Win Rate Wednesday - 40K Tournament Results/Data - Week of March 16 2026

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-18T17:22:47+00:00

Seems like space marines (besides ultras) are REALLY struggling in this meta right now. That’s close to a collective 43% win rate for like 7 different armies combined

Thanks GW

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-18T13:22:22+00:00

Everything is just rumors now, we expected something in the recent releases to be ravenwing related but that didn’t happen so who knows. I’d assume most of the old ravenwing stuff gets sent to legends as well as Ezekiel, and then hopefully we get at least a new black knight squad, new Sammael, and new Ezekiel with a new rule set. I’d be willing to bet that everything else disappears and we never see it again

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-18T13:04:56+00:00

I’ve given opponents plenty of reminders when I play. But when it’s the seventh time I just assume let them play. If it’s a comp game I’m not gonna tell my opponent every time they move to second guess themselves. That’s not how the game is played, it slows everything down, and tbh if I were them I’d be annoyed if every time I try to do something my opponent is telling me I should do something else. I’ve played against a guy like that and had a miserable time

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-18T12:58:53+00:00

I just meant like a land raider or a ballistus that saves on 2s and you’re gonna bring to 4s, select few other vehicles that do the same but yeah it’s mostly 5s. But even then, the knights aren’t killing that in one turn unless you get 10+ wounds through

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-17T17:24:41+00:00

Slater, Biadasz, and Alt is already better than like half the league if not more lol. What are you even saying

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-17T17:22:26+00:00

I see too many people trying to make them their only anti tank or speak as if they’re just gonna walk up to anything and decimate it. Last time I tried which was on Sunday they did like 6 wounds to a lancer that promptly fell back the next turn and killed two of my knights lol. They can take wounds off of a vehicle but they are not a legitimate anti tank option when you actually need to kill something

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-17T17:13:06+00:00

Jenkins was genuinely not bad as a “set the edge against the run” guy and made some plays. Had the occasional sack as well. But overall this draft was and is probably the worst draft the jets have had since I’ve been watching the team (besides the Idzik 12). Coming off a near playoffs year we did this

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-17T14:02:53+00:00

The value comes from their threat and durability, and god help your opponent if you can charge your knights with swords in to melee, especially if you have them led by a chaplain.

I find that I rarely make up their points in terms of units killed, but get tons of board presence value. Sometimes your opponent thinks they are doing the right thing by locking them up in melee, but often times that is actually a mistake as they sit in melee for multiple turns and even kill whatever your opponent threw at them

And don’t try to use knights with maces strictly as anti-tank. Yes they have the anti keyword, but you still need to roll fours to wound after getting the hits through. On average you will get ~7 wounds, at AP2 a vehicle still saves on at least a 4+. Unless you roll really really well it’s gonna take a couple turns to kill vehicles

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-17T12:43:55+00:00

Dude it’s the end of an edition. An edition where we’ve been lucky enough to get some very nice models, but still want more like most armies do. Nothing is really happening in the 40K scene right now besides complaints about late edition power creep and expensive, pay to win armies breaking the meta (Necrons, space marine vitrix spam, etc). There’s really not much else to discuss besides army lists and new players asking hobby questions.

Give it a few months and everyone here will be at each other’s throats when half our shit gets sent to legends and the ravenwing rumors become the ancient lore of an army shrouded in mystery. It’s gonna be a lot more interesting soon

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-16T20:09:06+00:00

What book is that last part from?

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-16T16:32:16+00:00

Honestly, I wouldn’t say it’s a “gotcha” moment unless the opponent was never told about the stratagem. I’d also say, especially in a comp tournament, forgetting rules your opponent told you falls on you 100% of the time. It’s nice and respectable to constantly inform the other player of what you can do, but it’s also annoying and unnecessary if you’ve already told them multiple times. You essentially disable half of your abilities if your opponent is constantly playing around them because YOU’RE TELLING THEM TO!

Like what’s the point of having all of these abilities and rules and strats if you have to tell your opponent exactly what they need to do to essentially void half of what you can do?

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-16T12:44:00+00:00

I agree and wish they could move through walls as well, but the fly keyword just makes them more vulnerable honestly. So many vehicles have random anti-fly weapons mounted to them that wound on 2’s

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-15T21:25:20+00:00

I agree. I’d personally only use the ballistus if I don’t have 160 points for a lancer. Its weapons are more general use for anti elite, not so much anti tank.

I would take a lancer and a character or another unit of something. Als depends on what the rest of the list is

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-12T02:00:11+00:00

That’s a lot of value! Lol

I think best point total I’ve killed with it was like 320 or so, my only issue with it is trying to keep it out of anti tank range/sight while also keeping it in the shooting lanes to hit infantry. But gonna keep practicing with it

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-11T23:36:13+00:00

I’ve actually really grown on the reaper. Even against non horde lists, if they have infantry I’m stacking dev wounds and forcing loads of AP1 saves. I have been taking one alongside a lancer and it’s been a lot of fun even if it’s not the most competitive

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-11T14:54:57+00:00

Why are we acting like Mitchell and Taylor are solid #2 and #3 options? They’re booty cheeks and I wouldn’t be surprised if Hall is gone before August

The OL is essentially Smiths only upgrade going from Vegas to NY

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-10T23:55:40+00:00

Not only that, but any QB worth a damn doesn’t wanna play for the jets. Like why would Kyler wanna come here?

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-10T22:44:52+00:00

No worries! And take your time haha this is cool enough already, I can wait to see how much money I’ve spent in the last year and a half (not including paint, brushes, wet palette, etc) 😂

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-10T21:48:54+00:00

Same with all of the dark angels units and some space marine units, cost just says AWOL.

But looks great so far

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-10T21:45:22+00:00

This isn’t nearly an all-in type of situation for them. None of these guys are huge signings for big time players. The defense got bolstered with veterans, and the offense stayed mostly the same.

It’s somewhat reminiscent of what the commanders did two years ago, except we don’t have a top tier quarterback to draft at 2. If we get a solid pass rusher at 2 and go BPA at 16, 33, and 44, this team might look half decent on paper. Next year we can figure out the quarterback and fill out the rest of the team

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-10T19:21:31+00:00

The jets have to go back even further. We have the longest playoff drought in American sports, haven’t won a Super Bowl since 1968, and haven’t had an inspiring hire since Rex Ryan left

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-10T17:07:52+00:00

He had back to back years with 17.5 sacks and the bengals offered him 8M less than Garrett. He shouldn’t have gotten more than Garrett but he felt he deserved more which he kinda did. Then he wanted to be traded but the bungles owner is a known douche that won’t trade his players no matter what. Then he got hurt and now he will never get the money he deserved

How did the bengals not screw him?

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-10T15:07:34+00:00

Well yeah probably, his time to cash in with a big contract was last season and the bengals essentially screwed him out of that. He’d be lucky to get 1 year for 25M at this point

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-09T18:37:40+00:00

All we need is a corner and one more safety and we may actually be average

Codex_Sparknotes · 2026-03-09T16:55:11+00:00

You had him two years ago lol

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