition
    May 20 2026

    00:00 Intro and Hobby Stuff

    03:33 Faction Focus - Orks

    16:56 Faction Focus - Space Marines

    20:17 Phobos Flavored Marines

    23:35 Black Templars Detachment

    28:30 Blood Angels Detachment

    33:32 GW Improving on Rules Readability

    34:39 Dark Angels Detachment

    35:46 Space Wolves Detachment

    37:15 Deathwatch in shambles

    39:41 Time is Flying By, The Edition is Next Month


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    41 mins
  • Episode 81: New Cities of Sigmar, and the 11th Edition Box Reveal
    May 13 2026

    This week we talk about the fun new cities models coming COGFORT COGFORT COGFORT, as well as some lame 11th edition box reveals. This and more!


    00:00 Intro

    00:32 New Cities of Sigmar Models Coming Out

    03:37 The Armageddon Box Reveals

    05:33 The Lore Book

    06:31 Orks - Bigboss

    07:17 Orks - Banner Nob

    08:07 Orks - Painboy

    08:54 Orks - Boyz

    10:17 Orks - Gretchin

    11:02 Orks - Wartrakk

    11:26 Orks - Big Mek Dakkarig

    13:28 Captain with Relic Shield

    14:18 Librarian

    15:28 Chaplain with Jump Pack

    16:05 Vanguard Vets

    18:11 Ancient

    18:34 Intercessors

    19:28 Eradicators

    20:26 Land Speeder

    21:42 Space Marines Disappoint Again

    23:48 Favorite Models from the box

    24:59 Final Thoughts

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    29 mins
  • Episode 80: The Greatest Ork Model Ever Made and some 11th Edition combat and movement changes
    May 6 2026

    This week we are discussing the important things, Ork models. Oh and some 11th edition Combat and Movement changes, but mainly Orks.

    00:00 The Greatest Model to Ever Exist

    02:57 Weirdboy

    07:27 Wazdakka Gutsmek

    16:47 Commissar Yarrick

    22:42 Commissar Graves

    25:57 Centaur RSV

    27:32 Hippogriff AFV

    30:37 Changes to Combat

    36:25 Changes to Movement

    41:59 Final Thoughts

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    44 mins