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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Nov 17, 2021 9:10:27 GMT -5
So some of these fully integrated the new balance slate, others parts of, but you can already see a big shift in who's on top - ie: everyone kind of gets a turn hitting podiums. did GW do something that actually... gasp... worked... too early to tell but when I'm seeing nids, eldar, necrons, csm and knights hitting podiums, something is DEFINITELY changing with the larger meta. (I realize alot of these skew lists never trickled down to the local level but still) www.goonhammer.com/competitive-innovations-in-9th-liminal-state/ |
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Post by Hi I'm Derek on Nov 17, 2021 15:16:50 GMT -5
Hopefully it shakes out better. The main Ork list is out so there will be a muddle before people settle on a new "The List" for that book, which probably includes a lot of killrigs. There are some new faces but a healthy chunk of those players and lists already podiumed last meta as well with largely unchanged lists, including the CSM and Knights players, so I'm not sure that represents a genuine shift so much as already tuned lists with competent pilots squeaking wins before the meta settles again. Dreadknight spam will probably be one of the big boogeymen until GW gets around to nerfing them.
It's like you see after every block rotates in MTG where suddenly standard seems open which usually lasts about a week lol.
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Post by Frosty the Pirate on Nov 18, 2021 6:35:05 GMT -5
We'll get Austin this weekend and that'll throw another wrench into the skew since "GW terrain" setups were already pushing melee, indirect fire, and units with powerful but shorter range guns into favor.
Honestly it would be nice to see the meta just stay like this for a bit. But I'm sure within 3-4 weeks we'll see some new builds rise to the top.
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Nov 18, 2021 7:50:38 GMT -5
With the meta-chasing crowd, there's always a broken combo on the horizon  |
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Post by raceygaming on Nov 18, 2021 7:51:29 GMT -5
I'm expecting to see knights do well with a 3 Big 5 little set up. With the new count 5/10 bodies and little guys obsec.
A lot of lists haven't been teching into mass anti armor. Could be a good window for them
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Nov 18, 2021 8:53:53 GMT -5
that makes alot of sense
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Post by Frosty the Pirate on Nov 18, 2021 9:10:23 GMT -5
I'm expecting to see knights do well with a 3 Big 5 little set up. With the new count 5/10 bodies and little guys obsec. A lot of lists haven't been teching into mass anti armor. Could be a good window for them I definitely agree. The Magaera is being viewed as 'too good not to run' right now with the buffs, and I suspect the big 2 little 7 and big 3 little 4/5 setups both have a lot of steam to them if they are quarterbacked by it. I've heard competitive chatter that triple Magaera could possibly break into S tier if Knights are as good as theorized. If you've been running light on Anti Tank, you probably want to tool up. The big boys are coming for us. |
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Post by LizardTau on Nov 18, 2021 12:07:08 GMT -5
Looks at my iron hand list.
I think I'm good. Lol
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Post by Frosty the Pirate on Nov 22, 2021 8:43:03 GMT -5
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Post by Typhus on Nov 22, 2021 16:13:41 GMT -5
Chronos- and Talos-heavy lists have been performing well for the past few weeks, particularly in the Dark Eldar mirror. I think this was an obvious adaptation for many, with the balance patch changes.
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